Service gruff, but food feels home style and was great!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Melaphant
I really wanted to like this place. The reviews were amazing, and I knew from jump this is not the place to go to for excellent service. The chef and owner can be brash and downright rude. He is so busy doing everything in the place,that you as the guest are expected to just hang out until the food is done. When I went in, he didn't greet me at all, there were no tables available but I didn't mind waiting. I saw he had 4 different tables full of people waiting for food so I waited until he acknowledged me to order. He told me I had to wait and that was fine. I wanted to eat at the place, but he assumed because I was standing that I was ordering to go. A table cleared up, but he was busy making the food to clear the table, which I understand. He ended up giving me the food to go, I asked for a Thai iced tea and he told me he has it, but he couldn't make it for me because he was too busy. I was going to pay with cash, but he had no change for a $50, so I went next door to get change. Honestly, I wasn't stressing about the service because I knew I was there mainly for the food, so I was really really disappointed with what I got. I will start off with the positives and that's 1. The chicken soup was jam packed with flavor. It was so delicious. I just wish it hadn't spilled in the bag. 2. The chicken was fried perfectly. Not dry and not undercooked. Just right.
Now for the cons... 1. The chicken was barely seasoned. And there was no spicy plum sauce with it. For $17, I was also expecting more chicken than was in there 2. The ginger rice tasted dry, old, and hard. I was so disappointed because I've had amazing ginger rice in other places, even from food trucks and this was not it man 3. The cucumbers were old and wilted. Just haphazardly cut and chucked into the takeout container.
I was really let down by the food quality. Maybe he was just swamped that day and couldn't keep up with the quality. I understand wanting to be a one man show, but man does the quality control suffer because of it. One man can't do every single job of a sit down restaurant and it showed. I will give it another try another day, perhaps when it isnt crowded.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 3
Service: 1
Krystle Rodriguez
I've been eating at Bangklyn since 2001, and I've never been disappointed. The food is amazing, and the owners are kind and humble. I go every few weeks because the food is so delicious.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Andre Skav
Perhaps some of the best food of my life
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Cameron
Authentic. Food is the star. When you come here you eat a plate of this man’s psyche and if you drop your ego you’ll have the best food you’ve ever had.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Albert Steven
The owner of the restaurant cook with his heart, you can feel it in every bite that it was passion that drive him. It was one of the most delicious meal I had in Harlem.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Natalie Eilerman
My favorite restaurant in NYC.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Noreen Somani
An absolute gem of a person behind this place. A treasure for the community, and all that get the chance to experience.
Service gruff, but food feels home style and was great!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
I really wanted to like this place. The reviews were amazing, and I knew from jump this is not the place to go to for excellent service. The chef and owner can be brash and downright rude. He is so busy doing everything in the place,that you as the guest are expected to just hang out until the food is done. When I went in, he didn't greet me at all, there were no tables available but I didn't mind waiting. I saw he had 4 different tables full of people waiting for food so I waited until he acknowledged me to order. He told me I had to wait and that was fine. I wanted to eat at the place, but he assumed because I was standing that I was ordering to go. A table cleared up, but he was busy making the food to clear the table, which I understand. He ended up giving me the food to go, I asked for a Thai iced tea and he told me he has it, but he couldn't make it for me because he was too busy. I was going to pay with cash, but he had no change for a $50, so I went next door to get change. Honestly, I wasn't stressing about the service because I knew I was there mainly for the food, so I was really really disappointed with what I got. I will start off with the positives and that's
1. The chicken soup was jam packed with flavor. It was so delicious. I just wish it hadn't spilled in the bag.
2. The chicken was fried perfectly. Not dry and not undercooked. Just right.
Now for the cons...
1. The chicken was barely seasoned. And there was no spicy plum sauce with it. For $17, I was also expecting more chicken than was in there
2. The ginger rice tasted dry, old, and hard. I was so disappointed because I've had amazing ginger rice in other places, even from food trucks and this was not it man
3. The cucumbers were old and wilted. Just haphazardly cut and chucked into the takeout container.
I was really let down by the food quality. Maybe he was just swamped that day and couldn't keep up with the quality. I understand wanting to be a one man show, but man does the quality control suffer because of it. One man can't do every single job of a sit down restaurant and it showed. I will give it another try another day, perhaps when it isnt crowded.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 3
Service: 1
I've been eating at Bangklyn since 2001, and I've never been disappointed. The food is amazing, and the owners are kind and humble. I go every few weeks because the food is so delicious.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Perhaps some of the best food of my life
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Authentic. Food is the star. When you come here you eat a plate of this man’s psyche and if you drop your ego you’ll have the best food you’ve ever had.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
The owner of the restaurant cook with his heart, you can feel it in every bite that it was passion that drive him. It was one of the most delicious meal I had in Harlem.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
My favorite restaurant in NYC.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
An absolute gem of a person behind this place. A treasure for the community, and all that get the chance to experience.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Amazing food and person
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
The owner imagines unlike any other
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Restaurantji Recommends
Best restaurant in the city
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Amazing
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
This is such a hidden gem- fantastic food, great prices & the best crab fried rice of your life.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: Basil Fried Rice
The best
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Pat Bangklyn is man of many talents. Excellent Thai cooking is the latest and greatest
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
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