“The Peking duck and xiaolongbao were pretty good, others not so much… what is that dan dan noodle?? Definitely wouldn’t choose to go on my own.”
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“The Peking duck and xiaolongbao were pretty good, others not so much… what is that dan dan noodle?? Definitely wouldn’t choose to go on my own.”
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“Blue willow is underrated.”
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“But I'm also a fan of Chili (in the old Cafe China space) and Blue Willow (Hunan, but lot of Sichaun offerings).”
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“the Hunan spot Blue Willow is also excellent if you prefer spicy”
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“I thought the vegan one at Blue Willow on W 56th was great”
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“Blue Willow's Yellow Beef is a pain I keep putting myself through but cant stop”
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“Blue Willow has this dish, along with other Hunan specialties.”
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“Their original slightly fancier spot, which has more gin drinks, is Blue Willow. Both are a bit pricey, but both are excellent”
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“Most sichuan places will have a great eggplant side. Blue willow, chili mei li, birds of a feather. So good with rice.”
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“has good dumplings and some of the best sezuan food in Manhattan”
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“Most of the menu is adventurous but there is sesame chicken, won ton soup etc. I think vegetarians too would love it (went there with some).”
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“Blue Willow, for food + atmosphere!”
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“Very nice and modern inside with friendly servers and a better cocktail menu than you will find at any other Chinese restaurant.”
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“blue willow is a very cool vibe - really good sezuan - great soup dumplings- all the food is good”
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“Totally agree- Blue Willow is very good not crazy expensive nice vibe and some of the best Chinese food of that type in the city”
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“I'd comfortably recommend Blue Willow before Hao Noodle, though both are good. If you're interested in dry pot Blue Willow's is probably the best I've had (dry pot is my favorite dish in general).”
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“Blue Willow is the best value and taste. Flavor is super authentic.”
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“They have a lot of premade items - roasted duck served in under 10 minutes very sus”
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“Dry pot: blue willow for flavor”
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“blue willow is the best chinese in midtown. they have great selection, private dining rooms and an amazing bar program that not alot of chinese restaurants can do lol.”
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“century egg clay pot from Blue Willow”
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“We enjoyed the atmosphere and food.”
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“you can do Blue Willow/Tang Pavillion if they're up for something that borders on authentic (but still has great Americanized dishes).”
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“This romantic dinner spot does a great job at representing Hunan and Szechuan flavors, and some of our favorite menu items are the **century egg clay pot** and **mala dry pot**, but our absolute favorite is their **mapo tofu**.”
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“There’s so many more places but these are the ones I recently liked or liked again (if I went back).”
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“Blue willow is good too.”
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“Busy schedule, but managed to fit in a huge variety of NYC eats on this trip. Fantastic all around.”
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“I really enjoyed Blue Willow!”
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“Mala project, hutaoli, blue Willow, happy hot Hunan, chili, cafe China”
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“Blue Willow - Midtown”
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“I really like chili mei li on 37th st, and blue willow! Both in midtown.”
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“I find their original spot better.”
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“if you're up to try some great authentic Hunan style food, I recommend 'Blue Willow' on 56th st.”
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“Le Rock (French), the bar room at The Modern (less fancy New American than the main dining room), 53 (broadly Chinese fusion) and Blue Willow (Hunan) are generally very good.”
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“Regardless, the food is good.”
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“It’s good though, as is their midtown sister Blue Willow.”
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“blue willow is pretty exquisite”
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“Another nice place is Blue Willow.”
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“Blue Willow just south of central park is dleish!”
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“Blue Willow is great - not really “known” food is fantastic”
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“So just go to Blue Willow”
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“Blue Willow”
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“Blue Willow or blue blossom”
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“Can be great for groups and sharing food”
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“Some of the more fun places I like in that area are:”
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“Love Blue Willow!”
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“For Chinese: Blue Willow and Tang Pavilion.”
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“Blue Willow for Hunan”
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“Dim Sum Palace or Blue Willow should be up your alley in terms of seating.”
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