We are hoping that Joe's will find a customer base to add more authentic dishes of the sort that we have found in Taipei, Singapore, Hong Kong, and Asian communities like San Gabriel. In our multiple visits to Joe's we have found the food to be very good, with fresh ingredients and skillful preparation of an exceptionally broad range of dishes. In the last 12 months, the current owner freshened the decor and updated the menu. Throughout the years, the owners maintained quality, with adjustments to menu and decor.
Ownership had changed, with two of the original owners/managers of the Philly place running the Marlton place, then one bought out the other, and most recently a long time employee bought Joe's from the remaining original owner. Then we moved out of the area and lost track of Joe's In the mid 1990s, we discovered the current Joe's in Marlton on a visit to my parents who had just moved to the area. When rave reviews in the Inquirer created mob scenes at normal dinner times, we dropped by in slack afternoon periods. Joe Poon was trained at the Culinary Institute of America and created fusion items. The owners were three guys from Hong Kong who had worked at Sang Kee Duck House, and their menu started with succulent "Duck House" fare and then went beyond.
While living in Philly back in the mid 1980s, we stumbled across the original Joe's on Race Street a week after the open. * fusion items combining Asian and European ingredients and cooking methods in highly creative ways * a dim sum selection (on weekends) How is it that a small suburban strip mall restaurant came to offer such a diverse menu of well prepared dishes? My wife and I have been dining at Joe's from the start, and can provide a bit of history. * a modular menu section listing customer options for combining main ingredients, sauces, and cooking methods. The menu is very eclectic and includes: * simple savory duck house items such as a signature Cantonese sweetly glazed duck, noodle soup with duck parts and scallions, Peking duck, and duck chow foon * standard Chinese American restaurant items like wonton, but prepared from scratch with more care than in many places. For over two decades, Joe's Peking Duck House has offered fresh flavorful food with friendly efficient service.
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