Mr Bing – Beijing Street Foods
“It was amazing, egg spread across the crepe then Hoisin, scallions, cilantro , chili and duck, and crispy wontons added.”
“There are other ones like the Peking duck and for those with a sweet tooth, a nutella one.”
“The duck wasn't dry like I thought it would be and there were even pieces of the skin and they were generous with the hoisin sauce.”
Mr Bing – Beijing Street Foods
Take-out: Yes
Accepts Credit Cards: Yes
Bike Parking: Yes
Wheelchair Accessible: Yes
Good for Kids: Yes
Good for Groups: Yes
Outdoor Seating: Yes
Has TV: Yes
Dogs Allowed: Yes
Caters: Yes
PokéStop Nearby: Yes
Price range.
$$ Price range $11-30
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I have heard of Lao Jin and his famous crepe when I was doing my finance internship back in Hong Kong; unfortunately was not able to try out the place there. Today as attending the GCC Summit, I surprisingly found that Lao Jin has brought his team (and of course, crepe) here. So excited!!
As a girl grown up in Beijing, I would say that the crepe was as crispy as I could imagine and reminded me my good old time back at home! The bean sauce was just at the right level of savory and added a slight touch of sweetness.
Lao Jin told us his permanent store will be opened in May at meatpacking area. Even though I was not able to grab a crepe back in Hong Kong, am going to do it here in New York!!
just tried this place at Broadway bites and the wait time was a bit long for my crepe. I got the duck and it was $15. quite expensive! i would only get anything from here again if I felt like a baller and wanted to spend a lot on lunch for a crepe that didn't fill me for too long. don't get me wrong, the duck was tasty with crispy skin but $15 for that size just doesn't cut it. I also asked for spicy and there was no spice to it at all. I did see chili flakes in it but it didn't do anything and I'm not a high tolerant spice eater.
I enjoy anything that is a derivative of a pancake and when I heard about this pop-up of jian bing, I had of course had to #bingiton for Mr. Bing.
Mr. Bing is only up and running till March 31 in the Lower East Side. I only had the classic Beijing-style jian bing with the green bean crepe, scrambled eggs, chili paste, hoisin sauce, green onion, sesame seeds, and crunchy wontons. Having never had a jian bing before, it was fantastic. There were a bevy of textures and flavors inside with the wontons and sesame seeds providing the crunch factor while the hoisin sauce was sweet, and the chili paste giving it nice heat, and the scrambled eggs for a warm soft bite and cool freshness from the green onions and green beans. Would come back again just for that! There are other ones like the Peking duck and for those with a sweet tooth, a nutella one.
Because it is a pop-up and there were only two people making jian bings and it takes a few minutes to make each one, the wait time can vary depending on how busy it is. It would have been nice to get a wait time before my order was complete since I waited about 25 minutes which isn't bad but I think some people couldn't wait longer than that. Not the smoothest operation but I was so glad I got to try something new.
Happy eating and remember: Don't deny, satisfy!
I'm used to really low prices for Bings so the 14 for the duck version was a bit more than a bit high. I personally liked the flavor though. Had a lot of bean paste inside which was a bit different but it was quite spicy as I wanted. Nice guys there as well.
I live down the street form this place, and I like seeing the new pop-ups that open up at the corner of Kenmare and Bowery. So, I decided to work from home today and treat myself to one of these jian bings from Mr. Bing. I looked at the menu prior to this, and I was SUPER duper excited.
So I quickly put on a jacket, walked downstairs, and walked over. I got myself a peking duck jian bing. While I was waiting, a few more customers came in, and we were all ordering to go. Apparently, they had ran out of containers because of the night before. Okay, that's fine, I'm just down the street anyway, so I can carry this home. The others weren't so happy. Some people, I could tell, rode on their bikes, and suddenly they had to figure out how to carry everything back to their place on two plates.
To add on top — for some strange reason, the guy who came AFTER me (who ordered the exact same thing) got his jian bing BEFORE me. What the what.
I went home with a piping hot jian bing, and it … was okay. The crispy wontons totally overpowered the duck. I had forgotten that I had duck in there before of all the wontons. Add on top of that, I felt like it didn't have enough green onions.
For $15? Nah. I wouldn't go back. It was a huge disappointment.
Note: They only accept card at this time.
Bare with me for a minute while I tell you a story 🙂 One of my earliest memories was visiting my grandparents in Beijing. Every morning, I would eagerly anticipate the ringing of a handheld bell, kind of like a ghetto version of Mr Softee, as it would be the signal of the jianbingguozi (i.e. Chinese crepe) cart. My grandma would hand me the money and I would run down three flights of stairs buy it, while she watched from the window. It is one of my favorite memories, I still remember the smell of freshly made crepes, and grandmother's disbelief while I devour the giant jianbingguozi that was bigger than my head.
The reason for my long winded introduction is that I wanted to establish how much this dish means to me. Growing up, I always hoped that someone would open up a jianbingguozi place in NYC, but it didn't happen until a few years ago when the dish finally started to pop up in Flushing food stalls.
I could not contain my excitement when I found out that someone opened a new place dedicated purely to jianbingguozi in Chinatown. I popped in one night and ordered the three versions available, i.e. duck, pulled pork and classic.
First of all, I could not contain my shock when I saw the price, $14 for the meat version and $10 for the classic one. It's more than double the price being charged by the Flushing vendors. Granted, rent is much higher in the city, but I didn't think it would be such a big upcharge.
There was no line when I got there, but the kitchen was backed up with existing orders, which is not surprising given the labor intensive nature of making the crepe. It was fun watching them skillfully spread the dough and flipping them. 20 minutes later, I finally got my scrubby hands on the three crepes, but I was so disappointed when I bite into them. The dough for the crepe was too starchy and too thick. Moreover, there were too much sweet sauce and hot bean sauce that they overpowered the fillings. They were just simply not good!
Overall, if I had to pick one, the classic Beijing one was better than the meat version, but I am sad that New Yorkers are being exposed to this version of my childhood favorite Chinese dish. If you have the time, please get to Flushing and try the one inside New World Mall's food court, or the tiny storefront across from the mall. Tell them you want one with everything in it, you will not regret it!!
First time trying Mr Bing Beijing Crepes. The crepe is delicious and spicy. I can taste the sweet hoison sauce, crunchy wontons, sesame and chili paste. The serving size for this crepe is for 2 person. Too big for just one person. It's great to share with somebody else. I recommend that there's different spice levels. Customer can chose how spicy they want their Mr Bing. I really enjoyed Mr Bing. Can't wait for May to come. I heard a kiosk is in works.
I heard of Mr. Bing before through articles and other people's reviews but had no desire to go until I saw an Eater video of them making it. I started drooling while watching it.
I came around 5pm. There was no line, but for some reason the cashier seemed really busy. I stared at her for a few minutes before she looked up to take my order. I later realized she was playing Pokemon Go so couldn't take my order because she was too busy catching a Pokemon. Hilarious. Can't blame her though, since that day I spent hours trekking through the city playing Pokemon Go.
I went with the spicy Peking Duck Bing for $15 since it looked so good in that Eater video. The person making my bing didn't seem as skilled as shown in the video, as they broke my crepe on the top. Still, it was as delicious as I thought it would be. I actually expected the crepe part to be more crunchy, but it was extremely soft especially with the addition of scrambled egg on top. I did get some nice crunch from the fried wontons. The duck wasn't dry like I thought it would be and there were even pieces of the skin and they were generous with the hoisin sauce. The bing wasn't spicy at all despite me ordering the spicy.
I read in a comment by the owner that their standard meat ladle portion is 3oz of meat, 1oz of egg, for a total of 4oz in protein. This made for a really hefty, filling bing. I can't comment on the authenticity since I don't know Beijing food at all, but my stomach was so satisfied by the end.
I'm happy I was able to try them at Broadway Bites before it ended, but the only unsatisfying thing was how expensive the whole thing was. I can't believe how marked up these are. They probably only cost about $1 or $2, maybe $3 with the added meat, but here you're paying $15. I can't deny it was a delicious $15 though.