Incredible to find such an unpretentious, amazing spot right in the middle of the Village! Not a…read moreton of seating, but everything is packaged for takeout and so you can decide after you order. I had the default steamed chicken and rice. It was perfectly cooked and the sauce that accompanied it was perfect. The proprietor (who takes the orders) was extremely kind, and the meal was a great value.

A really great spot for a quick and affordable meal! The food comes out almost immediately after…read moreordering, and it's only about $13 for a large portion of steamed chicken rice. There isn't much seating in the restaurant, but turnover is pretty quick. I really enjoyed the flavors of the sauce it came with, as well as the ginger in the rice. If you dine in, the chicken rice also comes with a bowl of daikon soup, which was very flavorful and warm. We also tried the khao zai gaab, which was incredibly crispy and peppery.

Service: 4.6/5 Food: 4.1/5…read morePrice: $20-$30 Surprisingly busy for a Monday night. A full house + new diners immediately sat at cleared tables. Someone recently sent me an IG reel featuring this place, so maybe they're having a moment right now. It should be noted, their tables are meant for groups, so for solo + parties of 2, expect a communal table situation. We had an older lady as our server + I think she bonded with my grandma. She brought her a cup of hot tea, unsolicited, + was teasing her personal small fork that she brought out to use instead of asking for one from the restaurant. What I Ordered: - chả giò (pork): shorter variety, wrapper a little too crispy or going stale?, little expensive - bún riêu: full flavor, lots of toppings, little spicy - cơm sườn bì chả: bony pork, spicy + salty chả, not broken rice

Good comforting Vietnamese dishes. Wide enough selection to choose from and can accommodate for…read morefood allergies. Ordered the Bun Rieu, broth was rich and flavorful. Crab balls were light and spongy, really soaked in the broth. Had a variety of toppings -- fried tofu, shrimp, onion, the crab balls, sliced rice cakes (surprising addition). Service was quick and workers were all friendly.

The clear winner in the "chive off" (we compared the various pork and chive dumplings in several…read moreChinatown favorites) This is a hole in the wall, blue collar establishment, that has a rotating menu, we had the fried pork buns, that were delicious, but beware they are JUICY and will squirt! But they are crave worthy delicious, so much so we went the next day to get more, but they didn't have them, so we had to "settle" for the pan fried dumplings, and these too blew us away, they are $7 for 10, the dumplings themselves were pre prepared that morning and pan fried by request, and as I started with are so far our favorite pork with chive dumplings! If I lived or worked nearby I would have been here constantly

This is a no-frills, hole in the wall takeout spot where you can get a whole combination rice…read moreplatter and a soup for under $10. The place is called Carol's Bun, but don't let the name fool you because they actually sell a variety of traditional Cantonese style dishes for a great value. We got a box of tomato and eggs, pork belly, and a radish tripe beef combination over rice. For their $9 lunch combo, you can choose either rice w/ 3 items or noodles w/ 2 items. The dishes rotate daily, and this is a great place to eat at if you want a variety of food for a low price. The food is fresh, hot, quick, and will for sure leave you with a full stomach! (139 E Broadway, New York, NY 10002) Open Thurs-Tues 9am-7pm (closed Wed) $9 lunch combo - rice w/ 3 items or noodles w/ 2 items

I really enjoyed this restaurant, the staff are super friendly and hard-working. The space is big,…read morethe lighting is nice, comfortable dining experience. The food option is vast, great place to come with a large group of family. I had a nice dining experience here. The one constructive criticism I have for this wonderful place is the chef / cooks are heavy handed on salt and sauces for every dish, I would come more often if they can use their sauces - salt - MSG with more sparingly. I want to see this place succeed!

Came on a Saturday evening at 7pm for two and were seated immediately. The restaurant is pretty big…read morewith more seatings inside, despite what it looks like from the outside. We got- - Braised Pork Bone: the waiter recommended as a Dongbei specialty but it was nothing special, meat was tender though - Boiled Fish: big portion served in a huge bowl. Lots of Sichuan peppercorn but the soup base spicy level is just right paired with rice - Sweet & Sour Pork: must get. Delicious. The pork was fried super thin and crispy and the sauce was just enough to coat and stick on the meat Service was very slow, we waited 20 mins between each dish. The waiter was apologetic as she noted the chef cooks each dish as they come in. They are still relatively new; we were patient and hope they work out the pacing going forward.

Side note: They are also here under https://www.yelp.com/biz/mr-fish-new-york-2 Possibly Mr. Fish…read moreshould be added to their name Tl;dr version: If you are here solely and want a smaller meal, it's a better deal at Nai. If you want a bigger portion with better soup or if you are here with multiple people and want small plates, go here instead. I was at this restaurant also listed as Mr. Fish a little while back for dinner. As they had just opened 2 weeks prior, it was 12% off if you paid cash or posted an image. This is one of the many recent spots serving Suan Cai Yu/酸菜鱼/sour vegetable fish such as Nai Brothers and Fish With You in Flushing. By comparison to Mr. Fish, the prices are a good amount higher but the portions are a lot larger with the one person combo being $25.99 (which also comes with rice) and a choice of three toppings with there being another 10 or so topping choices if you order online. I hope they add a lunch deal version of their signature as currently it's more standard Szechuan options. Also, they only use the pricier snakehead fish instead of giving a choice between snakehead and sole. The people inside were friendly and it was well air conditioned. I ordered the combo for one which comes with your choice of soup and went with the for $12.95 with sole which is alternatively $15.95 for snakehead fish. The combos come with a choice of three small plates if two or more order which is a plus but not if you are here solely. I ordered it as spicy with tofu skin, enoki mushrooms, and black fungus with the other option being listed as vermicelli (with there also being more options online as noted such as quail eggs.) The soup was stronger flavored than Nai though not as spicy as some other Szechuan places though this however might be since I didn't get their signature spicy version. My favorite of the add-ons was the tofu sheets as it absorbed the flavor well as expected but the enoki and black fungus/wood ear had good texture. The fish was good and plentiful with a nice texture and there was plenty of it. The mustard greens were cooked nicely as were the other leafier greens. Overall, I preferred it over Nai and don't mind the stipend as I got a lot of leftovers.

Family CNY dinner, it is simple and clean environment. Owner are very friendly…read more We are order 4-5 ppl signature sauerkraut combo with slices lotus roots, king oyster mushrooms, vermicelli, pork ball & tofu skin. Dry fried string beans and baby cabbage with shrimp. Tasty to fight the chill. Great value & support

I miss having a decent Korean fried chicken spot!! This is a solid solid option - my favorites are…read morethe Cajun seasoning and the soy garlic. It comes with a side of pickled radish but ranch and anything else is extra because they count it as a sauce. The soy garlic does get a little sweet but I probably shouldn't be having all 10 at once. 20 wings will run you about $36. It takes maybe 20 mins from when you place your order, but the staff is really nice despite it getting pretty packed. I'd come back for sure, because it also seems like a chill place to watch sports other than a bar.

A couple months after visiting South Korea as a family, we found ourselves again gravitating…read moretowards Korean fried chicken. This time, we went to Rokstar Chicken to satisfy those cravings. This was the second time we visited a Rokstar location; the first visit was to the Bushwick location inside a supermarket. We opted for an order of 10 half drumettes and flats with honey butter seasoning, which evenly coated each piece. The crunch on these chicken pieces are almost unreal, much crunchier than their American counterparts but at the same time also less greasy. We didn't want to only eat fried food, so we also ordered Korean BBQ over rice, which turned out to the another highlight of this meal. The bowl was topped with thicker slices of beef that were juicy and flavorful but not too heavy on the BBQ sauce. It was a well-balanced and well-executed rice bowl. The space was on the small side but was well kept and clean. The service was nice but can be a bit uneven as the customers at the next table were offered gloves to eat their fried chicken while we were not.

I was at this pretty good Thai place a good while ago with a group as per most of my recent reviews…read morewhere we mostly shared duck dishes as they only cost $18.95 here which reminded us of prices pre Covid. In all the cases, the duck had good textures being tender with a crispy outside and it was better than the pork or the fish. The spot is small and casual and was overall good quality though more for the price point with a couple dishes that I wasn't as big a fan of due to preparation or light flavors. My favorite of the bunch was the Panang/Phaenang Duck Curry with string beans, long hot peppers, carrots, kaffir leaves, panang curry paste, and coconut milk. It was well spiced and not too sweet from the coconut milk with some heat but not too much. Outside of the curry in general, I think the duck also worked the best with this dish. The Duck Drunken Noodles/Pad Kee Mao with broad rice noodles, chili, basil, Chinese broccoli, tomato, egg, peppercorn, kaffir lime leaves, and finger root was pretty solid also. The needles had good texture with some good wok hei though I wish they were a bit spicier and I also wish that the holy basil was fried a bit more. Otherwise, this duck was particularly crispy which went well with the noodles. The largest of the duck dishes though honestly my least favorite was one of their signatures; the Tiptara Duck for $26.95 consisting of crispy duck with snow peas, bok choy, and American broccoli, with sweet & sour chef's special sauce. The price point is $8 more than the other ones as the duck portion I believe was half instead of a quarter with there being a large leg along with several other pieces. The duck was nicely crispy though I found the sauce a little bit too sweet for my liking with it also having a more gloopy texture. This was fine. The Crispy Catfish In Ginger Sauce for $21.95 consisted of fried Thai catfish in ginger, onions, scallions, and black fungus mushrooms with ginger sauce. The sauce had a slight bit of sweetness to it and was pretty tasty with there being plenty of fish which was well prepared. This was decent though not my favorite but I did appreciate the mixture of vegetables with the fungus adding a nice texture. ‍ My least favorite was easily the Pork Prik Khing for $15.95 with with string beans and bell peppers sauteed with prik khing chili paste. The dish lacked the spice I associate with this dish being very light and almost on the bland end which was unfortunate and the pork by comparison wasn't that tender. The string beans could have been cooked longer as well and they also lacked a punch. I wouldn't recommend it at all. As the meal was cheap, we got a side of String Beans With Garlic (I believe $6 or so) which was a small and decent side. I wish the string beans; just like with the prik; were cooked a bit longer and were seared. This was alright. If the price point wasn't so reasonable, I probably would give this place a 3 as two dishes were very tasty, two dishes were alright, and two dishes weren't that good. However, the duck quality was excellent and there were a couple notably tasty dishes. Mid 3 rounded up for the price point.

Food 4/5 Service 4.5/5…read moreAmbiance 4/5 Very decent Thai food for a good price point Drunken noodles 4/5: a little saucy and sweet but liked the flat noodles and the ingredients overall. Portion size was just right Papaya salad 3/5: good portion but too much fish sauce that made it a bit too salty. Would prefer more sour and spicy Thai fried chicken 4/5: very good and tender chicken Calamari 4/5: batter was just right for the calamari but didn't love the sauce pairing

The beef noodle soup tastes good, as well as the fried dumplings they serve. The tea they serve is…read morealso pretty decent.

The staff were nice to us and the food was good. The prices were really good as well. Seems like a…read morenice little family owned spot.