Back to my favorite cha chaan teng in NYC for their $8.25 breakfast set!…read more I usually come to High Five for their set meals (常餐), but this time I finally got up early enough for their breakfast sets lol. The breakfast is cheaper but also comes in a smaller portion, which I think it's still enough. Each noodle set comes with eggs of your choice, butter toast and hot drink. Their Hong Kong style milk tea and iced lemon tea taste super authentic, exactly like what I grew up having in HK. Tipping is also appreciated but not required! ＊Satay Beef over Vermicelli 沙嗲牛肉米粉 ** ＊Spiced Minced Pork over Noodle 五香肉丁公仔麵 ** ＊Macaroni Noodle Soup with Ham 火腿通粉 They make the 五香肉丁 in house, so it's already miles better than the canned ones. And I get their satay beef every time because this is the BEST I've had in NYC! I've been let down by so many spots, but this one tastes exactly like the kind I grew up with. Savory, peanut-y, and sooo good with instant noodles or vermicelli. ＊HK Style French Toast 一口西多士 $6 * Almost every table ordered the french toast and now I get why. Since it's cut into cubes, you get extra crispy edges in every bite. The center was filled with peanut butter. Crunchy, buttery, and sooo nostalgic. ＊HK Street Style Shu Mai 魚肉燒賣 $4.5 One of my favorite HK street snacks, and it's actually hard to find fish paste shumai in NYC. These are bouncy and perfect with a drizzle of sweet soy sauce. It's definitely pricier than what you'd get in HK, but it hit the craving.

Save your time and find yourself another HK cafe if that's what you're craving…read more 鴛鴦 (HK Milk tea + coffee drink): would not recommend. Tastes like sour coffee. Tomato beef macaroni: lacked flavor, beef was a weird texture. Baked rice: smothered with a layer of sauce and cheese (you would think is a good thing?) until you see the raw vegetables mixed in with it. If you get seated by the wall, know that you'll have to interrupt the table next to you to get out. Additionally, when the table next to us left and a new customer walked in, she was seated to THAT table right away (no one came to even wipe the seats or table) with the rice crumbs and milk tea splatters left on that table! Foul. I'm never coming back. What a waste of calories.

Decent HK-style cafe in the Bensonhurst neighborhood! Came as a party of 5 on a Sunday afternoon…read moreand waited ~10 min for an available table. Extensive menu, but my friends came several times before, so we knew what the good dishes were here: - Curry Fishball Cherng Fun: Warm, soft, and fresh! This curbed our initial hunger and was a good starter for the table. - A + B Breakfast Combo Orders: Both combos come with a milk tea and egg sandwich, along with the main dish (Macaroni Soup or Tomato Beef Mac Soup). Filling for one person and a great value! - HK Chow Mein: Classic, solid noodle dish. One of my faves to have, no complaints. - Beef Chow Fun: Another classic noodle dish. Good flavor and great portion! Plenty of dishes here from breakfast combos to lunch and dinner dishes. Food is decent! This spot is on the smaller end, so expect to wait a bit during peak times. Would revisit for a home-y meal!

[Project Hong Kong Milk Tea - HK Milk Tea] {Seeking the best…read moreHong Kong Milk Tea in NYC} Grade: 76 of 100 Worth Trying: 80 of 100 This is among one of the best HK Milk Tea I have tried in NYC. It is rich in body and smooth in texture. However, the aroma of the tea was slight covered by the milk choice. Typically, HK milk tea usually comes with evaporated milks or condensed milk by request. Using regular milk will covered the aroma of the tea and pushed the texture to a smoother but lost its taste of the traditional HK Milk Tea favor. This is still good for a regular craving though. I also tried this French Toast with Cream of Mushroom. The French Toast in HK should be paired with Syrup and butter with jam/peanut butter within the toast. This one at Like Cafe was fusion with Cream of Mushroom and cheese inside the toast. It made this devilish afternoon tea item a savory meal itself. It's amazing. I cannot stop saying "CS" (Crazy in Cantonese) after trying the first bite. I recommend to try it with Iced Tea with lemon if you are a small eater. Overall, This is an awesome cafe you can try when you come to Brooklyn. Thanks for satisfying my Hong Kongers Stomach. Burn Apetito Calvin

This spot has been around for a while and I was glad that this restaurant is still here when I was…read morestrolling by. There were quite a bit of customers dining when we were passing by. We decided on this restaurant for dinner. We ordered the baked Portuguese pork chop with rice and satay beef instant noodle (my go to HK noodles comfort food). The portion of the baked pork chop is not small! It is recommended to share! There was a family of four next our table (2 adults and 2 children), they also ordered a baked Portuguese dish and was sharing. We weren't able to finish our baked dish and took the rest of it as take out. Their staff is friendly and attentive. I like that they have another door that separates the bathroom from the eating area.

I came here for lunch on a Sunday with my family. I haven't been here in years but I'm glad it's…read morestill around. I ordered the sushi lunch special (5 nigiri and 1 California roll) which came with both miso soup and salad. It was such a good deal for $10.50 so I was skeptical about the quality and portion. However, I was pleasantly surprised that it was a lot of food and the fish was still decent quality. My family also ordered the miso eggplant appetizer, the beef noodle soup, and the salmon teriyaki. All the food was fresh, large portioned, and of great value. Service was friendly and fast. I love being surprised even as a cynical New Yorker!

Great Bensonhurst staple! Ive been here many times growing up and I always end up getting the…read morecondensed milk on toast and the portuguese chicken over noodles. Service was very quick, and it wasn't too crowded when I went on a Friday afternoon. Overall I recommend if youre in the neighborhood looking for authentic HK food!

I haven't been back to Kowloon Cafe in a long while until today, when my family wanted to give it a…read moretry again. First things first, no matter how good the food is, if I'm dripping sweat while eating the food, that's a big no-no because that means I can't enjoy it! That's what it was like inside Kowloon Cafe this afternoon because they barely had any air on in 80+ degree weather. It's also really dark in there, which wasn't very welcoming. Now, onto the food: - Beef Chow Fun: it was good, but very oily. I know you need a lot of oil to keep it from sticking, but it was a bit too much for me. The beef was also not as tender as I had hoped. - Baked Pork Chop Rice: if you like sweet tomato sauce with your baked rice dishes, then this is for you (and me!) I enjoyed this dish a lot, but could've enjoyed it more if there had been AC because it came out piping hot! - Assorted Combination Bowl: I ordered this thinking it was 煎讓三寶, but I was very wrong. It was a mixture of pork skin, fish balls, radish, and squid. I would not get this again because it was extremely bland. If you do decide to get it, go for the one with curry sauce, as I'm sure that would be at least tastier. - Rice Noodles w/ Mix Sauce: very bouncy and chewy rice noodles with a lot of sauce, which is right up my alley. I would order this again if I'm ever back. Overall, my experience here was just okay. There were a few hits and misses. They can do better with a renovation (the booth cushions were damaged) and brighter lighting. Too many competitors in the area with better food make it hard for me to want to come back. I'll consider ordering the baked pork chop rice for takeout in the future.

I ordered rice and crispy pork for delivery today, and I was horrified: what they brought was…read morenothing but pure fat--it was absolutely inedible. The quality of this restaurant has plummeted drastically over the last couple of months. For starters, the staff answers reluctantly; when I asked for the address, the person on the line stopped to talk to someone else, then proceeded to ask me to repeat myself three separate times. I do not recommend this place; it is terrible--terrible customer service, terrible quality:((( crispy pork , , . . , , - , . , , , .

Came in on a Wednesday night around 6:30pm. The restaurant was packed! Fortunately we had a table…read morewhen we walked in and did not have to wait. Ordered Hong Kong styled instant noodles with spam and eggs, veggies, gyozas and crunchy seafood noodles. When I think of spam, it is rectangular shaped, however, the spam was circular! It still tastes the same though. The gyozas was an appetizer but also can be a personal dish. majority of their dishes are family style which means they are big in portion and are meant to be shared. So keep in mind when ordering! Staff were so nice, feels so nostalgic that there were Cantonese conversations every where. The restaurant also sells a variety of sushis. Many people were coming in to pick up their take out and to order take out! The booth where I sat has a tv above and it was playing Chinese music with lyrics so you can kind of sing along like a karaoke.Restaurant has restrooms for customers.

I think out of all the Hong Kong style spots in the neighborhood, there are definitely shinier and…read moremore modern looking ones since this place is more low key and usually less packed, but do not let that fool you. They have all the standard Hong Kong cafe fare, but at cheaper prices and with much bigger portion sizes. I dropped by after the gym for a protein heavy post workout meal and got their beef steak over rice for ten dollars, which would normally cost thirteen dollars or more at other spots, and the steak portions there would probably be smaller too. Since the place is generally smaller and less busy, the food also comes out much quicker. Highly recommend if you are tight on time and just want a quick bite.

A very quiet restaurant with only 2 other tables when we entered. We originally wanted to go to…read moreFarmer's table but it was too crowded so we gave this place a try. A family member (in law) is visting from Hong Kong so we wanted a family dinner. Ordered a few dishes family style and food was good. Hot, fast and decent. Good service and able to accommodate our large party size (there was 9 of us plus a squirming child that kept going under table and running around). Party of 9 for good amount of food and total was $125 (before tips). Ordered: 6 white rice 1 lemon tea & 1 milk tea (all cold) Water & hot tea all around Water spinach AAchoy lettuce with garlic sauce Pan fried egg shrimp Black Pepper beef (sizzling platter) Peking Pork chop Beef with bitter melon Buddhist delight

When Legend Cafe Express opened, it had quite a few negative reviews on the service and food. My…read moreregular cha chaan teng was closed today, so I decided to give Legend a shot. This storefront used to be Yozi's, which looks almost the same now. It is bright and welcoming, seating is open, and felt spacious. The service was decent, and the food came out relatively fast. For appetizers, I got the salt and pepper squid. For $6.50, I really can't expect much in terms of portion sizes, but I was quite disappointed at how overcooked it was. It was too dark to be golden brown and was very dry and chewy. Each piece of squid was essentially more than $1 each. I would not get this again. The club sandwich was decent, but it's hard to mess up a simple sandwich. For entrees, we got the Baked Curry Chicken Cutlet Rice and the Baked Portuguese Chicken Cutlet Rice. Both were actually pretty good, and portions were good, although I will say the curry one has a stronger flavor. The Portuguese sauce was very coconutty and milder in flavor. The chicken cutlets were seasoned well and were tender. I also love that parts of the egg fried rice base were a bit crispy, similar to the bottom of a claypot rice, but not as tough on the teeth. The rice dishes were better than expected, and the prices weren't that bad. I'd come back to try some of their other things while keeping in mind not to order the squid again! They're also opened til 10, so it's a great spot for a later dinner when everything else is closed.

Finally... a HK cafe closer to the train! And competition is welcome…read more I think this is owned by the same mgmt with another location by 18th Avenue, across from JMart. And feels very similar to what used to be the "Legend's steakhouse"... well this spot took over the defunct Yozi Noodle that offered dry pot (RIP), ramen, dumplings... sad it's gone, I actually enjoyed their dry pot. Legend Cafe Express has 2 floors... the lower floor is roomy, booth seatings and banquette seatings. Bright & welcoming. Still kind of new, probably needs time to adjust on their food items... we tried their HK milk tea (hot is better than the cold version), and the Baked chicken cutlet over spaghetti (not good... the chicken was rubbery... my son didn't finish) and also a baked curry oxtail over fried rice (the rice was crispy but the curry flavor wasn't good, tasted powdery). The company sando was good and would get again. Overall, feels like they need time to adjust their flavoring and get to the same standard as a real HK cafe style eatery. We would try again.

I haven't been here in a long time and it is great to go back…read more King's Kitchen's claypot rice is unmatched. Their preserved meat claypot is the perfect dish. All the different textures, the meat, rice, and soy sauce blend so well. Even as I'm writing this, I am thinking about it. This place is straight to the point when it comes to food Their HK milk tea is my favorite as well

They take card but with fee. Good meat juicy and flavorful not too salty or oily. Nice lady…read morecashier. Quick service.