Experts' Choice Award Mission Chinese Food
11 expert reviews
“The kung pao pastrami... intermingles tender pastrami with vegetables and tastes like the product of a collision between Big Apple institutions Katz's Deli and Grand Sichuan.”
– Gayot
Fodor's "When the news spread that chef Danny Bowien was bringing his popular San Franisco Chinese spot to the Lower East Side, you could almost hear a collective shout of blogosphere glee." Full review
Michelin Guide "Uniquely aggressive cooking that may yield delicious Shanghainese rice cakes tossed with thrice-cooked bacon and chili oil-soaked tofu skin."
Rough Guide Star
"Cultish San Francisco Chinese fusion joint with a menu of small dishes like char siu pig ear terrine... and tea-poached chilled greens."
Time Out "Bowien’s cooking—bold and original and well worth the wait—features intensely personal spins on a host of Szechuan and Chinese-American classics." Full review
New York Magazine Critic's Pick
"The one-note, meat-centric focus on Sichuan cuisine sent my fellow diners and me into a peppery, protein-induced death spiral from which there was little relief or escape." Full review
The New Yorker "The room, down a dim hallway/kitchen-viewing galley, isn’t much to look at... but it doesn’t matter, because the food is the star of the show." Full review
Village Voice Critic's Pick
"Cool the burn with a nifty version of chilled Japanese soba, which ramps up the traditional austere presentation with a very Southwestern (American, that is) green chile sauce." Full review
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Go at lunch to avoid the crowds.
The Infatuation6.6
"Mission Chinese has always been a good time, but now, with sweet new digs, it’s an absolute f*cking blast." Full review
Zagat "Danny Bowien’s “like-no-other” Lower Eastsider “challenges your taste buds” with spins on Californian Sichuan cooking that “turns up the spice” to “mouth-burning” degrees." Full review
New York Times "When it appeared on Orchard Street in 2012, Mission Chinese Food was slightly unreal." Full review
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