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    Yan Wo Dou Buninc

    4.3 (16 reviews)
    Closed 8:00 am - 9:30 pm

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    Julia L.

    A great place to stop for a quick bite! The entrance can be easy to miss- the door to outside is for Mott St Eatery and inside are a bunch of food stalls and a surprisingly large sitting area. Yan Wo Dou Bun is one of the stalls in the back right corner. The dou hua is super silky and smooth, and the gingery syrup water is nicely subtle and not too sweet. Other food items are also available if you want something more. The owner of the stall is very nice and efficient. Prices are cheap and the food is very good.

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    Mickey C.

    This stall is tucked all the way in the back on the right. Fresh silken tofu made on the premises by these ladies. It is made in a giant rice cooker. She also makes her own ginger syrup. I like the burn from the ginger. Ginger is also anti-inflammatory. Bought a bowl to eat at the table. Then after I was done, bought another large pint to bring to my parents. The scallion pancake is not oily. It's not deep fried. Sticky rice roll will fill you up. The pickled cabbage and pork floss goes well with it. But don't let the sticky rice get cold. It's best when it's fresh and warm.

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    Tyler L.

    One of the Mott Street Eatery's stalls. Some other reviews mention this place as being a Hong Kong dessert place. While they do sell some desserts like tofu pudding and soy milk, their menu might have changed since then. This place actually sells a menu of Hong Kong snacks. You'll find a lot of classics like fried rice noodles, scallion pancakes, pan fried tofu with fish, sticky rice in lotus leaf wraps, and more. We tried some of these snacks. They were okay quality but not any better than you can find anywhere in Chinatown. Everything is slightly overpriced though compared to what they charge at other places, but that is probably because this food court gets a lot of non locals.

    Fan tun

    The BEST tofu pudding in NYC. Don't trust me? Ask for free sample. So smooth. Inside the food court, hidden In The corner

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    John C.

    No frills stalls in a food court in the middle of Chinatown. Seating can get pretty tight since there's alot of elderly locals hanging out here. Tofu is fresh and delicious, they also have savory fried apps for sale which are made to order. Great place to stop by to get a quick bite. Pricing is reasonable.

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    Taylor Z.

    The soy milk and jelly was really good and mainly cheap. The value was just fantastic.

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    Ana B.

    In Chinatown, there's a food hall called Mott Street Eatery. There's all sorts of Chinese food offered here. Yan Wo Dou Bun Inc is one of the vendors. My friend encouraged me to try their soybean dessert. I didn't know how to feel about this. It's like jello made out of soy milk, with liquid sugar poured over it. There is just one size, it's really large, maybe 10 ounces, and it's only $2.50. Hmm.. I wish they offered a smaller size. I'm typically not a fan of tofu, but this isn't bad. It's sweet only as much as you pour liquid sugar or syrup over it. Real maple syrup would be a nice choice. The texture is nice and silky. This is totally a unique type of dessert to me. I wish the portion was smaller, because I have a bad habit of not leaving things behind when I don't have access to a fridge. This is a unique dessert, where you can easily modify the sweet level. I can't say it's my favorite, but I enjoyed it and I'm glad I tried it.

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    Debbie L.

    The sisters really know their soy-based desserts! It's as authentic as can be, and they're very knowledgeable.

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    Delicious tofu dessert! Very authentic Hong Kong style. The tofu is very soft and smooth. It is in a food court setting.

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    4.1
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    1.9 mi
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    As the name implies, it really is an excellent dumpling house!…read more Me and my buddies were in Jersey and New York for some hockey games, and wanted to go to a deli, get some Chinese food, and a slice of pizza. Got off the E train and when we looked for Chinese food, this place popped up with good reviews and it was just a short walk from where we got off the train. My buddies ordered the special lunches and we also got two types of xlb's, beef chow fun, and some fried dumplings. The special lunches come with a little fried rice, cold garlic flavored noodle, choice of egg drop or hot and sour soup, and main side. My buddies all enjoyed their meals. The beef chow fun was also really good and beef was nice and tender. The xiao long baos were excellent and is comparable to any place in California like DTF. Nice and juicy and great with some ginger, soy sauce, and spicy chili. Friendly service and food comes out pretty quickly. Credit card is accepted. Bathroom was also very clean, which is sometimes rare in some Chinese restaurants I have been to. If you're looking for a good Chinese meal, stop here when you're in the Chelsea area.

    Generally, I love this restaurant - everything I've had it's been good. This is the first time I've…read moreordered out from them and their delivery service leaves a lot to be desired - as does the grub hub app. The app didn't update that my order was delivered so I was keeping an eye out for delivery. I missed a call and literally two minutes later the call came through again and the woman yelled at me - "hurry up hurry up, hurry up, hurry up!" said the driver was waiting 10-15 minutes for me, which was simply untrue - I got a call literally two minutes before- just rude. Added a screenshot in case the owner doubles down that it was 15 mins. Guess the first call was from the delivery driver, and the second was from the restaurant itself. ‍ But the really disappointing part is that they didn't pack any soup separate from the noodles! - So my chicken dumpling noodle soup basically had no soup - don't know if they forgot it or if it was absorbed by the noodles but most restaurants at this point know to pack the broth and the noodles separately,- so I ended up having to add some of my own vegetable broth, which totally was not the flavor I was hoping for. So - love the food, but delivery service leaves a lot to be desired - next time I'll try giving instructions to pack the soup separate from the noodles and see if that helps!

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    Sizzling Eggplant with Garlic Sauce
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    3.8
    (287 reviews)
    2.2 mi
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    I wanted to let people know how wonderful this hidden gem is…read more BUT did not want to let the secret out. The wonderful owners staff -amazing graciousness. If you want a perfect Makers Mark Manhattan, order to go this is sheer heaven. OR stay and have a wonderful cocktail-tea. Make a reservation just to have the adventure.

    File under "Don't Judge a Book By Its Cover" - because you'd never even realize this was a…read morerestaurant when walking by and even after you knew... you might be inclined to keep walking to find something a bit more 'bright' and 'inviting'.  (And you'd totally miss out on a great little joint.) I'm a lower middle-class Jersey guy - what the heck do I know about cocktails?  But I dove right into one ("Jade Collins") and it was firing on all cylinders.  Crisp, clean, strong enough to knock over an ox. Then we got a handful of apps - everyone else swore by all the ones they'd had - but I just tried the Salt & Pepper Shrimp and... sweet baby Jesus, this little plate had a wicked amount of flavor from every angle.  "Aggressively seasoned" might be an understatement.  Wild. Onto the mains and I ventured towards their Spicy Drunken Noodle (my go-to whenever I'm hitting a Thai restaurant on my home turf) and... yeah, you probably guessed it - incredible. Not the biggest portion but they made every single component sing with flavor. With so much going on - of course I needed to indulge with another drink (hey, I wasn't driving!). There were six of us, it came to about $100 a person... welcome to NYC. But we did get a wide selection of plates/food and those two drinks accounted for about $40 of my tab. (And you'll never see such a heavy wine pour at a restaurant... they filled the glass almost to the rim - which was not even something I'd do for myself when I'm home.) Definitely recommended.

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    Philippe Chow

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    4.0
    (308 reviews)
    1.8 mi
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    Yeah Id say that was a pretty splendid meal. Shared everything thank goodness…read more Started with the wok fried beef dumplings which were good on their own but had this fire ahh spicy honey mustard wow. Then the scallion pancakes which were crispy and airy paired with this very interesting sauce that was clear but tasted like sweet and sour sauce. For mains we got Kung Pao Chicken which was pretty delicious but my star of the show was the Crispy Beef. It was crispy asf and skinny too I didn't know you could make beef skinny like that. Sauce was super tasty and thick. On the side was broccoli which was fine and eggplant which was fine on its own and good with the chili sauce. Split the Fortune Cookie Red Velvet Cake which okay I thought there would be more creativity with adding fortune cookies somewhere in the cake but it was just a cake with fortune cookies on top. Also they put 2 when we had 4 people like lowkey they couldve just put 2 more on there but anyways the cake itself was pretty tasty so can't complain there.

    Philippe Chow is why Yelp exists. You would otherwise never know that this upscale Chinese…read moreRestaurant blasts club music and mandates 20% gratuities. The food is all over the place but the main theme is that everything is over-seasoned to please the crowd of people who all were gulping down colorful sugary cocktails with dinner while wearing athletic clothing. Peking duck (for 4-5) had great accompaniments (rare to actually get bao with it) but it was a lackluster portion of duck. Salt and pepper shrimp were offensively salted. Special "mignon" was great. The hand-pulled noodles *gasp* weren't hand pulled. "BBQ" chicken in the other noodles was very dry. Sea bass portion was very small. Scallion pancakes were good. Shrimp dumplings were the highlight. I recommend skipping this restaurant.

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    Chi Restaurant & Bar

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    4.6
    (686 reviews)
    2.6 mi
    $$
    Private events
    Takes reservations

    Chi Restaurant offers an extensive, authentic menu that's divided out by type of food - chicken,…read morebeef, pork, vegetable, etc. Everything is also labeled for dietary restrictions. Service is very fast and they kept the water flowing (spicy dishes really are spicy!), and the portions are huge. Though you have to pay extra for white rice ($3 a bowl), the overall value was reasonable for the main dishes. The restaurant is dark and elegant inside, with a large tv over the bar that was showing sports when we were there. It had a nice ambience.

    Located on the Westside behind Port authority. This un suspecting authentic Chinese restaurant sits…read morein a busy block. They have a banner for great HH specials that can only be redeemed at the bar (until next time). The space is large and modern. Suitable for big groups, date night, pre show, post showing dining. The staff is extremely friendly and attentive. The food: Soup dumplings- had a nice glisten to the outer bun. The under carriage held firm and with a delicious soup bro inside. Fish filet with ginger and scallion- nice portion size and a flavorful and clean dish. Braised pork belly- jam packed in flavor and cooked so tender from the meat to the fat. The pan fried noodle- normally a favorite in Chinese restaurants. This didn't hit its marks. There wasn't much noodles. The outer brim wasn't crispy. And it was a lot of sauce. The protein was scarce. And they had more veggies than protein. We were a table of 5 including a 6 year old. And everybody left full. And satisfied.

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    Chi Bar - Modern bar area with handcrafted cocktails
    Chi Bar - Modern bar area with handcrafted cocktails
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    Midnight Margarita - infused Mezcal, Italicus, Tonka, Mexican Apertif, Vanilla Acid
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