Kam Sing
“The delivery is fast and they give you more food than you can (or at least should) eat in one sitting.”
“There are few places left in NY that serve American Cantonese food this good and in such quantity; I forgive them their B rating(.”
Kam Sing
Delivery: Yes
Take-out: Yes
Bike Parking: Yes
Good for Kids: Yes
Price range.
$ Price range Under $10
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When you walk a dog who thinks he's a thoroughbred busting out of the gate, you sometimes need something substantial after. This is where Food Sing comes in. This dive on the corner of Bedford and Grand serves up hefty portions of Americanized Chinese food for cheap. There's a reason the place is packed at lunchtime with construction workers and men you know do physical labor for work. Food Sing packs in the food as if preparing you for your last meal. The food is tasty, not super greasy, and is definitely filling. All you shrimp and broccoli fans, they do broccoli right. Flash fried and crispy. Even after a train ride back to Manhattan, my broccoli stayed crunchy.
Don't think of eating your food in the tiny space here…there are two counters and possibly 4 stools and when it's busy you will have people staring at your food. Rather, take it to go and stroll to one of the many parks adorning the Williamsburg waterfront now. Don't be deterred by the long lines, especially at lunchtime. These Chinese workers have the brisk, efficient work habits of the immigrant worker who knows time is money. They write your order in a notebook, they holler it to a cook, and after a short wait(considering the line), they hand you your food. There are few places left in NY that serve American Cantonese food this good and in such quantity; I forgive them their B rating(. The kitchen is open anyway, right behind the counter and you can actually watch the cooks whip up your food.). The $6 lunch special is an amazing deal. Order a few, sample and enjoy. I could eat the shrimp with broccoli a few times week. And if you are worried about a little oil, wash it down with some good Chinese tea. You can treat yourself to some fancy Pu'er with the money you save on meals here.
Cheap and plentiful, I'm probably not going to say anything enlightening on that front.
Do NOT come here if you're at all afraid of TONS OF OIL on your food. I believe that they DON'T use MSG, because unlike the places that do, I was not compelled to eat more than 1/2 my portion (a "pint" no less). You fill up fast because of all that oil. I hate to admit it, but I think I prefer the MSG. I had ordered two pint sized entrees, one was the Ma Pao Tofu and I knew that would come with tons of sauce, and the other was what was advertised as "steamed, no oil, no cornstarch" broccoli/bean curd but by the time I got home, I saw it was coated in brown sauce and oil, probably cornstarch, too. My plan was to mix and stretch this stuff out to two meals and I wouldn't feel like I had just consumed a cup of cheap vegetable oil. Oh well.
Their rice was far too moist–normally even the corner Chinese joints can get that right.
No matter, if you're in the mood for Chinese junk food, you can certainly do worse than Kam Sing!
Are you drunk and in South Williamsburg? Enjoy.
Bog standard greasy Chinese food joint. Everything is pretty average, super cheap, very fast delivery.