5.3/10Chinese
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This is old school American Chinese food, not a Chinatown standout, and people argue hard about it. Get the , the , or the giant . Fans go for the nostalgia and the basement room. Others say their local takeout is just as good and complain the place is dirty.
NYC classic — Opened in 1938 and owned by the Huang family ever since, Wo Hop is the second-oldest restaurant in Manhattan's Chinatown, serving from its basement dining room at 17 Mott Street. The James Beard Foundation named it an America's Classic in 2022, and a street-level room designed with the third-generation owner opened in 2025. Wikipedia
“I went to Wo Hop once and the floor was sticky, waiter had an infected exposed finger while handling our chop sticks, food wasn’t anything to rave about, shrimp tasted off and when we came out there were giant cans of bait shrimp in the garbage that the restaurant had just put out. I didn’t go back, there is better food elsewhere, I am sure.”
H3
“Old-school lo mein, I'm going Wo Hop. It's basically junk food and that's what they do best. I like the duck lo mein there and it is anything but dry,”
H2
“Chow Fun at Wo Hop.”
H2
“I got beef and tomato with noodles in brown sauce, it was exactly what I expected, and I'd get it again, no matter how touristy the place is.”
H2
“The sauce only tasted like brown sauce, not the usual sweet and spicy General Tso's sauce.”
H2
“I’ve had the authentic dishes upstairs with a friend from Hong Kong and they are better but there is way better food to be had in Chinatown, both authentic and American style.”
H2
“not gonna lie I love the old school gigantic egg rolls. Tastes like nostalgia.”
H2
“Wo Hop on Mott Street has absolutely the best Chow Fun I have ever had”
H2
“Wo Hop is another restaurant worth a visit.”
H2
“Oh I love Wo Hop, but it deserves to be eaten fresh”
H2
“With that said, it is Americanized Chinese food. The best of its type, but it's not authentic stuff for the most part.”
H2
“I’d avoid places like hop kee and wo hop. They have it but a lot of the flavors are catered to westerners.”
H2