Tang Pavilion - New York

Excellent if you order the right things. Every time we come to New York, we always eat here since it has been consistently fantastic every single meal. There are plenty of authentic Shanghai style dishes to choose from, so go that route instead of getting something that is american influence chinese (beef and broccoli for example). The soup dumplings here are delicious, with a shot of broth inside each dumpling as you bite into it. Also, the vegetarian 'meat ' dishes are really good. I can say them in chinese but I 'm not sure how to translate it into English since I just ask for it without looking in the menu. Also, we had a shredded pork and leek dish that was really delightful. Nice authentic flavors. Also, ordered a salt and pepper shrimp (may or may not have been on the menu. didn 't bother to look and just asked about it) which was really good. Perfectly cooked, with a nice subtle heat and saltiness. I will always eat here every time I am in New York because it 's been that good every time.

Meh. Just came back from my holiday lunch with the co workers...courtesy of the boss.<br/ <br/ I had extra spicy, General Tso's jumbo shrimp pretty good.<br/ Co worker #1 had: tofu with mushrooms looked good<br/ Co worker #2 had: orange chicken looked OK<br/ Co worker #3 had: vegetable patty looked very good<br/ Co worker #4 #5: I don't recall at all<br/ <br/ We had chicken dumplings vegetable rolls as appetizers. <br/ The dumplings were aaaight the vegetable rolls were pathetic.<br/ <br/ All in all my dish was pretty good...the rest of the stuff I easily could have ordered it all at the local chinese joint by the b/f's spot for a 1/3 of the price.

Tang Pavillion is definitely one of my favorite Chinese restaurants (with the Peking Duck House) outside of Chinatown. Don't get fooled if you get rushed: the food is great!

Found Tang during our visit at Rockefeller in December for Christmas. Our waiter Michael was very sweet and the food was excellent, tons of flavor. They have delicious drinks and wonderful ambiance! Highly recommend.

Had a lovely late-night dinner for 12 around the lazy Susan. Excellent food and very patient staff as they waited to pack up.