Cantonese-inspired dim sum, noodles, and roast duck
"Chef Doron Wong has crafted a lineup of soup dumplings, scallion pancakes, crispy wontons — with brunch favorites. Check out pork belly bao eggs Benedict, a BEC sandwich on milk bread, a black pepper smash burger, savory oatmeal congee, and Hong Kong-style French toast with taro cream and yuzu curd." - Melissa McCart
"This team up between Wilson Tang and John McDonald offers an expansive menu of cha chaan teng classics: Hong Kong-style French toast stuffed with taro cream; macaroni soup with Spam wontons; bacon and egg pearl noodles with bean sprouts and garlic chives, as well as steamed branzino with black beans and whole deboned Cantonese roast duck. The restaurant is open Christmas Eve as well as Christmas Day from 2 to 9 p.m." - Eater Staff
"Restaurateurs Wilson Tang and John McDonald offer an expansive menu of cha chaan teng classics: Hong Kong-style French toast stuffed with taro cream; macaroni soup with Spam wontons; bacon and egg pearl noodles with bean sprouts and garlic chives, as well as steamed branzino with black beans and whole deboned Cantonese roast duck. It’s also open for brunch and the December holidays." - Robert Sietsema
"Cha Cha Tang is a newly opened restaurant owned by John McDonald. Similar to his other establishments, McDonald opts not to enforce cancellation fees, preferring to maintain good relationships with guests rather than charge for cancellations." - Andrea Strong
"For a Hong Kong take on the American tradition, John McDonald and Wilson Tang’s West Village room offers a smokey turketta with chicken and cabbage filling ($38), along with such trimmings as Chinese sausage stuffing, heirloom carrots with ginger scallion sauce, and brown sugar sweet potato puree with walnut streusel." - Beth Landman