Pearl River Deli - Chinatown

Yep! As much as we may have loved old restaurants, I think we also have to respect decisions by the ownership, especially if it’s in their best interest.

Best wishes to the Chef. Take your time.

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Thank you @JLee for the delicious food over the years. Best of luck in the future.

Damn.

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Gonna miss PRD, that’s for sure. Met some really nice people there. Lots of FTCer sighting in the wild when eating at PRD.

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Grateful I was able to grab a meal on my recent trip. It was a day where I wasn’t sure if I was going to be in Chinatown but eating delicious Hainan chicken was too enticing.

Just this weekend my mom asked for PRD’s location. She mentioned craving Hainan chicken and I told her a fantastic version was right in her old stomping grounds. Bummed she may miss out.

Will rely on ftc for the 411 on chef Lee’s next venture.

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completely done with the industry?? :cry:

trip report, 2/2:

Got there around 11, line was already quite long. they were sold out by 1 and it sounds like i got one of the last plates. chicken was delicious and they are finally doing 1/2 1/2 hainan and fried hainan plates. (eavesdropped and heard they might restrict takeout orders for tmrw…)

Wishing the team the best and hope to see them around in some new, sustainable for everyone (but hopefully affordable enough so that i can partake on a semi-regular basis) , iteration, phoenix-style :face_holding_back_tears: richard (?) (the guy who used to be at baker’s bench) said see you soon so hopefully something in the future ???

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field report 2/3

when the führer of fowl calls it quits

px @chrishei cutting the line

the last supper, until the next last supper

tactical error whilst ordering. I blame @moonboy403

power rankings forthcoming @chrishei @boourns? bestest chicken or the greatest?

2x lumpia pork and shrimp spring roll w/ sweet chili sauce

2x pancit - wheat & glass noodles w/ shitake, napa cabbage

2x chicken adobo - jidori chicken thigh braised in palm vinegar & white soy

3x hainan chicken rice - 1/4 poached chicken, garlic rice, cucumbers ginger scallion & chili sauce

3x fried hainan chicken rice - fried thigh, garlic rice, cucumbers ginger scallion & sweet chili sauce

3x charsiu rice - glazed bbq pork, garlic rice, gailan

chinese no-chicken salad - cabbage slaw, cucumber, onion wonton chips, msg almonds

2 gailan w/ garlic soy - blanched chinese broccoli, fried garlic/shallot soy sauce

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Seems like we didn’t have enough :chicken:

its the worst chicken

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Chickens flee the coop in Chinatown, run loose on downtown LA streets until cops, bystanders help catch them - ABC7 Los Angeles.

Chinatown chickens celebrate the closure of PRD.

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serial line cutter fifty shades of @chrishei. how elitist.

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Hainan chicken tender > fried hainan > lumpia were my top 3

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@jlee wrote down the recipe
https://docs.google.com/document/u/0/d/1GiX11uIAGWJb3scc31plEQYcc5rjvW_VqbecNg_-Wco/mobilebasic

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truly so awesome for sharing!

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PRD popping up at mamas nightmarket march 9th

tickets:
MAMA's NIGHTMARKET: YEAR OF DRAGON – Presented by Honda Tickets, Sat, Mar 9, 2024 at 6:00 PM | Eventbrite?

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Yard sale announced
Not in hospitality, just an interested party interested in a souvenir. Last time i grabbed some cambros from angry egret’s yard sale without really thinking what i could do with them.

EDIT: haha jk rescheduled! As usual check insta for the latest

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If you miss PRD’s wonderful desserts (passion fruit butter mochi!), the former pastry chef does regular pop ups around town. Details on IG:

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Got some great treats today, pick up was at Be U.

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!!!

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If you’re ordering lmk!

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