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7 reviews
Edgar Shepardson
Omg. Why did I even? I read the bad reviews and ate dinner too. But had to try one. Bc jianbing comes from my hometown. So incredibly bad n unauthentic I'm about to cry. 3x the price as flushing and can't compare. Everything is wrong. Never again. It pissed me off so much I almost went to go get my money back. They won't last.
I was beyond stoked to see jian bing inside Food Gallery 32. It's totally random and has nothing to do with Ktown, but I haven't had this crepe in 4 years, and never before in America. I overlooked the fact that I was paying 7x what I'd pay in China and tried it out.
In a word: disappointing. Or maybe: ughIshouldn'thavehadmyhopesup. First of all, they take so frickin long to make a basic basic egg crepe. I got old folks back in Shanghai working one-man assembly lines pushing jian bing out in less than a minute, but the guys over here took their sweet sweet time. It shows in the product, and not in a good way. What I love so much about legit jian bing is how light and airy it is; it's a testament to how skillfully one can whip up the batter and thinly spread it on the cast iron grill. Here, I got a thick and dull floury thing. It was lifeless. Also it didn't have enough hoisin and the fried dough "strip" was equal parts broken and soggy inside. Mind you, it's not like I took my order to-go or let it steam in the bags they place them in. I ate it as soon as physically possible, and it just was not up to par.
Also I paid almost $11 because it's a $10 card minimum and you either have to buy two jian bings or add a $3 meat to it. That's whack.
I'm glad jian bing's becoming a thing in New York because god knows I missed it, but if this place is any indication of the American variety, I'm sticking with my memories in China.
Jian Bing, or Chinese crepe, is definitely one of my favorite street food back in my hometown Beijing, and I am more than happy to find lots of crepe places in New York – Flying pig food truck, Mr. Jin's Jian Bing place, and now, Jian Bing Man.
Specialty here was the crispy filling, and you could always opt for different meat options – including my favorite topping sausage. The Jian Bing sauce was a bit too sweet though, unlike the authentic one in Beijing, which carried a more savory flavor. Wish the bread to be slightly crunchy…but a good try for sure. Hopefully they could bring in more toppings!
Terrible!!! I waited for approximately 25 minutes to get one crepe. The person making the crepe didn't really know how to make it since he messed up like three times. I ordered the crispy dough crepe with pork. The pork was soooooo not worth it, basically I paid $3 for 3 little pieces of pork (it was so tiny). The sauce they put on the crepe was a bit spicy (it would've been nice if they actually said it was a bit spicy on the menu). Overall, the crepe didn't taste that good and definitely not worth it.
I went in defiantly, despite the mediocre review. So excited was i by the prospect of trying a jian bing for the first time in years.
The wait was not too long. However, the jian bing game with what appeared to be a giant cruller inside (my fault for ordering, but I thought that was what I had had in Taiwan). I'd go for the traditional next (crisp fritter, lettuce, and egg), without the fried dough. It was a basically a giant burrito stuffed with a donut, but the jian bing part of it was good.
I realize the economics of making 50-cent street snacks from China for less than $10 are problematic in NYC, but at over $11 with a few bits of pork inside, I did not find this a good value.
Worth a try if you're a jian bing aficionado, but I'm curious about the other new places in town.
Slow slow slow!!!! Waited with friend who bought a crepe and it took over an hour!!!! Jian Bing Man needs to learn how to speed up making crepes. The average crepe made in China is 1 minute- here is over 10 minutes per crepe. Ugh.
It's my first time eating in the Food court at ktown except spot. I don't really get the low ratings. The crepes are pretty good! It's better than the flying pig food truck one. The classical one has extra meat compared with traditional one. The sweet tofu pudding even has rose in it. My friend doesn't like her soybean milk. So order tofu pudding instead of soy milk. The service is slow, so don't come in rush even though it's in food court.
Omg. Why did I even? I read the bad reviews and ate dinner too. But had to try one. Bc jianbing comes from my hometown. So incredibly bad n unauthentic I'm about to cry. 3x the price as flushing and can't compare. Everything is wrong. Never again. It pissed me off so much I almost went to go get my money back. They won't last.
I was beyond stoked to see jian bing inside Food Gallery 32. It's totally random and has nothing to do with Ktown, but I haven't had this crepe in 4 years, and never before in America. I overlooked the fact that I was paying 7x what I'd pay in China and tried it out.
In a word: disappointing. Or maybe: ughIshouldn'thavehadmyhopesup. First of all, they take so frickin long to make a basic basic egg crepe. I got old folks back in Shanghai working one-man assembly lines pushing jian bing out in less than a minute, but the guys over here took their sweet sweet time. It shows in the product, and not in a good way. What I love so much about legit jian bing is how light and airy it is; it's a testament to how skillfully one can whip up the batter and thinly spread it on the cast iron grill. Here, I got a thick and dull floury thing. It was lifeless. Also it didn't have enough hoisin and the fried dough "strip" was equal parts broken and soggy inside. Mind you, it's not like I took my order to-go or let it steam in the bags they place them in. I ate it as soon as physically possible, and it just was not up to par.
Also I paid almost $11 because it's a $10 card minimum and you either have to buy two jian bings or add a $3 meat to it. That's whack.
I'm glad jian bing's becoming a thing in New York because god knows I missed it, but if this place is any indication of the American variety, I'm sticking with my memories in China.
Jian Bing, or Chinese crepe, is definitely one of my favorite street food back in my hometown Beijing, and I am more than happy to find lots of crepe places in New York – Flying pig food truck, Mr. Jin's Jian Bing place, and now, Jian Bing Man.
Specialty here was the crispy filling, and you could always opt for different meat options – including my favorite topping sausage. The Jian Bing sauce was a bit too sweet though, unlike the authentic one in Beijing, which carried a more savory flavor. Wish the bread to be slightly crunchy…but a good try for sure. Hopefully they could bring in more toppings!
Terrible!!! I waited for approximately 25 minutes to get one crepe. The person making the crepe didn't really know how to make it since he messed up like three times. I ordered the crispy dough crepe with pork. The pork was soooooo not worth it, basically I paid $3 for 3 little pieces of pork (it was so tiny). The sauce they put on the crepe was a bit spicy (it would've been nice if they actually said it was a bit spicy on the menu). Overall, the crepe didn't taste that good and definitely not worth it.
I went in defiantly, despite the mediocre review. So excited was i by the prospect of trying a jian bing for the first time in years.
The wait was not too long. However, the jian bing game with what appeared to be a giant cruller inside (my fault for ordering, but I thought that was what I had had in Taiwan). I'd go for the traditional next (crisp fritter, lettuce, and egg), without the fried dough. It was a basically a giant burrito stuffed with a donut, but the jian bing part of it was good.
I realize the economics of making 50-cent street snacks from China for less than $10 are problematic in NYC, but at over $11 with a few bits of pork inside, I did not find this a good value.
Worth a try if you're a jian bing aficionado, but I'm curious about the other new places in town.
Slow slow slow!!!! Waited with friend who bought a crepe and it took over an hour!!!! Jian Bing Man needs to learn how to speed up making crepes. The average crepe made in China is 1 minute- here is over 10 minutes per crepe. Ugh.
It's my first time eating in the Food court at ktown except spot. I don't really get the low ratings. The crepes are pretty good! It's better than the flying pig food truck one. The classical one has extra meat compared with traditional one. The sweet tofu pudding even has rose in it. My friend doesn't like her soybean milk. So order tofu pudding instead of soy milk. The service is slow, so don't come in rush even though it's in food court.