Hop Won Restaurant

Midtown East: I get takeout from Hop Won’s from time to time. The inside is small, needs to be remodeled. I always like their shrimp with vegetables in brown sauce. The brown sauce is very tasty. I have not eaten at another Chinese restaurant with this kind of brown sauce. It makes the meal! The portions are large and the egg roll is good. Very reasonably priced.

A coworker and I decided to grab a bite to eat– we both were craving some Chinese food, luckily another coworker of ours new this spot and recommended it to us.
It is semi-​hidden next to other asian cuisine. It’s super busy and speedy fast. I found out upon arrival that they actually in fact deliver.
Now, inside its clean, crowded, and smells delicious. The customer service sucks, they are a bit rude.
Other than that the food is delicious and I would order in advance.

Good food in general. But I still want to rank it as bad cause of my bad experience. People there encouraged your to order as many as possible even though their quantity is big enough. Also their tips are automatically combined to your check even it is take away! No excuse for ranking it one star.

Don’t expect high-​quality Chinese cuisine here. Just like many other typical fast Asian food restaurants — not the most authentic but close enough.
Most of the food ranged from good to very good. Great portions and flavor and not too greasy.
The noodle soups are tasty and can be a replacement to a full meal.
In overall — very good prices for a decent Chinese food right by grand central.

Hop Won is Midtown Manhattan’s answer to Chinatown cravings. Not the most authentic but close enough. The hanging roasted meats by the window gives them a little more credibility and gives me a little more confidence in them. Whether you are in the mood for roasted chicken, duck, and/​or pork; they got it. The menu is mostly Cantonese style like wonton noodle soup and a few other items are fast food Chinese style like chicken and broccoli over rice. Time to time I really crave for Cantonese rice noodle soups that my grandma usually makes for me when I was a kid. Although it does not taste home made here but very acceptable.
Shredded pork with pickled cabbage rice noodle soup is what I always opt in for on chilly days. The amount of meat, pickled cabbage, and rice noodles are generous. The soup base is very weak but the combination of flavors of the ingredients make up for it.
Roasted Duck in Rice Noodle Soup. This bowl usually comes with the yellow egg noodles that everyone knows but I am a big fan of the thinner rice noodles so I ask to substitute it. Roasted Duck has crispy skin and it adds flavor to the rice noodle soup. Yes, it’s greasy but that’s the point! It doesn’t come with enough duck meat nor taste authentic like restaurants in Chinatown but does an alright job to satisfy.
It is unfortunate that Midtown is known for mediocre food especially for lunch but Hop Won is one of the better choices.

Typical fast Asian food. Pick two sides to go with rice at the cost of $ 7.50 or so. Great portions and flavor and not too greasy.
I got the green beans with shredded chicken and BBQ pork which were both really tasty. Definitely take the food to go since the restaurant gets crowded and isn’t the most atmospheric.
It’s definitely a hidden gem in the busy streets of New York. While you’re at it, you might as well get boba down the street at CoCo, which is a personal favorite.

Sometimes I do believe that there is some sort of foodie god or goddess who answers my prayers/​cravings. I was talking to a co-​worker about Chinese food and all the restaurants she tried in Chinatown (think Big Wong, all the Hops, etc). That conversation got me super hangry because not only did I have to listen to her describe all the delicious food she tried, she even showed me pictures of them. By the time we ended our conversation, it was 12 pm. Woohoo yes lunch time! But then I remember I had already brought in my leftovers from last night, which was pineapple fried rice from a Thai restaurant. It definitely wasn’t as appealing as some authentic pan fried noodle or roast pork over rice. Long story short, I wanted (needed) Chinese food.
Unfortunately, authentic Chinese food in Midtown is hard to come by. As I was debating whether to make an extended lunch break trip to Chinatown, I walked by 45^th street (where the once seemingly authentic Oriental Noodle Shop used to be) and found this place called Hop Won. Not sure if they are the same owners as Oriental Noodle shop but my ears perked in delight when I started to hear people speak in Cantonese. It wasn’t Mandarin, Fujianese, or other dialect but pure authentic Cantonese/​Toisanese dialect that you don’t hear often up in this part of the neighborhood. Yes, they speak in loud and sometimes barbaric-​sounding Cantonese. Definitely feels like home. The fact that they have siew lap (roasted whole chicken and duck) hanging by a window is a clear indicator that this place is no joke.
The number of things they offer on the menu is a bit overwhelming. But I went straight for the roast duck over rice and a side of fried dumplings. To be honest, I didn’t have high expectations in terms of food quality but they are a better alternative to fake Chinese food in the area. The roast duck was delicious but a bit too fatty for me. The skin is the best part and that’s where you get most of the flavor from. The fried dumplings were quite a disappointment. They were half fried. It was mostly dough and looks like used way too much flour. I only ordered take-​out so I can’t vouch for the quality of the sit-​down restaurant experience. But it’s certainly nothing fancy. Quite frankly, it’s definitely not the best Chinese food I’ve had but for Midtown standard, it’s tolerable. I will need to come back and try their noodles next time.

Don’t expect high-​quality Chinese cuisine here. But I like this place! It’s a great lunch with lots of options for under $ 9 in Midtown. Add soup or a drink ad you’re still under $ 10, no waiting!
When you enter, the first like is for the «buffet,» but don’t be afraid. It’s not a bunch of strangers getting their cooties on everything. You point to what you want and the guys who work there dish it out. You can get white, brown or fried rice as a base, or sub in lo mien for an extra $ 1. Then choose two entrees — and they don’t skimp on portions! i love their boneless ribs, but everything is pretty good. Veggie options, bourbon chicken, chicken and string beans, all quite good.
Salt-​sensitive people: avoid the lo mien and egg drop soup. It was almost too much salt for me, and that’s saying a LOT. I loved it, which means you won’t be able to eat it.

Somedays, I honestly don’t feel like trekking over to Grand Sichuan, but I want some good Chinese food. I Unilocaled and I found this little gem, being that it’s cheap, quick, and close — I was down for it. And like all Chinese restaurants in this area, or ever, they have a lunch special which includes an entrée, an egg roll, and fried rice. Now let me just say — this place is the most confusing place ever. It is so confusing that to this day, I am still absolutely confused while writing this for y’all.
So, when you first go in there’s just a whole bunch of people. You’ll find yourself asking everyone if they’ve ordered, if they’re on line, blah blah. So then you wait on some random line and finally you’re at the counter. You tell them what you want, and they’ll either direct you over to the buffet-​looking place (whaaaaa?) or just take your order. Once you have established what you want, you will pay. If you got on the buffet line, you’re good to go. Enjoy! If you’ve taken the counter route, you’ll wait for your order to be called out and then you’re good to go!
I think there’s different lines depending on whether you want soup or rice, or something like that. I feel like Hop Won tries too hard to extend its menu to include too many things instead of specializing in a few good things. How do I know this? Because I’m almost sure I ordered shrimp lo mein, which came with no lo mein, just veggies and shrimp. Which is kind of okay, I could have seriously done with the lo mein, but if you really love lo mein, you may not want to miss out.
Fried rice was pretty good, so was the egg roll. They have huge portions. You know that rectangular take out container they usually give you when buy chicken or something? That whole box is packed with fried rice if that’s what you choose to get. Extremely generous portions.

This place is textbook American Chinese Corner. Cheap Quick and Tasty.

Saltiest general Tso’s chicken I’ve ever had. General Tso would have been disappointed for sure.
However, I’m almost certain that it wasn’t on purpose because no one in their right mind would put that much salt in anything, unless they are trying to make concentrated soy sauce. So I’ll still give it two stars because I don’t want to get bad karma…

Mediocre At best. gets a 3 for its fast service and cheap prices. it’s hit or miss with this place to be honest. I’m more concerned and shocked with how fast the food comes out lol. On a plus side I have had some good pork fried rice from this place at times.

If you’re looking for a place for fast Chinese take out, this is the place for you. They have two lines: one is for the chopped meats over rice, or any dish that is made from the kitchen. The second line is for the daily specials like general Tso’s chicken, orange chicken, orange beef, lobster sauce, crunchy chicken, etc. Each day of the week has a different special, so try them all.

I’m a sucker for coming here. I stop in only when I’m craving roast pork or duck over rice. Unfortunately, they’re about half the price more than Chinatown while giving less portions of their subpar food.
After today, I’ll probably never come back. I asked for extra meat, $ 1 extra of duck and pork and I could barely tell the difference from a normal order. I told the lady and she tells me it’s because I only asked for a little extra. GTFOH. For nearly $ 11, not please.

If anyone live or work around East 40’s this is the fastest and cheapest Chinese place to order from. I ordered twice from this place through
The delivery service as fast and the guy got here within 15 min.
I usually ordered the combination plates and I always picked the fried rice combo.

I come here for the Hong Kong style noodle soup. It’s comfort food for me.
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Thank god my friends got there early to grab a table because it was a mad house by the time that I got there. I stand in front of the woman for a good 5 mins to get her to notice me that I want to order. I didn’t really glance at the entire menu above the counter. Don’t expect a receipt but listen close for your order! My friend got a huge bowl of Duck Noodle Soup. I got a Roast Pork over Rice and it was good but I love the glaze flavor on the meat.

Get the roast PIG not the roast PORK.
The roast pig is pork belly– comes with the very crispy and flavorful skin. Roast pig over white rice is about $ 7.70, fried rice 50 cents extra.
Service is fast, the kitchen is open and clean, and the hanging roasted animals add authenticity and credibility to the freshness of the meats.
I haven’t tried their lunch specials but they are look average– The only place you’ll find a better value is probably a $ 5 halal cart, but Muslims don’t eat pork.(I recommend Biryani Express one block East on 45^th and 3^rd)

With the freezing temp outside, this is just what the Dr. ordered today (mid December, 28 degrees!). Cantonese style noodle soup with choice of two meats. I chose roast pork and roast duck. Very tasty and huge portion for $ 8.25!
If you’re taking your soup to go, have a nice soup bowl in the office. It’s hard to eat the soup out of the 2lb plastic deli container they give you.
Two lines in this spot at lunch time. Left line is for their noodle soups and roast meats. Right hand side is their fast combo line, I’ve had their sweet-​n-​sour chicken combo as well as the boneless ribs combo. Very fresh, flavorful and big portions for little $. Choice of fried, white or brown Rice with your combo.
«Grade Pending» from NYC Dept of Health but I, for one, am not concerned. Looks to me as if they take care in their food preparation and none of it sits around. Food here rolls out pretty fast.

Love it.
For being in midtown near grand central, this is a diamond in the rough if you are looking for some China town goodness without going to canal street.
There are two lines when you get it. I say skip the Chinese food served in the buffet line and go for the back line for roast pork, roast pig on rice or get a noodle soup.
There’s plenty of seating in back too.
Sure its a bit pricier, but being able to get your Cantonese food fix and going back to your office is worth the extra money. Its still cheaper than the many lunch options in the area.