Nai Brother

Amazing selection of Szechuan cuisine <3 Love the sliced fish soup & beef hot and sour soup

Extremely disappointed with this location. The fish was not fresh—soggy, overcooked, and with a noticeable smell. The broth was overly salty and seemed loaded with MSG, and portions were tiny. Four of us ordered lunch here, and the results were alarming: one person stopped eating because the fish was clearly unfresh, another had diarrhea later that night, one vomited just minutes after eating, and the last had to throw out their meal entirely. This place used to be good, but it has seriously declined. With other options nearby like Fish With You or 美味魚, this location is no longer a safe or worthwhile choice. Even with their expansions to Times Square and LIC, this OG location left me highly disappointed.

Food is great - fish dish. The service is not espectacular but friendly. Been there multiple times and everything in there is decent! Recommended to try! They also sell milk/fruit tea in there.

My bestie’s fav place for lunch. Idk what she enjoys but if youre a fan of tangy sour soup then this the place for you. She likes soups like that, and it comes with rice. Which is prob why she likes this restaurant. The interior is cozy and clean, has a station for bubble teas and stuff. I tried the tangy kimchi beef soup and was just ok about it. It has bean sprouts in it by default which is nice cause I like bean sprouts, but the flavor were not bad! Its lowkey addicting, but i wish it has cilantro flavor. The portions were generous and rice were just enough for it. I added tofu skin and it didnt come with a lot, but a good amount of meat and ingredients. $15.

Nice place, my tomato fish soup was good! That is my third time visiting this place and I like the atmosphere and taste.

We both love nai brother so much!! food is so amazing,price is so reasonable,i can't wait to come again!!highly recommend!!

Everyone, avoid Nai Ge on 8th Avenue and 59th Street. A couple of days ago, I ordered takeout from there and found a lot of hair in the food. I sent photos to the manager, and he claimed it wasn’t hair, but mushrooms from the first photo. Then he told me to bring the food back so he could take a look. I did bring it back—not because I wanted a refund or a replacement, but to let them know they have hygiene issues in the kitchen and to maybe get an apology. But they kept denying responsibility, saying all the chefs wear hats and this kind of issue rarely happens. When I asked him to explain what it was if not hair, he said he didn’t know either. Isn’t that ridiculous? One of the chefs told him to refund me, and he said if it really was their fault, he had no problem with a refund. But he acted like I was just trying to scam a free meal. Since I couldn’t get a straight answer, I just took the bag of food I brought and told them I would report them to 311. On the way home, the manager called me and gave a bunch of useless explanations, saying that was their way of handling things. I wasn’t satisfied and feel the need to expose them. I’ll be posting this on Xiaohongshu too. I’m really upset—please help share this.

Amazing!

04.10.2024 @ 6:04pm Wednesday Called in place order for pick up. My second time trying this place. The first time I ordered for lunch take out a Spicy Beef Pot comes with a rice. Didn't like the beef slice. Was thick & cheap quality. Now this second time I got the Fatty Beef with Green Pepper Soup. Over all the soup or pot is overly oily. This place wouldn't be on my list of craving.

I come here every time I visit LIC. Best hangover sunday food and not bad for the price point. They have the cute little service robots that bring you your food which is nice. Never too crowded. Not sure why it isn't more popular but I've never had to wait for a table for parties of 2-8 people. Definitely give this place a try. I recommend the original sauerkraut fish or the tomato broth with beef and fish cake!

what a great addition to the chinese food scene on 8th ave. everything we ordered was great and its such a large bowl of noodles. the space is bright and spacious by brooklyn standards. i loved the drinks they offer with a separate boba bar in the front so you know the drinks are not just an afterthought. we ordered a few of the noodle bowls, spicy fish, sour fish, tomato, and sour beef. i really enjoyed my spicy fish bowl. the sour broths were also delicious. the tomato soup was nothing to write home about, I would stick with either sour or spicy or both but not tomato. we also ordered the chicken and beef skewers and they were huge and super flavorful! the service was friendly and prompt. great space for lunch and great value with delicious food!

I was apprehensive in coming here based on Yelp reviews but the menu and photos were enticing. We took a risk and came here and it was a good decision. The other reviews are 100% accurate in that the staff didn't seem like they wanted to be there. It was fine service, not smiley, not welcoming, but not rude. We ordered the Lemon Yakult drink, the Sliced beef with hot and sour soup (had a rating of two hot peppers) and the fish with tomato soup broth. We also got kelp and tripe on the side. The drink came pretty fast and the food came maybe within 10 minutes of ordering. They didn't bring us any water at all. They did bring plates and napkins and disposable utensils though. The drink was not that good, a tad too sour. I was originally afraid that the sliced beef with hot and sour soup was going to be too spicy since it was a rating of two red peppers, but it really wasn't that spicy at all!!! So I ended up taking this soup for myself and my boyfriend had the tomato one. It's what he wanted originally anyway. The hot and sour soup was so damn good, literally hit the spot for me and the beef was the typical hot pot fatty beef. The soup is quite oily though. The kelp and tripe were also great additions with this soup. The tomato with fish was OK. Tomato soup really doesn't do it for me. If you come here, def get the sour based soups since that's what they're known for. The fish was good but I feel like they didn't have that many slices in the soup. Overall, I say give this place a try! We are def coming back.

Came in on a Monday evening with two friends around 8:30PM - pleasantly surprised that despite limited seating (maybe 5 tables of four max), we were able to sit! Support local small businesses!!! As a group, we ordered the signature Chinese sauerkraut & fish, the tomato & fish and the beef & hot/spicy soup plus tripe, kelp and cauliflower on the side. Normally, the sides are add ons directly placed into your soup of choosing but we had them on the side to easily dip into the various broths. One of my friends ordered a bubble tea drink - there's a bubble tea section within the restaurant; it looked decently fresh! Our dishes came rather quickly and each soup came with a side of white rice. Remember to manually ask for tap water, they don't serve those to you right when you're seated and you'll definitely need it to wash down some of the spice! The broths were all great, but the favorite was truly the signature naige Chinese sauerkraut & fish because it's as tart, spicy and yummy all in one! The tomato one brings in a nice spicy sweet taste too. Each soup is reasonably priced and honestly, we ordered way too much for 3 people - with rice, a soup can probably be shared between two people. Given how close this place is to my actual home, definitely looking forward to trying some other soups again!

Pleasantly surprised but not sure I am a fan yet. From the outside, this is a very tucked away place. I wouldn't have noticed it nor would I have come inside on my own accord. There are just a few tables, and no real service. Meaning we didn't get offered water to drink. Luckily their drinks menu is fairly expansive. The mango smoothie with sago was a bit more tart than I would have preferred - they obviously cannot control the mango itself but wish I would have known. I was only in the mood for a bunch of apps so we had the beef tripe cold app, which was decent. Cut nice and thin but the flavor was a bit vinegary which wasn't what I had in mind. Also tried beef satay and chicken satay but I think this is mis-labeled. It was 2 skewers per order and the size of the meat was LARGE. I was expecting some dainty sized skewers and more quantity of skewers. Both the beef and lamb were very dehydrated and fried instead of satay. Then we also had the cold chili chicken, which wasn't as spicy as it looked so that was good. It wasn't my favorite cold chili chicken as I've had better but it was decent. And finally also tried the fried chicken wings which were nice and crispy / juicy / meaty. However it came with ketchup which was fine, but I was hoping for some spicy mayo or the likes. There is a decent sized bathroom for patrons and it was fairly clean. I'm open to trying it again but this time will try some other dishes.

Devouring the bowl of rice was a easy feat with how strong in flavors (and MSG) the soup is but it's not bad overall even though the green pepper soup isn't my style. A single portion was A LOT so seeing the double portions (BIG tray) to the next to me was wild. The only extra ingredient I requested was bean sprouts but there was a generous amount of other stuff in the soup already. Regular fish fillets is good and it doesn't absorb the soup but the higher quality in the fresh fish for a slightly higher price is apparent. And that one pepper symbol is definitely spicy so don't try if you can't handle spice. If you pay in cash, you could get any drink for $2 from their drinks menu which is a sweet deal (originally about $6) and definitely what you will crave for after having this meal. Went with the pineapple passionfruit tea which hit the spot.

Came here with my girlfriend and friend who's a girl. Really good sauerkraut/tomato soup fish here, one of our favorites!

Our office ordered lunch from here on Sunday. When I first looked at the Yelp reviews I was worried due to its high amount of negative reviews. However, I was pleasantly surprised by the results after ordering the seafood dancing dish. When I first started eating it I was worried because the broth tasted slightly bland; however, as I kept eating more and more of the flavor and spice hit me. Therefore, you should definitely remember to mix the soup before eating it. The broth ended up being very delicious and savory definitely a highlight of the dish. Additionally, I loved the huge variety of items in the bowl, there were three large and juicy prawns with lots of fish filets, bean curd and a mixture of vegetables. The fish itself was absolutely soft and well cooked. Additionally all of it just went so well with the rice. Finally, the portion was huge in this meal. It lasted me for two full meals. All in all, a nice lunch for a good value - definitely check it out if you're in the area or for takeout.

When I first tried this place, my partner and I got pretty addicted. We were eating out at this place at least once a week. We usually get the sliced fish with green pepper soup, or hot and sour soup. The small size is good if you want to order several dishes to try. But after going here several times, we already have a favorite dish and usually just order the large bowl size and share. Portion for the price is great -- we always leave full and satisfied! Although, the spice level could be higher for us, it satisfies our craving for spicy food. We also really like the spicy cucumber. It's a refreshing side dish. This was one of the places my partner and I really craved during the pandemic, since we couldn't dine out. We opted for takeout. Delivery was very fast and food arrived nice and hot. They had a special where you get free chili chicken if you spend over $20. The chicken was very good. However, the cucumber we ordered was not as flavorful as we remembered. Everything came nicely packed (utensils are packaged if you're worried about covid) and portion was consistent with portions served in restaurant (this was one of my concerns... the bowls/portions in the restaurants were big so I worried we would not get the same amount for takeout)! Overall, it satisfied our craving!

I had lunch with my boyfriend here and we were able to get seated immediately. We ordered two fish dishes and rice bowls to share. We chose naige chinese sauerkraut fish and poached sliced fish. The food was really flavorful and we really enjoyed our meal. We thought both the portion and the price were good as well!

Recently open restaurant at 8ave Brooklyn We came here on weekday around 7pm. It's not crowded. Here is what we got: Black fungus with vinegar 老醋木耳 Taste a little bit plain, fungus soak little bit too long. I wouldn't recommend this appetizer. Addiction beef 過癮牛肉 I like it's not spicy, good for everybody. Has beef and lotus root together. The flavor is really good! Sliced fish with green peppercorn soup 青麻椒酸菜魚 The fish seems cut a bit too big, too chunky! But overall the flavor is really good. Not too spicy, with a hit of Sichuan peppercorn taste. The soup also has cabbage and beans sprout in it. Love it! Poached sliced beef 水煮牛肉 Not too spicy and the soup is drinkable. The beef is pretty tender and also has cabbage and beans sprout in the soup. They also have another 2 store in manhattan and flushing. The dishes was pretty good with fairly price. Will come back again!

Was excited to try this place in BK location. Party of two Tried 3 items on the menu Service is slow to none which is typical in Sunset park. Food flavor, no flavor, not Ati the ice. Food quality, one of the item we had tasted like it came from those precooked package where you just open and serve on a plate. Food quantity, very little main ingredients but more veggie. Was sad at this experience Bc we want to come back for more, but will not.

Steamed chicken with Chili Sauce was stinky and sour resulting it to be rotten. I have never ate slice meat where using a chopstick to pick it up was already falling apart. It feels like eating minced meat or tofu instead of sliced beef. I also had a sliced fish with pickled pepper which is reasonable, but we requested for less spicy to balance out with the other dish but it was the spiciest one out of all.

Horrible. I ordered from DoorDash. This is the worst take out EVER. I chewed a staple from their supposedly signature saurekraut fish dish. Secondly, there are hardly any Chinese saurekraut found inside the dish at all, instead they gave you sprout and cabbage as filler. The dish's taste was blend and not authentic. Don't ever order from this shop!

I've only tried the one dish from this place with a takeout order. I loved it. The famous sour fish dish was well flavored and spiced. It has good portion of fish and veggies.

Got the Beef with Kimchi rice noodle ($9.95)and was surprised it came separated. The ingredients were kept fresh from the hot soup. Very fun way of serving this dish! My husband got the Sliced Fatty Beef with Kimchi Soup ($8.95) which came with a bowl of rice. Lots of meat and rice. Broth and meat were really good. This broth is one of the spicier ones so if it's not for you, try the Hot and Sour Soup. There was a lot of food. Probably enough for 2 people per order Atmosphere was really nice and spacious. Address is wrong btw, it's actually 774

Very delicious and filling. I ordered two entries for the two of us but we weren't able to finish it. Next time one bowl between the both of us. The beef bowl was great, but be warned that it's very spicy. The seafood dancing comes with 3 big shrimps. There is a lot of veggies to fulfill your daily veggie needs! The beancurd skin was absolutely amazing and a great contrast to the savory tasting soup. I would say the fungus is a bit too sour for me. I highly recommend this place for lunch or dinner.

The staff didn't look like they wanted to work at all and was not friendly. The service needs to be improved. The pork intestine noodle was terrible! Loaded with msg and barely any filling. The fish soup was too fishy for my liking.

The most delicious flavorful broth with sliced beef I've tasted in my life and I eat a lot of hotpot. Highly recommend and good news is that Nai Ge is coming to my hometown of Quincy, MA so no need to travel tall the way down to NYC and the long journey just to taste this masterpiece again.

Looks like their house special is sauerkraut fish but I think they ran out of it today. They replaced it with lettuce so the soup was just a spicy non flavored soup. Disappointed...

I am ADDICTED to this place. I never came here to dine in, but only ordered delivery. Ate from them at least 10 times now. The lady who answers the calls is nice. The food is so good for the price, so worth it. It's flavorful. I really recommend the korean soup with fish dish. Their pickled cucumbers are so good. Delivery takes around 15 minutes after I order. Food is always hot and clean! Very nice place, one of my favorites here in 8Ave.

The noodles have too much lettuce in there and they only have three tiny pieces of shrimp. The tomato noodles soup smells like ketchup and it's way too stewy. The pickled golden rice noodle is actually spicy but they didn't even put the pepper symbol on it! I don't recommend going here at all. I will rate it a zero star if possible.