Mountain House Times Square NY 10036

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Yue Zeng

We had our first meal here during the New York snowstorm this week, and it was such a heartwarming experience. The weather was freezing cold, but the complimentary hot tea was absolutely delicious and warmed us right up. Every single dish we ordered was amazing. Before we left, Steven kindly gave us an umbrella, which truly touched us. During Chinese New Year, we really felt the warmth and hospitality, it was so moving. We came back again today for dinner. The restaurant was very busy when we arrived, but the front desk staff did their absolute best to arrange a table for us. After we were seated, Steven happened to be the one helping us again. This time, we ordered entirely based on his recommendations and every dish was outstanding. This is honestly the best Chinese food and the best service we’ve experienced in North America. Highly, highly recommend! Thank you, Steven!

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Viona Sanjaya

Food and drink here feels refreshing and tasty. Service was great, very attentiv. We got the pork belly with cucumber and some oil sauce, egg drop soup, and lobster mapo tofu. My favorite was the egg drop soup as it tasted great and their use of veggies to keep things refreshing is great. Lobster was sweet and great, but the tofu was a bit at the bland side. Would come again! Their lychee mints are yummy

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Linh Pham

The restaurant offers good Chinese food with an elevated feel that appeals to different demographics. The dumplings in chillies oil is a classic dish, they are somewhere between wontons and siu mai. I believe the filling is shrimps due to its signature crunch bite feel. The chillies oil is spicy, salty and savory. The grilled beef ribs are my favorite because its fun to eat. Staff puts on a show and torches the beef at the table. The beef comes with a bbq like sauce and fluffy buns. Mapo tofu comes in a heavy stone bowl. The dish has a good ratio mix of silken tofu and ground beef. The flavor is balanced, however, it doesn't have that signature szechuan numbing feel. The szechuan double cooked pork is juicy, tender with slight crispy edges. The dish is good; but despite the name, signature szechuan spiciness is no where to be found. House steamed crab is huge; can be served for 2 people. Presentation is impressive with the dungeon crab lays on a bed of sticky rice with bonito flakes sprinkled on top. The crab is delicious but is also a lot a work to extract, it's exacerbated by the steam method that causes the meat to stick to the shell. Sticky rice has nice spongy, sticky texture and is well seasoned, very umami, savory, sweet. Drinks are good. I like the different non-traditional specialty cocktails they offer. The restaurant is very popular and is usually booked for dinner. It's best to go for lunch or get reservation ahead of time. The space may seem small at first glance but the restaurant actually has 2 floors. The place is nicely decorated with interesting elements, like roof tiles, giant ink brushes, etc. Staffs are very helpful, polite and friendly.