Comments on: NJ Dining: China 46 (CLOSED)

By: Remembering China 46: Spicy Capsicum Saute « Off The Broiler

Remembering China 46: Spicy Capsicum Saute « Off The Broiler — Sun, 04 May 2008 19:15:28 +0000

[...] as it is with my favorite Chinese restaurant, China 46, which closed down in September of 2007. I haven’t taken this loss particularly well, as [...]

By: nai-nai marcia wilson

nai-nai marcia wilson — Tue, 23 Oct 2007 19:18:41 +0000

my family love china 46. we are VERY disappointed that it has closed. does anybody know where cecil and connie wang will reopen?

By: Off The Broiler

Off The Broiler — Tue, 11 Sep 2007 14:15:55 +0000

[...] abrupt permanent closure of my favorite Shanghainese-style Chinese restaurant, China 46 in Ridgefield Park, forced me into seeking out alternatives for Xiǎolóngbāo, the elusive “Soup [...]

By: offthebroiler

offthebroiler — Mon, 10 Sep 2007 23:22:55 +0000

Yep. It’s gone. See note at the top of the post.

By: offthebroiler

offthebroiler — Sun, 09 Sep 2007 20:15:24 +0000

I’m trying to find out. I hope not.

By: tracey

tracey — Sun, 09 Sep 2007 20:03:59 +0000

Jason…are they really gone?

By: Happy Year Of The Pig « Off The Broiler

Happy Year Of The Pig « Off The Broiler — Sun, 18 Feb 2007 14:56:13 +0000

[...] the way, we’ll be eating at China 46 in Ridgefield Park tonight. If anyone would like to join our party this evening, send an email to [...]

By: bruce andrewws

bruce andrewws — Sun, 07 Jan 2007 14:40:00 +0000

My family has gone to Cecil’s restaurant for many, many years…..probably on average a few times per month. We love his food especially the ruby pork, juicy pork buns and turnip buns. The service is consistently clumsy but who cares!? Cecil and his wife are great and we love byob policy as well. Again, one of the best asian restaurnts in the NY area — easy.

By: Adam

Adam — Sun, 24 Dec 2006 23:52:04 +0000

China 46’s salt & pepper dishes are amazing. My two favorite salt & pepper dishes are the pork chops and the soft-shelled crab. I’ve also had some great renditions with chicken, beef and even lobster tails.

By: jonathantu

jonathantu — Sat, 23 Dec 2006 23:32:06 +0000

If you like spicy salty shrimp, you should try it with silver dollar scallops. Request fried leeks, garlic and chili peppers if possible.

By: offthebroiler

offthebroiler — Thu, 21 Dec 2006 19:51:51 +0000

I haven’t been to Panda and haven’t heard of it. I find it hard to beleive that its “more” authentic than China 46 though. :)

Are you sure you aren’t talking about Hunan Cottage? Their sign has a picture of a panda on it and they are in Fairfield.

Its a solid Shanghainese restaurant, I’d say they do some things as good as C46, but they aren’t better. I’d probably eat there all the time if I lived closer to it.

By: daniel

daniel — Thu, 21 Dec 2006 19:38:22 +0000

this place is awesome. love the s ‘n p shrimps. This place is not better than the panda on 46 in Fairfield, though. It is also Shangai style but even more authentic and just flat out better.

By: offthebroiler

offthebroiler — Thu, 21 Dec 2006 03:30:37 +0000

Jason:

I have been to Look See.. and yes, its a very good restauant. I dont get up to Mahwah that often, though. A few years ago I did a long consulting stint at SHARP and ate at Look See at least once a week.

By: offthebroiler

offthebroiler — Thu, 21 Dec 2006 03:28:36 +0000

Hank, I actually think his business is picking up, but I hear you. It would definitely improve the dining experience of a lot of folks if that specials board were easier to read or if there were printouts.

By: Jason

Jason — Thu, 21 Dec 2006 02:04:51 +0000

Jason,

Ever try “Look See” in Mahwah/Ramsey, NJ? Very good, “old school” Chinese place for the usual dishes.

By: hank

hank — Thu, 21 Dec 2006 01:23:22 +0000

We love China 46 and go often. The one thing we really hate is the specials board and we discussed this with Cecil numerous times. Very few people stop to read the specials and even if they do by the time they are seated and ready to order they don’t have a clue. We think that if he were to type out the specials and attach them to the regular menu he just might sell quite a bit more from this otherwise very silly board. Some of it is not even legible. Cecil and his wife absolutely agree with us but so far (a year for sure) he has done nothing about it and as everyone knows who frequents this restaurant they can use all the help possible. It is almost always quite empty, even on a Saturday night. Every time we go we are afraid that we will see a “closed” sign. If enough regulars would complain he may just possibly do sopmething about the board.