I've been here 3 times now and most recently with my parents! This place has not disappointed me…read moreeach time I've come. It was pretty busy on Saturday when we went for dinner but we didn't have to wait too long and our food actually came out pretty fast. The service was as expected because it looked like 1 guy was serving all tables and he was literally running between table to table. I don't blame him for any waiting because he was busting his butt and we didn't really need to wait too long. We ordered a variety of dishes coming here but my favorite has to be the Homestyle Tofu or the Fish Filet. I would like to try more dishes next time. They give you quite a good amount of food for the price. Some places charge the same and give you much less. This place has authentic Chinese food with some common favorites that many of us also know (chicken with broccoli, lo mein, general tso's etc.) so there is something for everyone. There are vegetarian dishes available as well. If you're in the area and would like more savory, authentic Chinese food I recommend coming here!

Dinner for my party of three which is characteristically occurring either at 4:00 pm or 5:00 pm…read more(pending all three's physical presence together) we dined here on Independence Day 2026. Surprisingly Yi Pin is open and fully operational on a major federal holiday. The air conditioning is rather weak during our dining experience as I felt warm during the Northeast heat wave oppressive humidity continuous week. Condiments issued at the table were aged dark vinegar, green tea but not Matcha was complimentary served. My party only use aged dark vinegar as a condiment for dumplings. We have a predilection for mellow, malty sweetness of dark vinegar rather than the high salt content in soy sauce. Customer service is attentive and staff is fluent in Mandarin and English. Yi Pin is a Chinese restaurant that serves regional cuisine of Shanghainese and Szechuan province. It is what my party of three refer non-Cantonese, Guangdong province 外省人 ngoi6 saang2 jan4 (noun) outside province; foreign person. Ergo, staff does not speak Cantonese - neither rudimentary level. Price is extortionate high, but expected in 2026 stagflation era. I was able to obtain the sales receipt as keepsake. Asian melon hard candy is distributed with the bill upon meal completion which is industry standard for Asian restaurants and cafes. At the bottom of the sales receipt there is a suggested gratuity in intervals of 18%, 20% and 22% where customers do not have to perform math calculation. There is one large beautiful Japanese beckoning cat, (maneki-neko) which adjacent to the cash register. Business cards are available for grabs. There is a customer parking lot available. Beef noodle soup $15.95 The soup broth bubbles are very visible for the high level of cholesterol and fat content. I believe the cook or kitchen staff used and implemented MSG. This was a big setback leading to disappointment for my three Yelp stars. La mian wheat based noodles were embedded and sufficient. I enjoyed the La mian wheat noodles. Lo Mein chicken $12.95 It was stirred fried and abundant for excessive quantity. I did not consume any - neither one bite. It seemingly appeared very high grease and fat content for excessive oil. Shanghainese soup dumplings 6 pieces, $10.95 Pork steam soup dumplings siu2 lung4 baau1, 小籠包 tasted average, but not exuberant great to awaken my soul for sprightly liveliness. There were very minimal soup liquid inside the dumpling upon biting. I did ponder with hope and wonder during our wait for our food order arrival that these soup dumplings would be bursting with excessive soup liquid and flavor. It was not served piping hot as I am accustomed in NYC Shanghainese restaurant industry standards. These dumplings prepared by the cook(s) or kitchen staff at Yi Pin are egregiously appalling and insult to New York Chinese. I refused to apologize for being a native New Yorker. The dumpling skin tip where placing the serving tongs also tasted hard. Also another reason for my three Yelp stars.

Back in town and had to get mama wongs! So we ordered our favorites like the veggie fried rice and…read morethe salt and pepper wings with crab Rangoon. Unfortunately the wings have gotten much smaller, but the flavor was still great. And the veggie fried rice is the best I've ever had! Strips of bok choy and small pieces of mushrooms only add to the flavor! Also unfortunate were the crab rangoons that had almost no filling and it wasn't just one, it was the entire box. Not sure if this was a one off, but I would like to hope so and would go again next time we're in town.

This used to be our favorite Chinese in the area. We moved away two years ago and were visiting…read morerelatives. Excited to hit our old haunts, Mama Wong was on the list. The recent yelp reviews weren't great and we were confused. Tonight we found out. Sadly, the food is just not the same. We ordered the crab Rangoon, worst I've ever had. It was old oil fried wonton with no filling. The scallion pancakes, which my spouse rated ok. The vegetable fried rice. That was ok. Not bad. Mama Wong's has the best dried pepper wings ever. We also ordered those and found the flavor still to be good, but the size was smaller. It's a shame because it used to be great. We did carry out, but the dining room was completely empty. I hope they fix whatever changed.

Good flavor, good portions. The wonton soup was actually packed with wontons unlike some places…read morethat give you maybe 4-5 wontons. I would definitely eat here again.

Great food! pretty busy place but efficient. It looks like your typical hole in the wall Chinese…read moreplace that has fire food.

I ordered takeout so I can't say much about the ambiance, but the food was delicious. My order was…read moreready on-time and packaged well. I ordered C8 - Seasame Chicken with pork fried rice. It also came with an egg roll which was perfectly crisp and warm. Great value and great tasting food.

Stopped in for a quick lunch, Food was hot but some of the chicken was way over cooked. Egg roll…read morewas good. The employee could use some customer service training. They have one table to eat in the other room that used to be the eat in area is full of supplies.

I ordered to go, got home, started to eat and FOUND A ROCK IN MY DINNER!…read more Last time I'm going there!

Great food and service every time. Every thing on the menu is outstanding and can't miss on this…read moreplace

Love their food. To go orders take time, but worth it. Are you paying me? For goodness sakes 85…read morewords??

Food is pretty good. I like the swwet and sour chicken w fried rice and love the won-tonread more

In the area and enjoyed a family dinner! We had a party of 7 and they were able to serve us as a…read morewalk in. Very beautiful restaurant and I love the decor. We ordered a bunch of items to share. Our personal favorites were the chicken fried rice, fried fish fillet and general tso chicken. Our waiter was great and attentive. Overall the food was cool - it did what it needed to do. I would come back for sure.

Over the past 8 years I've been here at least 20 times. So much so that May (安媚儿) , the owner,…read moreknows me by name (my Chinese name 英俊 ). Look at my profile pic and you'll see how I earned my name :-) The chef is from Chengdu in Sichuan province. He does his best to replicate dishes authenticity although it's impossible with local ingredients. Many 老外 (non Chinese) will criticize the menu because they expect the normal American Chinese slop. Drop by, say hi to May, and ask her to recommend some dishes. Don't expect fancy ambiance, it's a simple restaurant. Enjoy

it's very confusing and servers really wants you to follow rules lol . buffet is better than…read moreaverage, but i am a vegetarian and no options . Honestly the ingredients you can pick for vegetarian are really amazing for your pot , my wife said seafood options we very good also . many noodle options even ramen. promblem for us is whole table has to get pot or bbq . i like my mushroom , black fungus , and tofu grilled but i was told ingredients can only be in hi pot broth and it makes them soggie . your pot will be about 32$ and you do get a soda and trip to buffet bar . sounds expensive but food is very fresh and if you eat seafood there is a nice amount of options. not a lot of kids option besides deserts ( fried chicken strips ). very cool place just understand concept before you go and it's about 100 with tip for 2 adults and 1 child

So this place is large and clean. They have friendly staff who walk you through if you haven't…read moreever been before. We opted for the Korean BBQ which comes with 4 meats some veggies and then they allow us to also get food from the buffet. We were so stuffed we didn't have any dessert. They also have a sauce bar which you can use for hot pot or create dipping sauces for the Korean BBQ. The only thing I will say is the Chinese food on the buffet is very standard. I tried a little of many things and nothing really wowed me. Also that beef bulgogi is chefs kiss! Highly recommend and it paired well with the garlic chicken!