The rating scale of 0 to 100 reflects our editors’ appraisals of all the tangible and intangible factors that make a restaurant or bar great — or terrible — regardless of price. There aren’t many ...
What do you know about crazy Chinese food restaurants? You don't know shit if you haven't eaten at Congee Village at 207 Bowery. It's as if you put your neighborhood Chinese spot through a ...
Ron Yu considers himself lucky. The Chinatown economy crumbled after September 11, and business at Congee Village, the Cantonese restaurant he manages on Allen Street, dropped 10 to 15 percent. But ...
Among au-courant gifts for expectant parents—especially those who use the term “self-care” unironically—is Heng Ou’s book “The First Forty Days: The Essential Art of Nourishing the New Mother.” It’s ...
The Department of Health has closed down Congee Chinese Restaurant at 98 Bowery after discovering many alarming violations during an inspection last week. The restaurant—not to be confused with the ...
Christopher Robbins is a New York City reporter covering transportation, affordable housing, local politics, and criminal justice. His work has also appeared in New York Magazine, The Village Voice ...
Since March 16, 2020, when the state first temporarily closed indoor dining, hundreds of new restaurants have opened, including a Brooklyn location of a Tokyo-based restaurant, a permanent location ...
This week’s Battle of the Dishes pits two renditions of Cantonese-style congee against each other. Also known as jook, congee is often eaten for breakfast, sometimes along with a you tiao, or Chinese ...