Congee Village
“Congee is a traditional Chinese dish made from rice and has a soupy starchy texture similar to porridge.”
“Some dishes take upwards of an hour to prepare (i.e. seafood rice in pumpkin bowl) so take that into consideration.”
“Try the snails, frog leg rice bamboo box, chicken and mushroom rice bamboo box, mmmmm
sooo good!!!”
Congee 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
PokéStop Nearby: Yes
Price range.
$$ Price range $11-30
8 reviews
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Decided to step into this restaurant because I was craving congee. I got the century egg congee, which was decent, so no complains there. What really ticked me off about my visit was the servers. They really seemed like they were in a race with each other to see who can get their customers out the fastest. I felt like I was being pressured to finish my meal because they would take your plate away the second they think you're done. And they do that without asking. I wasn't even finished with my congee and they just took the bowl away before I could even stop them. I guess it's nice that they serve you free watermelon at the end of the meal, but no watermelon can make up for that last scoop of congee that I could've had.. #whatcouldhavebeen
I came here on a Saturday with friends and we ordered a TON of food. The prices were higher than I remembered but you don't have to tip anymore. I think it's because the higher prices reflect the tips built into it.
I ordered the Giza/dumplings and they weren't anything special. The dishes I loved were the house special chicken, sweet and sour pork, and the seafood with tofu casserole.
There were a ton of waiters so service was great.
Congee Village was AMAZING for my husbands surprise birthday party on Sunday night! We got a table for 8 people right away and the food started coming out after 8 minutes of ordering.
We had the scallion pancakes (best I've ever had) the crab rice, the lobster congee, the tofu, and the snow pea shoots. Everything was delicious and the price was unbeatable!!! About $27 per person!!!
Will go back again with a large group. And come hungry!!
Congee Village is a HUGE Chinese restaurant in Lower East Side. Take the F/J/M/Z train to Delancy Street/Essex Street and it's a three minute walk from there.
Bigger groups will have to wait, but if you're one or two people, there will probably be a seat somewhere is this big ass restaurant. It looks like a casino or a club from the outside – bright lights, so many people walking in and out. Nope, it's just one of the most popular Chinese restaurants in the area. We came for dinner on a Friday night at 7pm and got seated in one of the smaller rooms. The table was small, and the serving staff forgot about us a couple of times, but it worked for us.
The food comes out fast so don't worry about waiting too long. We ordered dumplings (meh, I didn't like them), vegetarian congee (amazing! two people can share one dish) and fried bread (amazing. comes with sweet and condensed milk… yummmm). It was my first time eating congee, but they have a similar rice porridge in Korea. It's perfect for winter days or any day you're feeling shitty. A lot of food comes piping hot and you can hear the food sizzling all the way to your table. Big groups seem to love this place because they have the capacity to serve them. They have a lot of servers and cooks. I'll definitely come back when I am craving Chinese food. They have a section called "Vegetables" where you'll find the most vegetarian options, but there are also other ones scattered throughout the big menu.
Dungeness crab with sticky rice. Need I say more? I've never had this dish before Congee Village and I swear I could eat it every day of the week. Though I could polish off the huge dish all on my own, it's really meant to share, so bring a group. There are plenty of big tables so you can spin that Lazy Susan to your heart's desire and binge on that plus all of the other tasty, traditional dishes.
The place is huge and there are a bunch of little nooks and crannies for your party to squeeze into during busy times. It can get pretty hectic in there at times, and in the past we've shown up for a reservation only to have the person at the front look at us blankly. So just prepare and choose your dining time wisely!
I came here twice in 1 weekend, it was so good. The food is very authentic and satisfying. The congee is especially good when its chilly out or if youre feeling under the weather.
The roasted chicken dish is one of my favorites, its so super juicy and flavorful. We also had the salt and pepper squid and the fried tofu dish. We also had the fish and beef congee, the meatball/duck/beef congee, and the crab congee. The congees' texture and flavor were delicious, but i would recommend adding some white pepper to it for an extra kick.
Came here with some friends on my recent trip to NYC. For a place that has congee in their restaurant name, you must of course order the congee. Two of my friends thought the congee was so solid, they came here twice in one day.
We ordered the pork and preserved egg congee and also the crab congee. They were both delicious and the crab congee had pieces of roe in it!!! Noms. We also ordered the special chicken (not sure if that's what it says on the menu but order this), beef flat noodle (bland bland bland) and green beans with minced pork (pass pass pass).
If I could sum up my review in one sentence: order any kind of congee and you will leave satisfied and full.
Congee village usually provides a pretty authentic Cantonese type of cuisine in the neighborhood at a fair price. Have been here a couple of times, for variety of reasons. Every time, there were some dishes that we always sticked with – garlic chicken (served whole or half) with crispy chicken skin; special pork chops; beef with crystal noodles and bell pepper – you could simply not go wrong with them!
This time, we explored several new plates: sautéed squid with celery, think the spicy sauce really made the whole dish flavorful; crab porridge, well done! The only dish that led to small disappointment was the chicken with onion, a bit too greasy…I'm not a starch lover, however the dry-fry noodles with beef indeed reminded me my old time at Hong Kong eating at school…
I guess it could be really hard to go wrong with any single dish!