Mr. Chow

Dear Mr. Chow,

Your restaurant is trendy. I was impressed with the modern decor with lots of expensive flowers all over the restaurant. We were immediately escorted to our table and greeted by our team of tuxedo-clad waiters right away.  It was a nice touch to have such professionally dressed servers even though most of the patrons were in shorts and t-shirts the Sunday evening I was in your restaurant.

I thought your restaurant week menu included a lot of variety and enjoyed sharing several dishes family style. While everything was piping hot and presented elegantly, unfortunately the food was not memorable to me.  I tried the Squab with Lettuce, which lacked flavor and was slightly dry. We actually left much of  the dish over (I never leave the chicken lettuce wraps over at CPK or PF Changs).

The  MR CHOW Noodles were overcooked udon type noodles with what appeared to be topped with the same mixture as the squab. Even if it wasn’t the same, the taste and consistency were very similar. I would have ordered differently had I known.

The best dish we had was the Ma Mignon, which was very soft fillet encrusted with peppercorn. Very tasty – cooked perfectly.

The Velvet Chicken wasn’t  memorable and lacked taste.

I enjoyed the string beans (but then again I also enjoy very similar string beans at the local Chinese takeout).

The dessert for two was “intermezzo” sized scoops of ice cream and sorbet. The small scoop was not enough to warrant calling it a “third course.”

While I enjoyed the experience and the company I was with, the food just wasn’t good enough for me to recommend your restaurant to friends and family or for me to return in the near future (especially for the premium price).

Best regards,

Jay

Rating:
Food – 6/10
Ambiance – 9/10
Service – 9/10

Category:
Food Type – Chinese
Style – Trendy
Price – Expensive

Address/ phone: 121 Hudson Street (Hudson/North Moore), 212-965-9500
Web – mrchow.com