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You don't go to an authentic Chinese banquet hall to eat Americanized dishes you would order from Panda Express. The food is amazing, as long as you steer clear from the American greasy standards (moo shu pork and general tso's etc)

I have never eaten sesame chicken this bad in my life. it felt like the chicken was left over from a few days ago, really rough and hard to chew. Sauce was also far away from anything tasting like the sesame chicken souce. Sorry but would not feed my dog with it.

Congee is "A gruel of boiled rice and water, which serves as a background for a host of other foods including fish, shrimp, chicken, peanuts, sesame seed and eggs." according to Congee Village’s website. I tried the congee with mushrooms and chicken. It was very good. It had a soothing, comfort food kind of feeling to it. Warm, soft, mild and delicious. The added ingredients, in this case mushroom and chicken, are the prominent flavors but dont overpower the rice flavor. I’m guessing that if I had ordered the sliced fish and preserved egg congee or the pigs blood and sliced fish congee that maybe the balance of flavors would be tipped. The only way to find out is to try them. The list of different congees is endless. They range in price from $2 to $8. I also tried the shark fin soup with crabmeat. At first taste, I got the sensation of tasting horse hooves. It tasted like eating a gooey wet horse. After eating it some more, I started to enjoy it. An unexpected pleasure was fried bread! It sounded to me like a heart attack on a plate. When it was brought to the table, there were about 5 oblong pieces of lightly fried bread that resembled donuts. Thats exactly what they tasted like. Light, airy delicious donuts. Served with a side of condensed milk. You dip the bread into the gooey milk and eat. Really delicious. There is so much to try on the menu, it’s endless. There are many choices for the adventurous palatte. We are definately going to go back and try some more dishes.

The food served at Congee Bowery is authentic, fresh, and very delicious. I've always had the best dining experience here, and would recommend this place to anyone!! The congees are especially good, as well as the vegetables. So impressed. 5 Stars!!

This place is great, cheap and clean. Food was a little oily but you get what you pay for. Great portions. I'm not sure where else you can get a sit down meal for $10, but they probably have a minimum for credit card use also.

Excellent value for money. I'll be a regular from now on. To the <censored> who complained about their credit card policy. What kind of <censored> lives in New York and goes around with less than $10 in their pocket?

I went into the restaurant 7/22/07 and before entering the restaurant, I had checked to see if there was the visa/mastercard (credit card) logo posted on the door which means that the restaurant takes credit cards. I only had about $9 on me and so I was going to use my card. After the meal, my bill was $10 and a few cents. When I put down my visa check card, the waitress rudely informed me that they don't take cards and it's cash only. I asked her about the logo on the door to which she responded that there's a 20 minimum for using cards. I also asked her why they didn't have a sign posted on the door if there was a minimum. To that she just kept responding that there was a $20 minimum. I had to leave my ID and walk to the nearest ATM to get cash for the bill. When I returned to the restaurant to pay my bill, I asked the manager and the lady at the register why they don't have a sign showing the card minimum. The manager said that my bill was only $10. I said yes I know but I don't see a sign saying that there is a $20 minimum which is why I didn't go to the ATM before eating at the restaurant. I asked him to maybe put up a sign showing that there is a $20 minimum to use a credit card and he and the lady at the counter at that point just started to ignore me and started to laugh a little. I thought that was really rude, they could have just said no, they didn't see a need to put up a sign. I don't disagree that restaurants may set a minimum for credit card usage...it's the restaurant's prerogative. However, to belittle a customer for not having cash when the minimum is not stated, and just to not accept cash with no stated credit card minimum really shows that the restaurant has no regard for the customers.