Man Chun Hong- Revisits

It still makes me laugh every time I see their webpage in big bold letters "BUFORD HIGHWAY'S AUTHENTIC CHINESE TAVERN". When I see the word 'tavern' I always think of Bill the Butcher in the Gangs of New York hanging out at The Dead Rabbit bar swilling on dirty brown juice and chopping up rotten meat with maggots all over it and slapping a USDA Prime label on it. But this joint is not a tavern, not even close. It's a Corean-Chino joint that has evolved over the years to become one of the best Oriental restos in this one horse town. This fat fuck can't get enough of it... Let's go and see how they're doing these days post-VID.

They have four pre-fixe family meals with multiple courses depending on how many people you want to fed or in my case just one pouch. They are a really good deal for the amount of food. Here's the four set course menus-

A. 5 courses for $75 (up to 4 people)

B. 6 courses for $120 (up to 6 people)

C. 7 courses for $150 (up to 8 people)

D. 9 courses for $190 (up to 10 people)

I selected the B deal with 6 courses because I didn't want to give the impression of being a total fat ass. 5 dishes is just too little and 7 is just too much... 6 is just right for one Pouch. I'm like the Goldilocks of slobs, call me Gluttonlocks and the Three Pouches.

Daikon and Onions. They give you this little dish of crunchies before every meal. It cleanses your bowels, dirty facehole and prepares your tastebuds for the orgy of flavors that's about to commence... Fast and the furious, Chino Drift.  

1. Jelly Fish Salad. If you have never eaten jelly fish, you're missing out, mofos! This was so good and addictive that you just can't stop nibbling on this even after the main courses have came out. It's so refreshing and vibrant.

2. Imperial Shrimp. They use some pretty large shrimp, fried and mixed with onions and scallions with a spicy garlic ginger sauce... Oh, it's good... Real crunchy guud. And decently spicy.

3. Szechuan Shredded Pork. Spicy stir fried pork with onions, red and green peppers. They say it's spicy but it ain't... It's more savory. It's a simple dish, kinda generic but still pretty good.

4. Mapo Tofu. This is my litmus or lemon test for their kitchen skills... Because girls only like guys with skills. Wait a minzie, my lemon test is for something else, disregard- I use it to test the freshness of chicks that may look skanky that I pick up on the interwebz... Smell my fingaz. Look at this gorgeous vibrant dish...It's silky smooth but not very spicy, though... Still a very dericous specimen to shove your face into... On the other hand, if you see this mess downtown on a broad, run away, far away... Mixing in rice between her legs will not make it taste any better. But this mapo tofu is still one of the best specimen on Buford Hwy. I would come back for it again and I have again and again.

5. Sweet & Sour Pork. Fried pork with special sweet and sour sauce and mixed veggies on the side. That is the way you do this. Keeps the pork ultra crispy and I love mixing that shit together at the table.

They give you so much S&S sauce and not that shitty nuclear orange Panda Express kind... The bowl of sauce will coat every single piece generously. This is one of my favorites. The best S&S pork in this one horse town... For now.

6. Jja Jjang Myun. This is one of the best versions just because the noodles are made with spinach. But you can't discount the thick black bean paste with chunks of pork and onions. They will ask if you want them to mix it up... Don't let them and do it yourself. Make sure you get a pair of scissors to cut the noodles down a bit before mixing... It's so satisfying mixing all that crap up in the bowl...

Damn, look at the dericious crap in a bowl. The question is- How can the Pouch fit so much dericious crap in it's gullet? Boy, that meal set was a good snack...

Of course, the 6 course set will never been enough for the abyss that is the Pouch... So, I had to order a couple more finishing dishes... I will call them palate cleansers.

Chinese Broccoli with Garlic Sauce, $18. AKA Gai Lan. Bright and vibrant... Just so damn tasty. It's as simple as that.

Szechuan Spicy Fried Eggplant, $21. I saved the best for last and I mean the fucking best... As Kenny Bania would say, "It's the best, Jerry, the best!" I have had pretty much every version of the dry-fried eggplant in this one horse town, some were really good and some were a total shitshow... This version is probably the best version I have had to date. Thick cut eggplant and seasoned perfectly.

Goddamn it... I just can't stay away from this joint. I had to go back for a quick lunch a couple days later after this feast... Because that's what fat people do.

They also have a good lunch menu with most dishes under $15 and three Combo deals-

CB1- Jja Jjang Myun with Sweet & Sour Pork Combo, $20 (for 1)

CB2- Jambong with Sweet & Sour Pork Combo, $23 (for 1) 

CB3- Jja Jjang Myun & Jambong with Sweet & Sour Pork Combo, $41 (for 2)

I picked a few other dishes along with CB1... Let's check it out.

Pork Dumplings (steamed), $10. Just perfect little sacks of goodness to stuff in yer mouth... That's what she said. Make sure you get the dark vinegar to dip your sacks in... Be warned they may shrink upon contact. Don't ask me how I know about shrinkage.

Salt & Pepper Shrimp, $29. Jesus Henry Christ... Look at that glorious plate of huge, deep fried, head-on skrimpz... Oh, I'm getting a bit of a blood flow... Almost a full chub hard-on. These were fucking amazing... If you don't eat the heads, you're a fucking poser or a roundeye.

Szechuan Spicy Fried Eggplant, $21. Lookie lookie... Here's comes Pookie... Y'all know I can't resist the best fucking dry fried mulignan in this one donkey town. So-fuck-in-guud... Git some!

Jja Jjang Myun w/ Sweet & Sour Pork Lunch Combo 1 for $20. This is an amazing deal. The portions are yuuuge.

Even the single combo portion is big enough to share with a friend. Definitely, one of the best version anywhere in Atlanta.

This bowl is almost the same size as the regular portion and can easily feed three normal sized peeps... Or one normal size person and one Pouch. Make sure you mix it up thoroughly...

Look at that fucking beautiful piece of edible artwork... Just like the edible panties I'm wearing right now.

Yeah, that wasn't a quick nor cheap lunch... It was like a $100 lunch for one (the things I do for my one reader) but the Pouch is built like the cab of a Mac truck so it's more like eating for 4 people, 1.5 dogs and a hamster. But it was all worth it. I love this place... Until I don't anymore... But that is all up to the kitchen. So, keep it up and don't die on the Pouch, mofos!

Pump pump... Squirt!

5953 Buford Hwy NE #105

Atlanta, GA 30340

https://manchunhong.com/