Chinese restaurants

[atlfoodfan]

I'm looking for good Chinese restaurants (preferably in Chinatown, but it doesn't have to be) that are very good but that are sufficiently "Americanized" so that my non-foodie wife and 9-year old daughter will enjoy them. Any recommendations? Thanks in advance.

[Pookipichu]

If you like dim sum, try Chinatown Brasserie. The dim sum is lovely and very child friendly with appealing shapes and colors.

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Chinatown Brasserie
380 Lafayette St, New York, NY 10012

[scoopG]

Cantonese:

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

Big Wong King:
http://nymag.com/listings/restaurant/big-wong-king/

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

Great New York Noodletown:
http://chowhound.chow.com/topics/678367

New Chiu Chow:
http://chowhound.chow.com/topics/789770

Noodle Village:
http://chowhound.chow.com/topics/493604

Shanghainese – introduce them to soup dumplings!

456:
http://chowhound.chow.com/topics/770707

Shanghai Café Deluxe:
http://chowhound.chow.com/topics/583263
http://chowhound.chow.com/topics/769840

If you are feeling a bit more adventurous:

Famous Sichuan:
http://chowhound.chow.com/topics/753398

He Nan Flavor:
http://chowhound.chow.com/topics/774685

Famous Sichuan:
http://chowhound.chow.com/topics/753398

Old Sichuan:
http://chowhound.chow.com/topics/742493

And as sgordon mentioned:

Oriental Garden:
http://www.yelp.com/biz/oriental-garden-restaurant-new-york

South China Garden:
http://chowhound.chow.com/topics/679270
http://chowhound.chow.com/topics/589457?tag=search_results;results_list
http://chowhound.chow.com/topics/589457

No visit to Chinatown is complete without a visit to the Chinatown Ice Cream Factory!
http://www.chinatownicecreamfactory.com/

[bawc]

Which one would you recommend for dim sum?

[kathryn]

None of the above are really known for dim sum except Oriental Garden.

What are you looking for in terms of carts/menu ordering, service, decor, price?

[sgordon]

Pretty much any of the better ones still have "Americanized" items - your General Tso's Chicken, etc - on the menu along with the more esoteric stuff. And even among those that don't, there are always dishes that don't involve sea cucumbers or goose intestines.

For my money, the best of the current Cantonese places:
Oriental Garden (best for fresh seafood, probably my current favorite place in Chinatown. A little pricier than some of the others, but worth it for the freshness of the fish and the skill of the kitchen.)
South China Garden (cheaper than OG, and better for land critters)
Ping's (also excellent for seafood, and not strictly traditional - has more creative dishes hidden among the menu that embrace Southeast Asian influences. Was great when it opened, then kind of middling for awhile, but seems to be back on track.)
Fuleen (another seafood specialist, but a wide variety of other things as well. Has the most of the aforementioned esoterica on the menu - turtle, geoduck, "black moss", etc etc etc)

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South China Garden
22 Elizabeth St, New York, NY 10013

Fuleen
11 Division St, New York, NY 10002

Oriental Garden
14 Elizabeth St, New York, NY 10013

Ping's
22 Mott St, New York, NY 10013