1 star for the audacity to label themselves a HK cafe. Their food is inedible - everything is either too sweet or salty. Curry fish balls are supposed to be savory but these were overly sweet, why?! Baked tomato fried rice was disgusting - just white rice with ketchup and undercooked pork on top. Milk tea was generic in a bad way. To be fair, the only dish that was tolerable was the beef chow foon but it was not enough to save this establishment. read more

Excellent diversity of food Good Quality of food Breakfast is a must Great Price Great Service Very comfortable and nice decor read more

Cha Kee is a Cha chaan teng or HK style diner type food. it's supposed to be cheap, easy and filling with a lot of "Western style" food. So for HK people western food is made up of cheese, overcooked pasta and portuguese sauce but not all at thr same time. Portuguese sauce is like very mild curry with cream. The pastas are well- overcooked usually. I usually skip that. But hey, if you like that go ahead! I would just look for the Cantonese dishes like the shrimp omelette and the chinese noods- there is plenty of that on the menu! read more

Cha Kee - Ava is having the ramen noodles, with porkchop and an egg on top. - Chinese Near Me - New York, New York

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Very confusing because the restaurant serves Cha Chan Tang (Hong Kong breakfast food) from morning to 4:30pm and changes to Cha Kee (gourmet dinner Japanese Asian fusion) for the rest of the night. Daytime menu is affordable and offers everything for a typical Hong Kong breakfast like french toast with condensed milk, cheese baked rice/spaghetti, Hong Kong milk tea, fried wings, with a few surprises like samosas and fried cutlets. I much prefer this food compared to the night menu. Recommend the cheese baked rice with pork cutlet (with fried rice substituted), the wings, the peanut butter toast, and milk tea. Nighttime menu is much more expensive and offers unique Asian fusion dishes. Portions are small and flavors are strong. Certainly feels like it's for a romantic/bar scene. Got the black pepper beef tenderloin. The few pieces of beef were tender and incredible but there was so little beef and the entire dish slaps you with black pepper. Needs a carb or less black pepper and more meat. The salad was good, crunchy and tangy, but for $12 it's very small. The yaki udon (vege udon) was tasty, Japanese bonito flavors dominant but nothing special and honestly nothing you can't make at home. tl;dr come for the affordable daytime Cha Chan Tang menu (until 4:30pm) and get the French toast, baked rice, and milk tea, if you want to waste your money come for dinner and try some fusion dishes. read more

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We were looking for an HK cafe for lunch and stopped in here. It's a cute spot and pretty inexpensive, which is great but the servers weren't responsive and the food was just alright. We ordered a decent number of items (not pictured are the rice rolls and pork chop with macaroni and tomato sauce) and everything tasted okay but nothing really blew us away. The two noodle soup dishes just needed more flavor, and the tomato sauce on the pork chop tasted like canned tomato soup. We ordered with the QR code online and the servers brought the food out fast, which was great, but when we tried to get the check, it took so long to flag someone down and then just as long to actually get the check and have some one tell us to go to the front to pay. It looks like this restaurant completely transforms into a different spot at night, so I think we'll still be back to try that as well as maybe give the day time menu another shot. read more

Cha Kee - Fried bun with condensed milk, spam and egg macaroni soup, satay beef and egg with instant noodle - Chinese Near Me - New York, New York

This is a great place if you'd like to have the so called "fast food" in HK (茶餐廳). I have been craving for baked pork chop with rice for a long time, and this is what I wanted! At first bite the sauce was a bit too salty, but then I mixed it with the rice and it was alright. If only they put more cheese on top it would be even better. The HK style milk tea was very tasty. I love it without sugar and it tasted very rich with condensed milk. read more

Cha Kee - Baked pork chop in ketchup with fried rice - Chinese Near Me - New York, New York

Definitely worth a try with this new revamped menu with a twist of what was traditional Hong Kong tea house favorites. Menu is somewhat limited but pretty good. The curry triangles came first and was a pleasant surprise, followed by chicken wings and the rest. Portions were decent size and our party of three satisfied and had left overs. read more

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This place used to be called "Cha Chan Tang" but it's now called "Cha Kee" and has a noticeably different menu. I loved Cha Chan Tang and thought it would be fun to go back there dinner on my first night in NYC. Cha kee is a more different vibe and much more catered to the New York dining establishment than its predecessor. Cha Kee didn't really have any classic Cantonese style foods for dinner and what they did have, was not what I would consider "cha Kee" food. I ordered the Dan Dan mían and the waiter served it to the table sitting next to me, so I ended up waiting a REALLY long time for my noodles. It's okay, the food came to me eventually. They also brought me some crispy bok choy to make up for my wait time. The vibe is really aesthetically pleasing with tons and tons of monstera leaves and a cool lighting fixture in the center. But it's RLY different than Cha Chan Tang and I was quite disappointed in the change. I will be going to KST around the corner! read more

Great Hong Kong cuisine and milk tea. Service and ambience are well above average. Comfort food and dining experience.

Thought it is a new Hong Kong restaurant place so gave it a try - but it definitely is the same as the other one called "cha chaan tang" which closed down lol. The satay beef noodle tasted exactly the same (and I am still bothered that they put spring onion on it) - the broth is a bit unflavourful and the noodle a bit soggy, but overall not too bad. The pineapple bun is surprisingly good though with crunchy top and fluffy bun - could be a bit hotter so the butter can melt a bit more though. read more

Cha Kee - Chinese Near Me - New York, New York

Walked in for a milk tea fixed and the hot milk tea did not disappoint, however the iced milk tea was lacking flavor and it was way too sweet. read more

I came here on a weekday at 4:15 but had to order really fast because the servers let us know that the kitchen closes at 4:30. During the afternoon, they serve Hong Kong styled food. I guess they serve a different menu at night because the menu on their website is completely different. There are QR codes on each table that you scan and then you place your order online. I guess since we came in so late, they placed the bill right on our table after we placed our order. The food came out really fast, within 10 minutes. We got the fried chicken wings, minced beef on rice with fried egg, ham and cheese spaghetti with cream sauce, and HK styled milk tea. I was surprised that the cheese on the spaghetti was literally a slice of american cheese but cut up, but it was good. Service was fast, but it was probably because they wanted us to leave. Not bad overall. CASH ONLY by the way! read more

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I was a patron since they used to be Cha Chan Tang next door. The decor is great - modern and sleek. It resembled a hotel lobby lounge feel with an open kitchen. The menu scan code lets you also order directly so that's convenient. However, the service just didn't meet standard expectations. The staff was polite when we were able to flag them down, but they weren't very attentive. You would imagine that the self-ordering app would alleviate their bandwidth, but we waited a good 10 minutes to get our check and about lost patience that I walked up to the cashier myself to pay the bill. Raising the ambiance and the price bar also raised my expectations on food quality. I ordered 3 items: xo steam rice noodles, baked pork chop over rice and milk tea. Unfortunately, I was disappointed with 2 out of 3. The xo steam rice noodles tasted as if they just scooped the xo sauce on top of the steam rice noodles, something that I could have done at home. The portion for baked pork over rice looked like it belonged on the kids' menu. The sauce was flavorful, but it came with one slice of pork chop. And of that one slice, I spent most of the time navigating around the pork fat, trying to hunt for a actual meat, which was less than half of the chop. I want to support, but there's just much room for improvements. I was a big fan of Cha Chan Tang, but I'm quite disappointed with the new spin. read more

We usually dine in the morning for affordable authentic Hong Kong style breakfast, but we decided to try their dinner menu. We were happily surprised with their fun interpretations with many different styles of food that left with every plate fully savored and enjoyed. It is a completely different experience than the morning like if they transform at night to a more intimate dining room. We now have a new dinner place to eat. Their times are also expanded, Wed - Sun open to 3am. read more

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In and out of here so often I'm a bit speechless on what to say about it. HK style cafe with all the works...just come! read more

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Food was good. Price was reasonable. Staff were nice. There's not enough lighting though. It would be nice if they put a sign or mentioned cash only before customers ordered. read more

Can't speak to the food, but we popped in because we saw an espresso machine. We were charged $27 for 4 single espresso shots. Even by NYC standards, that's obviously ridiculous. Their menu prices showed a lot lower, but the man pushed some buttons on his iPad without transparency and when questioned blamed it on the 3.5% CC tax. Which means without that it's $26.05 for 4 espresso shots or $6.51 each! I don't know if I've ever paid half of that for one despite frequenting some of the world's most expensive cities, and I strongly believe it was just deception to charge us more. read more

The food was overall very good. Everything was well seasoned. The taste of the cheese and sauce on the Brussel sprouts were there, but the dish itself is too salty at times. The Garlic bread was very soft and tasted well with the tomato sauce that accompanied it, it just had too much cheese on it. The Spicy Wings weren't really spicy but were well seasoned. They were big, crispy, and juicy, and having all three of those combined is a hard thing to do. They were served with chips which tasted fine and ranch which helped cool down the wings as they stayed hot for a while. The fried rice wasn't anything speacial, tasted like any generic fried rice. The Beef Pho had great taste to it, a lot of MSG was added though. There was a good amount of broth and noodles. The Bone Marrow was a great add with it's soft meat. It looked like there was only one server working but he was doing an amazing job. He kept up with all the customers as the place was getting packed. The place was big and could fit a lot of people, I give it to him that he kept up with everyone. All in all the food was great and the service was amazing, I would love to come back and try their breakfast and lunch menus. read more

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Second and final time coming here. You think with all the competition you would receive better service however you will be mistaken. Ordered to go and my mother asked to confirm if the dish was served with rice or spaghetti. The guy said "Don't you know how to read? There's Chinese and English!" Seriously if you lack customer service maybe you shouldn't be serving people. Never again! There are other better options available in Chinatown. read more

Overpriced and underwhelming. Stick to XOXO/Ming's Cafe for authentic cha chan tang foods. But it's comfortable inside Cha Kee so there's that. 2.5 stars read more

Was randomly walking and needed a quick bite. We stumbled upon Cha Kee. Food was good and service was great! Will definitely come back.

The food was ok - nothing amazing nothing awful. As I was taking my change from the cashier he was literally pulling the money out of my hand as a way of demanding a tip. Never again. read more

Food was fine, service is terrible. Those three waiters should be fired, chatting loudly without any service to customers.

Late at night and this place was open. Glad I came here, huge portions and food was great. Also got some fries lol. It was a chill spot, would def come back. read more

Cha Kee - Chicken katsu - Chinese Near Me - New York, New York

This place used to be Cha Chan Tang and they rebranded, renovated and became Cha Kee. I am so happy they renovated because the seating arrangement is so much cleaner and they have a lot more space now. I'm continually a fan of their full day menu and drinks. They have solid HK milk tea. This place also doesn't have such a long waiting line given the amount of seating space they have. read more

Cha Kee - Chinese Near Me - New York, New York

This review has nothing to do with the dinner, which I'm sure is as lovely and delicious as everyone says it is. It's more about this being a gigantic bait-and-switch prior to the dinner menu coming on line. I didn't understand until I'd already spent 30 minutes waiting in a completely unattended line, but there are two different restaurants occupying the same space. There is one that has gotten rave reviews from various outlets that starts at dinner time. Then there is the one that I just ate at, which is a pretty standard Cantonese restaurant serving decently cheap fare. Both go under the name Cha Kee. I wouldn't ordinarily give this a one star review - the Canto spot isn't bad by its own lights. But it's pretty frustrating to realize you just waited a long time in line for what you thought was going to be a high quality, imaginative meal, only to find out you're eating at the equivalent of a McDonald's instead. read more

Had the baked pork chop fried rice and tomato sauce and the baked fish fillet white rice with cream sauce. They have good quality dishes and up to the cha chaan teng snuff. As for the staff and service? Needs some overall major improvement. Efficient but totally lacking in emotional intelligence. read more

Really appreciated the ambiance and elevated fare at this cute Chinatown restaurant. The Dan Dan Noodles, Gyoza and mushroom fried rice are all musts. The soy milk braised romaine was a first time experience for me and one I'd gladly try again. The creamy, crunchy and slightly spicy depth of this dish was really interesting. Service was friendly and the bill was affordable -- 6 of us ate for under $150. This is a BYOB family style spot, so grab your favorite bottle and a few friends and enjoy a pleasant night out on Mott St. read more

This a review of their day time menu/service. Overall probably one of the worst meals I've had in a long time. Toast with Peanut Butter & Condensed milk - probably the best thing I had. Chopped shiso in the included fruit salad was a nice touch. Curry Brisket on Rice - Giant pieces of ginger, like 1/2 inch thick, 1 1/2 inch in diameter, mostly potatoes, and carrots, no actual brisket, except the connective tissue, which I would be okay with if they braised it longer than half an hour. Some fork tender brisket and tendons would be nice. A well executed version can be had down the street at Noodle Village. Service - why is everyone here so mad? Why is the menu in 6 pt font, single spaced, and has over a 100 items? Why is the chef wearing Beats and instagramming the evening specials instead of overseeing the kitchen? Why is this place cash only? read more

Don't really know how to rate this but figured a three star is in the middle. Came in but Did not eat here. I was told that cha chan tang had moved here. Imagine my surprise when I saw the menus revamped and nothing like it used to be. I think this place is catering to more high end pricing. They used to have baked pork chop rice for 8 bucks . The current menu has a branzino for 26 dollars. Just posting this so other fans of the cha chan tang realize their dinner menu is totally different from the prior cha chan tang. Buyer be warned. Their breakfast menu may be the same. They also don't do takeout. read more

I came here with my sister for lunch. The baked spaghetti is delicious. The fried turnip cake is ok. The curry fish can be better.

This is not your standard Chinese restaurant in Chinatown. Can here for dinner and was really pleasantly surprised. In my opinion, Chef Akiko makes a bold attempt to elevate very traditional, standard dishes found throughout Chinatown through the selection of ingredients, preparation, and presentation. Not to say that standard Cantonese dishes are bad or pedestrian - they have a very special place in my heart, my palette, and my stomach. However, I think there is a desperate need to make people recognize that Chinese food is more than $5 pork fried rice and chow fun. Anyway, philosophical kudos aside, Chef Akiko makes some seriously good food. I was always a fan of the jelly fish in the middle of the cold cut platter at Cantonese banquets, but change that up a little bit and give it a ma-la twist... *chef's kiss* The pork jowl sweet and sour pork was nicely fried and the meat was soft and packed with flavor. The shrimp was worth getting your hands dirty for... and I hate eating with my fingers. This experience kinda reminds me of eating at Mr. Jiu's in San Francisco... with a more relaxed ambiance. If you're looking to switch up your Chinatown experience and try Chinese food taken up a notch, I would recommend giving Cha Kee a shot. You won't regret it. read more

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Pork chop bun and pineapple bun is great! Aalt and pepper squid is ehh. Friendly staff!

Breakfast was okay at best. Came over on a quiet Friday and we ordered off the breakfast menu. I did notice that other patrons have stuff at their tables that weren't a part of the breakfast menu so who knows if you can order off menu... The sitcky rice and soy sauce noodles were subpar. There was barely rice and the noodles were broken up as if I had the bottom of the bag of noodles so they're all bits instead of strands. What I found disturbing was that our jug of water had something floating at the top, and so did the table next to ours. What's happening with their water?? read more

Such a disappointment. Service: waited 15 mins to get a cup of water / order. Kept waving down waiters and they kept telling me to wait.. when we finally ordered they were missing an item in our order and had to get the bill adjusted. They also didn't accept card. Food: We ordered the baked pork chop fried rice, French toast, spam egg sandwich and a lemon tea. Food wasn't terrible but nothing to write home about. There's way better spots in Chinatown for Hong Kong style food. read more

New restaurant, staff really nice and friendly but still figuring out how to do things. Dishes are on the small side and meant to be shared. Started with pork and chive gyoza which were good, not great. Super deep fried. Then we had pork cheek and Jowls which were very good, nice and crispy on the outside, not fatty, really tasty. Then we had Dan-Dan noodles, also very good, had a nice meat sauce and good spice. Then we had lobster and uni fried rice. Definitely much less crazy about this dish. Did not taste much (if any) lobster, and Uni just has a strange consistency in this dish. Not a fan of this. They don't serve rice on the side of meat dishes, which is ok I guess, and it seems like there are no desserts as of yet. Overall, was just kind of so-so about this place. read more

I was so excited to eat HK style breakfast. But this place was just alright. Cash only! They sat 4 of us at the table in the back corner where it's half lit. The food serving was quite small. We order breakfast set B and H. I noticed other tables when they walked in that they were offered water with actual cups. All of our food arrived and when we were almost done eating we finally got our drinks. Not sure why they gave us disposable cups for our coffee and lemon tea. As other tables had actual metal cups for water and coffee type mugs. Overall I give this a C. read more

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I LOVED this place. Very good and creative Chinese food. A lil more schmancy than is typical of the neighborhood but great flavor, inspired combos. Loved, loved, loved it and will be back. This is what my group tried: Jellyfish salad -- I ate this so my friends didn't think I was a wuss. It's an interesting texture and was pretty good. Get it so that you can say that you did. Chicken wings -- amazebalz I will be dreaming of these forever, maybe my favorite chicken wing of all time. Dan dan noodles -- yes definitely get this. Fried rice with uni and lobster -- omg so delicious. Sweet and sour pork jowl and belly -- super good and interesting, will 100% order this again. Macao curry chicken -- this was written up by the Times, and it was beautifully cooked and well presented but for me the flavor wasn't as interesting as the other stuff so I would skip in the future. It's BYOB for now so definitely hit this up with a group. You will eat like kings for not a lot of money. Fantastic spot and I hope they do super well. read more

Haven't revisited this for more than a year and a lot have been changed. The milk tea is still legit but the quality of the rest of my favorite items like butter pineapple bun and the beef instant noodle are down the hills. The butter oil bun still served crispy but the thick layer of butter were gone, instead it was just looking like bring spread on instead. As for the beef noodle, the sunny up egg done well, the soup base I have no issue with, but the beef was dry like wood taste texture, very dissatisfying! And for the service, I gave the the minium 15% for self phone order, rushed twice for clearing my table when more sits were still available, and one of there male staff with no positive gratitude and a cold attitude. I gave this eatery 2 stars just for its cup of milt tea, nothing else deserves anymore credit and I will find my cup of tea elsewhere and will not revisit again. 已經一年多沒有重溫這家茶餐厅了，而且已經發生了很多變化。 奶茶仍然是我喜欢的味道，但我喜歡的其它東西如菠蘿油包和牛肉方便面的品质已大不如前。 菠萝油仍然很脆，但厚厚的黃油消失了，剩下而是像在家自己涂牛油在面包中的感觉，失去吃菠萝油的意义。 至於牛肉公仔面，陽光蛋的雞蛋做得很好，湯底我對此沒有異議，但牛肉像木頭的味道質地一樣幹燥，非常令人失望！ 對於這家店服務，我給了最低15%的小费，原因系自助電話訂單，在還有更多座位時匆匆忙忙地提问要求清理我还未吃好的食物。 我給了這家餐館2顆星是为赞赏这家店的港式奶茶，其他任何東西都不值得稱讚，我會在其它地方去找我的那杯茶，不會再來了。 read more

Terrible service. We waited and waited. Order came out piecemeal. Asked about the status and no one ever came bLeft after half the order showed up because the wait was so long. Wait service was totally indifferent. Would not recommend going here. read more