Forever Taste — Restaurant in New York

After being disappointed by North Dumpling I walked here to give it a try. CASH ONLY. Small mom & pop place. With more wide space & seating than most places. Cleaner than most. Seating for 12. Best prices in Manhattan. Open late. Closes @ midnight (Thurs-Sat). But you can call ahead to order or confirm open times. Closed Sundays. 12 steam dumplings for $4.50. They had sauce to go already made & had chopsticks. The pork & chive dumplings were juicy & I could also taste the ginger inside. Awesome. I didn’t really need sauce for them. I also ordered the shrimp dumplings with chili sauce they forgot the chili sauce (10 for $5.50) were ok, tasted light & fresh but could have used more filling. Next time I’ll see if they make my fried pork dumplings to order & ask for hot oil. She also handed me soy sauce packets & I had to ask for dumpling sauce!! Wish they already put it inside the order. Dumplings are all about the sauce! It was close to closing so I’ll let that slide. Definitely checking my order next time before I leave. Very close to the F train, quieter neighborhood late night (11:30pm). I prefer Forever Taste because of the taste, the sweeter soy vinegar sauce & the made to order style compared to North Dumpling on Essex St. Would definitely like to try other...

I recently placed an order from Forever Taste, and upon receiving the delivery, I noticed the bag containing my soup had a large bubble at the bottom. Upon inspection, I discovered the soup had spilled, and a pork chop was submerged in the leaked broth. The noodles were completely dry.

I contacted the restaurant to report the issue. While I have previously had positive experiences with them, the staff member who answered the phone was dismissive and instructed me to return the entire order for a refund.

When the delivery driver returned, I pointed out the spillage and the driver became defensive, blaming me for the incident. I believe this was unacceptable, as the driver should have noticed the significant amount of liquid at the bottom of the bag during delivery.

Given the high concentration of restaurants in Chinatown and this unsatisfactory customer service experience, I regrettably do not plan to order from Forever...

Some of the best takeout I've had in a very long time and the price can't be beat. I feel like for the past few years no matter where I go all Chinese takeout seems to taste and look the same- like they're all buying from the same providers or something. Not this place! Their dumplings are THE best- they're homemade as are the noodles they use, I believe. I know the dumplings are homemade, I'm assuming the noodles are just based on the fact that's how it usually works. I had the pork and chive dumplings ($3.50 for TWELVE like Whaat?!), shrimp and broccoli, pork egg foo yung and sesame chicken and everything was delicious. I hear the noodle soups are the thing to try so I will definitely be back! Great people too- super friendly and they need and deserve all the business they can get right now since they were closed for months during the beginning of the pandemic. This place will definitely be one of my go-to spots...