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Imagine finding a place to eat where you not only receive an authentic Chinese experience ranging from gourmet Chicken feet and pig snout to award winning dumplings for all less than what it costs for the commute to the city. Imagine going to eat where a dinner for two can turn into meeting new people from all around Manhattan. This may sound like a fairy tale cottage in the middle of nowhere, but in actuality it is in our backyard and it's called "The New Green Bo". Upon arrival you can look forward to a grunt in response to your polite "Hello" or a seat at an already filled table. If this doesn't bother you, great, you'll love how you are placed in front of the door in the dead of winter...nothing like some fresh 2 degree air to wake you up for a night out. All this aside, New Green Bo is truly a cheap man's paradise offering delightful food with unbeatable prices. Do yourself a favor, next time in Manhattan, and check this place out...if nothing else you will get an unmatched experience!

First time I went to New(Nice) Green Bo with my friends I wasn't much into chinese food. After finishing my meal, I vowed to always come there to eat and have been going since. The waiting service may be bad but the delicious food compensates for that. The chicken broccoli is so delicious, my mouth is starting to water. I would totally recommend it to everybody.

I have been going to New Green Bo (the name is Nice Green Bo now but it'll always be New Green Bo to me) for 9 years now, so you can believe me when I say the food is amazing. That, however, is where the rave reviews end. The waiter service is abysmal (when you ask them for something they look at you almost as though they were saying What do I look like to you? A waiter?) and the restaurant is small and cramp. Often they will seat you "family style", which could be a good thing if you're chatty and are eating with nice people, but most of the time it's just awkward and all parties at the table look annoyed b/c really, who wants to eat with a bunch of strangers? Also, every time I go I'm given the check after 15 minutes, and yes, they will start cleaning off the table while you're eating. You don't have to be rude first for the servers at New Green Bo to be rude to you, you just have to be there. The waiters aren't necessarily mean, but yes as the other reviewer said, they can be gruff, and yes they can be rude. But the food... it keeps me coming back every time. EVERY time. AND the prices. 5 dollars is basically the average price for any dish. So go if you want great food! Expect lousy service. If you take friends, warn them about the atmosphere to save yourself embarassment and questioning looks.

I love Chinese food, and I've been living in New York for about four years now. Nice Green Bo is the best I've found! I actually have cravings for their soup dumplings, but everything on their menu that I've had is great. The staff is really nice too- they can be gruff, but if you are friendly with them, they are awesome. I've gotten into long conversations with some of them. One of my friends speaks Chinese, and she talked to one waiter for a half an hour! I don't know what the people who said they were rude were talking about. They were probably rude first. Go here. It's wonderful. Only a 4 on atmosphere though, because it looks like a dental office.

What I witnessed was absolutely shocking at this resturant. First the waitor was on his cell phone when he took our order. He managed to get the order right. When our came in, he slammed on our table. My wife and I looked at each other in disbelief. Then they rushed us to leave by handing us the check and cleaning off our table. He have not ate for more than 15 minutes. I was "feed up" with their service and decided to leave. We tipped 15% of our total meal, but the waitor tried to embrassed me and asked me "this is tip?" I replied, "yes." He told me it was not enough. I turned to wife and tell her to throw extra cash on the table and that I will never come back. No wonder why they changed their name from "New Green Bo" to "Nice Green Bo." It was nothing nice about this establishment. Their only concern is the green in your wallet! Boo to the (not so nice) Green Bo.

The food is excellent, especially the pork soup dumplings, eggplant over rice, and fish head casserole, but their service is extremely poor. The waiters are very rude and poorly mannered. They bark at customers if they ask for something extra.

I love soup dumlpings. So much so my financee's pet name for me was "dumplin'." That said, I will never return to this establishment. The food here, dumplings included, is decent but better at any one of the dozens of eateries down the street. What cannot be forgiven is the rude service. Terse even on the best days, I went after court one day alone and they refused to seat me. Though I eat for 2 (I love dumplings that much) they refused to seat me beause I would be dining alone. I will go to Amazing 66 one block over where the food and service are far superior.