Pearl River Deli - Chinatown

Had a really fantastic dinner here on Thursday. My first time. The charsiu was perfectly done and the krapao fried rice special was incredibly fragrant and nuanced. We enjoyed the pork chop bun but would likely pass on it next time around.

Had the added pleasure of ordering a Howlin sando from Postmates while we were sitting at the tables there and had it “delivered” within 20 mins. Nice little bang bang. (And hopefully not too covidy since, per Eater, Howlin just shut down with one of their employees testing positive.)

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Silly question, does one just show up at PRD and place your order to go or does it require some sorta online pre-order?

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You can do both. For the limited items and specials I text or call to preorder a day ahead.

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Ok thanks, where are the limited items or specials located? Don’t see it on the site or insta…

Specials should all be posted on IG. The bang bang noodles and Hainan chicken are this week’s specials.

https://www.instagram.com/p/CEK8Sl_jM57/

https://www.instagram.com/p/CEF6Q5NDmZV/

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Ok gotcha. Didn’t want to show up and find everything sold out :laughing:.

Hainan chicken is sold out for today, more tomorrow.

Yeah too much effort for that…I’ll just stick to the regular menu for now.

Yeah you should be okay walking up and ordering from the regular menu.

They just posted this too.

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Oh cool that sounds refreshing.

I bagged me an order. Picking up in a bit.

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Don’t go end of day.

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First thing to try on their regular menu is pork chop bolo bao. It’s consistently excellent.

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Bang!

@Ns1 s slim pickings late afternoon too…
@moonboy403 great combo of flavors. Best to eat on the spot though :laughing:

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Needed some tartness to cut the noodles, my improvised kon low pickled chili.

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Look @Sgee! Welcome back!

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:smiley: thanks @TheCookie

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https://www.instagram.com/p/CEaK9mUD5jY/

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Somebody(bodies) forgot the first rule of Hainan Chicken Club.

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Bruh…stop violating the rule :wink:

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Made it out to PRD today. (Chinatown is the furthest we’ve driven from West LA during the pandemic.) Was glad to see that it was pretty mellow in Far East Plaza (compared to my previous visit where there were hordes of Postmates drivers hanging around waiting for Howlin’ Ray’s).

Finally got to try their wonton mee with char siu. Delicious! The char siu had that nice ratio of fat to meat. Their wonton was delicate and may be the best wonton I’ve ever eaten (apologies to my grandmother).

Their chow fun was still spectacular, both char siu and vegetarian versions. I made sure that everyone in my family had their own order so we didn’t fight over it this time.

Picked up a container of their mapo sauce because it’s so good and makes cooking dinner easy (and makes me look like a good chef).

My picky daughter is still talking about how good the char siu was, hours later. Guess I’ll be making a return trip soon. Worth it!

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