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The best Chinese take away?

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  • #202
    OldMrBrennan83
    Closed Accounts Posts: 26,658 ✭✭✭✭OldMrBrennan83


    JupiterKid wrote: »
    Most Chinese eateries are pure and utrer rubbish. Rubbery water injected chicken, dodgy hygiene practices, kitchens you can never see, MSG laced glop for sauces.

    Get a Thai, Japanese or Asian fusion (such as Mao) instead. Much much better...

    Depends on what you like. I'd much rather have a Chinese than any of the latter ones you mentioned. Nice colourful language there though.


  • #203
    LorelaiG
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 699 ✭✭✭LorelaiG


    JupiterKid wrote: »
    Most Chinese eateries are pure and utrer rubbish. Rubbery water injected chicken, dodgy hygiene practices, kitchens you can never see, MSG laced glop for sauces.

    Get a Thai, Japanese or Asian fusion (such as Mao) instead. Much much better...

    I wish you'd butt out of these types of thread. It's obvious you've a disdain for fast food and sugary food etc. Why do you have to rain on people's parades?


  • #204
    Dr_Colossus
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,161 ✭✭✭Dr_Colossus


    The black peppered beef in Mao is very tasty, have been 3 or 4 times now and always plan on trying something different but it's hard to pass it up.
    Have been to the Blue Elephant a few times and while ok the quality of the meat in Mao is much better.
    Used to like Camille and get it on occasion but they wouldn't do the larger size on some of their dishes like they do in Phibsborough so started trying a few of the alternatives such as Blue Elephant and now Mao.


  • #205
    rockatansky
    Registered Users Posts: 1,337 ✭✭✭rockatansky


    JupiterKid wrote: »
    Most Chinese eateries are pure and utrer rubbish. Rubbery water injected chicken, dodgy hygiene practices, kitchens you can never see, MSG laced glop for sauces.

    Get a Thai, Japanese or Asian fusion (such as Mao) instead. Much much better...

    Or even better, you stop dictating to people what they should and shouldn't do and let them spend their hard earned money however the hell they want.


  • #206
    JupiterKid
    Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators Posts: 12,888 Mod ✭✭✭✭JupiterKid


    LorelaiG wrote: »
    I wish you'd butt out of these types of thread. It's obvious you've a disdain for fast food and sugary food etc. Why do you have to rain on people's parades?


    You obviously don’t know me at all as I have a McDonalds or Burger King a few times a month. Fast food in moderation is fine. I love Mexican Burritos and a good Indian take out. I also enjoy home cooking, salads and Italian cuisine, It’s all about balance.

    The standard of Chinese in Ireland is appallingly poor. I’m entitled to hold this opinion and many others share it. Good Chinese cuisine however is worth its weight in gold. The Mandarin Castle in Castleknock is quite good.

    Not being preachy, just opining on what I myself think of what passes as Chinese fare and if you want to eat it all day every day, go right ahead. It’s your life.


  • #207
    OldMrBrennan83
    Closed Accounts Posts: 26,658 ✭✭✭✭OldMrBrennan83


    JupiterKid wrote: »
    You obviously don’t know me at all as I have a McDonalds or Burger King a few times a month. Fast food in moderation is fine. I love Mexican Burritos and a good Indian take out. I also enjoy home cooking, salads and Italian cuisine, It’s all about balance.

    The standard of Chinese in Ireland is appallingly poor. I’m entitled to hold this opinion and many others share it. Good Chinese cuisine however is worth its weight in gold. The Mandarin Castle in Castleknock is quite good.

    Not being preachy, just opining on what I myself think of what passes as Chinese fare and if you want to eat it all day every day, go right ahead. It’s your life.

    You are being preachy.


  • #208
    Zaph
    Registered Users, Subscribers, Registered Users 2 Posts: 47,336 ✭✭✭✭Zaph


    OK folks, if you want to discuss the relative merits of one Asian cuisine over another then please take it to PM. However if you want to discuss the best Chinese takeaway in D15 please carry on. Thank you.


  • #209
    TheValeyard
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    I like the Castleknock kitchen in Laurel Lodge

    All eyes on Kursk. Slava Ukraini.



  • #210
    Dr_Colossus
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,161 ✭✭✭Dr_Colossus


    Dr_Colossus wrote: »
    The black peppered beef in Mao is very tasty, have been 3 or 4 times now and always plan on trying something different but it's hard to pass it up.
    Have been to the Blue Elephant a few times and while ok the quality of the meat in Mao is much better.
    Used to like Camille and get it on occasion but they wouldn't do the larger size on some of their dishes like they do in Phibsborough so started trying a few of the alternatives such as Blue Elephant and now Mao.

    What happened to Mao in Blanch, went there a couple of Saturdays ago and it was closed with no notice or info on their doors or website. Back again today and still closed so called into The Greyhoud to see if they'd any info, they didn't have much but did confirm it was closed for good. Website now also has it removed as one of their locations.
    Sorry to see it go, good quality food with nice staff. Thought it was doing ok as always seemed to have a steady turnover the times I've been.


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  • #211
    Zaph
    Registered Users, Subscribers, Registered Users 2 Posts: 47,336 ✭✭✭✭Zaph


    Always seemed deserted any time I passed it. Went in there a couple of times and was the only customer or there were only one or two others. I'd say they lost money hand over fist.


  • #212
    Caranica
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    Think they priced themselves out of the market. I found their food tasty but pricey and meat content was very low. A regular takeaway (Chinese /Indian /Thai) will easily do two dinners for me but not Mao. Plenty of better value around


  • #213
    Polar101
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,896 ✭✭✭Polar101


    Used to do takeaway a lot from Mao (the black pepper beef lunchbox was great), but stopped after they increased their delivery cost to €3.75. Also, they've got Diep just around the corner so the competition is there as well.


  • #214
    miamee
    Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators, Regional East Moderators, Regional North West Moderators Posts: 12,328 Mod ✭✭✭✭miamee


    Ah no, raging about Mao, I liked the odd takeaway from there. Not somewhere you'd really eat in unless you had to.


  • #215
    JustAThought
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,324 ✭✭✭JustAThought


    Fancied chinese food for lunch the other day (high stress morning!) but was in Dun Laoghaire - headed into Maos and ordered deep fried either prawns or shrimp in batter with spicy sauce dip. What appeared was rock hard and revoltingly slimy. Had eaten in there a few months back (evening menu) and ordered one of my chineser favourites - satay chicken which was the meanest chicken satay I'd ever gotten and somehow the clue of it being bright green should have been a warning to how poor it was going to taste. A far cry from when they first opened and gave a damn. Lovely helpful service staff but dreadful food.

    Regarding chinese food from chineesers the chineser in Sutton Cross across the road from superquinn/value is INCREDIBLE. Pity its too far away from me to sit outside and stalk their chef & kidnap home to be my eternal food slave. Worth doing 20 years for. : )


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