Sing Kee Seafood Restaurant

Sing Kee is a great Chinese restaurant I go to for family get-​togethers, especially for bigger birthday celebrations and Chinese New Year.
I think I go 3 – 4 times a year, and every time I’ve been to Sing Kee, I’ve left full and happy. And not regretful for having eaten so much MSG.
We always seem to order our courses in advance.
The stand-​out items are the crispy chicken that they deep fry a few times, stuffed with sticky sweet rice, and Peking pork chops.
Their soy chicken is decent, and not served cold, like it usually is in other Chinese restaurants.
Service is good.
Clean restaurant, relatively.
Great prices for huge portions of good food.

Lobster with scallion and ginger dressing is absolutely a must order! Seasoned so well and cooked just right. Chinese Broccoli with oyster sauce was so delicious as always. Customer service is fast, they don’t speak English too well but pointing and hand gestures go a long way.
Would pass on the chow fun noodles as they were bland.

Probably the worst service I’ve ever had. They took my food before I was finished eating, there was lipstick on my glass (which they didn’t give me a straw for) and when we tried to pay with a prepaid debit card they yelled at us because it did not have a name on it. We were hoping the food would make up for service, sadly, it wasn’t above your corner take out place. Rude service, subpar food. Will not return.

Never coming back here ever again. Everything was extra salty, the lobster wasn’t fresh, the shrimp wasn’t fresh. Now my stomach is killing me, not only mine. But my aunt and cousins too.
We try to talk to the waiter about them serving is dead lobster, the waiter denies it. My aunt even showed them the not fresh lobster meat and the waiter still wouldn’t bring it in to exchange it or at least talk to the chef about it.
The lamb chop was sooooo salty, the first bite was like biting into a lamb chop covered with salt on salt on salt. I’ve been here many times before and the food was never this bad and the service never suck like this. I’m very disappointed in this restaurant, I’m having diarrhea right now and so is my aunt and cousin like I said before. I’m never coming back to this restaurant. There are way my better Cantonese restaurant in Chinatown then this one.

Came here for the second time. Food gets better in flavor and variety. Almond prawn is awesome which has the large prawns and beautiful setup. Lobsters are tasty and fried chicken is full of spices and juicy of course. Overall the dinner is very satisfying and the place is recommended.

I’m just gonna give 5 stars. The server here is hilarious. He’s pushy and blunt, but all of his recos are actually good lol
Because of him we got the Dungeness crab (big size). He told us small one doesn’t have much meat, so there’s no point of getting a small one.
Low men shrimp noodles was okay, was a bit too early, since all meal was a bit greasy.
Egg soup was good and the green bean tapioca was surprisingly good.

not a bad chinese restaurant to get family style chinese food & seafood
HOWEVER the waiter was pushy to try to sell more dishes and the more expensive dishes and WOULD NOT leave us alone when trying to order ourselves so it made it stressful
came for chinese new year dinner as they were able to accommodate our group of 12
–beef chow fun: GET IT DRY, dry still has the gravy sauce VS wet which would probably be soupy
–fresh fish: don’t rmbr the exact name BUT prepared steamed, soy sauce ginger style, this was a tasty dish
–walnut shrimp: can’t go wrong with this dish, although i’ve had better
–bean curd with buddha’s delight: nothing too special, but perfect for mushroom lovers
–crispy fried whole chicken: i liked the skin & the moist dark meat
–szechuan style eggplant: good eggplant BUT WARNING wasn’t a vegetarian dish as we anticipated
–bean curd rolls: eHHh skip
–roast pork lo mein: just okay
–yang chow fried rice: standard
–complimentary orange slices at the end of the meal
I was honestly surprised by this place that’s under the radar

Great food and the service above threshold.

Yeah I just love seafood and I was craving for steamed whole fish. This place is traditional Cantonese seafood restaurant. I had a steamed fish which was good and a vegetable and a soup. I have been here twice. One for dinner and one for brunch. Dimsums are just average and nothing is really special. However! Their complimentary red bean dessert soup after dinner was really the highlight! My friend wanted to go there because he was impressed by that soup and they only offer it during dinner. I would come back if I crave for steamed whole fish. It’s always good to get steamed fish rather than fried ones. Fresh, light and healthy!

Summary: Classic Cantonese place. You have to know what to order or ask the waiter. Cheap lunch menu. Veggies are very average.
Atmosphere: Classic divey Cantonese place with limited seating and fish tanks in front. While the place seems large, it primarily gets large tables, given that it’s classic Cantonese food. On the weekends, it will book up fairly quickly. If you are 1 – 4 people, you should be ok for seating. If you’re 5+, it could be a wait. They do have the larger circle tables for 12.
Service: Classic Chinese service. Flag them down if you need them. You often will have to wait for a table, so book in advance if you have a large group. The staff knows what is good, so just ask them.
The Food:
Always ask the waiter if he thinks what you’re ordering is good. They know if the chefs have changed and will steer you to the right stuff. As of the date of my review, this is what to get:
1) Ginger Scallion lobster. It runs about $ 12−14/lobster depending on market price. This location has a load of sauce options. I’d love to go back and try the other flavors. Their ginger scallion was extremely well executed. For those not familiar, Cantonese seafood is sall about licking the sauce off the shell. 5 stars
2) Clams in Black bean sauce — This is a Cantonese classic, and they do it well. Again, lick the shell and use the sauce as gravy for any rice you order. 5 stars
3) Soy Chicken. I know a lot of people are saying Crispy chicken, but hands down soy chicken is the one to get these days. 5 stars
4) Whole Season Live Fish in ginger scallion. They really did this quite well. The flavor went all the way through the fish to the bone vs. sometimes, the cook doesn’t steam it quite enough. It cost about $ 22−26/lb and the fish is about 2lbs, but sooo worth it if you have enough people at your table to share.5 stars.
5) Veggies — bland. This really made me sad. I’ve now gone twice and each time it’s been as if the guy hates the veggies. Snow pea pod shoots should glisten as if they were happy to be presented to the table for eating. They kind of just sat there for me. The same with the Bok Choy with mushrooms, which they made at our request (so fair game if this wasn’t good). I think the chef doesn’t know veggies well. Luckily he knows the rest of the stuff pretty well.
There’s also a daily soup that you likely need a Chinese person to get for you (lie tong). It varies and was good the Sunday afternoon I went. It was eh a different time. I’d suggest it if you were Chinese. But if you’re not, I’m not sure it’s going to be your deal.
Still hoping to go back for the Chicken stuffed with Sweet Rice. That looks awesome.

I think it’s definitely worth coming to these more homespun Chinese restaurants with more people, as you can definitely try a much broader spectrum of food items than you can when it’s just two people! That said, my wife and I ate here for dinner a couple weeks back when she was in the mood for Cantonese-​style Chinese food. The restaurant is next to a place where a hotel is being built, so it’s not obvious right away where the restaurant with the scaffolding in the way. Once inside, we had to stand around and wait about 5 – 7 minutes before a table freed up for us to be seated at. Service was pretty quick, and unlike most Chinese restaurants in Chinatown that have (at best) indifferent attitudes towards their diners, our waiter was a gentleman who was very friendly and talked about the different dishes as they were being brought out. Sing Kee didn’t give me the vibe of being a touristy place, so I was very impressed with the unexpected hospitality).
We started out with the fish maw soup, which, if you haven’t had it before, probably will make you think a bit and wonder what you are eating (it’s the sac of air that keeps fish afloat), but it’s got a very nice, light flavor to it, and the fish maw isn’t overcooked such that it’s too chewy or hard to eat. We went through a relatively big bowl pretty quickly to say the least! Next up were the main courses; we went with the lobster served over lo mein and the Peking pork chops. This was aggressive, as we were both stuffed only being a few pork chops in (you get a lot, and they are large), but I really did enjoy both dishes. The lo mein noodles were a bit thicker than I was used to — it was very similar to spaghetti in that sense, and I do prefer the thinner lo mein noodles I’ve had elsewhere — but it helped absorb a lot of the juices and flavors in the dish. The lobster meat was pretty fresh as well, although I wouldn’t compare it to upscale lobster that I’ve had at other restaurants. You do have to pull it off the shell, though, so you will have to work for it! (thankfully my wife was up to the challenge) The pork chops were also full of flavor and not too heavy (despite looking like they have been deep-​fried), but I do wish that they cut the chops into smaller cuts, making it easier to eat smaller portions without winding up with a big chop on the plate.
I have been eating less in Chinatown these days, but the occasional visit like this does make me want to come and enjoy the cheap eats of the neighborhood a bit more frequently. Being on the eastern edge and south of Canal Street makes this feel more like a neighborhood spot than some of the more tourist trap-​like spots on Mott Street as you make your way north. I’m sure we will be back soon to sample more food!

It’s hard to find a good Cantonese cuisine restaurant in Chinatown these days. I’m glad we tried Sing Kee! It’s not as big as some of the other restaurants in the area but it’ll do! The wait staff is nice, friendly and quick. We ordered a whole bunch of dishes:
Steamed whole fish — they grab it straight from the tank in the front and show you the fish, live and freshly jumping in the bag before they cook it. The fish was good and not overly salty as other places.
Lamp chops — highly recommend! This was so well cooked and well seasoned with lots of flavor. Surprising, because it was more well done, I was shocked at how tender and juicy these lamb chops were! Delightful.
Peiking Pork Chops — Yummy and it didn’t feel too fatty or fried. They aren’t too heavy handed on the sauce which is nice.
Specialty dish: Chicken skin wrapped with sticky rice — don’t know what was so special about it. Felt like I was eating fatty fried rice. Not a big fan but if you want to try it, I say go for it.
Veggie dish: String beans with some minced meat — this was very salty. Not crazy about it but it wasn’t so bad if you mixed it with rice.
We ordered some other stuff that I can’t remember the name of but overall, majority of the dishes were good. At the end of the meal, green bean dessert soup came out. Love a restaurant that gives you that dessert soup at the end. I’ll be back to try more dishes!

Came here for a late dinner on a Saturday night; they’re open until 10:30pm. We were quickly seated (waited about 5 minutes for another party to leave as the place was completely packed).
Very authentic Cantonese cuisine in a classic Chinese restaurant environment, great service, competent staff, fair prices.
The star of our meal was the whole fried flounder; it was truly outstanding and is the the reason this place gets 5 stars from me (I’m usually not a seafood person so this means a lot). Our waiter expertly de-​boned the entire flounder for us once he brought the dish out. The flounder was steamed and gently flash fried with a thin, crispy layer of coating that complemented the freshness of the fish. The dish was topped with a layer of julienned scallions. I felt like a kid eating fish fingers again, but this time way fancier.
We also tried the roast duck and a veggie soup made with a seafood broth. The soup came in a giant pot, and our server portioned out individual bowls for each of us, then proceeded to scoop out all the goodies into another bowl for us to share. These two dishes were 4 stars for me; no real complaints.
I would try more of their seafood specialties next time.

Very Crowed meaning good food :)
The food and service was excellent.
This is far from the typical Chinese restaurant where the best dish is Gen Gau Chicken. This place has many exotic choices apart from the usual chicken fingers and lomein that are fresh and delicious. They also have Dim Sum!

Very nice service for Chinatown. Prices were not the cheapest but food was fresh. Ordered four dishes and paid over $ 72.00.
I had these dishes–
–Clams with Black Bean Sauce: Best dish with amazing sauce
–BBQ glazed spared ribs: Recommended by the waiter, it was ok.
–Sea food Taro Bowl: Highly recommend, lots of shrimp, scallop, veggies and the taro bowl tasted pretty good once you soak it in the sauce a bit.
–XO sauce egg drop shrimp noodle: least favorite dish of the night. Not a lot of XO sauce but large portion

I’m tired.
Tired of mediocre Cantonese food in New York City. Finally, a good one in Chinatown!
Even their mayo shrimp was different — it was crispy and not soggy. Hope nobody knows about this place so that it won’t be hard to make reservations there! (Too late)

One of the best Cantonese restaurants in Chinatown.
Pros:
* Came here for Chinese New Year Dinner, and although we waited 1.5 hours, the food was soo worth it! Classic picks are the Mayonnaise Shrimp (the gargantuan fresh shrimp was so lightly fried and addicting), Garlic Scallion Lobster over pan-​fried noodles (big lobsters over sumptuous garlicky noodles… what’s not to like about this dish?), Roast Chicken with Pickled Vegetables (the unique pickled vegetables are awesome and a must-​have to try at least once, it’s on the saltier side so we recommend you eat this over white rice), Peking Pork Chops (one of our all-​time favorites, these fried pork chops will be the first dish to go and leaves you coming back for more), Steamed Fish (we got «Big Mouth Fish» Bass, and WOW the meat was so soft and silky and melted in our mouths), and Garlic Pan-​fried Dou Miao (Pea Tips).
Cons:
* Since I’m the kind of person who literally drowns everything in sauce, I do wish the Peking Pork Chops came with more sauce!
* While all the dishes are winners, they are heavily drenched in oil.

One of the better chinese restaurants in chinatown. It’s authentic and not bombarded with tourist here, which I guess means it’s underrated by new York standards. Lol
The food is great here. Some specialty items on the menu require a 2 day preorder, such as the sticky rice stuffed chicken, which I look forward to going back to try because it is very hard to find that dish!
Service is good, the wait staff responds very quickly and knows the menu well. It is a clean and well lit environment.
I recommend trying their shrimp with walnut, it is light on the mayo and batter, and has a bit of honey going on. Also, their baby lamp chops, bean curd skin roll, and fried t-​bone steak is a family favorite.

This is currently my favorite Cantonese restaurant in New York. While the service and décor are nothing to write home about, the consistent high quality food here is what really keeps me coming. I’ve eaten at many Cantonese restaurants in and around Chinatown and this continues to outshine them all.
My recommended dishes:
— Roasted Chicken w. preserved vegetable
— Peking Pork Chops
— Seafood over Pan Fried noodles
— Mayo glazed jumbo shrimp & roasted walnuts

Lunch takeout –
I’ve been binge-​eating on eggplant lately and I have to say that I quite love it. I’ve decided to try other Chinese restaurants instead of the Café Hong Kong I’m so used to eating at.
Sing Kee was introduced to me by a friend of a friend, and she raved how good it was and that it was a great lunch deal. The lunch specials were $ 5.75 with white rice, the rice and dish came separately which makes you think you’re getting a bang for your buck. I ordered the Eggplant in Garlic Sauce and it was overwhelmingly oily and a bit on the sweet side. The eggplant’s skin was tough which made eating it not so pleasant. It wasn’t my cup of tea and I honestly didn’t enjoy it. The style of cooking felt like a mix of Szechuan (without the spice) and Taichanese (since the restaurant is mainly cooking up TaiShan dishes).
For $ 5.75 I can probabably find better eggplant elsewhere. So you have been warned about Sing Kee’s eggplant, just don’t order it.