Comments on: Downtown Lunch: Spend Chinese New Year at Nice Green Bo

By: Joshwa

Joshwa — Mon, 26 Jan 2009 18:59:08 +0000

It’s the same owners– the woman in front is exactly the same. I understand they just changed the name because they weren’t so ‘New’ anymore.

My personal recs, based on years of patronage and comparing to my recent trips to shanghai:

tiny juicy buns (xiao long bao)
scallion pancake (cong you bing)
stuffed bean curd skin and minced pork with preserved vegetables soup (double)
diced chicken with peanut and chili (gong bao ji ding) — on a good night, best gong bao i’ve ever had.
tung bo pork (dong po rou)
beef with shanghai cabbage over rice (niu rou cai fen)
sesame beef (this is actually an authentic shanghai dish)
shredded pork with bean curd skin, green beans (edamame) and preserved vegetable

Though for all this same stuff, you can also go to Shanghai Cafe on Mott St– some dishes are better there (xiao long bao, shredded prok), some are better at Nice Green Bo (soup, gong bao, scallion pancake). Haven’t tried the dong po rou on mott st yet.

By: DocChuck's wife

DocChuck's wife — Fri, 23 Jan 2009 23:32:30 +0000

Actually, no – I see a LOT of dog asses in my pet hair removal clinic, and can say that without a shred of doubt these do not look like dog asses at all.

On a related note, my delightful hubby (he of the multiple faux educator’s credentials) asked me to point out that you, Mr McBeagle, are the biggest horse’s ass on the planet. He promised me an impromptu romp under the covers if I did so, and we just had all the mattress frame springs reinforced, so toodles you wonderful lunchers!

By: Rudy McBagel

Rudy McBagel — Fri, 23 Jan 2009 22:31:52 +0000

Those steamed dumpling look like Dogs Arses.

By: jakerome

jakerome — Fri, 23 Jan 2009 22:27:39 +0000

Damn dude. That looks good! And I didn’t go there because…?

By: Rudy McBagel

Rudy McBagel — Fri, 23 Jan 2009 22:06:01 +0000

~IS it me…or is Mamacita turning into a very lovely Benny hill?

By: Gordon

Gordon — Fri, 23 Jan 2009 21:59:41 +0000

@ Downtown Luncher: Ah ok, thanks for the correction.

By: Downtown Luncher

Downtown Luncher — Fri, 23 Jan 2009 21:53:25 +0000

@ Yvo and Gordon:

That’s not Udon. It is Shanghainese noodle. They use this type of noodle for both Shanghainese styled soup noodle or stir-fried noodle dishes.

By: Mamacita

Mamacita — Fri, 23 Jan 2009 21:48:00 +0000

“Big Dongers Chinatown Food Hut ”

LOL! Big Dongers!

By: Sarah the Carnivore

Sarah the Carnivore — Fri, 23 Jan 2009 18:03:44 +0000

I had some sort of roast duck soup there about a year and a half ago while on jury duty…it set off a mad year of eating duck like I never had before!

By: Gordon

Gordon — Fri, 23 Jan 2009 17:49:17 +0000

Sad to say but I’ve never eaten here either. [covers face in shame]

I think that is udon, haha!

Hey Yvo when do you plan on going?