This is a great restaurant to bring family! The portions are huge and are meant to share for the…read moretable. I arrived around noon on a Saturday and luckily there was no wait. Complimentary tea is served for the table. I ordered the L2. Crispy Garlic Chicken, 102. Yin Yang Chow Mei Fun, 2. Har Gow and white rice on the side. The chicken was my absolute favorite! It was perfectly crispy and so tasty. The mei fun and har gow were wonderful. Service was spectacular and food arrived quickly. Overall, the chicken stole the show for me and I definitely will be returning to get another order of this.

I'm a big fan of Cantonese cuisine, so I was excited to try Uncle Lou's! I went on a weekend…read moreevening, and they were PACKED. There was a wait list, tons of reservations, and the whole place was hustling and bustling. The food smelled amazing, and the ambiance was lively and fun overall. We were excited to eat! We were walk-ins, so I appreciated that they were able to get us in. The hostess was running a very tight ship - very "no BS"/no nonsense ... and hey, I get it, it was crazy, but at times it erred a bit unnecessarily rude? It just left me feeling a bit off, but not the end of the world. Food-wise, we tried a lot of different things. The highlight was honestly the scallion pancakes. They were DELISH! Not too doughy, not too dry, and the vinegar dipping sauce was amazing (I know it's just the standard vinegar but dang it's so good). It was a classic really well executed. The steamed pork dumplings were also quite yummy. For our mains, we got the garlic baby bok choy, beef chow fun, and kung pao chicken. The beef chow fun looked amazing and we had heard really good things about it, but unfortunately it was a little dry and lacked flavor... just sort of bland? We ended up pouring some of the vinegar sauce over it, which helped, but I was a little disappointed because it looked so good. The baby bok choy was really loaded it up with garlic chunks and was also yummy and a good portion. It was juicy and had a great texture, but my only note was that it felt like it needed just a little more seasoning or salt? Overall, though, it was good. The kung pao chicken was INTENSE. I knew it'd be spicy, but truthfully it was my first time ever trying it and it was a tad difficult to eat without rice. The chicken thighs had a texture that felt a little gummy to me? I wished the chicken had been a bit more browned too. The peanuts and veggies rocked, but the sauce and chicken were huge misses for us. I typically would never send anything back, but my friend insisted as it was tough to enjoy. They did take our dish from the table... but then a manager brought it back and was a bit condescending towards us saying they didn't do that and everyone knows it's a spicy dish... which, I'm trying to be fair about because he didn't know it was my first time, but it just again felt unnecessarily rude. I hate wasting food, so we kept it and took it home rather than let it go to waste. I just thought the whole interaction was a little strange. Truly - I wasn't really looking to get something for free. We just didn't enjoy the dish and were trying to figure out what our options were and it basically felt like he just came over to make us feel small instead of problem solving together. Weird. I'm always one for second chances so I'm hoping to try it again, but I would highly recommend making a reservation to ensure a calmer experience.

Sesame Chicken More beautiful than heaven…read moreVery yummy soup (Definitely worthy of a visit, good pricing and quality on the lunch specials)

Surprisingly to find good Chinese food in a spot of Manhattan I did not expect good Chinese food…read more Pei dan sau yuk jook was pretty good, eggplant clay pot, green beans, all equally good. Har gow were the one decidedly average dish, and even they they were certainly acceptable enough. Service was solid, interior is super cliche, but, well, it was pretty good all around. Not sure I'd rave like crazy about it, but definitely a solid spot for any locals.

I'd come again! Good is great. Every single thing I ate was stellar…read more Biscuits? One of the best I've had. Veggie gyoza? One of the best. Squid salad? The best version of it I've had. Walnut shrimp? You get my point. Service is on point and attentive. Atmosphere is causal but still makes it feel like you're having a memorable night out.

Wow, this place was such a. Fun find…read more Food: really loved everything we ordered including the endive salad, the rice noodle rolls and especially the scallion biscuits! Don't think you can go wrong with anything on the menu Service: decent Ambiance: I loved the vibe of this place! They have a lot of cool decorations that make you feel like you are eating in a foreign country. There is also a dispenser for fortune cookies

Do we think this place is fantastic? Well: This is my…read morereview of our second visit - which just so happened to be OUR SECOND VISIT ON THE SAME DAY. Yeah, this place is absolutely great! You should go!!

Loveeeeee this place! Have been going there for years. It's about a 10 mn walk from my apartment. I…read morejust love dim sum. Chinese food is my favorite. Never been disappointed. I go there alone or with friends. Sometimes, I even go there twice a week. Could eat there every day. May is my favorite waitress there. We've become friends! I lovvve the little crispy pork ribs with garlic flakes, chicken feet!, scallion pancakes, shumai, different dumplings. All of it! I also love the lo mein, fried rice. honey walnut shrimp with broccoli, (my favorite- fabulous dish! ) Their food is great. For dessert, the sesame balls are yummy! Highly recommend this place.

What a blessing and a curse to be right down the street from this place. My friends and I woke up…read moreevery morning and our first thought would be to get a rice bowl from here. Standing in line in the heat was worth every second, especially with how fresh everything was every morning! We all shared the Roast Pork and Roast Duck Rice Bowl. My FAVORITE was the roast pork. Seasoned so well and the crisp on the skin was perfection. On the bottom of the meat was some cabbage and then filled with rice. For the price, this was dangerous. Definitely wait in the line and get this if you ever need a quick bite.

Got the pork and duck over rice combo and it was delicious and hit the spot! Definitely does the…read morejob for $7.50 so can't complain about that. The wait was about 30 minutes midday on Friday. Once you're in there, they prep it fast. Note it's cash only.

Solid Cantonese food in UWS. No need to travel all the way to Chinatown just for good Cantonese…read morefood. I got their: - crispy pork belly (so crispy and perfectly salty) - sweet and sour pork lunch special (this is my mom's guilty please, her only qualm is more pineapples please) - daikon & beef tripe dim sum (weekends only, good value -- lots of tripe!) Service is good and staff are nice. Modern asian ambiance, not your typical rundown or traditional decor; feels hip and clean. They got carts on weekends. Highly recommend if you're craving some traditional Cantonese in UWS!

Scallion pancake tasted like old broken-down cooking oil - inedible…read more The crispy sesame beef was awful as well chunks of tough beef with a crispy coating the had mostly fallen off that had also tasted of old cooking oil. The only reason you got 2 stars was because the broccoli was perfect. Go figure.

We came for the Peking Duck, which was terrific, and also enjoyed their soup dumplings and unique…read morespin on scallion pancakes (texture more like phyllo dough). Nice ambiance and friendly, low-key service. The phrase "hidden neighborhood gem" definitely applies.

Made advance reservation on a Saturday for the Peking Duck with soup. The restaurant was a little…read morehot but we wanted duck. The soup started off not bad, I wish it had more duck bone flavor. The highlight was the peking duck, the skin was crispy and well seasoned meat with the pancake which is what I prefer over baos. The mapo tofu was great and slippery. Service was good and not too large of a restaurant but great meal.

I came here on a Thursday night around 7pm A lot of the…read moresmaller tables were already filled We ordered and the food came very quickly. We ordered the shrimp with walnut broccoli, beef chow fun, cold jellyfish and giant steamed oysters, The oysters were the size of my hand and very good! Cold jellyfish has a little hint of spiciness but very mild. The beef chow fun and shrimp are staples and cooked well and delicious. I will definitely be back

I haven't been to Congee Village in years. Honestly, I thought they fell off the radar and no one…read moregoes anymore, so I was surprised that we walked in to dinner and they were packed. We had to wait for about 10 minutes and got our table for two upstairs. My wife was craving the lobster sticky rice so that's what we came for. We added the rice roll casserole and the mushroom with pea shoot leaves. The food took a few minutes to get to us but was overall ok. Nothing mind blowing but it scratched the itch. The service, however, sucked. They gave us another table's congee which we informed them we didn't order. And after our food arrived, we never saw the waitstaff again, until our check. I couldn't even get a refill on my water. And when the manager gave me my check she pressured me to give them the tips in cash and not charge it. I said fine but truthfully I tipped them more than they deserved.

Came to New York expecting skyscrapers, traffic, and questionable financial decisions. Left…read morethinking mostly about dumplings. Dim Sum Palace was fantastic. The dumplings were hot, fresh, and dangerously easy to keep ordering. We kept saying, "Okay, this is the last round," which apparently means absolutely nothing when dim sum is involved. Everything we tried was delicious, the service was great, and we walked out significantly happier and slightly more spherical than when we walked in. New York: 10/10. Dim Sum Palace: 10/10. Our ability to exercise restraint around dumplings: 0/10. Would absolutely come back.

Overall (A) This place is a great safe bet place for…read moreChinese. Got the duck and it was a much larger portion than I expected. Food (A+) The duck is really good the perfect crisp on the skin, the right amount of fat and tender meat. I would get it again. Just wish they would give duck sauce or plum sauce with it. Great portion size for a 1/2 order - enough for two people if you get rice Value (A-) It was $40 with tip and tax out the door. But was happy with portion size. A bit pricey but mid town Manhattan near billionaires row Service (A) Super nice and super fast service Look if you are in the area - get it - it's a good safe bet place with many options

The staff were great. The hot jasmine tea was loose leaf'. The food was the best Chinese we had…read morehave in a while. The restaurant is decorated with pandas.

Try: Dim Sum Sampler, Roast Duck Noodle Soup, Sesame Shredded Beef, and Hot & Sour Soup…read more Why: I was a little congested and was craving Hot & Sour Soup, which did not disappoint. It was flavorful and soothing, and I appreciate the plentiful fried wontons that added a nice crunch. Dim Sum Sampler was yummy and the meats inside were big. Roast Duck Noodle Soup and Sesame Shredded Beef were also really good and it was nice to see how much meat they packed on top. Both duck and beef were tender and juicy. Of course I over ordered so saved some leftovers for lunch the next day and it was still delicious. Notes: This was a delivery order and they were quick! Delivery person had a smile and was friendly. I have already ordered from here a couple times and will continue to do so when I'm craving a quick bite of Dim Sum and Chinese cuisine. Lots on the menu to try for next time!