J.l. Kitchen

There is just no accounting for taste...this is my favorite Chinese restaurant in SL....I've been coming here for almost 20 years (actually Julie started in a small narrow shop with 7 stools and no tables which was almost next door...before th ... more

There is just no accounting for taste...this is my favorite Chinese restaurant in SL....I've been coming here for almost 20 years (actually Julie started in a small narrow shop with 7 stools and no tables which was almost next door...before they tore it down and built the new building (to the west of her Shop). Apart from the fact that I think she does traditional Cantonese food very well...I love the fact that she will make specials (if she has the ingrediantes). One thing she makes for me all the time is Lop Chong (I have no idea how to spell it properly...but its Chinese sausage...fixed a number of ways but I prefer it with chow mein noodles..some onions and maybe cabbage but no bean sprouts....or perhaps it is the Spicy Shrimp black bean chow fun she makes (like my favorite lunch stop in SF...the B & M Cafe on First. JL Kitchen (or J & L as I have known it) is another family owned and operated restaurant..so you will see the kids helping their mother occasionally (as well as other relatives)...for my money, it is the best deal in town...no beer or wine served...but if you were to bring you're favorite beverage in, Julie will be happy to provide glasses (she doesn't always have a wine opener...) with no corkage fee...I hope you add a little something extra in the tip to take care of that...there is absolutely no atmosphere here....and most of her business is take out...but take it from me, this is a great alternative to the ubiquitous fast food franchises.... less