Sun Sai Gai

A local shop serving simple food for as long as I can remember. We came here specifically for the roast duck. $18 for 1/2 duck The place is not much to look at and I would have 2nd thoughts about bringing a date here. But the food & noodle soups are good. 👍 Also great value for the price & portion. Just bring your appetite

Just know before you go. Hole in the wall. Real deal Chinese food. They barely speak English but the food is so good. Place is tiny and the server was super nice but he essentially changed our orders to "better" choices (he wasn't wrong). We wanted the lychee duck, the server changed it to regular half duck. We got pork lo mein. The Lo mein had a hint of tanginess. The pork was delicious moist perfectly seasoned, not salty. The noodles are the real deal not overly oily and not overcooked. The star of the show/meal was the duck! Holy moly the duck was out of this world melt in your mouth not gamey at all. The duck was the real deal so watch for small bone fragments.if you need to go to the bathroom this is not the place. This place was recommended by a local who's been in the area for decades so they know.

When you entered, the server was immediately attentive. It gave me an Auntie house can of vibe. Where anyone can find a seat and sit down. Strangers eating together on the same table, which is something new for me. The server was amazing and friendly she immediatelyprovidedus with hot tea. My friends even tried their Chinese beer. The food was so fresh. Will definitely return.

Fresh and quality roasted Duck, shrimp and pork dumplings were insanely good. The sauces on the side were the cherry on top. Place is homey, but customer service needs work. Will be back.

This restaurant is a total scam, I ordered a ONE whole duck, but there was a lot of duck neck so I took all the bones and looked at it. I found so much duck neck bones that it could measure into one duck’s whole family’s neck. I BELIEVE the chef stole the duck parts that is the better part and replaced it with the other duck parts which are duck necks. Unless the duck have an 2 feet neck. THIS RESTAURANT IS AN SCAM!!! Overall I would’ve given an 0 stars if there is an option of it.

Delicious food with a big menu. Great service. Free hot tea as soon as you sit down. Excellent choice you will be happy.

I loved my experience at Bus, the service was kind and attentive. This place is very aesthetically pleasing and the food was delicious. My favorite were the calamari and fried rice. Would definitely recommend!!

Visiting New York City on one of the coldest days of the year, I stepped into get a reprieve from the cold and enjoy some hot tea and food. I thought the food was very good and worth coming back for in the future. I will give it another try and hope the food is just as good the second time

The food is excellent and the price is right. Service was fast but nothing to write home. Is a good place to have a lunch. Authentic Chinese food in NYC Chinatown!

The food is good; I think my meh is because I was expecting to dine somewhere else which did not work out so I ended up here. However, it seemed to have a good representation as many people walked in after me to dine there and it was quite full when we arrived. I like that they had seating for large groups. We were seated immediately, given a menu to order and very hot tea. I felt catered to and our food came out quickly. I did not feel rushed while dining. We ordered the duck noodle soup with wontons and lo Mein.

I got the wonton noodle soup with beef stew. The beef stew was delicious and tender, melt in the mouth texture. The wontons were big and normal tasting shrimp pork wontons, and the noodles were also normal. The soup was solid. I will come back for their BBQ which most of the other diners were ordering.

I been eating here since I was 9yo. I seen the servers retired. The food had always been fantastic and flavorful. This place never changed and why would it? If it's not broken, keep as is. A must stop in when visiting NYC Chinatown...Cheers!

The roasted duck is made fresh. Quality meat. Shrimp and pork steamed dumplings were huge! So much flavor in both dishes. Especially the sauces they give just adds to it. The place is homey, but customer service needs work. Will be coming again.

Everything tasted relatively clear and healthy, possibly no msg. The egg noodles were decent, slight chew. Beef stew sauce was done well, tendon cooked to a good tenderness, and brisket still had some fat left on it. Wontons were just ok, could use a little more seasoning, and broth was a bit lacking for my taste. Char siew didn't have enough char or flavor imo. Bigger and more spacious than expected, and service was quick.

I have been coming here since I was a kid and they have changed ownership. I ordered to go roast duck and lo mein. The place did change and it was sad to see some items are no longer there like the pork buns. The food was good but the noodle texture was not the same. I am not sure if it is because we took it home and that might have affected it. The roast duck was good and I would order it again. I would come back to order more things and stay to eat it there.

Roast duck is amazing! My family comes here all the time to order the roast duck whenever we stop by Chinatown. This place has been here for years. Abs love it. Service is quick. You can eat inside. Small, but manageable.

Stopped in for a friday late lunch and they were busy! But they made room for my party of 8. They serve you hot tea and the service is quick. We ordered a lot of items and they came out at the same time and quickly. 10/10 recommend supporting this small business!

The Roasted duck over rice for $8 is delicious filling it hits exactly like you want it to! Yummy

I like the crispy pan fried chop suey noodle. It's delicious and juicy. For $16, you get no wrong.

I'm sorry but I did not enjoy my steamed chicken and broccoli here. The sauce on the side tasted like black licorice and the chicken had black things in it.

This is a classic no frills Cantonese restaurant that has been in Chinatown for a long time. Though it is not as old or as famous as some of the other ones, it has been here for at least 35 years. I used to come here as a child a lot and have had many dishes here over the years. I have had all the classics here such as beef chow fun, char siu or roast duck over rice, rice congee, beef noodle soup, pan fried noodles, and much more. They have all been consistently good and authentic quality. And their prices are lower too than the more famous spots. Keep in mind that this is a cash only establishment.

This restaurant was a godsend. We were touring New York City during the record rainfall on September 29th, 2023. Our clothes and shoes were soaked and our whole group was complaining. I looked across street and saw this restaurant and we dashed in and got the last table before the lunch crowd hit it. The food really hit the spot. Hot and tasty!

Four stars for the pork special jook and the you tiao! So nice and crispy. The shrimp fun (rice roll) was a bit thick. Will be back for the you tiao and jook!

Quick, fast casual local mom and pop favorite. Sun Sai Gai serves standard Cantonese diner fare for reasonable prices. Great, quick and attentive staff and service. Bring cash and don't forget to tip!

I got char siu, beef chow foon, and half a roast duck and my total was $43. The restaurant staff was chatty and very nice. The food was flavorful with the char siu being just sweet enough, the duck had crispy skin and the beef chow foon had enough "wok hei"! Will def be back to this place for takeout again!

This is one of my go to places to get Cantonese style barbecue meats in New York City Chinatown. I believe it is cash only though. The best time to come is usually in the mornings before all the tourist are coming in for lunch. It's one of the few places that I can get decently crispy roast pork. They do go by pound, and are pretty accurate with the servings. There's a decent selection of barbecue meats, such as char, Sue, crispy, roast, pork, scallion, chicken, and soy chicken. I believe they also have duck as well, but it is not your crispy Peking duck. It's also a sit down restaurant, were you can get your typical Cantonese food such as wonton noodle soup, combination, barbecue plates, (two types, or three types, over rice), congee, etc. Service is always pretty good, and the staff has always been polite to me. It's a very basic Chinese restaurant, so don't expect the bells and whistles of a fancy Michelin star restaurant. However, some of these places are known to have some of the best tasting foods. I've been coming here to get my barbecue meats for at least three years now. Don't plan on stopping either!

Stinky bathroom, no music, tough chicken, the tea tasted like nothing even with sugar in it. Very crowded, and other loud customers that yell in your EAR! Make it better, man. Make it better.

good roast duck............,,,,....................................!!!!!!!!!!!!!!.... !!!CASH ONLY!!!! like all china town

My family and I used to come here a lot years ago and I have fond memories, HOWEVER, today I tried to revisit for the first time in a long while with my partner and everything we ordered was terribly oily to the point where we are both physically ill now a few hours later. We ordered the steamed dumplings, I had the duck lo mein, and he had another duck dish. Not sure what went wrong this time around or if they've come under new management/ chefs recently, but the only reason why this isn't a one star review is because the service is always amazing.

A reliable place that's been here for many years. Seats turn over at a good pace, and the service is decent. I was disappointed the other day that the food, while hot, came in a container rather than a dish, just because I wasn't there for the lunch rush. Still, it tasted as it should.

The food was so good. We ordered Sesame Chicken, Beef with Broccoli, and Pork Fried Rice. It came out in no time.

Food is absolutely amazing and fast! It's one of the longest standing and classic Cantonese restaurants operating in Chinatown Nyc. The moment you step in I definitely would say you feel like you are stepping back in time to a little restaurant back in Hong Kong. Ambiance is definitely fast casual, I would come here with friends and family for some great and simple food. Service is good. I can understand that I speak Chinese so maybe it's easier but most of staff speak English, they are more direct and to the point vs. most establishments asking about your day etc. haha so manage your expectations!! Food wise: All the noodles are great, my go to include the beef and flat wide noodle - absolutely delicious Porridge- the one with all the ingredient (squid, pork, beef chicken) - sounds crazy but don't knock it until you try it! No porridge dish is complete without a fried crueler - it's a savory donut basically, it's long and flaky and oily goodness! Please give this Chinese staple a try!

They sell the Chinese bbq dishes here with rice or individual meals, the fried Chinese crullers and the rice noodle dimsum dishes. Lots of Cantonese favorites including the rice and noodles, though prices used to be far cheaper, still a steady stream of customers. The duck congee here isn't as tasty as the Big Wong's down on Mott.

Fast, inexpensive greasy spoon Chinese restaurant in Chinatown NYC. Cash only. No frills. Big portions. Tasty. We were seated at a table with boxes on it. Lol

Let me start off that the food is good. BUT I used to live near by and eat here all the time was always my favorite place, fast forward I came back this year after 6 years and it has gone down hill. We saw our food come out of the microwave, super disappointed since we tasted that it was old food.

This is my mom's favorite spot to buy BBQ pork buns (I'm not sure if it still is). I haven't had one in a long time, so I figured I'd stop by while in the area. I ordered two buns and was excited to take a bite. Let's just say I was disappointed. The flavor was all there, but the buns were lacking meat. Buns were hollow inside with just a thin layer of meat. The meat to bread proportions were way off. Service was below average, but I did not expect much. I might give them another chance, since Sun Sai Gai is one of chinatown's old school spots.

!!CASH ONLY!!! Almost 6 years in NYC and I have walked past this place several times on my treks to Chinatown. This time however, I had their congee and a beef cheung fun and both were really reasonable for the price. A no frills Cantonese restaurant smack dab in the middle of China Town.

I came here during jury duty for a quick meal during the break. It's very close to the court only a few blocks away. Food was tasty, large portions, hot tea with meal.

I haven't been to this place in quite a few years because the food has gone downhill. But I was in the neighborhood the other day and it was convenient so I figured I'll give it another try. Big mistake !!! I got two barbecue meat items over rice. The 1st item was the roast pig and it was very dry. The hoisin sauce didn't help. The second item was soy sauce chicken, they gave me a chicken wing which barely had any meat on it and did a very bad job removing the feathers on the tip of the wing. They also charged $10 for a dish where most restaurants in Chinatown charges $8. If the food was good, then $10 wouldn't have been an issue. I gave this place another chance but will never go back. Too many places in Chinatown to choose from.

This place has been around for ages. I remember going a a kid with my family and friends! We had a variety of our Chinese favorites and it was always good! The buns are a specialty and the duck is amazing! To this day the food is still amazing!

Not sure why people don't like this place, other than the faucet filter in wonton. I'd freak out and never go back too if that happened to me. I only come to this place for #2 it's a wonton noodle soup with braised beef $10 and roasted crispy pork. Dimsum is available in the AM but I'd go somewhere else did it.

Compared to a competitive subset, this is one of the best BBQ/rice plate/Cantonese noodle options in Chinatown. 1. They have very solid rice noodles as well with very generous topping portions; the noodles themselves are denser and not as silky as those at Tonii's but still very flavorful and with great reheat value. 2. The stir fried flat rice noodles are well-seasoned and not overly greasy - we did not eat them for a good hour after receiving our order and they were still good then. 3. Rice plates: They have a very good selection including beef with fresh tomato, spare ribs with black bean sauce, and beef with bitter melon. The portions are very generous and the flavors spot-on. These are not your standard takeout combo dishes and are great reheated if you grab a few to go for lunches. 4. Sweet fried dough: The best $2 you will spend for a HUGE piece of sweet, fried crueller. The outside is perfectly crispy and lightly sweetened and the inside is perfectly soft. Pair it with the rice noodles or a soy milk. The location can't be beat - it's right by the J/R/N/Q and 6 stations on Canal. Worth a visit even if just to grab a crueller or dish to go.

We try to eat here at least once every time we're in the city. They have had the same owners since 1972 when my dad first ate here. The roasted duck, roasted suckling pig and the beef are all excellent. I can't tell you my favorite, because they are all five star depending on what kind of mood you are in. The miso soup is are amazing by the way. They use a special type of preparation for the broth, I think it may be bone broth. Treat yourself to this authentic Chinese food when you visit.

the food is amazing after the reopened. So glad that my favorite restaurant open again in the pandemic. The food is good as always!

Wonderful food and service presented at a local Chinese Restaurant in Manhattan, NY at Chinatown. The food is affordable and very good for its authentic taste. The service is also very nice and the workers genuinely enjoy working here. It is a very traditional, nice place to dine!

It is nothing fancy, but the food is good and at a good price and place is clean. We had the two lobster with ginger and scallions special of the day, tofu and mixed vegetables, the house specialty fried rice, hot and sour soup. While it wasn't the very best of each I have had, it was all good. All that including tax and tip was $101 in MANHATTAN. Pretty good deal, IMO.

Though doing this one real late, I forgot to review this spot from my last visit last year and meal my family brought me from here before the pandemic . When it comes to Chinatown whenever I'm in the mood for that authentic flavor, this is the only place that I eat at/from; otherwise I'm cooking at home. I've never been disappointed once with anything that I got from here. The roast duck is amazing, the rice is perfect and also the roast pork is so flavor and on point; it's unbelievably great and at a good price. The fact that they keep the same flavors throughout the years is also great. Can't wait to get back here and have a sit down meal once this pandemic is over.

CASH ONLY At the entrance, this place has a bakery section on the left and barbecued meats on the right. The guy at the cashier asked me in English if I wanted to sit down or order something to go. I got one pound of roast pork for $11 which isn't bad considering it was REALLY fresh. I couldn't even wait to get home before I began munching on it. My friend got BBQ pork (cha siu!) This place also has dim sum! The menu I saw was in English and Vietnamese. The 2 cash registers at the front look very classic and cute! The part of the restaurant where patrons can sit and eat lunch looked a bit dark. I glanced at the menu while I friend was being served. I'm sure the noodles here would taste better than what I got in Manhattan yesterday and it only costs $5.50 here compared to $7.25 where I had it yesterday. *sigh* I definitely will be back here to try the bakery section and real food. A very convenient location to buy fruits and veggies before or after you leave. It is only 2-3 blocks from the train!

The foods were tasty. Service was good. We had thousand year old egg congees, wonton noodle soup, roast ducks, soy sauce chicken. Everything tasted so so good. It's typical Chinese restaurant so we understand its ok cleanliness level.

Food comes like it's premade in containers. They can't communicate with you effectively and they are practically hiding that they're cash only

The best thing about this place is the steamed chicken buns. (Wait, that sounds really weird) But you get the idea. These yummy morsels are cheap, sweet, and loaded with chickeny goodness. Their Lo Mein is also pretty good, but it is not the best that I've ever had. To be fair though, this spot is probably closer to 3.5 stars than a 3 star rating. It is completely authentic and worth the look.

What you need to know: - This Chinese restaurant is at an ideal location, the corner of Canal and Baxter in Chinatown. It has a counter on the left for buns and dim sum, a counter on the right for roast meats and a full restaurant menu. - I have done the research for you: this restaurant has the best oven baked roast pork bun, period. - Cash only - The counter ladies are not the friendliest, but I'm not coming here for them! What I always order from this shop: - Oven baked roast pork bun, price $1.40 - there are three components of this bun that makes it superior to others: the bun, the generous portions of roast pork and the gravy of the roast pork. The bun is not too thick. When you eat this bun shortly after purchasing it, the bottom is crisp from the baking sheet and the top has a soft crunch to it. The generous roast pork filling provides a lovely filling to bun ratio. This shop does an amazing job with their filling which has a rich gravy that gels everything deliciously together.

A Must Travel and Eat True Chinatown experience!!! Been going for years and would recommend to anyone fortunate enough to be close enough to go too!!!

Really doesn't look like much when you just walk by since there are so many Chinese restaurants in NYC Chinatown. However, they are super friendly and they have classics that many restaurants stopped making due to it being "too much work". One classic that many restaurants stopped making is the Salt Baked Chicken!!! Only the real OGs had this chicken and it's extremely different from the Salt chicken that the restaurants have now. This amazing dish takes a lot of work due to having it baked while in salt and no restaurant wants to make it because it is to much work. You must go try it especially because they don't make that many since soooooo many people forgot the OG Salt Baked Chicken!! You can't go wrong with this special OG Chicken!

As to 4/8/22, I will never return. I got major food poisoning from this joint. First bite: Hmmm...tastes a little off; third of fourth bite: sh!t went into the garbage. I developed stomach cramps almost IMMEDIATELY! They worsened through the workday, and I ended up briefly shivering later that night. OMG!!! I can seriously vouch for the power of apple cider vinegar (with mother), as it was the only thing that brought relief. My colleague said never to order the kind of dish I had (roast pork and scrambled egg), as they recycle the unused roast pork. I'm trusting her, as her hubby ran a Chinese restaurant in Staten Island for over 40 years.

Their roast duck , roast pork and chicken are very good , I ordered a dish of （大鹏炒米粉） da peng fried rice noodle, it really surprise me. It is the worst fried rice noodle I ever had in the last 40 years , the cook does not even know the right ingredients for this dish . Totally taste less . One word ( Terrible ) my portion went straight to the garbage , will never buy any noodle from them again.

Very cheap eat. Takes on cash. Be sure to go cash on hand. This place is your basic simple Chinese restaurant. They do serve small plates ( dim sum) dishes at this restaurant. They serve delicious duck. We had their duck noodle soup with wontons. Their wontons are dense with meat and their duck is pretty tasty. One major flaw with this restaurant is that their bathrooms are in pretty bad shape. Maybe it was the time of day. But their bathrooms were very small and a bit dirty. I would recommend going down the street and use the other bathrooms. We also tried their hot soy milk and iced coffee. Both drinks were good and not very sweet which we liked. Overall, this is a decent spot to get a quick bite of Chinese food. Not the most clean restaurant, however it's cheap.