Nothing fancy/ cheap food- with a spin. Grab some takeout and eat it in the park nearby.

A hole in the wall place with plenty of food options. The dishes are all around the walls and ready to eat stuff in the warmer. The dry fried noodle with beef is average but the mutton noodle soup is outstanding although I prefer the meat a bit more tender. Will be back for their other dishes

This place was like a food hug for me. It was just the right price, and I've been dying to eat dumplings. Absolutely dying. And their rice cakes are actually like rice mochi patties. Their chili oil isn't too hot and it's amazing to eat each bite. I got fish shumai, chili oil dumplings, and the rice cake dish with came with mushrooms. I have leftovers and I'm guarding them with my life. I made songs about the dumplings because I'm so emotionally attached to them. There's a tiny sitting area outside, you order ahead, I was sad they ran out of steam pork buns for the day but alas - that shows how legit they are and also I ordered too much food anyway. Carol's Bun will forever be the One that got away.

Hands down the best dumplings in Chinatown!! Cooked foods to go are really good and reasonably priced!! On occasions, I had called ahead to order their blue crabs Cantonese style, portion enough for four crab lovers, but I would have it all to myself in two meals, it's just absolutely delicious and you can't find another place that would prepare it this way!! On another occasion when I was only picking up the frozen dumplings, there was no parking in the area, I called Carol, and she brought the dumplings out to my car with the exact change for the cash amount!! She is so good!!

Carol's Bun is a hidden gem in Chinatown. It's a small hole in the wall shop that's a great lunch/dinner takeout spot. They have a good variety of different Cantonese dishes and prices are very reasonable. I've gotten food from here several times, along with ordering specialty dishes like their soft shell crab and it's delicious. Every time I come, I have to order some of their freezer items to bring home too! Some of my favorite freezer things to get from here are their stews - curry beef brisket, lamb, oxtail. All delicious.

A really good steam table serving no frills traditional Cantonese style cuisine. They also do specials like soft shell crab, albalone, etc if you call ahead or order ahead.

What a great, local, scrumptious place with plenty of options on a quiet street. I am a big fan

This hole in the wall eatery has been a reliable lunch/dinner spot by the F train for yeaaars. When I was younger my fam would always pick up an order of the general tso's chicken for dinner. I finally got to try a Too Good To Go box here this weekend, and it was pretty decent! A jam packed box for only $4.99 got me fried rice (though I would've preferred white rice), veggies, chicken, general tso's, and steamed minced pork. Definitely enough for two to share! I have to say there must be some msg in the food as I felt pretty thirsty after this meal. Still, a really solid option a casual, affordable lunch box.

Tried out this local takeout spot in Chinatown called Carol's Bun - the name may be misleading, but it's not a bakery! This place serves up plenty of Cantonese-style dishes, and their lunch special definitely allows you to try some of the best of the cuisine! For lunch, their special is $8.50 and you get to pick 3 dishes over a generous portion of rice. I got the Salt and Pepper Chicken, Sweet and Sour Pork, and the most delicious Stir-fried Eggplant I have ever had! The portions were aplenty and service was great, and it left me with a full stomach for sure.

This place is so out of the way and I only know about it because of my cousin. She said I have to try their tripe and scallion pancakes. I had been craving for scallion pancakes but never found a good place so I was really excited to give them a try. I finally had the chance when I had to run some errands for work and went to the post office right across the street. Here is what is funny...I went in and placed my order for scallion pancakes only to realize that I only had $1 in my pocket!!! I had left my wallet at the office. I was so embarrassed and asked them to cancel my order but they were so nice and told me its OK, that I could just come back another day to make my payment. This was very surprising to me because it was my FIRST time ever here but they were so willing to believe that I would be back (or maybe they are just THAT confident in their own foods). I don't like the feeling of owing people anything so I immediately went back after work to pay off my debt. While I was there, I ordered some tripe and fried fish. When I was waiting for my food, a homeless man came in and begged for food. I offered to buy him a meal and this is where I can once again feel the kindness of the people in the store. In light of the meal being purchased for the homeless, the lady seemingly gave me a discount on his meal. Very sweet of her! Now onto the food. I enjoyed the tripe, fried fish AND the scallion pancakes oh so very much but they were all so greasy. I feel like everything was made on point but the grease made me feel full very quickly. I will definitely be visiting this place more often.