Sifu Chio
“This place in my honest opinion has the best wonton noodle soup in New York City without going to Hong Kong.”
“Go for the Dumpling Trio – you get 2 types of dumplings (Shrimp and Shrimp Watercress) as well as the Wontons.”
“I mean they even use single-use takeout dishes/utensils for dine-in instead of the usual china or plastic ones.”
Sifu Chio
Take-out: Yes
Bike Parking: Yes
Wheelchair Accessible: Yes
Good for Kids: Yes
Good for Groups: Yes
Waiter Service: Yes
PokéStop Nearby: Yes
Price range.
$ Price range Under $10
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This is possibly the best wonton noodle spots in Flushing. Their deep fried wontons aren't dripping in oil and they use the thin wonton skins. The noodle portions are huge and we had to share one. I haven't been able to find a better wonton spot and I've been coming here for at least the last 7 years.
Highly recommended and they also speak Cantonese to my Chinese speaking yelpers.
I admit I'm wary knowing I'm going into a place that serves hot soup in plastic Chinese take out containers and hot tea in styrofoam cups. This place is so downright simple, but doing something right with its homey food so I could care less how cheap it appears.
HK style noodles are legit! I down noodles like it's my job and I wish they gave extra orders (like a ramen shop). The separated warm broth is light, but I could understand why people want more flavor from it. The shrimp wontons are light and tasty as well and is a good compliment. Wifey opted for the standard soup with egg noodles which was just okay. The taste/texture of the HK style noodles are the way to go though.
They offer "duet and trio" versions for their wontons which I'll have to try at my next visit! Service was courteous and friendly. Note the sign above the restaurant doesn't exactly say "Sifu Chio" so we were a bit confused. It shares the same address on Yelp as it's neighbor "Fu Run" which added to the confusion. Cash only of course!
Everything used here is disposable so I know it's clean. Fried fish cake, two types of congee and shrimp wonton noodle soup.
The fish cake was homemade and they fry it themselves, it's pretty god considering i don't really eat fish cakes. Not that oily.
The wonton was big and had a huge shrimp in it.. and the soup wasn't salty at all.. it was just right!
The pork and egg congee was good, then fish cake complimented with the congee. I was a little disappointed they didn't have the fried dough that goes with the congee so minus a star
Overall, if I was in flushing again and was craving for congee, this is the spot to go!
All these good reviews make me think this was a fluke…but our wonton low mein (with broth on the side) was truly awful.
The wontons were fine. But the noodles were sickening. They tasted like they had been tossed in syrup, and the dish together tasted like a bizarre noodle version of French toast. We tried to doctor it with chili oil and vinegar and it just got worse. We couldn't finish it.
It's very hard to find quality Cantonese style noodles in Flushing. Flushing is mostly know. For northern China, Shanghai, Szechuan, and Taiwanese cuisine. I've tried wonton noodles at other restaurants and their noodles lack the spring, bounce, and chew of just cooked egg noodles. Wonton wrappers are also egg and flour and come a little bit thinner. Sifu Chio (translated to Master Chef Chio) makes the noodles as best as the ones in Chinatown. The wontons are plump and filled adequately with pork and shrimp. The noodles have that great texture. If you're in Flushing and craving some Hong Kong style noodles, this would be the place to satisfy them.
This place is named after a buddy of mine… Seafood Joe. He was, well, you guessed it – a fan of Seafood. He would Seafood, and he would eat it. He sold the place to some cute Chinese people, and they mis-spelled the name and the rest is history.
What to get: Shrimp Wonton Noodle Soup maybe
What else: Add tons of Hot Oil to it to make it awesome
And what: Half the world is waiting for the other half to wake up but by the time they do, the first half will be asleep again.
Don't tell me you don't like Chinese food. You're lying. I can Sifu your little charade. I can Si right Fu it, in fact. All the way Fu.
I went on a Chinese food tasting binge all over Flushing and all I got was this lousy t-shirt. Actually, all I got was some of the best Chinese food I ever ate, such as Xi'an and a few others. Sifu was not at the top of the list, it was very good though.
I was torn between a 4 and 5 for this. As it comes, I would give the noodle soup a 4. It's very tasty but it didn't really blow me away like some other places did. However, when you add all the hot oil and really change the taste of it and make it spicy as f*** then it becomes something I absolutely love and could eat regularly. It's funny how that hot oil makes all the difference, so be sure to add a ton of it.
Everything tasted good, and with the hot oil, everything tasted great. That's my bottom line. It wasn't one of the top Chinese meals I've had though. But still very enjoyable.
Also the people working here were so unbelievably sweet and friendly and welcoming. I think they were a couple. So for that reason also, I have to give it a 5.
I came here, by the way, on my most recent trip to Queens which was about 2 months ago. I'm looking forward to coming back.
Starlight told me she really wanted to come here too because she's heard they serve cats. I said do they serve cats, or *serve* cats. She said both, she said they serve cats to cats, and she's always wanted to try cannibalism. Before I had the chance to get shocked, she admitted with a little meow and a quick purr, that she was just Chioking.
Finally got to try hong kong style wonton and noodles. I ordered plain shrimp wonton with egg noodle in soup. With a side of fried wontons. Everything is in plastic containers or in takeout containers. They provide hot tea if you choose to eat in. To be honest i felt the best thing out of what i ordered was the wonton itself. Each wonton had a whole shrimp piece. It was a fat wonton and not some skinny wontons with barely any meat. I had fried wontons at other restaurants and i wasn't impressed. The egg noodles taste like egg noodles so the only thing that should bring out some flavoring should be the broth aka the soup. But sadly the soup was very very plain…bland almost. I reached for the condiments to add some flavoring. They make their spicy chilly oil i believe because there are baby shrimp pieces in the chilly oil. It actually adds a nice kick to the soup. Very spicy so becareful. Price doesn't justify the quantity and quality given. But i didn't regret trying because their regular wontons are good but white bear still beats the wonton game.
Now called Prince Noodle & Cafe. The "fish" cakes are good. I am not sure it is really fish. More like a fish flavored sponge that has been deep fried. Anything deep fried is good in my book.