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Mission Chinese Food

154 Orchard St. (Stanton St.) Send to Phone
New YorkNY 10002
212-529-8800 | Menu
missionchinesefood.com/ny
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A San Francisco treat --- in the form of addictive Chinese food --- on the Lower East Side. Mission Chinese Food Restaurant is one of GAYOT's 2013 Hot 10 NY Restaurants | Top 10 NY Chinese Restaurants | Top 10 NY Value Restaurants |   Visit the photo gallery of Mission Chinese Food restaurant

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Mission Chinese Food Restaurant Review

: Don’t judge a restaurant by its façade. Just inside the door of this Lower East Side eatery you’ll see backlit photos of Chinese dishes, giving the place the feel of a cheap Chinese take-out joint. Walk to the back room, though, and you’ll get the joke. Welcome to Mission Chinese Food, an import from San Francisco that is now a hit on both coasts. Chef Danny Bowien doesn’t create Chinese dishes by the book, but who cares when the food is so satisfying. The kung pao pastrami, for example --- an obvious homage to the neighborhood --- intermingles tender pastrami with vegetables and tastes like the product of a collision between Big Apple institutions Katz’s Deli and Grand Sichuan. Other menu hits include thrice-cooked bacon and the soupy pumpkin-laced pepper leaves. There are a couple of wines available by the glass and two beers on tap, as well as a cocktail and spirits menu.

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