New Beijing Restaurant — Restaurant in Atlantic Highlands

I ordered lunch special gen tso and it was very good. It came with pork fried rice and I added $0.75 for egg drop soup. The gen tso was not overly coated with flour like in some chinese restaurant that I have tried. You taste more chicken and the breading was just right. The sauce was right consistency and color. The sweetness was also great. I liked they have 3 dining tables and the lady at the registrar was nice and brought my order to my table when it was ready. The pork fried rice also was very good. The rice was not hard and dry. Just like jasmine rice fried a little bit. The 2 broccoli were nice too..blanched or steamed not fried with the pork fried rice. Maybe because it was just for lunch and small portion but I prefer the broccoli cooked and...

The chicken chow mein was completely tasteless. Not bland. Tasteless. The cold sesame noodles were insulting. There was no veg. Just noodles and what seemed to be watered down peanut butter. No sesame taste at all. No other seasoning at all......EXCEPT.....it had sugar!!! Granulated, gritty sugar. And.....it wasn't cheap. More expensive than other similar local shops. I see a lot of positive reviews for this place. I don't get it. I never leave bad restaurant reviews. But I feel like I was...

Of course there no comparison to Chinese Take-out out in North Jersey area it NYC. The portions are seemingly fresh but average. The pork fried rice is not very flavorful and pork pieces are minuscule. Half the dish was rice. Not much chicken in the chicken combo. The egg rolls were just okay. But I guess it is hard in this area in the food business lately and they are cutting back. I like to support local restaurants these days. I hope they stay...