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"A new food court quietly opened in Chinatown last week at 98 Mott Street just north of Canal; it replaces Joy Luck Palace and offers 12 tables seating around 100, a small stage, 10 stalls (seven currently occupied), and potted plants festooned with good-luck ribbons. I found it to be a lively gastro-adventure with a mix of predictable and surprising offerings, and I think it may be a prototype for future Chinatown food courts and a way of replacing some of the tiny storefronts that have long been the neighborhood’s lifeblood." - Robert Sietsema