From dumpling stands in a Cleveland supermarket to a landlocked fish market in Tulsa, America is brimming with thousands of neighborhood eateries that locals swear by.
Among the 80 on Bon Appetit's list of favorited neighborhood restaurants is one right here in Bergen County.
Petite Soo Chow on Gorge Road is not just another Chinese restaurant, Yelpers say.
"My mom brought me here to have dinner for my birthday and told me that my brother and her have been going here for years," Elysa O. said.
"I got annoyed since they never told me about this place when I lived in town but glad she finally did. This is definitely a hidden gem."
The soup dumplings, scallion pancakes are unrivaled even in Chinatown and Flushing, apparently.
The three other New Jersey restaurants on the list are Tony's Baltimore Grill in Atlantic City, Swagath Gourmet in Edison and Liberty Hall Pizza in Lambertville.
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