88 Canteen — Restaurant in New York

Nice spot to rest or grab a fast meal around the neighborhood. Some seats, noisy, but alive. If you are a bread person in the morning, I recommend here. Fast and easy to start your day with affordable food. 📝For food, only rating for the bakery part since I didn’t get any big plates. But I recommend their tea since it is make to order! You can make it unsweetened.

☕️I had an unsweetened Hong Long style milk tea. It was rich and paired well with my sweet toast.

I had the toast with condensed milk which reminded me breakfast stores in our cultures. Toast with sweet spread like chocolate or peanut butter. Classic, nothing special but a good choice for a day not that hungry or the day you just...

A standard Hong Kong-style eatry for basic dishes of noodles, rice, bakery goods and Asian drinks like bubble tea. Menu on the wall is difficult to read and they don't have a copy of the menu. This store cater mostly to the locals. They do have common menu items will picture and price on the far wall that I often use. Prices of dishes are good and chef is consistent. Bakery items are also good. Serve yourself if you want to eat in. Tables and chairs is open seating and you hope the previous customer was clean. Decor is minimal, restroom don't even have toilet paper. I do come often for a quick takeout dinner. Parking on weekdays are available on the local streets but weekends are...

I planned to get a couple of pastries from 88 Canteen since my husband loves Hong Kong Style pineapple buns with custard so much. However, I visited too late at about 4pm on a weekday and most of their pastries were sold out already.

I ordered their Baked Portuguese Chicken on Rice to go and shared with my husband for dinner. The portion was great with plenty & various ingredients and the price was reasonably at $10. The dish was decent and satisfying but the texture of chicken was a little weird & tough for me.

We might come back in the morning next time to try their pastries or breakfast. The only one complaint is Cash Only, which is a concern during...