Wenwen - New York

Food of my people! Came with a group for the chinese new year's feast and we were gobsmacked at how delicious, generously filling, and fun a time we had. Can't wait to come back.

Wilted pea shoots and thin handkerchiefs of tofu skin have a crackling energy that may not be fully explained by the garlic and Shaoxing wine they’re stir-fried with. Cucumber wedges marinated with pineapple juice and vinegar until they start to go pale and soft — if they were served with a pastrami sandwich, you’d call them half-sours — are saturated with the untamed flavor of raw garlic. Sichuan peppercorns, both ground and made into an oil, coat strands of vinegar-dressed celtuce until it feels as if electrons were kickboxing on your tongue.

Top notch Taiwanese American food. Sami is THE man! He was attentive and super welcoming. We had a table of 3 and ordered three cup chicken, peashoot with tofu skin, lily flemming fried rice, pork belly with cuttlefish, and last but not least did you really have Taiwanese food without a bowl of hearty beef noodle soup? Drinks were also on point #SHYBOYXL forever.

I was so excited to try this spot and man it did not disappoint! Our server angel was full of knowledge about Taiwanese food and super warm. My friend and I shared the sesame noodles, the popcorn chicken, the shrimp lettuce wraps and the celtuce salad. Everything was so delicious and full of balanced flavor. Personally the celtuce salad and the pop corn chicken were my favorites. Can’t wait to come back and highly recommend this restaurant. Bonus: I danced in the bathroom and the design of this restaurant had so much thought put into it. I’m ready for Taiwan!

Oof not our vibe … seems to be an unpopular opinion. Acoustics were bad making it tinsely and too loud. We sat at 8p, not too late for a city we thought?, but they were out of quite a few dishes, maybe could plan/order better I would think, and the food was underwhelming. The pork belly seemed like straight fat. Womp womp.