Chinatown

[smwaksman]

What's the best place for lunch in Chinatown?

[Chandavkl]

No accident that scoopG lists threads on Amazing 66 and Cantoon Garden first. For an unspecified Chinatown lunch recommendation, those would come first.

[scoopG]

Welcome to CH smwaksman. You will find the "search this board" function on any CH board to be your true pal.

Amazing 66.
http://www.chowhound.com/topics/340879

Cantoon Garden:
http://chowhound.chow.com/topics/589457?tag=search_results;results_list

East Corner Wonton:
http://chowhound.chow.com/topics/611302?tag=boards;topic-611302

The Two Best Fuzhou Restaurants:
http://www.chowhound.com/topics/483902

Fujian Hand Pulled Noodle Shops:
http://chowhound.chow.com/topics/637995
http://www.chowhound.com/topics/492376
http://www.chowhound.com/topics/504362
http://www.chowhound.com/topics/492376

Chinatown Favorites:
http://www.chowhound.com/topics/540082

Best Dumplings:
http://www.chowhound.com/topics/525768
http://chowhound.chow.com/topics/609810?tag=main_body;topic-609810

Jobee Taiwanese:
http://www.chowhound.com/topics/528055

Best Chinatown Restaurant:
http://chowhound.chow.com/topics/531040

Dim Sum:
Red Egg:
http://www.chow.com/manhattan_digest/6625?tag=search_results;results_list
http://chowhound.chow.com/topics/610102?tag=main_body;topic-610102
http://www.redeggnyc.com/

More Dim Sum threads:
http://chowhound.chow.com/topics/481518?tag=search_results;results_list
http://chowhound.chow.com/topics/592222?tag=search_results;results_list
http://chowhound.chow.com/topics/596924?tag=search_results;results_list
http://chowhound.chow.com/topics/509122
http://chowhound.chow.com/topics/545785
http://chowhound.chow.com/topics/502934
http://chowhound.chow.com/topics/507560

[Pan]

scoop, I went back to East Corner Wonton the other day and had a good, very cheap lunch with my girlfriend. I found their Beef Stew Noodle Soup very good and preferred their Boy Choy with Oyster Sauce to Noodletown's, because the large stems were cooked through more, but my girlfriend's Chicken Congee was very soothing but too light on the chicken broth - Noodletown's congee is better.

Anyway, it's a fantastic value. Do you have any particular favorites there?

[FrankieLymon]

if i ate in east corner wonton alone would i have to tip?

[fourunder]

Why wouldn't you tip?

[Pan]

Of course, unless you want to stiff the waiter for some reason. If you don't want to tip, get takeout; lots of people do that there.

[fourunder]

The type of restaurants in Chinatown are pretty diverse. Are you looking for anything particular such as;

* dumplings or dim sum
* roasted.barbecue meats
* noodles
* wonton soup or congee
* rice plates
* entree dishes