East River Eatery — Restaurant in New York

This is a hidden find in UES. We decided to dine in on a Sunday and there were no other patrons in the venue. The service and food quality did not disappoint!! Pork soup dumplings - love the presentation and how each comes in a serving bowl so it captures all the soup! Chive and pork pan fried dumplings - good but nothing to write home about Crispy scallion pancake with shredded duck - the outter cake was a warm crispy perfection. They were generous with the duck portions too! I’ve never had this kind of dish before! Beef and asparagus lunch special which comes with a house salad and soda for only $13! The staff was courteous and friendly. We didn’t have to wait very long for the food. Everything tasted really good! It is the restaurant’s 2 year anniversary so there’s a 10% discount...

We tried three of the lunch specials and they were delicious! I have a theory that the hot sauce tells the quality of an Asian restaurant and this was the real deal. The food was fresh and came quickly, and the atmosphere is lovely. We had the fish and veggies (it was fried and just right—very thin batter, super crispy, nice variety of veggies). The “beef” (it was quality steak) and asparagus was so good — the steak was tender and asparagus cooked just the way I like it—not raw, not overdone. We also tried General Tso’s chicken we tried just for comparison to other places. It was good! Chicken was nice and crispy, Not too much sauce, and broccoli was also perfect. We sat on the back patio and it was a nice respite from the city. I...

As a Chinese, I’m very picky with a dim sum restaurant but this restaurant exceeds my expectations. IT IS DEF A HIDDEN GEM. This is absolutely the best dim sum restaurant I’ve had in New York. Not only did they make the food so good, they also presented it so well. I was impressed every time I went there. Even the service is 10/10. I’ve always hoped that they have more customers but unfortunately UES did not give it enough credit. I’m very sad to find out place is now closed when I went back today. Hereby I submit all my memory with this amazing restaurant. I hope they just found another better location to thrive not...