Free Time Hangout
“Highly recommend
There was this really interesting Golden Fried Rice dish where the rice was actually crunchy.”
“The wasabi stir fry vegetable was a miss, but do Get the golden egg fried rice & house special chicken wings- they're the best dishes on the menu :)))”
Free Time Hangout
Takes Reservations: Yes
Delivery: Yes
Take-out: Yes
Bike Parking: Yes
Wheelchair Accessible: Yes
Good for Kids: Yes
Good for Groups: Yes
Has TV: Yes
Waiter Service: Yes
Price range.
$$ Price range $11-30
4 reviews
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The server we got was not in a good mood, the other server who was waiting on the other tables was nicer and actually had a smile on her face unlike ours. Was walking around Bensonhurst when we came upon this place. They have lunch specials on select menu for $7.95 which composed of an appetizer, soup or dessert, entree, and soup. When the food came it reminded me of a bento box, by the way they set it up, divided into small parts. My bf ordered general tso's chicken, it was sweet and crunchy. I on the other hand, ordered the chicken curry. It was basically chicken, onions, and curry sauce. It was ok, but for S3.95 I guess I can't complain. The chicken did have a weird texture though…
I do want to point out that they have a whole different menu that I did not order from since we only ordered on the lunch special menu. I was browsing through the other menu and they have baked rice with chicken and mushroom which sounded pretty interesting. Not sure if I will come back here to try that though since I wasn't too fond of my food the first time….
I tried their lunch dishes and they have been surprisingly fresh and decent compared to other restaurants in the neighborhood. Also tried their black bean clams and they were fresh and tasty! You get a good portion size in one order at a reasonable price.
Mother's Day dinner was supposed to be sweet and fun and thankful, the whole experience at this place was just so off. I called in to make a reservation for 6 people a few days before hand, the staff was so hesitant to answer yes to my request, to me it should be fairly easy to either tell me there's a table available or no there's not. During our conversation, I had to raise my voice twice to confirm, "so do you have a table or no, if not I'll book somewhere else." All she said was, "I think so, I guess by 9pm you'll be ok, well, let's see, maybe, I think…" WTF?
It's a small restaurant and you'd think 3 staff members could run a full house, I was wrong, the hostess (also the owner) was in the back too busy to greet and get us seated, I had to wait 10 mins to get to a tiny booth, are you kidding me? For 6 people?
By the time we actually sat down at the bigger table next to the little booth, we were pretty hungry, and we were ready to order. The seafood was not bad, the stir-fry was not your typical Chinese restaurant stir-fry, they've got their specialty and unique dishes, I might have gone back again for the food, but…! This place is cash only, but they have a credit card machine, we kindly asked how come they were not accepting cards and I was thrown the worst attitude at us by the owner, she shook it off and just WALKED away.
I didn't pay for that side of attitude please. I should have walked away.
Free Time is one of the better options along the 86th street route. I have tried a few of their noodle and rice dishes. The congee is my favorite thing to order. The consistency is on point- the right amount of thickness, not too watery. My go-to is the thousand egg with sliced pork congee. Also to note, they do have a loyalty card here: after 10, you get a free lunch item.
Having tried the other dishes, I wasn't too impressed. Their diced chicken and salty fish rice was very bland. Abundant was the near-flavorless chicken, but there were hardly any pieces of fish in there. A rather sad reality for a very cheap product to buy.
Overall, one of the more reliable places in Bensonhurst to order takeout in terms of overall sanitariness. I have yet to dine-in, but it seems like a comfortable place to have a meal.