Penang and Tokyo

To my knowledge, Downtown Exeter has two Chinese restaurants, but only one of them gives you a view of the Squamscott River while you eat, and that's Penang and Tokyo.

I would rate the meal as above average, but the view and the paintings of colonial buildings found elsewhere in town on the walls were what made this meal particuarly enjoyable.

Even though I ordered sushi rather than ordering off their Chinese menu, I probably would have been alright if I had went down that route if what I got was as good as their sushi offerings.

The service was only so-so, but that was in part because of a miscommunication between the maitre'd and the waitress, so I can't be too harsh on them, they apologized profusely, and everything else associated with this meal more than made up for that problem.

Price: $13.30

Meal: House Vegetable Roll, Oshinko Roll, and Chicken Finger Roll

Time of Meal: 11:30 AM, Weekend

Speed of Service: 20 minutes

China Golden

On the Oval in Milford, there's a building next to town hall with a large statue of an eagle on the roof, and under that eagle, there's a bad Chinese restaurant.

The price wasn't exorbitant, but that's the only positive thing that can come from my experience here, and I still don't think I got my money's worth. The rice and meat were particularly bland, the service was non-existent, I nearly had to walk into the kitchen to get my food.

I think the rest of Milford has had similiar experiences with this place, I went during lunch hour and it was empty except for me. I don't blame them.
Meal: Hunan Beef with Egg Roll and Fried Rice
Price: $6.53
Speed of Service: 15 minutes
Time of Meal: 1 PM, Weekday

Northeast Cafe

This is the first review i've ever done in New Boston, and it's probably the only one I will do since there are next to no restaurants in New Boston. I think there is maybe one or two more, that's it.

So, that's the real deciding factor to be honest with you from my eyes when I went to the Northeast Cafe.

On the plus side, there's plenty of parking, and the service was quick due to the lack of people around, but the burger wasn't anything special and I would have expected more in a more populated area.

It definitely wasn't bad, it was just blunt. No real nuance to it, just meat, a bun, and some other stuff, even though it wants to be more than that. If you have a hamburger that is supposed to be simple and it's simple, that's fine, but this one didn't have an identity to it. Basically kind of bland, but alot of bland.

Meal: Smoked Gouda Burger

Price: $8.15

Speed of Service: 10 minutes

Time of Meal: 2 PM, Weekend

Beijing and Tokyo

Concord doesn't have a good track record when it comes to Chinese Restaurants. However, there is one that stands head and shoulders above the rest i've experienced from my travels so far, and that's Beijing and Tokyo on South Main.

Saying it's Chinese though isn't 100 percent accurate, they also have a Sushi bar, so it's really one of those Asian fusion places, and they also have a bar downstairs as well.

Still, whatever you call this place, it was a quality experience for the money. I figured I would put them to the General Tso's test, and they passed it easily, the croquettes were small enough that dark meat would have been fine, but they still gave white meat, and complimentary miso soup. 

The Oshinko roll was also fairly good, although the ornamentation with spicy mayonaise, as you can see, gave the course an added touch that isn't common at sushi bars elsewhere in the area.

Parking is at a premium, but so is everything else in downtown Concord, so that's not a huge issue.

I am reluctant to say that this was the best Chinese food or sushi i've ever had, but I will say that I was very pleased with what I got, and say that when it comes to Concord, I doubt there's anything better.


Price: $11.45

Meal: General Tso's Meal with Oshinko Roll

Speed of Service: 10 minutes

Time of Meal: 12:30 PM, Weekday

Airport Diner

If you're ever heading down the highway to Manchester-Boston Regional Airport sometime, take a look off to your right just as you get off the exit.

There'll be a hotel, and on the left side of this hotel is a little diner with alot of charm.

The Airport Diner is part of the The Common Man chain of restaurants throughout the state, but in the case of the Airport Diner, it doesn't feel too particuarly "chain-esque".

Like most diners, the Airport Diner scoffs at the notion that certain meals can only be served at certain times of the day, so I decided to go with French Toast and a side of Home Fries.

And it hit the spot. In fact, everything hit the spot except for the Maitre'd and waitress, who were moderately rude, but once I got to my seat at the counter it didn't really matter because the line cooks just handed me the food, and they also were happy to lend me some barbeque sauce for the Home Fries that they were using and looked appetizing.

The place exudes charm, even when you go into the bathroom, there's aeronautical sayings plastered all over the walls.

I'm happy to recommend the Airport Diner on Brown Avenue from French Toast and Home Fries experience.

Meal: French Toast and Home Fries
Price: $7.17
Speed of Service: 25 minutes
Time of Day: 1:15 PM, Weekend