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Categories: Dim Sum, Ethnic Food
Neighborhood: Chinatown
Canal Street (J, M, Z, N, Q, R, W, 6)
Grand St (B, D)
Chambers-Brooklyn Bridge/City Hall (4, 5, 6, J, M, Z)
Mon-Sun. 9:30 a.m. - 10:00 p.m.
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This is THE Dim Sum place to go!
Sunday is traditionally when families would get together and go out for dim sum so this place get packed pretty fast but since it is HUGE you are sure to get a table. Dim sum always starts about 10AM and ends at 3PM so if you go later in the morning/afternoon, be prepared to wait for about an hour to taste these succulent morsels of ancient goodness!
This place has been around for decades and I used to come here as a child with family and have been familiarized with the food and the way things go here. You are seated at a large round table (if you are less than 10 people, you will be sat with strangers and share a table) and tea pots are brought over along with a table card. Busboys and Captains equip with walkie talkies bustle about keeping the tables turning for new diners as the ladies walk by pushing carts each offering different delicacies. One cart will be steamed offerings from shu mai, har gow, steamed buns, and juicy steamed meatballs (pork, beef, or fish). Another cart will have kitchen delicacies such as braised chicken feet, broad rice noodles, spare ribs, and tofu skins stuff with minced meat. Fried treats adorn another cart and of course the dessert cart will come by.
NOTE: If you are a shy person, you will miss all the treats as these ladies will go from table to table announcing the offering on their cart. You have to be slightly aggressive and point to what you'd like. Many of the ladies do speak a smattering of English but having a Chinese speaking friend at your table will help. If there is something that you want and do not see it on their cart, ASK!!! They are more than willing to help you. If the lady you speak with doesn't understand you, ask a Captain who often is more fluent in English and is snazzily dressed (usually with a red or black jacket on).
These are Chinese delicacies mind you and non-Asians might think them odd or strange but that is the point when you try different foods from other cultures. If you go late after 12 Noon you will get the sub par service/dishes as these other reviewers seem to experience as the kitchen stops making the dim sum and the staff is getting ready to prepare for dinner service. The staff works from early morning to late night (usually over 12 hours) so give them a break!
TIP: There is a long table of chafing dishes and griddles that offer clams in black bean sauce, turnip cakes (my favorite!), sauteed bok choy, brasied gailan (Chinese broccoli), and other goodies towards the back wall when you first enter. Bring your table's card with you as they stamp the dishes on the card denoting the price of each dish.
I have never had a bad experience here and have brought many friends here who have also enjoyed this bit of Cantonese Chinese culture.
Pros:
- Colossal dining room
- Great assortment of dishes
- Reasonable prices (it's dim sum, after all)
- Classy waiters in gold blazers
- Escalators! Massive chandeliers!
Cons:
- Lunch rush leads to super crowded lobby
- Elevated table areas are not good (carts are inaccessible)
Verdict:
I like to call it "the beer garden of dim sum restaurants". My dad, who has demophobia, would hate this place. It's enormous and, because of this, it's a must see for locals and tourists alike. Oh, and the food selection and quality is great, so your tummy and wallet will be extremely satisfied.
What can I say that hasn't been said already?
Jing Fong was my FIRST EVER Dim Sum experience. So everything else has had to live up to a pretty high standard. Their Char Siu Bao grabbed me and drew me into instant addiction. Their Har Gao were perfectly steamed. The gigantic room was, for me, the quintessential Dim Sum experience, with the bustle of the carts, the high-tension fight for the "Good Ones" and the typical NYC mix of patrons. I love their steam table as well. Chicken Feet, Tripe, Celery Dumplings, Chinese Broccoli... Pure Heaven.
Definitely a Must-Stop every time I am in NYC.
Gosh I miss San Francisco Dim Sum but Jing Fong is pretty delicious.
Ascend the escalator and enter the small plate palace. The dining room feels like an asian catering hall- mazel tov to the bride and groom!
A sign in the window displayed bacon wrapped seafood - we spent the entire meal searching for this dish to no avail. Luckily, we were sat with some friendly NYU students - shout out to Tim for speaking mandarin and helping us discern our order.
NOTE: If you specifically order anything it will be significantly more expensive than just plate grabbing from the cart. We ordered chinese broccli which was delicious but $9.95.
Regardless, my theory is that if you come here it will cost you $10.25/person no matter what you order.
When we are in NY-Chinatown for Dim Sum, this is the place to be. In the mornings, it's hopping, fast moving dish carts (various food dishes on wheels). Sometimes you need to go to the cart to get what you want, because if you wait for the cart to come to you, the dishes are all gone. The place get so crowned, it is a possibility you can share your table with others.
Great place for Dim Sum in NYC.
Be on your toes and know how to speak quickly when servers with carts speak to you in Chinese, as you blankly stare, guessing what the food is.
Us: "Shrimp?"
Nods. They put the dim sum on the table.
My pescetarian friend looks inside: "Nope, it's pork..."
Then they're gone and another server whizzes by. I lean across the table and say/nod 'yes' or 'no' before they take off, as I am left with an empty table and an empty stomach. When I'm lucky enough to eat, the warm food is worthy of my appetite.
At least there is one friendly English-speaking waiter, so look for him if possible. Obviously, if you speak...Mandarin? Then you're A-okay.
If you have out of town friends who want to try dim sum in NYC, definitely take them here. This restaurant is probably the biggest, with a grand escalator entrance. It's certainly not the classiest, fanciest restaurant, and you shouldn't expect that. But the whole thing is a unique experience.
There's no reservations and you stand with a huge crowd at the entrance waiting for a woman with a strong Cantonese accent to call your number. The restaurant consists only of tables for 10 (also used as a banquet hall for Chinese weddings I'm guessing) and unless you have a group of 10, you'll get sat with other groups. Sometimes you'll make temporary friends, sometimes the conversation stays within your group. I've never had a bad experience with this.
The food is really pretty good, but the BEST part is there is this set of tables on the side where you can get non-standard dim sum dishes! Green veggies, a huge plate of mussels, fried cake - if you're feeling like anything besides the usual dim sum (and I usually do), there are tons of options here!
POSTIVES:
- The experience & grandeur! Probably the biggest dim sum restaurant in Chinatown, a good way to impress out of town friends.
- A great variety of food. And there's the side table where they cook non-standard dim sum dishes right in front of you.
NEGATIVES:
- The dim sum dishes can be a little oily, but I wouldn't complain for the great value.
- This isn't always a negative but you get sat with other groups as they only have tables for 10 - some people might mind this.
This place probably isn't the best idea if you don't have at least one (non-twinkie) Chinese person with you . But man, it's so good. Go for dim sum, they rip it up at affordable prices.
I've been a few times with my family, and I look forward to my next visit. Very good shrimp dumplings, excellent chicken or beef chow mein (the kind with yellow pan fried noodles, not the dry sticks). And I know my chicken chow mein, I've had it probably 500 times since I was a kid.
This place is massive. A sea of tables, writhing with rude chinese people (welcome to chinatown). Look, I'm not racist. I may be self-hating, but I'm also right. These people are crazy. The tons of asian people is also how you know the place is good. If you see a chinese restaurant with no chinese people eating there, keep on walking.
In addition to the dim sum carts, they also have a station with some chaffing dishes full of various odds and ends, like snails or chinese greens. Steel yourself if you get in line, because crazy asians *will* try to butt in front of you. And when I say steel yourself, I mean bring weapons. Fight for the last of the u-toy greens!
Awesome dim sum spot but expect a long wait. They have a big variety of dim sum all cooked fresh. It is crazy and noisy here but this is what dim sum is all about!
They have traditional dishes as well as more Americanized ones so you would see all kinds of ethnicities here. They have a huge space so you would feel like you are at a Chinese wedding LOL
Anyway, my suggestion is come down here and experience it yourself. You would love the food, probably not so much the wait. Come here before 2PM while most dishes are done.
With the "concerns" about Harmony Palace, my family opted to try this place. Don't expect to be immediatedly seated, but once you get through the auctioneer like seating process, you can expect to be served excellent food! (Word of advice, the way the hostesses call out your seating number is not strictly linear.....it is broken up into large parties (6+) and small groups (-6), so make sure to pay attention to the numbers called so that you don't miss your seating!)
Quality of the various dim sum, including Tsung tzi, Chou shu bao, leek dumplings etc is excellent. My only disappointment was the Turnip Pudding (which is served at a dais table, instead of the roving carts), which was rushed and therefore came out hard and potatoey instead of being crisp an delicious. Otherwise, it would have gotten 5 stars.
That being said, probably some of the best dim sum I have had in the States.
The Place: Clean, Casual
The Service: Quick, Friendly
The Food: Great Variety, Flavorful
Simply the BEST Dim Sum EVER! Within 2 minutes of being seated, the carts were at my side hot & ready to serve. If my cart didn't have what i was looking for, I simply asked, and literally my requested dish was there within 30 seconds!
I Highly Recommend this place! Can't wait to go back again!
My favorite dim sum place in China Town, NYC! There are so many things that I would love to eat from this place on a daily basis but I'd end up being a fat head. So every time I get a visitor from out of state or out of the country, I take them here.
Lists of food you shouldn't miss if you come here:
1. Chiu-chao style dumplings (shrimp, peanut, chives, garlic and Chinese mushrooms wrapped in glutinous rice). dipped in chili sauce
2. Steamed shrimp enveloped in eggplant covered in dark sauce.
3. Steamed Chinese baby bok choy from the buffet heating table.
4. Dòu fu fa (silken tofu, pearl tapioca, syrup with a taste of ginger served warm) or what we call in the Philippines as "Ta-ho".
5. Shark's fin soup (depends on the season).
6. Birds nest soup (depends on the season too).
7. Hot and sour soup.
The only set back in this place which I find pretty minuscule and downright funny sometimes are the servers. Most of them do not speak English and usually when you ask them about what kind of dim sum they are carting around all they say is "pok' or "biff". If you have a small group you will be seated with other people like a regular Chinese dim sum setting like in Hong Kong. Its a little bit awkward but once you're chowing down on the food, who cares if you're seating with other people?! I find that I enjoy eating here more, just because it makes me feel like I'm immersed in the busy synchronized chaos of a dim sum restaurant. Price is great and make sure to come early, otherwise you'll have small selections after noon.
Oh Jing Fong, although your exterior design made imrovement over the past years, i cannot say the same for the Dim Sum.
The quality of the dim sum decreased drastically, to the point where it taste the same as Grand Harmony.(just the less greasy and flavorless version)
I'll have to search elsewhere for decent Dim Sum .
It's been a while since I went to Jing Fong, but my memories are so vivid, I can write this review in good conscience. I went to Jing Fong on a whim after running into a few friends who were on their way there on the subway (seriously - so random, I hadn't seen the friends in months!). How can ANYONE say no to dim sum?
The two boys were regulars and the other girl and I sat at our table watching the boys chasing dim sum carts around the HUGE dining room. Trust me, its a sight to see - they were not the only ones doing so.
The food was GREAT. The atmosphere is unique. The company around you is interesting. The price - $20 for stuffing myself. Um, AWESOME.
I'm not Chinese, in fact I'm Asian, but I'm Indian. Chicken feet, pork buns and the type aren't my staple. However, being a well traveled person, I know a thing or two about Chinese food, and dim sum, and I can tell you Jing Fong isn't good.
First of all, it's ok food. So don't get me wrong. But when it comes to uniqueness or taste, Jing Fong falls short. What happens is that the food ends up being too heavy without adequate flavor or taste. It seems generic and lacking heart.
The chicken feet weren't up to par and my friend, who loves Chicken feet, told me that he was decidedly unhappy with it.
All in all, having eaten at traditional restaurants in Hong Kong, Shanghai and Taipei, I have to say that Jing Fong isn't where the Chinese folks would rush to for their dim sum.
The true spirit of Dim Sum. I respect the people who sit there sipping tea, ordering one dish at a time. I personally like to get up with my check and run after the ladies with carts attempting to gather all my favorite dishes in 3 minutes...
The good: authentic and yummy.
The bad: loud and crowded if you go on weekends; you often have to share a big table with other parties of 2-3 (of course, this won't be a problem if you bring your friendly self).
And here I thought things got crazy on Sunday for dim sum in Atlanta... this place just completely shattered everything I knew about the world of dim sum.
1. ARRIVE EARLY.
2. Expect to arrive early and still need to take a number. You'll probably get number, oh say 100. They're just now calling number 25.
3. When it's your turn to finally be seated, be amazed at the escalator ride. Royal treatment!
4. Suck it in. You'll be darting between two tables so close together you'll wonder if the place is a ticking time bomb for a fire disaster.
5. Sit down and order some tasty grub from the zillions of carts going around!
6. Don't be scared of the chicken feet. Or do be scared. Your call.
If you can get into this place and eat your fill, it's so worth it. If you can't, guess you better try arriving at 10am next time, not 10:15. Good luck!
To say that this place is an "experience" is putting it lightly. I adore coming here for dim sum brunch, but you better have your game face on and be prepared. (This was my first proper dim sum, so realize this review is coming from a Chinatown noob.)
Tips:
Come here early... if you're a late bruncher, you may be passive agressively cut off from service at 3pm.
Stick with the steamed stuff - at least for our table, the fried items we tried were cold by the time they got to our table.
Dumplings are delightful!
Bring an empty stomach and cash - I've eaten here for anywhere from $10-15 and am always STUFFED. It's a great family style meal that runs super cheap!
Who doesn't like dim sum!? Tell me. Who? When my friend in NY recommended we have Dim Sum on the day of my arrival (although I had just come from a city full of dim sum as well), I did not hesitate to express my enthusiam for a nice late lunch at Jing Fong.
And not surprisingly, the dim sum was good. It was a big lounge similar to what they have in those huge dim sum spots where the carts roll through and yell out some random foods in canto. I love the little station they got with the awesome choy sums, fried shark fin dumpling, taro/turnip cake, and beef haslet. That so reminds me of HK. Unfortunately, the bay doesn't use this style very much. I think all the food was great, and yes I do like my choy sum, especially if its much tastier here for some reason. And even better, it comes down to less than $15 per person for a nice filling meal.
It's been about 5 years since my last visit to Jing Fong. The last time, it was mediocre, but passable. This time, it was unforgivably worse.
We were in Chinatown when I learned my roommate had never tried dim sum before, so I brought him to Jing Fong as I remembered it as kind of a benchmark for the traditional big-room dim sum experience. Even if I expected the food to be only average, I hoped my roommate would enjoy the experience overall...
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In a nutshell: It was shit. Do not waste your time here.
I arrived at 10:30am, so I had high hopes for fresher cart service as it was so early in the day. Unfortunately, we tried about 6 or 7 dishes before we had to just throw in the towel and save the rest of our appetite for another restaurant, that's how bad it was. Every dish was invariably stale, cold, and tasteless. It was remarkable how consistent all the food was in its shittiness. It's as if there was some perverted reverse quality-control system in place. The beef tripe was bland and overly chewy. The sweet bread wasn't creamy or sweet enough. The chicken feet was this off-orange color that gave me the creeps. Even the sticky rice was too dry. How can you fuck up sticky rice?
Come to think of it, Jing Fong has usurped a New Jersey establishment for title of worst-dimsum-ever. It has a rightful place in Chinatown dim-sum history, but it's now an aging beast that needs to be put out of its misey.
Jing Fong gets two stars. That's an extra star above the lowest rating as I didn't get sick from any of the food, and the escalator was functioning, which saved me a few dozen joules going up and down the stairs.
edit: A friend went the following weekend around noontime, and said that the food was much fresher, although they agreed on the lack of selection and blandness of some dishes. I knew that going late was a bad idea, but I never thought I'd be punished for being early...
I've been here several times whenever friends have come into town.
-Always a long wait to get a table. 30 min - 1 hour average wait time
-Frequently out of dim sum foods
-Does serve my favorites of mini egg tarts, shao mai, beef noodles, custard bun, mango pudding (not good-do not order...reminds me of play-doh), rice tamale, pie good,
-They have a strange vegetable station. The only thing I like from that station is the fried turnip cake.
-I'd really like to find another dim sum place to go to rather than this one which is impressive only for its large space....
DIM SUM ON DEMAND, stated one of the signs as we finally reached Jing Fong! Dim sum is not that hard to find in chinatown on a weekend morning/afternoon, but on a pre-holiday weekday around 3:30 pm-it can be pretty frustrating to find a place that still serves little ala carte dishes of shu-mai and bbq pork buns (no chicken feet for me ;-) especially when a prankster chinese dude on his work breaks keeps sending us on wild goose chases to restaurants that aren't serving dim sum anymore; you think we'd have wised up after the second or third time...
After taking the escalator up to the gigantic ballroom that is their dining room, we were seated promptly. Our servers were hilarious and patient with us-some being first-timers, and served us the stiffest drinks. We somehow ate for FOUR HOURS, which we all blamed on the Vegas casino-like setup that was lacking any windows and pretty much left us incapable of judging any time that was passing.
Good service, and DIM SUM ON DEMAND. No complaints.
This was my first dim sum experience and I think I'm spoiled. Luckily I went with a friend who is a "heaven in a bamboo basket" expert and she did most of the ordering. I "yelped" oooh that looks good, or hmmmm what is that?!?!? The carts seemed to always be around our table, but we were right by the kitchen. On occassion she chased after a cart. I don't know the name of the dish but I grabbed something that resembled pork bbq or general tso's and it was fabulous. I'll definitely check out the other infamous dim sum places but I won't hesitate to go back to Jing Fongs.
Not only do they have authentic dim-sum, they also have an authentic cantonese dim-sum place atmosphere. The food is great. Great variety of choices and they're all well cooked.
This place is always an experience. The space is huge, like a football field, and always lively. The best time to go is about 11:30am on Sunday. You can walk right in and the food just keeps coming. We ate so much dim sum - pork and chive dumplings, roast pork buns, fresh greens and all kinds of delicious things. Been coming for years and even with a soda, never paid more than $14 for everything!
Jing Fong is a member of what I call the "Big 2" of Chinatown dim sum restaurants, the other being Golden Bridge Restaurant. Jing Fong opened, as I recall in the early 1990's during a period where a new wave of Hong Kong style dim sum restaurants gradually replaced smaller old-style Chinatown restaurants.
Jing Fong's legendary huge single dining room is it's most impressive feature. Seating is not too tight and there is a reasonable amount of space between the tables. Large groups are easily accommodated. As for smaller parties, expect to share tables as there are very few small tables.
The dim sum is totally acceptable and reliable without going into too much detail. The variety is good here although nothing stands out as being exceptional. Jing Fong is alright!
Here's my verdict, this place is great for big parties. The only negative to Jing Fong is that it may take some time for dim sum carts to come around due to the size of the dining room. At one stretch in a recent visit, we waited 15 minutes for a cart to come by.
Jing Fong's dim sum isn't one of the most original traditional dim sum. the place is huge, but the service and dim sum sucks.
The dim sum style is more americanized and if you are looking for traditional dim sum. this ISNT THE PLACE..
It seems they try to rush you through everything. I don't like it at all
This restaurant is good; however, you need to be in the mind frame to come here. I'll admit that I had no idea what Dim Sum was and how it would be delivered to you; however, when I made my way to 20 Elizabeth and realized I would be going up a long escalator with nothing but chandeliers to look at - I knew I was in for an experience.
It was my friends brunch for her birthday and I didn't get there until a half hour later. After getting off the escalator, I thought I would walk around and find our group - bad idea! This place is huge with tons of tables people getting up from and finding their tables and did I forget to mention - lots of carts everywhere! It was overwhelming to see so much going on and thankfully I just texted that I was there.
With 8 people meeting for brunch, I'm glad most of us knew each other as I found myself looking at the carts as they came by. They didn't stop as they approached you, you had to let them know. I really felt that I was hunting for food and since I wasn't familiar with the items, I had no idea what I was asking for!
Although I was overwhelmed and out of my element - the food was good, they were efficient and there were people walking with jackets who were able to help you get extra napkins, a certain dish that you hadn't managed to flag down and more. It was a lot of fun once you realized that this was an interactive experience.
Is this first date material? Unless you know your date is ok with it, I would say no but is it fun when you're in that mindset and/or you have a large group - absolutely. 8 of us ate and we put in $16 a piece and we were so full - such a good value!
Pros: Good dim sum. Good selection.
Cons: Because of the size of the restaurant, the food was often lukewarm/cold by the time the carts came by our table.
It's an okay place for dim sum in Chinatown, but it can't compare with any of the big dim sum places in Flushing (ie Ocean Jewel, Jade). The selection is not as good and the food is not as well prepared, but it'll do if you want to stay on the island.
They have the usual selection of dimsum items, including pork buns, lotus paste buns, congee, etc but it's very hit or miss. I've been there on days when they were decent and on days when the buns were cold and mushy.
in the extremely claustrophobic land that is chinatown, i am glad to find THE GRANDEUR OF AN ELEVATOR RIGHT SMACK IN THE MIDDLE OF IT!
i love jing fong. their dim sum is good!
i also have this weird fantasy that the dragon lady will come out of this huge banquet hall and all the chattering chopsticks will suddenly come to a halt and revere in the presence that is the dragon lady.
Sure I lived in China for a year, but I know absolutely NOTHING about Dim Sum. Hell, I've never even had a good Dim Sum experience. When I went to Hong Kong, I missed out on an alleged amazing Dim Sum experience guided by one of my friends who was originally from Hong Kong. Instead, I waited at the American Consulate trying to get my visa renewed, and trying not to puke all over the place thanks to a very Hong Kong hangover.
The next day, we went to a different Dim Sum joint, and while my Hong Kong buddy wasn't able to join us, a visiting friend who had the amazing Dim Sum the day before said that he'd be able to lead the way in our culinary adventure.
Incorrect. It was bland at best, and disgusting at worst.
So that, in far too many words, sums up my history with Dim Sum. So you'll understand that I wasn't too excited to revisit the cuisine any time soon. But my friends insisted, and we went to the ENORMOUS Jing Fong Restaurant in Chinatown. No joke people, this place is like the Javitz Center of restaurants.
The food was a lot better than my Hong Kong experience, but it never really blew my mind and made me stand up and take notice. My friends took controll of the ordering and the grabbing off of carts, and I can honestly say I had no idea what was going on. I ate whatever was put in front of me, and for the most part it was good. But not good enough for me to invest brain space in learning what I was eating.
I'd come back if I was in a big group excited for some Dim Sum, but I wouldn't seek it out on my own.
We ate so much and it came out to $10 per person, which is a great deal! They have pretty much the same things you can get anywhere else. We were seated in a hidden corner and I thought we would never be able to get any food, but the ladies actually rolled their carts out to the boondocks and fed me (not literally, because that would be really creepy)!
We got seats immediately on a saturday afternoon.
Thumbs up for service. Generic food, but it's dimsum -- you gotta love it!
Everytime I have friends coming in from out of town, we take them to Chinatown and we eat at Jing Fong. The first time I went, I was really impressed. The place is huge. You really have a feel that you're eating AUTHENTIC dim sum. We were a group of 8 and the bill was roughly 100$, what a deal and there was no wait. We got lucky because we arrived about an 1 hour before they were going to close so we got all of our choices. The last time I went, we were a group of 3 and it was a different story. The only quams I had about this visit was that, we had to wait a really long time to be seated, we didn't really like where we were sitting, they squeezed us with 3 other people at a table (not that big of a deal), but then when we went to pay......We all paid using credit cards so when we did not put the tip on the table, but instead on the credit card reciept. As we were about to leave our waiter and waitress start yelling "YOU NO TIP! YOU NO TIP!"......so embarassing, we explained to them what happened. They didn't say sorry, but our tummies were happy.
Welcome to one of many tourist traps in Manhattan! This place used to be great, but now it's overpriced and serves tasteless dim sum. The ha gao's shrimp was unfresh and brimmy. All the dim sum flavors were off in some strange way. If anything, the owners are trying to increase their profit margins by serving old, tasteless dishes.
Be ready to pay too much and leave unsatisified. Mind the large packs of tourists loading off buses and into the restaurant
Currently this is the best dim sum I have ever had in the history of dim sum, anywhere, ever. The food at Jing Fong makes Atlanta's dim sum taste like poor cardboard facsimiles. I almost ate my weight in rice noodles and chinese broccoli.
So many things to write here. My cousin had her wedding here and I've been here a million times for Dim Sum. The Dim Sum is a hit or miss. I always crave turnip cake and rice noodles with shrimp and half the time they don't have the turnip cake. For those that aren't familiar with dim sum, it's a dining experience and you usually go with your family and friends to relax, you see a lot of people reading the newspaper, taking their time and eating tea. You sit (possibly with some people that aren't in your party) and wait for the ladies who are pushing carts with food. You can choose what you want and they'll stamp a card for you. At the end, a waiter will add up all the stamps with a total.
There's also a long table up front with food and you can go up with your card and ask for what you want and they will stamp it. Sometimes they have eggplant with shrimp which is really fantastic. Sometimes they have mussels, noodles etc.
Jing Fong outside of dim sum is ok. They have standard dishes with nothing that really stands out.
Okay this is the place I would go on occasions for dim sum, my mom mentions that this place has chefs specifically from Hong Kong. This place gets very very packed for dim sum during the weekend, so come early.
In the middle of the room are specialize dim sum that the customers themselves go to order. While the prices are not really good if you're looking for a bargain, do try out this place.
Also if you are allergic to some foods, watch some caution around the foods in this place.
This is also one of the few places in Chinatown to have an elevator and escalator.
If you have friends or family visiting, this is the place to take them. From the grandeur of the dining room to the sheer volume of food choices, this is the place. One interesting thing they have, in addition to the push carts, is the "walk up" service for certain items. There is a buffet of sorts where you bring you dim sum order sheet and pick and choose whatever you want. They have some really neat stuff there as well. One of my favorite things to eat at dim sum are the turnip cakes. The problem is that sometimes they get cold and gummy rolling around on the carts all morning, depending on the turnover. No problem here, just go to the walk up service place and get 'em fresh! Nice touch.
I have been coming to Jing Fong for years and years.. Sometimes it's good, some years it's bad.. I think we are an upcycle right now.. I went there on a rainy Saturday at like 10 in the morning. It was empty, meaning there might have been only 150 people there..
Everything we got was hot and fresh. We ordered scallion dumplings, we ordered steamed spareribs over rice cakes which was sick! A couple of other dishes, nothing too outrageous..
The food was hot, the service was "friendly", we spent a half hour nursing our hangovers and eating dim sum. It was 18 bucks.
Neighborhood: Chinatown
Category: Dim Sum
Neighborhood: Chinatown
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