04/02/09

the best spot in the city

by itsameee

hk lounge is one of the best spots in Manhattan the food is delicious and the atmosphere is amazing, the staff was more then helpful, good looking too! plus they have a nightclub right next door which is always pumpin!

• Pros: great space good food great ppl
• Cons: cant think of any

03/29/09

Cute Restaurant! Hell describes everything else.

by BanzaiLuv

My girlfriends and I went to HK for brunch the other Sunday, and it was a packed house. We didn't have to wait long which was nice. We ordered drinks and our food. 2 out of the 3 plates were messed. Our waitress was so busy so it was hard to flag her down. What presumed to be a manager, took our plates back to the kitchen. My order had a hair in it and the other order was the wrong eggs benedict. When our "new" food came out, we realized it was the same food that was taken in the kitchen. They removed the spinich from the eggs benedict and removed the hair from my food. How do I know? Well i cut into half the ravioli, and mysteriously the "new" plate had that half of ravioli still on it. No more brunch dates here.

• Pros: Cute Restaurant. Nice ambience.
• Cons: Service.

09/18/08

HK IS SIZZLING

by vandickson

I think HK is fantastic. it is so much fun. We came here for Brunch at the

restaurant first and ended up having a fantastic time. The portions were more than

generous and delicious with the most delicious french desserts. And the special

they had was amazing for like $12.95 unlimited Bloody Marys, Mimosas etc with

purchase of an Entree. And we had like the best server ever her name is Ricky and she rocked (just ask for her and you will be happy). After Brunch (which lasted forever thanx to those drinks)

wasted a few hours and then walked in next door into the lounge area(located right

next door to the restaurant) where the party was popping. I don't remember the

last time I had so much fun. Now me and my boy friends are regulars and come here

all the time. wed for FRAT BOY WEDNESDAYS, fri-sat are POPPING with really HOT

GO-GO boys, and Sun IS HOT MESS-the craziest, wildest party in town that I have

been going to religiously for like a year+

• Pros: great space, hot crowd, good food, great drinks, hot staff, very relaxing
• Cons: not located a block from my house

09/18/08

HK-THE HEAVENLY SIDE OF HELLS KITCHEN

by nycvnj

I just love HK Lounge and Restaurant. If you are in NYC you should definitely come and check out HK lounge. Its a great place to unwind, have a few drinks and to meet some of the hot locals from Hells Kitchen. The place is packed every day of every week

HK is amazing for FRAT BOI Wednesdays and also HOT MESS Sundays both of which rock and are always "packed to the rim" with the hottest boys I have ever seen (not counting the go-go boys).

If that's not enough, the Go-Go boys on Fridays and Saturdays are to DIE for, honestly I don't know which one I would rather sleep with (they are SO HOT and so out of my league but SO FUN to watch).

The staff is nice, courteous and sincere and service is great which adds to the fantastic atmosphere which is classy and laid-back but A WHOLE LOT OF FUN and honestly, this place doesn't have bad nights. So if you are in the city you should def come and check the place out.

As far as the restaurant goes the food is BANGING!!!! All I can say is chocolate souffle YUM!!! And everyone in the restaurant is so nice. Honestly if you want service with a smile, this is the place to go, you will not be disappointed.

• Pros: ambience, crowd, service, energy

09/08/08

Very nice lounge, creepy guys on Sunday night

by wisebrain

The hot mess on Sunday is not the day to go. The crowd is too young and wannabe model. The bartenders were rude.

07/03/08

great date spot and then some

by novemberlove

my boyfriend and i went to HK for dinner last weekend. it was such a great time. our service was great and the food was delicious. we had to wait about 10 minutes for a table because it was so packed, but we luckily nabbed a seat at the bar and chatted with the friendly bartender over a cocktail while we waited. when we sat, the waiter took our order and we hardly waited any time at all before our food came to us. everything was great. the lighting was low with a romantic candle on the table and we both had a really nice time. as we were finishing up the waiter asked we were going next door. little did we know there is a huge club attached to the restaurant. so we paid and went over to check out HK Lounge. it was hot! great music. hot bartenders. hot boys. we had some drinks, danced a little, and chatted with some friends we knew that were already there. overall, it was a perfect evening. we will definitely be going back.

07/01/08

my fierce new brunch spot

by nipsyrussel

i recently went to HK for brunch with some friends. we first walked in to be greeted by a cute host who promptly took us to a nice table near an open garage style door. he informed us of the unlimited drink special and that brunch was cash only. this was a little frustrating until he said there was an ATM right downstairs. within a few minutes our server, who was very attractive, came over to get our drink order. when brought our drinks, he took our food order and we enjoyed the nice wheather and warm atmosphere until our food arrived. i was surprised at how quickly the food came out considering how busy the restaurant was. i ordered the chicken club. i'm a big fan of food and have had a lot of it. i have to say this sandwich was absolutely amazing! it was full of flavor and the fries were hot and tasty. my friends were equally impressed with their meals as well. during the meal our glasses never seemed to empty as the server was walking around filling us up the whole time. the food was great. the drinks were great. the service was great. i'm much looking forward returning to HK and making it my new brunch hot spot. i definitely recommend this place to anyone who likes good food, drinks, service, and a real cute staff!! commendable work!!

• Pros: food, drinks, service, ambience, cute staff

06/08/08

avoid this place

by goldstar56

3 of us ordered burgers, medium-rare or medium, all came well-done. sent them back, got them back well done. flavorless and bad. it was a 90+ degrees day, we were one of 3 parties in the restaurant at the time and we practically had to beg for our water glasses to be refilled. finally, when the bill came, every entree we got (5 of us) had $1 tacked on to it. according to the waiter, that's what the computer is programmed to charge. so beware! the menu price and the bill price will be inconsistent. bad food, bad service, bad, bad, bad, bad. avoid this place.

• Pros: the interior is nice
• Cons: food, service, oh and the fraudulent billing

01/22/08

a must

by nycguy10

So I've been here before, always enjoyed it. I love, love, love the food! Especially the escargots, which is quietly the best in the city. The drinks are awesome too, but OMG you have to see the new HK Lounge. It is absolutely one of the best looking places in the city. I was so fooled by the modest outside, only to walk into the type of luxurious setting that one could get used to. The music was energizing, the staff was delightful, and even the owners are HOT! It was just a great time! You should get there quick,like most hidden gems in the city, they don't stay hidden for long.

• Pros: service, food

11/11/07

worst service EVER

by jh78

My friend and I arrived at just after 12 am. All advertising and info says they serve until 1 am. We have good friends who work in the club side and were here for a party but decided to eat here first. We walked in and stood there waiting for someone to greet us. No one did. There was ONE other table in the entire restaurant and someone there with them. This someone obviously saw us and did not respond. We continued to stand there. There were a number of people at the bar drinking with the bartender. Finally after close to 5 minutes, my friend waved down the one employee and he informed us in foreign english that they were open and that the waiter would be with us in a moment. he was obviously a barback or busser and the actual server was nowhere to be found. I should insert here that I actively, presently work in the service industry as a bartender and have for over 8 years. I always wonder who would take the time to write these reviews until I had tonight's experience. At this point I approached the bar and the bartender acknowledged me. I said to him that we had been up front for 5 minutes and that we wanted to order food and wondered if they were still serving since no one could be bothered with serving us. Yes I was annoyed and probably was a bit smug but not rude. The bartender responded to me in the most condesending, obnoxious manner I have EVER encountered. He, in a mocking tone, told me it was a friends birthday and they were doing shots and that is why they were busy. I then greeted any number of nightlife people I knew at his bar which made him swallow his words then suddenly he offered service and got us a server and a table. If I accomplish one single thing with this review I would hope it would be for someone to admonish this bartender, his tone and manner were unforgiveable. From there on in, we were provided with polite but less than attentive or quick service. We were the ONLY table and had to make an effort to get our servers attention.

• Pros: decent food, good bar area
• Cons: SERVICE SERVICE AND SERVICE