Category: Chinese
Reviews of Chinese Restaurants in New York City
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10 Pell Street between Bowery and Doyers 212/233.3888 $30 for two, without drinks, with tip ♥ ♥ My craving for spicy Sichuan food still hasn’t abated. In less than a week, I’ve traveled to Flushing, Queens for Spicy & Tasty and met another friend in midtown to eat at Szechuan Gourmet. It’s so hot in…
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11 Division Street between Catherine and Market 212/941.6888‎ $35 for two, without drinks, with tip ♥ ♥ We were in Chinatown, in our usual nursing home mood, craving soup and vegetables when I upped the ante: Should we try something new? I don’t know, man. As far as I’m concerned, everything past Bowery is cat…
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171 1st Avenue between 10th and 11th Streets 212/777-7773 about $58 for two, with one beer, with tip ♥ ♥ Updated: My bad. Momofuku Ko is still under construction in what used to be the original space of Momofuku Noodle Bar. Thanks, Zach. Is there a stronger English word than savory that can describe the…
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36 West 48th Street between Fifth and Sixth Avenues 212/398.2308 about $50 for two, with two drinks, with tip ♥ Wu Liang Ye was highly recommended to me by a Chinese friend. As we walked on 48th Street, past the OTB, the black garbage bags in front and the two crackheads on the steps, I…
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39-07 Prince Street, Flushing, Queens 718/359.1601 ♥ ♥ ♥ The pain didn’t take effect until five minutes into our meal. When I say pain, I’m talking about our tongues going numb, beads of sweat starting to dot our foreheads, a ringing sensation behind our ears and ooze starting to form in our small noses. All…
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21 Saint Marks Place between 2nd and 3rd Avenues 212/529.4805 $25 each for three, with three beers, with tip ♥ ♥ ♥ The Chipotle opened along St. Marks opened first and then the vending-machine store BAM! made headlines. When I saw the Grand Sichuan open, I only thought, Great, I don’t have to go to…
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141 East 55th Street between Third and Lexington 212/753.3900 $365 for eleven, with drinks, without tip ♥ ♥ It was a challenge to organize the Dr.’s second birthday celebration with his married friends but they all showed up for brunch with their children at Our Place. (Part one was at Le Bernardin and tapas with…
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120 Lexington Avenue corner of 28th Street 212/532.3663 $65 for two, without drinks, with tip ♥ Mirch is loosely translated as spicy in Hindi and the combination of Sichuan and Cantonese cuisines happily bring out the intense flavor of Indian cooking. The positive is that the dishes are lighter than what I am used to…
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305 Church Street corner of Walker 212/925.1205 $25 for two, with two drinks, without tip ♥ ♥ Update, 2008: Province has closed Oh, mantou, where have you been all these years? Mantou, the steamed bun mainstay of northern Chinese street food stalls is finally in TriBeCa. And I hope it stays because the neighborhood could…
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229 Ninth Avenue at 24th Street 212/620.5200 about $60 for two, without drinks, without tip ♥ ♥ New York City has some great selection of Chinese food. Unfortunately, it doesn’t include Sichuan, the spicy kind. When I crave the flavor of numbing Sichuan peppers, I go to Grand Sichuan International in Chelsea. They have a…
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5 Mott Street at Worth, New York City 212/566-8388 about $60 for two, without drinks, without tip ♥ ♥ I never thought I’d say this but I love vegetarian food! That is, if it’s from Buddha Bodai. They specialize in both kosher and Buddhist vegetarian meals, so during a busy day, the restaurant is abuzz.…
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163 1st Avenue between 10th and 11th Streets 212/475-7899 about $80 for two, with two drinks, with tip ♥ ♥ Updated, 2007: Momofuku has moved two stores down to make room for the third restaurant in their family, Momofuku Ko Momofuku, which means “lucky peach,” is a nicely-designed noodlebar with mostly Japanese and Korean-influenced dishes…