Pinch Chinese

Pinch Chinese reviews from people who’ve dined at this restaurant. Based on recent rating.

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   Agiepoo

   New York City7 reviews

   4.0

   Dined on March 9, 2020

   1. Overall 4
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 4
   4. Ambience 4

   We love the food here so we will put up with the noise.
   

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   Mogsob

   New York City49 reviews

   5.0

   Dined on March 8, 2020

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Pinch has to be the best Chinese restaurant in the City. Totally authentic--no NY Chinese food here. Incredible dumplings (especially the chicken soup dumplings, which are in my view as good as any dumplings I had in China). The duck is among the best as well (although a notch below Decoy).
   

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   dfcov VIP

   New York City116 reviews

   5.0

   Dined on March 7, 2020

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Dumplings amazing! Service amazing.
   

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   OpenTableReviewer VIP

   New York City24 reviews

   4.0

   Dined on January 24, 2020

   1. Overall 4
   2. Food 3
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 4

   We celebrated Chinese New Year and it was fun. The restaurant was packed. There was a table of more than 20 girls in their teens for a birthday party so the restaurant was extra festive. The food is good. I recommend the pork dumplings and the pork belly. We also had the spicy halibut. It was a bit too spicy of me but friends loved it.
   

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   ThomasN

   New York City11 reviews

   5.0

   Dined on January 17, 2020

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 3

   This is our fourth time coming to Pinch. So we really like it. The Peking duck is outstanding. We ALWAYS get it with the eggplant and the pork belly. We want to try the dumplings, which we hear rave reviews on, but we have become creatures of habit and order the same thing each time. One day we will switch it up but we are in no hurry. Pinch is a great spot. If I have one negative it has to do with the seating. If you are only a party of two and in the main dining area it can get very, very cramped as the tables are literally an inch apart from each other, which doesn't leave a lot of room. To get up from the table both you and your company have to stand up and move the table itself. But I digress. The food is fantastic and never fails. In the end I guess that is all that counts.
   

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   OpenTable Diner

   Philadelphia2 reviews

   4.0

   Dined on January 9, 2020

   1. Overall 4
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 4

   Food was delicious and service was attentive. Seating was a bit crowded.
   

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   travelbaker VIP

   New York City22 reviews

   3.0

   Dined on January 2, 2020

   1. Overall 3
   2. Food 4
   3. Service 2
   4. Ambience 2

   Lackluster service but good dumplings in convenient Soho location. Noise level of music way too loud and unfortunate song selection
   

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   JamesW

   New York City8 reviews

   5.0

   Dined on December 31, 2019

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Great food, great atmosphere.
   

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   OpenTable Diner

   New York City4 reviews

   3.0

   Dined on December 27, 2019

   1. Overall 3
   2. Food 4
   3. Service 4
   4. Ambience 2

   Atmosphere is very intense. Space was so hot from the kitchen. And the receiving area / entrance is barricaded by diners waiting to be seated. The sommelier was awesome! But we were confused because he was pouring wines on all the tables like a server. The prestigious sommelier title evaporated when he did that. Food is always good.
   

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    TommyM

    Dallas12 reviews

    3.0

    Dined on December 13, 2019

    1. Overall 3
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 4
    4. Ambience 4

    Great spot in SOHO - neighborhood gem. Outstanding looking food. BUT, after finally getting seated at the bar, we found out that they use a “little” MSG in their cooking. My wife is allergic to MSG and we had to leave which was very disappointing. In most restaurants that use MSG, you can tell them you don’t want it and they will leave it out of your dish. But for some reason here, they CANNOT cook without it. Bummer - the looked awesom
    

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