Eng's — Restaurant in City of Kingston

We were visiting relatives in Kingston, July 2023. We decided to have Eng's food delivered. We were told by our relatives how Eng's was good, so we ordered. We had multiple people who have had Eng's in the past. I myself have never tried Eng's. The food arrived sooner than they estimated. Of course I also wonder if they tell you longer than they think, so you're happy when it arrives. Either way it would have worked and we were happy. The food was not cheap. But to be fair, not overly expensive either. Myself and the wife both ordered combination dinners. They came in those little cardboard boxes rather than the recyclable plastic trays every other place we have ordered Chinese food from comes in. As such, it was a major pain to have to find plates and serve our food out of boxes onto a plate. The fried rice was everywhere. Now the important part. The food was not very good. My General Tso Chicken was solid chicken and not byproducts and such. But like all of our food, it had little flavor. I loaded up the rice with Soy Sauce to help it. But there's a fine line between helping it and turning the rice into salt flavored substance. Not one person thought their food was good. And they all said, they had always had good food there. But they also said, it had been a while. So had things changed? I want to point out that this was our only time trying Eng's. Maybe it was a bad night or something . But what ever it was, the food failed miserably. The large amounts of left overs were thrown out, as nobody expected to eat them. All of us, normally would eat the left overs. So that really said something. This was just our experience. Yours may be different. So judge for yourselves. I truly hope you have...

My girlfriend and I have been dying to eat at Engs for several years. We're not from the area but we like to take day trips to the Catskills, so when we first ran into Engs we knew it would be a destination for us. Unfortunately the dining room had been closed since Covid.

Much to our delight, we noticed on a recent trip in January that the dining room was reopening. However, it isn't open everyday and it was going to be hard to get there.

This past weekend, Mother's day, we happened to be in the area. It was getting late and close to their closing time, so I called ahead to see if we could dine in. As a chef, I hate being the last table of the night as I know how inconvenient that can be for a tired staff. They encouraged us to come in and were so kind to wait for us.

When we arrived they had a table set and waiting for us. The entire staff was so friendly and welcoming.

The ambience of the restaurant is so warm. It takes you back to time of my childhood where dine in Chinese restaurants were so much more common. We absolutely loved the feel of stepping back in time.

The food did not disappoint. We had maybe the best wonton soup I've ever had, followed by boneless spareribs, egg rolls, chicken chop suey and pork lo mein. It was all prepared so fast and absolutely delicious.

Though we were in very late, we were not rushed at all. The owners treated us as such special guest. Absolutely amazing people. Great food. Beautiful place. We loved all of it.

I can only hope this place lives on...

Stopped in for impromptu take out this evening and I am so glad we did. I’ve had roughly 20 years of eating Chinese food all over the USA. Coast to coast. Florida to Canada. I can’t remember a better tasting meal, nicer atmosphere or better service anywhere.

The hostess was courteous and made suggestions even while serving other take out customers who had called ahead, and we could barely decide what to try since from the moment you walk into Eng’s you get the feeling everything is going to be good.

We went with personal favorites, and the owner Tom Sit brought the food out soon after we ordered. We heard about how the pandemic had forced their table service to abruptly end, and how difficult it was to restart. We spoke of loyalty and of passion for cooking and providing quality food for the community. I saw a man dedicated to his craft and business and I hope his restaurant finds the support it needs to thrive.

The food was stellar, the flavor unparalleled, and the quality of cooking was excellent. The meat was very tender, the noodles were perfect, the rice was flavorful. The egg rolls are home made and absolutely decadent. There are no photos in this review because the delicious aroma of the meal beckoned us to eat it immediately.

I feel good after eating the food from Eng’s kitchen. My belly is satisfied and light but my wallet still feels heavy! We’ll be back, we’ll bring friends, and we hope to eat in the beautiful dining room one day soon. Thank you for a great meal...