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Carlsbad’s Best Food And Drink Spots: Businesses Of The Year

Bertie A. Kinser

CARLSBAD, CA — Friendly staff, quality food and top-notch service are among the reasons why Carlsbad Patch readers love these local hot spots nominated as Local Businesses of the Year.

Here are the businesses in Carlsbad and across San Diego County that rose to the top, according to Patch readers:

Benihana

Location: 755 Raintree Drive, Suite 100, Carlsbad

Phone: 760-929-8311

From the nominator (who nominated the Carlsbad location): “Great lunch menu.”

Cancun Mexican and Seafood

Location: 1766 North Coast Highway 101, Suite B, Encinitas

Phone: 760-633-3333

From the nominator: “Delicious mom-and-pop Mexican tucked away behind 7-Eleven on Highway 101. Great, friendly service.”

Carlsbad Brewing Company

Location: 6133 Innovation Way, Suite 101, Carlsbad

Phone: 760-452-7229

From the nominator: “Friendly customer service, great food and an amazing beer list to choose from.”

Cat & Craft

Location: 3211 Business Park Drive, Suite 3B, Vista

Phone: 760-295-1181

From the nominator: “Great friendly service,

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American Chinese food is the best American comfort food. These 10 spots prove why.

Bertie A. Kinser

This is a love letter to the restaurants with sprawling, triple-digit-count menus that serve up wire-handled cartons of General Tso’s chicken or beef and broccoli, the results of immigrant ingenuity melding with American tastes. Think of the varied combinations of rice or noodles and proteins swimming in mother sauces including dark, silken oyster and syrupy orange and red — you probably have your own favorite that hits a specific kind of nostalgic feeling.

In an era during which most restaurants are revamping their operations for carryout, Chinese takeout remains a surefire neighborhood staple, which made it all the more fun for chef Tim Ma to research when he was prepping to open his latest restaurant, Lucky Danger, an American Chinese pop-up in his currently dormant Prather’s on the Alley in Mount Vernon Triangle.

Ma, a Chinese American who fondly recalls his uncle’s Chinese restaurant in Yorktown Heights, N.Y., as

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Indianapolis’ 4 favorite spots to find inexpensive Chinese food

Bertie A. Kinser

In search of a new favorite Chinese spot?

Hoodline crunched the numbers to find the best affordable Chinese restaurants around Indianapolis, using both Yelp data and our own secret sauce to produce a ranked list of where to meet your needs.

1. Egg Roll Number 1

Topping the list is Egg Roll Number 1. Located at 4540 S. Emerson Ave., the Vietnamese and Chinese spot, which offers soups and more, is the highest-rated cheap Chinese restaurant in Indianapolis, boasting 4.5 stars out of 394 reviews on Yelp. 

If you’re curious for more, we found these details about Egg Roll Number 1.

“Our Vietnamese menu features over 15 types of pho, a traditional noodle soup. You have to try our Chinese menu, offering seafood, pork, chicken beef and veggie dishes,” it states on Yelp in the section explaining specialties. 

2. King Wok

Next is Lafayette Square’s King Wok, situated

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Sacramento’s 4 favorite spots to find cheap Chinese food

Bertie A. Kinser

Looking to satisfy your appetite for Chinese fare?

Hoodline crunched the numbers to find the best affordable Chinese restaurants around Sacramento, using both Yelp data and our own secret sauce to produce a sell my house fast jacksonville ranked list of where to venture when cravings strike.

1. Fortune Chinese Food

Topping the list is Fortune Chinese Food. Located at 2805 12th Ave., Suite 4 in Curtis Park, the Chinese spot is the highest-rated budget-friendly Chinese restaurant in Sacramento, boasting 4.5 stars out of 271 reviews on Yelp.

On the menu, you’ll find sesame chicken, chow mein, sweet and sour pork, fried rice, salt and pepper spare ribs, egg rolls, wonton soup and more.

2. Happy Corner Restaurant

Next up is South Land Park’s Happy Corner Restaurant, situated at 4940 Freeport Blvd. With four stars out of 127 reviews on Yelp, the Chinese and traditional American spot, offering

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