Sunrise Chinese Restaurant
“I gotten take out, eaten on site and experienced delivery with them.”
“Everything is about context – I'm giving 5 stars as it's one of the best fast food chinese joints around.”
“Between 11AM-4PM they run a lunch special for $5.25 where you get an entree, rice, and a side.”
Sunrise Chinese Restaurant
Delivery: Yes
Take-out: Yes
Accepts Credit Cards: Yes
Bike Parking: Yes
Wheelchair Accessible: Yes
Good for Kids: Yes
Price range.
$ Price range Under $10
7 reviews
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Solid fake Chinese, but a bit greasy.
Recently went to get take-out from Sunrise on a busy Friday night. They were busy with many tables filled and their delivery men running in and out of the shop. I got the sesame chicken with brown rice. The portion of chicken they give you is enough for 2 meals.
I go and pick up one of the smaller pieces of chicken with my fork, take a bite, it kind of crumbles and the entire piece of "chicken" is greasy fried batter. I push around the other pieces, maybe see another piece at least with a little chicken- not all dough. But a few questionable over-fried or weirdly dark pieces. Some of the chicken tastes old, only maybe half of the meat on the plate tastes fresh.
Disappointed, but I thought, at least I can have the sauce with the brown rice. I took a bite of the brown rice at the beginning of the meal and thought- they really know how to make brown rice! It's always nice and fluffy. As I continue with dinner, I feel my mouth getting slicker and slicker. Wow this fried chicken, then sesame-sauced, chicken is pretty greasy! Maybe so, but guess what else is greasy? The-Brown-Rice.
I dab the top of the rice with a napkin, ending up with little grain-shaped grease marks. It seems like they toss their nice moist brown rice in oil.
What happened Sunrise??
MAN, this place has got some insanely polarizing reviews on Yelp. Most who say they found something gross in their meals are folks who hopped on to Yelp for a "1 and done" review. I don't trust those folks. They've got a vendetta and are generally just out to get a place – especially when there are no pictures.
If I found something foreign in my meal you'd best believe there would be at least 7 pictures of the same damn thing from all different angles attached to my review. Okay, now that I've gotten that part out of the way I can begin with my thoughts on Sunrise Chinese Restaurant…I just moved up the block from it and as such I've already been here a handful of times because I'm smack in between 2 or 3 Americanized Chinese Fast Food joints and I needed to pick a favorite for when those inevitable dumpling/scallion pancake cravings hit.
Sunrise is IT. This is my new go to Astoria Chinese food joint! I gotten take out, eaten on site and experienced delivery with them. I go in and the guy who works the counter already goes "Hello! Steamed dumplings today?". I've been living up the block for about approximately 4 days, lol. In all fairness, I went twice the week before I moved and had, you guessed it, steamed dumplings! Whoooooo!!!!
Fast food Chinese never really means excellent dumplings, but I found these to be significantly less dough-y than other places I've been to. It's nice to get non-Chinatown (or Flushing) dumplings that don't remind me of human ear (gross, but c'mon – you know what I'm talking about! Wait, what? You don't? Well you haven't consumed enough dumplings then) and whose fillings are actually juicy and flavorful.
I've had both their steamed chicken & cabbage dumplings and their pork & chive dumplings and both were actually pretty good (considering that it's yanno, fast food-ish). The scallion pancakes here could definitely be crispier, but they're kind of thick which makes them filling and still yummy.
I'm totally comfortable with giving them 4 Yelp stars. They're fast, courteous, consistent and cheap. Go forth and eat here, I assure you that you'll be okay and it'll be cheap, delicious goodness!
2.5 stars – This is your standard neighborhood Chinese takeout joint that seems to always be open and has sticky floors and pork fried rice. And it pretty much fits the average standard mold on all counts. Its reliable, affordable, and fast. They have all the American favorites, like chicken and broccoli, fried rice, and wonton soup. And they speak good English and everything comes with a layer of oil on top. MMM takeout. Less than $5 for dinner with a wait time of 6 minutes. Really can't complain there.
But because I'm Chinese, I do have to dock points for authenticity – Why are there carrots and cabbage in my goong chow ngow haok? (Beef Ho Fun). Granted – it was good food, but definitely not winning me over. In addition, the tables are set up to eat and get out fast – not really a place designed to linger, and that always feels kinda awkward when you're waiting for your meal. But I'll be back if I have an emergency Chinese food craving.
I'm a little ashamed to say I order takeout from here once a week and on a Sunday afternoon around 12ish. The upside: they have their lunch special ALL WEEKEND LONG!! It's a little less than $6 for their general tso's chicken (there are many other lunch options for the same price) with your choice of rice and you can choose either an egg roll or soda to go with it. Not too shabby, especially if you're hungover. Delivery is SUPER fast! Downside: they say they're open at 12 on Sunday, but you can never really tell with this establishment. I've called many times past 12 and no one picks up. Frustrated, hungry, and hungover…I NEED MY GREASY FOOD!! Although usually fed up with their weird hours of opening, I cannot see myself ordering elsewhere.
PS: AVOID THE DUMPLINGS. You're basically eating dough.
My go to Chinese place for delicious take- out for the past five years. They know my name. They know what I like and how I like it 😉 Great service and clean.
No criticisms. Only love. Keep doing you 🙂
How much can one say about your typical NYC Americanized "Chinese" restuarant at the corner of X and X? For the most part, they're all the same. I've frequented Sunrise for three plus years now:
– Consistently great service, fast delivery, and highly reliable
– Average prices (cheap)
– You always know you're going to get what you pay for (and in this case, it's cheap, but the food is good)
– Same faces taking your order time after time, so they get to know you, your preferences, and what you like ("where everybody knows your name…")
I will always pick Sunrise over any other simliar joint in Astoria