I'd dinner today at Mr. Chow (the 57th St location). It's Oscar night therefore it was pretty empty. We'd a reservation for 7:30 and were sitting down quickly whenever we showed up. There have been no notable stars out tonight. I'm visiting New york city from La (with no, I haven't visited Mr. Chow in Beverly Hillsides).
It was my very first time there and that i browse the reviews and so i understood what to anticipate. It's really certainly one of individuals places where one can't think an excessive amount of about cost and if you need to ask just how much something costs, you most likely can't afford it.
I was quickly sitting down. There have been 3 people (my pal, my spouse, and that i). The waiter requested when we'd just like a glass of champagne to begin. My pal and that i stated yes so we had a standard chute of rose champagne (Laurent Perrier Rose). Obviously there wasn't any reference to cost so we weren't given a menu. Not to mention the waiter pressed he would order for all of us.
I just read the reviews and understood which i could order by myself but made the decision to allow the waiter order stuff for all of us. We told him what we should don't like. including squab, duck, lamb (my spouse and friend aren't very adventuristic with regards to gastronomy so that they stated only standard vegetables, beef, chicken, sea food (fish, shrimp, lobster).
My pal really loves their chicken satay so he purchased 6 pieces to begin as our appetizer. Additionally, he loved their crispy beef so he purchased that. My spouse likes to possess a noodle type dish (like chow mein, chow fun, etc.) so she requested about this. The waiter stated they have Mr. Chow Noodles also it's like pasta (heh, not an excellent description but well i guess).
The chicken satay was very good. My spouse hated it and required one bite and wanted forget about. My pal loves it so he ate 3 pieces. I'd 2 pieces also it was ok. I've had exactly the same factor countless occasions in the local Thai restaurants (as well as in the local player's market in Torrance, CA).
We got the chili sauce at the moment. My pal also requested for soy sauce plus they introduced that out quickly.
The following appetizer was the shrimp rolls. The shrimp rolls were good but no much better than the items you'll find at any dim sum devote Chinatown.
Our primary courses showed up. Fried chicken with sweet sauce (hoisin sauce?) was ok however a little salty and a tad too sweet. The sauce would be a little funky tasting after a couple of-3 pieces I acquired really tired of it. It was the kind of dish they have at PF Changs or Panda Express.
Shrimp fried grain was good. The grain would be a little saturated however that's type of the way i enjoy it (I'm Korean). Obviously it wasn't different than shrimp fried grain at any restaurant.
Baby bok choy in garlic clove sauce. My spouse told the waiter I love baby bok choy making this exactly what the waiter got. It had been pretty underwhelming. I possibly could get this to in your own home in five minutes.
Lobster in special sauce. The lobster was pretty small (most likely single.5 pounder). If anybody ever goes lower to Los Angeles, mind to Mike Woo Sea food Restaurant in Irvine, CA (corner of Culver Blvd / Irvine Center Dr.) and order this dish there. It's exactly the same dish but is more enjoyable there.
Filet Mignon. The beef was dry. The sauce was plain. We left 2/3 of the dish up for grabs it had been so bad.
Mr. Chow noodles. If you would like noodles, Mr. Chow isn't the spot to ask them to. Go to Chinatown and order dan-dan noodles and they'll be a lot better than this tasteless dish. It appeared as if they simply grabbed udon noodles and steamed them or something like that.
Crispy Beef. My pal really loves this dish so he purchased it. It had been ok but over-fried (I personally don't like once they do this) and far too salty.
We didn't order dessert but purchased an additional group of 3 bits of chicken satay for dessert.
Evian Water: $10
Ginger root Ale (2 X $4): $8 (no free refills
)Laurent Perrier (4 X $30): $120 (my pal had 3 glasses, i'd 1)
Prix Fixe (thrice $64): $192
Mr. Chow Noodles: $18
Crispy Beef: $32.50
Chicken Satay (thrice $6.00): $18
Subtotal: $398.50
Tax: 33.38
Total: $431.88
+tip: $500
Final Ideas:
This area is definitely an overpriced PF Changs. Without the champagne, the balance was around $280 that is still a couple of.5X greater than this meal must have cost. It was a $120 meal for the most part. No dishes were very inspiring, the service was mediocre, and also the atmosphere was ok but nothing great. I won't go back also it surprises me that anybody could think this really is first class Chinese food.