Spicy Village

All 308 rated mentions, most helpful first

in:Hole in the Wall Recs2 pts
“Recommend going with a buddy to get the Big Tray Chicken. It's like \~$20, easily serves 2 and it's a giant tray of spicy chicken + veggies and a choice of hand pulled noodles or rice (IMO always get the noodles). Soup dumplings are also decent.”
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in:What are the best restaurants in NYC that are not fine dining or super expensive?2 pts
replying to u/Sickeaux: I mean. This place is a meme because it’s cheap and BYOB rather than good, right? There’s nothing here that isn’t better at home or elsewhere IME and it’s not reasonable to have high expectations of it
“I think it’s good, and has dishes that I don’t really see on other menus in Chinatown as often.”
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in:Have you ever tried a dish at a restaurant in NYC that was so tasty you almost came back the next day—or even kept returning for it again and again?2 pts
replying to u/KOSITT: Spicy village beef pancake is one of mine as well. Constantly dreaming about the first time I had it
“That crisp outside and soft inside with tender savory beef. It's so good. I have to get it every time I'm at Spicy Village.”
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in:Planning a Dumpling walking tour - any must-hits?1 pts
replying to u/The_RoyalPee: the soup dumplings at spicy village!
“Spicy Village is a Henan style restaurant & they offer incredible dishes, but the soup dumplings they serve are purchased wholesale from a supplier & are frozen & then steamed to order.”
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in:an NYC restaurant that is so good and yet still relatively easy to get into?162 pts
“- Spicy Village”
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in:Have you ever tried a dish at a restaurant in NYC that was so tasty you almost came back the next day—or even kept returning for it again and again?118 pts
“Spicy Village”
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in:Leaving NYC in one month, what should I absolutely try? 83 pts
“Big tray chicken at spicy village.”
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in:What are the best value meals you have had in NYC?74 pts
“Spicy Village”
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in:I have about 1 year in NYC, but not much money: What should I be eating to make the most of New York?68 pts
“Food from Chinatown like Mei Lai Wah pork buns, rice rolls from Tonii's, Wah Fung platter, handpulled noodles and pork pancakes from Spicy Village”
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in:Which place will internally break you if they announced they were closing doors permanently?62 pts
“If spicy village (both) closed I’d be in mourning for a year.”
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in:Creating a mini book of illustrated NYC dishes - need suggestions!58 pts
“Spicy Village Big Tray Chicken”
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in:Where can I go in downtown Manhattan that will make me cry tears of joy55 pts
“Spicy village, sigiri, rowdy rooster, pisillo panini”
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in:What are the best value meals you have had in NYC?49 pts
replying to u/justflipping: - Ba Xuyen - Super Taste - Spicy Village - Levant - Farook Halal - Duzan - Chicken Lovers - Peking BBQ - Gai Kitchen - Yunnan Flavor Garden - El Tenampa Deli - Tacos El Bronco - Woorijip - Bolivian Llama Party - Taiwan Pork Chop House - Henan Feng Wei - Khao Kang - Arepas Cafe - Mahmoud’s Corner - Nepali Bhanchha Ghar - Burmese Bites - Trinciti Roti Shop - De Hot Pot - Grand St Skewer Cart - 4 Choices and A Soup
“Known for: Henan-style spicy big tray chicken, hand-pulled noodles”
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in:Best food on a budget in nyc? 46 pts
“Spicy Village”
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in:Bang-bang recommendations for parents' night out - Manhattan edition46 pts
“Spicy Village and Ohayo Bread House”
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in:Favorite Solo Lunch In Manhattan Chinatown?41 pts
“Ive always loved spicy village”
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in:Every Sunday is Soup Sunday. I'm running out of soups. Where are the best soups?41 pts
“Spicy Village”
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in:Places That Serve Something Like Lamb Hand Pulled Noodles from Xi’an’s Famous Foods40 pts
“the best dish is the spicy big tray chicken”
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in:Which are the must go food places in Chinatown and Midtown, NYC?35 pts
“Their most famous dish is the big tray chicken (w hand pulled noodles added) - well worth it, but I suspect they have delicious vegetarian options as well.”
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postSpicy Village / New Spicy Village Owner Update Confirmed33 pts
“Long live pancake with pork!”
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postRecent highlights: Four Horsemen, Misi, Penny, and more32 pts
“the real highlight of my Chinatown food crawl was the pork pancake from here, but i didn't manage to photograph that. damn was that good! these dumplings slapped, too.”
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in:What's your favorite random dish from a random restaurant you can never not order?30 pts
“Spicy Village - beef pancake”
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in:Hand Pulled Noodles29 pts
“Spicy Village”
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in:If you could only eat at 3 restaurants28 pts
“Spicy Village”
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in:DIY LES & Chinatown Food Tour28 pts
“Spicy village >>> xian for me.”
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in:Best food/restaurants with no gluten free options?26 pts
“Handpulled noodles: Spicy Village, Henan Feng Wei, Nurlan Uyghur, Xian Famous Foods”
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in:Day off today and craving a really good, relaxed sandwich for lunch25 pts
“Spicy Village”
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in:Best vegetarian noodles in Manhattan/Brooklyn?24 pts
“Spicy Village tomato and egg hand-pulled noodles”
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in:Xi'an famous food isn't worth it anymore23 pts
“Spicy Village and Super Taste down in Manhattan Chinatown”
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in:What are the best restaurants in NYC that are not fine dining or super expensive?22 pts
“My vote is spicy village. Get the big tray of chicken with a side of hand pulled noodles. You will not be disappointed.”
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in:Must-visit spots for each type of food? First-time visitor to NYC from Vancouver20 pts
“Chinese — Spicy Village”
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in:Which place will internally break you if they announced they were closing doors permanently?19 pts
replying to u/reddit0r888: What're your favorite dishes at the spicy villages?
“Hand pulled noodles and big tray of spicy chicken”
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in:40 year NYC resident - Here are my Manhattan favorites18 pts
replying to u/JKBFree: With all due respect, The lack of options in LES and chinatown is very lacking. Starting with Pig & khao as your only notable uws restaurant kinda hamstrings the whole affair. Maybe put that last and note your pack of experience there. Fyi, i highly recommend dagon and essential. Also, LES and especially chinatown has much more to offer than mere cheap dumplings. Kopitiam, golden diner, potluck club, mei lai wah, royal seafood, etc. are all well worth the meal Just the idea chinatown seems purely for cheap eats is rather sus.
“I like Uncle Lou, and Spicy Village but havent been to both in a while.”
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in:Go to repeat restaurant18 pts
“Spicy Village”
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in:If you could only order one menu item in all of NYC, what would it be? (Stolen from r/philadelphiaeats16 pts
“Big tray of chicken with a side of hand-pulled noodles at Spicy Village.”
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in:Restaurant recommendations for hungry Europeans16 pts
“Chinatown, Uncle Lou, Shu Jiao Fu Zhou, Spicy Village (two locations now)”
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in:DIY LES & Chinatown Food Tour16 pts
“Spicy village over xian.”
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in:Rare weeknight date night with husband - looking for tasty food, strong drinks nothing trendy or tiktok-worthy15 pts
replying to u/ThePathOfTheRighteou: Spicy village. Get the big tray of chicken. BYOB if you spend 14 per person. A literal hole-in-the-wall Chinese restaurant. Zero ambience but great food.
“If you go here consider the black bean hui mei and a beef pancake as part of your order.”
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in:NYC for the first time15 pts
“Cumin lamb noodles from xian famous foods and or big tray chicken with hand pulled noodles at spicy village (both phenomenal, but there's an overlap)”
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in:Favorite dishes in Chinatown?15 pts
“The beef pancake sandwich, spicy hand pulled noodles (any kind!) And Big Tray Chicken from Spicy Village are all fantastic!”
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in:Best restaurants in Dimes Square/LES area?15 pts
“Spicy Village”
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in:Immigrants of NYC, what restaurant in the city has the best version of your home country’s food?14 pts
“the Hui mian / hui mei is really solid. My favorite food of all time.”
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in:Restaurant recommendations for Dapanji (Big Plate Chicken)14 pts
“spicy village is certainly a top option here”
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in:Girls weekend in Manhattan early January13 pts
“Cumin lamb noodles from xian famous foods and or big tray chicken with hand pulled noodles at spicy village (both phenomenal, but there's an overlap)”
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in:Looking the best chewy/ “QQ” noodles 13 pts
“Spicy Village”
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in:Chinatown for lunch13 pts
“Spicy Village”
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in:Drag this tourist's list of spots to hit12 pts
“spicy village is a vegan Szechuan restaurant with some insanely delicious food.”
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in:What is your favorite (Chinese food) restaurant in the City? (separate by cheap and expensive)12 pts
“- Spicy Village”
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in:Review my Chinatown food crawl12 pts
“I don't think they are a great choice because if they're not particularly known for any of their appetizer items so it'd just be generic dishes.”
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in:Taking my SO to the city! Whats your favorite Asian cuisine near grand central?11 pts
“old school favorites like Spicy Village and Deluxe Green Bo”
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