Blue Peak Villa 山水庄

Delicious food and large portions at Blue Peak Villa. The menu is extensive with dishes from across China. Our group of 5 shared the cold dressed potato salad (refreshing and light), pan fried pork buns (nicely crisped and juicy), scallion oil noodles (flavorful), Chinese sauerkraut beef (nice balance of spice and acid, with tender slices of beef), fermented tofu chicken clay pot (very homey and reminded me of my mom’s own cooking), Yunnan mushrooms, and a corn mochi cake dessert (loved the corn cakes.) The standout for us were the noodles and mushrooms — I was pleasantly surprised to have the opportunity to try new mushroom variants and explore new ingredients, flavors, and dishes I don’t typically find in most Chinese restaurants.

Loved my food and experience here! Walked past this restaurant and decided to give it a shot. My mom is a very picky eater and she likes the flavor of everything we ordered. It tasted authentic and fresh. The server was very attentive and helped us with what to order. They even asked us if we have criticism so they can make improvements and adjustments! The sour pickle fish is very flavorful and tasty. The server let us know we can adjust the numbness/spiciness suit our taste and it came out perfect! Our favorite is the garlic shrimp. They put vermicelli noodles in the bottom of the dish and it soaks up all the juices of the garlic and shrimp. Total umami bomb! We ended the meal with the ice cream dessert which rounded our meal perfectly. Not too sweet and had the perfect crunchiness. Can’t wait to go back to try more dishes!

The fried pork buns are bomb. The food is about the same quality as the other really good Shanghainese restaurants, which is a great add to the Lower East Side! The homemade dough they use for all their dumplings stands out as it is light and delicious

Overall an amazing place if you’re looking for a Chinese restaurant to try out. The appetizers portion is well-worth the price, you can get full by just eating the beef lung strips with a bowl of rice and LiangFen. Stir-fried peppercorn beef was really tender and you can taste the seared taste in the beef slices which called Wok-Hay by Cantonese people. The Kweichow beef sour soup was what I expected as the spicy and sourness really stands out and I couldn’t stop drinking the soup while eating appetizers and beef slices. We picked the corn ice cream as our dessert, as you can tell we couldn’t resist to take a few scoops before taking the picture, the icy and sweetness perfectly balanced out the spicy and saltiness after a full meal, eating the air-fried noodles in the pot with ice cream adds some crunchiness to the ice cream makes it even better. Must try!!

Food tasted amazing. Not too spicy but numbing. The slow cooked pear was a unique dessert that I had to try. It was refreshing, sweet and juicy mixed with the jelly.

We were heading to Katz’s Delicatessen but it was packed, so we decided to look for a random place and found this true gem. The food is delicious, the atmosphere is pleasant, very modern oriental, and quite clean. It was great

Beautiful interior, delicious food, generous serving sizes. Clean plates and full bellies for a great price! Looking forward to coming back!

Blue Peak Villa is an absolute gem in the Lower East Side! The food was incredible—authentic flavors that transported me straight to Taiwan. The beef noodle soup was rich, comforting, and full of depth, easily one of the best I’ve had in the city. The soup dumplings were also a standout—perfectly steamed with a burst of delicious broth in every bite. On top of that, the service was warm and attentive, making the whole experience even better. So glad to see a spot like this open up—can’t wait to come back!