Sheng Wang
“The broth is rich, the fish balls aplenty, the noodles perfectly al dente and the bok choi makes you feel like you're being a little healthy.”
“It came with bok-choy, cow's intestines, tea-boiled egg, mushroom, and my favorite, hand-pulled noodles.”
“Also, not to be missed are the steamed dumplings, a bargain at twelve for three dollars.”
Sheng Wang
Delivery: Yes
Take-out: Yes
Bike Parking: Yes
Good for Kids: Yes
Good for Groups: Yes
Waiter Service: Yes
Price range.
$ Price range Under $10
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I'm not a fan of fish balls. They are squishy and I don't like the feeling of biting into them. Not to mention they are utterly devoid of flavor.
But, so many people recommended the fish ball hand pulled noodles, so I ordered it against my better judgement. AND BOY WAS IT DELICIOUS. The kicker is the meat inside the fish ball, making it flavorful, moist, and tasty. I devoured all the fish balls. (Can you imagine how a person would feel if they actually enjoyed fish balls? They'd probably just jizz all over themselves.) The noodles were of course fantastic. And the bok choy was fresh and crispy as well. And $5? Yes please!
The location is the only reason I docked a star. It's on the other side of Manhattan Bridge, which is the sketchy half of Chinatown. If there were triads, they'd be chilling here. Also, the pipes on the ceiling where we were sitting was covered in orange goo. It was filthy and disturbing and don't look up — just eat the noodles.
You know it's not a good place when there is no way in but the family. I went against my gut feeling and decided to eat here for dinner after a long day of shopping. The reviews for this restaurant are up and down but I wanted to try this place because of the Buzzfeed article.
Order the hand pulled noodles because I preferred them over knife peeled noodles often time. Tried the fried beef option since it seem like a safe choice. Which it was…luckily.
Served on a Styrofoam plate, my steamy hot plate of noodles, piled on with eggs, beef and plentiful of bok choy. I was hungry, took my first bite and was a BIT DISAPPOINTED. It taste like MSG and oil with chicken bouillon powder, maybe just a bit soy sauce.
The beef was good and so was the egg but I just felt like I ate a whole thing of MSG (and I love msg!) but I felt gross afterwards
Btw, I ate in and the menu prices were whited out! My plate cost me $7, more than what super taste across the street cost!
I came here to specifically try their peel noodles, which were very good but I don't think I'd come so far again to try them. Definitely fresh!
I wish i knew how to hand pull noodles myself and get that amazing texture. They do it really well here.
Food:
-veggie and egg hand pulled noodles in soup: this has a mild broth and after eating a lot of other spicy foods before, this was a nice contrast. The fried egg was really good and crispy too. I personally think it was a little too mild for my palate BUT… we also ordered….
-Fish balls!!: these fish balls have some other meat inside (pork?) and i had never seen that before. it was delicious! Eating these with the veggie egg noodles was perfect.
price is great too
Do not expect much here, other than some good cheap eats of course!
Sheng Wang is one of those restaurants you see where ambiance, service, and such is kept at a minimum. It is passable, but my rating goes for the great bang for your buck that this establishment has. When you have a variety of appetizers, noodles, and soups ranging from the prices of $3 to $8 dollars, you are looking at a restaurant that is very easy on the wallet!
My friend and I got the steamed dumplings for appetizer. The price ($3) is one that rivals those dollar dumpling spots located in NYC (which are typically four dumplings for $1) and just paying a handful of cents more gives you a decent seating area and options to get more food! The dumplings were good and nothing to complain about.
So I got the Vegetable and Egg Hand-pulled noodle and what can I say, for LESS than $5 this was awesome. I had no complaints for the bok choy and the noodles had some good flavor to it. For just two to three dollars more you can have some delicious meat in the dish or have it in soup form.
I wish this place was open late, as I could have seen this place becoming one of my late night food spots. However, if I'm in the area and have a few dollars to spend, I shall come here and have a feast for less than $10!
Great noodle place right in Chinatown on canal street just east of the Manhattan bridge. Try the beef noodles either soup or fried. The soup is great for winter if it's warm get the fried. Great size meal for a fraction of the normal price.
One of the worst places in Chinatown. Dirty, dark, loud, rude service and clientele–typical Chinatown stuff. Food was average by Chinatown standards but way below average in taste. Soup was literally water and when I tried to speak into the clear window that shows the kitchen purposefully so big so people can look into it) to see if the noodles were really hand pulled, they gave me a terrible stare and stopped doing whatever it was that they were doing until I sat back down. Could not enjoy my meal at all with the screaming Chinese man on the phone behind me. Fujian fish balls which cost 1 cent to manufacture was a couple dollars… I know I sound cheap but this is Chinatown. We come here for a reason!
I came here for dinner with a friend and shared the steamed pork dumplings, hand pulled noodles (plate, not soup) with roast duck, and the shaved noodles with roast duck. Then I tried the potato balls (with pork) from a neighboring table! The potato balls and dumplings were okay, just okay. But I loved the noodles. The hand pulled noodles were slightly thicker than spaghetti but were much more flavorful, while the shaved noodles were even thicker with a slight gummy chew. The bok choy and roast duck were tasty, but I'm a fan of the noodles.