Le Anh Chinese Food

My friends all know my struggle to find Jian Bing in Philadelphia and how I can barely find ONE, let alone THE PERFECT one. So imagine my surprise when I found out today that Le Anh retired and sold her business to someone who reopened it for: Jian Bing!! The menu is limited and the woman didn't speak English but the owner was there to assist. I ordered a chicken Jian Bing, but there was also: Salami, Vegetarian, Hot Dog or Combo. (Is it normal to have salami?!) I asked for mild since I thought the hot oil would be intense but next time I might ask for a bit more spice. The price was reasonable for $6 and the flavor was good. The chicken was a good amount and slightly spice and the wonton crisp was a nice touch.However this is still far from the perfect Jian Bing because of 2 things. 1. The crepe wasn't made fresh to order. This takes away from the proper Jian Bing where you get a snack and a show! Also, that means the crepe isn't that crispy as it sat there for a bit. But it was cooked with eggs and tasted pretty darn close to the ones I had in Beijing.2. There was no vegetables- none of the standard Jian Bing ingredients- such as scallion, cilantro, and pickled veggies!! That would made such a difference in flavor :/ perhaps they will have this in the vegetable one.I'm glad Philly finally has a Jian Bing place but it still have ways to go to be the perfect Jian Bing. I'll definitely try it again after they get adjusted.

Are you a "Real Le Anh" fan or an "Original Le Anh" fan?I go to the other one - "Original" doesn't do it for me the way "Real" does. They're right across the street from each other, which has to be rough. Honestly, the food is quite similar, but for some reason, I kind of prefer the other one.

The food carts are very very conveniently located close to the building where I work. Some days I want to have something light and their soup is perfect.A healthy vegetable soup with tofu and/or noodles is yumm...for $1.50-2.00 it's so cheap. I ask for spicy so she adds sriracha. Try it, you won't regret it. I also like that there are 'small' versions of several rice/noodle dishes, which are better so I don't over eat! ;)

I was looking for a place to buy pho that was close to my workplace on 33rd and Walnut and came across Le Anh. I ordered a beef pho, which cost only $5. You get what you pay for, and I think that for $5, the pho was okay. The broth, though, was obviously made from beef broth and didn't have much flavor, but the woman working there, (who, I must mention, is very friendly) added hoisin sauce and sriracha to it (sriracha by request). If you order this, I suggest you ask her to add less hoisin sauce because the broth ended up being too sweet and I couldn't drink it at the end. The only vegetable added was thai basil (or some kind of basil) and there some slices of beef tendon meatballs and thick slices of overcooked beef brisket (?). Although it was definitely not the best pho I ever had, I would probably still go back every now and then. It is very conveniently located compared to other Vietnamese restaurants on campus (which are closer to 40th street; Sang Kee on Chestnut has pho but it isn't good), and it's only $5. You really can't expect much more since the woman is making this on a food cart.

Went here twice. Was impressed by the menu. Pho and Pad Thai from a food cart? My interest was really piqued. Unfortunate to say, the Pho wasn't Pho. The broth had no flavor, the chicken was small tender style pieces, and there were random stir fried vegetables thrown in. Huge let down.Just gave them a second chance on the Pad Thai and have to say it was another let down. Same sliced chicken tenders that were in the pho, same stir fry vegatables. Looked nothing like the picture, and peanuts weren't noticeable if they were even there. Overall it seems like all of their dishes are just permutations of the same meat and veggies, and nothing special.

I like Le Anh. May not be authentic Chinese food, but it DOES taste good. I've been here a few times, on the run and it did the job. I like the lo mein and shrimp fried rice.

I'm giving "the original" Le Anh two stars; the first star because the woman who served me was really sweet, and the second because my (crappy) pork fried rice only set me back $2.50. It's hard to regret a meal when it costs so little.That being said, my first impression of Le Anh was not a good one. Their interpretation of pork fried rice was plain fried rice topped with 5 thin slabs of pork and a less-than-generous serving of soy sauce. I mean, how hard is it to mess up fried rice? They could have at least mixed the ingredients together to appease me! Despite the fact that it filled me up for a few hours after lunch, I almost want to say that it wasn't even worth the money. My best advice to anyone deciding whether to go to Le Anh or The Real Le Anh is to walk a block and a half to Yue Kee on 38th and Locust under the bridge. It's just as cheap (also $2.50 for pork fried rice) but the portions are substantially larger and the food is actually made in front of you.

As I'm walking down spruce street on the way to class I always pass by the horde of food carts and the various aromas have always enticed me to try them and I finally decided to jump in and see what happens to my digestive track.Ambiance: Nothing says street food like a small cart near a steam vent to keep the customers warm. All that it needs is a bunch of construction workers with a thick Philly accent waiting in line to seal the deal. Oh wait, it does! Seriously, those people are the best. I love them.Food: I went with a pretty common staple: General Tso's chicken. I wasn't feeling too adventurous since I had class and I didn't want to leave in hurry in case the food had an evil side. The chicken came with a side of rice which was nice because the amount of sauce they put on the chicken was basically the equivalent to the Atlantic ocean. I was eager to dig into my styrofoam containers worth of lumpy chicken but when i took my first bite I quickly realized that the ocean of sauce was basically just condensed soy sauce. Yummy.Service: Quick...almost too quick...Drinks: The soda cans were cold, so that's something.

The food is okay. Not really great.It's a nice sized food cart, with a large menu. There is no method to the line. People mob around it as the lady yells out, "who's next" one after another.It smelled real good, and the prices seemed reasonable, so I gave it a try.I got an egg roll and General Tso's Chicken. The chicken was more fried breading than it was chicken. The Tso's sauce, was not really Tso's sauce. I think she used the same sauce for two different dishes before mine. It might be a one sauce for all cart? I don't know, but I'm calling booty on this one. It was not Tso's sauce.The egg roll was okay. Not great, but average.All in all, if you're hungry, it might do the trick. But you don't come here expecting anything great, or for it to even be what it should be.Booty!

This is definitely my new favorite Chinese restaurant. I'm making my way through the menu, and feel safe saying that their food is always seasoned perfectly, never bland or overbearing. The food is fresh and well packaged when delivered, and they always provide us with the perfect dinner.