Supreme Restaurant — Restaurant in New York

We came here for dinner and the service was really attentive.

What we got: Wonton soup, Scallion Pancake with aromatic beef, Sweet sour fish and Pork Soup Dumplings.

Who to bring: The menu selection was really simple dishes and small portioned, not a place for large gatherings and that I can bring my family to for a 9-course dinner. Ideal for parties of 4 or less for a casual dinner.

Vibes: The ambiance had a cheesy DIY vibe with multicolored neon lights ceiling mounted beneath translucent plastic screens, Chinese porcelain figurines on a shelf loaded with dollar bills. A glass shelf fronting the stairs to the bathroom with more porcelain figurines. There was no background music playing, but it felt like a karaoke bar with the neon lights. Along a wall, the wooden booth seating was constantly filled for the hour we dined there. On a long ledge sat scantly placed vases of tiny indoor plants at each booth. A single wall where we sat had an asian-influenced wall paper that was adhered to the wall with strips of clear packing tape. The ambiance was definitely a highlight, mainly to wonder where the inspiration was drawn from and what kind of creative team designed and executed this interior?

Food: The Wonton soup was made of white shanghai wrappers, and I am used to the hong kong style wontons that are yellow from containing egg in the wrapper. But the soup was possibly literally warm steamy water and some broth powder in a dull red, over-scoured plastic bowl; not the kind of plating that reads appetizing and enticing.

Scallion pancake with aromatic beef: The paper menu did not have any photos ordering dishes came as a guess. The pancake was crispy and deliciously filled with julienned cucumbers and tender braised aromatic beef. My guess to aromatic means five-spice, sugar and soy sauce.

Sweet sour fish was delicious. The battered fish, crispy while smothered in sauce.

Rice. While even simple plain white rice can be bad sometimes, this place served well steamed rice in bowls that was nicely mounded on the top and perfectly sticky enough to hold on the chopstick; fragrant enough to know it wasn't that cheap rice that some restaurants, within walking distance, would bury in the bottom of your dish.

Service: The neighboring tables ordered different dishes to my interest, particularly a dish with three stuffed beef meatballs the size of a fist for $21 and change. The waitress, when I asked her about the price, went to look it up and hollered the price to me 10 feet away, followed with asking if I wanted to order it. I really appreciate the sense of homeliness this waitress brought, just like talking to my mother-in-law.

Overall the experience was great. Make sure to dine with good company so you can thoroughly...

There is no wait system, walk in and stand by the counter and hope they notice you... Often times you'll be skipped for "friends and family." Be patient and polite and you'll get a seat without too much of a wait time. Ate here twice and although both times were good, I'd say the first time was better. The Soup Dumplings were steamed well and the other dishes were great, Chili Dumplings and Rice cakes with Beef and Pickled Cabbage. The second time was for the New Year... The Crab and Pork and Pork steamed Mini Buns could have used a minute or two more of cooking time the second time I came. Still, I'd come again as sometimes the third try is the best, and because the wait time is shorter and just as good to better than Joe's Shanghai and Joe's Ginger.

Update: 2/25/17 Came back for the third time... and was still great! Had Jelly Fish which was cool and crisp and tasted great and the well known Soup Dumplings, rice cake and boiled and fried dumplings. Third time was the best time.

One criticisms I have is that this time spent more here with 3 people and left a $6.00 and some change tip on a $58.00 bill. That's about 12%. The server complained in Chinese under her breath and than as we were leaving another server or "manager" said we needed to pay 15% on bills over $50. There was no notice on the door, counters, menu or receipt to inform of that... We didn't get any special treatment other than take order, drop it off... No water refills or asked if we wanted more drinks (beer and tea of which we only had one) or anything more..

The problem wasn't paying more of a tip... it was with being confronted after we paid and heading out the door... It'd be better to inform the patrons of your "rule" of 15% before they dine or when they pay the bill or even on the menu... I didn't want my friend arguing with the server any longer so I gave in and gave them more 18%. So even though the food was great and had some nice talks with some stranger at a communal table, I still hold onto my 3...

PLEASE READ!!! I have too many issues with this place :

1- TIPING : please fix the fact that you only take debit or cash only , you are located in NYC so…catch up we are in 2024 , almost 2025 , update your system to take credit and Apple Pay , mind you our waiter had the AUDACITY of asking for 15% tip after we pay even though it is up to the customer to decide how much to tip; our waiter refused to take our 5.75$ change from us and showed us on the receipt CIRCLING “15% tip or over” , so we took our money and left.

2- FOOD: I don’t know what’s the hype for this place , sure thing their pork soup dumplings are good but that’s about it. I got the pork chop w scallions noodle soup and I have NEVER had such a plain flavorless soup , mind you the menu doesn’t state that the pork chop is deep fried and the oil they used was either old or it was just a bad choice to fry meat with. The noodles were just terrible in taste (mind you , you have to choose between noodles/rice noodles/ rice cakes ) , I got the regular noodles and still were the terrible. Their Thai tea IS THE WORST OF ALL , and trust me when I say there is WAY BETTER Thai teas out there in NYC with more flavor and consistency, theirs is so water down (there is no need to add ice , that just make it worst) and has no as much Thai flavor. I didn’t even bother to try something else because I was already disappointed, how can your dumplings be the best and ONLY good item in the menu but everything else is just wack?.

3- Bathroom: Last but not least , this is not about the food but hygiene in general , their bathroom are so dirty , smelly and nobody seems to clean them often , at least not enough during the day YET the smell gets stuck in your nose while you eat, it is just cross and i couldn’t wait to pay and leave since I started to...