Lady Chow Kitchen

What a hidden gem in NYC Chinatown! The 豉汁排骨蒸陈村粉 was cooked to perfection, the steamed rice rolls were silky smooth and smooth and the pork ribs on top were savory and delicious. Highly recommended! How much I wish I could find something as good in London.

Visiting from London and was desperate to find a Chinatown comparison. This did not disappoint at all ! As you can see, great portion sizes with the quality to match the char siu was tender and perfect flavour. The dim sum was delightful. The beef ho fun has a brilliant wok hei. It is also great value !!

Tons of choices, everything looks delicious. We ordered chicken Shiu Mai, beef and bitter squash dumplings, chicken with sticky rice in lettuce leaf and the chicken Chow Mein. The bitter squash is indeed bitter, but everything was so excellent, came rather quickly. Service was very kind and welcoming.

Lady Chow’s Kitchen has become a must-visit every time I’m in Chinatown. Their dumplings are handmade perfection—plump, juicy, and packed with fresh ingredients. The scallion pancakes and spicy beef noodle soup are my other favorites. The service is quick and attentive, and the prices are very fair for the quality. It’s the kind of spot that keeps getting better every time I go!

Delicious General Tso’s chicken also had great fried rice and sweet and sour soup. The only con is they are not allergenic-friendly

Lady Chow’s Kitchen is the perfect spot for anyone craving authentic Chinese cuisine in Chinatown. The variety of dishes is impressive, but the standout for me was the beef noodle soup—rich, hearty, and bursting with flavor. The shrimp and pork dumplings were also a highlight, cooked to perfection. The staff is attentive and friendly, and the cozy atmosphere makes it a great place to relax and enjoy an incredible meal. Definitely a must-visit!

I stumbled upon Lady Chow’s Kitchen while exploring Chinatown, and what a find! Their 豉汁排骨 is out of this world—the rice rolls were smooth, and the pork ribs were melt-in-your-mouth delicious. The service was friendly, and the ambiance felt like a warm welcome. This is a spot I’ll be dreaming about until my next visit. Truly a standout in the city!

Hands-down, without a doubt, some of the best Chinese food I have ever had!! There are so many items to choose from, and no matter what I decided on I was thoroughly satisfied!! The portion sizes are great and packed full of flavor. You can tell it is truly authentic cooking. Everyone is super sweet and you get a homey feeling when you walk in 🫶🏻

I stumbled across this place in Chinatown and I swear everything happens for a reason. It's the best fried rice I've ever had in my freaking life. No joke. My first instinct was to get another meal but I always love going simple when I first try a place. So now I know everything else on the menu must be BOMB. The workers were nice, quiet, polite and quick. The place is traditional, authentic and very comfy. Since I've been to this place I've been making plans of going back very soon because I have never had a fried rice like this. Cannot wait to return. 10/10 in service, price and efficiency!

Iced HK milk tea: it was lukewarm. Tastes like regular milk tea--not HK milk tea. Soup dumplings: definitely not homemade but rather steamed from frozen machine-made dumplings. You can skip it. Looked nothing like the picture on their wall. Sparerib steamed Chen Cun Fun: portion was huge--Not appetizer size but entree size. I think the Chen style steamed rice crepe is thinner and more translucent than regular cheung fun rice crepes. House special fried rice: Best dish and our favorite! Silver and gold refers to the egg yolk and egg white. There were some crispy rice and raisins in it. Will order this dish again. Restroom is in the back and you have to go down some steep stairs. Clean and roomy compared to other Chinatown restaurant bathrooms but only 1 gender neutral stall. Waitstaff were chatty but nice. Saw a lot of delivery service workers picking up orders. Takeout must be popular. I'd come back for the house special fried rice.

Extremely disappointed by the food quality of this place. First, it's in a very convenient location with a large space. Second the staff and waiter/waitress are friendly and makes you have the local feeling. This place has a lot of potential but sadly the food was not good. If you're going to charge me $20 for seafood lo mein I expect something more than just shrimp and 3 pieces of squid. The fish fillet congee was plain with no flavor. The steam chern fun was sad as well for $13, they don't even add enough soy sauce or flavor. Also where's the black beans with the spare ribs ? Every piece of spare rib was overally fat.

The spare ribs in the Chen fun is such a good deal. Like $12 for a huge platter that could honestly feed two without anything else. The spareribs are flavorful and soft. The noodles aren't too heavy, but need to be soaked in the sauce. The stuffed tofu was soft and had shrimp inside.

Came here after Monday night run club with a large group of around 16. They have plenty of seating and were able to seat us around 2 minutes after we came in. The rest of the restaurant was empty (Monday night an hour before closing.) The service was very kind and they were very patient with us. They have a good amount of vegetarian options. The vegetable dumplings weren't that great. there wasn't much filling and it wasn't very flavorful. I would recommend ordering the crispy tofu instead. It's fluffy on the inside - more of a simple taste. The rest of the table ordered meat dishes. They really liked the pork pan fried dumplings. It seems like the beef rice noodles were also a hit as well. Seems like this is a good choice for non-vegetarians. but if you are vegetarian and end up coming here order the crispy tofu!

We were debating whether to have breakfast or lunch at 10 am on a Saturday. We were surprised to see that this restaurant is open. We walked in and saw no customer. The owner/manager lady was sitting, eating her food. She said lunch is available right now for typical dishes like fried rice or lo mein. While my parents were looking at the menu, I took pictures of the inside. The lady then said no pictures. I was a bit taken aback and asked why. She confronted me in a combative tone that she doesn't like it. We looked at each other and got the heck out of there. The way she treated prospective customers is totally appalling.

Good food (get the fish) and served hot. The bathroom is downstairs and payment types are available. Recommended.

The food and service was disappointing. The server kept trying to recommend dishes to us, but even after we said no, she put in an order for a dish that we did not order. She served it to us anyway, saying that she already put it in instead of giving us the correct order. We were at the large table at the far end near the kitchen, so the entire time we were eating, the 2 servers stood there and watched us eat. It was very uncomfortable, being watched the entire time. We also heard the staff zapping a bunch of flies with an electric fly swatter, which was pretty disturbing. The meats were overcooked and tasted tough, we had the cha sew pork and the beef steak. The soup was kind of bland. The only dishes we enjoyed were the fish fillet pot and the stuffed eggplant.

We had high expectations for their renowned rice crepe noodles, as their menu touted them as number one. However, our excitement turned into disappointment with the first bite. The taste resembled microwaved rice crepe noodles, which felt far from authentic. If you're considering trying this dish, I'd recommend looking elsewhere. The overall dining experience was underwhelming, to say the least. In fact, things were so disappointing that we didn't even bother taking pictures of the other dishes. It's a regrettable experience that I hope they can improve upon.

Most of the reviews said that the food is bad or that they got poisoned but I come once a week so I think they might be alleges. This restaurant is yummy the the first thing the places is very nice and clean .its just that sometimes the food comes slow bc their is a lot of people.I recommend the dim sums because it just yummy

This was my second time here and it was excellent the first time and just as good if not better this time. Located on Hester just off of Mott. This small restaurant should not be missed. If you're looking for fresh, truly authentic Chinese food look no further. Shrimp with Asparagus was cooked perfectly. Large shrimp sit on top of a bed of crisp al dente asparagus . Dumplings are made to order and served all day long. The Shui Mai came 4 to an order and was a nice mixture of ground pork with hints of ginger. Service is excellent and the inside is spotless. Delicious, high quality food served in a comfortable casual atmosphere.

This review for take-out only and specific to the lunar new year special- their "poon choi"/pen cai, which is a traditional Cantonese new years festival meal that consists of multiple layers of different ingredients. Second year in a row that our family of 4 have ordered from them, it takes the stress of cooking nye dinner off everyone's shoulders, they have a 6 person and 10 person option; the 6 person one was just right for 4 adults. Ingredients were very fresh and delicious. Easy ordering and pick up process: order and pay deposit, then pick up on designated day and time frame, pay small deposit for the giant metal bowl that's returned when you return it to the restaurant. Traditional home cooking without actually having to do the cooking and cleaning- just a bit of lugging bc it's HEAVY,(it's pre-assembled). Highly recommend!

Hands-down, without a doubt, some of the best Chinese food I have ever had!! There are so many items to choose from, and no matter what I decided on I was thoroughly satisfied!! The portion sizes are great and packed full of flavor. You can tell it is truly authentic cooking. Everyone is super sweet and you get a homey feeling when you walk in

We enjoy going to dim sum occasionally but are put off by the sudden rise in pricing for each of these small plates across the spectrum of eateries. Additionally, the increasing popularity as foodies young and old discover the benefits of the dim sum dining experience, these places have become crowded as the old timers have rushed back after COVID restrictions were relaxed. Lady Chow promotes their dim sum offerings for a mere $3.99 per small plate. The deal here is that these reduced priced specials are offered between 9 and 11am. Dim sum literally translates to "a little piece of heart" as you will find that love goes into the making of each dish. Unlike some of the traditional tea houses, you get table service and order from a special dim sum menu, which admittedly is shorter in variety than those in restaurants that specialize only in dim sum, but by limiting the offerings they keep prices low and quality is very good. The restaurant is wonderfully low key, with gentle Chinese traditional instrumental music playing in the background and hot tea is served, included in the price of your food order. The siu mai and shrimp dumplings were wonderful and I loved the taste, though I found the lotus leaf wrapped sticky rice to be a bit plain in taste. We enjoyed our meal and will recommend this great find. We will be back to try their Cantonese offerings outside of the dim sum menu. The lobster dish looks interesting.

Visited China Town for Chinese New Year (February) Lady Chow was packed so we knew it would be good. Sadly they were out of the rice noodles and shrimp dumplings. What we did have was still very good. Eaten: Spicy eggplant with pork Soup dumplings Pan fried noodles- not what I expected them to be and they were amazing. They have mushrooms,green onion and sesame seeds. So good we didn't even get a picture.

Our friend recommended this restaurant and we went to eat with them. It is a nice little restaurant. For this day, our friend had preordered a bowl of a variety of things in it. It contained boiled duck, chicken, a lobster, shrimp, abalone, oysters, mushrooms and cabbage. It was quite good but different from the usual things I order. I recommend their fried rice. We got the shrimp but it had many things in it minced. My favorite was the fried oyster. All this food was good enough for 4 people.

First time here it was the worse meal I've ever had- watery, bland congee and tasteless rice rolls. I went back for a group dinner and everything was surprisingly excellent, leaving a nice taste in my mouth after leaving.

A very small family restaurant so there's limited indoor seating, but the food is absolutely amazing. I always come here with my Chinese family and they order, so I don't know the names of any of the dishes. I will say I have yet to have a bad experience here between the prompt service and great value for authentic Chinese food.

The staffs all have an attitude problem. The food was mediocre. I ordered the shredded chicken and it looked like it was someone's leftover. I was scared to eat it. I wouldn't return.

Ho hum food. Not good, not bad. I feel like there is somewhat of a bait and switch. The menus outside have different prices than they do inside. Decor inside is very simple, not elegant but at the same time is ok. A decent place to get a quick meal. I feel like there might be better places in Chinatown but this is decent spot. The noodles were good.

Probably one of the most unique and special dinner spots in Chinatown. The one absolute dish you must have is the crispy chicken stuffed with shrimp. In order to try this, you must order it at least 2 hours prior to your desired dinner time. The skill and patience needed for this dish is evidenced by the lack of bones and the skin is perfectly crisp and unbroken.

Food 3/5 Service 3/5 Ambiance 5/5 My husband and I came here for lunch and we chose to sit outside. It was a beautiful day! I loved the feel of the restaurant on the inside and on the outside. Our food was as prepared well and I enjoyed it for the most part, but I thought the sticky rice in lotus leaf (Lo Mai Gai) was a little bland according to my palate. I've had more flavorful Lo Mai Gai before. Our server was very attentive until the end of our meal. He kind of disappeared for a long time after our food was brought out and he never came back to give us the check or refill my water. The beef pan fried noodles were good. The soup dumplings (xiao long bao) were also good, but nothing to brag about. Ive had better dishes elsewhere before honestly. Overall, not a bad spot in the heart of Chinatown, but I feel like there is better dim sum around here! I usually get dim sum in Queens, but I figured I would give Chinatown a try and my Aunt (who is from NYC) suggested I try a different restaurant for dim sum in Chinatown next time I go.

Simple, standard Chinatown fare, but made with more love & care than most other places close by. Maybe $2-$4 more expensive than the dirty, rude places with similar menus. They are much cleaner & nicer inside than their competition, though, & the sticky rice with chicken in lotus leaf is fire ! They also charge for tea ? Very happy with my few visits so far, & I plan on continuing to come back.

Their Hong Kong milk tea is not real, just tea bag tea, not as menu said, "panty hose" milk tea. Shrimp flat noodles and fried rice is ok. Fried pumpkin is not the taste I liked.

I had two dishes from here and they were simple and pretty good. The e-fu noodles with mushrooms were tasty but I had better. I would have liked the noodles to be more chewy. The noodles here were almost like normal lo mein noodles. No chives either. The spare ribs with black bean sauce steamed chen cun fun is just spare ribs on top of cheung fun but it was satisfying. The noodles were very soft and thin, which soaked up the sauce nicely.

This review is only for the dim sum. The dim sum is served hot and come with a limited menu of about 8-10 things. Each of the items cost $3.99 each during the early morning hours of 9-11 am. I recommend the siu mai and the pork and veggie dumplings. These tasted like typical dim sum, but seasoned with less msg. Service is decent and sufficient. The bathroom for customers is located in the basement and shockingly it is brightly lit and relatively clean. For the dining space, the walls are full of pictures of their menu offerings and include interesting dishes that other restaurants do not have.

Five-star reviews attracted me to this place, but unfortunately, I didn't think the food nor the service lived up to this standard. First off, the wait was ridiculously long when there was little restaurant traffic. I had to inquire several times about my order only to get a response that "it's coming." Three different staff came to ask me the same question "what did you order"... Meanwhile other customers who seated after us, not only got their food before us but some finished, paid, and left, while we were still waiting. The disappointing part was only one of two orders came, so my partner finished eating before my food even came. I was looking forward to the home cook-style food, but the food I ordered, chen-chun stir fry noodles and their special ginger red onion sauce, were a little too salty for my taste. The noodles have a good stir fry "wok-hay" but they added a top layer of salt without properly mixing. Overall, I think the food was okay but customer service needs more improvement.

First of all, come support small business in Manhattan Chinatown! First time at Lady Chow. Located on the other side of Canal St. on Hester, it is a clean, cozy restaurant. Had some tried and true dishes as well as new ones. The shredded pork and preserved egg congee were a good amount. Beef pan fried rice noodle was tasty. The pumpkin bars (probably Kabocha) with salted egg yolks was perfectly crunchy. The peanut and sesame pancake was very good. Wanted to try the famous Chen Cun Fun noodles so ordered the Steak with Black Pepper Sauce Steamed noodles. The steak was tender and it was very peppery which my husband loved. The prices were reasonable. It is worth a return visit.

If you are from Shunde, live in NYC area and missed the food, this place will satisfy a bit of your craving. I think this is the only restaurant in NYC area that has Chen Cun Fen (陈村粉) and savory crepe (咸薄撑). Chen Cun Fen is not as good as the one you will find in Shunde but we cannot go there now due to Covid. Savory crepe was really good and I will definitely will order again next time. They also have sweet crepe (甜薄撑) too and are also very good. We also ordered steamed carp fish (清蒸鯇魚) which was fresh and delicious. Well done! I will definitely be back.

Small Cantonese restaurant on Hester Street. Nice bright, and cleanly decorated restaurant consisting of several small tables. My party of seven seemed a bit out of place and cramped with the large round table top in the back of the restaurant. Ordered several Cantonese dishes from the basic Walnut Shrimp to the more extravagant Chicken stuffed with Shrimp paste. Overall the food was good but not great. There were some hits and misses with the others as average. The steamed 3 color pork meat pie and the House Special Fried Rice lacked flavor while the Sautéed Fish Fillet with String Beans was spot on with Wok flavor. No wow factor in the Fried Chicken Stuffed with Shrimp Paste. Service was great and staff was friendly and accommodating. Price wise, it is above the Chinatown average. Overall, it was an average dining experience.

Ran into this restaurant by luck. I was heading to the Ferrara Bakery for some cannolis but thought I should get some lunch in Chinatown. I found a place that seems to have great review for dim sum but when I got there I realize they are take home and cook type of place. It started raining and I was found Lady Chow Kitchen right across the street. Decided to head in for lunch. The dim sum was good and order a few side items (house chow mein and chinese broccoli). Overall a great experience with great service and decent food.

It's a great place if you're looking for a quick bite. The staff are more hospitable than the food. Nothing spectacular about it. Just a nice place to eat.

Excellent food with a super nice and efficient wait staff. The owner was so kind and came over to our large group to recommend some off menu specialties that were incredible. She even gave us some free beers and wine. We will be back.

Outstanding food, no matter what you order. Specialty items on just items off the menu, We never had a bad meal there. There Lambchops are the best i've ever had. Service was exceptional, always there to change your plate, fill your water/tea pot and checking if everything was all right. The place is a little small but very nice. Hands down, the best chinese food in the area.

Best Chinese food in NYC - really fresh quality and delicious. Highly recommend a visit whether you are visiting or a local. Yum!

Came with the parents for lunch today and was pleasantly surprised. The place was busy when we got there at 12:30. But there was a table available. They were a bit short staffed but when the waitress got to us she quickly took our orders and apologized for having us wait. We ordered the following : Pork Ribs Cherng Chun Fun Singapore Vermicelli Noodles Chicken Mushroom over Rice Peanut Pancake Pork Ribs Cherng Chun Fun - this was a first for me. It's a saucy version of a hor fun(wide noodle) /Cherng fun. Your girl is very picky with her carbs but this was carb worthy! The pork ribs were super tasty which made you want more. The parentals inhaled it without one complaint which means it for their seal of approval! Chicken Mushroom over Rice Decent portion of saucy stir fried chicken with shitake mushrooms and greens. Havent had this in eons and this was enjoyable. Singapore Vermicelli Noodles They used a good curry for this and that's what makes or breaks this dish. Many places don't use the right curry but they got it right. It was flavorful and not greasy! Peanut Pancake This was a nice sweet peanuty treatthat I'd order again! Service was as friendly and accommodating.

If you're looking for Americanized Chinese food, this is not the place. In fact, Lady Chow's food remind me of home-cooked meals in the best way. Everything from the spring rolls, Shumai, to the congee tasted homemade and delicious. Will definitely be coming back often.

Solid Cantonese cuisine. There's snow pea leaves, salt & pepper pork chop, beef stew casserole, curry beef stew, all types of chun fun, congee, and more than I can list here. Their menu is extensive. We like to get our veggie fix here with an order of the garlic sauteed snow pea leaves. It does not disappoint and decently priced at $14.95. The first time we ordered the salt & pepper pork chop, I was happily surprised to see thin lean boneless pieces of pork chop fried to perfection at the affordable price of $15. I loved the crunch on the outside and the tender meat inside. Flavors are on point. The last couple of time I ordered this dish again, I received the typical cantonese salt & pepper pork chop with bone and some pieces with more fat than I'd like. The mouthfuls of fried fat were off putting to say the least. The 2nd time was wayy more fat that had to be thrown out than edible pieces. The third time there were only 2 pieces with a sizable chunk of fat. I'd still get it once in a while but honestly the fat is real off putting. I miss the lean boneless pork chops and this is the only restaurant I've ever had it prepared this way. Bring them back please! We also ordered the beef stew turnip casserole which was delicious. The beef was so tender and juicy. The radish soaked in all the flavors. My daughter loved it! We wish there were meaty pieces since she can't chew on the tendons yet. When we ordered this for take out, we were a bit disappointed. We couldn't find a piece of meat to give my daughter at all. It was all tendons that she could not chew through. This could be that we ordered it for lunch and I'll give them the benefit of the doubt that they didn't have time to stew it longer. At $23 a pop, it's a bit too pricey for my taste buds given the meat to tendon ratio. There's also some dishes on rice (~$8) that include a small soup, similar to a lunch special served all day. It's good for when you're eating alone or just don't want such a big serving. I give kudos to the chef for bringing back the flavors of my childhood with their salted fish & diced chicken with eggplant on rice. The eggplant was soft and delicious. The taste of salted fish permeated in every corner of that dish and it was divine. The chicken chunks also tasted like salted fish! It's perfect. It's done well and I'd definitely get this again. The quality does fluctuate given my experience here between amazing and good. I feel my first time dining in was the best. The 2nd dine-in we tried to be adventurous on the menu and it was lackluster. Still decent but we're not too big of a fan of their signature half chicken and spare ribs chun fun. The snowpea leaves which was the constant between the meals was also lacking possibly in garlic. I've ordered take out a few times as well and it's pretty good. Not the amazing first impression we had but good enough to add to our rotation. Another gripe I have is there's no sweet soup/tong shui at the end. Most sit down cantonese restaurant still serve either fruit like cut oranges or sweet soup. Just a cultural thing I grew up with, but I digress. I wouldn't hinge my decision on where to eat based on this. Wait I take that back. I sometimes do get swayed when I'm craving some deliciously hot sweet soup and I know another restaurant has it. I wouldn't not eat at Lady Chow just because of it. Lady Chow is a great addition to the hood and I'm so happy to welcome it into our lives.

Very good service, and the food is even better. The food is so aesthetically pleasing and tastes so good. The waitstaff are very nice and polite. Overall very good experience. Will go again!

I wanted to go to different spot but we ended up trying this spot with family, we were seated outside the streetery fairly quickly. We got some soup dumplings, shu mai I think all of which was pretty good with spring rolls While deluxe green Bo is where u wanted to go the food here was good with quick service. Staff had masks but I don't believe we were required to wear ours outside , this was few weeks before Xmas tree lighting.

Average Chinatown Cantonese style restaurant. Squid with pickled vegetables and liver and fish congee were both average. The fried crueler was a disappointment, crispy but didn't taste right.

Had our first date here :) foods excellent and service was very friendly. Only complaint is that they should have more business.

Very authentic Chinese dishes cooked to very high standards. For those who know real Chinese cooking -- not Chinese-American cooking, which has its points but is not the real thing -- this place is a gem.

Food is alright. Ordered a couple times from this place, pork chops, dumplings and the curry beef. pork chops tasted almost like fish, the consistency was extremely soft and didn't have the bite of normal pork. It might be due to the meat being soaked in baking soda water for way too long to soften up the meat. The dumplings were okay, I would even say good, but the price is on the more expensive side and you can get a much better deal at Jin mei dumplings. The beef was a BIG let down. There were only two ingredients, beef and onions, extremely big pieces too. I am extremely sure that the curry was made from one of those instant blocks that you can get at a supermarket. The amount of beef was extremely sad, lacking flavor. The menu said the beef curry was 9.00 and since I paid cash, that was the price I should be getting it for, but she charged me 9.95! It's not that I care about the dollar so much but the fact that she scammed me is the big part. This place isn't that authentic either. If you're looking for quality Chinese food, step somewhere else.

I tried here for lunch or dinner takeout. Their rice menu is a great price. So I came here to dine in and the food is still great. The chicken with shrimp stuffing took very long time. It's interesting but we didn't love it. The clams and walnut shrimp was so good. Everything on the menu I've had and I never have any issues. Even the congee is cooked well. Some congee places are so bland. But here they know to actually cook it longer. Highly recommend. The curry is a little watery or not strong enough for me. But overall I've had many items on their menu and liked all of them. Some I did not like as much because of the preference. My to go place for dinner or lunch. The food here is authentic.

Friend recommended this restaurant, and we went last week. I love it. We ordered fried rice with salty egg, stuffed chicken with shrimp paste, and geoducks ( fried and sashimi). They were all exceptionally tasty. The geoduck requires reservation in advance. Highly recommend everyone to try this restaurant. You won't be disappointed.

I bought five dim sum dishes, Har gao, Siu mai ,.sticky rice, orange peel dim sum , the sticky rice is loose ( not sticking ) the dim-sum skin are thick , all over all, will not recommend despite of discount before 11:00 AM

If you are looking for greasy spoon Chinese, move on. This is delicious home cooking. Service was spotty but I think that was more because they brought things out as they were finished. Cashew chicken was the best I've had in years. We also got chen cun fen which was fantastic. Wish we had room for more food. Fantastic!

Best Hot & Sour Soup!!! If you want the best, here it is! Ask for a bowl, not a cup! Small restaurant with few tables. Service was very good!