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Lee Garden

Posted: November 1st, 2009 | Filed under: Restaurants | Tags: chinese, family, food | 1 Comment »

Lee Garden is one of my favorite Chinese restaurants. I’ve been going there since I was a little kid, and it looks mostly the same except the waiters wear black now instead of blue button up shirts. Even most of the waiters are the same, although they don’t look like they’ve aged much.

It’s not your typical Chinese restaurant. For one, it’s small without being decrepit. They also don’t use MSG, so shazam, there goes that stereotype. The crowd’s also usually at a nice, low murmuring level, so you’re not in a shouting match with the table next to you. Another nice touch is that they offer nice bottled organic Black River juices (though they use to go with Sarah’s), which is a really nice change from your standard Coke and Sprite. They get bonus points because this was one of their features way before the organic boom.

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Their deep fried squid with spicy peppers is my favorite, and their soups are always so amazing too. There’s no reservations though, so either go early or late unless you’re willing to wait in line. I remember I used to bump into my old private school French teacher here all the time when I was young. She went there every week, I think. Good memories.