This is a no frills Hong Kong diner style place. I was craving my fave Hong Kong breakfast of rice noodles (cherng fun) but too bad they were out of curry fishballs. But it was deliciously sauced! We also had their pork chop buns that was so flavorful. We tried their baked noodle dish that honestly lacked flavor but would definitely be back! read more

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Nice place that appears to be a whole in the wall. They have assorted bake goods. They have breakfast items and lunch items too. (Meal worthy). You can order teas and coffees hot or cold. Different toppings can be added to your drinks. The most popular items are the congees and rice noodles. It's all made in store and to order! Worth the trip!! read more

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Still my favorite place for rice noodles but the beef chow fun was a huge disappointment. It was more oily than usual and the beef looked like chicken?? It was hard and just not chewable. read more

88 Canteen - Hong Kong Style Cafe Near Me - Flushing, New York

Amazing food. U can order any food any time. This place has excellent service especially Marco but he usually be there in the morning.

We stumbled upon this place. Very thankful to find it offering budget friendly menu! Not too many seats, but we were there early enough to get a table. We had noodles and mai fun. Very good beef. Next time we will try their pastries. read more

i order Taiwanese minced with pork belly with sauce? 台式肉燥鈑 to go .. they didn't give me pork belly with sauce? price is about $12? never come here again .. 0 star .. i would be happy if they give me what i order? read more

Was visiting family member at New York Presbyterian Hospital Queens. There were not a lot of dining choices in the vicinity. Need to walk pass hospital and up the block to look for more dining choices. Referred by Rich W. to try out 88 Canteen. Stopped by numerous times to grab a coffee to go. Nothing fancy about this establishments. Basic eatery place with tables and chairs. Sure gets busy at this place. Lots of take out. Cars just parked and patrons pick up bags of prepared food. Staff is really friendly as you walk in they greet you and very helpful when you try to order items. I got the cupcake which is $2.00 and large tea with milk $2.50. The cupcake was fluffy and huge compared to other cupcakes that I have gotten elsewhere. Will definitely be back for more of 88 Canteen cupcake. I saw some of the prepared food that patrons bought to eat at the table. There were Congee and noodle plates. Will try that next time I am in the area. read more

Here on Sunday morning! This place is popping! My kids love the pork chop sandwiches! It's fried perfectly crispy and the bun is perfectly soft and pillowy! I had the congee and fried cruellers. My son loves the fish balls and peanut butter rice rolls! We have been coming here for a bit, everything we have tried has been so delicious! Not many of these HK style cafes around anymore! This one is great! The service is also good, the ladies behind the counter are very nice! Thanks! read more

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Food is reasonably priced in this economy. Fresh ingredients and well seasoned. My family's go to take out place read more

One of my favorite canto breakfast lunch spots. I used to go 168 tea shop down the block during college. This place opened after 168 tea shop. After all these years, 168 tea shop closed and this place still open. That is saying a lot. I believe it is because this place got better food but most importantly better service. The workers here has always been nice to me. I used to go few times a week. But now i live farther I go occasionlly. But every time i go they all remember me and always so nice to me. I highly recommend this place. P.S. Their hk milk tea is banging. my favorite read more

I'm back every chance I get. Simply love their breakfast and $10 lunch/dinner entrees. Only wish they were closer to my home. Bear in mind CASH only. I guess that's the only downside. read more

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Almond cookie small tray is $6.50. How? I should've taken a pic of the atrocity. Inflation is the devil! read more

This use to be a 10 in my book! I use to eat here so much that I practically know the chefs dishes by heart. Yeah... It was THAT serious! IMO I would recommend their Rice Noodles with Fish balls (lots of sauce) HANDS DOWN ! Best ! I've eaten places where I had to wait on line (pre Covid) for hrs! for a "meh" experience. The portions here are great. Bang for your buck. Perfect ratio of sauce and roll noods & balls. Nuff said. 2nd recommendation. Their Taiwanese Chicken Chop on rice. This basically has everything you need! Mince pork, pickled veg, tea egg and a fried piece of dark meat on rice! I did notice it's slightly changed cause now its made by someone else other then the original chef..but still as good. 3rd recommendation. The Braised Pork Belly over rice. When winter is here. THIS is what comfort food is like. Definitely helps stick some meat to your bones! My only complaint is the Curry Beef Stew over rice.... It use to be good. Now it has this weird fusion/fastfood style of a taste... but some may like it with the whole peppers and onions mix with a semi sweet curry? with the old? Overall. Me thinks not ~ read more

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The baked pork chop with tomato sauce or with cream sauce are delicious. The pork chop is lightly breaded with moist meat. The quantity of of pork chop is generous. You can't go wrong with either spaghetti or rice. The beef chow fun and baked ham and chicken over rice are flavorful and not dry. The moistness and texture made the dishes appetizing. I called ahead of time and the order was ready. They also have a bakery section with buns and pastries. I bought some pastries and I enjoyed its crispy almond cookie. 88 Canteen has restored indoor dining and it was a busy Sunday afternoon with many waiting for their orders. There is natural lighting coming into the store and the food is well stocked and organized. Too bad most of the buns were sold out, which says something about its popularity. Parking is available nearby either metered parking except for Sundays or further away from Main Street in the residential areas. read more

88 Canteen - Baked ham and chicken over rice with tomato sauce, beef chow fun and baked pork chop over spaghetti with cream sauce. - Hong Kong Style Cafe Near Me - Flushing, New York

I used to come here for their congee special. Pre-Covid times, 88 Canteen used to sell congee + fried long buns for $4.50. Post Covid times, 88 Canteen increased the price to $5 and reduced the size of the congee. This is trully a bad and outrageous business move. They should either: Option 1: keep the price the same and reduce the portion Option 2: increase the price and keep the portion the same But they became greedy and increased the price and reduced the portion I am not coming to this place again. This is again, an outrageous move! read more

Best pork chop bun (sandwich) in town! At this small eatery, you'd find the service to be quick and friendly. For less than $5, you'd get a well seasoned, lightly fried pork chop sandwiched with lettuce and mayo in a toasted buttery bun. While you're munching on this crispy and tender pork chop sandwich, do yourself a favor, wash it down with an authentic HK style milk tea. Thank me later. read more

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Have been coming here since they opened a few years ago but not recently. Their salt baked chicken with rice has generous portion and tasty chicken. Baked pork chop with rice was tasty with fried rice at the bottom. The sauce is not sauce and it was just right. Fish with corn over rice: only 5 pieces of fish. It was more generous before. All to go boxes are shallow depth. Size portion was obviously reduced. Overall 4 stars. Definitely will return. Also recommend their rice noodle roll with mixed sauce 混醬腸粉 and pork chop bun 豬扒包。 read more

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Don't worry about not speaking the language just come here and get the food the food tastes good I've been to many different Chinese places and this 88 canteen has great beef chow fun and mapo tofu read more

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You've got to understand that this is primarily a bakery/cafe but it serves food on the side. I don't expect bakery food to be on the same level as HK restaurants that specialize at making actual dishes. However, their menu is HUGE and the dishes I ordered exceeded my expectations. I only wish they had printed copies of the menu instead of the size 12 font for their menu that's 3 feet away. Be prepared to squint! Milk tea was so creamy and sweet, most likely loaded with spoonfuls of sugar but that's to be expected Indonesian fried rice was out of this world! I absolutely love when fried rice is fragrant and this one hit my nostrils from the moment I opened the takeout box. There was a decent amount of meat and seafood in it and a delicious fried egg on top. There were also a few pieces of beef which were AMAZING! I wish they had put a few more because they were so good. Braised pork over rice noodle was tasty as well. I loved how much sauce was in the dish, it was enough to completely drench my food in yummy goodness. The pork wasn't melt in your mouth but it still hit the spot. Both dishes were roughly $8 each and had generous portions. The cafe operates like any other so it's pay and go, so no tip! Delicious, quick and easy meal. read more

88 Canteen - Braised pork belly with preserved vegetables over rice - Hong Kong Style Cafe Near Me - Flushing, New York

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Been going to this spot for a long time now. It's got a lot of dishes and bakery goods. Very friendly people.

No frills Cantonese style dishes excellent for a quick lunch. Food is mostly good, sometimes inconsistent but for the price you can't beat the quality. My favorite is usually the Taiwanese style chicken over rice and the young chow fried rice. Friendly staff and very quick with orders. read more

Pretty typical Chinese cafe, serving a decent selection of hot food along with baked goods and drinks. It's always busy. So that's a good sign. We usually just come here for some pineapple buns, bubble teas, and some sesame cookies when we're in the area. read more

3.5 stars I was in the area with my family and we tried this place since it was just a few blocks away. The food isn't too salty which was a plus for my mom and I. My brother enjoyed his hainanese chicken. You can get either white or yellow rice. Decent portion for $9 I guess...My mom got 2-3 meals from it since she can't eat too much. The young chow fried rice wasn't salty, but it doesn't have that wok hei so it was very plain tasting. I didn't mind it. Beef chow fun had more flavor, again if there was some wok hei, would've been tastier. Not much beef but that's to be expected. Still lots of noodles. L tried the Taiwanese pork belly which comes with preserved veggies and an egg. He liked it a lot but I didn't care for the sauce. Would like to see am improved health report. We ordered from this place out of convenience since we couldn't go to far. More affordable then sit down Chinese restaurants. Food isn't bad, really convenient if you need food near the hospital. read more

With so many great food options in the area, this is just a local "fast food" establishment. The place doesn't have a lot of tables and people are usually just loitering waiting for their food to be ready. It's open early which makes it busy before 11am (when the other restaurants in the area open up). Service, like in most Queens restaurants, is a little gruff and almost no one speaks English. That being said, there are pictures of food on the wall - and if you point and smile, they are pretty patient (ish). What's good? - jian dui (fried sesame red bean ball) - EXCELLENT - preserved egg porridge with fried dough - fried pork chop is also decent If you need an early morning fix, this is a solid place. read more

I came back after some months away, and my favorite dish, the baked rice with chicken topped with cheese and cream sauce, is still delicious. There's so many toppings (green bell peppers, mushrooms, chicken, fried egg) mixed with fried rice and the cream sauce with cheese. I love this dish so much! Will literally drive here to get it. read more

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Delicious, reasonably priced food! My Chinese mom's favorite place for sponge cakes and hainanese chicken rice. Many go-tos for me - cheong fun with peanut butter sauce, young chow fried rice, beef chow fun and Singapore mei fun. Service is quick and friendly-cash only! ...and so close to NY Presbyterian! Highly recommend. read more

OK place. Weekend lunch time is crowded. The HK-style food is good and fresh. Tables and chairs are limited and need cleaning. At night the service and cooking can be slow. Do checkout their special dishes displayed on the back wall in large photos. Portions are large and prices are reasonable. Their tables can use some cleaning. Parking available on local streets. read more

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I got the taiwanese pork chops with rice, egg and pickled vegetables. Even though it is an hour away me and a friend craved it so much, we came back to get it. The pork chops are tender, juicy and fairly tasty. I liked the meat on the rice, although not a lot. The first time we had it, it seemed a bit more flavorful though. I wish they gave one more piece of pork chop (they gave me 2) and the pork chop was a bit crispier. The service was nice and friendly. The price is affordable at 9.50. read more

88 Canteen - Taiwanese pork chops - Hong Kong Style Cafe Near Me - Flushing, New York

88 Canteen is a Hong Kong style cafe located in the quieter part of Main Street where finding parking is still difficult, but easier. The cafe serves decent HK milk tea and nostalgic HK style breakfast items including churng fun (rice rolls) with fish balls in peanut sauce, spam and egg sandwich, macaroni, congee, as well as popular Chinese dishes such as Singapore mei fun, wonton noodle soup, fried rice, etc. One of my favorite dishes from here is the beef stew over rice, as they are generous with the beef and the sauce is flavorful enough for me to finish the entire box of rice. The cafe also serves a variety of Chinese buns, which makes a great breakfast or snack. I usually pick up several to go for the next morning or next few days :) In addition, service is pretty quick here. I've placed large takeout orders that were ready in 15 minutes, which is perfect when I am in a hurry ... which is 90% of the time. My only negative comment is the bathroom is filthy! I'd rather hold whatever I have to hold in than to use this bathroom. read more

88 Canteen - Rice rolls with fish balls - Hong Kong Style Cafe Near Me - Flushing, New York

$7.95 for half quart size rice roll. What a rip off. Will not go there again. They use those smaller than quart size but bigger than half quart container. And the rice roll is not even full, so this is equal to half quart. $7.95 is expensive for a rice roll with mixed sauce. Will not go there again. The rice roll is very hard and salty. 8/11/19: Called 88 canteen today to verify price of the rice roll. And the guy said it's 3.95. Then it must be someone in the shop who is stealing money from customers cause someone also posted they paid 5.75 for one order of rice roll from this shop. read more

88 Canteen - $7.95 for a half quart size rice roll. What a rip off - Hong Kong Style Cafe Near Me - Flushing, New York

I love HK and Taiwanese breakfast and made sure to get some while I was visiting NY. Found 89 Canteen and made my way towards Flushing! The restaurant is easy to find but seating can be limited. Since they serve breakfast, the place is busy but people come and go pretty fast. This is my first time seeing condensed milk with peanut butter toast! I just had to have it! I don't eat bread at home so when I'm out, I gotta get it. I got that with the Breakfast A set and an iced milk tea. Nothing special, typical breakfast but it sure hits the spot. If I wasn't full, I want to try their noodles. Until next time! read more

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This is a great HK-style spot to grab lunch! I've tried the: 1) Taiwanese style pork chops over rice- two really nicely fried and juicy pork chops that came with pickled veg, meat sauce, and a soy sauce egg. This one is highly recommended! 2) Beef with assorted vegetables- they used the fatty hot pot-style beef, which was pretty good. The sauce tasted a bit peppery to me. 3) Spare ribs with chinese vegetable- good, but nothing particularly wonderful. 4) General tso's chicken- I saw someone else eating this and it looked really good! Very little batter on tender pieces of dark meat chicken; not too sweet so it was a good balance with the rice. 5) Tiger shrimp with curry- this dish was really fragrant but the curry sauce's taste didn't quite match the smell. Generous portion of shrimp though! They're a tad pricier than the other spot down the street, but the menus are fairly different. The portions are pretty generous and the flavors are good. Another Yelper was spot-on in mentioning the tiny font of the regular menu though! So hard to read! And be aware that this spot gets pretty busy so it can be hard to find a spot to sit and eat. read more

Hong Kong Style Canteen. Foods and drinks were okay with reference to the price (cakes were above average). Workers over there were very friendly. read more

88 Canteen - Outside view - Hong Kong Style Cafe Near Me - Flushing, New York

I'm a regular when it comes to 88 Canteen. HK style cafes are somewhat common but ones that get the steamed rice rolls and hong kong style milk tea down pat are hard to find! read more

Varieties of dishes not only Hong Kong styles menus but Taiwanese styles pastries too. Hope business hours can be extend till dinner read more

88 Canteen - Egg yard and Taiwanese style rice ball - Hong Kong Style Cafe Near Me - Flushing, New York

Great affordable spot with the best HK milk tea and egg tarts! I come in for the rice noodle and fish cake dish it has peanut sauce and a sweet savory sauce for the perfect lunch. read more

BEWARE! This restaurant has extremely suspicious activity going on. Either someone has listed their restaurant on GrubHub without their knowledge or they're intentionally hacking into accounts and ordering food. My account was hacked into today and someone ordered over $350 worth of food. I don't even live anywhere close to New York. The phone number associated with the restaurant on GrubHub is fake and leads directly to voicemail. When I found their real phone number on Yelp and called in, the lady appeared to not understand English and so I spoke in Mandarin. However, she insisted on the fact that I had the wrong number and told me multiple times they only take cash payments and seemingly didn't know what GrubHub is. read more

88 Canteen - Hong Kong Style Cafe Near Me - Flushing, New York

Love that they open early to accommodate the morning crowd. It's also right off the LIE so very convenient for a quick stop. I like they have the HK style breakfast menu which offers an array of sandwiches or noodles or congee with fried dough stick. Their lunch menu is very extensive and you'll always find something for every palate here. I haven't been disappointed with anything from here so far. My favorite things to get is: - chi fan (you need to go early because they sell out quick, sometimes even before 9am!!) - congee with Youtiao (fried dough stick) it's never super oily like some places - har moon mei fun Always call in your order since they make everything fresh, sometimes it can take like 10-15 mins especially when they're busy! read more

Canteen 88 is close to where I work, NYP Queens. It has nice dishes, Chinese pastries, coffees and teas, etc. I love their Xiamen rice noodles, pork chops over rice, etc. It's nice to go outside for a walk and bring back good food. read more

New Favorite place! It's a great little hole in the wall and the price is great. I leave work early in the morning absolute starving! They have this $5 special of Pork congee/jook with thousand yr egg, and comes with fresh crispy youtiao. I remember when this place didn't have this extensive menu. Great for the morning crowd! Definitely will be coming back. read more

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