La Dinastia

Old school style and service. No frills vibe. Simple menu old school chinese style. I ordered special fried rice, crackling chicken bone in, plantain and a frozen lemonade. Everything was fresh since I was literally waiting at the door when they opened. The chicken was definitely a highlight as others may have mentioned. Delicious, crispy and moist. But the special fried rice, ugh so damned good! Really authentic with a light char flavor that I wasn't expecting but definitely appreciated. The frozen lemonade was perfectly balanced not too sweet nor bland. The plantain was okay. I was enjoying my food so much I lost track of time and damn near pushed a tall, handsome, gentleman out the way to hurry and pay because I had to run to work lol he was a good sport about it though and I apologized. The service was one little asian man running pretty much everything except the kitchen. I tipped him great and left in a hurry but I'll definitely be back for more!

This is my go to place in Washington Heights. Family owned for decades and their recipes haven't t changed much, and STILL it's amazing food for its price point. This Cuban/ Chinese restaurant makes amazing Spanish dishes and the best boneless chicken crackling. Below is the grilled fish that is fresh and flavorful. Their red beans and frijoles with white rice is money and you need to try their ropa veija that's succulent and tender.

Easily my favorite place to eat in the city since I was a kid. They have always treated my father and I like family. Super crispy General Tso’s chicken and Sesame chicken. Amazing chicken and broccoli. The crackling chicken is one of a kind. The fried rice is out of this world. The broiled fish and shrimp is 🔥Everything tastes uniquely seasoned and you can go 100x and still get the same level of quality.

La Dinastia "dynasty" is a pioneer serving CHINO-LATINO CUSINE!!! The fried chicken & the fried rice are my favs there! Customer service is super slow so patience is a virtue!!!

My family has been eating at Dinastia for YEARS. They have the best Asian fusion food. Very similar to Flor de Mayo. Everything I’ve tried here does not disappoint. Love this place.

This restaurant claims to make Chinese/Latin food. I ordered the yellow rice with chorizo. The rice was so bland, worse than hospital food! The chorizo was burnt and dry. I took the food home to try and salvage my $17.00 lunch. Waiter never came to ask me if my order was ok or if I needed anything else. I told him what I thought of the food and all he could say was the original cook died. Gave me my bill and walked away. There are so many other great restaurants in Washington Heights. Stay clear of this one... So very disappointed. How do you screw up chorizo and rice is beyond me.

Great restaurant with great combos and good customer service, very attentive with the refills and making sure your having a satisfied dining experience. The food is all very tasteful and well done it’s very delicious, they never disappointed me after all the times I dined here with friends and family. My favorite Asian Spanish cuisine spot in Washington heights.

I have been there several times and I had no complaints . One of my visits I met the owner very nice guy. The last time was yesterday 4/19/25. I got to say that I left without eating because the guy in charge , not the owner. He was rude. I went with my 2 children and didn’t respect the fact we were waiting for our turn. He didn’t care may be he was racist Idk but he led pass over 12 people while we were before than all those people. I wont return there. Everyone deserves be treated equally .

Family owned place with humongous portions. Each order is more than enough for 2 people. Standard Chinese Latin food.

Old school style and service. No frills vibe. Simple menu old school chinese style. I ordered special fried rice, crackling chicken bone in, plantain and a frozen lemonade. Everything was fresh since I was literally waiting at the door when they opened. The chicken was definitely a highlight as others may have mentioned. Delicious, crispy and moist. But the special fried rice, ugh so damned good! Really authentic with a light char flavor that I wasn't expecting but definitely appreciated. The frozen lemonade was perfectly balanced not too sweet nor bland. The plantain was okay. I was enjoying my food so much I lost track of time and damn near pushed a tall, handsome, gentleman out the way to hurry and pay because I had to run to work lol he was a good sport about it though and I apologized. The service was one little asian man running pretty much everything except the kitchen. I tipped him great and left in a hurry but I'll definitely be back for more!

What's not to love! Lunch on a Saturday afternoon - the service was friendly, the food delicious, and the restaurant was clean and inviting.

Save yourself some money and go to the Trader Joe's down the street. Much better and cheaper! For reference, I ordered the shrimp fried rice and general chicken. Chicken was soggy and not crispy, without much more flavor than an unseasoned chicken breast. Shrimp fried rice was poorly seasoned and reminded me of my first attempt at making fried rice in my undergrad dorm.

This is my go to place in Washington Heights. Family owned for decades and their recipes haven't t changed much, and STILL it's amazing food for its price point. This Cuban/Chinese restaurant makes amazing Spanish dishes and the best boneless chicken crackling. Below is the grilled fish that is fresh and flavorful. Their red beans and frijoles with white rice is money and you need to try their ropa veija that's succulent and tender.

La dinastia is a hybrid of 2 cuisines... latino & chinese. Whats not to love. I dined here a few years back & glad to have rediscovered it. Food is tasty, servings are large, good for sharing. Service is quick & our waiter is friendly. The restaurant in itself is small, not fancy at all, very down to earth & the patrons are mostly working class people around the neighborhood. I think this will be my new WAHI neighborhood lunch spot.

Great food and service. Def get the boneless fried chicken...so good! It's def a go to spot for great affordable food

3.5 stars! If you know me, Chino Latino is in my top 5 favorite cuisines. I grew up in Sunset Park and it was a childhood staple, the neighborhood had about 4 restaurants and all of them were great. They're all gone now so I've had to depend on New Apolo in Bushwick, which just doesn't compare. A relative is staying at the hospital nearby and when I went to get something to eat, I saw Dinastia was in walking distance. The first time I went I got ham egg foo young with egg fried rice, gravy on the side. It's definitely not a popular dish cause the lady who took my order kept asking if the food was for me, lol. "You like?" And I had to keep telling her yes, this is for me, I love egg foo young. That being said, I'll give them the benefit of the doubt. The gravy was flavorless, the egg patties themselves were definitely freshly made but missing a lot. Not enough onion, bean sprout, scallion... I had to add a bunch of stuff to make it okay. Second time, however, was much better. I got the fried chuleta combination with ham fried rice and a side of spicy garlic sauce. Which is the MOST IMPORTANT PART. Dont argue with me. This is how we did it in sunset. This dish was everyone's favorite and it would just come with garlic sauce, no need to pay extra. Now, I also had to pay extra for them to put egg in my fried rice. The reason why I say Sunsets chino Latino restaurants were top tier is because not only was the flavor on point, ALWAYS, they also never nickel and dimed you for things that should be a given. Chinese fried rice is made with egg. The guy at the counter had a whole conversation with me about new age Chinese restaurants being lazy and having "yellow" fried rice, how they're the real deal because they follow the original recipe. I just don't understand how you could say that and then charge your customers extra for something the recipe already calls for. The food was good and probably the closest tasting to my old spots but it cost me $22 and I just feel like that's very hefty. Think about it this way, chuletas at a Dominican/Puertorican spot with rice and beans is not costing you no damn $22. I would definitely go again because the cuisine is very much hard to come by. If you get this, make sure you get the garlic sauce on the side. It's how it should be done.

We went to NY for a sick family member and my Puerto Rican SO wanted some good Chinese/Spanish food like he remembers from back home. He was very happy with this choice. It's a small restaurant with a few tables for eating. We got there just before the lunch rush and was seated quickly. The owners all spoke Spanish/English as well as their own language. The lunch specials were a great price, I was actually really surprised and happy by the price of $9 for the plate. I got house fried rice with sweet plantains and salad. My SO got pepper steak and I was jealous. The sauce was so flavorful that I had to steal some for my rice. Next time I know I'll probably get the pepper steak but the chicharrón de pollo looked good also. It has an A rating sign at the door which was good to see.

Always good food with ample servings. Really a neighborhood staple!! Would always recommend.

This is a very unique restaurant with both typical Chinese take out and latino food. The lunch specials are not too pricy and they definitely come with a large amount of food. The proportions are huge. The food itself was nothing out of the ordinary. It was quite solid fried chicken, and the fried rice was slightly dry but did have a good amount of meat in it so I felt that I received my money's worth. Overall, the service is great! They are all bilingual, and it took under 10 minutes for my meal to be ready. I haven't tried any of the Chinese dishes, so I will have to comment on those later. The food is quite solid, nothing spectacular, but the portions are huge, so I felt that it matched the cost.

I was looking forward to eating here but I'm so dissatisfied with the customer service. food is good but the man in the front counter is very rude and was going back and forth with its Hispanic women Get rid of him if you want your business to thrive I won't be recommending this place to my friends because the customer service is terrible I'm spreading the word. Customers should be greeted and treated with respect not be confrontational when they ask for extra sauce.

Disgusting customer service very cheap people everything is outdated because they are very cheap food is great but service and hospitality sucks not sure how' they even pass any inspections

Been going here since I was a kid and I love it. The people are speedy with the orders and the food is amazing. Literally the best Latin Chinese fusion spot you'll ever go to.

Service is terrible now. Food isn't how it used to be. Rice was hard and broccoli. There was a waiter who was absolutely rude. I asked for his name and he would not tell me. Also yelled at us for asking for something to drink. Completely fell off

This place has been in the neighborhood for quite some time and has always been fantastic! My grandmother used to live around the block from here, so my mom used to come here all the time. This was my first time and it did not disappoint. The food was delicious, the staff were very attentive, there was plenty of space between seats and the prices were affordable. By far, this is one of the best Chinese/Latin spot I've ever been too! Keep up the good work!!

The Chinese food I've gotten has always been delicious! My favorite is the kung pao chicken and I also like the Szechuan chicken. My friend got the chicken with broccoli and enjoyed it. Food is always ready when I arrive and the staff are friendly.

Very good food at a reasonable price. The place is small and the service is OK. But don't expect anything fancy. Good Cuban Chinese flavor.

I stopped here after a massage and being hypnotized by the images of their food on the window. I ordered the spare ribs because they looked unbelievable and I had craved it for a while. They were horrible. The ribs tasted old, and reheated. They were also sauce-less. I was so disappointed by the dish that I dumped the entire thing after tasting one piece. The rice was fresh and tasted fine but these ribs were upsetting. In the past folks used to say how good this place was, it isn't the same. Price wise the value wasn't there. The portion and quality is the same as other Chinese restaurants in the area.

The food was great. My friend got the fried chicken and I got the Szechuan bean curd. Both were fantastic. It was really hard to choose something from the menu because it was so large and everything looked so good! The service was a little slow, but our waiter was nice. It was also very hot and didn't smell great in the restaurant, but we didn't expect too much from a hole in the wall kind of restaurant. Overall, a pleasant experience. Would definitely come back and try something else on the menu!

Service is courteous and food is good. The place is small but it looks clean,. They understand Spanish and English

Delicious food! Every time! Service is reliable and prompt! Ambiance is okay, hole in the wall quick bite but god it is amazing! Run don't walk over to dinástia!

Tasty food. Nice sit down area. The servers and owners speak fluent Spanish. However, as others have mentioned, the food is very pricey for what other Chinese places offer. Food was good. Not somewhere I would go often, but worth checking out at least once. Portions are good. I personally wasn't too impressed by the Latin-Chinese fusion offerings. Nothing really unique. It is no different from the normal Chinese places in the area and offer the same items, just on the menu there are Latin plates and sides, which can easily be found also in the area.

Just got lunch here and the prices are great for the portion! It was just under $7! I got take out and waited only a bit. I ordered the shrimp with garlic eggplant. The portions are definitely big. Saving the rest for dinner. They also gave me a lot of soy and duck sauce, not sure if it was necessary though since my food had enough sauce in it already. The sauce is heavy, not too salty so I appreciated that. It was decent for the price. It seems like it's a Cuban Chinese restaurant so I have no comment on the Cuban dishes but I'll have to try it next. Solid lunch items to put you in a food coma if you decide to finish it all. Pretty quick I'd say for take out. Overall good spot in the neighborhood.

Amazing food for an even better price. I've been coming here for a long time and I don't even live in NYC. This place is old school NYC! I typically get the chicharron de pollo sin hueso and it never disappoints. The staff and owner are friendly. If you want an ungentrified taste of nyc, here's your place.

It's very pricey for what you get.Food is very greasy and i can think of 5 other latin / chinese rest that offer way better meals and value

Good old fashion Chinese/Cuban food. Great menu. Staff attentive but not breathing down ur neck. Easy relaxed atmosphere. We were a party of 7 and we all left w a smile

I have tried a lot of the chino-Latino restaurants and this is definitely one of favorites. The employees are Chinese but they speak perfect Spanish and serve Chinese & Spanish dishes. My go to dish is the boneless chicken with mixed fried rice. The rice has chicken, shrimp & pork. You can have them not put any of the things you don't eat. Prices are very reasonable. The boneless crackling chicken lunch Special is $9.95 and is a really good portion for the price. The home made ice tea is really good too.

Tip- get a chicken dish, special fried rice is good Pros: big portions, yummy "special fried rice" with ham shrimp and beef, clean atmosphere, friendly/attentive/sweet staff who can speak Spanish Cantonese and pretty good English, takes credit cards and individual checks, can get leftovers to go in boxes. Soy sauce/hot sauce/etc on ledge by every table. Pretty easy to get a spot on Sunday during lunch time. Cons: not the most flavorful (which personally I like bc it's better for you and you can add condiments), friend said beef was weird I got the double happiness and loved it! It's a good mix of veggies chicken and shrimp with spicy sauce. Overall it seems like it depends what you get and how picky you are! Follow my tips ^ and you'll have a 4-star experience. 1-2 of my friends would rate it a 3. The others would say 4. Came with 4 friends.

La Dinastia is a neighborhood gem, in more ways than one. The exterior and dining ambiance is nothing to write home about, but it is really a no-frills joint with large portions of food at low prices. It doesn't have the most authentic Chinese food. The service is also below average (although I have never judged a restaurant heavily based on service alone). But personally, I find the Chinese/Latin American fusion to be fascinating, and in some sense, you really do get the best of both worlds. Their lunch menu is probably some of the best deals in the neighborhood. I almost always order the chicharrones de pollo sin hueso (fried chicken cracklings without bones), which comes with 4 giant pieces of fried chicken and a side of house special fried rice for under $10. The chicken is moist, tender, and really to an extent, addicting. The portions are HUGE, and I have never been able to finish the entire portion in one sitting. I haven't ordered enough off the Chinese menu to understand all of the negative ratings, but my experience here has thus far have been positive.

I love the food here! Affordable & delicious. They are very old school but soooo yummy! my fave is the special fried rice with boneless chicken !! Great Service as well!

My friends brought me here late at night after rehearsal. Huge portions. Turns out "barbecue pork" is code for cha siu. The eggplant in garlic sauce is tasty, but a little heavy. It's a good enough Chinese and Cuban hybrid, but I wouldn't, like, go out of my way to come back.

Very good Chino Latino food. It is definitely not healthy food but if you're looking for the experience check this place out.

The food is fantastic. 1) The pork/beef fried rice with steak is to die for. 2) The service is very quick. 3) Very good price for the portions. 4) Also, it is Chinese-Cuban fusion. Which is somewhat unique. Must try.

Absolutely adore this restaurant and the owners! Cuban Chinese food what's not to love. The fact that they all spoke Spanish fluently but are Chinese threw me for a joyous loop. The food was a bit pricey for the area but the taste was spot on! The flavor and portion sizes delivered. I literally will have dreams about their food and their lemonade. Omg their lemonade!! So good. They blend it with ice so it's pretty frothy, icy and delicious! A large is enough for like 4 people. But I wouldn't share it haha. I opted for buying many dishes and sharing. Totally recommend that approach so that you can taste everything. The beef and broccoli with special fried rice was my fav. Their Maduros (fried sweet plantains) tasted like my grandmother was in the kitchen. Soo good. Cannot wait to go back.

HUGE portions A dinner combination can feed 2 people $13.35 for 8 HUGE bone-in fried chicken with a pint of shrimp and cha siu (roast pork) fried rice and a little salad of iceberg lettuce and 1/4 tomato Small family owned restaurant- gotta support ! Wished for more GREEN vegetable options!

The food is delicious. One of the best fusion places. The interior is small and super casual. Great for pick up and delivery.

The charged for onions on a pork chop . The food was so so nothing special. Overpriced for what you get . I won't be back ever ! Hi

If you are a true fan of Chino-Latino Food then this place ought to be on your list. It is no longer close to where I live but I will go out of my way to have a mixed meal of Chinese & Latin Fare. Yes, you can have A great Chinese Soup followed by Rice & Beans with excellently prepared choice cuts of grilled pork, beef or chicken. The wait staff is quite attentive without being over bearing. You never have to wait or repeatedly ask to be served what you wish. The menu is fairly extensive so you can eat at this joint a few days in a row and find something different to eat each time.

Just ate inside and after I was finished a rat the size of a cat walked by. So skeeved out

Came here for a quick lunch. I got the broccoli with vegetable fried rice. The customer service here was terrible. The waiter kept rushing to take out order. Once I got my food it was cold and the fried rice smelt and looked burnt. Definitely not appetizing. The only thing I was able to eat of my plate was the broccoli. Definitely will not be back here again.

DON'T DO IT. This is my second time ordering from this place. I ordered a half fried chicken with pork fried rice. My partner ordered spare ribs with special fried rice. ​ The fried rice is very dry. It tasted like it has been laying around the kitchen for days and re-fried. The fried chicken is also dry. The meat has a strong fridge smell. I don't know how many times the chicken was fried before giving to us. And the spare ribs are extremely salty and taste like they will go bad in a few more hours..., ​and they cost up to almost 35$. This is Chinese food in Washington​ Heights​. I am Chinese, and my partner is Cuban​ American​. ​This place gave out food that was​ not even close to "just taste ok." While I am writing this review, my stomach is hurting at the same time. I will file for a lawsuit​ against them if I have any health issues in the following days. The below part is for the restaurant to read. (if they would care to read the review on sites) 开饭店做生意，赚钱还是要有良心。请你们在把饭钱放进外卖盒之前自己先尝一下，我们花了近35美刀叫来的却是过夜的饭菜，几近变质的食物，有没有考虑一下我们消费者的感受？希望你们能好好反省一下。

Just had the kung pao chicken lunch special. It was not good. There were no peanuts in the dish. The sauce was watery and the chunks of chicken didn't have much flavor. They tasted like they were boiled or simmered in the sauce, not properly stir-fried - there was absolutely no wok char. The taste of the bell peppers overwhelmed the rest of the dish. Two stars for friendly and fast service, and OK portion sizes for the price ($6.80 w/tax). Perhaps the Latin food is better, but based on this dish I would not recommend the Chinese menu.

A small hole-in-the-wall joint: very tasty, fast service. I had eggplant w pork & my son had pork chop dish. Both meals were very good; the flavors were just right. Lunch prices very very low

Some preferred selections are better not to change. And mines are chicken and aubergines with garlic sauce and Lomo salteado. I tried lomein and arroz con ...lo que sea...but didn't like it as much. Service is fine and the waiters are cool and friendly although you have to be a bit intrusive and certain. This is one of the oldest places around and rapidly changing neighbourhood can't beat the old fashion standards.

I will never order from here again. I bought the boneless rib tips with rice and pork dumplings. I was unimpressed by it all and the ribs tips were super salty.

This place has been serving good food for years!! When I order i ask for no salt if I don't, I feel the food can be a little salty. They don't mind accommodating ! I have yet to try something and not like it! I love this place

Poor service. Server would not even look at me when talking to me or taking my order. When I requested more water, he simply stood by the counter and chatted with another server for about 10 mins before I had to remind him again for the water. This is not a fusion restaurant, they simply have separate Chinese and separate Latin food menus, so don't be misled. I got Chinese food Kung Pao Chicken and it was pretty bland, although the portions were pretty large. Would not recommend.

I am a fan of this Chino-Latino restaurant. They're in my neighborhood and the prices are reasonable. I also appreciate that they are Spanish speaking and therefore, I can order the dishes without having to "gringo-nize" the pronunciation (po-yo free-to). The "chicharrones de pollo" (chicken cracklings) are an awesome and popular item on the menu, but the menu has other stuff that is worthy of the same attention. The "bistec con tostones" (steak and fried green plantains) are another favorite of mine. The reason why I'm giving them 4 stars in this review is because, on occasion, when I order from this place I get what appear to be over fried/burnt "maduros" (sweet plantains) or fried rice that's a little dry and lacking flavor.