Thoughts on the best Chinese restaurants in NYC

[manimal]

There was a cuban/chinese place on 72nd street west side when I lived there that had the best crackling chicken in the city

 

[Dari]

There was a cuban/chinese place on 72nd street west side when I lived there that had the best crackling chicken in the city

I think I know what you're talking about. It is between Broadway and Amsterdam. There is another one in Spanish Harlem. Apparently, there are a lot of Chinese people in Cuba...

 

[EPCrew]

There was a cuban/chinese place on 72nd street west side when I lived there that had the best crackling chicken in the city

La caridad?

 

[Lifted]

La caridad?

Yeah, but people I've taken there were not impressed. There's another around Fairway on Broadway. Same reaction. While Cuban-Chinese can be a bit of a novelty, the food at these places is just a step up from the typical fast food joints.

 

[SirStev0]

Place called Wo Hop in Chinatown. It was fucking awesome.

 

[MontyAC]

Place called Wo Hop in Chinatown. It was fucking awesome.

+1 for Wo Hop, good and cheap.

 

[rsutoratosu]

Joes crappie soup dumpling is the old standards..

http://www.yelp.com/biz/nan-xiang-dumpling-house-flushing - 4 stars on yelp with over 700 reviews and has a A.. Joe's in flushing is a B (not clean)

Joe's in the city is much better than Joe's in flushing.. so not all Joes are the same..

Is that congee village you're talking about ?

If you wanna try something different hit up lamb burger http://www.yelp.com/biz/xian-famous-foods-flushing
Andrew zimmerman @ lamb burger http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4EGeRZxRSDI

I dont know much about beijing or peking - just the duck 🙂 haha

 

[rsutoratosu]

Forgot for Sichuan http://www.yelp.com/biz/wu-liang-ye-new-york, Rockefeller center area

was really good but looks like recent reviews on decline.. 🙁

 

[NetWareHead]

+1 for Wo Hop, good and cheap.

Agreed, Wo Hop is delicious! Which ones do you guys go to? The upstairs or downstairs? I have no idea if they are the same restaurant...

 

[MontyAC]

Agreed, Wo Hop is delicious! Which ones do you guys go to? The upstairs or downstairs? I have no idea if they are the same restaurant...

I always go to one downstairs. That place has been around forever.

 

[Tencntraze]

Just looked up Wo Hop, their latest health inspection grade was a C according to their own website.

 

[zinfamous]

PF Changs

This is the best Chinese food I have ever had. SO TASTY!

 

[MontyAC]

Just looked up Wo Hop, their latest health inspection grade was a C according to their own website.

C = Chinese food 🙂

 

[zinfamous]

Just looked up Wo Hop, their latest health inspection grade was a C according to their own website.

sounds authentic enough, right?

 

[Ns1]

sounds authentic enough, right?

Pretty much. If you only go for A health rated chinese restaurants, you'll never get to the good stuff.

It is straight up impossible to prepare (some) classic asian dishes properly while meeting modern american health requirements.

 

[Dari]

This Wo Hop sounds interesting. I was just in the neighborhood on Friday.

 

[MontyAC]

If you like snails, they make a great snail dish.

 

[NetWareHead]

Pretty much. If you only go for A health rated chinese restaurants, you'll never get to the good stuff.

It is straight up impossible to prepare (some) classic asian dishes properly while meeting modern american health requirements.

Whenever I go there, I'm the only white guy in there; the rest is Asian. When you eat, you need to wipe the crumbs off your table, kick away random food on the floor and swat the flies but its never bothered me and I've never gotten sick. Fried dumplings are one of the best I have ever tried (made with a paper thin skin and not the thick doughy skin found in other chinese restaurants).