New Big Wong in Chinatown, is cozy, consistent, and always welcoming! They have great American-Chinese food and they’re open until 4 a.m. every night. I discovered it mainly because I was trying to date my now-girlfriend, Annie, and she said she “might stop by there after work” one night. It’s an essential gathering place for lots of industry folks, as it has a big dining room that can fit large groups.
They have a lot of things that you wouldn’t see at a Panda Express, like little salt-and-pepper sardines and pig intestines. My go-to dishes are the pan-fried meat dumplings, garlic scapes, crispy beef, vegetable fried rice, scallop fried rice, shrimp toast, walnut shrimp, beef chow fun….I could go on and on, but personally I like the pan-fried meat dumplings the most. They’re super hot and super flavorful, they make them to order, and they come with a soy sauce that I like to keep and put on everything else.
