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    3.9 (385 reviews)
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    Fried Pork Chop Bento Box
    Ted P.

    Whenever I'm in Chinatown I like to stop by this no frills spot to grab a bento box! I love that it comes with an entree and a small side of the minced pork rice. The cabbage is super tasty too.

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    Cristina C.

    I have been coming to this restaurant for years! There aren't many places to get Taiwanese food in Chinatown and this is usually my go-to. The prices are fair and the portions are decent. I always get the minced pork bento box which comes with a marinated egg and cabbage for $11.xx after tax. It is filling and good!

    JP P.

    Stopped in for lunch to try the popcorn chicken and fried chicken leg bento boxes along with a side of braised tofu. The popcorn chicken are actually medium sized chunks and the fried chicken leg is a good portion (drumstick and thigh)...both are nicely fried and not overly seasoned. Definitely a great spot for a quick, yet delicious meal. There's only room for about 12 people, so you might not be able to dine there during the high times. Bottom line, the food was tasty and the service was relatively fast.

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    Karan L.

    Small shop with about four tables with 1 on 1 seating lined across. You walk in and order on a kiosk machine. We had a few questions and the server at the counter was super nice and friendly. He was very patient and helped us figure out what we wanted. My friend ordered the popcorn chicken which was some of the most flavorful fried chicken I have tasted. Whatever spices they used after frying the chicken were top tier and I certainly want to know what it is. I ordered the scallion chicken and I personally loved it. It certainly is not tailored to everyone's flavor profile. The scallion tasted similar to a pickled cabbage and can be on the sour end. So I would stay away if that is not your cup of tea. It was filling for one person I would say, but I had plenty of room for dessert. For the bigger bellies I can see you still being hungry after ordering one bento box. They took about 15 mins to come out (so it's not as quite grab and go as dollar dumplings etc etc) but still decently fast. There are plastic utensils at the front counter that are self serve with napkins. Overall will come again for a nice quick and cheap meal. I really enjoyed my food and look forward to trying the other bento boxes when I get the chance.

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    Albert K.

    Back for the excellent fried chicken bento box with the egg. Fresh, fried, and not overly done. Absolutely delicious. Best popcorn chicken in Chinatown IMO.

    Popcorn Chicken
    Victoria G.

    Food 9/10 Solid and simple popcorn chicken bento, perfect for a fast lunch. They really fill up the bowl with a lot of chicken and rice, so you won't feel hungry after this meal. Atmosphere 6/10 Quite bare bones interior, with two rectangular tables and then some high chairs for solo diners. Service 6/10 Super fast with getting the food out, you pay at the counter and get a bento to go.

    Wei H.

    The railroad bento box is my to go dish. Really cannot find it anywhere else. Service is great. Limited seats inside.

    Taiwanese Popcorn Chicken
    Ruby N.

    I've stumbled upon Taiwan Bear House and it's a cute little shop located in Chinatown with a few tables inside. I order the popcorn chicken because it's the perfect spot to grab something and hang out with a friend. The popcorn chicken pieces are bigger than most places however, they're crispy on the outside and juicy in the inside. They have a very unique taste to them and are extremely tasty.

    Pork Belly Rice Bowl. 2 stars. Insta/Beli: @amei_eats
    Alex M.

    (Overall: D) - After getting some recommendations, I decided to visit the Taiwan Bear House in Chinatown. and went for the Pork Belly Rice Bowl. While I found the cabbage to be comforting, I found the egg to be very dry. The beef and pork is alright but nothing outstanding. At $14 for this bowl, this is not cheap in Chinatown and does not taste great either. -- Food: -1 Presentation: E Price: E Overall: -1 D Insta/Beli: @amei_eats

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    Matthew H.

    Stopped by around 1h30 pm for lunch on a rainy, rainy day - there was only one other person eating there (who I later realised was one of the employees). I ordered the railroad pork chop bento (懷舊鐵路便當). While I was waiting for the food, I noticed the big box of cardboard boxes in the corner, which - if my experience eating Taiwanese cuisine means anything - was definitely a green flag. It's overall a clean interior with not many seats; I'm not sure how busy it gets, but maybe most people order takeaway. My food came out in a classic round box - uncovered since I wanted to dine-in. It smelled SO good - a mix of the quintessential Taiwanese flavours of pork chop, minced pork sauce over rice, and the stir-fried 高麗 Taiwanese cabbage. The pork chop was really yummy, although it was less crispy than I expected. The meat was juicy and tender but a bit lacking small relative to the amount of rice/veggies. I love Taiwanese cabbage so much, and it's actually surprisingly difficult to find in restaurants in NYC, even Taiwanese places (well, at least well-/traditionally-cooked Taiwanese cabbage). There was so much cabbage and it was SO delicious - I wolfed down each and every leaf. Tasted just like it was from the corner 自助餐 places I'd go to in Taiwan. Rice came in a good portion size, and overall I think this was the perfect size for one person to eat. Although, I will just quote the NYT here as an aside: "At Taiwan Bear House, each bento costs less than $10 and is fuel for a day. (In Taiwan, it would be less than $3.)" Well, it came out to around $14 today, and last I checked, it was slightly over $3 in Taipei now. Jokes aside, though, I'm well aware that NYC is NYC and the costs are just different; and for bento like this in America, I'm happy to pay this "premium" lol. I'd love to come by to try some of the other bentos and sides; if the pork chop rice was this good, I'm sure everything must be super yummy, too! A few more visits and it might have become my favourite TW place in NYC :)

    Popcorn Chicken
    Samantha D.

    Solid place for popcorn chicken, so far my favorite in the city. There's only 10 pieces but they are quite big. Seasoned heavily. Some pieces have more than others and therefore are saltier. Perfectly crispy. I liked that they poked holes on the lid for to-go orders to attempt to keep the chicken crispy. Juicy chicken. Just wanted basil to be fried with the chicken.

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    Samantha W.

    Been craving lu rou fan for the longest time, and Taiwan Bear House hit the spot. They absolutely nailed my childhood comfort food! Everything about it was delicious--the cabbage, the sauce, the pork, the egg :) I also got a jasmine milk tea which was not as fancy as actual boba places, but it gets the job done. I've come back again and again for their lu rou fan and will continue to!!

    Jackie H.

    This was a nice choice. Ordered 2 takeout rices: Night Market Crispy Chicken Bento Box: Popcorn chicken was juicy and crispy. So delicious. I wish the egg was less dry on the inside but this was super filling and good. Braised Pork Belly Bento Box: This was okay. I wish it was a bit more tender/moist. Maybe I am unfamiliar with how Taiwanese style pork belly is like. But prob would stick to the first one! I got a jasmine tea with lychee jelly. So much lychee jellies. Great satisfying meal.

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    Excellent Dumpling House - 5 Pieces Steamed Shrimp Dumpling

    Excellent Dumpling House

    4.1(871 reviews)
    2.0 miChelsea
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    As the name implies, it really is an excellent dumpling house!…read more Me and my buddies were in Jersey and New York for some hockey games, and wanted to go to a deli, get some Chinese food, and a slice of pizza. Got off the E train and when we looked for Chinese food, this place popped up with good reviews and it was just a short walk from where we got off the train. My buddies ordered the special lunches and we also got two types of xlb's, beef chow fun, and some fried dumplings. The special lunches come with a little fried rice, cold garlic flavored noodle, choice of egg drop or hot and sour soup, and main side. My buddies all enjoyed their meals. The beef chow fun was also really good and beef was nice and tender. The xiao long baos were excellent and is comparable to any place in California like DTF. Nice and juicy and great with some ginger, soy sauce, and spicy chili. Friendly service and food comes out pretty quickly. Credit card is accepted. Bathroom was also very clean, which is sometimes rare in some Chinese restaurants I have been to. If you're looking for a good Chinese meal, stop here when you're in the Chelsea area.

    I've been looking for a place open late-ish to get food in Chelsea now that the Malibu Diner is…read moresadly gone. I hadn't been to EDH in a while and was happy to see they do have later hours (with a smaller late night menu). The place was pretty busy at 10:00 PM last Saturday, with a wide range of diners, which is good for business. The food though, at least that night, was really disappointing. My friend had the chicken dumplings. He said they were okay. I thought they were overcooked. My steamed shrimp shumai were fine, but steamed, they didn't have much flavour. The edamame, on the other hand, had way too much when it should have almost none. I don't know if it was excess salt, MSG or something else, but not good. I should have sent them back. I hope this was just an off night for the kitchen.

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    Buddakan

    4.1(4.9k reviews)
    1.9 miMeatpacking District, Chelsea
    $$$$

    Ambiance beautiful sat by Buddha wall, food was amazing had edamame dumplings, tuna tartare spring…read morerolls, Cantonese spring rolls, general tso dumplings, chili rock shrimp, Cantonese steamed sole, tangerine chicken, sweet & crispy jumbo shrimp, black pepper beef, Asian stir fry, garlic fried rice and dessert selections of pastries Family style to accommodate the party size Everyone was very well fed. Food was delish Servers were very pleasant Drinks r great

    The quality of the food, particularly the desserts, was relatively good. We did the tasting menu…read morenumber 2 and particularly enjoyed the rock shrimp appetizer and the black pepper beef entree as well as the dessert sampler. The pacing of the meal for the quantity of food received seemed very rushed, and we didn't really have a chance to relax and enjoy any of the courses. However, the quality of the experience was a complete disaster particularly for the price. Clearly, the packed restaurant would disagree, but for the four of us anyway, we would not return. It started with the check in process at what felt like a long hotel front desk with multiple, self important hosts and hostesses overseeing your entrance to the cavernous bar/waiting area. One problem is the noise is so deafening that you can't really hear what they say to you but we check in a few minutes early and waited obediently in the bar area chatting. After about 30 minutes (15 after our reservation time), and watching numerous parties large and small who arrived after us be seated by the hostesses wandering through the dimly lit space who peer quizzically and ask your name, my husband went to ask for an update. (We joked that those vibrating lighted buzzers alerting when your table was ready would have been super helpful, but it was amusing to watch while we waited). It was clear they somehow lost track of us as she had him repeatedly spell our (not unusual) name. Anyway, after that, within 10 minutes after that we were taken downstairs to our seats (but not before standing awkwardly in the large dining area near packed tables waiting while our table was cleaned). Server with a heavy accent was kind and mostly helpful so none of this is on him. The busser who managed to spill half a pitcher of cold water on my husband's back, soaking his shirt and jacket and barely apologizing, is a whole other story. We managed to get a glass of his mediocre Cabernet comped for the experience. If I sound annoyed, I guess I still am. I had high hopes for a fun and tasty experience in a cool part of the city and it just wasn't.

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    Chop Shop

    Chop Shop

    3.8(286 reviews)
    2.4 miChelsea
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    File under "Don't Judge a Book By Its Cover" - because you'd never even realize this was a…read morerestaurant when walking by and even after you knew... you might be inclined to keep walking to find something a bit more 'bright' and 'inviting'.  (And you'd totally miss out on a great little joint.) I'm a lower middle-class Jersey guy - what the heck do I know about cocktails?  But I dove right into one ("Jade Collins") and it was firing on all cylinders.  Crisp, clean, strong enough to knock over an ox. Then we got a handful of apps - everyone else swore by all the ones they'd had - but I just tried the Salt & Pepper Shrimp and... sweet baby Jesus, this little plate had a wicked amount of flavor from every angle.  "Aggressively seasoned" might be an understatement.  Wild. Onto the mains and I ventured towards their Spicy Drunken Noodle (my go-to whenever I'm hitting a Thai restaurant on my home turf) and... yeah, you probably guessed it - incredible. Not the biggest portion but they made every single component sing with flavor. With so much going on - of course I needed to indulge with another drink (hey, I wasn't driving!). There were six of us, it came to about $100 a person... welcome to NYC. But we did get a wide selection of plates/food and those two drinks accounted for about $40 of my tab. (And you'll never see such a heavy wine pour at a restaurant... they filled the glass almost to the rim - which was not even something I'd do for myself when I'm home.) Definitely recommended.

    Absolutely delicious! Gorgeous fresh ingredients, super friendly and prompt service. We had the…read moredrunken noodle and the coconut curry. Both were 10/10. Can't wait to have it again!

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    Philippe Chow

    4.0(303 reviews)
    1.9 miChelsea
    $$$

    Yeah Id say that was a pretty splendid meal. Shared everything thank goodness…read more Started with the wok fried beef dumplings which were good on their own but had this fire ahh spicy honey mustard wow. Then the scallion pancakes which were crispy and airy paired with this very interesting sauce that was clear but tasted like sweet and sour sauce. For mains we got Kung Pao Chicken which was pretty delicious but my star of the show was the Crispy Beef. It was crispy asf and skinny too I didn't know you could make beef skinny like that. Sauce was super tasty and thick. On the side was broccoli which was fine and eggplant which was fine on its own and good with the chili sauce. Split the Fortune Cookie Red Velvet Cake which okay I thought there would be more creativity with adding fortune cookies somewhere in the cake but it was just a cake with fortune cookies on top. Also they put 2 when we had 4 people like lowkey they couldve just put 2 more on there but anyways the cake itself was pretty tasty so can't complain there.

    Philippe Chow is why Yelp exists. You would otherwise never know that this upscale Chinese…read moreRestaurant blasts club music and mandates 20% gratuities. The food is all over the place but the main theme is that everything is over-seasoned to please the crowd of people who all were gulping down colorful sugary cocktails with dinner while wearing athletic clothing. Peking duck (for 4-5) had great accompaniments (rare to actually get bao with it) but it was a lackluster portion of duck. Salt and pepper shrimp were offensively salted. Special "mignon" was great. The hand-pulled noodles *gasp* weren't hand pulled. "BBQ" chicken in the other noodles was very dry. Sea bass portion was very small. Scallion pancakes were good. Shrimp dumplings were the highlight. I recommend skipping this restaurant.

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    Chi Restaurant & Bar - We now open for late night hours. Every Tues - Sat until 1 am

    Chi Restaurant & Bar

    4.6(666 reviews)
    2.8 miMidtown West, Hell's Kitchen
    $$
    Private events
    Takes reservations

    Four of us had dinner at Chi recently. The food was mostly good. But... when I first made the…read morereservation about two weeks prior to our coming, I requested the back dining room. I was told that it isn't always open, but if it was, I could certainly have a table there. When we arrived on the night of our dinner, I asked about the back room and was told that it was closed. And indeed, there was a rope up separating it from the front dining room. There was a table of people sitting there, but I was told that was management having a meeting. I asked when the room might be opened because we were willing to wait. I was told that there was no way for them to know. The front room was already full, by the way, except for the table that we seated at. Within 10 minutes, the back room opened and people started to go in. When I asked about this, I was told that it was a private party. About a half hour later I got up to use the restroom and had a look in the back. They were people seated at tables all around the room. It was obvious that none of them knew each other. It wasn't a private party. I didn't bother to ask about this because at that point appetizers had arrived and it was too late to move to another table. I was very baffled by the staff's reluctance to seat us at a requested table, which would've been very easy to do. As a result, I don't think I'll be coming back to Chi or recommending it to friends. I wrote to them about the experience, hoping for a possible explanation. Over a week has gone by and I've gotten no response. I'm done with these folks.

    Delicious!! Just ate here for my birthday weekend, I loved the vibe of the place and the waiters…read morewere very kind and polite. We got spring rolls, orange chicken, and truffle beef. Everything was super tasty and flavorful. The orange chicken tasted a lot like orange and the truffle beef was not overwhelmingly truffle flavored. Amazing experience, would definitely recommend to anyone.

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