Wow what a delicious meal six of us enjoyed! Wood ear mushroom salad, pulled chicken, fried mini buns, crispy fish skins, spicy fish balls, soy sauce chicken, roasted duck, char sui, crispy skin roast pork, spicy brisket with rice and broccoli with garlic to make it healthy. Everyone raved about everything, but the favorites were the wood ear mushrooms and pulled chicken. A couple people ordered more brisket and duck to go. And the bill was only around $30pp! Only complaint would be so many dishes were served at once, not just appetizers, but we adjusted. The spacious restaurant is brand new with modern decor. What a great addition to the neighborhood!
Tiffany W.
I went to the location in China town which has no dining space left right away, to go to the LES location is the one with nice tables and big space. Tried the fatty guitar duck, wow blew me away. Fatty as described and well seasoned. The regular pecking duck is always delicious less fatty. The milk buns were interesting, it's not brioche but it's fried dry dough with condensed milk. The char siu wonton noodles were delicious. I realized the charsiu would be something I'd get again it was soooooo good. Overall they just opened so the service was a bit all over the place. Nice people, just a lot of confusion. I would come again!
Han C.
Tasty! I love that you can specify white or dark meat for the proteins. For duck, ALWAYS get white meat. Duck is all dark meat anyway, and it would guarantee you the delicious breast pieces. Ordered the three meat plate with rice to try more roast meats, and unfortunately the roast pork was out ;( but tried the char siu which was pretty good. The duck will and always be my favorite. The chili wonton appetizer was also delicious. My mistake was not ordering the dinner special, so keep scrolling on the website and look for the saved bundles at the bottom!
Jennie T.
Pretty ambiance. Clean. Friendly staff. Delicious authentic food. What can you ask for more?
Elizabeth R.
Honestly a solid spot if you're just craving some chicken + rice or duck + rice. Prices are decent and lots of space for big parties. The apps were great and honestly I think the chicken might've been better than the duck but both had good flavor (duck was maybe a bit too oily and too much bone for me). Would recommend at least trying!
Hopi W
Small “siu-lap” cantonese style restaurant. Minimal seating available with cute small lanterns hanging overhead. More for take out orders. We ordered 1/2 roast chicken and 1/4 roast duck to go. There was a line for pick up orders but it moved fast. Both meats were delicious and reasonably priced.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Stacey Dai
Amazing service, beautiful scenery, and I’m obsessed with their dishes! I’d recommend the curry fish balls, dan dan spicy brisket, and dan dan braised pork. Sooo delicious!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Hay Hay Lunch Special
Steven Petrillo
Even better than their Chinatown location. Some of the best roast duck and pork in the
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Three Selections with Rice 三宝飯
Thanh Nguyen
Some of the best Chinese bbq in Manhattan at a reasonable
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Paula Tchen
Spacious restaurant with excellent quality BBQ meats. You have a full selection of roasted duck, chicken, pork and char siu on rice or noodle. I recommend the won ton noodle soup. It was amazing. We originally planned to go to Momofuku but it was too full and happily found this place. I can’t wait to come back. Quiet restaurant suitable for dinner conversation
TLDR: Pass! Most things were mediocre here. I can see why they needed the Instagram hype.I keep seeing this place show up on Instagram. So my friend and I decided to give it a try. We were lured in by the free birthday meal promotion. The space was cute with the red lantern lights and our server was so sweet. FYI 2 steps at the entrance so not accessible for mobility challenged folks.The Good:Garlic lover chicken wings 5/5- best item we tried. It was crispy and flavorful, could've used more garlic. Spicy brisket with bok choy with white rice 3.5/5- flavorful and not too bad. I didn't think it was spicy though. Hong Kong style milk tea 4/5- good and too sweet, though I could tell it was from a powder mix.The Bad:Hay Hay spicy wontons 1/5- my friend and I both did not like this at all. I found this inedible and rubbery. Roasted duck (dark meat) with white rice, bok choy, and dipping sauce 2/5- duck and sauce were extremely salty. The duck wasn't roasted well so it was still had a huge layer of fat, skin wasn't crispy, and my biggest gripe was it wasn't much meat. Also all duck is dark meat so not sure why they make a big deal out of white vs dark meat.I ended up giving my leftovers to a homeless person. I really didn't want any more of the wontons or duck meal. There was only 1-2 other tables of customers when we were here around 6pm on Thursday. The 2 single unisex bathrooms were clean. Not coming back. I will be sticking to Chinatown for my roasted meats.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 2
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: Hay Hay Dinner Special, Combination
Alex Parks
The duck here is exquisite. I haven’t tried anything else yet because I can’t stop getting the duck. Delicious!
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Peking Duck, One Selection with Rice 單拼飯, Combination
Tan N.
Look for the DUCK! Came here upon landing for a nice quick meal of roasted Chinese bbq. We did not expect the quantity and quality to rival even Houston! We got the three meat noodle and three meat rice and oh man it was filling and delicious Duck was a little skinny but the char siu and the roasted pork belly were delicious The noodle form was good but I should've opted for the rice plate. The soup made the meats wet and lost their crunch. Do try! The curry fish balls are a must try. The sauce was crack!
Kylie B.
Got a roasted combo with dark + white duck and it was great! The duck was great and not too fatty and the broth on the side was super flavorful. Decent portion size (I split mine with one other person) and friendly service.
Wow what a delicious meal six of us enjoyed! Wood ear mushroom salad, pulled chicken, fried mini buns, crispy fish skins, spicy fish balls, soy sauce chicken, roasted duck, char sui, crispy skin roast pork, spicy brisket with rice and broccoli with garlic to make it healthy. Everyone raved about everything, but the favorites were the wood ear mushrooms and pulled chicken. A couple people ordered more brisket and duck to go. And the bill was only around $30pp! Only complaint would be so many dishes were served at once, not just appetizers, but we adjusted. The spacious restaurant is brand new with modern decor. What a great addition to the neighborhood!
I went to the location in China town which has no dining space left right away, to go to the LES location is the one with nice tables and big space. Tried the fatty guitar duck, wow blew me away. Fatty as described and well seasoned. The regular pecking duck is always delicious less fatty. The milk buns were interesting, it's not brioche but it's fried dry dough with condensed milk. The char siu wonton noodles were delicious. I realized the charsiu would be something I'd get again it was soooooo good. Overall they just opened so the service was a bit all over the place. Nice people, just a lot of confusion. I would come again!
Tasty! I love that you can specify white or dark meat for the proteins. For duck, ALWAYS get white meat. Duck is all dark meat anyway, and it would guarantee you the delicious breast pieces. Ordered the three meat plate with rice to try more roast meats, and unfortunately the roast pork was out ;( but tried the char siu which was pretty good. The duck will and always be my favorite. The chili wonton appetizer was also delicious. My mistake was not ordering the dinner special, so keep scrolling on the website and look for the saved bundles at the bottom!
Pretty ambiance. Clean. Friendly staff. Delicious authentic food. What can you ask for more?
Honestly a solid spot if you're just craving some chicken + rice or duck + rice. Prices are decent and lots of space for big parties. The apps were great and honestly I think the chicken might've been better than the duck but both had good flavor (duck was maybe a bit too oily and too much bone for me). Would recommend at least trying!
Small “siu-lap” cantonese style restaurant. Minimal seating available with cute small lanterns hanging overhead. More for take out orders. We ordered 1/2 roast chicken and 1/4 roast duck to go. There was a line for pick up orders but it moved fast. Both meats were delicious and reasonably priced.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Amazing service, beautiful scenery, and I’m obsessed with their dishes! I’d recommend the curry fish balls, dan dan spicy brisket, and dan dan braised pork. Sooo delicious!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Hay Hay Lunch Special
Even better than their Chinatown location. Some of the best roast duck and pork in the
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Three Selections with Rice 三宝飯
Some of the best Chinese bbq in Manhattan at a reasonable
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Spacious restaurant with excellent quality BBQ meats. You have a full selection of roasted duck, chicken, pork and char siu on rice or noodle. I recommend the won ton noodle soup. It was amazing. We originally planned to go to Momofuku but it was too full and happily found this place. I can’t wait to come back. Quiet restaurant suitable for dinner conversation
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
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Very good priced set menus and good food
TLDR: Pass! Most things were mediocre here. I can see why they needed the Instagram hype.I keep seeing this place show up on Instagram. So my friend and I decided to give it a try. We were lured in by the free birthday meal promotion. The space was cute with the red lantern lights and our server was so sweet. FYI 2 steps at the entrance so not accessible for mobility challenged folks.The Good:Garlic lover chicken wings 5/5- best item we tried. It was crispy and flavorful, could've used more garlic. Spicy brisket with bok choy with white rice 3.5/5- flavorful and not too bad. I didn't think it was spicy though. Hong Kong style milk tea 4/5- good and too sweet, though I could tell it was from a powder mix.The Bad:Hay Hay spicy wontons 1/5- my friend and I both did not like this at all. I found this inedible and rubbery. Roasted duck (dark meat) with white rice, bok choy, and dipping sauce 2/5- duck and sauce were extremely salty. The duck wasn't roasted well so it was still had a huge layer of fat, skin wasn't crispy, and my biggest gripe was it wasn't much meat. Also all duck is dark meat so not sure why they make a big deal out of white vs dark meat.I ended up giving my leftovers to a homeless person. I really didn't want any more of the wontons or duck meal. There was only 1-2 other tables of customers when we were here around 6pm on Thursday. The 2 single unisex bathrooms were clean. Not coming back. I will be sticking to Chinatown for my roasted meats.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 2
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: Hay Hay Dinner Special, Combination
The duck here is exquisite. I haven’t tried anything else yet because I can’t stop getting the duck. Delicious!
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Peking Duck, One Selection with Rice 單拼飯, Combination
Look for the DUCK! Came here upon landing for a nice quick meal of roasted Chinese bbq. We did not expect the quantity and quality to rival even Houston! We got the three meat noodle and three meat rice and oh man it was filling and delicious Duck was a little skinny but the char siu and the roasted pork belly were delicious The noodle form was good but I should've opted for the rice plate. The soup made the meats wet and lost their crunch. Do try! The curry fish balls are a must try. The sauce was crack!
Got a roasted combo with dark + white duck and it was great! The duck was great and not too fatty and the broth on the side was super flavorful. Decent portion size (I split mine with one other person) and friendly service.