We were taking a break from the Philadelphia Flower Show and decided to go to Chinatown for lunch. We were looking for seafood and picked Ocean Harbor after the first couple of restaurants weren't open. The restaurant was about half full and we were directed to a table right away. in a minute or so, we were served tea we didn't order (but were later charged for). It came in a broken teapot. Then a waitress came by with a cart and offered us about six different dishes, none of which looked too appetizing. The waitress was very persistent so we took small plates of calamari, noodles, and shrimp on peppers. All the dishes were at room temperature. The calamari was a bit salty, but OK. The noodles were definitely old. The peppers were very greasy. So having finished that, we tried to get someone to take our order. One waitress I asked just said ""Later"" and walked away. We asked another waitress for water but she never brought it. All around us, other diners were being served hot dishes that actually looked pretty good. We gave up waiting and decided to leave. The check had nothing written on it except three zeros in boxes next to some printed Chinese symbols, so we were stunned when we got to the register and were told the bill came to $17.50. So we paid the bill and left only to have the manager run after us to say we forgot to leave a tip. So we gave him a few bucks and got out of there as fast as we could. Now maybe w didn't understand the customs there. We were the only non-Asians in the restaurant. But I have to wonder. In short, bad food and worse service. I won't be going back to Chinatown anytime soon.
Pros: It was open at 1:00PM when we went to lunch
Cons: Bad food. Terrible service. Expensive.
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