Chinese-ish Lunch Specials at Jane G’s
Chinese food west of Broad street is usually a bad idea. Although I was pretty skeptical of Jane G’s, the new lunch combos looked somewhat decent and was a closer walk compared to Chinatown.
I had checked out the $15 “lunch combo” and it sounded pretty decent. I was going to go with the creme garlic udon shriump and the walnut chicken. However, the lunch menu I was presented with was different; neither of those things were on it. I went with something similar, choosing General Tso’s and seafood udon noodles. The chicken was crispy and had a decent sauce, probably a few notches above your average take out spot. The udon wasn’t overcooked at least, but it was rather one note.
We also tried garlic sauce with pork, one of the $12 “Szechuan lunch specials.” It came as strips of pork with what I believe is Chinese celery. Again, here we had a good sauce but it was basic; another element like toasted nuts would have improved the dish. For about double the price of a standard Chinese take out spot, this was certainly not double the quality. I guess some people need to stay in their comfort zone with clean bathrooms and fancy cushioned seats.
THE + (What somebody who likes this place would say)
- Nice, comfortable space
THE – (What somebody who doesn’t like this place would say)
- Basic Americanized-Chinese food at a higher price
Jane G’s, 1930 Chestnut Street, 215 5638800
Posted by Jamie at 2:37 pm, June 11th, 2014 under Center City, chicken, Chinese.
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