New York City Chinatown: Big Wong Restaurant, an inexpensive Chinatown staple for over 40 years.

[@jimlogan9883]

As usual, wonderful and entertaining stuff, Danny. Great fun and Words of Wisdom... all for free to us! Thanks so much.

[@dannythemedic]

Thank you for watching!

[@shirleylee2885]

You're so gracious. I really enjoy your videos.

[@tomatolady11]

You are BACK!!! Was going through withdrawls.

[@lafcat]

I was not planning on visiting my sister in NYC! But you convinced me! My name is Wong! And Happy Independence Day!

[@dannythemedic]

H4OJ!

[@kenchandrasena2070]

Would definitely love to see more content in lower east side and chinatown! Headed there a few days in November! Appreciate your honest thoughts.

[@christinejensen5735]

Happy 4th to you Danny !!!!!!!!!!! Thought you'd be taking a little longer break after all your Las Vegas videos !!!! Which were all very entertaining !!!!

[@dannythemedic]

happy 4...

[@dannythemedic]

thank u for watching!

[@rubyt9324]

Good, fair review. Thanks. I'll still go there for the congee, looks good!

[@TOMGARVEYtheKETOCOOK]

Glad to see you made it back home.. Service sometimes is horrible but I chalk it up to a bad day. I do tip accordingly. Next time your in Vegas give me a shout...

[@tengvang4927]

I was there in Chinatown on 07/03/22. Wished I would had run into you! Great job on the review😎

[@trevecca1]

Wow, Big Wong is still there...I'm in California now, but I grew up about 4 blocks from this place on Mulberry St.. I remember when Big Wong first opened over 40 years ago when I was a kid. I think they are a branch of the other restaurant Wong Kee or the cooks from that place opened Big Wong...Loved eating at both of these places back then.

[@dannythemedic]

Lots of memories eh? thanks for watching and for your comment!

[@jhhjams1234]

Always love your blunt opinions about your food adventures! Thanks!

[@curioush1905]

I notice u order the various congee porridge a lot when u are at a Chinese restaurants. As I get older I like to prefer congee over any kind of rice ( easier to digest ). BTW welcome back home to NYC from viva Las Vegas !

[@elmcloudtt]

hello ftdan, big wong is a restaurant for 40 years - it is nyc best - word of mouth - always the best one and safe one to mention to your friends to eat. the door closes at 9pm and it is cash only same as the bakeries all over chinatown. the restaurants for family style dinner are all cash / credit places. but if big wong is listed in the zagat as a $ in cost - may be soon it should change to credit also restaurant. in my visits, coming from new york, never had a place like big wong in los angeles or san francisco - the two other outside places with chinatown. the roast pork is always hang by the window while the steam of the porridge is cooking. elle for visa mc for visits

[@tacobobs]

Thank you for the review. I am so happy to see you back on KZbin. I searched everyday while you were away. Keep up the good work.

[@dannythemedic]

I think if you press the notification bell, you will get a notification when I put a video thus you dont have to search!

[@creditcrunch4681]

Great to see another city Danny The Medic, your bang on re what to expect in cheap eats v mid/high end restaurants and the expectations and experience so we need to temper expectations accordingly. Only been to NYC a few times for work and we just gravitate around the hotel restaurants but we really should venture out more often.

[@dannythemedic]

well if you go for work, time is limited and such staying close to the hotel makes sense...

[@leerocks3859]

Ty Danny hope your having fun in NY, be safe and Happy 4TH of July ✌🏼

[@dannythemedic]

H4OJ!

[@citypulse88]

I don’t understand how that rice roll can come out cold when it’s steamed. The microwaving it was so funny.

[@dannythemedic]

well, a reasonable explanation is that it was made, then it sat somewhere not heated and then they served it to me without reheating. Usually these are made on a large griddle like surface like pancakes or crepes using a rice based batter. as these solidify, the filling is placed on one end and the thing is flipped over so the filling is in the rice roll. the cooked roll is then placed on a plate, and covered, and then placed in a steamer to stay warm before serving...

[@jimmyl8332]

LOL I knew you would give it 6/10 that pretty spot on.

[@anacoeur1282]

I think when you order cha siu, you have to ask for the nice cut called 1/2 fat lean ☺️ “boon fay sao”

[@kevwwong]

Thanks once again for your honest reviews. Nice to see the traditional roast pig hanging near the front window. Would've loved to see you give that a try and rate it. If I ever get back to New York I might have to check it out.

[@Shirloxy]

Oh wow. Everything you ordered looks so good.

[@debragill4424]

Thank you so much for not slurping....

[@dannythemedic]

HA!! its the mic placement! lol

[@Bebe777333]

The food looks delicious!

[@geno5360]

If you can obviously depending on yourself is the surefire best likelihood of success. I don't think of it as liberal or conservative more like how comfortable you are relying on others and just dealing with things the way they make them. Good video as always Danny.

[@lizjoyce4846]

Excellent video thank you so much love it

[@dannythemedic]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@philipnguyen3107]

I love big Wong for 45 years since my college year. I would take a 2 hours bus ride just for a bowl of wonton roast pork noodles soup. I were back there last September. All I can Say big won is forever ever to eternity.👾👾👾👽👾👾👾

[@kyirui2]

This place is a gem

[@ThePecunious]

I notice you didn't get the fried dough when you said the congee didn't have enough salt for flavor. That's the typical Chinese breakfast combo in Hong Kong.

[@troyaustin2207]

I Confer with everything you say in this Review. The Juk looks so Enticing. The Cherng Fun looks ok maybe a bit thick and Chunky, however some like it that way but Cold not Good. One of my Favorite Dishes is Bow Yu Juk with Yow Jar Gwey. I put a little Hong Cho with my Juk like you do with Yu Chee Tong. Great Video Danny Thank You very much.

[@mafatone]

DtM, Chinese food is always a tastey good value. I LIKE IT!!

[@laichen8253]

welcome back, happy july 4th. i might be going to vegas in august, maybe we can meet up or plan a trip together.

[@dannythemedic]

I always welcome viewers to come join in the videos! I always put a suggestion video before I go inviting suggestions, requests and viewers who want to be in videos.

[@dannythemedic]

H4OJ!

[@TheSpritz0]

DANNY THE MEDIC- There is a Chinese Cantonese cafe near me on 104th Ave. and if you SPECIFY "Fatty Pork" they will give you only that in your soup!!

[@llee888]

I watched a few of your videos and enjoyed all of them. One thing I couldn't help but noticed: You kept saying roast pork but what I saw was BBQ pork on your dish. I see that in this episode even the Big Wong's menu wrote contradictory names - BBQ pork in Chinese (叉燒) and Roast Pork in English (Roast Pork), see #2 & #25. Can't blame anyone - even a Chinese restaurant in Angels Camp, CA, served us Hot and Sour Soup and insisted it's West Lake Minced Beef Soup. I suspect the culinary school played a practical joke on its students.

[@dannythemedic]

i know why you say what you are saying, but guess what? the PORK IS ACTUALLY ROASTED in an oven, not BBQed on a grill! LOLOLOLOL

[@papagen00]

This is why I always help myself to extra napkins, sauces and utensils at Chinese restaurants. I don't expect them to be handed to me.

[@edwardandlucyn1388]

Nice guitars.

[@russiawillnotsubjugateukrainet]

That's messed up with the coldness of the rice roll. Looks like a classic Cantonese comfort food place.

[@BaahBen]

I've been to Big Wongs..I like NY Noodletown better. But I wish we had it here in Florida.

[@dannythemedic]

noodletown is super good.. im still waiting for it to reopen so I can fregaggin go eat there!

[@atayasu]

Happy 4th Danny, Do u play all the instruments u have displayed on the wall be hind u?

[@HenryWong888]

Big Wong used to be my favorite "comfort food" place, but the quality definitely went downhill. For me, I don't go, or even recommend this place anymore. The worst offender was the congee. It was getting increasingly watered down. It contained less and less rice -- that on my last try, before I gave up, it was just a thick white broth. I am going to speculate that they were using cornstarch, as there wasn't enough rice to thicken it.

[@louiskanter3028]

good critique

[@aussieambo]

I have to ask, are you a medic and if so what area do you work in? Cheers 🇦🇺

[@dannythemedic]

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[@bolu8939]

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[@CanaKnight]

Big Wong use to be good back in the days. I don’t go there anymore. It’s hard to find good Chinese fast food joints these days.

[@dannythemedic]

noodletown is due to be open soon.. maybe they would be good...

[@offhamsterwheel2789]

price is good, although for inattentive service, i would rate a 3/10, i would lower my tip to 5% for inattentive service.

[@sunyan5997]

Happy Fourth of July!

[@dannythemedic]

H4OJ!

[@sunyan5997]

@@dannythemedic Thanks! Wish you enjoy all the good foods in NYC.

[@tungtom]

I was just in Big Wong last week.

[@dannythemedic]

and what did you order, and how did you like it? anything cold? anything forgotten?

[@tungtom]

@@dannythemedic I ordered the wonton soup, i can tell that they frooze it and its kind of powderily. All sorts of internal organ congee, and that as you described it, its lacking in flavor.

[@dkcchock4451]

any time I get noodle soup ....it has to be egg nooddles

[@lettylim1443]

Yummy!

[@spireprintingpackaging2093]

I love your reviews, I disagree with your price service analogy. for example Wah Fung # 1 charges $8 for Char sue or Roast Duck and their food is outstanding. They have crowds lined up all day. If Big Wong was outstanding rather than just average the waiters would get 100 orders a day with $ 3 + tips

[@donjose6520]

Sort of like Sam Wo in San Francisco .

[@louiskanter3028]

👍

[@jimmarr1487]

If I have to ask for my tea to be refilled, that automatically cancels the server's tip. That is the biggest sin a server can commit.

[@dannythemedic]

It happens to me all the time, because I eat in cheap places. In the video I have called Vegas most expensive chinese, they refill my ass off, even if it is 70%, they come and bring it back to 100%, which such service is also mentioned at the end of that video

[@dannythemedic]

Also I have no issue with being the director of the meal, I will still tip even if I have to ask for my tea refilled, as long as the waitress follows my orders and does it right... I once cancelled the servers tip one occasion where after my order was taken, the server vanished. the food runners bought me my food, but the server was nowhere to be found... even at the end of the meal, I looked around, still nowhere to be found.. so I walked up to the business section and asked THEM for the check, and paid it right there sans tip....

[@AZN9394]

Never order roast pork rice crepe. Cha siu is most likely leftovers.

[@georgewbushcenterforintell147]

Dan the surveillance man caught there tricks on camera. Shame on the big W for serving a customer cold food .

[@azurain1]

You get what you pay for. Simply put

[@dannythemedic]

Many people would think that saying means that the level of quality goes with the price.. low=low high=high... which does happen, but once you start paying attention to how things are in the world, low=low high=high is only about 30% of the time...

[@dannythemedic]

and what I have observed is that a whopping 60% of the time, High $ = Baloney! Yep, there are alot of greed and scams out there...

[@albertlee9220]

Nothing like great cheap Chinese food

[@friedchicken2474]

Have a little congee with your salt

[@dannythemedic]

I WILL!

[@baruchbenyaakov]

“Cold” food in a restaurant. I’m out of there. No excuse for that crap.

[@casinoknight9717]

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[@dannythemedic]

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[@Dr_S]

That was my stage name…

[@dannythemedic]

that was YOU ?????

[@Dr_S]

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[@raymondw6584]

腸粉皮太厚了。現在的大旺跟以前不一樣。差一點。

[@-EchoesIntoEternity-]

even for $3 i expect them to at least microwave it out of plain view

[@dannythemedic]

oh plain view is nowadays all the rage! :)

[@chris59499]

乜都貴哂囉

[@MrZman0004]

What? No TAP WATER, guys, TAP WATER.