the food is super fresh. the service is great. the ambiance is classic. what more could you want? try the fried wontons and dip them in sweet and pungent sauce! read more

Don't know what other reviewers expect from a quick service Chinese food venue but allow me to shed some light for this place. As a local NYer who grew up with this type of comfort food, it's important to understand the distinctions. If you're expecting restaurant style food, do your research next time. When you're looking for a quick fix of stir fried foods, rice dishes drenched in glazed sauces, and crispy appetizers, this place did the trick. On my rainy day visiting my companions and bringing back takeout, this place provided us the food we needed. Most Chinese food takeout places would slather on so much salt, high sodium seasonings, watered down sauces, and very stale old cold rice. This place did none of this and they did a great job with their mixtures and flavors on my dishes. My only troubling thing was deciding what to get as everything looked good to order. Food bought on my side was the beef and broccoli - easy to tear through the beef bits, glazed and marinated nicely, and the broccoli was cooked well. My crab rangoons (what this place is known for) was extremely crispy and still hot when I arrived to my friend's place with melty cheese goodness in the center. Last is the shrimp eggroll - crispy and a bit bigger in portion than I usually get at other locations. No complaints on any items ordered and they all tasted fantastic. Staff is very nice and professional too. They also make sure to not miss out on giving any utensils or sauces to go with your orders. A better option for takeout Chinese food compared to the other neighboring places in this area as noted by my friend and Astoria local. read more

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The "New Ho Wha" is my family's favorite place for good "take out" Chinese food. They have been a neighborhood fixture for a very long time. Their food is of consistent quality so i think the chef has been there forever. If there was ever a problem, they make it right. A nice place for take out Chinese foods. read more

Literally the best Chinese food I've had in Queens. I'm from the Lower East side adjacent to Chinatown and I'm used to really good Chinese food and these guys are great. read more

Reasonably priced, reliable Chinese takeout. They have a small seating area, but I always get my food to go. The crab rangoons and pork egg rolls are especially good. The staff is pleasant and efficient. Only taking a star off because they have strange hours of operation. Sometimes they're closed for no apparent reason. read more

Look I'll be honest I moved to the vicinity two years ago and when I tried them then, didn't think food was anything special. Usually either a great experience = review, mediocre = don't review, very bad experience = review kinda person. I haven't tried their food in a while as I've opted for others since I thought were better; But my cousin who was visiting actually ordered from them (without getting to consult me lol)... but let me just say this: Food quality from what I remembered has totally improved!! Freshest and abundant amount of veggies with chicken/broccoli some carrots, and the brown sauce that comes with it was tasty as my momma smacking her tongue through every bite hahaha. It was very delicious! Not sure if maybe management was changed but definitely the chef was.. (no offense to previous one) She also ordered their young chow fried rice and it was also so GOOD! Hope after this review you don't get the impression about how a hole in wall place looks and take the plunge for a renowned and flavorful, no-frills quality NYC Chinese Food! read more

One of the worst Chinese resta restaaurants I have eaten at in Astoria The restaurant is dirty; my Seasame Chicken was greasy and the rice unreadable. I came here last Saturday while on Broadway. from the outside the restaurant does not look like a well-maintained spot, but I thought I would take chance. Boy was it a waste of money. I did not give a tip. Bottom-line-Stay away. read more

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Ordered shrimp with cashew nuts for takeout but there's barely any shrimp. Food was disgusting. Soggy and tasteless. Had an upset stomach afterwards. Avoid this restaurant at all cost. read more

Always good. Always fast. Always on point. It's the best Chinese take out place near my pad. If you expect a boujie place where the floor sparkles for quick Chinese take out your expectations are unrealistic. Bomb asf read more

Ordered food from ubereats at 12a and the food was actually good. Definitely will be ordering from here for my Chinese food cravings. Btw the crab Rangoon were so fire, crunchy and flavorful. read more

This simple best Crispy Beef I have had in New York. And it came spicy and crispy! Seems like that should be standard, right? But almost always will show up soggy and bland. This was just wonderful. So tasty! This is my new spot. All the other items were great as well. read more

New Ho Wah - Crispy Beef - Chinese Near Me - Astoria, New York

Food is always good and the customer service is pretty good for a Chinese restaurant the ladies are nice.

Never judge a place by the look! I saw this place on Uber eats and was skeptical but didn't have a whole lot of money and the prices are amazing. So I ordered and I was not disappointed! I order from them at least once a week now! Great food and especially for the price! read more

Me and my coworkers ordered food from them. The next day we got all sick stomach cramp and diherrea. Had to go to the hospital and it was food poisoning. This restaurant should be avoided at all cost, its a health hazard. read more

Always good and consistent! Never regret it! Good prices and super fast delivery and pick up.

Some of the best Chinese delivery I've had in a long time. Food has a unique distinctive taste, it isn't just a carbon copy of every other place. The crispy beef is amazing! read more

Called in an order scallops pork fried rice chicken wing with pork fried rice beef with broccoli with pork fried rice hot and sour soup and wonton egg drop soup The food was ok a typical Chinese rice needs a lot of work it was undercooked worst thing you can do to rice I'm Asian I know rice Not even going to go into a lot of detail bottom line better places to order from around here if your doing delivery look elsewhere if your looking for convenience and walking distance the soup was pretty good the chicken wings were small pretty dry but seasoned well enough to overlook the lackluster attempt beef and broccoli average at best here scallops was also average my main complaint about this place is I called this in and asked for ALOT of soy sauce and Duck sauce with all those things I ordered when I picked up my food drove home and opened the bag it had 1 packet of each and forks no spoon and I hats 2 forks it's 3 dishes with 2 forks and i may be Asian and can eat soup without spoons but im not that Asian to do so when in America 2 stars because the food was not god awful but next place for me Seriously tho 1 packet of soy and duck sauce and 2 forks !!! read more

Tried giving this place a chance because it was the closest chinese place open at 11AM. Ordered the House Special Fried Rice and I was pretty much disgusted. The fried rice didn't even come with scrambled egg and the chicken was rubbery. I didn't dare eat the chicken. There's not many options for chinese food in Astoria but I wouldn't try this one again. read more

Surprised to see this place doesn't have better reviews! New Ho Wah has been my go-to Chinese place in Astoria since I moved here. They prepare the food so quickly that I often show up before the estimated pick-up time since I know my order will be ready. Their sesame chicken is delicious, and the sweet and sour chicken is a close second. The portions are huge so the dishes are great to share or good for leftovers. I love their egg rolls, too. The woman who works at the front counter is so sweet! I've never had a bad experience with this place. read more

Not even one star, Yes the chicken was awesome but too little. First time they filled it up with white rice, I had to throw it away, even the stray cats didn't want it. So little chicken , 2nd time I asked for vegetables this time all vegetables and a sliver side of chicken!!!! I asked for chicken, vegetable is suppose to be the side dish!!!!!!! When I asked in delivery instructions to put chicken in a one quart. they refunded me. When I called why they don't want to do the order, Girl on phone said your instructions are too demanding I don't want to do order anymore. I hung up on her which forgot to say. " oh another words, Let me cheat you so I can serve you. I only went there to order lemonade, but glad I saw some reviews of only 3 stars so now I know to look elsewhere besides our chinese guy here in Jackson hits 21st ave has awesome food the best egg rolls compared to anyone else and their cheese wontons I love so much so these idiots lost a customer and hope others realize if they treat you like that upon delivery--- RUN. RUN FAR AWAY. EVENTUALLY THEY WIL FALL. read more

There wasn't anything out of this world amazing about this place. It's what you'd expect from an average restaurant. The dishes were nicely sized but the flavor was a bit bland. The soy and hot sauce packets are definitely a necessity to liven it up! Nothing special but nothing terrible. It's just average. read more

Ordered from here tonight, and was disappointed. Took over an hour to get here, and when it did, my drinks were not with my order. Called asking that they send them over since i paid for them, been waiting for almost 2 hours. The food was cold and inedible. The chicken in my seasame chicken was gray and rubbery. My large wonton soup had just ONE wonton in it. The "broth" tasted like water mixed with grease. The only decent thing about this place was the egg roll. Save your time and money. There are plenty of other options! I've seen better effort from the NY Jets! read more

I've come to the conclusion that one of the secrets to survival in New York living is Chinese take-out. Whether single or married, living by yourself or others, Chinese take-out food has been the silent witness to many conversations, whether it's a conversation with another person or with oneself. :-) That is why I've joined the rest of humanity in New York in having a go-to Chinese take-out restaurant. Ho Wah is five blocks away from where we live but I have reconnoitered all the other restaurants and it seems Ho Wah will pass a reasonable test of cleanliness. Well, you still cannot eat food off its floors, but really, who does that in New York? As for the food, I share fellow Yelper Shaun H.'s solid judgment on the fried rice and the fried chicken. Seriously, their Yang Chow is serious eats! I've not tried a lot of their dishes as we seldom order take-out and when we do, I sort of predictably choose the reliable ones like Yang Chow and seafood soup. Speaking of which, what really won me over to this restaurant was their seafood soup a winter or two ago during which the flu knocked me hard on my back. The soup did wonders. So, go ahead, find your own Chinese take-out place but if you're in Astoria, make sure you try Ho Wah. read more

Horrible and they have gotten WORSE!!! I placed an order for mixed vegetables and chicken with mix vegetables and both to have little sauce. When I received it, both were seriously drowning in sauce. For my chicken and mix vegetables, there was only like 4 small pieces of chicken. For both ordered the dominant vegetable was massive chunks of soggy onions. As I looked further I noticed that the food was a very thin layer of it, the rest was ALL RICE. I am talking about 1/4 cup of food and 2 cups of loaded rice! So I called up and complained, the worker said he talked to the cook and that I was basically lying and refused to exchange it even after I told him I would text him a picture of it to prove that I was not lying. So since he gave me no remedy, wouldn't listen to me, I just told him to look online for my review and what I think of "New" Ho Wah This place SUCKS. read more

At first sight, this place looks like any other chinese "fastfood" places, but there are a few items they do better than average in my opinion. They're pork fried rice, beef broccoli, chicken wing (deep fried), lo mein(though a bit salty), brown rice and stir-fried/steamed vegetables. Some other things that i've tried on the menu were not so great. For example: stir-fried chicken (with rice or lo mein) and buffallo wings. I've seen many recurring customers order other things in the menu, so the above is definitely not an exclusive list of what's good and bad. But from the things I have tried, more turned out good than bad, and that's definitely above average for chinese food places like this. read more

nothing special at all. I order Garlic Broccoli, and I get about 5 pieces of broccoli, and the rest of the slop is other vegetables. read more

I ordered take out and went to this place in person to pick up my order. It's the most horrible bland tasting Chinese food I've ever had. The take out girl at the front desk was so rude and screaming over the phone at customers that were calling in, said she was going to call the police. Sounded like Someone was not happy with their food s d just called her repetitively to complain. 1. Wonton soup - no taste, I asked for noodles and no noodles in it. The meat inside wonton was gross. 2. Eggrolls- disgusting- they are only filled with cabbage, that's it! 3. Broccoli and rice - I asked for sautéed broccoli but somehow this was drenched in sauce with tofu. No taste not flavorful at all, it was like they just took a jar of soy sauce and threw it on the broccoli. I can cook better than this! I will never order food from here again. There's a great deal of competition on broadway for food but this place will not last. Food is gross! Only good thing about this place is its open kitchen and is clean but they need to hire new chefs! read more

Finding a good Chinese restaurant in Astoria has been a challenge since I've lived here almost 10 years. This is the best I've found so far. - Chicken is good and not mystery meat - Garlic sauce is good - Lo mien is kind of bland - Crab Rangoon is not your typical large pocket dumplings, very small and over fried so not good But overall the chicken is good and so is the garlic sauce read more

Words cannot describe how horrible this place was. My gf ordered from here the other night and we've been sick ever since. She had the beef and broccoli and wonton soup. Hers was under cooked to the point that some pieces were still cold. The broccoli was soggy and not fresh. She had to throw it out. Her soup wasnt much better. There were hardly any wontons in her soup, and the meat in them was off. I had the seasame chicken and it was not much better. The food was cold, the rice was cold, and worse of all i found a roach in my rice! Needless to say I stopped eating right then and there. When I called to complain about the quality of food the person on the phone was a complete @$$hole. Definitely would not recommend! read more

Really bad food service it's ok but not enough for come back the only good thing that I saw was the open kitchen so you can see how they prepare your food also there fast. Fried rice it's the worst read more

I've ordered from here before my friend actually told me good things about this restaurant. I got shrimp fried rice and chicken wings with a shrimp egg roll and everything was good. So today I wanted to try something different from them and what I mean by that is every restaurant is make there food differently also I never had this order from them and that was a HUGE MISTAKE! I ordered for me and my mom so she got shrimp fried rice w. Chicken wings and I ordered steamed vegetable dumplings and a hot and sour soup and there both wasn't what I expected when I typically order from places the soup was very thick and mushy also the dumplings was very play dough like mushy. When I called to tell them that I wasn't pleased with the food she wasn't very unhelpful and I will not be ordering here anymore for that reason read more

Ordered the chicken and broccoli. It was meh. The 2.5 stars that was given is about how good the meal was. Just lacked flavor. Each bite I ate because I knew I needed substance in my belly and. It because I couldn't get enough of it. However, the hot n sour soup was a 4 star soup very good. read more

I use to love this place. They had amazing brown sauce with their chicken with broccoli and one of the few places that actually cooked their chicken. But now it seems they no longer do that. The chicken was undercooked (I shouldn't be surprised considering it took them only a couple of minutes to make it) along with the broccoli. Come here during the day. The guy who works there during the day is so much nicer than the woman at night. Plus during the day, the food seems to actually be cooked :) read more

I live in the middle of what I like to call the Cantonese triangle. There are two other Chinese restaurants that encompass two blocks within my house and to be honest this has to be my least favorite. Not because the food is bad, it isn't but it is also not exceptional. Taste of China, when I eat their egg rolls, i think, wow this is a damn good egg roll. This place goes into every other category. Just ok. The white rice was a little sticky, but done, the chicken was ok, a little rubbery but not bad, but it just lacked that pazzow that I like when I eat sweet and sour chicken. Thats all. read more

Im . Upping by one star for pickup because they gave us extra free soup and were nice and quick. However, any dish that isn't fried and covered in sauce lacks some flavor. Even that wonton soup could use a little more. But they still give you fortune cookies when other places wanna charge you. read more

Didn't want to be such a harsh critic, but sometimes the staff are in a rush and could mess up your orders, especially if you have any specific instructions about sauce and ingredients and stuff. I stop by once in a while. read more

I live a block from here so I stop in and get food every now and then. I prefer to order from Sun Wah but the one thing that New Ho Wah does well is crispy beef and when I crave it, I stop on by. I've never ordered them for delivery so can't speak to wait times, but if you want crispy beef, you won't be disappointed. read more

Always had consistent good Chinese food here. Fast service and fast delivery. Free soda for over $12 orders. Sometimes gives an extra read more

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Don't even think about it. Really bad food and on top of that the guy who works there at night is cheap and rude. Not a good place at all.

I'm really surprised by the amount of negative reviews for New Ho Wah. I order takeout from them regularly and I always find the food to be tasty and fresh, and they deliver pretty quickly. I usually order the vegetable chow mei fun and I absolutely love it; and I've never been disappointed with anything else I've had. The few times I've gone to pick up in person they have been friendly. read more