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    The Legend Cafe House

    3.6 (103 reviews)
    Closed 10:30 am - 9:00 pm

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    Moderate noise
    Outdoor seating
    Dogs allowed

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    Baked Chicken with Tomato Rice
    Huai E.

    Ordered the French toast, beef brisket macaroni soup, and baked chicken with tomato rice. French toast was good, not too sweet and crunchy. Beef Brisket macaroni soup tasted ok. I felt the soup was watered down beef and lack some flavor. Baked Chicken with Tomato rice was delicious, especially chicken was tender. It was very busybthat we waited around 30 minutes for a seat/table. The waiters forgot to serve us tea and water and proper amount of utensils. We had to constantly ask for them. Bathroom was dirty and very messy. Overall, it's alright but improve some dishes and service.

    Cindy C.

    05/03/2025@12:54pm Walk in for a table of 2. Its was crowed, said need wait 20mins so i order take out

    Went to this place for the first time over the weekend. Black pepper mixed grill spaghetti was very good. Curry beef over spaghetti was very good as well. Service was excellent.

    Baked Portuguese chicken with spaghetti $10.50
    Vicky L.

    Haven't been here for a while so came here again and had a different experience from last time. Staff seated us quickly and came often to provide us drinks, chopsticks, and napkins. Ordered the following: - Baked beef minced spaghetti $9.95 - Beef chow fun $10.75 - Wonton noodle soup $7.50 - French toast with condensed milk $4.95 - Mapo tofu $9.50 + white rice $1.50 Decent portions and reasonably priced. Haven't been here for awhile and the prices haven't changed much. Food was flavorful. For the map tofu though, it wasn't the numbing type of spicy and wasn't that spicy. But other than that, food was alright.

    Evonne H.

    Food was okay for Hong Kong food not super great .. the only thing I don't like is the food is taking so long to serve ... finish 1 dish and still waiting other dish to come out .. rather do take out at this place then eating there

    Kevin K.

    This place used to be located at 86th st. Food is decent. Ordered the silky egg with beef chow fun & supreme soy sauce stir fried noodles. Why does both dishes has mushroom in there. I love mushroom, but never heard of supreme soy sauce stir noodles has mushroom. It should be just bean sprout with some scallion. Overall the food is ok.. I would go back and try other dishes.

    Jerry T.

    I'm not a hong kong expert but I think the food is mid. I been here 2/3 times and it's not been terrible. Flavors taste decent. It's pretty interesting how prices go up every time I come here. The service is mid, feels either very rushed or very slow

    Christie S.

    Came here on a Saturday afternoon at around 4 as a group of two and the place was around 40% filled. We ordered the salt and pepper squid, baked seafood with rice, and baked pork chop with rice to share. The salt and pepper squid was probably my favorite among everything but the portion was a bit too small. Both of the baked rice also tasted great and I like how they used egg fried rice as the base instead of plain white rice! The portion of the baked rice was very generous and I had enough leftover for two more meals. Overall, great experience! Food came out pretty fast and all the servers were very friendly. Great value for the amount of food that they give! Will come back again!

    French toast
    Melody C.

    I still think their food is yummy but it's really hard to get served. First, the staff is really busy with a lot of people waiting outside. The tables are small because the interior is tight. I saw the staff go as far as sit a party of three around one small round table. The staff served the entrees before the appetizers so there was no space to put the apps and no way the customers could've cleared the entrees quickly to make room. The staff ended up taking the apps back into the kitchen. I was served my food before I even received utensils and drinks. I already asked them a few times for all of those items when I placed my order. It was frustrating having to follow up so many times and not get results. They didn't come over to take my order so I had to wave them down. Once they got to my table to take my order, the waitress was barely paying attention. Thankfully, she got my order right.

    Ginger S.

    Salt and Pepper Squid 3.0 stars. This appetizer was a bit chewy, but the flavor was nice. A bit of curry taste to it. Beef Chow Fun with raw egg 2.0 stars. This dish was flavorless and the beef pieces were tough Ambiance 4.0 Nice and clean Service 5.0. Friendly and quick

    Beef brisket udon
    Sharon L.

    Since my last review, I've tried a few additional items from The Legend Cafe House and did not particularly enjoy them. The minced meat baked spaghetti is just bizarre; it tasted like they put too many additional herbs and spices that just did not work well. We also found star anise which I was not expecting at all. The chow kwai fun was also just decent, but looked and tasted more like singapore mei fun with ho fun. Prices here also tend to be steeper than other HK cafes.

    HK milk tea
    Will F.

    Visited this self proclaimed "Hong Kong style cafe" a couple of times ordering a few HK classic dishes and here is my review. First and foremost at any HK cafe for us is tasting their HK teas. Here we ordered their HK milk tea hot as well as cold plus their cold HK lemon tea. We have had better HK teas in the NYC area but it is not as bland or merely Lipton/Tently tea as some bakeries/restaurants use. The flavor profile is mediocre and not as rich as some of our favorite HK tea spots in NYC. The lemon tea was a bit watered down even upon arrival at our table as well as being loaded with ice. As for food we had ordered their French toast with condensed milk and peanut butter - this was decent, not overly sweet, not overly fried, but a bit less peanut butter than most and using average Chinese bakery white bread. Baked curry beef brisket over rice - done correctly like HK with a fried egg rice base, filled to the top amount of beef and curry that is decently tasty but not exactly authentic HK if this is what you are looking for. Sizzling combo of sirloin steak, borsch soup, fries, spaghetti, and drink - all this for $32. The steak was a large cut abeit not the best cut but considering the price point I cannot complain too much. As well as it being cooked exactly medium plus salted and peppered correctly. The HK borsch soup was average, spaghetti is eh, and fries nice n crispy. Their Supreme soy sauce fried noodles - not how the usual HK soy sauce fried noodle is made and too soggy. I also prefer it with the proper wok hay which this is lacking yet it has some burnt pieces (which I noticed also in the dish the table next to us ordered). However it is filled with all sorts of veggies for those value seekers. So overall speaking of value The Legend Cafe House does offer value and large dishes - we can see this in how busy the place is with families, kids, and the like during peak hours. Impressive is the quality of the waitresses and service they offer - prompt, polite, and they care what they do. In terms of food taste, dish prep, and likeness to Hong Kong we would say it is average for the NYC area. Would I go back - yes for the value and service.

    Luke warm lamb with bean curd.
    Niki W.

    My family and friends came for a birthday dinner on Friday night. My husband and my friend ordered the prix fixe T bone steak and asked for it rare, with the Borscht soup, lemon tea. When the borscht soup came, my husband and I noticed right away a hair on the edge of the soup line. We brought it to the waitresse's attention and she took it back. He chose not to get another soup. It was a big turnoff ( We didn't take a picture of that but when it happened a second time on the corn soup, I decided to take a picture.) While we were waiting for the main courses, our appetizers and side dishes came. The chicken wings and calamari portions were small, granted they were appetizers. However, the quality of the food did not match its price point and its small portion. About 5-10 minutes into our waiting, a different waitress comes to the table to ask us if we're sure we want the steaks rare. We thought it was odd, but of course the answer was yes. My son got the oxtail, it was mostly bones ( picture included). The curry sauce was lukewarm. I got the lamb with bean curd, no flavor and microwaved not long enough. It was hot outside and cold inside. Then finally comes the steaks. They were cooked medium well. We immediately brought it to the attention of another waitress who went to the back and never came back. 5 minutes later, we raised our hands to signal another waitress and mentioned to her that the steak wasn't cooked rare. She then went to the back and then 5 minutes later, a manager came to the table. He's a bit standoffish and starts to get flustered about the steak's doneness. He said the kitchen has been busy and the steak was probably cooked rare but during the process of getting it to our table because they are so busy, the steak became medium done because it sat on the warming plate too long. So, we are wondering how is this our problem? Especially, when the waitress made an effort to come out and made sure we had requested something rare ?. The male manager became so frustrated he said, " comp his dish, oh forget it, comp the whole dinner. ) and walked away. 10 minutes later, the male manager comes back. He apologized and said it's slow down now, I can talk to you. He offered another steak but at that time, we were all about to be finished with our food. The waitress who asked about the rare steak came out also and apologized profusely. Once again, their excuse is that they were busy. When we finally got our check, she made it a point to point out that the drinks were on them, all 3 drinks. By the way, most of our drinks were included in the pre fix dinner. In addition, we left 20% tip even though the service was mediocre. Needless to say, my dining experience is now ruined. We are definitely not going back and we don't recommend this place to anyone.

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    Amazing prices, large portions, great drinks. The Baked Portuguese Chicken is amazing and so is the French Toast.

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    Nice place, clean. The staff was friendly and courteous. The food was fresh and good. I would definitely recommend.

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    4.5(858 reviews)
    2.4 miBorough Park
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    I really thought I had reviewed Ba Xuyen before. I first ate here pre-pandy and it never occurred…read moreto me that I hadn't chimed in about this awesome spot. Well, let's clear that up now. The aunties are mentioned often in other reviews, and that's because they're amazing. They'll gladly explain what you need, especially when it comes to the super tasty (and extremely inexpensive) deserts that populate racks and the drink fridges here. Some are sweet, some are sour (the deserts, that is), they'll let you know. Honesty since a cake here is $5, you can afford to try everything! How on to the main reason that you came, the Banh Mi. You literally can't go wrong with any of the eight main sandwiches here. I've tried them all so you don't have to, but that doesn't mean you shouldn't. The bread is crispy, the ingredients are super fresh, and the tastes combine perfectly. The decor is perfect for this kind of spot. No frills. There are three tables and a bunch of chairs. It's exactly what I want in a takeout type place. They concentrate on the food. So, to wrap this one up. Go. I'd say that I'll be back, but I've been coming here for years. If you haven't, it's time to start.

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