Wan Da

I speak their language (international language works too) 😄😄 you can eat breakfast, lunch, and dinner all at once.

This place doesn't require tips but the workers are extremely friendly and polite. Very authentic Fuzhou cuisine. They serve good selection of soup, noodles, rice dishes, and freshly made street snacks.

Wan Da is one of the newer Fujianese restaurant in the area. They have a station where you can customize what you want in your noodles. They have most of the general Fujianese cuisine menu. Great a quick meal, the portion is not as big as some of the other Fujianese restaurants nearby but definitely the presentation is better. These are one of those restaurants if you don't speak their native language (Fujianese or Mandarin) then their service may come off as rude because of the language barrier. The pro is they open from 8AM to 12AM (7 days a week).

Came here to get a goubian go to. I added three ingredients, and the total was almost $20 for one bowl of guobian, which is extremely expensive. The cashier asked me to pick add-ons ingredients without explaining that each item costs extra, and the portions were very small. I didn’t realize the price until checkout. The soup tasted very bland. Parking nearby is hard to find. The interior is nice and spacious, but overall it was not worth the price.

—Good Food, But a Horrible Experience— I don’t usually write long reviews, but our visit to Wan Da left such a poor impression that it felt necessary to share. While the food itself was good, nearly everything else about the experience was frustrating, unprofessional, and — frankly — concerning from a health and service standpoint. —Ordering Process: Confusing and Exclusionary— To place an order, you’re expected to grab a menu and physically walk to the back of the restaurant. No signage, no staff guidance — you’re just supposed to know. The front of the menu has English and Chinese translations, but the back (where you customize your bowl with toppings, soup base, and spice level) is entirely in Chinese with no translation. If you can’t read Chinese — you’re out of luck. For reference, our group included mainland Chinese who spoke Fujianese, Cantonese, Mandarin, and Taisanese fluently — and even we found the process unwelcoming and needlessly complicated. — Sanitary Concerns: — This is where things go from frustrating to dangerous. Raw ingredients are displayed in a Chipotle-style counter, but with no sneeze guard or cover whatsoever. This leaves the food completely exposed to coughing, sneezing, dust, and even splashes from cleaning. According to NYC Health Code Section 81.07(a)(2), food must be “protected from contamination during display and service.” The setup here clearly violates that standard. Considering this place serves raw meat, seafood, and fresh vegetables, the risk of contamination is real and unacceptable. —Environment & Service: Loud, Disorganized, and Indifferent— Wan Da features an open kitchen concept — which could be great in theory, but in practice: We heard cooks shouting randomly, coughing, and having loud, unrelated conversations while handling food. There’s no tipping here, which might explain why the staff seemed to have zero incentive to care. We had to call the staff five separate times just to get basic assistance. For example, we wanted a soup spoon, instead of a takeout spoon for our soups. Instead, we were told to grab it ourselves at the BACK of the restaurant. No one greeted us or explained the ordering process. Once seated, we waited awkwardly for someone to take our order, only to realize much later that we had to get up and go to the back ourselves. As a reference, we came during off-peak hours, with only 3 other tables seated. —Final Thoughts— Yes, the food was good. But the overall experience was so poor that we have no interest in returning. If you don’t speak Fujianese, skip this location entirely. The hygiene concerns, language barriers, poor communication, and complete lack of hospitality made for one of the worst dining experiences we’ve had in Brooklyn — and that’s saying something. Hopefully, management will take steps to address these serious issues before they lead to health violations or a further drop in customer trust.