Finally made it to Uncle Lou, often talked about as one of the best Cantonese spots in Chinatown,…read moreand it definitely lived up to the hype. We went straight for their signature deep fried garlic chicken and decided to share the Peking duck--and both dishes were beautifully presented and packed with incredible flavor. The chicken, in particular, was crispy, aromatic, and absolutely delicious, though it's worth noting you'll want to be a bit careful as there are quite a few small bones throughout. The Peking duck was equally impressive, cooked perfectly with rich, satisfying taste in every bite. You can really tell the kitchen puts care into both quality and presentation. On top of the food, the staff were adorable and welcoming, making the whole experience even more enjoyable. The ambiance felt warm, lively, and comfortable--perfect for a relaxed meal in Chinatown. Overall, a fantastic dining experience with standout dishes and great energy. Definitely a spot I'd come back to.

Lunch while in the vicinity on a Wednesday afternoon for my professional duties. Business cards…read moreand takeout menu are both available for grabs. Uncle Lou is a Cantonese restaurant that also serve Dim Sum dishes. The business name reference Chinese culture of calling adults "uncle" (suk1 suk1, 叔叔) or "auntie" (aa3 ji4, 阿姨) is a polite, common way to show respect, build connection, and bridge generational gaps. It treats non-relatives like family, making strangers feel younger and fostering closeness. The atmospheric decor contains very beautiful Chinese lanterns suspended from the ceiling throughout the restaurant. I believe it is decorated for Lunar New Year throughout the entire year. No comment for facility as I did not utilize. Customer service is average attentive and the staff is fluent in both English and Cantonese. I did not have to wait long to be served nor request the bill, and neither attain change. I often dine alone as a single woman and was regarded with respect for patronizing. It is always good to hear Cantonese spoken as it is mellifluous... at long last to continue this vernacular of Chinese language. I ordered in a mixture of both English and Cantonese. I was promptly seated by the maître d' promptly for a table. Melamine/plastic chopsticks in neon green and ceramic / porcelain china including ceramic Chinese soup spoon are distributed to customers while dine-in. A traditional teapot is also distributed during the duration of meal like large banquet hall Dim Sum restaurants. The large round tables contain a rotating lazy susan in traditional Chinese restaurant standard. Wow. No disposable wooden chopsticks and no disposable bowls for utensils are distributed at Uncle Lou. Price is slightly high, but worth the food quality and customer service. Uncle Lou did surely feed me! Shrimp Wonton noodle soup, Ho fun (flat rice noodles), shrimp based broth, $14.95 The bowl is gargantuan and the six (6) dumplings are good size portion served in ceramic / porcelain china. There are Chinese vegetable of one strand choi sam (choy sum) and scallions. The shrimp Wonton dumplings are a good size and good consistency. The soup broth is solid for flavor and consistency. It was served piping hot as steam was visibly emitting. The soup broth was slightly heavy. The flat rice noodles were sufficient for quantity. Noodle soup is Chinese comfort food and warms the heart. It sustained my hunger pangs throughout the day. Upon arrival the wait staff prominently announce to inform customers of 9% discount for cash payment and a 3% additional surcharge or fees for any credit/debit card payment for situational awareness. I was informant and made fully aware twice: upon entry when seated and upon receiving the bill. Uncle Lou complies with "Prohibition of Cashless Establishments, as of March 21, 2026, all retail and food establishments in New York State, including New York City, must accept in-person cash payments, banning fully cashless stores." (source: Department of Consumer Affairs (DCA), Local Law 34 of 2020). Oh! For small amounts of purchases, my default payment method is cash. Yes, cash is still widely accepted in the 21st century. Nota Bene: Have cash on hand to avoid annoying surcharge or fees. The bill is calculated and manually handwritten the old school way still a timeless classic. I paid my bill in cash including gratuity. No comment for Apple Pay or Google Wallet (formerly Android Pay/Google Pay) either acceptance or price differential vs. cash.

This is a hidden gem in Brooklyn. We came here to celebrate a birthday with a party of 12, and the…read morerestaurant thoughtfully gave us a private room. They even offered a complimentary bottle of wine and a few small appetizer dishes, which was a very nice touch. It's a seafood restaurant and seafood is clearly their specialty. They also have a live seafood market, so we were able to pick our own seafood. Everything was very fresh and delicious. Other dishes, the chicken was surprisingly tasty as well. Since it was a birthday celebration, we took our time and stayed a bit longer. Even though we ended up staying past their closing time, they didn't rush us to leave. We really appreciated that and had a wonderful time there.

Good prices on family set meals. Came here twice for celebrations and ordered the family meal for…read more8. The meal includes geoduck sashimi, jellyfish & mixed appetizer, soup, steamed fish, crab & lobster with sticky rice, abalone, steamed shrimp, noodles, and veggies. Some dishes were bigger than others. Both times I came they didn't have abalone so we substitute the dish for garlic scallop (which I prefer). The menu also says it comes with house special dessert but we never gotten any. For any seafood, it's market price plus they add a 30% processing fee, which is strange to me. For a Chinese restaurant which usually does not charge tax if you pay with cash, they charge tax here whether you pay by card or cash. The restaurant is pretty big and spacious. They have pretty large tables, suitable for parties and celebrations. There's a private space upstairs with 3 large tables for parties. The restaurant is pretty slow in the afternoon.

Hands down one of the best and most reasonably priced Chinese restaurant in all of Staten Island…read more Their lunch menu is undeniably the best bang with your buck, with a complimentary heartwarming abalone soup! The portion and quality of their lunch menu items is top-notch, and you will for sure be full and satisfied! For their lunch special, get their salt and pepper pork chop, for it was perfectly crispy and extremely tender; by far one of the best I ever had. For dinner, I cannot recommend their beef short ribs enough, as well as their lobster stir fried vermicelli; the beef short ribs were so tender and juicy, meanwhile their lobster stir fried vermicelli had such strong wok aroma, or as we call it in Cantonese, wok hay. Overall, we have extremely high hopes for Joyful and cannot wait to come back for more delicious meals! Give them a shot and I promise you won't regret it! Thank you for reading and best of luck! (:

05/11/2026@7:25p Walk in for a table of 4. Make up for…read moremother day dinner. Been awhile since came here. See they expend more seating to next door.

Half our party arrived 1hr early, while the other half arrived ~1hr late. They still sat us right…read moreaway + didn't rush us out. Maybe because we came for Christmas Eve dinner + they had plenty of open tables, which i'm surprised they weren't more busy. Decor is classic Asian-banquet style with TVs playing TVB, so you don't miss out on your Hong Kong dramas! Warning: freezing bathrooms- no heat, no hot water, no hand napkins + the air dryer isn't really warm either. What I Ordered: - Chicken & Corn Soup- a classic, can't go wrong - Lobster- meat comes out cleanly - Salt & Pepper Alaskan Crab- so flavorful, would pair well with white rice - Snow Pea Tips- a few pieces were old - Cake Roll- light, fluffy, not that sweet for a dessert - Complimentary oranges slices + red bean pudding

We had scallops with vermicelli noodles, pork chops with onion, crispy chicken, Buddha's delight,…read morefried mantou with condensed milk. It was all good. I loved the ambience and looking at the fish tank. My wife said this is the best service she'd had in any Cantonese restaurant.

We had a great meal today. The boneless spare ribs were delicious and the handmade egg rolls were…read moreperfectly crispy. The egg foo young had quality shrimp, and the General Tso's chicken was well made with just the right amount of breading. The wonton and hot and sour soups were both tasty, and dessert was delicious. Lovely decor, excellent service, and very friendly staff. Will return when in town!

Definitely a restaurant to recommend. Service was fast and our server was very pleasant. Came here…read moreto celebrate a small birthday and we all left with a happy belly. Portions are great to share. We chose to do the family style menu for 4 people-this was for 125 dollars. There are other options too. Ours comes with choice of soup, an egg roll , rice and 4 choice of entrees , plus dessert. It was a great deal because we even took food home. Overall we thought it was a great place to come in a group or for takeout as well.

There's a "People Love Us on Yelp" sticker at Maxi's Noodle which is basically all that needs to be…read moresaid! Maxi's Noodle is teensy; a sign warns you that tables may be shared. I ate in the enclosed patio which only had two tables, and the inside didn't seem much bigger. There is no bathroom for customers so don't bank on bio breaks here. It's efficient in that I was seated promptly, was able to place my order when I was ready, and the food came out lickety-split. Carry cash for a discount. I ordered the Wonton, Dumpling, & Beef Stew Noodle Soup ($14.75) under the "Popular Items" section of the menu since it seemed sampler-esque. The wontons and dumplings were similar since they both contained shrimp and pork but I leaned towards the dumplings since they also included mushroom, bamboo, wood ear, and chives. The duck egg noodles, beef, and broth rounded out the awesomeness. Can't wait to return with others!

Super popular spot if you're craving wonton noodles in the Flushing area. So popular now they have…read moremultiple locations throughout NYC. Walked in on a Saturday around 6pm and managed to get the last two top. Don't be surprised if you need to wait a bit on a Saturday or Sunday around lunch. At any rate, get the wonton noodle soup. Or the combo that includes dumpling and dace fish ball if you want to get wild. All the toppings are fat(!!) from the wontons to the dumplings and fish balls. It's great. But for me the real star of the show is those bouncy duck egg noodles. They have a bounce that really puts it at the top of the list for me when it comes to duck egg noodle/wonton noodles. A perfect comfort meal on a cold day. Throw in some vinegar or chili oil between bites and you're in for a treat. Also ordered the (imitation) shark fin soup. It was solid. Texture might not be for everyone, but nice thing to snack on while you wait for your food, but not necessary. Service is quick. The space as I mentioned is small and can feel a little cramped, but they offer takeout if you wanted to just bring it back home. I'd still recommend just dining in though. Overall, great spot. Also there's a decent discount if you pay with cash.

3.5 stars but rounding up for great pricing and menu variety. Authentic Cantonese fare and decent…read moreportions. I still miss the Chinatown flavors but this will do. Service was minimal at best but they just seemed under staffed honestly. And when the server did come by, she was running quickly to and from. The place was not busy when my friends and I were seated. But there was a back room in guessing that had occupants since she was missing in the front seating area. (There was a two person table occupied in the front near us). My party of three over ordered but that was intentional because, any purchase over $100, you get a free lobster and each of us had items we wanted, figured we would doggie bag the leftovers. All in all a great value. The lunch spread had over 7 dishes and we got the free lobster. I was especially happy to see Fried Milk on the menu as an appetizer. They also provide complimentary salted peanuts and pickled radish and carrot slivers. I recommend the snow pea shoots, fried milk, clams with black bean sauce and the Chinese Broccoli with Filet beef. The other dishes like the lobster, noodles and sweet and sour pork were executed well but just not my flavor profile. And with my food allergy, I couldn't try the shrimp with walnuts but it was my friends' birthday so she ordered that for her treat. It looked great! There's complimentary parking if you validate your ticket with a nearby garage, but you need to spend a minimum.

My family and I had dinner at Chef Wongs Bistro on New Years Day and we were very glad we did. The…read morerestaurant was fairly full and the strangest thing almost all the patrons were wearing their wool hats and coats while seated at their tables. We were famished and only focused on what yummy dishes to order. My wife, son and daughter all contributed their suggestions and we ended up ordering pan fried whole flounder, half of the roast chicken with garlic, filet mignon with Chinese broccoli, fried rice with chicken and salted fish and everyone's favorite dish salt & pepper squid. Once we placed our order and were enjoying the roasted peanuts and free spicy cabbage we realized why everyone had their winter coats on, it felt like they had the AC on and it must have been 55° in the restaurant. I told everyone that once the food arrived things would warm up. Each dish that came out of the kitchen was perfectly cooked and was delicious. The salt & pepper squid with it's minced jalapeños kept us warm enough until the half chicken with garlic and filet mignon and Chinese broccoli came out in rapid succession. The star of the show turned out to be the giant sized pan fried flounder which was not only big but quite scrumptious. Unlike the little scrawny flounder that most other restaurants usually served this was a quite large and very meaty and perfectly cooked. The last dish to come out was a very large plate of chicken fried rice with salted fish. If it were not for the lack of heat, I would have given Chef Wong Bistro 5 stars!

Good inexpensive food!…read more I've honestly only had the Satay Beef Noodle Soup every time I've been here and it's consistently good. The noodles are of the instant kind and the broth has a nice sheen with a hint of satay flavor. Each bowl comes with 6-7 pieces of sliced beef which is a good serving. I really should try other dishes here but I really enjoy the flavor of the beef and noodles. I also always get my noodles with a HK Milk Tea, either iced or hot depending on my mood. The hot version is definitely a kick in the butt if that's what you need. The iced version is dliuted a bit with ice so choose wisely! The service has always been very responsive and friendly of the several times I've visited. Going early avoids crowds and is far more enjoyable experience.

5/5 Golden Lava Toast - a MUST every time I'm at KST! Definitely ask for condensed milk on the…read moreside, as the saltiness from the egg yolk filling compliments the sweetness of the condensed milk so well! 4.5/5 Baked Porkchop over Fried Rice -- the rice has good flavor, love the crispy rice bits on the edge of the dish, and the tomato sauce has the perfect amount of sweetness that really hit the spot! 4.5/5 Seafood Pasta in Spicy Cream Sauce 3.5/5 Salt and Pepper Squid -- squid was a bit overcooked and the coating wasn't very crisp

Side note- Listed as 圓仔炳富城酒家 or YUANZAIBING (one word) on other sites, as well as King Kong on the…read moredoor. I went to this unique new Chinese place with two other locations in BK's Chinatown serving Taishanese/Toison food, a subtype of Cantonese cuisine originally from Taishan (as the name suggests) in Guangdong, a few months ago. They were pretty crowded, primarily with older Chinese folks, and it took us a while to get a seat. The food was generally pretty good, though they were out of some of their siu mei/roasted meats, which is unfortunate, as I wanted to try their duck to compare it to some of the other places. As per this, we ordered a large version of the Clay Pot Rice (more on that later) and got the remaining siu mei available, consisting of half an order of Soy Sauce Chicken and a quarter of their house specialty, Five Spice Goose. The first thing to arrive was the goose, which cost around $40 for the quarter, as it's $28 a pound. Compared to roasted duck, I found the goose meat a bit tougher and meatier, and slightly more gamey. The skin was also less crispy, so the dish had a bit of a chew overall. My personal favorite parts were the neck and wings, as the little bones were easy to munch on, and it was primarily meat, which is a bit different from roasted duck, where I tend to prefer the pieces with more of the crispy fatty skin. The five-spice powder flavor was lighter than expected, but I didn't mind, as I find that the star anise and cloves, among the other spices, can occasionally be a bit overpowering. A handful of people in the group had tried roast goose in China before and said this version was alright. The half a chicken for $15 (or $29 for a full one) was fine. The meat was pretty tender, but I found the chicken a bit less flavorful than at some other places in the area, such as Uncle Lou's. The ginger scallion dipping sauce was standard. We soon got some of the main dishes, and our preference was the two casseroles. Of the two, the cheaper option was the Salted Fish With Eggplant and Diced Chicken, for $25. The version here was a bit saltier than usual, with plenty of fish in particular. The eggplant was cooked down nicely otherwise, and there was a good amount of chicken as well. This was a good version and plenty big enough to justify the price point. The other casserole was the Lamb With Bean Curd Stick, priced at $33. The lamb had a slight chew, though a bit too much in a few pieces, and this is coming from someone who loves tendon. The bean curd skin had a pleasant, slightly chewy texture, while the brown sauce was slightly rich. This was good as well, though we preferred the former dish. We also got the other dish they're known for, the Claypot Rice With Taishan Yellow Eel, available in small ($38) or large ($58,) and the waiter said the dish would take about 30 minutes. We got the large size, and it was absolutely massive, with some of us taking leftovers home. There was a ton of rice, and thanks to the cooking vessel, some of it turned into socarrat/crispy rice on the bottom. In terms of the flavor, I wish there were more scallion, as the rice itself needed a bit more flavor. The bit of eel in there was nice, but it wasn't too present. I would recommend this if you're with a large party as an alternative to another carb dish. The Lotus Root Stir Fry for $24 was standard. It was mildly flavored with plenty of mixed vegetables outside of the lotus, such as wood ear, green beans, Chinese cauliflower, and snow peas. If you're looking for a side dish, it works. I was not a fan of their Peking Pork Chops, which were $21. I usually love this dish, but the breading texture was off, leaving it a bit too soggy. I also found it to be a bit bony compared to some other places. I would instead recommend other Cantonese spots, such as Uncle Lou's or Seng's, for this dish. The meal here was a bit of a mixed bag. It was unique to find a Toison spot and a place serving roasted goose, but the overall quality wasn't the best. Low 3.

This place serves authentic Cantonese food from Guangdong, China. They are famous for their "five…read morespices duck" or "five spices goose", from Jiangmen in China, and they are quite different from the usual Cantonese roast duck served in most Cantonese restaurants in Chinatown. Five spices duck is more like a stewed duck dish, the skin is soft, not crispy. It's quite good, but certainly different from the usual Cantonese roast duck. This place is also famous for their eel rice. The servers are attentive and friendly, but I'm not sure if they speak English.

Monkey King is easily a 10/10 experience and one of those rare restaurants where the food is…read moreincredible and the people behind it make you feel genuinely cared for. First, the owners are some of the kindest, most thoughtful hosts you could hope to meet. You can feel how much they care about their community the moment you walk in. They've also made real efforts to make the space accessible for different bodies, which is something that far too few restaurants consider. That level of intention and hospitality truly stands out. And then there's the food -- absolutely phenomenal. Every dish feels intentional, flavorful, and beautifully prepared. Standouts for me: Shrimp Toast - the best I've ever had. Perfectly crisp, rich, and balanced. Duck - deeply flavorful and cooked to perfection. Ribs - tender, savory, and incredibly satisfying. Char Siu - sweet, smoky, and melt-in-your-mouth good. Eggplant - unbelievably delicious and a must-order. Monkey King is the kind of place you leave already planning your next visit. Amazing food, genuine hospitality, and a space that feels welcoming and thoughtful. Highly recommend supporting this gem.

If you're looking for a great spot for date night, Monkey King is definitely worth checking out…read more The ambience was great--the space feels stylish, relaxed, and perfect for a night out. Even the bathroom was impressively nice, which always says a lot about a restaurant's attention to detail. The food and drinks were on point. The crab fried rice, fried shrimp toast, rib lamb were all flavorful and well-prepared. One standout for me was the spring rolls--they were so good, crispy and packed with flavor. The drinks were also great, making the overall dining experience even better. Between the great food, nice atmosphere, and convenient location, it's definitely a place I'd go back to again. Alexa greeted us and took our order she's amazing! If you're planning a date night or a nice dinner out, Monkey King is a solid choice.