Chinatown Cafe: The Ultimate Destination for Flavorful Chinese Comfort Food in Boston

My friend and I took the trip up to Boston Chinatown! We brought 2 coolers and we planned to hit as Many places as possible and all the best spots this place was the last place on our list and my back and knee were about to break but it was soo worth it. The roast pork is amazingly juicy and succulent. The soy sauce chicken was tasty and perfectly seasoned. It was soo worth the walk!!! I really recommend coming here the price is reasonable compared to the rest of the places around here.

Delicious food, duck, pork, so many yummy options! Def recommended by me

Found this spot when we got a cake across the street, the seating area is small with a few tables, best for take out, the smells of the food will get you even hungrier, this spot is not the regular Chinese restaurants you find in the suburbs. One thing to note, stop at the ATM since it'scash only. The food is more authentic, the BBQ pork, roasted chicken & duck are cut right in front of you. Take your time reading the menu since there's lots of choices and is a very busy menu . If you want to try all the meats I suggested R1. The plate is loaded with white rice and lots of meat enough to share.

This place is where you go if you want large portions at a very reasonable price. We ordered a combo meal, and it literally was packed to the top, and they needed a rubber band to keep the lid shut. The container had to be at least 5 lbs of food. They do only take cash, so be prepared. Our combo dish included bbq pork, roast duck, and soy sauce chicken that came with some steamed veggies and rice. This one dish was enough to feed at least 2 people.

Amazing place for price quality food. $45 for the 3 of us. The plates filled up to the rim. The taste, excellent. The roast duck wonton soup was excellent, generous meat and wonton. The mixed duck pork and chicken rice plate was up the max. Tender pork and chicken. The Sichuan beef was pretty good. Hot tea was free. You can’t go wrong here. Parking is a bit tricky. Highly recommend this place.

A bit off off the beaten path, down on Harrison Avenue on the other side of Tufts Medical Center (almost down to the Mass Pike) from the main part of Boston’s Chinatown, Chinatown Cafe ranks really high on our taste-per-dollar scale, and easily worth the 3 extra blocks’ hike to get there. Just about everything they do is excellent, with generous portions for (mostly) reasonable prices. You can dine in, but everything is still sort of in pandemic mode, with the plastic shield still up, and no table service - but there are booths you can tuck into with your to-go order. Their roast duck is easily the best in Boston. Like other Guangzhou-style (Conatonese?) restaurants, duck, chicken and pork roasts hang from hooks, visible from the street. The beef Chow Fun (chow foon?) with broccoli in brown sauce is surpassingly excellent, with fork-tender beef, and (like all the stirfry here), a delightful Wok Hei (wok burn) flavor that marks a skilled kitchen. Everything we’ve had here is excellent. The salt-and-pepper squid stands out, the chicken wings are fantastic (not coated, but crispy outside and juicy inside - the holy grail of chicken wingdom). The only thing I don’t recomment is the special Beef Brisket with Turnip, which is high-priced by comparison with the rest of the menu, despite the toughness of the brisket. Brisket can be tender, but it takes a lot of slow cooking - more than has been done here. and although the dish is tasty, the beef is borderline inedible. The beef in the other noodle and rice plates is way more tender and melts in your mouth. Unfortunately, like many old-style Cantonese places, they don’t give much thought to cleanliness, particularly when it comes to the restroom, although it’s no worse, and maybe better than most old-style Chinese restaurants (this is not one of those new, high-priced places with marble sinks). The seafood congee is particularly special. I say go, but don’t tell your friends… I want to be able to go back!

Everything here feels homey. Good, classic Chinese food. Free, warm tea. You can see and hear families either sitting down and chatting it up or getting takeout to bring home to their kids. Hope they can stay open forever (cash only)

Cutty cash only spot that offers some great roasted duck and chicken. I thought this place was great had a wide selection of meats and everything was tasty especially the duck. The marinated sweet pork was also delicious, if you want to try all three get the R1. We also tried the pork belly but it wasn’t as good as the other meats. Everything was tasty and they portions are hefty. My gf and I had three meals out of 2 plates and only spent 30 bucks. One of my favorite things to make with the leftovers was fried rice with the pork and chicken.