VietChef 93 and the Amalgamation of Asian Cuisines

[Fat Guy]

Oh wait a sec. There definitely is a place over there. Are you thinking of Chinam?

[Fat Guy]

I'm pretty sure the one on Third is called Lili's Noodle Shop & Grill, FWIW.

[phaelon56]

* (Just to clarify before the jokes roll in, that's not to say they're Mexican restaurants operated by ethnic Chinese, but rather by immigrants from other Central and/or South American countries.)

Just down the road from my place, on Ridge Road in Lyndhurst NJ, is a Mexican take-out place with fresh tortillas that is indeed owned and run by Koreans.

[byarvin]

I think you may be thinking of Tja! on Church Street in Manhattan, which bills itself as "Scandinasian." I think it may still be in business.

Fat Guy:

No. I checked in Jim Leff's book afterwards and found that I had the name, concept and location correct.

[Fat Guy]

I guess that makes it a category.

[danger_doug]

I regret to inform the eGullet community that VietChef 93 has closed its doors forever.

Thank goodness. It could be the worst chinese food I had ever tasted-- greasy, soggy and mean service.