China Buffet
China Buffet is a good option for the truly hungry, as it offers all you can eat of a wide variety of dishes. It was voted best buffet by the Glens Falls newspaper, the Post Star, in its "Best of Region 2008" reader poll. Buffet items feature not only Chinese dishes but also seafood (snow crab, mussels and shrimp), meats such as roast beef and baked chicken, and desserts that include Hershey's ice cream. If you'd prefer to get your dinner to go, you can forgo the buffet and order from the takeout menu instead.
38 Main St.
South Glens Falls, NY 12803
(518) 793-5728
Chinatown Express
Chinatown Express, in nearby Glens Falls, offers a number of options, both when it comes to dining and to ordering. You can dine in or have your food delivered, or you can order ahead of time and pick it up from its drive-through window. You also may order by phone, by fax or online. The menu specializes in do-it-yourself combinations, where you can pick one from column A, two from column B or some such assortment. Menu items include Chinese standards such as pepper steak, General Tso's chicken, pork fried rice and vegetable lo mein. A children's menu is available with smaller portions of these dishes, and there is even a small selection of sushi items, including vegetable rolls, tuna rolls and smoked eel rolls. Beverage options include sodas and iced tea, and for dessert you may choose almond cookies or sweet pastry puffs. There even are eight egg roll options available, ranging from spring veggie, priced at 75 cents (as of November 2009) to crab ($2.55) and lobster ($2.95).
217 Dix Ave.
Glens Falls, NY 12801
(518) 792-1118
mychinatownexpress.com
Main Moon
Main Moon is another Glens Falls Chinese restaurant offering dine-in, takeout or delivery. The menu is fairly extensive, with more than 200 items, including a number of Hunan and Szechuan specialties. Noodle dishes include mei fun/ho fun (flat wide noodles) as well as the more familiar lo mein ones, seafood dishes include crab and scallops as well as shrimp, and there are no fewer than four different preparations of duck on the menu (boneless wor shu duck, lychee duck, treasure duck and the deep-fried, steamed west lake duck). Chow mein, chop suey, lo mein, fried rice and egg foo young are all available in vegetable versions, and there are several additional vegetarian menu items made with bean curd. If you're looking for a slightly unusual but delicious dessert, be sure to order the fried pineapple off the appetizer menu. Almond cookies and fortune cookies also are available if you prefer a more traditional ending to your meal.
149 Bay St.
Glens Falls, NY 12801
(518) 745-1643
mainmoon.biz
Article Written By Maria Scinto
Maria Scinto has been writing professionally for six years, and contributed articles on sports, nutrition, health, parenting, real estate, education and other topics to publications including "Northern Virginia Magazine," "Montgomery Gazette" and "Fairfax Times." She has co-authored two books, "The Takeout Cookbook" and "Savvy Convert's Guide to Choosing a Religion." She has a master's in library and information science from the University of Denver.
