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It’s back! Honestly no other dining experience quite hits like these dishes can. It’s kinda like jumping into the mosh pit or riding a roller coaster. The flavors are turned up LOUD. When the permanent locations closed i was depressed to think I wouldnt get to eat it again. Catch it while it’s up in NYC! What not to miss:
- chongqing chicken wings (insane Szechuan peppercorn coating)
- thrice cooked bacon with rice cakes (smoke factor is at max)
- shiso fried rice
- smashed cucumbers
Go go go.
Apr 25, 2024
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Just look at this general tso’s, duck fried rice, fried dumpling and Chinese broccoli
May 5, 2025
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the best Chinese food in NYC. I go every time I’m there. Never misses. cannot recommend highly enough.
Feb 11, 2024
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One of those perfect NYC Chinatown restaurants. get the pork bao and whatever else sounds good to you. It’s all so good.
Jan 21, 2024
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Thanks y’all for the fire tips - I had a blast. Just put everyone’s rec’s into a google maps collection so you can find them at the link📍
My addition is the Empire Garden Restaurant in Chinatown. Built into an old vaudeville theater, the food is solid but the atmosphere is absurd and a must see.
Feb 14, 2024
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You trusted someone with your money or your heart or both, and then that person surprises you by fucking you over. fuck!
This sucks a lot and might mess you up pretty bad and make you lose faith in people, but on the other side there is the potential for new found strength as you now have *experience*.
Trusting people is such an essential thing, so after getting scammed when you eventually find ways to trust people again, you’ll do it with a better sense of who to give it to and how much to give and when. That’s a powerful thing, and not easy to understand until you’ve been burned.
Keep trusting, keep getting burned, but hopefully a little less so each time.
Feb 15, 2024
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🏠 decent living situation — awful roommates, deadbeat landlords, or psycho neighbors will make you super miserable so try to get this one locked down!
🫂 homies — making new friends can take a long time, but if you commit to putting yourself out there over and over you’ll connect with some truly inspiring and amazing people
🤑 income (even a little) — yes you can get by on dumplings, no Ubers, no bars, etc. but being broke here feels particularly like a prison because most things are stupid expensive. Be on your grind and then blissfully spend it all away
If you end up getting all 3 of these you’re probably gonna be hopelessly addicted to being here just like me. Welcome to NYC :)
Feb 21, 2024