For eight dollars we got an obscenely montrous portion of Beef Lo Mein. This isn't your standard takeout Lo Mein. Wings uses slightly thinner, eggier noodles. It's a heaping, oily, savoury dish best consumed by 3-4 people. The noodles were nicely accented with aromatics. This isn't a complex dish, but for Chinese noodles, these are a top-notch value. read more

Wing's Kitchen - Beef Lo Mein - Chinese Near Me - Boston, Massachusetts

My favorite delivery during quarantine! I have been craving my Cantonese food so bad! I feel so, so lucky to have Wing's deliver to Somerville/Cambridge because there are a lot of inauthentic options around me. Believe me, I have been creeping on Yelp, Uber Eats, Postmates, DoorDash, Caviar.. you name it, on a daily basis. I was even thinking about walking to Chinatown from Somerville to pick up, that's how desperate I have been. As a Cantonese person, they do it RIGHT here. Not too salty or greasy unlike most restaurants. The menu is classic Cantonese. I love their "wet ho fun," beef sauce-covered wide rice noodles. I'm not talking about drunken noodles or the type sold in Thai or Vietnamese restaurants with a far sweeter sauce. This isn't even sold in Taiwanese restaurants. This is what I wanted and it tastes amazing at Wing's Kitchen. Tons of sauce, moist beef, and yu choy on the fresh noodles. This is a massive portion that lasted me three meals even though I tried to milk it out! I also really enjoy their chow mein with the legit thin Hong Kong egg pan-fried noodles.. simply delish. The noodles are quite greasy, but they have a great crunch and mixing it with the sauce is always fun to get the perfect texture. Their beef brisket noodle soup contains really fatty pieces, reminding me of my youth when I gave these pieces to my parents, so too fatty for me, but definitely authentic. I wish they gave a bit more beef brisket sauce to mix into my chicken broth, but it was really tasty and filling. There's a lot of beef, yu choy, and noodles for just $9. I will definitely be ordering again! Can't wait to try their wonton noodle soup, congee, spicy salt pepper pork chops...! And eventually go there in person... read more

Stopped in here craving crispy noodles. Sooo delicious. Very generous servings and it with beef and Chinese broccoli was perfect!

Wings Kitchen seems pretty sketchy at first glance. It's on the fringe of Chinatown, down a side street, literally in the basement. When you enter, there are pretty much only four tables. If you get a big group, they definitely do take reservations. You go down a set of dark, dingy stairs, and the space is pretty small. The menu is pretty extensive and very typically Cantonese. I would definitely recommend the salted fish fried rice and the garlic spareribs. They also serve a lot of their dishes in actual clay pots. Wing's Kitchen is BYOB, and you'll often see tables with alcohol either openly on the table, or hidden in a paper bag. They're pretty tolerant of any kind of alcohol (hard spirits are fine, from my experience) as long as you tone it down and keep it respectful (there are families here as well). It's popular among the college crowd, so it definitely gets very rowdy at times. Pretty solid Cantonese food and a BYOB policy! Don't let the sketchy storefront turn you away from this place. read more

Wing's Kitchen - Chinese Near Me - Boston, Massachusetts

It is a great restaurant if you care about the food taste and affordability. It is a bad restaurant if you care about the atmosphere and decorations. The service is good and prompt. We had three dishes for two: Gui Fei Chicken, fried sticky rice and garlic giant mussels. All are amazing! The total price is around $30 before tax and tips. We ended up with enough leftover for next day. Certainly will come back and try more dishes! read more

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Restaurant only have 5 tables. 3 small, 1 medium and 1 large. I guess it was a wise decision to go later at night or I probably had to wait forever at the restaurant. Ordered the Chiu Chow combination appetizer, Black mushroom cassarole rice, omelette mixed with preserved turnip, Peking Ravioli, and mushroom sautee with tofu. The only dish I would recommend is probably the Chiu Chow combo appetizer, other dishes I tried were decent, but just like any other Chinese restaurant. The preserved turnip omelette was really salty and the chicken in the black mushroom cassarole was overcooked. However, the tofu in the combo plate and the mushroom dish was awesome. read more

Wing's Kitchen - Chiu Chow combination appetizer - Chinese Near Me - Boston, Massachusetts

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I went here a few months ago with my friend. We ordered the 三絲炒麵. The dish was huge and good. I think it's big enough for three people. We also ordered the braised whole abalone. The abalone came with yau choi. It was very salty. It was kind of a letdown. I'll try other dishes next time. read more

Wing's Kitchen - Chinese Near Me - Boston, Massachusetts

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AMAZING!! Everything we ordered was delicious but the star of the night was definitely the salt and pepper squid! It was phenomenal. If you're big fan of clay pot rice, this is the place to go. They make them in family size for sharing. This place serves some of the best authentic Chinese food I have ever had in the USA. It is a small place and no frills but don't be fooled, the food was fantastic. Even as I write this review, my mouth waters at the thought of ALL that delicious food. I will sure come back when is Boston. read more

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Visited twice for take out, really good the first time, not so much the second ordering the same fried rice. The second time they also got every order wrong (yes, the fried rice was an incorrect order). The major red flag was the large cockroach I saw and pointed out. Not too much of an attempt to deal with it, probably to avoid alarming the other guests whose table it ran under near their foot. So, not going back. read more

Charming little family-owned Shanghainese restaurant at the end of Chinatown. I liked the food here so much, I ate here twice in one day!! Some famous Shanghainese eats are steamed pork buns, braised pork shoulder, minced meat served with toasted sesame bread, fried rice cake and shanghai thick noodles. read more

I've read good things about Wing's Kitchen so had to go there. I'm Chinese and it's pretty good eats. It's in Boston's small Chinatown. It's a hole in the wall. One middle age guy was the waiter and maybe owner. Since it was a rainy Thurs. night not many people were here. Only 2 tables besides us in the small place. We got: large pea sprouts (da do meow) - just so we got our fiber in. When you travel you don't get enough you know. All leafy green vegetables w/ garlic. Yum. $10? Green beans w/ pork. Kinda on the sweet side, but it was fine. $9.50 xlb - mini pork dumplings steamed. We enjoyed them. Very juicy, though not much flavor & dough was not thin enough. 8 pcs for $6. Total cost about $30. Husband thought it was expensive for Chinese, I thought it was way fair & good value. Bathroom: one unisex. Decent, but not the best. No paper towels inside the bathroom, had to get one outside the door. read more

This pace was recommended by a friend whom I implicitly trust for Cantonese cuisine, since he grew up in Hong Kong. Came with a couple of other friends and thought the food overall was quite good. Pro-tip: always bring someone who can order off of the Chinese only menu. Pro-tip: I think food is always better with good company. read more

There are a lot of Cantonese Chinese restaurants in Boston's Chinatown, some specialize in Chinese barbecue, some specialize in dim sum, some specialize in Hong Kong style breakfast, some specialize in seafood, and some specialize in just noodle and rice dishes. What makes this place special? I usually come here for one certain dish, which is... 潮式蒜香骨 (Chiu Sik Suen Heung Gwat) - Spare ribs in Garlic Sauce This is spare ribs that are fried to a crispy texture, and seasoned with a lot of fried garlic. It may be greasy, but it is tasty, and can go well with rice or noodles. They are also a great complement if you are holding a house party with some friends and if you are drinking a lot of good alcoholic beverages. It may be expensive at around $13 per dish, but portions are enough for 4+ people. If you order 3 of these dishes for a large party that has alcoholic beverages, they are an excellent alternative to chicken wings. As for other dishes, their portions are excellent and their simple dishes are tasty. One dish I liked to get often is their 粟米斑球飯 (Suk Mai Ban Kau Fan), which is fish mixed with a corn sauce with rice. This dish is enough for a light dinner for 2 people and it is under $10. I really liked the texture of the sauce and the fish was good. It may not be the best dish I had in Chinatown, but the portions are excellent. Their 乾炒牛河 (Gon Chao Ngau Ho), or Dry Fried Beef Chow Foon noodle dish is also a good choice if you want a noodle dish with large portions enough for a group of people. This dish is under $10 and one dish should be more than enough to fill your stomach. This place is located in a basement, and it's definitely one of the smaller restaurants in Boston's Chinatown, but it's a fairly good setting for a somewhat quiet "one-on-one" appointment or if you really want a really small group dinner for up to six people. Overall, this is a really good choice if you want to eat at a small and somewhat quiet restaurant in Boston's Chinatown. If you are looking for some of the tastiest spare ribs in Boston's Chinatown, then this place is a good choice. It's also a great choice if you want excellent portions at a fair price. read more

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Large menu with many of options. Bold and delicious flavor and very large servings. Great hidden little place.

I ordered wonton soup, dry beef chow fun, chicken chow Mein, soy duck with rice, and chicken vegetable. My favorite is dry beef chow fun and chicken chow mein. The wonton base is blend. The chicken vegetable is okay and so is soy duck. Overall, the price and the portion of the food is okay. I would recommend this restaurant and sure will come back. The service is not friendly or care about customer that much. The restaurant is small and kinda hard to walk read more

Very not frills place or bullshit, come here if you want good ass food, this place absolutely doesn't fuck around with quality and taste you will leave satisfied read more

If you can bring a friend who reads Chinese this will help you find some gems not on the English menu. The food here is authentic home style village Toisanese cuisine which is becoming harder to find. My colleagues and I love the pumpkin with pork rib stew, the bean threads with flowering chives & tiny crunchy fish, papaya soup, the egg tofu and their famous Empress chicken (Gwei fei Guy) Locals wait in line for this. read more

I loved this place! Small mom and pop shop, some what underground and run by a mom and a pop! What more can you ask for? oh wait... the food. The food is Excellent! I loved everything we ordered. When ever my fiance and I want chinese we want to be here again munching on their cold tofu appetizer, having some short ribs and great meatballs. The only problem is I live in VA!!! The service is great, the ambience well...i love it and the prices are very minimal. I tipped them about 30 percent just because our meal was so cheap, it was one of the best chinese meals I have ever had and the owners are nice. I would HIGHLY recommend it... Did I just read this right?... They closed?! This was one of my reasons for coming to Boston again... read more

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No longer a shanghai rest, it seem the the previous owner has retired. Quite disappointing... The food is a mishmash of southern cuisines but was surprisingly good. The ground pork with lau choi was tasty but need a bit of chili oil. The scallion pancake was crispy, but could have been a little fluffier. The spare ribs with blackbean sauce was good but the robs more resembled pork neck bones. The portions were huge and quite a bargin. read more

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Authentic, delicious, and no-frills Cantonese food. Come for the signature chicken (comes in whole, half, or quarter w/ rice) and ask for extra ginger scallion sauce. My other favorites include the sizzling sausage claypot rice, the minced pork & string beans lettuce wrap, and sautéed garlic pea shoots (for the veggie lovers!). The menu is extensive, so if you can read Chinese, I would recommend looking at the recommendations / specialties posted on the wall. As an added bonus for the college kids, the restaurant is also BYOB :) but make sure you make a reservation since the restaurant only has 5 tables! read more

Possibly the worst chicken I've ever eaten. The empress chicken is surrounded by a rubbery encasing of skin. It's got a light salt taste all the way through, and worst of all it's chewy. Not for me. The other dishes were okay. read more

Egg drop soup - came with mushrooms, not outstanding but I've had worse. 3/5 Yang Chow fried rice - pretty bland, 2/5 initially, reheated it and added some fish sauce, soy sauce, and sugar; then it was actually pretty good, 3.5/5 read more

Best empress chicken in Chinatown but the wait service is not friendly so recommend take out if you just like the food

Better Claypot Rice than the Claypot Cafe next door. Get the Cantonese cured meat claypot rice and you'll be transported to rice heaven. They make it from scratch, so be prepared to wait for 20mins for the rice. My friend and I also split an order of mui choy kau yuk (preserved vegetable with pork belly). It was delicious with tons of preserved vegetables and thick tender slices of pork belly. We had our fill and still enough for another meal. Portion size is huge. Definitely a hole in the wall with character. Authentic homestyle Chinese food that grandma will approve read more

So glad to have found this spot on Yelp! Stopped by for a quick pick up for dinner, and every dish was great! Highly recommend the spareribs with garlic sauce. Note: Prices on grubhub is at least 3-4 bucks more expensive for many items I suppose to make up for the commission grubhub takes. read more

LOVE THIS PLACE - I come here all the time and it is always consistent. The chef is from the former restaurant "Little Best Restuarant" and he opened up his own place a few years ago. What you must order: -Cut up string beans and ground pork in lettuce wrap. They make it the best here -Beef and Chinese Broccoli. Their flank steak pieces are so tender and juicy! -Pea Pod Stems if you are a veggie lover. -They are also known for their Empress Chicken. -If you like spice, ask for their homemade chili oil! It is BOMB. -If you like seafood, there is a conch, scallop and vermicelli dish that comes in a large shell at $5 a piece too. This is a basement unit and is pretty small, so hopefully there isn't a wait. It looks like it is BYOB as well. read more

Any orphaned grandkid in need of some fattening up should make the owner here their grandpappy. He is just the sweetest man alive. He'll make sure your jasmine tea is full to the top and that you wait long enough before happily shoving their delicious, steaming xiao long bao (pork soup dumplings) topped with yummy ginger slivers and dunked in vinegar into your mouths to prevent scalding. They even serve em traditionally on napa cabbage leaves. If you're feeling adventurous, try the fermented bamboo (which you can trick people into thinking is armadillo tails), pickled egg and cold tofu. Other than the dumpling balls and the cold dishes my tastebuds haven't staked their claim, but order what's above and you're guaranteed an oral parteeeeeeee. Oh, a note on ambiance: really not a date place, more like a quick simple place to grab a bite. read more

So what if the decor is lacking and the food short of perfection, are these what comfort food is measured on? Or is it a little jarring of the memories, a few reminders of home that can perhaps bring a smile back to your lips and a warmth to your tummy with every tastey morsel? When I'm in such a mood, there are 2 restaurants I always visit, Wing's is one of them. So perfectly tucked away in an unassuming basement corner of Chinatown, it never quite seems to get the attention it deserves. And perhaps rightly so... Stay far far away so I can enjoy my xiao long bao in peace. Don't even think about going so that I can have the chef and kitchen at my disposable; to chat with the owner (who remembers me by name) over tea at leisure while he orders dishes, just for me, off menu; and to commit heavenly sin gorging on all the side dishes. BUT....if you do happen to be there one day and find the tables a little empty, step inside and do try the Shanghai wild grass soup, spicy cabbage, bamboo shoots, aged eggs w/ tofu, cold pork with garlic sauce, golden Chinese buns, or, the ever so tempting crab xiao long bao. It too will bring a smile to your tummy. read more

When this place was owned by the original proprietor, they served by far some of the most amazingly scrumptious food in Chinatown. Sadly, his wife died, and he moved back to Shanghai, so this restaurant is under new ownership, and the food has gone straight down the tubes. It's not awful, it's just your average run of the mill Chinese restaurant menu - gone are the amazing melt in your mouth spicy pork chops, the unique and flavorful rice cake with shanghai wild vegetable, the yummy vinegary dumplings, and the hot oil chicken. Instead, you will find here what you can find in virtually any Chinese restaurant anywhere, and nothing more. *sigh* now I want the rice cake with shanghai wild vegetable :) Thank you for all the amazing food Mr. Wing, you will be sorely missed. read more

Out of the ordinary, but not for me. The veggie dumplings are good, but oily-if you're in the mood for that. This place seats 20 maybe, but I can't imagine it being full. We ate here this past Saturday during lunch and it was only half full. It may e due to the basement location, but shouldn't that make it some kind of hidden gem? The dished were definitely different, maybe even authentic but this place is expensive for what you get. The portions are really small and my eggplant was served with preserved vegetables chopped into it wasn't bad, but it wasn't good either. My friends liked their dishes, all home style foods, but shouldn't that mean it is priced reasonably? Overall, dingy "authentic" place I didn't like. Update- I did not do due dilligence in eating enough foods to get a sense of what this restaurant is all about. Last time I went I had dumplings- great and less oily Rice cakes stir fried with vegetables- omg! Vegetarian duck best I've ever had, and fresh veggies. OK Wing's you brought sexy back. read more

YAK!! I came here today and almost wanted to throw-up afterwards, and am utterly shocked by the rave reviews given by yelpers. This is probably one of the worst restaurants I have ever been to, but keep in mind, I lived in San Francisco and Los Angeles (where the Chinese food is beyond comparison). Where do I start? For the appetizer, my parents and I ordered the spicy pig stomach. It was drenched, completely soaked and marinated for days in soy sauce (and it sure wasn't light soy sauce). The dish was SO salty, I almost spit it out. Even after we tried to eat it with rice, it was still unbearable. We also ordered dan dan mein, which was absolutely the worse dan dan mein I've ever tasted. Frankly, it was WEIRD. It was served as a soup (never had it like that before), had a lot of garlic (I love garlic, but they way they added it here was not normal), and they used thin rice noodles ("mei fun", which was really odd). Yes, I agree the rice cake with cabbage and pork was good... but the prior two dishes already left a bad taste in my mouth. After dinner, my parents' stomach were not feeling good and they had to rush to the bathroom to excrete it all out (no joke). I LOVE hole-in-the-wall places, but the food here was not edible. There is a reason why it's empty all the time!!! On the plus side, the gentleman working there was very nice and kept the tea coming. read more

The reviews for this place all seem a bit dated because Wing's does not serve soup dumplings. However, they are now known for their EMPRESS CHICKEN, which is a style of steamed whole chicken that is supposed to be very tender. As I sat in the very small restaurant for a late lunch today, I'd say they sold about 10 of those chickens to Chinese families taking it to go for their own dinners later that night. So that's a sure sign that I need to come back here for their chicken again. What I had: - fried dumplings/potstickers- all the reviews I was reading mentioned dumplings, so I asked what kind they had. They have some solid thick skinned fried dumplings that are not trying to be anything but standard potstickers. Meaning they were really delicious and satisfying. - sauteed string beans- solid, addictive, spicy - yu xiang eggplant- this was okay. I had better. - chicken, mushroom, and chinese sausage rice hot pot casserole- THIS IS THE ONLY PLACE IN CHINATOWN THAT I'VE SEEN SO FAR THAT USES CLAY POTS. This is big news, people! The places that use metal pots do not allow for the burnt/crispy rice layer on the bottom, but clay pots definitely do. Their soy sauce mix is also great (aka I'm never eating hot pot casseroles at HK Eatery again). So coming back here for both a takeout empress chicken and another hot pot casserole! --update: changing from 4 to 3 stars. The food is still solid, but I also discovered that Cafe de Lulu uses clay pots. Also, their chicken was okay. Didn't even taste empress-like. I don't get it. read more

Sigh...I should've looked at the reviews more closely to see that the original owner had moved back to Shanghai. I was expecting quality Shanghainese cuisine only to be given some seriously sub-par Cantonese food. Decent Empress chicken, bland and greasy veal chops with string beans and a borderline disgusting pot of oil disguised as "eggplant with salted fish". The lady who served was great and very friendly, but I just can't get myself to give the place an extra star for the service considering how disappointed I was coming out of there. What a waste of space in my GI tract... read more

Such good food here! Was pleasantly surprised because of how humbled the restaurant looked. The clay pot tofu and the salt pepper fried ribs where chef's kiss, so good! read more

This family owned Shanghainese Restaurant is one of a kind. The owners are from HK and their SHnese food are great. For many years, my friends have been coming and there wasn't "yelp" then. The cold plates are great, you should try them. The dishes are affordable and wonderful food. I don't give out 5 stars all the time, but this 1 receives 6 from me. read more

A definite go to place in Chinatown. It looks slightly sketchy, but I assure you, top 3 places in Chinatown for me. I always get their eggplant with salty fish over a bed of rice. It's SO good, #1 dish in chinatown in my opinion. I also was with 4 friends doing a food battle among 8 places for Spicy Salty squid. In my opinion, this was the #1 place out of the 8, and in 3rd for the overall. The texture, salty-ness, and spicyness were all at a perfect level for me. A true cantonese restaurant, this place is a really good choice, especially the fried food! Pro Tip: Minimum charge for credit card is $10. Plan accordingly! read more

Whenever I venture into to Chinatown I find myself inexorably pulled to this little Shanghai outpost. One man serves the role of host and waiter, and he does so with great competence and reserve. His restaurant is quite small, with seating for thirty or so. It is also clean and orderly, in stark contrast to some of its neighbors. Wing's has the best General Gau's Chicken I've ever had. Before coming here, I assumed that the dish always consisted of grotesquely large pieces of chicken, battered, fried and then coated in a thick, syrupy, and cloyingly sweet sauce. Of course I was wrong though, real Generals could never stomach such a dish let a lone lend their name to it. At Wings Kitchen you'll find the genuine article, here the dish features small morsels of chicken, in a crisp batter, topped with a delicious sauce that's not too sweet, and accompanied by crisp green beans. This is a list of everything I've tried. I recommend all of it. Pan fried pork dumplings Spring rolls Sweet tofu Braised Whole fish with scallion Fried shrimp with shell General Gau's Chicken read more

The famous empress chicken is my favorite. The food is very delicious and the food reminds me of home in Kaiping, China. The environment is very nice and it is very clean. The service is efficient and quick and the waiters are very nice. The food is at a reasonable price. For breakfast, I recommend the congee, the beef lo mein for lunch, and for dinner, the empress chicken and the lobster with noodles. read more

Wing's Kitchen - Chinese Near Me - Boston, Massachusetts

I went there with my Grandmother today and sadly, our pathetic stomaches only allowed us to try 3 dishes. I had the stir fried rice cake with pork and cabbage, and my grandmother had the rice cake soup with pork and cabbage. The soup was perfect as far as Chinese soups go. It's flavored primarily by the pork and vegetables, and not heavily seasoned with salt or MSG. The Rice cakes on both versions were dense, very glutenous and had a nice bite to it. The stir fried version I got was covered, but not drenched in a brown, soy sauce based sauce. Like a good salad, it wasn't runny and the sauce never pooled on the bottom of the plate. It also wasn't thick and goopy with corn starch the way many stir fry rice cake dishes are. Why anyone would add cornstarch to the super starchy rice cakes is completely beyond me. In short, the rice cake dishes were clean and tasty. The last thing we ordered was the XLB. I've had XLB in various Dim Sum places around, and the gourmet dumpling house (though I have yet to try the ones at taiwan cafe) and the contrast to Wing's is pretty noticeable. Wing's XLB reminded me of the tourist trap dumplings I had in Shanghai, which might sound like an insult, but those were good dumplings so I mean only the best. The filling is very light in flavor in comparison to the fillings of most other places where the pork balls are pink with soy sauce or contain minced garlic. It seems like the filling in Wing's is just seasoned with a little salt and MSG. There also is a fair, but not obscene amount of juice in the buns. I have to say that the XLB at Wing's are the best I've had in the area, but perhaps those who prefer bolder flavors would disagree with me. The food here is cleaner than most of the corn starch drenched dinner dishes in C. Town. I will most certainly be back when I crave more delicate, lightly seasoned dishes. It isn't a very attractive place though. The street corner smells quite bad, and you get some of that sewage aroma inside sometimes, which is the only reason I'm not giving it 5 stars. read more

simply the best Shanghainese restaurant in China Town. Another really good one is Shanghai gate in Alston. The server is owner Mr. Wang. He is such a great guy and always want make sure you get great service. Their lion's head, steamed Bums( xiao Long Bao), won ton, noodles are excellent. A place you should never miss! read more