Food: ☆☆☆

Service: ☆☆ ½

Ambiance: ☆☆

Cost: $$

Must try: E-Fu Noodles, General Tso’s Chicken, Watercress, Shrimp & Pork Dumplings

Chinatown Brasserie is one of those big box Americanized Asian themed restaurants that (if it wasn’t in New York City) I would shudder to eat at.

However Chinatown Brasserie manages to distinguish itself mostly because of its brilliant Hong Kong-born Dimsum chef Joe Ng.

Chef Ng has created a distinctive and truly impressive menu that offers creative takes on Dimsum favorites using better ingredients. Most of my favorites were the shrimp-based dumplings and the chicken dishes was really good too – the General Tso’s was kicking!!

Chinatown Brasserie offers a wonderful venue for some high quality eats at a reasonable price point.

 

Here is some of what we ate:

 

Baby Bok Choy & Mushroom Dumplings

 

Watercress, Shrimp & Pork Dumplings

 

Pork Potstickers 

 

E-Fu Noodles with Market Vegetables

 

Moo Shu Vegetables with Mandarin Pancakes

St. Louis-Cut Ribs Roast Pork Tenderloin

Chicken & Shrimp Lollipops

Chicken Fried Rice

Wok-Fried Chinese Broccoli & Shiitake Mushrooms

Three-Chili Chicken with Peanuts & Red Pepper

General Tso’s Chicken with Ginger & Scallion

 

Wok-Fried Beef with Chinese Broccoli or Asparagus