Mission Chinese Food
11 expert reviews
“The kung pao pastrami... intermingles tender pastrami with vegetables and tastes like the product of a collision between Big Apple institutions Katz's Deli and Grand Sichuan.”
– Gayot
Fodor's
"When the news spread that chef Danny Bowien was bringing his popular San Franisco Chinese spot to the Lower East Side, you could almost hear a collective shout of blogosphere glee."
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Michelin Guide
"Uniquely aggressive cooking that may yield delicious Shanghainese rice cakes tossed with thrice-cooked bacon and chili oil-soaked tofu skin."
Rough Guide
Star
"Cultish San Francisco Chinese fusion joint with a menu of small dishes like char siu pig ear terrine... and tea-poached chilled greens."
Time Out
"Bowien’s cooking—bold and original and well worth the wait—features intensely personal spins on a host of Szechuan and Chinese-American classics."
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New York Magazine
Critic's Pick
"The one-note, meat-centric focus on Sichuan cuisine sent my fellow diners and me into a peppery, protein-induced death spiral from which there was little relief or escape."
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