Showing posts with label Chinese restaurants. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Chinese restaurants. Show all posts

Wednesday, October 25, 2023

A round-up of the old-school Chinese restaurants in the East Village

Photos and reporting by Stacie Joy 

The neighborhood has temporarily lost two reasonably priced quick-serve Chinese restaurants this year — A&C Kitchen on Avenue C after a fire in the courtyard and Asian Taste on Third and B due to a gas shutoff in the building

In addition, New Double Dragon closed on First Avenue with the pending demolition of a three-building parcel. 


So it seems like there aren’t as many options for pork fried rice, sesame chicken and beef with broccoli these days. So, we decided to take inventory. I recruited local Chinese food enthusiast Josh Davis (an EVG contributor under the name jdx) to help me visit the remaining old-school East Village options. 

Here's our list. (Have we left any out? And note: We stayed between Houston and 16th Street, Avenue D to Third Avenue.) 

• Chen's Express Kitchen: 223 E. 14th St. between Second Avenue and Third Avenue 
(Menu here)
• Baji Baji: 145 First Ave. between St. Mark's Place and Ninth Street
(Instagram account here)
• China Wok: 63 Avenue D between Fifth Street and Sixth Street
(Menu here)
• Fei Ma: 79 Avenue A between Fifth Street and Sixth Street 
(Menu here)
• M&J Asian: 600 E. 14th St. at Avenue B 
(Website here)
• Mee Noodle: 223 First Ave, between 13th Street and 14th Street
(Yelp info here)
• No 1 Kitchen: 265 First Ave. between 15th Street and 16th Street 
(Website here)
• Red House: 203 E. 14th St. between Second Avenue and Third Avenue 
(Website here)
• Yang’s Happy Wok: 175 Avenue C between 10th Street and 11th Street 
(Website here)
While we miss some mid-2000s casualties like Bamboo House and Jade Mountain, a decent variety of restaurants remain. 

Let us know in the comments if you have a favorite from this list...