Peppercorn Station 青花椒 纽约
Chinese restaurant · Midtown West
66 W 39th St, New York, NY 10018, USA
Highlights
Sichuan dishes, including fish w/ pickled cabbage & mapo tofu
Sichuan dishes, including fish w/ pickled cabbage & mapo tofu
"A standout Chinese restaurant with a sibling location in Hell’s Kitchen, this Sichuan-leaning restaurant offers some excellent dishes including its fish with pickled cabbage, beef in sour pickle soup, green peppercorn chicken, or dry pot okra. If you’re into offal, there is plenty to choose from among intestines, heart, and more. The dining room is vast, modern, and if it’s cold outside, a bit chilly. — MM" - Melissa McCart
"This particular stretch that runs along the southern edge of Bryant Park sports an unusual number of Sichuan restaurants. Among them, Peppercorn Station is easy to spot, standing out with its cheery, brightly lit interior. The menu runs a decent length and offers a comfortable collection of favorites designed for sharing. Fish fillet with pickled cabbage is a must-order with its golden, numbing broth, as is the mapo tofu that’s been turbo-charged with fermented black beans. Sliced pork belly with garlic-chili sauce is a classic starter. Far from aggressive, this efficient kitchen is fairly even keeled when it comes to chilis and spice levels, and seasons just enough to nudge the sinuses. The restaurant has a second location in Jersey City." - Michelin Inspector
"Chinese cuisine specializing in Sichuan dishes designed for sharing. Signature items include fish fillet with pickled cabbage, mapo tofu turbo-charged with fermented black beans, and sliced pork belly with garlic-chili sauce." - MICHELIN Guide
"Peppercorn Station, now a Bib Gourmand restaurant in Midtown." - Luke Fortney
"Down a ramp at 66 W. 39th Street, in a whitewashed, sparsely decorated walk-down space that feels plain yet offers waiter service and quick food, Peppercorn Station sits between fast-casual and formal dining with a menu of modern Sichuan fare (main dishes around $30–$40) plus small plates and soups just over $10 that can be full meals. The waiter tried to dissuade me from much of what I ordered: the sliced pork belly with garlic chile sauce ($13) arrived as a chilled, thin-sliced boiled belly with lots of cucumber tucked inside thicker strips of belly—an app that would easily satisfy three; the hot-and-sour glass noodles ($12), made with sweet-potato noodles, came in a deep-red broth garnished with sprouts, toasted soybeans, and baby bok choy and was amazing and worth repeat lunches; and the crab meat noodles ($18) was an arresting orange, roe-shot, soupy casserole with shreds of crab and a gelatinous texture from the roe—astonishing in this plain room, though I’m not sure I’d get it again. A smart choice for tourists and office workers; there’s another branch in Jersey City." - Robert Sietsema
