老厨家(中央大街店)

When you arrive in Harbin, you must have sweet and sour pork. Look for an old shop. This one has a train theme, which is very interesting and the taste is very authentic. Just be careful, the portion is quite large. If you are alone, a single sweet and sour pork is enough. 【Taste

The dishes are exquisite and attractive in color. The taste may be a fusion of Chinese and Russian, with a sweet and sour taste. It is a great place to experience the Harbin characteristics of Northeastern cuisine. The environment is good and unique, with many old objects and a strong retro feeling.

It is said to be the most authentic Northeastern restaurant in Harbin that makes sweet and sour pork, and it has been open for nearly a hundred years. It is opposite the Madiel Hotel on Central Avenue. The overall environment is a bit Russian and old Northeastern style. Some dining areas are made to simulate train carriages. The problem is that there are too few waiters at her restaurant during peak hours, and they can't handle it at all. But they are all very enthusiastic. Let's talk about her dishes. Sweet and sour pork, it is said to be the number one sweet and sour pork in Harbin. Friends all say that their sweet and sour pork is so sour that it chokes the nose. I don't know if it's because the chef changed to make my portion, I don't feel sour. Is it because I can eat sour food better? At least I didn't feel choking. The amount of food is still okay, the meat is very thin, not hard at all. The tribute rice meatballs are the best of the place! It's so delicious! In the end, I asked for another portion to take back to the hotel, and my husband also said it was delicious! Overall, it's okay, 5.60 per person

Before coming to Harbin, I heard friends recommend Laochu's sweet and sour pork, and I thought I must try it. This restaurant on Central Street is extremely popular. We went there before 7pm and almost didn't get a number. There were 50 tables waiting in front of us! Their signature dishes are fried popsicles and sweet and sour pork. Gongmi meatballs and canned shrimps are also delicious. In short, it was worth it to queue for more than an hour.

After returning from Sun Island, I chose this restaurant for lunch. It features local Northeastern cuisine and is also a very famous restaurant with many branches. We chose this one on the way back to the hotel, the Central Street branch. It was quite late when we arrived, so we didn't have to wait for a seat. We sat in the railway special compartment. Every once in a while, there would be the roar of the train, which was quite appropriate, haha. We ordered large pulled skin, fried cold drinks, palace tofu, black pepper disc fish and hand-grabbed pancakes. The large pulled skin tastes very authentic and is very delicious. The tofu looks ordinary, but it tastes particularly delicious! The fried cold drinks are actually fried bananas. It's the first time I tried it, and it's quite special. The hand-grabbed pancake is very crispy and delicious. The disc fish that came last, we were already very full. The Northeastern dishes are large in quantity, and we have experienced it. When I was still regretting ordering too much, I took a bite of the disc fish. Wow, it was really delicious and fragrant. People who said they were very full ended up eating the disc fish cleanly, without any left, haha~~~

The popular Lao Chu Jia is open from noon to night, with no breaks in between. If you catch it at mealtime, you have to queue for an hour in the cold wind. Fortunately, we went in at 4 pm and didn't have to wait for a table. The house was already crowded and there was still room for 2 small tables. I didn't look at the menu and directly ordered the signature dishes (I had memorized them by heart [grin][snicker]). Even so, I waited for a long time before the dishes were served. The Northeastern dishes are large and filling, and they are really filling [naughty] Sweet and sour pork is a must-order dish for customers who come to the restaurant. When I was leaving, I saw a row of sweet and sour pork on the serving table outside the dining room! P.S., Northeastern rice is really fragrant,

My family and I came to Harbin for a trip during the New Year's Day holiday. [Lao Chu Jia] is located on the north side of the Madiel Hotel, formerly the Madiel Theater, and now on the third floor of the Ballas Food City. The main entrance of the food city is on Xiqidao Street. On the west side of the main entrance of the food city is the takeaway entrance of "Lao Chu Jia Guo Bao Rou". Perhaps because it is a holiday, there are more than 50 or 60 people queuing. We arrived at the store at 5 o'clock. The corridor on the third floor was full of diners waiting for a seat. Take a number and wait. I have been to many cities, and each city has restaurants where diners need to spend time queuing for a seat. We are willing to wait for local food. [Environment] The Central Street Store is divided into three restaurants: Central Street Restaurant; Daotai Restaurant Central Hall; Middle East Railway Old Train Dining Area. The interior styles of the three restaurants are very different. [Culture] The corridor is specially set up as the exhibition gallery of the Harbin Catering Culture Museum. A wall of exhibition boards, with pictures of Harbin's century-old catering history, also displays many historical relics related to catering culture, with a strong sense of the times and accumulation. While waiting for a table, diners can savor the vicissitudes of history. [Dishes] After waiting for 1 hour and 40 minutes, we were led by the waiter to the old train dining area. The interior of the restaurant is a carriage from the 1930s and 1940s, which is very distinctive. [Pot-fried pork] The signature dish is bright in color and tastes like sweet and sour pork tenderloin. The store guarantees that it does not use old oil and not so many seasonings to ensure that it is healthy food, but the taste is indeed not amazing. [Family portrait] Sea cucumber, squid, prawns, quail eggs, fried meatballs, vegetarian meatballs, real ingredients, fresh and fragrant. [Black pepper dish fish head] Chinese food is cooked in a Western way. The fish head is quickly fried to lock in the freshness and moisture. It is crispy on the outside and tender on the inside, with a chewy texture. Rice, 3 yuan/bowl, although expensive, is truly crystal clear and has a strong rice aroma. My son likes it very much and ate two bowls, which is extremely rare. 【Lao Chu Jia】 is worthy of its reputation. We enjoyed a feast of food and culture in Harbin. I wish 【Lao Chu Jia】 will do better and better. Next time we come to Harbin, we will come and wait in line.

The portions were very generous. Three of us ordered five dishes in total, but we couldn't finish them all. The sweet and sour pork is a specialty of Northeast China, you must try it, and the corn tortilla is also super delicious. The waiter recommended a meat dish, which was also good. Also, their kvass is good. In short, it's great.