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    Petite Soo Chow

    3.3 (601 reviews)
    ModerateChinese
    Closed 11:00 am - 9:30 pm

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    18. Marinated Duck
    Mel T.

    I feel bad for giving a two-star review during these times, but the quality of the food was just not good. We ordered for pick up via Grub Hub one Sunday afternoon. Here is what we had: Soup dumpling with crab meat and pork - this was mediocre at best. The dumpling skin texture was not bad so maybe I'll give them the benefit of the doubt and say that it would probably have tasted better if eaten fresh at the restaurant, and not as takeout Marinated duck - I guess 'marinated' is code for 'old' because this duck tasted like it was several days old. Definitely avoid this dish Seafood pan-fried noodle dish - definitely not worth the $20+ we spent on it. They used imitation crab meat, there were only like three shrimp, and the rest of the seafood (squid and fish) was just not fresh. The sauce actually had a nice flavor to it but the consistency was just too thick and gloppy. I've been watching a lot of Kitchen Nightmares lately and honestly, this looked like it could be a dish on the 'before' menu on an episode of that show. I'm sure Gordon Ramsay would have had a few choice words for this dish. I think it's best to stick to the basic menu items here. You probably can't go wrong with some chicken/broccoli or fried rice.

    1. Soup Dumpling with Pork
    Latrice S.

    Authentic and tasty Chinese cuisine. This is my third time trying this restaurant and each time I go, it gets even more delicious! The food is always fresh and service is pretty good. Ample parking lot and inside seating.

    Jane M.

    Seems like they have a new menu with more items added since the last time I went. We had the usual soup dumplings and young chow fried rice. The soup dumplings were great with lots of meat and soup inside. Very flavorful. We also got the chicken with garlic sauce and the chicken was... very soft I mean too soft and had no texture and too thin as if it were a different type of meat... strange.. the chicken with the fried rice was the same way too.. it wasas if they put some type of meat tenderizer on the chicken... With more items on the menu will try some new dishes next time.. maybe avoid a chicken dish

    Christopher T.

    Used to come here very often in the past; decided to try it again after the mixed reviews within the past year. Reviewing solely about the soup dumplings, still my personal favorite in NJ/NYC area. The crab soup dumplings especially are more flavorful than other restaurants, filled with a ton of soup and filling. It's also quite large, very worth for its price. Pork soup dumplings are okay, similar to other places. I've been the soup dumpling plus, Shanghai restaurant, Joe's, and a few other places- PSC still ranks best for their crab soup dumplings imo. As for the other dishes, they're alright. The noodle dishes are quite worth (beef noodle soup's broth was surprisingly tasty), but their items seemed a bit more expensive than in the past, and there are definitely more dishes similar to takeout places. Side note: who puts mushrooms in twice cooked pork?!

    Beef noodle soup
    Fanny O.

    We've been going to Petite Soo Chow since there were in Saddle Brook. Prior to today, last time we were there was back October 2019. Today's order, soup dumpling is still superb. Still the best we ever tried. We ordered our usual dishes such as broad beans, jellyfish, braised gluten and beef noodle soup. They tasted different than before, probably new chef but the food still taste good. Hubby even praised the beef noodle soup that it was even better than what he remembered. Still the best Shanghai restaurant I've tried.

    Garlic Shrimp and pea shoot leaves -- waiting on XLB
    Yuri Y.

    New menu. New chef. The vibrant and engaging former owner who worked the front - Jenny Zhou - is gone. New staff said she "went to Flushing." WTF??? This new iteration of PSC is NOT Shanghainese. Basic Americanized Chinese with some Taiwanese odds and ends. Very average and pricier. I kinda miss the divey old vibe and the surly servers. As I see it, the quality at PSC and its patronage has been declining for quite some time, which may account for the ownership change. Jenny's sister Mindy is still onsite (maybe part of earn out conditions on a sale?) but all the rest of the long timer staff is gone. Mindy still hand makes the XLB out front -- but they are not worth the trip into the bowels of Cliffside Park. Soup Dumpling Plus in Ft. Lee makes superior XLB, closer to home, has better parking, service and pricing. The rest of the new menu is pricey, pedestrian and boring. Main reason for my one star review is that the new staff lied to us about the ownership and menu change, and is falsely trading on the goodwill of a restaurant that no longer exists. Exploitative. I ordered some of my all time faves -- like pork in aspic and flounder filets in rice wine sauce with wood ear mushrooms -- after being told by our server that all is as it was. They had no idea what this gaijin was ordering and suggested I order something else. We left. At least be honest about the evolution of your business and up sell something new. Grand reopening banners with emphasis on new specials would have been welcomed. An empty restaurant at 7pm on a Friday night -- when in the past PSC had 20-30 minute waits for seating -- speaks volumes about PSC's decline. BUMMER!!! Not coming back because integrity matters to me -- especially if I'm eating and paying for your food. Top Tip: Shanghai, SD+ or Aquarius in Ft. Lee are all better options for authentic regional Chinese food.

    Crispy duck, pork porridge, crab and pork soup dumpling, braised pork belly, 91. Sauteed Water Spinach with Fresh Garlic
    Eric K.

    PSC has redeemed itself - on last takeout they served braised duck going bad unfortunately so they promised to make it right on next order after giving refund. Well tonight they delivered, restoring some of my faith I originally had with this spot from as early as mid 2000s when they were flying high. West lake soup with shredded beef (4/5) - was real comforting and tasty Pork with bean curd sheets (3/5) - they don't use the premium Berkshire pork like my wife does, so could smell the porky smell and seasoning wasn't permeated inside so it was slightly disappointing but still a good dish Crab and pork soup dumplings (4/5) - not the best but still this time most skin was intact and filled with lots of delicious soup! Can't compete with the thin skinned ones from soup dumpling plus, but a different style and still tasty. Definitely got better than last few times! Sautéed snow pea shoots (4/5) - bit bland but crunchy veggies to round out the meal Crispy duck 1/2 (5/5) - the showstopper of the night, it's like kfc duck in the best of the ways! Their kfc original recipe-like Seasoning is delectable and just right, skin crisp, and full of duck flavor with good stiles of duck fat here and there to make it burst with flavor. Easily my favorite dish from this place! Order it! They redeemed themselves pretty well here I must say! Kudos, petit soo chow!

    Pork soup dumplings
    Kimberly T.

    They surprisingly serve such good soup dumplings! I really wouldn't have known if my co-worker didn't tell me. You really get to try good places by word of mouth and Petite Soo Chow was no exception. They have ample space for parking and the restaurant is located in an area off the main street so it doesn't get too crazy crowded. However i did hear there'd be a lot of people during peak hours. Came here at 3pm and there were only 3-4 groups of people including ourselves. We were served with good warm tea at first and service didn't take so long. As i said they have really good dumplings. The meat was nicely flavored and the dumpling was soft but "sturdy" enough to keep the juices in place. We also tried the minced beef it was hella spicy but still good. It comes with 4 buns but you could probably request for more with an additional fee. We also requested pan fried seafood noodle but hubster was not a big fan. Hope to be back again!

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    Petite Soo Chow was sold and reopened as Soochow Garden. New owners, staff, hours, menu. Mindy, who was part-owner and who made the soup dumplings, retired as she was in her 70s. The new place still has soup dumplings but apart from that it doesn't have anything in common with the previous place except it's still Chinese with a similar name. Yelp should start a listing under the new name since the old links and reviews are no longer relevant. Their new website shows the wrong hours but it is soochowgarden.com. They are closed on Tuesdays.

    Beef w. Garlic Sauce
    Damien K.

    Came here on the recommendation for the soup dumplings (Xiao Long Bao). I was on my way back from lunch so getting seated was no issue at all. I ordered the soup dumplings and the beef with garlic sauce. The beef came out really quickly, so if you are wanting to have your dumplings as a start, you will need to make sure to order them in advance as they did take a while to come out (well after I finished the main entree). The soup dumplings were excellent. Highly recommend you get these if you come here. If you have never had them, best way I can describe it is a steamed pork dumpling that is in a broth encased in a wrapper. While sometimes a challenge to eat when you first try them, overall they are something quite impressive when done right. And Petite Soo Chow does a great job at them. Would come back and have them again when in the area.

    Teresa L.

    We went in for a late lunch around 3:30pm and there were only three other groups there. Normally the place is packed during brunch time on weekends and after 6-ish pm. We ordered crab meat dumplings and you can see one of the two sisters making them by the counter. Each had tons of crabmeat and very tasty but not much soup. The three cup chicken and spare ribs in brown sauce are my favorite and never disappoint. The prices are reasonable, the portions are decent and the sauce was amazing! Parking lot in front is small but there are also some free street parking.

    Steven B.

    We very much enjoyed our dinner at Petite Soo Chow. The scallion pancakes were delicious, crispy on the outside, full of flavor and not too oily. The squash and tofu dish was light, flavorful and fresh. The sliced fish with ginger was delectable and perfect. The minced beef with pepper black beans and finely minced tofu was a Star dish. Served with buns the flavor profile was complex and intriguing. A fan of Lions Head it was a must try as well. The meatballs were soft and succulent served in a rich brown grave with tender baby bok choy on the side. The Lions head was good for sure but I have had elsewhere I enjoyed more. Our waiter was pleasant and efficient.

    Appetizer - fish
    X Z.

    Just realized that this place comes back again! I first came here around 5 years ago and the taste is still the same - always good. It provides typical dishes from South China, light, some sweet, not spicy. It is not American style Chinese food, but the real Chinese food. They also provides frozen dumplings (you can bring back home) and breakfast (only on weekends). This is definitely a good place if you live around. If not, there is also a parking lot there, so you can drive and park easily.

    Pan fried flounder. Excellent!

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    Is this place BYOB?

    Yes.

    Do they take reservations?

    Yes for parties of 6 or more -- for the round tables with the lazy susan. Otherwise when they are busy -- you go to the cashier area and get a number ( see Mindy -- the owner --she is usually on the phone taking) and que up. Line moves quickly.… 

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    I used to come here pretty often before COVID because it was one of the few Chinese restaurants…read morethat didn't serve takeout style Chinese food in Bergen county. So I was in the mood for some authentic Chinese and thought I'd check this place out again. The interior is nicer and more updated than it was back then but the food has fallen off dramatically. Me and my very hungry family of 4 ordered 6 dishes and each one fell well below my expectations. 1. Young chow fried rice: The rice and egg were seasoned well but the meat wasn't. My 9 year old even commented that the shrimp in it tasted like nothing. Overall probably the best dish we ordered flavor wise. The portion size is much smaller than before though but I chalk that up to every business basically giving you less for more nowadays. 2. String beans: A decent dish although it wasn't evenly seasoned. Some bean stalks were incredibly salty while others were perfect. It lacked the usual sauce that other Chinese restaurants usually pour onto the plate so they were pretty dry as well. Again the portion size was lacking to say the least. 3. Beef chow fun: Go to any Chinese restaurant in a Chinatown in a city and they all look basically the same dark brown color with large tender slices of beef. Here: light brown bordering on just slightly tan, under seasoned with small chewy or tough pieces of beef. They did add a bunch of mixed vegetables into it, which I appreciated but again, it lacked any flavor. The portion size for this was at least acceptable but definitely not to the size standards I'm used to from any Chinatown. 4. Sweet and sour pork: Originally I wanted the Peking pork chops which they used to make before COVID. I thought this would be an acceptable substitute, but I was very wrong. There was no crisp to the supposedly fried pork and although the sauce can soften the pork to a degree, that certainly was not the case here. It was either pre-made or re-heated and came out just kind of soft and soggy. The sauce was reminiscent of the kind of sauce you get at takeout Chinese or at those AYCE Chinese buffets. The portion size was good but nobody wanted to finish it. 5. Pork soup dumplings: This place used to have some of the best soup dumplings around. It is shocking how far down the quality has gone down on these. Although edible and more than enough to satiate my kids cravings, they are a far cry from what they were and what could be had from other restaurants in the vicinity. 6. Prawns w/walnuts: Without a doubt the worst dish of the meal. We were expecting the typical fried shrimp with walnuts with mayo sauce that we gotten here plenty of times pre-COVID. Now the shrimp looks like a typical battered shrimp technique similar to what you'd see at those kids stations at AYCE Chinese buffets and not the highly technical dish you'd find at any authentic Chinese restaurant. The sauce was also some sticky, drippy, yellow concoction and not the typical mayo based thick, white sauce. The broccoli garnish also tasted old, not cleaned properly, and bordering on raw when it is normally steamed and softened. It was so bad we barely touched it and had to tell the waitress about our disappointment in it. The thing that upsets me the most is the deception. All the most recent reviews on Yelp hyped this place up. The restaurant portrays itself as an authentic Chinese restaurant. Maybe we ordered the wrong dishes, but this place is a Chinese takeout restaurant masquerading as a authentic Chinese restaurant. Honestly Chinese takeout would have been better than this place. Hopefully they can get their act together and improve the food before the real truth gets out.

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