“Go to Hop Kee and order the snails with black bean sauce, the crabs Cantonese, and the salted squid with hot peppers.”
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Order the salted squid with hot peppers and the . Regulars have been getting the and the peking pork chop here for decades. It's an old school Chinatown room, half Chinese American and half traditional Cantonese. Some say the flavors are toned down for tourists and the line isn't worth it.
NYC classic — This basement Cantonese restaurant opened in 1968 at 21 Mott Street and has been called the cornerstone of a legendary block of Chinatown. Long a late-night standby, it drew wider attention when Anthony Bourdain named it among his five favorite under-the-radar New York dining spots on Parts Unknown. Wikipedia
“Go to Hop Kee and order the snails with black bean sauce, the crabs Cantonese, and the salted squid with hot peppers.”
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“I loveee salted porkchop with hot peppers from Hop Kee. It just has that energy to inhale rice like Goku or Luffy.”
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“Hop Kee - Classic American Chinese with some very traditional Cantonese dishes. Old school vibes”
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“I’d avoid places like hop kee and wo hop. They have it but a lot of the flavors are catered to westerners.”
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“The whole Pan-fried flounder & Salt & Pepper squid at Hop Kee”
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“People talk about Wo Hop all the time, but Hop Kee is where it's at if you want to be transported back to the gangland 80s of Chinatown.”
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“So many mentioned already so I’ll go with “Salted Squid 🦑 “ at Hop Kee.”
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“Salted squid with hot peppers at Hop Kee.”
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“They are both great examples of Chinese *American* food (as opposed to authentic Chinese) and you should try them for yourself.”
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“This thread made my day - I absolutely love shrimp so got carried away but a bunch of my favorites below: \- Red Shrimp Nigiri with Fried Crispy Shallots @ Rosella \- Raw Ruby Red Pepper Shrimp with Scotch Bonnet @ Cesar \- Red Prawn Monaka with Fish Mousse @ Cesar \- Jumbo Shrimp in Dry Lobster Sauce with Minced Pork and Egg @ Hop Kee”
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“I mean its gonna have to be Wo Hop or Hop Kee i second guy above. Come super hungry and be prepared for the dishes to come out fast. Order anything classic and dirty you wont be disappointed.”
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“Duck chow fun from Hop Kee”
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