Brooklyn Chinatown Recommendation please

p163

my father in-law is coming to town and he wants to go to a 'real' chinese restaurant, because in North Carolina, where he lives, there are none . any suggestions? thx, eric

shishkab

how about pacificana for dim-sum?

jamesburger

Subject: Sunset Park

If he wants to go for dim sum, you can try Park Asia on 8th Ave (kinda in Leif Erickson Park... 65th St?) or Diamond on Eight at 8th and 61st.

If you’re looking for dinner, there's a restaurant on 8th Ave between (I think) 45th and 46th, and it has the word "ocean" in the name. I’ve been to several restaurants in Sunset Park, and those are the three that stand out most in my mind. (There are also some Malaysian and Vietnamese restaurant in that area).

My understanding is that most of the authentic Chinese restaurants in Sunset Park are Fujianese (more specifically, Fouzhou), so it is a lot of seafood, fish and broths. I had a chicken at the last one a few weeks ago that was phenomenal.

If you father is from a vastly different region, you might have to leave Brooklyn. (Am I allowed to say that on the forums? I’m new here, please excuse me if I’ve transgressed.)

Bensonhurst has some options too.

Hope this helps.

apollonia666

This isn't Chinese, but it's really good, cheap, and I often take out-of-towners there: Nyonya.

http://www.penangusa.com/location_nyonya_8th.html

It's Malaysian food. If you don't take your father-in-law, do try to go some other time. And get the roti canai. SO good!

Then take him for bubble tea and stop at the Hong Kong Supermarket before you leave the neighborhood. That place is a trip.

carnivore

Subject: Re: Sunset Park

jamesburger wrote: Bensonhurst has some options too.

Are you thinking of World Tong?

jamesburger

I have a tendency not to remember restaurant names but remember locations instead. I'll have to check out World Tong to see if it’s one I know.

Do you recommend it? If so, do you know what style it is?

pitu

World Tong is fabulous dim sum - anyone ever make it to seafood there at night? I've always wondered what they are like for the rest of the menu. No idea of the Chinese region, but I think the nabe is New Utrecht . . .

Back to Sunset Park, 8th Ave strip, I find that bahn mi (Vietnamese sandwiches, for carolinian pork eaters order the classic #1 and a meatball one) is a very easy pleasure for people unfamiliar with the flavors.
Ba Xuyen, near 42nd St on 8th Ave. The spring and summer rolls prepaked to go are pretty awesome too.
There's another bahn mi shop in the high 50s, closer to Hong Kong Market. I'm a Ba Xuyen loyalist, but the other place has great sandwiches too.
And get a Viet coffee while you're there . . . mmmmmm . . . . .

bolletje

I had some really nice dim sum in SP at 8th ave Seafood Restaurant, it's in the low 40's on 8th ave.

My recent favorite place for Dim Sum has been Ocean Jewels in Flushing, which is a bit far but totally worth it for both the quality of the food and the atmosphere. Flushing is really great to visit and the LIRR gets you there fast. On weekends I think they have some sort of cheap ticket you can buy too.

jamesburger

8th Avenue Seafood is the last one I was thinking of. I've had dinner there several times. It is authentic from what I understand. As I said, their whole chicken was one of the best I've ever tasted. I've also had some dishes I wasn't into, but I don't know if that's becasue of quality or culture.