Mission Chinese Food

All 49 rated mentions, most helpful first

in:Thoughts on current iteration of Mission Chinese Food?2 pts
“I love Mission Chinese. Still my absolute favorite in all of NYC.”
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in:Best Mapo Tofu to try?13 pts
“Mission Chinese also has good mapo tofu”
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in:Thoughts on current iteration of Mission Chinese Food?12 pts
“It's good but kind of sterile compared to what Mission used to be.”
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in:Thoughts on current iteration of Mission Chinese Food?12 pts
“Awful service and the food wasn’t great either.”
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postBest spicy wings NYC?9 pts
“I love the wings at Fish Cheeks and Mission Chinese - so much flavor.”
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in:What’s the spiciest god damn dish in NYC? Make me regret asking this.6 pts
replying to u/HeidiCharisse: The mapo tofu. And the wings. I will forever be chasing that. The new pop up is ok, but not like the OG. In my opinion.
“Their mushroom mapo tofu (I’ve had the pork one too) is still the best mapo tofu I’ve ever had even after a couple years in Asia.”
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in:What’s the spiciest god damn dish in NYC? Make me regret asking this.5 pts
replying to u/stir: I don’t think it’s the same now, but the OG Mission Chinese in that little basement was some of the most irresponsibly spicy food I’ve ever had
“Crying at the table eating those wings, and still thinking about it”
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in:Where are the best wings for upcoming birthday3 pts
“I also love the wings at Mission Chinese”
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in:Thoughts on current iteration of Mission Chinese Food?3 pts
“Months later, I’m still thinking about the shiso fried rice.”
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in:Thoughts on current iteration of Mission Chinese Food?3 pts
“Nowadays, I can only respect Mission/Danny Bowien for blazing a trail, but there are so many amazing Chinese restaurants offering authentic cuisine from different parts of China, as well as fusion places that it’s hard for Mission to stand out like it used to.”
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in:Will Mission Chinese ever return for good?2 pts
“Overpriced mediocre food”
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in:Best Mapo Tofu to try?2 pts
“I like mission Chinese’s version”
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in:Suggestions on Favorite Chongqing/Dry Pepper/Mala/Laziji Chicken2 pts
“if you like this dish try their wings”
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in:Recommend me plz: best sub $300 tasting menu that will allow two diners, one omnivore, one veggie to have a good time.1 pts
“All 3 veggie dishes r amaz.”
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in:Thoughts on current iteration of Mission Chinese Food?1 pts
“It rocked - the rice cakes with thrice cooked bacon were as good as ever and the spicy sprite noodles were unreal.”
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in:One dish/restaurant you had to go back to the next day1 pts
“those chicken wings at Mission Chinese”
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in:Best bite you had in 2025?1 pts
“West lake lamb dumplings at mission chinese”
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in:Will Mission Chinese ever return for good?-1 pts
“That spot they had in bushwick was god awful and so was the decor.”
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in:In search of the holy grail of General Tso's Chicken-1 pts
“the best Chinese fried chicken is at mission Chinese pop up.”
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in:What’s the spiciest god damn dish in NYC? Make me regret asking this.20 pts
replying to u/stir: I don’t think it’s the same now, but the OG Mission Chinese in that little basement was some of the most irresponsibly spicy food I’ve ever had
“The new pop up is ok, but not like the OG. In my opinion.”
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in:Leaving NYC. Help me build a bucket list11 pts
“- Mission Chinese”
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in:Will Mission Chinese ever return for good?4 pts
replying to u/852ma: That spot they had in bushwick was god awful and so was the decor.
“Yeah I went to the one next to 169 for a birthday party and had a great meal and the both times I went to the bushwick location was very disappointed.”
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in:Thoughts on current iteration of Mission Chinese Food?4 pts
“It’s good—I do think Mission Chinese in Bushwick will still be my favorite rendition though.”
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in:Date Night Tonight4 pts
“Mission Chinese or Chinese Tuxedo are very good and think you can get into them both!”
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in:Where is your favorite spot for chongqing chicken?3 pts
“Mission Chinese, which has popped up in Chinatown, has a go0d one”
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in:Thoughts on current iteration of Mission Chinese Food?3 pts
“It’s great”
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in:Thoughts on current iteration of Mission Chinese Food?3 pts
“Been to the new spot twice -- IMO it hits like old times.”
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in:Best Authentic Young Zhou/Chow Fried Rice?2 pts
“If you want one of the best fried rice in nyc (better then peak day mission Chinese).”
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in:NYC restaurant/bar graveyard?2 pts
“All three Mission Chinese restaurants.”
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in:Will Mission Chinese ever return for good?2 pts
“the food wasn’t great”
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in:Best Mapo Tofu to try?2 pts
replying to u/Precious_marimo: Spicy Moon is delicious. Try their dan dan noodle as well. Mission Chinese also has good mapo tofu
“Second mission”
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in:Upscale Chinese food that’s actually good?2 pts
“Mission Chinese”
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in:Going to spend 2+ weeks in NY in August. Recs?2 pts
“mission chinese is back in nyc and it’s so fucking good once again. go. my latest chinatown obsession.”
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in:If you could bring back one closed restaurant, what would it be?2 pts
replying to u/the_bird_lives: Mission Chinese
“It’s back, but not as good as.”
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in:What's the worst food you've had in NYC?1 pts
“I was so excited for MC and it’s was awful.”
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in:You can revive one NYC restaurant, what are you bringing back?1 pts
“very fun & delicious food”
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in:You can revive one NYC restaurant, what are you bringing back?1 pts
“Mission Chinese”
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in:You can revive one NYC restaurant, what are you bringing back?1 pts
replying to u/na-zdrowie: Mission Chinese
“Know they’re from San Francisco, but I miss their food so much😭”
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in:chinese spots that serve alcohol?1 pts
replying to u/JayMoots: The new Mission Chinese sounds awesome: [https://www.grubstreet.com/article/first-taste-mission-chinese-food-returns-to-nyc.html](https://www.grubstreet.com/article/first-taste-mission-chinese-food-returns-to-nyc.html)
“Food was good, pretty solid!”
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in:NYC Fine Dining with Chinese-speaking staff?1 pts
“Mission Chinese”
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in:Help me decide one meal for my dad visiting NYC - Asian food! 1 pts
“Mission Chinese”
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in:Recommendations for anniversary dinner that is budget friendly? 1 pts
“Mission Chinese”
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in:Chinatown recs1 pts
“Mission Chinese Food”
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in:Where would you go for a decent lunch within a ten minute walk from Canal and Broadway?1 pts
“Mission Chinese”
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in:Best Mapo Tofu to try?1 pts
replying to u/ShimanoRN: I like mission Chinese’s version but I heard it’s not authentic
“Omg one of my favorite dishes in the city right now. Authenticity? Whatever — op try it”
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in:<72 is hours in NYC eats1 pts
“Win Son reminds me of Mission Chinese at times--in that it's as concerned with bringing in a vibe as much as cuisine.”
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in:What’re your favorite restaurants that don’t get the love or hype they deserve?1 pts
replying to u/bruiserbrody45: Mission was my favorite place but new Mission does not have the same vibe.
“It’s true but the food is still amazing”
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in:Will Mission Chinese ever return for good?-2 pts
“It wasn’t even good”
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in:Will Mission Chinese ever return for good?-2 pts
replying to u/G7L3: It wasn’t even good
“Twas not!”
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