Let me be completely frank and tell you that I’ve been to this restaurant a handful of times before… each time I go there I’m not sure why I ever decided to eat there – but for some ungodly reason I always go back when I’m craving greasy chinese, because it’s simply the best.  This was one of those days – BUT… it was extraordinarily awesome this time, and you know why?  Because I went long after the lunch rush – around 3pm, and they made it FRESH for me!  Now that I know the secret, I only go there after 2:30, when it’s almost a guarantee that the food is empty behind the counter, and they are forced to make my dish from scratch (or almost).  It really makes a difference, and this orange chicken was well worth it (see below).

As you can see,  I got a healthy portion of rice and chicken, and let me tell you – the chicken was fried perfectly and had a nice crunch, with a nice piece of chicken inside… the sauce was light and a little spicy – not too gooey like some orange chicken sauces.  It was awesome, and totally hit the spot!!

New Ming Chinese Restaurant
641 Mission Street
San Francisco, CA 94105-4126
(415) 989-8544

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Being the white-bread American that I am (in a Korean body), I immediately scoured the menu for General Tso’s chicken, which was my ultimate favorite Chinese take out item when I was living back east in PA/NYC.  I am getting used to the fact now that most Chinese places out here don’t have it, and the ones that do confuse it with Kung Pao chicken.  So I settled on the “orange chicken” instead.

We waited quite a while for the food to come, and I ended up being the “lunch loser” since my friend’s dish came out about 10 minutes prior to mine.  Drrrr.

So when it finally came out it looked great.  A big healthy plate of steamed white rice and another big plate of the orange chicken…. see photos below.  The chicken was really good.  I really appreciated how it wasn’t breaded and fried to death — it was only lightly breaded, and the sauce was flavorful and thinner in consistency than the normal thick sauced fluorescent orange fried balls that you usually get at most Chinese places.  You could definitely taste the chicken.  The orange chicken chunks were in small pieces too so it was pretty easy to eat, no complaints there.

I had a fun time at Henry’s and the food was good too.

110 Natoma Street
(between 2nd St & New Montgomery St)
San Francisco, CA 94105
(415) 546-4999
www.henryshunanrestaurant.com

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