Chance Asian Bistro & Bar
“We usually sit at the bar and the bartender Tom (I think that's his name) muddles and shakes up some amazing Mojitos for us-Yum.”
“Thw happy hour sangria were really good too, specially the hot one which had a nice coconut flavor.”
“Service goes a long way and we will certainly be back to see Edgar again!”
Chance Asian Bistro & Bar
Takes Reservations: Yes
Delivery: Yes
Take-out: Yes
Accepts Credit Cards: Yes
Bike Parking: Yes
Good for Groups: Yes
Has TV: Yes
Waiter Service: Yes
Price range.
$$ Price range $11-30
8 reviews
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I am sure that in their menu there are dishes that I will love, from the pictures I would say so. But my first experience has not been as exciting as I was expecting.
Why?
Well, that day I woke up dreaming of Dim Sum. A serious Brooklyn-Chinatown Dim Sum. I have already tried a couple and was deciding, with my husband, which one to try this time. "…This, that, no let's go there, come on let's try this, uff let's go to the same of last time…."
After half an hour and no parking spot at the place we had chosen, we decided to go back and closer to home, and try Chance Asian Bistro. Seems they have Dim Sum too!
26th of December, Lunch time, quiet day, few people.
Of course, we order Dim Sum. A nice mix of 16 pieces.
Unfortunately, disappointing. All missing juiciness and freshness, almost all lukewarm, and with a pretty chewy dough. Some of the filings were nice, but not even closer to the Dim Sum I had been dreaming about.
The Chance style noodles were good, it is a kind of Singapore Mei Fun which I usually like to order. These were juicy and tasty, a good choice.
Service…too slow, it took a while to get anything, from the order, to the dirty plates taken, to the check.
Come on guys, I am sure you can do much much better!!!
They just started to deliver via seamless (at least, in my hood) and the delivery was fast, the wok ginger chicken was tender & delicious, and the roast pork buns were great but on the small side. Love having another delivery option for Chinese food!
Unpretentious atmosphere and good vibes. Oh, and the food is pretty good too. I tried something new on their menu and fell in love with their Spicy Miso Chilean Sea Bass. Nice portion size and seasoned very well with great texture, the filet is accompanied with string beans. I wouldn't recommend their Chance spare ribs as it was mostly big bones with no meat–though seasoned well, it left you feeling cheated.
You must not leave Chance without trying their lychee nut ginger sangria. If you dare go for a second round, call a cab.
Not much to complain about this place but also not to many things to awe about as well. Its in the same area as JOYA for those who know this place and it almost felt like they replicated JOYA a bit. Trying to achieve the same success. I believe they have done so. The place was busy throughout our whole time being there.
The main courses were so so and their were differentiations in portions which I found weird. I am used to places either having large portions, average or small. The sesame chicken had a weird taste to it and portion was small. The peking duck was pretty good. Other things in pictures were average. Its worth trying and going once in a while when suggested but not a place I will pitch people on the regular.
The service was below average and that is the primarily reason for the 3 star rating rather than the 4 star it actually deserves. The waitress planned out the ordering poorly which we had discussed with her while ordering. The entrees took extra long to come out. The drinks were pretty good but way over priced for a place like this.
Half of us were drinking tequila and the other half were drinking vodka at a point one of the rounds they screwed and pretty much forced all of us to mix which is not good at any times for those who know a thing or 2 about drinking alcoholic. After we were done I wanted another last shot and approached the bar to purchase the last round but made a joke to the bartender that this last wrong should be on the house due to the earlier screw up and he made a rather rude response and charged me $50 for 4 shots which I think was wrong and over priced. But it is what it is. That experience left a sour taste in my mouth.
Worth trying for a variety but beware of the slow and rude service!
Doesn't the taste of fresh seafood scream SUMMER? Or no? Anyway, my mouth watered as I read the items featured in the Ocean box. I ended up ordering take-out.The food came in a huge bag, but the food itself was…very small? The ocean box contains 4 different types of seafood dim sum, two of each. They are actually, very delectable.The sauces are pretty spicy, so if you are looking for that extra kick, go for it. The only knock for me was the price; it came up to around $14 and was more of an appetizer than meal. If the Ocean Box was half it's price, it would have been even better.
After raving about the food at Chance, my friend and I came here for dinner last night. The waitress from last time, Katie, recognized me, which I thought was really nice. When we ordered drinks, I insisted that my friend try the sake mojito that I'd been going on and on about… but the waiter (Fan, like Katie, was also super friendly) told us it wasn't on the menu. Turns out the chef, Ahfan, had made it especially for me last time. And guess what? Like Katie, he also recognized me. Before I knew it, we were surprised with two sake mojitos at our table. I can't believe Ahfan went out of his way to do that; seriously, if that isn't amazing customer service, I don't know what is. It made my night.
My friend loved it as much as I did and told them it needs to be put on the menu because it will be a huge hit with customers. The food was just as great as last time.
Great food, amazing staff… I'll definitely be a frequent regular at Chance from now on.
this review is long over due.
The three stars are mainly for the drinks that were provided. I usually ask for a margarita when visiting a new restaurant – they totally failed with this. I cant even describe what I was tasting.
The service provided from staff definitely deserves 4-5 stars as they were attentive and even looked happy when engaging in conversation.
The portions are small – as expected in the Asian culture (when it comes to food…as far as anything else, those are still rumors…maybe?) I ordered the ribs – which were amazing and tender. and I ordered another dish with some kind of shrimp in it (forgot the name of it, but very good).
I definitely wouldn't go out of my way to go there again, but still had a good time. just not worth a 2nd visit. Also, it was extremely empty in there – but it was lunch time in the early parts of the week.
Take this with a grain of salt (and sake, and mirin, joking) from someone who rarely likes Asian fusion.
Surprised this place has the reviews it has.
Best dishes were the butternut squash soup with pinenuts as well as the beet salad (aka the most American things) while the miso cod, chance chicken, chicken teryaki, and eggplant were underflavored and overpriced.
In terms of my dish, the "orange miso" cod, the tempura pineapple at the bottom got soggy from the sauce. It's odd that the fish itself did not have that much of it (I guess the pineapples got the majority.) In terms of orange miso, they put a bit too little miso in there, resulting in a dish more resembling a light orange chicken.
The main issues with this place were not the food itself but rather the portions, the semi-attentive waiters (with one waiter questioning whether one of us had the price fix which would have included dessert,) the exceptionally long wait time, the serving time changes where appetizers came out ages before and especially so with dinners, and that there were three people at the bar who were talking so loud that it was annoying all of us.
2.4, this place would have gotten a 3 if not for the service.
The house sake was good though.