Big Wong King Restaurant

(212) 964-0540

67 Mott St (nr. Bayard St.)
New York, NY 10013 40.7162 -73.9983

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Neighborhoods: Chinatown, Downtown

Hours:

Daily, 7am-9:30pm

Last updated 10.17.11

Category:

Restaurants

Cuisine:

Chinese

ambiance
100.0% positive
  1. would caution you in regard to the interesting decor.
  2. Zero decor, this is not a date place--just a great place to get a quick, tasty and cheap meal.
  3. Great place to get a good fulfilling meal but do not go for ambience or service.
  4. However, if you want great food at a great price and don't mind the decor, you can't beat this place.
  5. This is a great place to eat if you dont care about decor.
food quality
92.37000465393066% positive
  1. Authentic noodles, delicious meat, and a tasty sauce.
  2. Good food
  3. also recommend the rice dishes or the different varieties of congee (rice porridge).
  4. While the place isn't the most clean, don't let that turn you off before eating the food.
  5. there's nothing better than getting good chinese food for less than 5 bucks.
  6. wept openly the first time I had their roast pork it was so good.
  7. However, if you want great food at a great price and don't mind the decor, you can't beat this place.
  8. This is one of the best comfort food places in the city.
  9. It's inexpensive but the food is delicious.
  10. And it really was the best roast pork on the planet.
  11. For great cheap eats and real authentic Chinese food, come here.
  12. Very authentic dishes throughout the menu.
  13. The food is awesome from the roast duck to the yummy congee to the various rice/noodle dishes.
  14. have always loved beef omelettes but i never realized how good a roast pork omelette could be until i tried one at big wong's.
  15. Right: the best roast pork on the planet.
  16. Zero decor, this is not a date place--just a great place to get a quick, tasty and cheap meal.
  17. Roast Duck and Pork are delicious!
  18. restaurant in the middle of chinatown with great tasting, inexpensive food.
  19. Their congee is fantastic and their roast pork is among the best in all five boroughs of NYC.
  20. My mom & I take it to go & eat in our car across the street--the BBQ Pork Rice & another favorite, Duck & Soy sauce chicken rice!
  21. Chicken in garlic black bean sauce was mediocre--very bland.
  22. Less than $5 for a TRUE authentic meal
  23. Best roast pork on the planet.
  24. good food, extremely rude waiters
  25. The food is mediocre and the service non existent.
  26. Sweet and sour pork was wonderful, usually one of my favorite dishes but was only overshadowed by the magnificent lo mein.
  27. Try the congee and the donut like deep fried dough they call "Ow Ley Soh," a delicious and sweet tasting bread.
  28. though i hate it when tourists go there and they order the fried rice and lo mein and then stare at what i'm eating.
  29. You cant get any cheaper than less than$5 for a delicious soy sauce and barbacue pork rice dish.
  30. The noodle and rices dishes taste great.
  31. Congree w/thousand year old egg is, by far, the BEST in chinatown.
  32. Seafood Congee is one of my favorite and Big Wong has one of the best seafood congee ever~
  33. Roast Pork, Soy Sauce Chicken, Congee, etc...everything is delicious!
  34. The noodle soups are delicious, and I think I got served quicker than if I were at a fast food restaurant!
  35. They have the best combo noodles, rices, and BBQ meats.
  36. Delicious food & affordable price
  37. i'm sure the fried rice is great too but i'm not a tourist.
  38. You can bring a date, but this place is not to impress a now love one, but just to enjoy good food and laughs.
  39. He said they had the best roast pork on the planet.
  40. This dish is my favorite and I always get it when I go there and never get tired of it.
  41. The food here does a great service to the name (Cantonese that is...)
  42. the best roast pork omelette ever!
  43. They even got great roast pork wrapped in rice noodles.
  44. Complaints already detailed here abound--inattentive service, dirty bathroom, crowded--but I thought the food was so good the waiter could have called me a moron and I would so still go back.
  45. Might as well be Chinese fast food with the fast service, but a fine place to eat at without breaking the bank.
  46. Great place to get a good fulfilling meal but do not go for ambience or service.
  47. love oyster sauce!
  48. food is really good, everyone in chinatown knows it.
  49. Congee + Fried Noodle + __________ = Great meal
  50. Your food will arrive just as quickly and the prices are very good for such big, delicious portions.
  51. dont need to be fancy for GOOD food
  52. The roast duck, pork and ginger scallion chicken have been consistently excellent since the first time I had them, and the prices have hardly increased since 1995.
  53. Simply some good tasting Chinese food at incredible prices.
  54. shame as when the food is right its good food.
  55. They have great congee and fresh chinese crullers.
  56. It is a hole in the wall but inside this hole is some of the most amazing food.
  57. loved the food.
  58. for instance this evening, i travelled to Big Wongs, pick up the food, only to return home with half the order incorrect and them not giving a sh*t as they spoke such poor english.
  59. Big Wong King is always packed because of their good food, cheap lunch deals, and ridiculously fast service.
menu variety
100.0% positive
  1. Very authentic dishes throughout the menu.
  2. also recommend the rice dishes or the different varieties of congee (rice porridge).
overall
100.0% positive
  1. It is a great place to eat and good services.
  2. However, if you want great food at a great price and don't mind the decor, you can't beat this place.
  3. this is the best place for Hong Kong style wonton.
  4. This is a great place to eat if you dont care about decor.
  5. Big Wong is a great place to eat and fill your stomach.
  6. Zero decor, this is not a date place--just a great place to get a quick, tasty and cheap meal.
return potential
50.0% positive
  1. Complaints already detailed here abound--inattentive service, dirty bathroom, crowded--but I thought the food was so good the waiter could have called me a moron and I would so still go back.
  2. Just when I thought I had the best massage at a wonderful price and nothing could beat it, Big Wong came along and showed me that there is more than just massage to come back to NY for.
  3. for instance this evening, i travelled to Big Wongs, pick up the food, only to return home with half the order incorrect and them not giving a sh*t as they spoke such poor english.
service
64.28999900817871% positive
  1. The wait staff is sometimes too fast for their own good and come off somewhat rude occasionally to foreign tourists.
  2. Complaints already detailed here abound--inattentive service, dirty bathroom, crowded--but I thought the food was so good the waiter could have called me a moron and I would so still go back.
  3. they are so rude, the service is the worst i have ever experienced.
  4. Quick and friendly service.
  5. Might as well be Chinese fast food with the fast service, but a fine place to eat at without breaking the bank.
  6. best roast duck ever, fast service, and cheap!
  7. Don't expect particularly attentive or courteous service.
  8. Great place to get a good fulfilling meal but do not go for ambience or service.
  9. Big Wong King is always packed because of their good food, cheap lunch deals, and ridiculously fast service.
  10. good food, extremely rude waiters
  11. The food here does a great service to the name (Cantonese that is...)
  12. the service is fast.
  13. The food is mediocre and the service non existent.
  14. waiters are rude, treat you as if you are a criminal
value
96.66999816894531% positive
  1. Your food will arrive just as quickly and the prices are very good for such big, delicious portions.
  2. It's inexpensive but the food is delicious.
  3. However, if you want great food at a great price and don't mind the decor, you can't beat this place.
  4. amazing value!
  5. best roast duck ever, fast service, and cheap!
  6. Cheap eats at a great price!
  7. Zero decor, this is not a date place--just a great place to get a quick, tasty and cheap meal.
  8. there's nothing better than getting good chinese food for less than 5 bucks.
  9. The roast duck, pork and ginger scallion chicken have been consistently excellent since the first time I had them, and the prices have hardly increased since 1995.
  10. Delicious food & affordable price
  11. Simply some good tasting Chinese food at incredible prices.
  12. restaurant in the middle of chinatown with great tasting, inexpensive food.
  13. For great cheap eats and real authentic Chinese food, come here.
  14. Just when I thought I had the best massage at a wonderful price and nothing could beat it, Big Wong came along and showed me that there is more than just massage to come back to NY for.
  15. Big Wong King is always packed because of their good food, cheap lunch deals, and ridiculously fast service.
wait time
100.0% positive
  1. Zero decor, this is not a date place--just a great place to get a quick, tasty and cheap meal.
5 Star Rating: Highly Recommended

03/25/10

Big Wong's has the greatest Roast Pork in NY

by Chris2122000 , Citysearch Contributor at Citysearch

I attended Jury Duty last week and was smart enough to plan out my lunch meals well before the date. I asked a few friends and they all recommended a small non-discrete Chinese lunch spot called Big Wong's. Apparently everyone already knows about the place hence the long wait. The dumplings with oysters sauce and the Combo Duck and Pork over Rice was a bit excessive for one person for lunch but I was shocked at how good and cheap it was. I had arrived exactly at 12:00 and waited for 10 mins to get a table. The food arrived immediately and was so good that I brought my friend there the next day.

4 Star Rating: Recommended

02/20/10

amazing value!

by adsrus at Citysearch

Went here for lunch last week, and it was amazing! The noodle soups are delicious, and I think I got served quicker than if I were at a fast food restaurant!

It's a bit crowded, but I guess that 's a testament to its value!

Tasty, quick, and doesn't break your wallet - that's a gem to find in NYC.

  • Pros: fast, cheap
  • Cons: crowded
5 Star Rating: Highly Recommended

01/20/10

Best wonton noodle soup

by Barry Summers at Citysearch

this is the best place for Hong Kong style wonton.

  • Pros: Best wonton soup and BBQ ribs
  • Cons: crowded on weekends
5 Star Rating: Highly Recommended

09/28/09

Best Roast Pork in the universe

by jeremy ross at Citysearch

I have been eating at Big Wong since the mid 90's and the quality has not changed a bit. It is a hole in the wall but inside this hole is some of the most amazing food. First and foremost is the roast pork and roast duck. They are mind-bogglingly good, really. I wept openly the first time I had their roast pork it was so good. Next is the congee and their wonton mein which are fantastic. Very authentic dishes throughout the menu. Service can be difficult. If you miss the waiter's eye on the first pass it may be a while because the place is always packed. If you go as a single or double you may be seated next to another person or couple which in my opinion is a benefit. This is one of my favorite places in the world. Oh, try the fried cruller rice crepe. You won't be disappointed.

  • Pros: roast pork, roast duck, congee wonton mein all incredible
  • Cons: zero atmosphere and challenging service
5 Star Rating: Highly Recommended

09/26/08

A childhood favorite

by goldbug at Citysearch

I've been going to Big Wong since I was a kid, and its food has never ceased to please me. Their congee is fantastic and their roast pork is among the best in all five boroughs of NYC. Their ribs and roast duck are also excellent and try their fried dough with your congee for a special treat! Don't expect particularly attentive or courteous service. The yelling is part of the busy atmosphere and its all basics in this venue. Go for a quick meal, not romance.

  • Pros: Excellent food, amazing value
  • Cons: Service can be lacking, not much atmosphere

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