ordered the chicken rice and it was solid…read more i am on a gf diet so i can't try the other dishes but the dishes other customers ordered looked great

BLUF: 3.5 stars. Lovely interior; quick service; small parking lot on the side. However, shortcuts…read moretaken might be noticeable. Hong Kong Gourmet 避風塘 is an offshoot of Ocean Bay Seafood Restaurant -- they share the same Chinese name. We visited in the summer for dinner. Our dishes were quickly prepared and delivered, with everything coming out within 15 minutes from the time we ordered. However, there were noticeable shortcuts in food preparation or plate composition that negatively impacted our enjoyment of the food. Dishes we had included: - Beef Chow Fun 濕炒牛河: $18; $19.60 with tax. The noodles were very soft, almost mushy. - Crispy Jumbo Shrimp with Mayonnaise 沙汁核桃蝦球: $30; $32.66 with tax. The shrimp were fresh, but the restaurant seemed to have boiled the shrimp before deep-frying them, so the shrimp tasted tough, not crisp. - Sweet and Sour Spareribs with Pineapple 鳳梨生炒排骨: $19; $20.69 with tax. The spareribs also seemed boiled before being fried. - Sauteed Snow Pea Sprouts with Garlic 蒜蓉豆苗: $24; $26.13 with tax. - Fried Chicken 古法當紅炸子雞: Half for $21; $22.86 with tax. This dish normally comes with salt and pepper on the side, but they applied the salt directly onto the chicken. The dish also typically comes with a colorful set of shrimp chips, but the restaurant served Pringles instead. - Seafood and Bean Curd Casserole 海鲜豆腐煲: $22; $23.95 with tax.

I had such a great experience at this pho spot in NY. The restaurant itself is beautiful, very…read moreclean, and has a really welcoming atmosphere that makes you feel comfortable as soon as you walk in. The food was absolutely amazing. The pho was rich, flavorful, and clearly made with care. Everything tasted fresh and perfectly balanced -- definitely some of the best pho I've had. What really made the experience stand out, though, was the service. Our server, Cristina, was incredibly kind, attentive, and made us feel genuinely taken care of the whole time. She checked in at the right moments and had such a warm and friendly attitude. Between the delicious food, the great atmosphere, and Cristina's excellent service, this place really stood out. I'll definitely be coming back and would highly recommend it to anyone looking for great pho in New York.

I like the comfortable booths here. They are really spacious and perfect when I go there with my…read morehusband and kids. The pho is pretty light and not fatty. The spring rolls are nice and crispy too. The pork chops are also pretty juicy. There's also a nice big parking lot.

This is probably odd, but I ate dinner here 3 nights in a row and ordered all different things…read more Why would I eat here 3 days in a row? Because #1, their food is delicious #2 there is a huge parking lot #3 they are open until 10p. I frequent all the restaurants in this little shopping center by HMart and just noticed this Chinese restaurant recently. They have a downstairs too with karaoke!! They don't charge for the Karaoke rooms if you order dinner as well! The woman in the front is the owner - super nice. All the staff is friendly as well. Their food - really really good -almost like home cooking. Not overly salty or heavy in taste. Really delicous flavors. It is now one of my local fav restaurants.

Good service, food came out quickly. However, I expect food taste better base on the review. We had…read morelobster with noodle, lobster was bit small, tasted delicious. We also ordered crab with sticky rick, sticky rice was ok, tasted kind of blend. Had a mushroom dish, this dish was good. The rest were only ok. I will say is 3.5 star.

We ordered take out for eating in home. Order was ready when we got there. Friendly staff and the…read morefood was very tasty.

Stopped by for a weekday lunch and the place was busy but we were able to get a table for the 3 of…read moreus. We ordered steamed cod fish and seafood fried noodles. They gave us two bowls of complimentary soup. My husband and grandson both enjoyed it (I'm not a fan of soups). Then the steamed fish came and the fermented black beans gave it a lovely flavor. Beware there are large bones. As for the noodles, so good! They were generous with the seafood. Unfortunately, I forgot to get a photo of that dish. I guess I'll have to go back and order it again LOL!

We went to Chimama's for a quick dinner tonight. We ordered the Khong Rou Fan, Niu Rou Mian, and…read morestring beans as an appetizer. I like their food because it's simple, tasty, and comes out quickly. The Khong Rou Fan is comforting and flavorful, and the Niu Rou Mian is always a good choice when you want something warm and satisfying. The string beans were a nice light appetizer to start. It's kind of a semi-service place -- you order at the counter and clean up after yourself when you're done, so there's no need to leave a tip if you dine in. The cashier who took our order is always nice, friendly, and polite, which makes the experience pleasant. The place is also always clean, which I appreciate. Overall it's a good spot when you want a quick, easy meal without a long wait.

Came for lunch on a weekday with a friend. We ordered one appetizer (stinky tofu), two lunch bowls…read more(Lou Rou Fan & Taiwanese Sausage bento), plus a side order of fried pork chops. The good- plenty of meat in Lou Rou Fan, the texture of stinky tofu, the no tipping but bus your own tray business model. Friendliness of staff behind the ordering counter. The so-so: not enough fragrance in stinky tofu, the slightly soggy/oily pork chop, and lack of fragrance in Taiwanese sausage. The somewhat expensive price( our lunch costing $56 total). Will probably revisit another time to see how other dishes taste and see what price point it will result in.

Lunch specials daily - with rice, soup (but bland on our 2nd visit). We like the salt and pepper…read moresilver anchovy, with airy crispy batter but hard to taste the fish itself. Steamed grey sole was light, gingery. Salted fish and chicken dishes were tasty, not too salty for us. 2-3 dimsum carts were going around - S,M, or L, priced above $4 to $5.75. Small charge for hot tea per person. Were able to ask any staff for help when needed, no assigned waitstaff, which was ok bec. service was fast. Walking distance from Broadway/Queens Blvd so Elmhurst Ave stop on M, R train and a few bus lines. Restrooms available.

Wow! Ocean Bay Seafood Restaurant is now open 10am everyday for dim sum! Yay! so happy because I…read morelove dim sum Definitely recommend Ocean Bay Seafood Restaurant to family and friends. We came for dim sum and stayed for lunch. I loved that the rice rolls were made only if someone ordered them. My fav is the shrimp rice roll. The shrimp rice crepe wrapped me in its warm embrace while the fresh shrimp was almost crunchy, steamed just right. The chicken feet will always be one of my favorite dishes, they marinate it well and it's usually very flavorful. Our seafood chow fun was very well made, fresh rice noodle with shrimp, scallops, squid and other seafood cooked just right. The chefs here are spot on every time in taste, texture and the degree to which everything should be cooked to perfection. It's always a joy to feast here for celebrations, family dinners and everything in-between. Two thumbs up! Ocean Bay Seafood Restaurant is definitely a hidden gem and consistently brings amazing comfort food to all who crave an exciting foodie adventure.

THE FOOD ----------------…read more+ Great variety of different dim sum dishes. All of the traditional faves were available. We tried beef rice rolls, shrimp rice rolls, shrimp dumplings, pork and shrimp dumplings, chicken feet, roast pork buns (including the pineapple version), sesame mochi custard buns, molten custard buns, sticky rice, short ribs, cruller rice rolls, malay sponge cake rolls, coconut jell-o. + ALL of the dim sum was fresh and the quality was excellllent. Didn't have a single gripe about any of it. + Shredded Chicken Pan Fried Noodle - EXCELLLLENT. Noodles were extraaaaa crispy and the sauce didn't overwhelm the noodle. Only complaint was that the sauce was a littttttle saltier than needed. THE SERVICE ------------------- + They have the old school cart ladies driving around with dim sum in them, which I am ALWAYS for. It doesn't feel like the full dim sum experience without them. THE SURROUNDINGS ------------------------------- + Spacious interior with LOTs of tables. + Private parking lot was a MAJOR plus in NYC as it's such a rarity for restaurants here. The lot was tight, but had a good number of spots. Gets full on weekends, however turnover is quick. RANDOM OBSERVATIONS ------------------------------------- + Dropped in with my family and a group of friends at 12:15 PM and, surprisingly, didn't have to wait long for a table for 10 people. If we had 2-4 people only, we would not have waited more than 5 minutes!

- Private parking lot with a decent number of spaces, though you may still have to wait for a spot…read moreduring peak weekend dim sum hours - Spacious dining room with plenty of tables to accommodate parties of all sizes; there's also a staircase toward the back left that appeared to lead to additional seating downstairs, though I didn't get a chance to confirm - The restaurant was busy when we arrived around 12:10p on a Saturday--smaller tables turned over fairly quickly, but larger parties waited longer; we waited about 25 mins to be seated with a party of 10 - Service left something to be desired--the waitstaff weren't particularly friendly, and while the dim sum cart attendants were pleasant enough, they were also quite pushy and often tried to place dishes on the table before you had a chance to say no - The dim sum was decent overall--there was a good selection available, and the carts came around frequently, so it was easy to try a variety of dishes: most items arrived hot, but the quality was a bit inconsistent; the noodle dishes were generously portioned and nicely presented--the chicken chow mein had very crispy noodles and just enough sauce to keep them from getting soggy, but part of it was slightly burnt and the sauce was saltier than I would have liked

I have been going here occasionally since they opened. The dumplings and various main courses have…read morebeen acceptable for the most part, but I recently had what was the worst chinese meal in a very long time. DO NOT order anything from the "Special Summer Menu." It is essentially a bowl of tepid noodles slathered with some horrible commercial sauce and a few vegetables. You can do better at literally any other Chinese take out place in the area for less money. Mine was with some awful peanut sauce that made the dish inedible. These items should not appear on the menu. Also had the greasy scallion pancakes which were served with some sort of indistinguishable sauce (not soy, closer to hoisin, which is not typical). Again, could not finish as they were beyond the grease factor. I wanted to order the vegetable dumplings, which were reliably good, but for some reason did not appear on their automated menu system. Finally, as a Caucasian customer I always enjoy having the racist staff bring me a plastic fork instead of chopsticks. It is the final insult to a mediocre experience.

I ordered and paid for this on line with a specific pick up time. I was kept in the loop when they…read morestarted to prepare the order and another txt to tell me it is ready with the order number. My order was packaged inside a foil line store bag and sealed on the top. It kept the food warm for over 2 hours. As all the containers are microwaveable all it need was one minute and it was piping hot. All our dishes was delicious with a large enough portion of the Claypot rice to have a second meal. Yes, the bottom rice was crispy and crunchy as it supposed to be.