Mooncake Foods
“Also, something of note is that the place is CASH only, for those of you like me that rarely use cash :P”
“Asian fusion done right by Asian people in a healthy way in FiDi without the typical neighborhood tax?”
“New Zealand Lobster Tails Dinner Special- 3 lobster tails with a salad and brown rice for about $20.”
Mooncake Foods
Delivery: Yes
Take-out: Yes
Bike Parking: Yes
Good for Kids: Yes
Waiter Service: Yes
Caters: Yes
Price range.
$$ Price range $11-30
8 reviews
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Fairly certain I was given a sandwich instead of a plate like I ordered for takeout the other night. Got the "grilled vegetables" which turned out to be a pile of asparagus and eggplant slathered in what tasted like bottle BBQ sauce in a hamburger bun. Unclear what was happening. Only redeeming thing about this meal were the peashoot dumplings and whatever the spicy green sauce was on the side.
This place recently just opened near my old work place and it is really tiny. However the restaurant itself is really cute as it tries to put a twist on Chinese food.
I have yet to eat here but upon ordering they had my order out in less time than I had thought. I ordered the salmon salad and it was pretty good in that all the ingredients were super fresh but the seasoning was too salty. I would recommend trying the other stuff because I truly believe that all their ingredients are fresh but maybe the salmon isn't so great.
Let's go with "meh". If chinatown didn't exist this may be a three star place, but otherwise come here if you have nothing else to do. Had the curry chicken and rice and it wasn't that flavorful. Not nearly as good as mama's… A ton of cilantro (which I don't mind) but was missing the curry flavor. Tried the steak sandwich was also alright, nothing memorable. Staff was nice enough.
The steak salad comes with oil free dressing. Healthy much? It tastes like a salt lake. I almost suspect they used straight up soy sauce and called it salad dressing. I also paid $4 to add some limp, dry and wrinkly ikura. The salad base was a careless blend of greens, cucumber, carrot, tomato and jalapeños. The steak itself however was cooked nice and tender, so I would've been better off ordering the steak plate rather than the salad.
Ordered takeout from this place.
New Zealand Lobster Tails Dinner Special- 3 lobster tails with a salad and brown rice for about $20. The peanut sauce might be too salty for some people, but I thought it was delicious.
Decent portion, though if you are a fatty like me, you might want to order an appetizer to be full.
Went here with Coworkers for some lunch. I ordered the Miso Glazed Salmon dish. Also had some curry califlower and choy sum for sides. The Miso Glazed Salmon tasted good with the miso glazed sauce definitely complimenting the overall dish. The portion size was just right as well.
The Curry Califlower was pretty bad though. It was overcooked and wasnt crunchy at all, very soggy and tasted like it was left out for a while. Also it wasnt spicy at all.
The Choy Sum was just ok as well, didnt have much flavor at all. Tasted like how I would make it at home.
Overall I might consider coming back for their sandwiches but definitely wont be ordering sides again, was left unfulfilled.
This is such a tiny hidden spot near South Street Seaport. It said "Asian Comfort Food" on the outside. I did not really think it is in that category but I had a good experience here.
We ordered the crawfish dumplings to start and it comes in 6 of them. It is a decent dumpling and good portion for two to share. For entree, I ordered their Curry Chicken Stew. It is actually a very big bowl and I can't finish it in one meal. The chicken breast is very tender and the curry is creamy and rich. I was very happy with this spot and will definitely love to return to try other items.
This place is Asian I guess, but then they have stuff like Pulled Pork Sandwiches and Smoked White Fish Salad Heros. Strange, but the food is pretty tasty.
I don't know if the food suffered a bit from being take out, but the sandwiches could have been better. The bread was a little too chewy, and not in a good way, almost as if it was stale. Other than that though, the quality of the ingredients and the flavors on them were great. We tried the Vietnamese Pork Meatball Hero and the Steak & Peppers Hero ($8 each). They are similar to banh mi from the ingredients and the spiciness involved, and were both pretty satisfying.
We also tried the Grilled Chicken with Garlic Lime Sauce Plate ($9.50). I was a little skeptical at seeing that it was made with dark meat chicken, but it happened to be delicious. It comes with both rice and salad, which was surprisingly delicious with some of the dressing and that great garlic lime sauce on it.
I still can't figure out what angle this place is going for, but another of the dimensions they are working with is the healthy viewpoint. You can substitute brown rice for white rice and they also have a bunch of vegetarian options as well. I also got the Salmon Roe Rice Bowl side ($5). I was initially disappointed at what looked like a chintzy amount of Salmon Roe, but I quickly realized it was plenty after tasting how salty and overwhelming it was. It went well with the brown rice I got in an attempt to be slightly healthier and was a good value for $5 since it would have surely been more at a sushi bar for the same amount of Ikura.
I would definitely order from here again, as there are a number of other good-looking sandwiches and plates to try. Typical of the Financial District on the weekend, the place was completely empty and all that food was ready for me to pickup after calling in just 5 minutes or so.