Brooklyn Wok Shop Brings Housemade Noodle Soup To Williamsburg

It will look something like this (Shutterstock/ Stephen Hew)

There are plenty of crappy Chinese takeout joints in Williamsburg, and a small handful of slightly higher-end Asian joints (M Shanghai and Samurai Mama come to mind), but overall, the area is seriously lacking in quality Chinese food. That's where the newly-opened Brooklyn Wok Shop steps in.

Run by a husband-and-wife team who live in the neighborhood, BWS serves [pdf] noodle soups with house-made noodles and broth; small dishes including fried chicken wings with a cinnamon-soy glaze, and entrees like orange-spiced hangar steak and chicken with broccoli topped with a fried egg. Owner Melissa Har told us that she and husband Edric source all of their hormone and antibiotic-free meat from Pino's Prime Meats in Soho, and their goal is to "upgrade Chinese food a little. It's not your typical takeout."

Edric is a ten-year veteran of some of the city's finest dining establishments, including working the lines at Veritas, Cru and Le Bernadin, and Melissa's family owns several Chinese restaurants in Florida. The couple calls their Cantonese-influenced fare "Chinese food 2.0." Right now, the restaurant is in soft-open mode, so they're only open for dinner (6 to 10 p.m. daily), complete with a wine and beer license, though Melissa told us they hope to launch a dim sum brunch in January.

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By Jamie Feldmar in Food on December 9, 2011 5:12 PM

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citylightsatnight

The entrees and noodles are between $9 and $13. This is pretty much what takeout Thai food costs, and it's also cheaper than takeout sushi. If you think that's too expensive, then I'm guessing your Chinese food experience is limited to questionable, hole-in-the-wall, "cheap" Chinese takeout places that serve french fries. People seem to have an unrealistic expectation that Chinese food should be "cheap," and in doing so, this does the food a disservice because it keeps standards low. in order to provide food THAT cheaply, people sacrifice on quality.

jisnotused

U people complaining about the price just because this is labelled chinese food, but totally ok with paying 15 bucks for an uninspired ippudo ramen because it's japanese.

salsalady

I think the prices sound reasonable for quality ingredients (especially the meat). I'd like to check it out.

schmeep

My Spidey Senses tell me that your IP address might be astonishingly close to the Brooklyn Wok Shop.

naala

I don't see how 10.5 for a black bean tofu can be justified at a neighbourhood Chinese food joint...

69GeorgeWBush69

Seriously! The whole business model of new restaurants in north Brooklyn is to take a dish originally eaten by working class people, then charge 4 times the price because it's organic or some b/s.

Gothamist_Cynic

They're just capitalizing on hipsters and gringos willing pay anything for food that they normally don't find in their hood.

TheRealCannibal

looks good, but Im skeptical about the prices.

Trustafarian

wow! that's a good 4-5 bucks more than M Shanghai/Noodle. better be a big difference in quality to justify that. if not, people will catch on quick. no one wants to support your inflated bedford ave rents.

grandeur1

I agree with you about this. The food can be great, but if its not affordable, especially for takeout, I doubt that I will be going here often.

I always hit my regular spots at least twice a week. Fair prices and consistently tasty food.