mdjordy Posted February 28, 2013 Share Posted February 28, 2013 There is a big..."for lease" sign on the front of North China Inn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DonRocks Posted February 28, 2013 Share Posted February 28, 2013 There is a big..."for lease" sign on the front of North China Inn You guys are a tough crowd! By the way, does anyone know "Joe's" name, or whether he's still there? It would be nice to give the gentleman some credit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pool Boy Posted May 4, 2014 Share Posted May 4, 2014 I am not sure who the chef is now, but I was here last fall, and it was quite good. The woman running the front of the house at lunch is bossy and opinionated, but in a funny way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Johnston Posted August 14, 2014 Share Posted August 14, 2014 The sign is still there, however the place is still open. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rhone1998 Posted August 14, 2014 Share Posted August 14, 2014 I thought about North China the other day. We were in Montreal earlier in the week, at a trendy place apparently popular with chefs in the city, and they had steamed buns similar to what North China calls their "Taiwanese Style Hamburgers" (roast pork in a steamed bun, with scallions, peanuts, and other good stuff). North China's version was better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pras Posted December 21, 2015 Share Posted December 21, 2015 We had a family dinner at my parents' house on Friday and they asked me to pick up dinner. North China is a about 2 blocks from my office so I thought it would be most convenient. My dad provided some interesting insight into the longevity of this place. Back in the lat 70's/early 80's, when the Wong family first came to this country (the family that owns Far East in Rockville (no thread)), they visited North China and decided that they would base their restaurant on their model. (side note, Far East was our go to spot, if I ever get around to starting a Far East thread, I can add some cool stories). So we have established that North China has been around for a long time. Time may finally be catching up to them. Recently, they cut their space down and got rid of the dinning room. It is now carry out only. The menu has a traditional American Chinese bent, with several authentic items interspersed. This is good for my family as some are adventurous and some not so much. The food was generally uninspired. I ordered Ma Po Tofu-it was not an equal to any where in Rockville--Joe's, Jin River, Peter Chang. Yellow bird had a sour flavor to it. Steamed fish was a puny one. There was nothing wrong or outright bad about the food, it was just uninspired. Perhaps my tastes have matured and I enjoy more authentic Chinese food, but next time, I am in this position, I will probably figure it out so we can get food from Rockville instead of Bethesda. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DonRocks Posted December 21, 2015 Share Posted December 21, 2015 Reading back through this thread, North China seems like it has undergone both a change in concept, and at least two changes in ownership - is "Joe" from Joe's Noodle House still here, or is he long-gone? It's very hard to tell from the posts, and I haven't been back here in several years. This place used to be pretty solid, but that was over five years ago (it's been dropping a bit in the Dining Guide). People also don't realize just how good Joe's Noodle House was - before places started opening in downtown Rockville and north, Joe's was the only serious Szechuan game in town unless you want to consider old-school Peter Chang. First-generation Chinese-Americans would consistently tell me, 'It's Joe's, and not much else.' 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lobozooma Posted July 2, 2017 Share Posted July 2, 2017 Looks like it's closed. Went to order takeout and the number was disconnected. Driving by today there was new name on the front window, I think it was Banana Leaves Asian Cafe. I need to find a new take out place in downtown Bethesda. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rockcreek Posted July 7, 2017 Share Posted July 7, 2017 On 7/1/2017 at 11:17 PM, Lobozooma said: Looks like it's closed. Went to order takeout and the number was disconnected. Driving by today there was new name on the front window, I think it was Banana Leaves Asian Cafe. I need to find a new take out place in downtown Bethesda. Well that sucks - that was our delivery place also. If you find something you like, throw it up here! I knew they'd been contracting their space for a while. They got rid of the dining room a few years ago. Which is too bad - that's the first place I ever took a date (like 1986.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mtureck Posted July 7, 2017 Share Posted July 7, 2017 On 7/1/2017 at 11:17 PM, Lobozooma said: Looks like it's closed. Went to order takeout and the number was disconnected. Driving by today there was new name on the front window, I think it was Banana Leaves Asian Cafe. I need to find a new take out place in downtown Bethesda. House of Foong Lin is a pretty good replacement, if not exactly downtown. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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