Jade Mountain

I figured I’d write a review of this place. I am surprised to see it on Unilocal as it closed quite a while before Unilocal became popular and everyone and everything became as glued to the internet as they are now.
In any case, this place closed a while ago as the owner (who was a very nice man and was very friendly to me and my friends and family when we’d come in) was hit by a truck and killed when delivering an order on his bicycle. It was a place that I had been coming to for years. My community music school was on 11^th Street between 2^nd and 3^rd avenue and this was my go-​to place for a bite to eat. I ate here with friends and many times with family. The staff here were always friendly and personable as I believe it was a family owned place. One of the women who worked there was very nice to talk to and when my mom was in some serious pain, recommended some Chinese herbal therapy solutions for her. It was also always nice to talk to her about other things as well. I became so well known at this place that since I’d order pretty much the same thing every time I came in, I would come in and have a seat and the waiter would dish out my order of a simple wonton soup with rice and bring it to me. It was very nice and it was a nice little place as well. I’d always like to sit by the fish tank which was quite beautiful and let the sound of the filter and bubbles relax me as I ate my food. It was a shame when I saw that it closed. I don’t think that any replacement restaurant that they might decide to put in here will ever be the same. This was a special place. I’ll always remember it.

The best part of this time machine of a restaurant is guessing which letters of the neon sign out front will be burnt out. At last pass, it read: J OUNTAIN. It’s good for a laugh and people watching. If you can handle an occassional foreign object in your fried rice, and sticky floors under your feet, go for it!