沙县小吃 Shaxian Snacks — Restaurant in New York

I was visiting New York for the weekend and we just wanted to stop somewhere close to our hotel. We told them our allergies of Gluten and Peanuts as 3/4 people in our group are allergic to peanuts and 2/4 to gluten. We ordered the Spicy Beef Noodles and fried dumplings— when they gave us our order, it had peanuts in the soup itself. We asked the server if this was peanuts and we said, “we can’t have peanuts, can you make a new order?” and they responded yes. They took the soup back and gave us a “new soup” within 5 minutes. I asked them if this was the same soup they gave us WITH peanuts but they just scooped the original peanuts out. They said yes so they just scooped the peanuts out the soup that was already contaminated. We said, “no we cannot have this, we have severe allergies, can you make us a new one??” At this point, my friends and I were already frustrated that they gave us the contaminate food back and so we asked if we can just cancel it overall? They said no, then came back again saying “you know what? The spicy beef is made with peanut sauce too, so we’ll just cancel the order.” The menu DOES NOT WARN YOU of allergies or what is listed in the foods made! The fried dumplings gave me a semi allergic reaction so we just paid and left immediately. The service was poor for people who could be served food that is dangerous to them. They did not seem concerned about it at all. Wouldn’t recommend...

Small shop on Union street that I highly recommend trying!

We ordered:

Fried wontons 5/5 Super light and crispy!

Peanut butter noodle 3/5 Smelled delicious, but the peanut butter flavor was very light.

Hot and sour noodles with beef 4/5 A good flavor combo and the noodles were super chewy.

Braised pork with rice 5/5 Loved this! Best braised pork rice I've tried in flushing. The soup that came with it was also a...

I really liked this place. It had all of my core values in place for when I usually go for a meal- good pricing, good portion size, and reasonably healthy. Food reminds me of the type you cook at home, not a lot of oil or salt or sugar, which is a huge pro because I think most restaurants overdo it on those things and make it unhealthy to eat out. Authentic home cooked food.

Chicken combo for 11 dollars, also...