Silver Pond's Goin' for the Gold

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Silver Pond Seafood Restaurant

230-234 Main Street

Fort Lee, NJ

(201) 592-8338

We've enjoyed Silver Pond's dimsum for quite some time now. However for general Chinese food, we always ventured across the river to Chinatown. Recently, holiday traffic was enough to keep us put on the Jersey side despite a serious craving for Chinese food. We decided to give Silver Pond a try. Unlike their lunchtime bustle, Silver Pond was eerily quiet when we arrived at 8pm. An almost-empty restaurant is usually sufficient to deter us, but we persevered. It was worth it.

DJKung had no qualms about ordering a lot of food for just the two of us. The menu had a lot of higher-priced entrees (their seafood is fresh-fresh,is why), so we steered towards the more reasonable selections. One of their specials was shrimp in beancurd. We got that, plus our Chinatown standbys of salty fried squid, Peking pork chops, and Young Chow fried rice.

Steamed beancurd with shrimp, ringed with baby bok choy. The tofu was silky and melt-in-your mouth yummy. The shrimp studded on each tofu square was prepared the same way as the shrimp dumplings, with the sweet soy sauce. Overall a bangin' dish.

Salty fried squid. The squid had that distinctive, air-dried chewiness underneath its crispy exterior.

Peking pork chops. DJKung noted that the sauce was excellent---not too sweet nor too astringent (which happens if it has a lot of vinegar). Later on in the evening, Chibby chowed down on this with gusto.

Young Chow fried rice.

In typical Chinatown fashion, they provide you with orange wedges, fortune cookies and a wet towel afterwards.

Yes, the food was definitely Chinatown-style, but of course Silver Pond will not be supplanting our Chinatown spots any time soon.

As for their dimsum, we recommend going there around 11:30 or 12:00 for best selection. Silver Pond takes Amex and cash only.