Legend West Village
“Sichuan Food is one of my favorite back in China.”
“I am impressed with Legend West Village and am glad I can turn to this place for some Chinese food kick when throughout the week.”
“The service was alright, but for me what matter the most is the environment and the delicious food they service.”
Legend West Village
Takes Reservations: Yes
Delivery: Yes
Take-out: Yes
Accepts Credit Cards: Yes
Bike Parking: Yes
Good for Kids: Yes
Good for Groups: Yes
Has TV: Yes
Waiter Service: Yes
Caters: Yes
Price range.
$$ Price range $11-30
8 reviews
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Are these reviews written by staff? 4 stars??
I thought I'd give Legend another try based on its convenient West Village location even though I was unimpressed with its sister restaurant at Union Square. The setting here is ambient but the food is no better. We ordered the Stuffed Tofu Crepe with Mushroom and Bamboo Shoot but the server came back saying they ran out. How do you run out of appetizers on a Friday night? We also ordered the Rabbit Dry Pot and it was greasy but tasteless, which I didn't know was a possibility until coming to Legend. The sauteed vegetables we got in lieu of the stuffed tofu was nothing to write home about.
Overall, below average.
I see potential, but they seriously need to hire a new chef or something. The restaurant was completely empty on a Friday night. I'm not even a restaurateur and I can come up with 5 things that need to be improved on the spot. Come on guys, you need an intervention!
One dish is bland while the other is super salty. Food did not taste or look fresh. It seemed like they have been cooked long ago in the kitchen and just got heated up before serving table.
Promising start for this new village Szechuan. It takes over the space of a dark and douchy-toned lounge on the second floor of the building, and is a welcome replacement.
They didn't have a booze license when I was here but I understand they do now. The service was very attentive, they're trying to build up their business and it shows. The only potential downside to this space is that it's a bit dark and feels removed, but that might also be an asset in attracting certain types of people.
Legend's voluminous bill of fare spans American Chinese classics, off-the-beaten-path Szechuan specialties, and less familiar but still approachable dishes that the less intrepid can sample. Not everything is a smash hit, but the food's got flavor. My Sichuan Spicy Diced Rabbit was spicy indeed, though eating rabbit on the bone got a little tiresome after a while–it was too much for one person. The chili oil was great but they could have been more economical with it. The spicy squid special was quite nice, though a bit too deep-fried for my taste.
Despite a somewhat mixed (though mostly positive) flavor experience, I'm bullish on this place and look forward to trying more stuff.
I don't normally endorse having Chinese food in areas that don't seem to serve a large Chinese crowd. However, Legend West Village is different. When I walk in, practically all the patrons are Chinese. When I reviewed the menu, they seem to have some authentic dishes. I settled on the Beef Chow Fun lunch special which came with wonton soup. The chow fun is the flat rice noodle which is typically a Cantonese dish. The quality is not bad and the portion is huge. What I was really surprised with, however, is the wonton soup. It actually didn't taste like they used a lot of MSG and was a good broth.
The decor is very pretty and tastefully done. The space also looks very clean. I am impressed with Legend West Village and am glad I can turn to this place for some Chinese food kick when throughout the week.
The whole experience is so called disappointment.
Location: Close to NYU main campus, Legend West Village becomes the new hot spot for chinese students trying some good chinese food around. The GPS in yelp is pretty confusing and just go straight on the W 3rd street and you will see this place covered by their weird, annoying black paint.
Inside, the decoration is pretty darkwise. They have a bar.
I was alone, thinking about ordering to-go but decided to sit-in.
Food: had their lunch special – shred pork with flavor sauce, and DAN DAN noodles.
I think the dandan noodle is fabulous. Very delicious. But the noodle only came with four leaves of spinach …wow
Shred pork is bad, not close to authentic Szechuan dish at all.
Bad
bad
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Service：I had a short lunch break so I need to go back fast. I called several waiters to check.. but they just left me there waiting and waiting and waiting. And finally, i was pissed and went to the front desk. And they apparently did not check me or at least prepare the check.. fuck…
and guess what, there are not many people dining at that period.
horrible ！
Overall: 2 star and I wont be back.
I hoped this new Sichuan restaurant in the village will replace my "like and hate" relationship with Grand Sichuan, on 7th Ave. They has been satisfied my Sichuan craving in my neighborhood but I wanted to get out of that rude delivery men and the confrontational phone lady so I tried Legend West Village.
Seamless lunch delivery (35 minutes)
Double cooked pork ($7.95/lunch)
There was no citrus-like aroma with mouth-numbing Sichuan pepper sensation in this Sichuan dish, not spicy. The pork was left with that "gamey", porky smell and flavor. It was fatty and bland, so as very watery hot & sour soup that came with but wonton soup was better.
Other two dishes that I ordered were equally disappointing. Beef Chow Fun ($7.95/lunch) and Pork dumplings in chili oil ($6.95) were bland like the pork dish, desperate for some salt and some magic.
Reminiscing on my study abroad trip in China, when I ran into Legend West Village. I ordered dumplings and Dan Dan noodles.
The dumplings were okay (more doughy that I would've liked) but the DanDan noodles were truly amazing. Moreover, it was totally affordable and the staff was great.
Definitely stop by if you are craving authentic Chinese food and are in the Village.
Ordered take-out garlic sauce scallops and dan dan noodles. Both were pretty mediocre; the garlic sauce scallops had a half container of oil, and the dan dan noodles were overcooked with little sauce. Newly opened place, the decor seems nice and clean, however! Service also mediocre; the man who took our order, even though he had no one else to attend to (the restaurant was empty at 4 PM on a Friday…), didn't seem overly attentive.