“Jin Fong is atrocious along with Golden Unicorn and all those big mainstream MSG-laden restaurants that pander to the “western” palate, with loads of cheap filler in dumplings etc.”
H3
5.1/10Chinese
AI-generated summary
Go for the cart in the big dining room, that's the draw for most people. The gets named most often. Go to the Chinatown location, people say the Upper West Side one is the weak link, and longtime regulars think the old room was better than the current one. Some say it's a big name that doesn't hold up.
NYC classic — Opened in 1978 at 24 Elizabeth Street with room for fewer than 80 diners, Jing Fong was taken over by master plumber Shui Ling Lam and moved in 1993 to a 20,000-square-foot hall seating more than 800, the largest dim sum parlor in Chinatown. The main dining room closed in 2021. Wikipedia
“Jin Fong is atrocious along with Golden Unicorn and all those big mainstream MSG-laden restaurants that pander to the “western” palate, with loads of cheap filler in dumplings etc.”
H3
“I personally feel like the new location, the dim sum quality no longer tastes as good or authentic.”
H2
“Best dim sum in the city in that massive dining room”
H2
“That best said, I think the har gow at jing fong in Chinatown and Tim ho wan in EV are serviceable.”
H2
“If you’ve never had steamed fish, most of the full restaurants there like Jing Fong do a decent one for dinner.”
H2
“The best we have found is Jing Fong. They do them dry and mouth numbing, so yummy”
H2
“Jing Fong - Second place, not too greasy, though has little sausage”
H2
“If you want to stay in Manhattan, Dim Sum Palace, Pings, and Jing Fong all have solid har gow.”
H2
“dim sum in chinatown! golden unicorn, jing fong, or dim sum palace”
H2
“Jing Fong is a classic Dim Sum spot.”
H2
“Dimsum: Jin Fong”
H2
“Or try Jing Fong/Nom Wah/GOGODIMSUM for some dimsum.”
H2