A church friend informed my Mom that Wing's Kitchen sells the best Empire Chicken in the entire city of Boston - so when Chinese New Year came around, my Mom asked me to pick up an order of the Empire Chicken before I made the voyage home to the tiny state of RI. My level of Cantonese borders between a 10-year-old child's proficiency to adult conversational. During my childhood, I learned to memorize the things I love in Chinese cuisine so that I could one day order the dim sums I wanted and the staple Canton dishes - thankfully Empire Chicken was one of the dishes. When I went in, I quickly ordered the chicken in Cantonese and was told to wait about 15 minutes for the order. The restaurant does accept Visa or Mastercard but the restaurant is a small family-run establishment and to support small businesses, I always try to pay in cash. The restaurant is very bare bones but the place is always filled with a family or two. Although there is a menu in English, the best menu is on the wall. The wall menu is written in Chinese characters and according to my dad, they offer some really off-the-wall dishes including duck tongue, pig ears, etc. I can't read Chinese so unfortunately I wouldn't be able to see how impressive their secret local menu is. After I waited for about 15 minutes, a lady gave me the Chicken and I was on my way. I love Empire Chicken - the white meat is super soft and the ginger & scallion sauce that comes with the chicken is absolutely delicious. My dad has prepared fresh Empire Chicken for us (literally, I saw the butcher kill the chicken and in about 4 hours, the chicken is on the table ready to be devoured). There is a unique taste to fresh chicken and if I remember correctly, the Empire Chicken from Wing's Kitchen didn't seem as if it had been literally killed hours before but it also didn't seem as if the chicken had been sitting around in a freezer for two weeks. A few weeks ago my parents came here for a Mother's Day lunch, they choose some hearty vegetarian dishes for my brother and a simple Shrimp and Chinese broccoli dish for the meateaters. All of the dishes were cooked in a homestyle manner and I liked the quiet and mellow atmosphere that the restaurant offered in comparison to those noisy dim sum places on the weekend. I noticed in the corner, two guys had an opened bottle of wine so I'm not sure if they were restaurant workers taking it easy or if the place is a BYOB. Either way, I'm sure if you can chat up the staff, the bottle of wine will more than likely be accepted into the restaurant. read more

Service was great, food was fantastic, atmosphere caught me off guard but I loved everything about coming here! I was sat at a large table with other guests, which threw me off for a second, considering i was there alone. But people were super nice, and it was a really pleasant experience! There are other tables that seat 4, but none were available when I arrived. I panicked looking at the menu, though I'm still not sure why. I think Americanized Chinese food has set me up with some expectations that just don't hold up in a place that does traditional Cantonese food. Haha! A server recommended the spicy pork chop rice plate, and I loved it! The pork was some of the best I've ever had! And the only spicy bits were some chopped pepper that I could have avoided VERY easily if I wanted to. So I'd suggest it to anyone nervous about getting something unexpected. The pork was sliced and fried, which might be the norm, but I just didn't expect it because I am (in my own words) an uncultured American trying to expand my plate. Food came out quickly, was hot, and well seasoned. I got the feeling that people come here to eat with families, or on dates. It's nothing super fancy, but I really enjoyed it! read more

I went there sunday dec 11, 2016 for a sweet n sour pork take out to be brought to work the next day for lunch. So i scoop up some to be heated and when im about to eat them to my surprise that every piece that i got is all FAT , im shocked. 5pcs is all fats not even a little meat is in those 5pcs that i heat up. So the next day i also scoop out another batch to be heated and started to eat, again its still the same. I called them up and she told me its common that sweet n sour pork has fats unless i ordered another kind of meat . I know they have fats but not totally 1pc meat all fats at least half of it only. This is to warn u guys to not go there, they are just fooling customers. How can u say u cannot choose which meat u are cooking because it is coated. The time u coat those meat with flour u know what kind of meat u are using. Im not going back there anymore. read more

Not too bad. They certainly have a lot of dishes offered here, but I thought it was a little heavy and salty than I expected. That being said, the food did taste good and the waitress was prompt and polite. The restaurant is very small and i think had 4 tables total, but it was Thursday night so we were able to get a seat no problem. Cantonese food is served here. I wish I had time to eat at other restaurants in Chinatown to compare, but my friend said this is a good one in Chinatown. Its definitely worth trying if you're in the area and not sure where to eat. read more

If you like good Cantonese food, this is the place to be. Hands down true Cantonese food, not salty, spice just right. Highly recommended for foodie. Price is also very reasonable read more

Stop by for an authentic taste of Shanghai hidden in the outskirts of Chinatown. Try their steamed dumplings, gigantic Lion Head meatballs, braised meats, cold kao fu, and string beans. You can always ask the owner for his specials and suggestions. read more

Was there only a few days ago at about 3PM after the craving for soup dumplings (xiao long bao) hit. I'm used to weekly trips to Joe's Shanghai in Chinatown in NYC, so went to Wing's Kitchen after reading the reviews on Yelp and Chowhound. The restaurant was empty, which was surprising since the other restaurants we passed looked packed, but we had the place to ourselves, and the owner was super nice. My brother, sister in law, and I housed down three servings of xiao long bao, fried noodles with beef, two bowls of rice, and a serving of beef brisket between the three of us, and it was absolutely amazing. The owner kept our tea glasses full, and provided us with hot pepper oil without us asking. My brother pronounced that he would come again, if only he didn't live in NY. No higher compliment is necessary! Everything was super freshly made (we saw the owners wife making the dumplings by hand at some point through the swinging kitchen doors), and I've been craving another trip back ever since. It still doesn't quite match up to my Flushing/ NY's Chinatown standards, but it comes in quite close. YUMMY! read more

Was just in Boston for a med school interview. I came to Wing's looking for xiao long bao and kao fu. Yelper reviews were promising, and the friendly owner definitely took care of me (the only customer) well. Unfortunately, the dishes were underwhelming. The xiao long bao were oversteamed (to the point where they were dry on the top), and besides the filling wasn't very good. The kao fu - drenched in sauce and a bit too old. Of course, I have eaten the xiao long bao at Ding Tai Feng (in Beijing, Taipei and LA).... you'll have to take my elitist advice with a grain of salt. read more

I've only been here I think twice (when run by the original owner), but the food was definitely good Chinese. Before my friends took me there, I hadn't even known there was a restaurant there, to be honest. It was kind of a hidden gem. It was very bare-bones decor, with I think just a man and woman (husband and wife) who ran it and cooked all the meals. It kind of felt like having your parents cook you a good Chinese meal, so it was quaint(=. I know of at least a few friends who were obsessed with this place, and when it was closed, they still held the hope the old owner would return...but I guess he went back to China/= read more

We went here recently to celebrate my dad's 60th birthday, and although I would have liked to have said that this place was great, it was at best only "good." It is tucked away on the corner of Kneeland and Hudson Streets, and if you walk by too fast, you'll miss it. Look for the maroon awning and a flight of stairs that go down. That's where the restaurant is. The inside is absolutely TINY. There were probably five tables at most, and a seating capacity of around 20-30. There's a unisex bathroom in the corner, and another door that leads to the kitchen, and that's it. The floor was a tad sticky, and the tables were various sizes with pink tablecloths and white china settings. As with most Chinese menus, the selection and variety is quite large. Seafood seems to be the specialty, as it takes up the majority of the menu. Service is fast, and so is food preparation. Within 10 minutes of ordering, most if not all of your food will be ready. My biggest disappointment was with the quality of the food. The steamed prawns were of various sizes, but the majority of them were too small. I could barely peel the shells off of some of them because they were tiny. Prawns that small should be thrown back into the ocean so that they can grow a little more. The deep fried spareribs had a bad meat-to-fat ratio. The chicken was more orange than it was yellow. The soy sauce they made for dipping was a little too salty. Even the white rice wasn't fully cooked. I will, however, rave about their veggies, because the dishes that we had were very fresh (a nice dark green and still crunchy, so they were cooked to perfection) and seasoned perfectly. The service was also quick and the staff was friendly. However, I don't see myself returning here any time soon for another special occasion. Sorry, Wing's Kitchen! read more

The owner of this restaurant is the nicest guy ever. He is smiley, sociable, and incredibly warm. Get some recommendations from him, and I'm confident he won't lead you astray. I had a lobster noodle and a scallop noodle (I don't know the names), and both were absolutely delicious. I had just gotten back from Paris (which, as it turns out, has very bland and subpar food), and the minute I bit into those noodles, I knew this was the kind of thing I had been missing. SO GOOD. read more

I don't understand why this place is empty every time I've come here, but I really don't mind at all. The service is great, the food is good, it's never too crowded! I love this place!!!! Dishes to try: -Fried Rice Cake with Shanghai Wild Cabbage -Drunken Chicken -Eel (ok i forgot the exact names... but o well! close enough) This is the best Shanghai food I've found in Boston so far. I think it's much better than Shanghai Gate! (the rice cakes were just... sad, and the service was terrible the one time I was there.) Best of all, the food is cheap :) :) which is always good! read more

This place is fantastic! It is now my go-to Chinese restaurant. Their fresh squid with spicy pepper salt is a must!!

Went here last night with younger bro and a friend. We ordered fried pork dumplings for an app, and an eclectic set of entrees consisting of dongpo rou (deeeelicious fatty pork stomach - need to order this by name as I didn't quite see it on the English menu), shanghai meatballs, and stir fried veggies. The portions were of a decent size, and we each received our own little bowls of white rice (which you'll pay for). Mr. Wang kept our glasses full of tea, and we had a great time eating (so tasty!) and nobody left hungry. This place is pretty small and the decor isn't anything to write home about, but we came for the food so that didn't matter to us at all. Our entire meal - including tip - came to $60. The service, however, was really slow as Mr. Wang was doing everything and I'm not sure how many people were in the kitchen, so don't come here if you need a speedy meal. Yet, definitely do come here if you love really tasty, fresh food in a really relaxed atmosphere. read more

I ordered the meat patty clay pot with sausage to go. came home to find no sausage. Not that great, disappoin read more

Wing's Kitchen - Sausage and Meat patty clay pot...they forgot the sausage - Chinese Near Me - Boston, Massachusetts

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If I can give a negative, I would definitely do so. Poorest food quality and totally disgraceful for the Boston Chinatown business. We ordered a simple sweet and sour pork dish, and it became a disastrous charcoaled pork. And the steam clam dish was even worse, and made one of the family members so sick after tasting the first piece. When called back for the reasoning, and their reply was so rude and did not feel a bit of sorry. Watch out for this place. From a loyal Chinatown restaurant fan. read more

Went here for the first time in Sept 2007. Ordered some fried noodle dish and it was very greasy and not a big portion. I think this place is closed for business. update 4/6/09 the restaurant had a different name, renovation, and maybe management read more

In case you have not noticed, Chinatown is dominated by Cantonese cuisine, and the Hong Kong version in particular. There is a cluster of Shanghai style restaurants; New Shanghai, King Fung Garden and Wing's which are a nice change of taste. Wing's is small but with more seating than KFG, they are also a bit cleaner. They have the authentic food that will not be to the liking of the pedestrian palate. They don't really do American Chinese food. Wings has the best Xiao Long Bao I have found in Chinatown, they are not as good as what you can get in Flushing, but they at least have soup in them. I'm also of the opinion that after Wisteria House, Wing's has the best Lion's Head meatballs in the Boston area. My favorite lunch special is the Shrimps with Scrambled Eggs. The main reason I go here is for the hearty soups and the cold appetizers, because I'm a jelly fish-intestine-pork ear-preserved egg, kinda guy. I'm as pasty and white as they come but have always been treated well here. * Lunch Specials are $5.50 and come with white rice and soup. * Red Bean mashed cake desert. * Spicy Tam Tam Noodle soup. * Meat Sauce Noodles! * No booze served don't know about the BYOB aspect. read more

one whole braised yellow fish in my belly. yuuuuuuuuummy. and the guy is a sweetheart. read more

I don't know, people seem to love this place- in my office, on Yelp, on Chowhound, but I just didn't dig it all that much. I got some kind of shrimp lunch special, which was very tasty, but very greasy, and the soup (hot and sour) that it came with just wasn't good. Anyway, maybe I'll give it another try, but until then, just three stars. read more

As I could tell, many yelpers love this place, so i thought i would give it a try. The place was small, yet clean, it looked more like for family dining. Anyways, I asked the waitress for the rice cakes, surprisingly she said they dont have it (?), that's my main reason to come here for, it just turned me off right there, sooo I went ahead to order a beef & bacon casserole, and again, she said it takes 20 minutes to cook, what the heck...I jus felt like to walk out, but remain calm, because i wanna try once, so I dont have to wonder about this place. I ended up got hot & sour soup, clams with black bean sauce, and beef with ginger & scallion. To wrap it up, the food was alright, I didnt have a good experience, so Im not gonna come back here no more. read more

The restaurant is small (about 6 tables) but we always manage to get a table without much of a wait. Their clay rice pot is delicious! We usually get their dried cured meat variety and it's really good. So far we have not been disappointed with their menu items. I heard they have a really great steamed chicken dish here so will try that the next time I'm there. The staff is very friendly and service is good. I recommend eating here. read more

Very cramped. It's located in the basement/sub level of an old building in Chinatown. Everytime I come here, I always wonder about rodents. They're every where in Chinatown, and being in the basement, I really question that. The food is not bad, but the atmosphere is. A very large menu so there's something for everyone. But if you don't see what you want, you can actually ask if they can make you something. Because it's such a small place (sits less than 20 people) there's a staff member within reach at all times. I can not eat here because I feel very uncomfortable due high possibility of infestation. But that's just me. read more

If you're looking for the usual chinese fare that you can get at any chinese restaurant, you're not looking for Wing's, it's not their specialty. Go to Wing's for Shanghai regional chinese cuisine. Try something interesting and new like their spicy deep fried pork chop (so luscious and juicy it will ruin you for ordinary pork chops), or the sliced rice cake with shredded pork. In my opinion and experience, Wing's regional Shanghai cuisine has never been less than exceptional: it even impressed a client into hiring me once on the basis that if I could come up with a chinese restaurant that good for my interview, I must be a fun guy to work with. So give Wing's a try, I think you'll love it. read more

Wings Kitchen is a stable for me in Chinatown. My family comes regularly for dine-in and take-out. We always order the famous empress chicken or the crispy chicken, the sausage clay pot rice, and the crispy spareribs, but my personal favorite is the ginger scallion lobster over noodles. I love that for lunch there's complementary soup and for dinner there's complimentary sweet red bean dessert soup. The restaurant is small but cozy with quick service and high quality food for a reasonable price. read more

Wing's Kitchen - Ginger scallion lobster and crispy chicken take out - Chinese Near Me - Boston, Massachusetts

This is a review of Wing's Kitchen under its new ownership. The previous proprietor, Mr. Wing, was such a friendly and gracious host. In truth, I never asked if his name was really Mr. Wing, but I just assumed so for my own convenience. Anyway, this tiny garden level restaurant used to pump out some amazingly fresh and delicious cuisine. Now? Not so much. The food is run-of-the-mill, bland, sauce-heavy Chinese-American favorites. It's certainly cheap, but even so, there are plenty of Chinatown restaurants that offer flavorful food at comparable prices. You are better off eating elsewhere. read more

My gf's new favorite restaurant in town. Portion size is big, price modest, very very good Cantonese food - very authentic! We got the chicken (gui fei ji), and it's oily but extremely delicious! Don't be deterred by the look of the place; the food speaks for itself. We will definitely be back! read more

Let me start with the good. The food was great. The rest was a mess. I ordered for delivery 4 hours in advance for lunch for a group of people. At 12:05 I called to see where the order was and the Grubhub rep told me the driver was at the restaurant waiting for the order to be completed with an estimated delivery time of 12:11. Called back at 12:20 and was put on hold while rep called driver. Rep came back on to tell me that the driver had been told by the restaurant to go away and come back in 20m. I cancelled my tip and called the restaurant directly. The person answering told me my order was ready and had been for a while. When I asked where the driver was they told me to call Grubhub and hung up. I went to the restaurant myself. Upon arriving the driver called me, explaining that she was trying to get the food but it wasn't ready. I walked in and was told by the person at the restaurant that it would be ready in 2m. So...it wasn't ready. The restaurant didn't start making the order until the driver showed up - apparently a common theme with Grubhub orders now because drivers show up late - and I ended up having to get it myself and felt misled/lied to repeatedly and had a very hungry group of people. Never again will I use Grubhub or order through Yelp in this way. And I won't go back to Wings Kitchen either...but I don't think they care....the place was swamped. But they should care. Lying to customers is never a good idea...regardless of how long your line up for food is. read more

Not impressed with this place. We ordered wonton soups, pork intestine with bean sprouts rice plate, and pork porridge with fermented egg. Wonton soups and porridge were VERRRRRRY bland. Waste of money. Pork intestine plate was pretty good. They use way too much bleach to wash their dishes, which we can detected on the food. Yuck! read more

Mediocre food, but friendly service. Price is pretty cheap too for Boston.

I have some friends who love this place, but it's just not for me. The General Gau's is lackluster and the lo mein is pretty much just noodles. The owner/waiter is a really nice guy though. read more

The food here is very good, though a little greasy. The old man (owner) is very nice. Boy is it a hole-in-the wall (more like hole in the ground). read more

I have never actually eat there but stalk their store front from my window every day. They are always cleaning their side walk... Even when it snows! Kuddos to the staff! read more

They're at the very end of Hudson Street and easy to miss because they're really just a small room in a basement with about 5 tables. There is only one guy (a nice old man) who waits, cleans, everything. And you'd think that with only one guy, service would be super slow, but its actually pretty decent (might be because there usually aren't many people). We keep coming here and I haven't been disappointed yet because the food is so good. You can order one of their $6 lunch specials or one of their other rice/noodles/soup dishes Their Tam Tam noodle soup is excellent. read more

*******OFFICIAL UPDATE********** This WAS the best restaurant in Boston...or at least my favorite. I loved everything about it, especially the xiao lung bao, the shanghai style spicy dumplings, and the ma po tofu. Incredible. Well, it seemed Wing's was closed. It hadn't been open since Nov. 2008, and now it's March, 2009. Well, the other day I was driving by to find a BRIGHT YELLOW awning there, bearing the same name, "Wing's Kitchen". You can imagine how excited I was. The restaurant looked under construction inside. Well, I called later that week to find out that they would be opening for business under new ownership and management today, 3/30/2009. I went today. It was good, but a completely different menu, far closer to every other restaurant in Chinatown. The menu is pure Cantonese now. I asked for my dishes spicy, and they were very timid. Good, but completely timid. I was dying for some flavor, some spiciness, some tang. That said, the food was very healthy and fresh and the restaurant was very clean. Service was perfect. If I had never been to the original Wing's, I would have nothing but praise. But the original Wing's this isn't, so I guess I'm just sad. read more

The food was really cheap, but that's about the only positive I can mention about this place. When we asked for the two items that all the other reviewers say were so great (the pork buns and the braises pork shoulder), neither was available and we were told they were under new management. It shows. Poor service, poor quality food. I ordered a Lunch special and 2 of the 3 things that were supposed to come with it were missing. My companion ordered an appetizer and it never arrived, they then tried to give it to us after we had finished our meal. No thanks! Do not go here now, it's not the Wing's Kitchen it once was. read more

I just got delivery from here and WOW! The food quality was great and everything tasted super fresh! I will definitely order again

There are not a lot of restaurants in Chinatown that I would not consider clean, but Wing's Kitchen has convinced me. Their owners are always cleaning and making sure their store front is presentable. There is a snowstorm right now and they are still cleaning and clearing the snow. Their dedication to their customer's comfort and restaurant cleanliness should be applauded. read more

say Bye to the Wings. ... We used to go there all the time because it reminded us of mom's food. I want to share the very sad news. The "awesome wife" as Francine W. said, passed away suddenly..... She was the chef. that is why they had to close the restaurant. read more

Went there once with three friends. Walked in and the waiter grabbed three menus. My friend asked to see the menu first (there wasn't one posted outside). The waiter set down the menus and said they were closed, even though is was 4:00 on a Saturday and the place was half filled. Hostile to non-Chinese. Will NEVER go back. read more