Sometimes Two Wong CAN get it right
I must admit I wasn’t expecting much when we walked in. The restaurant was highly recommended. But, that was a recommendation based on an opinion dated two years ago. BEFORE a change of ownership.
Four of Mee’s presents. Unfortunately, V. Stoogas was unable to join us tonight, but we hope to have dinner with him again soon.
Wong’s Noodle House is located just north of the train tracks at:
98 Mineola Blvd.
Mineola, New York 11501
When we walked in there was only one other table occupied. It appears to be primarily a takeout restaurant. And they do most of their business during lunch hours due to the proximity of Winthrop Hospital just a few blocks away.
As soon as we entered, when the other table left. I’m sure it was just a coincidence. Most of the meal is eaten in the “solitude” of our own camaraderie and good humor. The spirits were accented with some fine BYOB Pinot Grigot (always gets extra Jew Appeal points). They put it on ice for us. Well done!
We let our waiter serve us an authentic Chinese meal, with the only exception that we wanted pork ribs for an appetizer.
This is what we were served:
- Spare ribs
- basil chicken
- crispy meat
- Triple Crown
- Pulled Pork with Chives
- Singapore Style Mei Funny Noodles
The spare ribs were out of this world. My personal favorite of all the restaurants we have eaten at! The frosting was fine. Good mix of sweet and BBQ’ie (I like to make up my own words when the real words just don’t capture the true essence of what I’m trying to describe).
The starter portions were on the small side, and after we devoured all four of them, we were still left wanting more (always a good sign!). So, we ordered the Singapore-style Mei fun noodles (the only dish apart from the ribs that we ordered personally). We asked for it to be a little spicy. And, it was more than a little spicy. The other dishes were on the bland side, but tasty. Especially the Triple Crown. The shrimp in the Triple Crown deal were completely bland. The scallops had a nice kick to them and were the best of that deal.
My favorite dish was the crispy beef. Nice and crispy, extremely flavorful (similar to pork ribs), but not at all dry. A home-run!
The basil chicken was forgettable. Pulled pork very good. I thought of a small portion.
Dinner was topped off with a juicy orange and of course the offering of fortune cookies with our check (reasonably priced. Extra Jewish appeal points).
Here were our fortunes:
“Write the events of your life in a journal.” (Kind of like our blog, huh?)
“Fear is the interest paid on a debt you may not owe” (Very deep!)
“Nobody has a good enough memory to make a successful liar”
“Anything is possible. It’s just not likely” (How fucking depressing!)
Humbly submitted for your consideration,
— Lonnie Goldman aka Mee Magnum (“Cut! Cut!”)
