Decades ago I worked very near China Palace and would frequently go there. It is located in a bowling alley that has looked for decades like it is on the verge of failing. It is hard to imagine people going out for bowling and for exotic Chinese food. But the food was good. My favorite was Squid Noodle Soup. It was a thick broth with fine rice noodles that slid down with much the same sensation as broth.
I knew for some time that China Palace on Route 35 was open, but had been there only once and the decor made the place seem dismal. I don't know if they carried my lamented Squid Noodle Soup then, but on a return visit I find that it is there pretty much in all its glory. In the old days I think the squid was fried and now it is just boiled or some such, but that may be my memory. We also got Chau-Chau with little idea what it was and it was spicy dumplings. The menu claims that just about every dish is $7.05. What they actually charge with tax is $7.50 so the menu price should be $7.01 to make the numbers come out right. So actually the dishes cost less than the menu says. Taiwanese is a different flavor for this area and despite the dismal surroundings I think I will be back.
Their food is OK, lunch hour only serve till 1:30PM, and they will closed at 8:30PM. Make sure they are opened before you want to eat there.
Our favorite was the Crispy tofu with cucumber chili sauce. We also liked most of the noodle dishes that we had tried . The only dish we did not like was the Tu-Tuo fish noodle soup. We could not detect fish in the fried fish. They tasted like fried flour.
The Chinese name of the restaurant literally meant "Taiwan Small Eatery" and that was what it served: authentic, inexpensive Taiwanese food that was sold at roadside eateries in Taiwan. It even played old (very old) Taiwanese/Japanese songs in the background.
One day the restaurant closed. I would frequently try to find other restaurants that served this delicacy, Squid Noodle Soup. I never found one. One reason I realize now is that the dish was probably Taiwanese and there are very few Taiwanese restaurants around. There was Bandu for a wile, but that was a fair distance for me. I was there only once. (For one reason that time I had just been given Novocain for dental work and trying to eat Chinese soup with numb lips was so embarrassing I never wanted to go back. Incidentally, with Taiwanese soup the stains do come out.)
Even though the restaurant is kinda shady looking, the food is really authentic and made with ingredients they even grow. The service is awesome and so is the food. I recommend it highly.
China Palace Restaurant is a US Restaurant based in Middletown, New Jersey. China Palace Restaurant is located at 1815 NJ-35, Middletown, NJ 07748, USA.
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