Uncle Luoyang
“From its popular food truck raved by Columbia students and its neighbors to now a brand-new physical storefront, his story probably gives hope to many owners of the food trucks in the city.”
“Strongly recommend Liangpi and BBQ.”
“The price can't be beat and for all you can eat continuous sushi and rolls made on the spot, there is no place like this in the Upper West Side go for it!”
Uncle Luoyang
Takes Reservations: Yes
Delivery: Yes
Take-out: Yes
Accepts Credit Cards: Yes
Bike Parking: Yes
Wheelchair Accessible: Yes
Good for Kids: Yes
Good for Groups: Yes
Waiter Service: Yes
Caters: Yes
PokéStop Nearby: Yes
Price range.
$$ Price range $11-30
3 reviews
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This place is awesome. So glad it opened it here! Crazy spread of legit asian food. Start off with their bbq skewers, under 2 dollars for each, order to your hearts desire! The lamb is super flavorful, especially with their cumin and other spices they dust on top. Salt and Pepper scallops are like a fancy and delicious chicken nugget! Goes really well with rice! The best was their mapo tofu!!! Sooooooooo flavorful. Super tender and soft tofu in a chili sauce with explosions of spicy pork. Awesomenesss over a bowl of white rice. They also have bubble tea to boot! Will definitely be back for their all-you-can-eat sushi, which even includes some apps and skewers!
This restaurant should be the inspiration for all of the NYC food trucks out there.
I have really witnessed the brand "Uncle Luoyang" evolving and growing in the last few years. From its popular food truck raved by Columbia students and its neighbors to now a brand-new physical storefront, his story probably gives hope to many owners of the food trucks in the city.
This new store maintains its original food truck's favorites such as the rice dishes and barbecue skewers. On top of that, Uncle Luoyang is adding a sushi option (either choose individual rolls or AYCE). What is even better is that its menu is in full-color and with lots of pictures!
I came back here a couple of times and stuck with its barbecue skewers. Among the skewers that I sampled, there were: lamb, beef, quail egg, squid, string beans, eggplant, tendon, enokie mushroom, and more. With the exception of the tendon, I loved everything! The lamb and beef skewers were super juicy and delicious. I even liked the vegetables on the sticks, too! They were cooked to perfection and tasted great. The tendon skewer was a bit difficult to chew on and I won't order it the next time (probably just a personal preference on the texture). My only note is that if you are not into super spicy food, see if you can request Uncle Luoyang to go easy on the spice amount for your skewers. I can take the heat and even so, at some point, the spiciness was slightly overwhelming. The only "downside" is that you won't be able to interact with or see the friendly face/smile from Uncle himself while visiting here. For the price, most skewers are around $1.75 or $2 (increased from $1 of the original food truck) and they can add up fairly quickly.
They have a sushi chef but the sushi does not come from Uncle himself. For sushi, it is $20 for AYCE for lunch or $25 for dinner (dine-in only). So if you are looking for the authentic food-truck-turn-to-restaurant experience, the barbecue skewers are probably your best bet.
You can tell they spend a lot of time and effort on its decor. And what beats free wifi? They also play pop and hit songs in the background. Lots of tables are available for either individual, small group, or big group hangouts. The waiters are friendly and fluent in both Mandarin and English. On a more recent visit, the food took awhile to come out since I put in a large order. So expect a bit wait time.
Free delivery is available and the minimum for delivery is $10. It seems like (from others' reviews) they are working on some glitches for delivery. I am sure these issues will be resolved with time.
I highly recommend this place if you find yourself on the UWS!
I came here for lunch to try the All You Can Eat (AYCE) sushi for $20. I would love to give them 5 stars, but the service was not great. There were only a few other tables seated but the employees were together in thr back chatting and I kept having to shout out to get attention. Also the fish was not exceptionally fresh or were of a lower quality, a few of my pieces of salmon had a slight fishy taste.
If they get their act together on the service and improve the quality of the fish I will be a regular fixture at this place!