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    Hometown Cafe

    3.4 (14 reviews)

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    Black pepper grilled chicken
    Michelle T.

    Came here for lunch when they first opened. The food is lacking and is another typical hk style cafe. The old mala pot was one of my favorite and it's sad to see it go. There is heavy competition on 86th with similar style food. The price is also a bit higher compared to its competitor. The chicken noodle dish I had was not the best and bland. It also looked like something that can easily be made at home and just tossed together.

    Combo only available 10:30 - 1pm
    Susanna C.

    Love this new addition to the Brooklyn GK Cafe scene! First I have to admit this is my guilty pleasure- French toast and HK style milk tea. The lunch combo is an awesome deal - under $8 for tea, half sandwich and a soup. This restaurant is new - so unlike its competitors, the space is clean and comfortable. In addition, the service was friendly and attentive. I can't remember anyone at this type of restaurant asking me how the tea was. He also asked what sugar level I wanted - nice attention to detail.

    Simple scrambled eggs with shrimp and chives over rice. Please use a spoon for the rice. You'll thank me later.
    George G.

    The reviews doesn't give this place justice. I found this place accidentally. I found parking and behold this cafe spoke to me. " Come in!" Man was I happy I did! At first, the menu was a little overwhelmed. I spotted had some really noticeable dishes and the prices were reasonable .. I was attended right away with a warm friendly welcome. So I ordered what I recognized, the cucumber salad, hands-down the best I've ever had more than enough for two. I was in the mood for scrambled eggs and I saw a dish, scrambled eggs and shrimp with scallions and rice hands-down one of the most fulfilling meals I've ever had simple but humongous umami flavor bomb you have to try.it I apologize for not taking a picture of the cucumber salad as it was just to good. But I did manage to take a picture of my lunch. I highly recommend this place. Please check it out.

    scallion pancakes
    Aimee W.

    4.5/5 Food: Pretty decent, haven't seen a place with baked beef tongue before so that was a good pick. Scallion pancakes were good and fried chicken wings also had enough flavor! The baked pork chop over spaghetti was also on point. Service: Was a bit slow on Saturday, but everything else was good Would come back and try their combo menu next time. It does get packed on a Sat, so I recommend to either come when it opens or pass rush hour time

    Chicken wings
    Jamie W.

    Food is good, came out fast, service is quick and efficient. I would come back. Can't beat the prices.

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    We recently visited for a birthday and it was a great experience…read more From the moment we sat down, the staff was incredibly thoughtful--they actually brought out coloring books and markers for my two children right away. It was an absolute lifesaver that kept the girls happily entertained. And the food was absolutely worth savoring. We kicked things off with a round of handrolls--salmon avocado, spicy salmon, and yellowtail--which were perfectly crisp and packed with fresh fish. I went all in on the Salmon Lovers set, and it was an absolute dream. It came with a massive, beautiful spread of salmon sushi, seven thick pieces of melt-in-your-mouth sashimi, a salmon avocado roll, a bright kani salad, and a really savory piece of grilled salmon. We also shared the Ysukiji sushi platter, which featured a gorgeous, high-quality assortment of cuts, while the Smoked Chicken bento box was a huge hit, offering fantastic cooked flavors and generous portions. The room we were in mimicked a traditional Japanese room where everyone had to sit on the floor and put their legs under the table. It was fun for the younger people but it was difficult for the elders to sit down and get back up. Between the incredibly fresh sushi and the warm hospitality that kept the whole family smiling the entire time, this spot easily earned five stars. We can't wait to come back!

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    Everything before the ramen and beers feel kind of pricey and this place is cash only and the broth…read morebase is not the usual pork base but chicken base. The amount of noodles is decent and the toppings are pretty good the egg actually come with both half's rather than one like some places so that's good, my only gripe is that the cha siu isn't heated through after being served which tells me that they didn't torch it for long enough before serving. That usually also makes it less tender as the middle is still a little coagulated from being chilled prior. I would also assume that chicken broth is less calorie dense than pork so I also felt less guilty drinking it all. The staff is friendly and quick enough with the service and they also have rotation test menu items which is nice but there's a few items on their regular menu they are always out of like their oyster pancake

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    Ninja 86 Sushi has everything that makes it a great neighborhood sushi spot. Fresh, delicious food?…read moreCheck. Plenty of affordable options and selections? Check. Ability to order online so you don't need to speak with anyone? Check. They are also one of the few places that have a DIY platter which means you can select your own sushi, sashimi, and rolls. They also have some preset options if you are indecisive and just want to go with their selections. We usually end up ordering more food than we should for two people but we never have any regrets.

    Unfortunately my first experience, will be my last…read more I got their flier on my door and decided to give them a try. I generally don't get sushi around where I live because I just haven't found a great place, so I thought, maybe I found one. Boy was I wrong. My order came, tri-color sushi and a yellowtail jalapeño appetizer. The tri-color sushi looked absolutely delicious, tasted amazing. The yellowtail appetizer I didn't touch because for some reason they put roe on top of it which they don't say on the menu, but it is what it is. Now here comes the problem...... ......FOOD POISONING. The next morning I was sick as a dog. Thinking back my big mistake was not reading the reviews before ordering. I went back and read them and saw how many people said that fish wasn't fresh. Had I seen that, I would have never ordered. But, when I opened my order, it looked good, there was no fishy smell and it tasted great so I wasn't worried. Oh well, I learned my lesson. Never again.

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    I hadn't been to this place since 2015 so it's literally been one decade and I'm so grateful to say…read morethat the food has not declined and the service was great. I came here on a Friday night with my son and it was such a pleasure. I ordered the salmon sushi pizza and the spicy salmon roll with a small hot sake. For him I ordered a cooked sushi roll and the spring rolls and everything tasted great. The service was great and our waitress was friendly and attentive. Initially, we were the only ones in the restaurant, but later people started to trickle in. We sat near the small fish tank with the glow fish and everything was really relaxing for a Friday night. I love that the bill only came out to $40 or so and can't wait until I get the opportunity to return.

    Friday dinner Came here after Wasabi across the street had a…read more40 min wait. There was no wait here, or should I say there were no customers. A couple was sitting in there when we arrived and left soon after, meaning we were the only ones there. They had a handful of takeout orders so not completely no business. This place doesn't necessarily have anything "bad" but there's nothing much "good" about it. It's very 86th street. I would rather eat at Wasabi. We ordered (right to left, top to bottom in my pic): dragon, Hawaii, white Russian, Brooklyn, spider Favorite was the white Russian maybe because the tuna on top was torched. The menu didn't note that. Least favorite was either the Brooklyn or Hawaii. General comment on all of them is that they skimp on ingredients. My photo doesn't show their cross section but basically the ingredients are not well balanced on the insides. The seafood is always the least represented ingredient. If you look at the Brooklyn roll (shrimp, kani, tempura crunch), the insides are 80% tempura crunch, 10% shrimp, and 10% kani. The spider roll should be a whole soft shell crab fried and rolled in. The batter was twice the thickness of the crab. I miss the way Wasabi has thick crab meat and it comes out piping hot. Another general comment that I find is an issue across all Brooklyn sushi places is that the rice isn't tart at all. It didn't come out hot but at least it wasn't dry and hard. I like how their menu has pictures of all rolls, but most didn't appeal to us for some reason. Wasabi's presentation is much better. I also like how Wasabi's menu would tell you which items are cooked. That's helpful for those who don't want to eat raw fish. Service was good. We were in and out of this place in 30 min. I joked we can go back to Wasabi for sushi part two. The lady was diligent about filling our teacups even though we needed refills two minutes apart from each other. Good that tea was hot. She didn't give us a weird look or anything when we didn't order more food. She also reminded us about the 5% discount if pay by cash. Also all the employees speak canto

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    Now called Longevousjoy Shiawase, the menu has been completely revamped. It's an even bigger menu,…read morewith a fusion of Asian cuisines on offer, from Cantonese, Taiwanese, and Singaporean to Japanese and Thai. Dipping their toes in so many different arenas might actually be their detriment because they're going for everything while not excelling in most. I would rather they cut down on some dishes and make sure all are great instead. I absolutely love their Thai fried chicken, which is so affordable (8 pieces for $12), and tastes so crispy on the outside but so moist and flavorful on the inside. It comes with a tangy fish sauce, but you can add different green curry and/or red curry for 50 cents each. I like it best with the fish sauce. However, that's the Thai fried chicken is the only dish I absolutely love from this place. Everything else is very mediocre, which is unfortunate. 6 rolls bento - $15; comes with california roll, spicy tuna roll, lobster salad roll, salmon avocado roll, eel cucumber roll, shrimp tempura, kani salad, seaweed salad, and fried chicken. It's a lot of food for $15, and the sushi actually tastes decent. The kani salad, seaweed salad, and fried chicken are just tiny portions, but the fried chicken are like nuggets and taste really bad. 4/5 Mushroom noodles - $10; It's so rare to find such affordable e-fu noodles but sadly, it tastes nothing like what e-fu noodles should taste like. I wouldn't even know that they're supposed to be e-fu noodles if I just blindly tasted. I would not get this again here. 3/5 Pad see ew beef - $13; Again, like the mushroom noodles, it didn't taste like pad see ew. It's missing that sweetness and charred factor that's usually present in pad see ew. 3/5 Pad Kra Pao (??) - I can't remember if it's this dish that I got, but it was some type of Thai rice dish with a meat sauce. It was so terrible, I only ate 10% of it and didn't take it to go. 1/5 Pad thai - I didn't try it but my friend got it and the color looked really off. Aside from the food, there are other improvements to be made here. It seems like a family-run restaurant, with only two workers facing the customers. It's really hard to get their attention when the restaurant is busy. The space is very tight and looks like it could be more well-maintained. They also need more menus. Hard to share just one with the whole table.

    Me and my girlfriend got takeout from this place and I am impressed. We got the 12 piece Thai fried…read morechicken, which came with 2 sauces, both flavorful and tasty. The green sauce is slightly spicy but pairs well with the chicken. The chicken is fried to excellence, it's juicy, the crunch is superb and really flavorful. My girlfriend got the sushi combo bento, which came with 6 different rolls/3 pieces per roll, Kani and seaweed salad and 2 pieces of nuggets. It's such a good value for the money and honestly tastes amazing. Definitely an underrated place! Highly recommend you give it a try.

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    6 rolls bento box. Comes with miso soup, kani salad, seaweed salad, and 2 chicken nuggets. ($15)
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