Wenwen
Taiwanese restaurant · Greenpoint ·
Hearty Taiwanese comfort food, party atmosphere, large-format cocktails
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Hearty Taiwanese comfort food, party atmosphere, large-format cocktails
"Wenwen, the Taiwanese American party restaurant, serves many memorable dishes — most sought after is its limited-order “BDSM” fried chicken. But none stand out like its somewhat controversial dessert. For fans like us, the super savory dish (black sesame tangyuan with cilantro, dehydrated peanut butter, and condensed milk, plus ice cream) is a really special finish to the meal, especially for those who don’t love sweets." - Melissa McCart
"Described as offering a Taiwanese American party atmosphere, representing lively Taiwanese American dining in the neighborhood." - Eater Staff
"Heading to the bar on Super Bowl Sunday is a wonderful way to abstain from Super Bowl festivities. Seating for one was an easy reservation an hour in advance, but the restaurant was still packed. The cold sesame noodles provided more than its $17 in loveliness. I devoured the simple dish, noting new layers as I made my way to the bottom of the bowl: obvious top peanut flavors, then that sesame shines through, cucumber crunch folded throughout, the mellowness of the egg ribbons, twangs of garlic, the comforting texture of the meal rounding out those final bites. Start with the dong bei salad and, if you are as excited about eating as I am, order the warming Lily Flemming fried rice, too. It’s Super Bowl Sunday, after all. — Paolo Bichierri, associate editor, Northern California" - Nat Belkov
"Serves a 'stupid food' chicken Parm sandwich in Taiwan, known for its playful approach to comfort food." - Jaya Saxena
"Eric Sze and Andy Chuang, the duo behind 886, a casual stir-fry shop in the East Village, continue to spread the gospel of Taiwan’s diverse foodways. Wenwen is the more elegant of the two restaurants but it shares the same boozy DNA as 886, especially with upscale riffs on Long Island ice tea highballs. Line up early when Wenwen opens for the BDSM chicken (the birds sell out quickly), or drop by later for numbing celtuce with Sichuan pepper, crispy fried tofu with garlic-soy paste, and the popcorn chicken makes a nice dupe if you can’t snag the BDSM version." - Emma Orlow