Hop Lee

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90 reviews

#2,255 of 12,163 Restaurants in New York City$$ - $$$, Chinese, Asian, Cantonese

+1 212-962-6475+ Add website

Hours

Sun

10:30 AM - 5:00 AM

Mon

10:30 AM - 5:00 AM

Tue

10:30 AM - 5:00 AM

Wed

10:30 AM - 5:00 AM

Thu

10:30 AM - 5:00 AM

Fri

10:30 AM - 5:00 AM

Sat

10:30 AM - 5:00 AM

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4.0

90 reviews

#2,255 of 12,163 Restaurants in New York City

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PRICE RANGE

$5.00 – $10.00

CUISINES

Chinese, Asian, Cantonese

Special Diets

Vegetarian Friendly

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16 Mott St, New York City, NY 10013-5054

Downtown Manhattan (Downtown)

+1 212-962-6475

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PRICE RANGE

$5.00 – $10.00

CUISINES

Chinese, Asian, Cantonese

Special Diets

Vegetarian Friendly

Meals

Lunch, Dinner, Late Night

FEATURES

Takeout, Seating, Serves Alcohol, Table Service

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Stan Tecza

Connecticut11314 contributions

Since 1973

Apr 2024 • family

Hop Lee (21 Mott Street) from 1973 is across the street from Hop Kee (16 Mott Street) which dates to 1968. I called in my order of shrimp with walnut sauce & beef chow fun for pick up. Both dishes delicious !

Written April 13, 2024

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janphilippschneider

Aachen3 contributions

Great chinese food

May 2023 • friends

Best original chinese food I have had for a long time. Very authentic. Love it. We found this place through friends who live in NY and I‘m grateful for that recommendation.

Written May 9, 2023

Carmen Santiago

Mountain View2621 contributions

A gem in Chinatown, great food and service!

Mar 2023 • family

None of the dishes we had looked pretty, yet every single one was delicious to the max! Definitely try the razor clams and lobster, they were fresh and delicious. They have a dinner menu with items for $9.95, you can only order three but they are all yum - we had the yellow chicken, which was great. For vegetarians they are happy to make many dishes vegetarian. Service is friendly, the waiters are happy to patiently answer your questions. The food comes out super fast, a blessing. The restaurant is cash only.

Written March 29, 2023

Jab

Kirkcaldy5 contributions

Grotty

Oct 2022 • family

Not very nice at all. A couple of our party had Scheuzan chicken and beef. It was tasteless. Kids had vegetable pancakes and they were not cooked in the centre. On another note if you use the bathroom before you order I think you would leave. They could sorely do with a good clean with ingrained dirt round the light switches etc. you can do so much better than this

Written October 7, 2022

edcsteve

Garden City65 contributions

Not what it used to be

Nov 2021 • none

Been going to this place for years. And for the first time, we were disappointed. The clams with black bean sauce lacked flavor. The lobster cantonese style was unpleasing to look at - like someone dropped scrambled eggs over the lobster - very little sauce. The shrimp with lobster sauce had to much corn starch in the sauce so it congealed. Also - they now only take cash - they should tell you clearly before you start ordering. The snow pea leaves were delicious. But all in all - it's just not what it used to be and after many many years of going here, it's time to find a new place.

Written November 27, 2021

Tuesday247

Bronxville59 contributions

Great food & service!

Feb 2019 • friends

This restaurants food and service are consistent. The price and portions are excellent and worth a try if you’re looking for restaurant in Chinatown.

Written January 17, 2020

Wendy K

58 contributions

Fabulous True Cantonese Cuisine.

Jan 2020 • none

Fabulous True Cantonese Cuisine. The Lobster was divine. The flavors so incredible, but not for the cowardly eaters. You must pick up every piece and suck all the juices out. What fun! You must get the Roast Duck! OMG- it’s my absolute favorite thing to eat when I come to New York. Get out of your comfort zone and go downtown for dinner. Couple of notes- Only beer served, they let me bring wine. I asked the waiter to bring true Cantonese cuisine to the table- I didn’t want the Americanized fried stuff you get at your local suburban Chinese restaurant. For the most he did, but he still brought the fried stuff( which worked out for the most part cause not all my crew is as eclectic an eater as me- PS it’s almost Chines New Year- I gave the waiter a bottle of Cognac and coincidentally our table was great!!!!

Written January 12, 2020

Angie Z

3 contributions

Family friendly and delicious

Jul 2019 • family

Fried rice was amazing. My pickiest kid liked it. Portions are huge. They are very kid friendly. They sent each of my kids out with 4 fortune cookies each. They also take credit card which is rare in Chinatown.

Written July 21, 2019

Татьяна Ж

11 contributions

Oh. My. Gosh.

Apr 2019 • couples

Delicious place, simply delicious. Be careful the serving are HUGE. Great choice of Chinese, great quality, nice atmosphere. We were silly enough to order one dish for everyone and an appetizer. Big mistake. Came nowhere near to finishing it. Personally I had beef pan fried noodle (about $14), I’m sure it was enough for two full meals. Lunch in this place was our friend’s recommendation and I’m definitely ready to recommend it to anyone in my turn.

Written April 28, 2019

ams44

610 contributions

Good food, very good service, reasonable prices

Apr 2019 • friends

Went weekday lunch. Not crowded because down the block form more touristy restaurants on Mott near Canal St. Downstairs was nice but nothing special. Food was good but not great. Service and prices very good - portions large.

Written April 17, 2019

adam r

New York City201 contributions

Delicious, but No Ambiance

Mar 2019 • friends

It was slow so only the downstairs was open. It was quite hot inside, which took some adjustment. The décor is reminiscent of a diner (Similar furniture and it’s very brightly lit), so there’s not a ton of ambiance (the staff was prepping food at the next table). Our servers were very attentive (English was a little rough, but we plowed through). There were not many drink options, and only two types of beer, but it sufficed. They had an extensive menu. We ate the Crispy Chicken and Shrimp Fried Rice; both were excellent. My friend did not enjoy her egg rolls, but otherwise we stuffed ourselves. We would eat here again.

Written April 1, 2019

GJB2010

Cumming79 contributions

Authentic, delicious

Mar 2019 • family

Tight seating and less than clean bathroom (it was the end of the night) but the food was DELICIOUS. We had the dim sum, chicken chow main and beef with broccoli. The portions can definitely be shared. Everything was fresh and delicious. And we loved the hot tea on the table that is included. I'm so glad we passed all the other restaurants and ate here. (And you know it's good when you see a party of 20 Chinese people leaving just as you are sitting down. )

Written March 31, 2019

dragon789wv

Agoura Hills5483 contributions

Excellent Food and Service

Mar 2019 • family

My wife and I were here with family for a late lunch banquet, with reservations set about 2 weeks ago. We had about 20 people on 2 tables. Service was excellent, as was the food. I am always reluctant to rate Excellent, but this restaurant was.

Written March 24, 2019

AdrianBlomefield

Nottingham79 contributions

Don’t bother

Jan 2019 • couples

The hype is wrong..I don’t usually say this about anywhere....just don’t bother it’s average and only memorable because the ratings from others were so good and my experience poor.

Written January 31, 2019