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Chef Yu, New York, NY

Chef Yu

4.4
4.4
329 Reviews
$30 and under
Chinese

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2 people
11:30 pm
Booked 5 times today
  • Neighbourhood gem
  • Good for business meals
  • Good for groups
Chef Yu serves up deliciously spicy dishes at his namesake restaurant in the Garment District. His specialties are the Beef Tendon and marinated beef with hot pepper sauce, but that doesn't mean all Yu's dishes aren't standouts! Not only are they delicious, but they are inexpensive. In fact, the lunch specials exceed fifteen meal options all under $8.

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Additional information

  • Dining style
    Casual Dining
  • Price
    $30 and under
  • Cuisines
    Chinese
  • Hours of Operation
    Daily: 11:00 am-10:30 pm
  • Phone number
    (212) 736-6150
  • Payment Options
    AMEX, Mastercard, Visa
  • Dress code
    Casual Dress

What 329 people are saying

Overall ratings and reviews

Reviews can only be made by diners who have eaten at this restaurant

4.4
4.4 based on recent ratings
  • 4.4Food
  • 4.3Service
  • 4.2Ambience
  • 4.4Value

NoiseModerate

Review summary

AI-generated from verified diner reviews
Chef Yu offers an exceptional dining experience with "fabulous" food and "quick service" in a "beautiful" setting. Guests rave about the "authentic Chinese cuisine" and friendly servers. It's a favorite for its convenient Midtown location, reasonable prices, and "excellent" service. Perfect for a satisfying meal near Times Square.

329 Reviews
  1. Rachel

    Coastal Georgia

    2 reviews

    5.0

    2 reviews

    Dined 6 days ago

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    A 5pm reservation meant we had the place to ourselves. Service was incredibly attentive, food was delicious, and my entire family said it was really good. The ho and sour soup was delicious!

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  2. Mauro

    New York City

    3 reviews

    5.0

    3 reviews

    Dined on 14 December 2024

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 4
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    A delight to have authentic chinese food in Manhattan at reasonable prices

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  3. Tracy

    Milwaukee

    4 reviews

    5.0

    4 reviews

    Dined on 14 December 2024

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Excellent choice of food hot and flavor filled. Eggplant and chicken amazing. Wonton soup hot and delicious. Noodles seafood terrific. Overall A+

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  4. Jo-Ann

    VIP

    New York City

    102 reviews

    3.0

    102 reviews

    Dined on 13 December 2024

    1. Overall 3
    2. Food 4
    3. Service 3
    4. Ambience 4
    It started out really good, we got a table by the window. We had a couple of happy hour cocktails, but then it went south for a bit. My friend‘s dish came out and mine never did. I sat there about 20 minutes,could not find my waiter. When I finally called the manager over, she went into the kitchen came back out to tell me that there was something wrong with the deep fryer and that’s they couldn’t make my dish. It took a half an hour for someone to address it and only after I asked about it, my friend was already done with her dinner. They did not even offer a complementary drink. I said to them, can you take something off the bill and they gave us a free drink after that. The food was very good though. But that was not a good impression for my first time there. I would give it another shot when I’m in the area. Hopefully it will go accordingly. 

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  5. Lucas

    New York City

    1 review

    4.0

    1 review

    Dined on 22 November 2024

    1. Overall 4
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 2
    4. Ambience 4
    Nice Chinese restaurant. Feel free to stop buy. Good food.

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  6. Mike

    New Jersey

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on 6 November 2024

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Best Happy Hour in NYC! Outstanding authentic Chinese cuisine. Had a nice table with view of the street for people watching. Nice atmosphere and quiet. Perfect for a dinner before the David Gilmour show at MSG! Rock On!

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  7. Jake

    Baltimore

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on 30 October 2024

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 4
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Good food. Great service. Clean. Enjoyable. It was a good experience. I would go back.

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  8. Julia

    New York City

    151 reviews

    4.0

    151 reviews

    Dined on 25 October 2024

    1. Overall 4
    2. Food 4
    3. Service 3
    4. Ambience 4
    For the first time at Chef Yu I had a problem with my first waiter. I chose a table in the back part of the room for the first time in many dinners since the tables at the windows where i always sit were full. This waiter did not understand English at all. I asked for a mai-tai and he never brought it so i had to ask several times again. finally he brought one that was strangely weak and not very good. Then when my guest arrived and the same waiter eventually came (after a long wait) to get our orders we had to ask about wheat-free items and this was impossible for him to understand. So finally we got another waitress who was, as usual, excellent. I'm very sorry to have had my first unpleasant experience at Chef Yu!

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  9. Julia

    New York City

    151 reviews

    5.0

    151 reviews

    Dined on 18 October 2024

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    This is one of the best places in NYC. I've been here many times in past years and it's always wonderful!

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  10. Mark

    Portland

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on 5 October 2024

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    The food was great. The service was prompt and friendly.

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FAQs

Chef Yu offers takeout which you can order by calling the restaurant at (212) 736-6150.

Chef Yu is rated 4.4 stars by 329 OpenTable diners.

Yes, you can generally book this restaurant by choosing the date, time and party size on OpenTable.

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2 people
11:30 pm
Booked 5 times today

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Google Map for Chef Yu

520 8th Ave, New York, NY 10018

Additional information

  • Area
    Garment District
  • Hours of Operation
    Daily: 11:00 am-10:30 pm
  • Price
    $30 and under
  • Cuisines
    Chinese
  • Dining style
    Casual Dining
  • Dress code
    Casual Dress
  • Parking details
    Street Parking
  • Payment Options
    AMEX, Mastercard, Visa
  • Additional
    BYO Liquor, BYO Wine, Delivery, Non-Smoking, Takeaway
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