Food is love

I grew up in Massachusetts, and was always able to get great Chinese food either by my Gramma’s cooking or from Chinatown. When I left for college in Minnesota, I found a distinct lack of my favorite dishes, but I managed to survive by finding replacements for Chinese food. I developed a taste for Vietnamese and Japanese foods. Sadly, those favorite foods and restaurants were also left behind when I moved further west to Oregon.

Luckily, Portland, Oregon, has a Chinatown, and while it’s sparse and seemingly abandoned when compared to Boston or San Francisco, a few great restaurants remain to tide tourists and Lan Su Chinese Garden visitors over. I found a hole-in-the-wall restaurant that mimics some of my favorite dishes from Boston.

This is the House Special Pan-Seared Noodle dish:

And this dish, Soy Sauce Chicken and Rice Combination Plate, is only available on the weekends:

It all definitely hits the spot and is a nice taste of my childhood. Visit Portland’s Chinatown, and be sure to stop by Chen’s Good Taste Restaurant for some great food.