I want to eat GOOD chinese food once in a while. Could you recommend your favorite one to share with me? Thanks!


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  1. I enjoyed the Sichuan food at Metro Cafe in Sunset Park. It’s a very casual pan-Asian place, not pretending to be an authority or fancy.

    I have also found Grand Sichuan in Manhattan on 2nd Ave. and 54th St. to be truly outstanding. It is *not* the same as the other restaurants of the same name in New York City. They are all different.

  2. what m4l said. In addition to the Szecheun place he recommended I’d add the food court in the Golden Mall on Main Street, Flushing–there’s a delicious stall right by the entryway that has 100% authentic Chengdu-style Szechuan food. Order the tea smoked duck.

    It’s very difficult to find a Chinese restaurant anywhere in NYC with quality, authentic food.

    The other problem is that most non-Chinese don’t know how to order properly at a Chinese restaurant, so they end up with a mediocre or bad meal at a decent restaurant.

    Sunset Park restos do not blow my socks off. Some of the tiny cafes are okay. Pacificana is a big Chinese banquet house, nothin’ special.

  3. I go to the Grand Szechuan in Manhattan on 2nd Ave and like it a lot. The ma po dou fu is extremely hot & spicey and the best I’ve had…also it has the softest tofu of anyplace.

  4. I thought Grand Szechuan was pretty good until some friends from Shanghai area told and brought me to a place which they deem is authentic Szechuan (vs. them saying Grand Szechuan is a little Americanized version). This authentic place is:

    Szechuan Gourmet
    135-15 37th Ave
    Flushing, NY 11354

    Authentic vs. Americanized – that’s a matter of preference. I liked both places but do admit the Szechuan Gourmet is more authentic tasting and dishes could pretty spicy if you don’t ask the wait staff to moderate on it.

  5. Grand Szechuan in Bay Ridge was featrued in the NY Times a few months back with great reveiews. I’ve ordered from them and its very good.

    Its located on 5th ave between 86th and 87th.