Sweet Wonton House — Restaurant in New York

Updated review (2-stars) January 2024

Language barrier/problem for English speakers. This restaurant is good if you speak Chinese, not good if you rely on English.

For English speakers, I'm downgrading my review from 3 stars to 2 stars. Unfortunately, their best English-speaking staff still have problems understanding my standard orders and giving me the wrong orders. I think this happens about 50-70% of the time I order. And I always the same thing—even point to it on the menu.

I'm chalking it up to language because every other patron in this small restaurant (all Chinese speaking) seem to not have any problems with their orders.

OLD 3-star REVIEW from March 2023

If you want wonton noodle soup, sifu chio across the street is far far superior. They specialize in just wonton noodle soup and a few dishes and have successfully brought true Hong Kong wonton noodle soup to the USA. In fact, their chef and founder was a master wonton noodle soup who. Immigrated from Hong Kong decades ago.

Sweet wonton's variety is much more varied, like a Diner. so if you are with a group that wants different things this is the place for that. However having such a variety has a drawbacks.

For instance, sometimes when I order the same thing, they bring me dumplings instead of wontons, and bone soup instead of wonton broth, and even flour ramen noodles instead of traditional egg noodles for wonton noodle soups. This is because they have so much variety, like a diner.

My service at sweet dumpling also tends to take longer.

I would go to sweet dumpling for other fare, but for wonton noodle...

This restaurant is really a hit or miss - mainly miss. Of all the dishes I ordered, I only liked 2. The wontons weren’t anything special to rave about, but the broth in the wonton was delicious. Very flavorful. The broth in the roast pork ramen, which isn’t ramen by the way, was sweet due to the roast pork. The roast pork itself was flavorful and tender. The HK style Chinese sausage clay pot rice was lacking in the overcooked, crunchy texture of the bottom of the clay pot that most people order this dish for. The sausage was overcooked as well and did not taste well. I ordered a stir fried dried squid dish, but what I got was stir fried fish. Although it tasted somewhat all right, it was not the dish I initially ordered. I did end up ordering my stir fried squid dish for dinner later on, but it was bland. The fried cruller and rice rolls were nothing to rave about if you’ve eaten dim sum in these Chinese parlors. They’re all the same. Although I did not take photos of the dishes I ordered for dinner, the roast pork lo mein was not lo mein. The prawn with walnut and salad cream was also bland like the stir fried squid. The salad cream didn’t save the prawn from lack of flavor. The mushroom with mixed vegetable casserole was just a sloppy wetness of a casserole. Overall, the food just lacked flavor and I would only revisit as a last resort, but it should not have to be my last resort considering the location of this restaurant and other restaurants to eat at...

🥟 Sweet Wonton House – Little Neck, NY ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Tiny space, gigantic flavor. Sweet Wonton House may be small in size, but it delivers big, authentic Cantonese taste. We ordered a spread that hit every note—silky congee, tender chicken in soy sauce, and a dim sum lineup of bean curd wraps, shomai, and turnip cake. The fried noodles with dried squid were a standout—savory, chewy, and packed with umami.

The vibe is cozy and unpretentious, and our server was incredibly kind and attentive, making the whole experience even better. Every dish tasted fresh, balanced, and true to tradition.

If you’re craving authentic Chinese comfort food without trekking into Flushing, this spot is a must.

🥢 Boomsauce Scale (Google Review Edition)

🗑️ B – Basura Total flop. Poor quality, bad service, and not worth the trip.

😐 BS – Basic Sauce Meh. It’s okay, but nothing memorable. You expected more.

👍 BS+ – Better Sauce Solid spot. Good food, decent service, worth checking out.

🔥 BS++ – Best Sauce Great flavors, friendly staff, and consistent quality. Would recommend.

🌟 BS+++ – Boomsauce Elite Unforgettable. Authentic, delicious, and totally worth the hype.

Boomsauce Score: 🌟 BS+++ – Boomsauce Elite Sweet Wonton House is proof that the best flavors often come from the...