Takes Reservations: Yes Take-out: Yes Good for Kids: Yes Good for Groups: Yes
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$ Price range Under $10
2 reviews
Bailey Clepper
There are two versions of this restaurant, upstairs and downstairs. We weren't sure what the differences were so we asked them when we came in. The managers and wait staff from both places typos us the same thing; upstairs is more Asian flavor and downstairs is mute American flavor.
So we stayed upstairs and opted Singapore mei fun and spare ribs with black bean sauce over rice. Both took a little longer than we were used to but it came hot and fragrant. Only complaint is that the mei fun was too salty but everything else was delicious.
There is a little more room upstairs with bigger tables if you're looking to come with a large group. The staff speaks as much English as necessary and explained the food well. One of the better late night and cheap meals in New York City, for sure.
I know the popular opinion is this is the lesser Wo Hop but to be honest I prefer 15 (upstairs) to 17 (downstairs). The food at both is comparable, Cantonese old schol Chinese American but I prefer the service and atmosphere at 15. The crowd at 17 skews toward drunk and hipster and the very fact the know it all hipsters who think they invented food say 17 is better is enough reason to eat at 15 whos crowd is usually mostly Asian. Basically if one place in Chinatown is full of Chinese people and another is full of bearded twentysomethings from Iowa Im going with my Asians! Another reason is my usual dining companion is in love with their Vegetable soup and craves it weekly. I love their clams in black bean sauce, delicious plump littlenecks in a Jalapeno spiked black bean sauce. The squid in garlic sauce is another favorite of ours. My only reason they dont get the 5th star is charging an extra dollar for a small bowl of white rice which should come with each entree. Love the old school orange slices and fortunfe cookies with the check snd the bottles of Tsing Tao which come out so cold they have frost on them.
There are two versions of this restaurant, upstairs and downstairs. We weren't sure what the differences were so we asked them when we came in. The managers and wait staff from both places typos us the same thing; upstairs is more Asian flavor and downstairs is mute American flavor.
So we stayed upstairs and opted Singapore mei fun and spare ribs with black bean sauce over rice. Both took a little longer than we were used to but it came hot and fragrant. Only complaint is that the mei fun was too salty but everything else was delicious.
There is a little more room upstairs with bigger tables if you're looking to come with a large group. The staff speaks as much English as necessary and explained the food well. One of the better late night and cheap meals in New York City, for sure.
I know the popular opinion is this is the lesser Wo Hop but to be honest I prefer 15 (upstairs) to 17 (downstairs). The food at both is comparable, Cantonese old schol Chinese American but I prefer the service and atmosphere at 15. The crowd at 17 skews toward drunk and hipster and the very fact the know it all hipsters who think they invented food say 17 is better is enough reason to eat at 15 whos crowd is usually mostly Asian. Basically if one place in Chinatown is full of Chinese people and another is full of bearded twentysomethings from Iowa Im going with my Asians!
Another reason is my usual dining companion is in love with their Vegetable soup and craves it weekly. I love their clams in black bean sauce, delicious plump littlenecks in a Jalapeno spiked black bean sauce. The squid in garlic sauce is another favorite of ours.
My only reason they dont get the 5th star is charging an extra dollar for a small bowl of white rice which should come with each entree.
Love the old school orange slices and fortunfe cookies with the check snd the bottles of Tsing Tao which come out so cold they have frost on them.