East Palace
“Fast delivery and always fresh, never cold.”
“On second avenue between 43rd and 44th.”
East Palace
Delivery: Yes
Take-out: Yes
Accepts Credit Cards: Yes
Bike Parking: Yes
Good for Kids: Yes
Price range.
$ Price range Under $10
8 reviews
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Very quick service and delicious food. I had the General Tso's chicken and the hot and sour soup. The portions are huge and very reasonably priced. I will definitely come back next time I am in NYC to try more things.
I had been on a quest to find a good Chinese restaurant that would cater busy season dinners and not disappoint me. East Palace has become my go-to. The staff always calls to confirm my Seamless Catering order, the food arrives on time with delivery people happy to help me set-up everything, and the food has been consistently good. My only complaint is that they do not bring serving pieces (scoops and tongs) with the order, despite my requests, but otherwise I have been pleased.
Okay, this was a bleh experience from beginning to end. I will mention the two good things here – fresh ingredients and amount of food. Fresh veggies in the soup & entrees, fresh tofu, fresh rice, and all the chunks are sliced big so you can really see that they are fresh. They give you a lot of food, especially that giant soup that comes with the lunch deal. And a full take-out Chinese food box of rice for the lunch combo!
Now on to all the blehs… The space is spartan, typical fast-food Chinese setting. It is not very clean, to a point where you almost question the sanitary level of the kitchen. The menus overhead look old, hasn't been updated in years I think. the counter folks are all business, not rude by any means but basically emotionless. Food takes a bit to get ready, I would say longer than your typical fast food-y Chinese.
Once you get the food, the blehs continue: Spicy Hunan style is not spicy at all. I mean, I love spicy food but can't handle it very well, and this place I didn't have to handle it at all. My Jumbo Shrimp Hunan Style was pretty bland, both from spice and flavor standpoint. Just kind of ho-hum. Same goes for the hot and sour soup, bland on both fronts. My co-worker mentioned the same thing about his Curry chicken.
So, if you are hungry and on a budget (about $8 for the lunch deal), insist on fresh ingredients, and okay taste is fine with you, this will be a place you will have no issues with. If you are one who like to pay a couple more bucks to get the quality, skip this place and keep wandering around NYC in search of that elusive, good Chinese food.
Table-for-1 Factor: Another reason you might like this place – no one will look at you twice sitting by yourself.
I'm all for greasy Chinese food but not when it wrecks your stomach. That isn't necessarily their fault but just a heads up that the food is fine enough for a cheap lunch but it's not for the grease sensitive.
Okay, so my husband and I are ardent Grand Sichuan Eastern fans for our Chinese Food fix.. But today we were getting back from work and the rainy-chilly-gloomy weather forced us to get food which was warm and quick and close to our apartment- and we zeroed in on East Palace which is a minute from where we live. This place should not be judged by it's Green shabby billboard and interiors which are minimalistic and usually don't have many people dining in (a reason for my initial hesitation to go here). We got two hot and sour soups "to go" and for $2.55 each I would say the portion was pretty good. By the time we got home, the soups were still piping hot and I was pleasantly surprised with the flavor- perfect hot and sour balance and the accompanying crisps added a little something something. I also realized that the reason for the seeming lack of people in the restaurant is because this place is mainly for take-out or delivery. I am looking forward to order food from here the next time we plan to eat Chinese although for dine-in, Grand Sichuan Eastern is still my preferred choice. Also, the proud "NO MSG" signs everywhere add a sense of reassurance that the food you're getting is made from good ingredients.
The staff here is nice and the service is very quick. The lady behind the counter always remembers what dish I had from my previous visit here. It's a typical pick up and go place, although they have a few tables on one side of the restaurant (tables that unfortunately are not always very clean).
The portions are quiet big and their lunch special is one main dish with rice and soda or soup for 8 dollars. That's a pretty good deal to me and most options in this area will be more expensive. I wouldn't say it's among the best Chinese food I've ever had, but it's good enough for a solid filling lunch meal.
I'm still contemplating whether or not I should try the Mexican dishes at the Chinese restaurant…
Fast and inexpensive. That sums it up. Not the tastiest or best, but hey if you are looking for lunch and tired of waiting on a line that wraps around the building to pay $13 for a salad, you may consider picking up Chinese food that day (or tacos- though i'm not quite sure how those are justified on the menu and I haven't tasted them). There are a few tables, but no table service. I consider this to be a pick up and go spot.
I ordered a lunch special and it was enough to have for lunch 2 days along with the help of the handy office refrigerator. Thanks! Food wise. It's pretty standard NY chinese fast food restaurant options and the food tends to lean a bit heavy on the greasy factor end, but it can work when you are having a craving for chicken and broccoli and pork fried rice- you know if you're into that kind of thing. Yes I am!
Ordered shrimp egg foo young and General Tso's chicken for delivery. The egg foo young was greasy gross tasting and the gravy was tangy (not appealing). The chicken was "ok" but def not worth a repeat.