It seems like it is really hard to find good Chinese food in New York City these days...even from the hole in the wall spots. When you go to NYC Chinese food spots, you're not expecting Michelin star quality or the most sanitary conditions, but the quality of the food is declining.Fried rice is yellow, when typically one would expect it to be soy sauced base, therefore it would be more brown in color. Breaded chicken dishes like Sesame Chicken and General Tso are mostly breading, with no chicken really to be found. General Tso is often listed as spicy, but no spice or peppers can be detected. Just disappointing all around. Is this the price of gentrification? The westernizing of literally all of the dishes?Recently reordered a few dishes after taking a year plus long break from ordering. Aside from not being the healthiest option, I just felt like the food wasn't hitting like it should.I can tell that they must have changed cooks since that time.I used to get the Honey Fried Chicken Wings (fried hard to keep crispy) and what arrived was disgusting and inedible. The chicken was covered in this gel like substance that wasn't even sweet. The fried rice also didn't taste fresh, some grains having a bit of bite to them. Roast pork egg roll void of any real roast pork. I also ordered 2 other dishes because often times, I am pretty sure something is going to suck and I want to have a back up option. Those entrees were general tso and spare ribs, both of which were underwhelming and were not finished. While the ribs were charred nicely, the marinade on them wasn't quite right. The total cost of these three dishes were $50+, which is a bit unheard of for Chinese food of this quality.The delivery is fast and the gentleman who delivers is very kind, but between the poor food quality and the crazy fees from ordering through the platforms, I find it an easy pass.
Food: 2
Service: 3
Kay Bella
Great take out Chinese food. Try the generalTso chicken.
Food: 5
Service: 5
Dani G.
Frist of all the service is not it, the lady at the front was so rude and gave attitude to a customer just because the person couldn't really speak english that good but they try to show them there own menu so they were trying to communicate I mean it takes some time for people however the lady just couldn't be patient enough or help but what she could do is tell the customer that "it's America speak English". Besides that the food was okay it's not that great it's pretty small the chicken wings and burnt and the egg roll is not crunchy or good unless you put some sauce. I used to go here a lot before they changed owners and the food and service was great it's sad to see a place turn bad
S.K. Chan
cheap and good food!!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Howard Himmel
Good always hot and delicious and on
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Dumplings, Orange Chicken with White Rice Hot and Spicy
Patrick Chen
Score again. feelings. Accompany me every night when I study hard.
Second time in as many weeks that a take out order is not correct. First time, received chicken with eggplant instead of pork with eggplant. Second time, missing a fried dumpling when two are ordered. Is the food good?, Yes. Is the food hot?, Yes. It does NOT matter if I have guests without food while others dine or wait for a replacement and allow the food to get cold. CHECK YOUR ORDERS BEFORE THEY GO OUT!!!
Food: 5
Service: 2
Paul B.
Very disappointed at what I saw today. I ordered 2 orders of fried dumplings for me and my friend. First they microwaved the dumplings then they put them in the broiler to brown the tops. Soggy dumplings.
Virgil B.
Second time in as many weeks that a take out order is not correct. First time, received chicken with eggplant instead of pork with eggplant. Second time, missing a fried dumpling when two are ordered. Is the food good?, Yes. Is the food hot?, Yes. It does NOT matter if I have guests without food while others dine or wait for a replacement and allow the food to get cold. CHECK YOUR ORDERS BEFORE THEY GO OUT!!!
Andrew “Spanky” Mencher
Food has no taste at
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
Vivienne C.
Needed a late night eat at Roosevelt Island and its unfortunate because this is one of the only places available. Just a note, they really only accept cash (there's an ATM in-store). If you do decide to order online because you forgot cash, it's around 30-40% more expensive. - Wonton Soup - The soup itself was fine, very reminiscent of what wonton soup is Hong Kong would tastes like, but the wontons were not it. They were more like dumplings than anything else with a very thick wrapper and barely any filling on the inside. Typically wontons are in a clear wrapper, so I'm not sure about this one. - Pepper Steak with Onion - I'm glad that they give you a whole dish full of steak, peppers, and onions with rice on the side but it was honestly not great. The vegetables didn't have a lot of flavor and neither did the steak. Overall, not sure if I would come back here again but I guess if this is my only choice on Roosevelt Island for a midnight snack, what can you do?
It seems like it is really hard to find good Chinese food in New York City these days...even from the hole in the wall spots. When you go to NYC Chinese food spots, you're not expecting Michelin star quality or the most sanitary conditions, but the quality of the food is declining.Fried rice is yellow, when typically one would expect it to be soy sauced base, therefore it would be more brown in color. Breaded chicken dishes like Sesame Chicken and General Tso are mostly breading, with no chicken really to be found. General Tso is often listed as spicy, but no spice or peppers can be detected. Just disappointing all around. Is this the price of gentrification? The westernizing of literally all of the dishes?Recently reordered a few dishes after taking a year plus long break from ordering. Aside from not being the healthiest option, I just felt like the food wasn't hitting like it should.I can tell that they must have changed cooks since that time.I used to get the Honey Fried Chicken Wings (fried hard to keep crispy) and what arrived was disgusting and inedible. The chicken was covered in this gel like substance that wasn't even sweet. The fried rice also didn't taste fresh, some grains having a bit of bite to them. Roast pork egg roll void of any real roast pork. I also ordered 2 other dishes because often times, I am pretty sure something is going to suck and I want to have a back up option. Those entrees were general tso and spare ribs, both of which were underwhelming and were not finished. While the ribs were charred nicely, the marinade on them wasn't quite right. The total cost of these three dishes were $50+, which is a bit unheard of for Chinese food of this quality.The delivery is fast and the gentleman who delivers is very kind, but between the poor food quality and the crazy fees from ordering through the platforms, I find it an easy pass.
Food: 2
Service: 3
Great take out Chinese food. Try the generalTso chicken.
Food: 5
Service: 5
Frist of all the service is not it, the lady at the front was so rude and gave attitude to a customer just because the person couldn't really speak english that good but they try to show them there own menu so they were trying to communicate I mean it takes some time for people however the lady just couldn't be patient enough or help but what she could do is tell the customer that "it's America speak English". Besides that the food was okay it's not that great it's pretty small the chicken wings and burnt and the egg roll is not crunchy or good unless you put some sauce. I used to go here a lot before they changed owners and the food and service was great it's sad to see a place turn bad
cheap and good food!!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Good always hot and delicious and on
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Dumplings, Orange Chicken with White Rice Hot and Spicy
Score again. feelings. Accompany me every night when I study hard.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
best chinese on the
Food: 5
Service: 5
Fast, helpful, delicious!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: General TSO's Chicken Lunch
China numbah
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Fries
#fatbible. Rip.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 3
Service: 3
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Second time in as many weeks that a take out order is not correct. First time, received chicken with eggplant instead of pork with eggplant. Second time, missing a fried dumpling when two are ordered. Is the food good?, Yes. Is the food hot?, Yes. It does NOT matter if I have guests without food while others dine or wait for a replacement and allow the food to get cold. CHECK YOUR ORDERS BEFORE THEY GO OUT!!!
Food: 5
Service: 2
Very disappointed at what I saw today. I ordered 2 orders of fried dumplings for me and my friend. First they microwaved the dumplings then they put them in the broiler to brown the tops. Soggy dumplings.
Second time in as many weeks that a take out order is not correct. First time, received chicken with eggplant instead of pork with eggplant. Second time, missing a fried dumpling when two are ordered. Is the food good?, Yes. Is the food hot?, Yes. It does NOT matter if I have guests without food while others dine or wait for a replacement and allow the food to get cold. CHECK YOUR ORDERS BEFORE THEY GO OUT!!!
Food has no taste at
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
Needed a late night eat at Roosevelt Island and its unfortunate because this is one of the only places available. Just a note, they really only accept cash (there's an ATM in-store). If you do decide to order online because you forgot cash, it's around 30-40% more expensive. - Wonton Soup - The soup itself was fine, very reminiscent of what wonton soup is Hong Kong would tastes like, but the wontons were not it. They were more like dumplings than anything else with a very thick wrapper and barely any filling on the inside. Typically wontons are in a clear wrapper, so I'm not sure about this one. - Pepper Steak with Onion - I'm glad that they give you a whole dish full of steak, peppers, and onions with rice on the side but it was honestly not great. The vegetables didn't have a lot of flavor and neither did the steak. Overall, not sure if I would come back here again but I guess if this is my only choice on Roosevelt Island for a midnight snack, what can you do?