August Gatherings富瑤

I recently visited this restaurant with my family and the experience was really enjoyable. I’ve had a lot of food in Chinatown but you could feel the quality of the food was elevated here. My fav dish was probably the eel, which was sauced so well, and the durian pastry was also a pleasant surprise.

The environment is clean and welcoming, the dishes are creative and full of surprises, and every meal feels thoughtfully prepared. The staff are professional and attentive, and you can really feel the passion behind how this place is run.

The restaurant is not very spacious and so clean compared to the other restaurants in Chinatown. We ordered slated-egg fried shrimp. It is one of best I have fried shrimp I have had in NYC. The other dish is fried oyster with veggies including asparagus and taro. It is also surprisingly tasty. We were also offered free dessert (red bean pasta). Service is excellent as well.

The place wasn’t busy but it took for ever to get a glass of water or a drink. A Cantonese friend had been wanting to try this place since he had eaten at its sister restaurant. Everything was so so. The warm duck dish was so so, the chicken dish wasn’t even so so but it was edible. The dish we thought was the best and was pretty good was the fried green beans. My Cantonese guest was disappointed since he recommended AUGUST GATHERINGS and in his words- there was nothing August about it. Also they need better napkins for greasy food.

I feel like $60 for a plate of sweet and sour pork, 2 bowls of rice, a pot of oolong, and a egg tart is overkill. Thats just me. Not on my list to ever eat at ever again.