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Our Place Cuisines of China

1444 Third Ave., New York, NY 10028
at 82nd St.  See Map | Subway Directions Hopstop Popup
212-288-4888 Send to Phone

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  • Cuisine: Chinese

Official Website

ourplaceuptown.com

Hours

Daily, noon-10:30pm

Nearby Subway Stops

4, 5, 6 at 86th St.

Prices

$10.95-$23.95

Payment Methods

American Express, MasterCard, Visa

Special Features

  • Brunch - Weekend
  • Delivery
  • Good for Groups
  • Lunch
  • Private Dining/Party Space
  • Prix-Fixe
  • Take-Out

Alcohol

  • Full Bar

Reservations

Recommended

Delivery Area

65th St. to 96th St., FDR Dr. to Fifth Ave.

Profile

Our Place looks a little shabby, even after a renovation. Big vases and a wood wall pocked with tiny, figurine-filled windows do little to distract from stained tablecloths and banal lacquer furniture. But don't be deterred: The food here far outshines the decor. Waiters serve dishes tableside, deftly divvying crisp scallion pancakes as small as corn tortillas and doling out big curls of shrimp in black bean sauce. Those shrimp are fresh and their sauce, exhilarating—salty, slightly sour, and pungent. Also on offer are other Cantonese and several Sichuan dishes; venturesome diners may wish to sample one of the restaurant's few original creations, such as the tender, skewered lamb chops coated with sweet, deep-red sauce with a hint of red wine.

Recommended Dishes

Scallion pancake, $5.50; jumbo prawns in black bean sauce, $20.95; lamb chops with sun-dried plum and red wine, $19.95

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Food: 3.0
Service: 1.0
Décor: 1.0
Value: 1.0

Worst dining experience ever! Actually offensive waiters.

Me233 from 10021 | Posted on 12/14/08

Overall Rating: 1 (Not Recommended)
Food: 3
Service: 1
Décor: 1
Value: 1

Low maintenance customer says:: We walked in at 2:57. We had seen the menu outside with lunch specials until 3. The waiter gave us a dimsum_menu instead and said the outside, cheaper_menu was invalid (bait and switch?). Fine, I asked to order the lunch special and the waiter said it was past 3:00. I told him it was exactly 3:00, not exactly pressing the issue. He leaves in a huff, returns and says ok. I asked for chicken with a soup and roll and an extra dish of spring rolls. My friend orders a soup and the waiter sneers and says that she should just take my soup (to imply that I'm cheap). I do my best to ignore it and we order dim sum. He tells us that dim sum is NOT being served after 3, never mind that he gave us the dim sum menu at 3. 10 minutes later, the next table orders dim sum and he writes it down. Unfreakingbelievable. He then IGNORES_MY_TABLE for the next 30 minutes. So the two of us are stuck there eating one lunch special with a spring roll (picture showed 2, they gave us 1). Restaurant_was_empty_Never_again.

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