Chinese resturant for 50th BDay

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I am turning 50 and have @ 60+ coming from all over to Manhattan to celebrate.
I need atmosphere/great food/ private room/not in Flushing (too many out of towners) and
not $$$$
Can be funky but no hole in the wall.
Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

[Heavy Ed]

Peking Park on 40th and Park, right by Grand Central. Had my wedding banquet there. You can get the full lobster, shrimp, fish, peking duck, appetizer plattter, etc. for $550/table + 15% service, which is on par with the Jing Fong and Harmony Palace. There are also a couple of less banquets.

The space is very nicely decorated, and they have a lot of sliding panels and walls so they configure a room based on the numner of tables that you will have. It ends to be quiet at night also.

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Thanks. I will certainly look into this.

[designerboy01]

Chef Yu
520 8th Ave (Cross Street: W 36th Street)
New York, NY 10018
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You should talk with them and see if you can work a banquet menu.
They are inexpensive for a midtown location.

Harmony Palace went through renovation not too long ago. I haven't eaten the food there lately. I had banquets there a long time ago but didn't find the food to be good, but that was a long time ago and things could of changed.

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Will do. Thanks

[centrejack]

I don't think the food is the greatest, but Jing Fong is large and affordable for a group of that size.

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Thanks will add it to the list

[j1234]

I've only been to Ping's in Manhattan, but it was great. Congee Village is also good for groups.

[Pan]

Yeah, but I seem to remember that the biggest private room at Congee Village seats 50. That's why I didn't mention them before.

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Thanks for the response, will check it out

[Jck90]

Wu Liang Ee in midtown is REAL chinese food (but approachable for even teh squeamish) and for large groups Mr. K's on Lexington - also has great food.

[Pan]

Harmony Palace may be worth considering. They certainly have the space. I haven't been there for a banquet in years, but the fact that Chinese folks continue to rent it out for large community functions and wedding banquets indicates to me that they haven't slipped.

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I will check it out on my tour of Chinatown places.
Thanks

[slippek]

Well, I don't know about private room rentals, though it's huge, so there may be such a thing, but PING'S has great seafood, boisterous atmosphere (lots of fish tanks and gold statuary) and good prices.

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Thank you for your response, will add it to my list.