Address: | 21 Mott St, New York, NY 10013, USA |
Phone: | +1 212-766-6311 |
Rating: | 4.4 |
Working: | 11AM–10PM 11AM–10PM 11AM–10PM 11AM–10PM 11AM–10PM 11AM–10PM 11AM–9PM |
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Michael Scillia
Great value and tasty food for good price at a CLEAN Chinatown restaurant, with white tablecloth service. Over last 50 years there have been both great and awful proprietors at this address, and current group is one of the best ones. Best deal for a small group of 4 to 6 diners, either lunch or dinner, is the Peking Duck for 5, which includes enough Peking Duck for 7 or 8 people, all soups, several appetizers for each person, and 3 additional full size complete entrees, with all their side plates, Rices and rice or wheat noodles if you prefer. Alot of food for the price. All excellent. All well presented and prepared in true Chinese method with light pleasant unlimited tea. They bring the whole duck out whole before they carve it. Large number of Chinese speaking diners enjoying their selections, besides upscale NYC Millennials. If I lived in NYC, any of the 5 Burroughs, or nearby Jersey or Connecticut, Id be there couple of times a month. Not a large place so you need reservations to be safe. Always busy at this 28 Mott Street address. Easy to Lyft or Taxi to, please avoid driving and parking in Chinatown, as it may ruin an otherwise great meal before you even get into the restaurant.
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Johnny Wang
After a failed attempt getting dinner at Shanghai Cafe the night before, further marred by some inconveniencing due to miscommunication from their staff, we decided to give our business to Shanghai Asian Manor the next morning. And, well, I cant say definitely whether this was a good decision or not, as the food here was pretty average, having ordered the: * Hot & Sour Soup - Neither very spicy nor sour, and fairly cornstarchy, making it a pretty average/plain viscous soup. * Green Onion Pancake - These were actually pretty good, if you enjoy the thinner, crispier variety (as opposed to the thicker doughier variety). * XLB - We got both the pork and crab versions, neither of which was spectacular, but both were enjoyable enough. A little different from the usual XLB Im used to, at almost 1.5x or 2x the size, and far soupier inside. ***Accessibility Info*** Venue - Theres a single large step to get past out front, and once inside, youll probably find that the tables are arranged closely together enough that seating may be a bit difficult. Bathroom - Didnt try them, so not sure.
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Athena Chang
It has been a long time since I got soup dumplings and I am very glad I found Shanghai Asian Manor! Their crab meat soup dumplings are by far the best in Chinatown. It is still not Ding Tai Fong level yet but it is definitely one of the best in New York City. There are a few reasons why I really like their dumplings. First of all, the dumpling wrap is very thin and moist and that is a winner because soup dumplings are supposed to have very thin wrap unlike regular dumplings. Secondly, the crab and ground pork stuffing is juicy and fulfilling. We also tried the scallion pancake. Somehow they deep fried the pancake but it is very crispy and fluffy. Although I am used to more of a chewy and crispy texture, their fried version is delicious too. For main entree, we got their pickled vegetable and rice noodles stir-fry. It is also one of the best I have had in the city. They used real authentic Chinese pickles and the dish is so filling. I am going to come here for Shanghai food from now on instead.
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D Nguyễn
This is pretty much your typical Chinatown restaurant. No frills, cheap food and quick service. You aren’t coming here for the ambiance but it is just fine for the setting of the food. Our waiter speedily took our order of steam dumplings, rice cake with pork and preserved cabbage and pan fried noodles with mixed delight. The dumplings were just as good as the restaurant with the long wait time further down. The rice cake slightly chewy and went well with the pork and cabbage. The pan noodles used the thicker egg noodles with the brown sauce was still crispy and plenty of toppings. While the interior isn’t a picture of a manor but more of a hamlet but you certainly eat like the lord of the home here and with the money saved maybe buy that manor.
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Jenny L
The food is tasty, service is great, and atmosphere is not as crazy as other popular restaurants in Chinatown. My party of 4 came here at 12:30pm on a Saturday. We waited about 15 mins for a table. The waiters were courteous and patient with us, as we made them wait a couple of times before we were ready to order. We had the watercress and shrimp dumplings, pork xiao long bao, Shanghai lo mein, and Shanghai pan fried noodles with chicken, beef, and shrimp. Everything was delicious, the tea cups were nice and big, the waiters made sure the water and tea were always full. We enjoyed a leisurely lunch catching up with friends and were not rushed out despite the line, which we did not realize, sorry!
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Rafael Rojas
Típico restaurante chino de la zona, los mesoneros son muy amables y la comida es muy buena. En particular los camarones en salsa szechuan estaban muy buenos. Las porciones son muy grandes, nosotros fuimos dos personas y nos sobró comida. Es una alternativa barata en comparación con otros lugares de la ciudad.
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Allison Yu
This place is authentic, affordable, and delicious. The decor is considerably nicer than Joes as is the wait time (although today when I went I waited quite a while). I think word is getting out. In my opinion, the xiao long baos (soup dumplings) are the best Ive had in the city. They have the texture and thinness of the skin down and the pork is flavorful and moist, and doesnt have that weird sour flavor you find in a lot of XLBs at mediocre Chinese restaurants. The spicy wontons are also really good, albeit super oily. The other dishes are great too. Great for some cheap, family style deliciousness.
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Keith Yu
Quality food that is well prepared and tasty. However I should mention that if you are used to the salt levels at most other soup dumpling places you should be aware this places soup dumplings have a cleaner and clearer broth. Still very tasty and arguably tastier. But those scallion pancakes... so good. Most places its just semi-fried dough thats soaked up a lot of oil. This place makes it nice and crunchy/crispy and I dont feel like I just ingested a half cup of grease. Probably my favorite dish of the night. Highly recommended.
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Lisa Tran
LA people, please tell me a xlb place that compares to this one. Everytime I come to NY, this is one of the places I must go to. The XLB are cheap, and filling, and I love the dipping sauce that comes with it. BUT, my friends bf introduced a new favorite to me - XO sauce wontons. WOW!!!!! That sauce is bomb diggity. Basically, its an umami filled seafood sauce thats spicy haha. Mix that with your xlb too. But if you go here, get the pork xlb. Skip the crab. Share the xo sauce wonton. Youre welcome :)
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Anthony Alcaro
Just off of Canal St. and down Mott, youll find this small restaurant with some of the BEST soup dumplings in town (I like it better than Joes Shanghai!)! The service is nice and well-paced - theyre not pushing you out like at some other places - and the other food is excellent as well. I recommend the Shanghai-style pan fried noodles. The slight crispy texture to the noodles and delicious sauce really does it for me. Dont forget, most plates are meant to be shared and come with a communal spoon!