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

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~~~

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.

I always wanted to eat sweet and sour pork before coming to Harbin, and I finally had it this time. Because I like to eat sour and sweet meat, I like it very much~ Fried popsicles are also super delicious~ They will ooze juice! The skin is very crispy! I saw this pancake recommended by others and ordered it. It is really delicious! Very fragrant! A little sweet, and the aroma of butter! Finally, the big pulled skin! I really like it. It is similar to a cold dish, with a lot of peanut butter, mashed garlic and coriander on it. I really like the pulled skin! ! ! In short, it is very suitable for my appetite. Two people ordered five dishes (originally thought the pancake should be small...)... The other one was noodles I didn’t finish all three dishes... The portion is too big...

The chef got off work at 9:10, and we almost missed the meal. We were two people, and we waited for an hour, but it was really delicious. The guy who took our order was very enthusiastic, saying that they got off work at 10 o'clock, so we could eat slowly. The pancakes were really milky, crispy and delicious, the beef in the can was soft and tender, and it was a full can of beef. The skin was very refreshing and went well with rice. The meatballs were also good, and I was very happy eating it.

We went to eat at around 1:30 pm. We had to get a number and wait in line for 11 tables, but fortunately we only waited for more than ten minutes. The service was very fast and neat. We ordered stir-fried chrysanthemum with pine nuts, sweet and sour pork, Wensi tofu, and milk-flavored hand-torn cakes. The two of us ate very full and happily. The waiter also asked if there were any taboos or special precautions. We asked for less oil and less salt. After it came, it was still a little more oily according to the light habits of Cantonese people, but the taste was quite good, good quality and low price, I like it very much. The decoration in the store has a very obvious sense of age, with many old objects and seats like Russian carriages, which is a very fresh dining experience.