New Mandarin Court
Contact Info:
Address: 61 Mott St (Bayard St & Canal St)
City: New York, NY
Zip: 10013
map: View the Map
Phone: (212) 608-3838
Food Info:
Menu: View the Menu
Cuisine:
Chinese
2nd Cuisine:
Family Friendly
Takeout:
Yes
Payment:
Accepts Credit Cards
Cititour Review:
Mandarin Court may be Chinatown’s hidden gem. This small dining room is dingy but clean, with many individual tables (unheard of in much of Chinatown’s dim sum parlors), a large menu, and a small enough crowd to ensure that you rare served quickly and often. After starting with the obligatory tea, we really got down to business.
Spring Rolls are the best in town, no question. Piping hot with exceedingly crisp wrappers outside a vegetarian filling, crunchy and caramelized at the same time. Ask for some duck sauce on the side to remind you that yes, you are in the Chinatown of your parents’ youth.
Spare Ribs are bony and cartilage filled, but they are also sublime nuggets of pork, steamed until it is tender and juicy. Served in a slightly salty broth with bits of hot pepper and scallions, this is on the lighter side of dim sum fare, savory without being heavy. Turnip Cakes are sticky and chewy with bits of sweet roasted pork and salty crisply fried vegetable is just awesome. This is the mashed potatoes of the dim sum world. Shrimp Rice Rolls are some of the best in Chinatown. Clean and pristine tasting shrimp, vaguely salty, enveloped in thin rice noodles, slippery and squishy. Served in a bath of soy sauce and vinegar, these are savory, tart, and the definition of umami.
While Mandarin Court may not have the biggest dim sum offerings, the place is clean, the servers speak impeccable English, and the food is just what you want on a blustery winter’s day.
Review By: Sarah Spigelman
Additional details: Good for Groups
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