“I thought Win Son was not very good (way too greasy and not a lot of flavor and some of the worst salty soy milk I've ever had).”
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“I thought Win Son was not very good (way too greasy and not a lot of flavor and some of the worst salty soy milk I've ever had).”
H3
“Yeah I would have been happy to pay that for a good meal, but this place ain’t it. Literal barilla spaghetti with some sort of miso butter and dry crappy eggplant with 2 handfuls of peanuts thrown on top. What a bummer.”
H3
“I got the jiucai pancake with egg, havarti, chives, shallot sauce, and rice noodles, and it was excellent, nice comfort food for a cold morning.”
H3
“This latte was superb. I really can’t praise it enough.”
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“Agree! Win Son is overhyped too! Very expensive and salty (the jiu cai pancake). The chipotle sauce doesn’t even go well with the sandwich it doesn’t make sense. The mochi donut was super salty too??”
H3
“I love their stuff, *except* for the scallion BEC, which I found SO insanely greasy and it just sat in my stomach like a weight (and I only ate half).”
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“The scallion pancake had zero scallion flavor and was soggy 😭 I could’ve made a better version at home for half the price but I fell for the hype”
H3
“Winson, overpriced and so so oily for taiwanese food. Their lu rou fan had a pool of oil around the entire dish with little flavor”
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“One thing I would recommend is the Lu Rou Bao. Crispiest fried bread with pork ever.”
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“Not OP but while I really enjoy the shrimp one, I find the scallion pancake sandwiches can be a bit greasy (especially the viral BEC one), so I'll generally share it alongside a fan tuan, which are small but delicious. Definitely worth a try, especially if there isn't a wait!”
H3
“The restaurant is soooo much better than the bakery. I also had the scallion pancake at the bakery and was really disappointed but I actively dream about the big chicken sandwich at the restaurant proper. The drinks at the restaurant are GREAT too”
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“both times underwhelming but that’s just my experience. It’s always so hyped up and I cannot for the life of me understand why.”
H3
“Most of the savory items at Win Son are really bad. Extremely greasy with clashing flavors, bad experience each time I’ve been there. Their pastries are average at best.”
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“I've been to their BK location and really enjoyed the food fwiw”
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“Food wasn’t that great tbh. Got the scallion pancakes, and a pastry item. Very unfortunate”
H2
“Other than the scallion pancakes which were a bit too salty for me, the wontons, scallion noodles, and dessert were all top notch.”
H2
“Took a date there last night and after hyping it up for days had an absolutely mediocre (honestly bad other than 1 dish) meal that cost nearly $150 for 2 people.”
H2
“Scallion pancake from the Manhattan Win Son—great experience”
H2
“Never been impressed by Win Son’s food. Overpriced and underwhelming.”
H2
“the BEC scallion pancake at Win Son, the mergeuz/egg/cheese at C&B, and the Shepardi wrap at Edith's are all great with shorter wait times.”
H2
“Foods not too bad but way too expensive.”
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“my partner and i have been regular customers at win son for the last 3-4 years and have absolutely loved it. the service has always been great and the food is consistently excellent.”
H2
“Win Son is extremely mid Taiwanese food, you’re better off going elsewhere anyway. The bakery has some unique items but the restaurant isn’t anything special.”
H2
“enjoyed the jiucai breakfast sandwich immensely”
H2
“The food is oily and straight up not good compared to tons of other mom and pop Taiwanese places all across the city.”
H2
“Scallion Pancake BEC at Win Son”
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“sesame noodles”
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“Win Son for the scallion pancake bec and a donut!”
H2
“Anything from Win Son but especially the Fried Eggplant, O-a Jian (oyster pancake) and Lamb Zhajiangmian. The dishes are def American-influenced while still hitting the “authentic” notes you’d expect.”
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“It’s seriously not good, I got the scallion pancake BEC one morning and I was like this just isn’t that good at all.”
H2
“Win son’s scallion pancake BEC is also a winner.”
H2
“the food just didn’t taste that good anymore.”
H2
“Win Son isn't near much else, but worth a trip.”
H2
“I thought some were pretty good, most were ok. They didn't feel different enough to be a 'new' take on classics or to justify how much more expensive they were compared to a traditional bakery counterpart.”
H2
“Great food but maybe not what I would consider your classic Americanized Chinese. Also fwiw it’s Taiwanese.”
H2
“win son’s is very greasy”
H2
“I love the Win son scallion pancake BEC”
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“I do have to say though, I don’t care if it’s fusion. I’ve lived in Taiwan for 4-5 years and the Lu rou fan in their restaurant is as good as any I’ve ever had”
H2
“Winson, kossars and tpk square for breakfast sandwiches”
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“Win Son is wayyyy too greasy for me”
H2
“The scallion pancakes were too oily they made me sick.”
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“scallion pancake bacon egg and cheese from winson. can’t have anything else after a night out.”
H2
“found both the menu and execution way better than Win Son”
H2
“Don’t bother with Win Son if you want authentic.”
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“Win Son: Millet Mochi”
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“Overpriced and never hits right. I want to like it but I’m constantly disappointed.”
H2
“Thought Win Son was below average. I don't mind the Asian fusion/Taiwanese inspired offerings, but they have a butter and salt problem the three times I went.”
H2
“Or BEC on scallion pancake from WinSon”
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“I’ve been eating there since they’ve opened - for me some things have gotten better, some I never liked and still don’t. But I fuck with that eggplant dish hard, if you didn’t like it maybe it was a bad night on the line.”
H2
“I found win son very overpriced and not great tbh.”
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