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First off, let me just say…nice touch with the spray painted sign on the awning! It truly did help me hone in on the place as I walked down the street searching. Once inside I was not surprised to find a typical, casual Chinese joint – nothing fancy. And 
I normally get General Tso’s chicken when dining at Chinese places because I like the sweet and spicy sauce. Nostalgia told me to order sweet and sour pork – my favorite when I was a child. I loved the thick, syrupy, bright red sauce covering the fried nuggets of pork. I was sorely disappointed to find the sauce at 
I had read raves about the jumbo fried shrimp with glazed walnuts, so my partner ordered this dish. Rave, indeed! The mock shrimp had an uncanny resemblance in texture and taste to the real thing, and the sauce was sweet and garlicky. When I became a vegetarian in high school, the only meat I did not give up for the first year was fried shrimp – I loved them so. We never really ate much seafood at home, and rarely dined out, so, after a year, I lost interest in shrimp, and that was that.
Now I’m craving fried shrimp, thanks to
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i was never very much into mock-meats until I saw the interesting things people had come up with... like mock shrimp! there is a thai place near me that is strict veg and has TONS of mock-meat dishes, even duck!
it's interesting to taste these things. my boyfriend is always making fun of me because I always seem to think it tastes just like the actual meat item. he finds this hard to believe when I haven't had meat in four years. i think i'm right, of course ;)
That was the best meal I had in Philly - I ordered general gao's tofu, and sampled my sister's awesome seitan dish..and appetizers..it was amazing. There is NOTHING like this in Portland.
OMG-d, veggie AND kosher. i'm kvelling. That's great nooz, if i'm ever out that way!!!
The guy who owns both Kingdom and New Harmony is named Ming, and he is pretty much my favorite person. Awesome chef and awesome dude.
The menu is pretty much the same at both places. Kingdom being the older/more popular of the two, stays pretty much the same. This keeps the vegans happy. We tend to be a fickle bunch and are prone to complaining when things change on us.
Harmony is where Ming experiments with new things and new recipes for old things.
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