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Congee

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98 Bowery, New York, NY 10013
nr. Grand St.  See Map | Subway Directions Hopstop Popup
212-965-5028 Send to Phone

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  • Cuisine: Chinese
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Photo by Gavin Thomas

Hours

Daily, 10:30am-10pm

Nearby Subway Stops

J, M, Z at Bowery

Prices

$2.50-$20.95

Payment Methods

American Express, MasterCard, Visa

Special Features

  • Delivery
  • Lunch
  • Take-Out

Alcohol

  • Beer and Wine Only

Reservations

Recommended

Delivery Area

Pell St. to Delancey St., Eldridge St. to Mott St.

Profile

Congee gets high marks for effort, with trompe l'oeil stained-glass windows, hanging grapes, and crockery art that could be homage to Schnabel. The namesake rice soup, usually a breakfast porridge, comes in flavors like a fabulously sweet, almost gelatinous duck-and-meatballs. Lemon slices add tang to a splendid stir-fry of salt-baked squid, and crisp chicken arrives under a flurry of scallion and garlic crackles. — Rob Patronite and Robin Raisfeld

Recommended Dishes

Duck-and-meatball congee, $3.50; salt-baked squid stir-fry, $9.95; chicken with scallion and garlic, $9

7.0 "Recommended"
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100% Would you go back?
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100% Would you take kids?
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0% Would you go on a special occasion?
Food: 8.0
Service: 6.0
Décor: 5.0
Value: 9.0

decor as hilarious as the food is good.

jj7 from 11221 | Posted on 4/3/07

Overall Rating: 7 (Recommended)
Food: 8
Service: 6
Décor: 5
Value: 9

The best stuff here is the congee (as the name may suggest), and the NYMag review is totally spot-on when it recommends the duck-and-meatball congee. I also like the one with gingko nuts, but i like gingko nuts, so that's a given. The dumplings are mediocre, but getting the deep fried dough things and dipping them into your congee, which i hear is not weird but in fact quite acceptable, is really good (and they are 75 cents!). Bathrooms are fairly creepy, but you get a glimpse of a large private room of sorts in the basement. The decor is absolutely ridiculous, but mildly entertaining the first few times.

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