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    Da Pai Don 大排檔

    3.1 (15 reviews)
    Closed 9:00 am - 6:00 pm

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    Rich W.

    The food is very popular with the neighborhood. For the kids at the public schools, the neighbor and workers for Maspeth, Woodside and Elmhurst. Price is reasonable and good variety. In the morning at 8am you find a couple a seniors shopping for some of the overnight dim sum and buns that didn't sell for $1. Lunch is popular with the 3 or 4 items on rice w/soup for $8 or $9. Supper items are popular starting at 3 pm and end at 5pm. Some discounts at 5pm! Weekends are very crowded, especially the BBQ meat.

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    Nelson E.

    A Cantonese food emporium with serious volume. Nothing amazing, but it gets the job done. You can feel the quality dip a bit because of how much they push out, but for the price it is hard to complain. Two dim sum dishes for seven dollars is solid value. This is grab and go, mass production Cantonese food for locals, not a destination spot. You come here for convenience and price, not finesse.

    Gordon Y.

    Cuisine: 7 Service: 6 Decor: 5 Value: 10 Overall: 8 Large storefront on Queens Blvd with lots of take home Chinese food options. Inside this establishment, you'll find a small bakery, a Cantonese bbq meats section, a bunch of dim sum to go, and many choices of cooked dishes sold by the box or pound. On this night, I shopped at the Chinese supermarket connected by a doorway to buy some groceries. Didn't feel like cooking for the next few days, so went buck wild on buying take out. It started with a huge tray of deep fried lobsters weighing in at about 3-4lbs for $25. Then we bought some dim sum, baked goods, and desserts. There was a huge sale on cuttlefish at the BBQ station, from $14 down to $8 a pound that day. I ordered half of a whole cuttlefish, which worked out to be around $9.50 for a big box. Btw, the best item of the night agreed upon by the whole family. About to head home with two big bags of food and one huge tray of lobsters, I expected to pay at least $100 for everything. However, between the discounts and the owner giving us free food for placing a large order, it turned out to be $79 in total. Can't beat the value. With a little traffic, the lobster's batter was not as crispy as I wished, but flavor was excellent and it was fried well. Many of the items were good to very good, so not much complaints on the food. For takeout going forward, this place will be on my list of favorites.

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    Hsin-Yi W.

    The decor of Da Pai Don looks kind of old and shabby. We have a little concern with its cleanliness. The options are various from BBQ pork, dim sum to Hong Kong style pastries with reasonable prices. However, we didn't try anything since they only take cash.

    Cheryl P.

    I'm always so impressed with the sheer number of dishes that are offered here within such a physically small space! I like how they also pack these dishes in smaller containers, so you can pick and choose them to pair with the many types of dim sum they have - some of my favorites are the "sheng jian bao" (super flavorful pan fried pork buns) and shumai, though the shumai are a bit small and not as worth as the baos! The spring rolls are pretty popular as well but I found them to be a bit too salty. They also have many Asian bakery goods (their coconut-covered mochis with peanut filling have a wonderfully soft and chewy texture and are enormous), roast meats, and the classic meal option of rice with 3 sides and a soup! Tip: if you visit around closing time ~7:30-8 pm, they'll likely fill your box to the literal brim with food and there's also usually a bogo offer for whatever dim sum that still remains for that day :) remember to bring cash!!

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    I have been going here for a while. The food isn't bad but watch your change. Some of the cashiers are not honest.

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    3.5
    (160 reviews)
    0.3 mi
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    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.

    We stopped by Ocean Bay Restaurant for Sunday dim sum. The menu has all the typical dim sum…read morefavorites, and everything we ordered was satisfying. My favorite was the shrimp cheung fun--it's one of my go-to dim sum dishes, and this one did not disappoint. We also ordered from the menu the pan-fried noodles with beef, which came in a surprisingly large portion and was very tasty. Service was quick, and the food arrived without much wait. One thing to note is that the dining room feels a bit tight, especially with the traditional dim sum carts moving around the aisles. Parking was easy since there's free parking nearby, which is definitely a plus. Overall, while Ocean Bay wouldn't be my first choice for Sunday dim sum, it's a solid option if you're in the area or craving dim sum without a long wait.

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    Shun Wang

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    (234 reviews)
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    Cuisine: 6 Service: 4…read moreDecor: 3 Value: 7 Overall: 6 After all these years, Shun Wang is still the place around Elmhurst to get the best bowl of congee imho. My favorite is the Fish Congee, but the Sampan Congee is another favorite of mine. In general, all of the congees are consistently good. As for the roast meats, I think their best item is the Soy Sauce Chicken, which is made well. The rest are decent, but I would rather go to Five Loaves & Two Fishes nearby instead. The stuff I would skip here are items like their Wonton Noodle and Rice Rolls. Both are made poorly and not up to par versus the best around. Anyway, I believe this is not a Cantonese roast meat shop that can deliver everything I want. Regardless, I rarely drive by without stopping in to pick up some congee and possibly half a Soy Sauce Chicken.

    Cantonese food in Elmhurst has been scarce, and it has not been easy for Cantonese food to stay…read morealive in this part of town (East Manor and Harbor City, anyone?) or any part of Queens in the last 15-20 years, for some reason. Shun Wang is one of the 2 joints in Elmhurst that serve authentic, fast-style food nostalgic to most of us from Cantonese households. If you grew up going to Big Wong and Wing Wong (or any place with a clear view of a hanging roast pig on the window), Shun Wang will bring back nostalgia. I'm biased since I spent a good chunk of my childhood eating this kind of food in Chinatown, but Shun Wang's food is just sufficient enough to fill those cravings. Their price points are pretty high for Elmhurst (where most restaurants haven't raised the prices the way Chinatown or Flushing have, luckily), and their food is just OK. I mainly go for the sake of eating something I'm familiar with my whole life, and people I can still speak the language with. My parents go to their Flushing location and said that the quality has fallen since covid.

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    Roasted duck over white rice
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    Eim Khao Mun Kai Elmhurst

    Eim Khao Mun Kai Elmhurst

    4.2
    (574 reviews)
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    Found a heavy hitter in Elmhurst. ​Eim Khao Mun Kai is…read moredoing one thing, and they're doing it better than anyone else. If you're looking for a massive menu, keep walking. This spot is a 3-table operation focused entirely on perfecting Thai chicken rice--and they nailed it. ​The move here: ​The Chicken: Poached to absolute perfection. Tender, juicy, no fluff. ​The MVP: The chicken heart. It was so good I had to double down and order a second round. If you know, you know. ​The Rice: Fragrant ginger rice that actually has flavor, paired with a radish broth that hits the spot. ​The Sauce Science: They let you mix your own. I went with the soybean paste + ginger-scallion combo. It's addictive. Do not skip the ginger-scallion. ​Washed it all down with a solid Thai tea to balance the heat. It's a tiny shop with efficient service and zero ego. A total hidden gem. I'll be back. ​ 81-32 Broadway, Elmhurst ​#ElmhurstEats #QueensFood #KhaoMunKai

    The go to here is the Hainanese chicken rice. It's their specialty and it shows. Wonderful cooked…read morechicken. Tender flavorful and a chicken rice which exudes chicken flavor as the rice is cooked in the chicken broth. Go for the meal set and you will be satisfied and it doesn't disappoint.

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    Poached chicken served over fragrant ginger rice with a light broth, cucumber, and cilantro, with options to add liver or gizzard
    Poached chicken served over fragrant ginger rice with a light broth, cucumber, and cilantro, with options to add liver or gizzard
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    Broadway Snacks 上海風味

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    3.9
    (35 reviews)
    0.5 mi
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    Very unassuming from the outside, the sign currently says "Zhong Yue Restaurant"…read more This is a steam table type place where you can get a combo of rice or noodles and 4 items for $9 which is an incredible deal. The guy in there did not seem to speak much English but he was kind and welcoming anyway. I opted for the noodles, which were slightly better than the standard over cooked Chinese take out lo mein- soft but not mushy. I got gong bao Ji ding, some sort of tofu and wood ear dish, and a potato curry. The chicken was super fatty and rich dark meat with a juicy, tender texture. You could really taste the wok hei in this dish and it had some pleasant heat to it. This is probably my favorite dish I got. The potato curry was also flavorful, and the potatoes were not mushy and over cooked- just creamy and marinated in curry flavor. The tofu was surprisingly deep in flavor. The sauce completely penetrated the fried triangles of tofu with slight sweetness and savoriness. It was pleasantly chewy and overall seemed to be expertly prepared. This picture of the food genuinely looks horrible, but you have to take my word that everything I ate here was very delicious. I find that often this type of place offers many dishes that all taste very similar but each of the things I tried had its own distinct flavor profile. I ate at one of the few seats inside and found it to be clean and comfortable with a large jar of tasty chili oil available. I often come to this area to run errands and I am extremely eager to add this spot as a vital stop on my itinerary next time I'm in the neighborhood.

    This small restaurant is mainly a takeout spot for locals, located at the intersection of Broadway…read moreand Justice Avenue, and its current name is actually Zhong Yue Restaurant. It's run by an older couple who are quite kindly people, feels like they're very much trying to make an honest living. The inside of the restaurant isn't impressive, a simple setup with a main hot food display and table for "checkout", seating is limited to a few stools on a small narrow counter at the front of the store. I was in the area and dropped by to pick up some food to go, got the following: - zhongzi $3.50 each: sticky rice with pork and savory mung bean paste wrapped in bamboo leaves. A little on the bland side though they have a large piece of meat inside, nothing a little soy sauce (or any other Asian sauce for that matter) couldn't fix. - stir-fried rice vermicelli $6 for the large box, $3 for the small one: tasty well-cooked noodles with slivers of cabbage, onion and carrot, the large box could serve 2 people easily. - choice of 3 dishes with rice, fried rice or noodles, and served with a side of clear soup (had veggies in the soup the day I went) $8: they do choice of 2 dishes with above for $7, choices of 4 options for $9. You choose from the dishes in the display counter. Homestyle, tasty and nothing fancy in the least bit, but well worth the price. Street parking is available though not plentiful in this area, no bathrooms available. Around the corner from one of the exits of the Grand Avenue subway stop.

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    Zhongzi $3.50 - sticky rice and meat wrapped in bamboo leaves
    Zhongzi $3.50 - sticky rice and meat wrapped in bamboo leaves
    Stir fried rice vermicelli $6

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