post4-day Visit NY Eats60 pts
“Huge shrimp wontons with paper thin wrappers loaded with juicy, tasty chopped shrimp filling. Really reminded my of the ones back home!”
H3
8.7/10Chinese
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Get the . The are huge and packed with real chunks of , and people from Hong Kong say the and come closest in the city. Two complaints repeat. Some find the fishy and cloudy, and several describe rude treatment from the owner. You can buy raw wontons and chili oil to take home.
“Huge shrimp wontons with paper thin wrappers loaded with juicy, tasty chopped shrimp filling. Really reminded my of the ones back home!”
H3
“And yet, with all that said, Maxi’s is *still* head and shoulders above everyone else in NYC for HK wonton noodle soup.”
H3
“I thought their wontons were ok. I always left hungry after eating there. Their wonton filling tasted like they spent too much time in the food processor.”
H3
“The wontons ARE pretty big and it takes me 3 bites to eat them. They are good, very meaty and filled with lots of shrimp. The broth is tasty too.”
H3
“I love Maxi, the wontons are insane and she’s super cool, but she was a bit too defensive and almost hostile when I mentioned that her broth was at times too cloudy and fishy.”
H3
“The broth and noodles are the closest to what you can get in NYC to an authentic bowl of HK wonton noodles. I’ve taken my elderly relatives there and the moment they tasted the broth and noodles, they were sold.”
H3
“She also was super aggressive towards me when I went to their original location. I asked the cashier to separate the soup and wontons so they wouldn't get soggy and she started screaming at me from her seat that all they do is separate it.”
H3
“Maxi aggressively started telling me with hand gestures and all they do is separate it. Isn't that what I was asking for? Completely unnecessary and unprofessional.”
H3
“The wonton soup is just meh, advertised as shrimp and pork and only had shrimp. The noodles tasted “soapy” as if there was too much baking soda.”
H3
“Maxi’s will be the closest to an authentic bowl o to HK wonton nooodle soup”
H2
“I'm born and raised HK and Maxis wontons are as good if not better/more generously packed than many in HK.”
H2
“I sometimes buy the raw wontons by the dozen and stash them in the freezer to eat at a later date and they taste nearly as good as the fresh wontons.”
H2