The atmosphere here is so peaceful and inviting! The shrimp and soup dumplings made for a delicious…read moreappetizer. For dinner, we tried the General Tso's, beef & mushrooms, and rice dishes, and they definitely had a nice spice kick! The garlic broccoli was absolutely divine. The menu is a little overwhelming with so many options, but I loved that they included pictures--it definitely helped when deciding what to order. And a bonus for the kiddos: we got free ice cream (adult kids as well)!

It was a weekend we had a reservation for four. They only had 2 people serving and things were a…read morelittle delayed it seemed like only one person in the kitchen and it was a weekend with sports games playing. The food was good and so were the drinks. Some things took a while and service was hectic. Some people's drinks took a long time and even the food. The fried rice was good and most of the food was good.

OMG! We took a change and just walked in cause it was open late. EVERYTHING WAS DELICIOUS!!! Great…read moreservice, cute decor, bartender was quick fast with it. I live in Cali, it's been a year since we ate here and we still talk about that spicy fried fish and the pork belly. My god. GO!!! Lost my phone with all the pictures, but again. Food-hella good.

The food here is excellent, but unfortunately the service and overall experience was disappointing…read more I had the egg drop soup, wood ear mushroom salad, cumin beef, tableside mapo tofu, rice, and egg custard buns. The good: Every dish was delicious. The beef was tender, the mushroom salad was super garlicky (so beware if you don't like fresh garlic), and the tableside mapo tofu was a fun experience. If you're spice shy, this place is very approachable. The bad: The service was some of the worst I've ever had. It felt understaffed. We waited on basics like rice while our mains went cold. Plates were taken away half-eaten without explanation. Eventually brought back in smaller plates but confusion in the time between. Communication was a real challenge due to language barriers. Pretty much any question required the owner, and there isn't a detailed menu to fill the gap. I don't mind that we speak different languages, however in a place where communication is necessary to place orders and discuss allergies etc you need to put systems in place to fill those gaps--ie a detailed menu. I could see the iPads being an attempt at that but it's extremely poorly deployed. The menu itself is mostly AI-generated images, which don't reliably match what arrives at the table. The custard buns, for example, looked nothing like the photo. And when I asked about ingredients (since the bun was a black bun as opposed to a white bun in the photo and I needed to know if there was black sesame in what arrived at the table), I never got a clear answer. Ordering is done on large iPads with loud notification dings for every add to cart and submit and a confirmation of kitchen send (so 3 notifications per item, per person at the table as everybody gets their own iPad at the table). It was constant, distracting, and ruins the vibe. If you think you'll want to keep ordering things you have to keep the huge ipad at the table. I kept turning it over to not have a huge glaring screen in my face during dinner. The space itself feels generic, kind of like a hotel lobby, not a Szechuan restaurant. Bottom line: the food is good enough that I'd consider going back but with full awareness that I am in for rough service.

The whole experience was amazing! Everything was explained in detail, every meat was cooked…read moreprecisely, the beef was so tender it melted in your mouth. There was a good variety of dipping sauce, the server explained each one and encouraged us to try mixing the sauce! I will definitely go back!

Omakase wagyu shabu is a combination of words I have never heard before but let me just say, this…read moreis a life-changing experience. This unique dining experience is phenomenal and I definitely recommend everyone to go at least once. The meal consists of appetizers, main dishes alternating between American and Japanese wagyus with different toppings and sauces, other types of meats and veggies, and palate cleansers. I would say 85% of the meal is wagyu, and they serve very big pieces, which in my opinion makes the price so worth it. There's a huge variety in sauces but my favorites were the wagyu served with iwanori and the wagyu served with basil, blue cheese, and fig. We also got some unique appetizers like edamame soup and a lotus root manjuu. There is very limited seating so it's important that you make a reservation and are punctual, as they start right on time and serve the dishes to everyone at the same time. At the time my boyfriend and I went, there was only another couple dining so it was very intimate. All the ingredients tasted so fresh and were very evidently high quality. I'm already planning in coming here again. This was such a unique and fun experience and I'm so glad we made the decision to dine here!

Visited yesterday for dinner. Food was fresh, refreshing, delicious. Two of us had the supreme fish…read moremaw/chicken soup, beef shank bone soup, plus two appetizers - bean curd skin, and cloud ears. The soups were appetizing, of large portions and with delicious and ample rice noodles. Broths were intensely flavorful, especially the one w chicken soup. We even joined as members, which got us an immediate discount, and a free bowl of soup noodles after buying ten bowls. That's my kind of place! Decor was pleasant, not overly this or underly-that. Matched the quality of their food offerings. Staff were polite and efficient.

Saturday lunch in Chinatown, Manhattan, NYC summons something quick and simple. Ji Bei Chuan is a…read morecafe for rice noodle soups, rice, appetizers and Ramen noodle soup. Customer service is average. Cold water was offered. There was no wait and I was able to secure a table for one. This time I was not diverted for evasion to be seated at the bar counter, but an actual table. Oh! Restroom facility is relatively clean. Walls are of the exposed red brick and heavily plastered with flyers and bric-a-brac decorative objects. RM1. Miso Ramen, chicken broth $15.00 There is one whole brown soft boiled egg with running yolk which was cut in half. The noodles were sufficient. The broth was flavorful and the broth bubbles are very visible for the high level of cholesterol and fat content. The chicken was sufficient and soft. The vegetables were sufficient. The Asian mung bean sprouts are sufficient and fresh. The seaweed was embedded and chopped in small pieces, but I prefer it to be one large whole piece. It was served piping hot with steam visible emitting leading me to continue breaking a sweat from summer's plaguing high humidity. Price is reasonable. Loyalty card is available which also serve as a business card where the tenth stamp enable "buy 10 get 1 free (on next visit)." Ji Bei Chuan have other locations in Flushing, Queens, and Brooklyn. There is one defunct train suspended near the ceiling adjacent to the restroom facility with uncharacteristic lighting flickering continuously serving as decoration. Takeout menus are abundantly available for grabs. I was able to obtain my sales receipt as keepsake.

I love the hand-made soba here! The texture is perfect. I really enjoyed the age tofu soba and the…read moreten zaru. The staff are incredibly friendly, and the interior feels warm and cozy.

This place used to be my favorite dining spot when I was in college. Coming back after nearly a…read moredecade, I found it absolutely disappointing. The hot tea, once a staple for authentic Japanese food restaurant (especially many soba places in soba), now costs one dollar. It's really not much, but precisely because of this, it is a shame to make it not the default. The food is much worse. I had a cold tororo soba, the temperature is not controlled. The tororo is icy, not cold, chill, but icy. The dinning sauce is much more bland. I did give it another try one week later and ordered Chirashi, what I used to order a lot. Same problem. How come the sauce is so unflavorful? After we are done, no one asks about soba-yu, making me wonder if they take themselves seriously enough to serve good food in this town. Everything authentic and delicate is gone. The service is extremely terrible. Our waiter poured water in such a rush that water spilled in the ground. It was so loud and every waiter/waitress was hustling carelessly. It was truly a mess. I don't think I would ever come back again. For soba lovers, try elsewhere in the city. Soba-ya can't expect to be loved when they stop caring about their business.

Exceptional food. Don't miss the cold noodles, crispy beef and Beijing duck. Service impeccable.read more

Truly a 5-star dining experience. Food and service were exemplary…read more Went with a group and we all ordered the pre-fixe menu. So much food. And the workers served everything and were so attentive. Don't see that much, let alone in Chinatown. The duck skin is so thin and crispy. That seems like a given but most places don't get it so crispy like here. I can certainly see why they were Michelin-recognized in the past.

We happen upon this place by accident during a spring break family trip to NYC - our train from…read moreNewark to WTC broke down mid-trip so we jumped on the other train that was available at the place they put us off, and it took us to 9th Street, disrupting my whole plan for the day. I chose this place because it was close by and had good reviews, and I'm so glad I did! The weekday lunch special is $16.75 for an entree, rice, a side (either 2 pork dumplings or 2 spring rolls), and soup (either hot and sour soup or chicken corn chowder). I chose the spicy beef/hot pepper beef, pork dumplings, and hot and sour soup. The beef dish was beautiful and just spicy enough to make my nose run, with the most tender beef I've ever had. The pork dumplings were seasoned just right and cooked with a perfect sear. And the hot and sour soup was the best I've ever eaten - spicy but without the slightly acerbic aftertaste the dish can sometimes have. My husband got the General Tso's chicken, the pork dumplings, and the chicken corn chowder and my daughter got the same sides but chose pepper steak as her entrée. She has never liked Chinese food when she's tried it before, but she pronounced the pepper steak one of the most amazing dishes she's ever had in a restaurant. And my husband also said that the chicken was the best he'd ever had. He said it was all white meat and didn't have the inedible chunks of peppers in it that you often find in the dish. Both of them also loved their dumplings and soup. The interior of the restaurant was spotless and looks new, the bathrooms were cute and clean, and the service from the staff was perfectly attentive. This happy accident ended up being the best meal we had during our trip!

Good service and food is well-made. The servers were amiable and attentive, but not in our faces…read more They were great at filling up our water pitcher regularly, even when they were pretty busy. We ordered the crab and pork soup dumplings, shredded pork and bamboo shoots, watercress and enoki, and dai pai dong fried rice. - Crab and pork soup dumplings: I think soup dumplings in general are just alright, but I thought these crab and pork soup dumplings were really good. The meat was juicy and flavorful, and the flavor overall was very balanced and not heavy. - Shredded pork and bamboo shoots: This was pretty salty. It was also like 90% shredded pork. I thought and wish there would've been a lot more bamboo shoots, but it was more like a meat dish than a vegetable dish. - Watercress and enoki mushroom: This had the lightest flavor, but it was refreshing. - Dai pai dong fried rice: This wasn't bad. It had a lot of bits of sweet pork sausage pieces and four pieces of shrimp. It doesn't have much flavor on its own outside of the sweetness from the sausage bits, so it pairs nicely with the meat and vegetable entrees. Overall, we had a pleasant meal here and would come back!

I always come back to Ootoya. Even though I heard it's like the Olive Garden or whatever chain…read morerestaurant equivalent in Japan, I love how they brought it over to NYC. From the outside, the storefront is subtle but walking in it's massive. There are plenty of staff and the service makes you feel like it's Japan. The menu isn't the largest which means they're cooking to order. Food wise ordered a variety from the grilled mackeral to the Washu Beef Sukiyaki Nabe Set to the Curry Udon. My favorite was for sure the curry udon, I love how rich the broth was and how it coated so well with the crispy chicken katsu. The beef was also super sweet and yummy with plenty of options inside from tofu to mushrooms to vegetables. The mackeral was the least favorite since the fish was a little fishy but overall loved all of it and the sides they all came with. Overall, wish the dishes were less sweet (though that's what makes it tase good) but love the portions, service - will be back.

This is a great place to dine after a date night at the movie theater on a cold, winter evening. We…read morewere seated quickly in the bar area. We ordered the large tonkatsu soba noodle and the tonkatsu curry, and both were very flavorful. The service was impeccable. I would definitely return. Note that they also have a rewards loyalty program.