I'll check today and see if they're open. They may be on an extended New Year holiday, of course, but we ordered from them just a few weeks ago with no issue. They didn't appear to do dine-in, only delivery and phone-in carryout. They were busy, but they're also pretty pricey these days compared to others in the vicinity. We adore their fatty beef green pepper soup/noodle.

They claim to have had kitchen issues since Chinese New Years. I would definitely call before trying to venture there.

I don't think JMC is pricey compared to any newer entrants. Hunan Cuisine is at least as expensive (and very good in its own way). MCCB is the same price and much worse. Chef Xiong is a newer Sichuan entrant with about the same price point. The various fish places (Yao Yao, Tan Lu) will net you a bigger bill. Ken Kee is packed and serves $20 noodle bowls and high teens fried rice.

I am more surprised that a lot of the older establishments mostly along Wentworth are keeping prices down rather than thinking JMC is some kind of outlier. There is a clear divide between the newer and older restaurants in the area, but I would say people appear to be willing to pay the higher prices in the plaza area.

Americans are addicted to cheap. Good food, especially these days mainly is not. Time to understand what it takes both product and labor wise what the true costs of a dish are.

I stopped by, there is a sign in the door stating they're performing interior maintenance, no start or end dates, alas.

I'm well aware of what Chinatown costs these days, we live in walking distance and eat here and in Bridgeport all the time. JMC is great, but some portions are pretty small for a higher price than other places. For example, their Méi Mountain beef dish is a killer, like Spicy Hand Tear Beef Jerk meets Dry Chili Chicken. But there's hardly ever more than a few good nuggets of beef in it. We still go frequently, but our dollar goes further at Four Seasons Dumplings, for example.

They’ve been closed for something like 2 weeks at least now. I’m genuinely concerned. The last time I came here and it was open was end of January. But I didn’t visit at all in the first week of February.

My wife and I go here basically weekly. And they consistently have been closed without explanation other than internal maintenance. I’m not saying that it isn’t legit, but it can’t be good for a restaurant to not run for such a long time. I also remember PappaRoti in the loop closed after saying they kept saying they were fixing “technical issues”. And just weeks and weeks passed before they finally just disappeared. I’m not saying it’s the same thing but I wish I could hear more. They are by far my favorite restaurant

Just fyi, I noticed on Yelp it’s saying they expect to reopen by April 1st

Be still my heart (and tastebuds).