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    Mr. Ji's Kitchen

    Mr. Ji's Kitchen

    3.0(4 reviews)
    2.4 km

    This was our first time getting Chinese takeaways from Mr Ji's kitchen after trying at least 6…read moreother establishments for Chinese over the past few years with mixed results. Wow, the taste was great! Wontons made in store and were lovely. Sweet and Sour Pork our fussy 12 year old was loving and Lemon chicken that was quite nice too. Rice has to be purchased separately so this isn't a cheap takeaways night out for a family of 4. We spent $80 On the two mains, 2x rice and noodles and 2 four packs of wontons. The lemon chicken was on a bed of cabbage which wasn't to my liking, but the Sweet and sour had pineapple pieces that had to have come from a fresh pineapple, that is great. The amount of food would be on the smaller side, but the taste was amongst the best!

    Mr. Ji's Kitchen is probably the best authentic Chinese restaurant in Wellington and its…read moresurrounding suburbs. I say this without hesitation as I've pretty much been to all of them in search of good Chinese food. You see all of these 5 star reviews, and they're pretty spot on for a few dishes made famous by a local restaurant reviewer, but there are some other gems here that I think the Kiwi audience should consider. The braised eggplant - Yu xiang qie zi (literally translated to "fish fragrant eggplant" even though there's not one ounce of fish or seafood in it, it's just a name) is fantastic with a bowl of steamed rice. Saucy, savoury, intensely soul-satisfying. Cumin lamb - very traditionally crafted with lots of spicy, numbing effects and, of course, cumin. There's also a lamb dish with spring onions that takes me back to my childhood of good Chinese food from the North. Stir-fried potato strips - Yes, stir-fried potatoes! Very tasty and totally different from the usual chips and mash and baked versions from the West. Coincidentally, the Chinese name for potato is "tu dou" which literally translates to "ground bean." Cute name, don't you think? Get a side of greens, a soup and maybe a dandan or noodle dish and you're set for a Chinese-feast extravaganza. Note: They serve Malaysian-style food here (probably to appease the uninformed masses), but if you order it, you will be missing out on some of the best Chinese food in town. For the love of god, go somewhere else for your curries and mee goreng. If you order that stuff here, you're likely to be disappointed and other diners will look at you and laugh.

    Top Kitchen - Beef tendon hot & sour noodle soup (N.7) ($12.90 NZD)

    Top Kitchen

    4.3(3 reviews)
    14.0 km

    After watching a movie, we were looking for a late night spot to grab some dinner. We walked up…read moreCuba Street and eventually settled on Top Kitchen. They're one of those Chinese places that do ALL the Asian cuisines (Singaporean, Malaysian, Szechuan, etc.). We dropped in on a Sunday evening (around 9:15pm). The place surprisingly had people in it along with several others that grabbed takeout. The food comes out lightning quick! The menu is huge; entrees, soup, BBQ dishes, soup, hot plate, meats (chicken, pork, beef & lamb), vegetables & tofu, rice, fried rice, fried noodle and noodle/soup. Like I said, typical massive menu. - Beef tendon hot & sour noodle soup (N.7) ($12.90 NZD) - this was the best dish. The hot & sour soup had a nice kick to it. Bits of chili flakes. The cellophane/clear noodles had a great bite to them. There was a few peanuts and cilantro thrown in too. Beef was a tad dry. - Singaporean fried vermicelli (M.12) ($12.90 NZD) - it doesn't look like your typical Singaporean noodle dish but the flavour was pretty close. Only bad thing was the amount of MSG in this dish. Way too salty. Totally unnecessary as the wok hei was there. - Szechuan style chicken with vegetables (F.11) ($15.80 NZD) - I wouldn't necessarily call this Szechuan style (no heat or numbness to it) but it was tasty. Good mix of vegetables including broccoli, cauliflower, wood ear and button mushrooms, zucchini, onion and carrots. Chicken was tender. Solid but pretty standard dish. Too many types of Asian dishes on the menu but I was a fan of the noodle soup.

    Get number 3 on the menu!! Roast duck with noodles. Amazing…read more Savory and not too salty/flavord. Just right.

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    Top Kitchen - Singaporean fried vermicelli (M.12) ($12.90 NZD)

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