Soup Dumplings at Joe’s Ginger in Chinatown, NYC
Joe’s Ginger in Chinatown, NYC
Located in the heart of Chinatown, Joe’s Ginger is an address to know for authentic Shanghai cuisine, and for soup dumplings. It is not the first time we went to this cash only place, and, each time, we had a delicious meal. So, continuing our culinary day with our friend Alison and her son Connor, we ended there for dinner. The place was quite busy, but we got a table fairly quickly and, after few minutes of our order being placed, the food started to come, the crab and pork soup dumplings ($14.95 for 8) being first. I love soup dumplings: comforting, tasty and fatty, I typically put the dumpling on its side, bit in it to make a little hole and then pour vinegar in it, then slurp the soup and finish with eating the dumpling. The ones at Joe’s Ginger are the same as Joe’s Shanghai as it is the same owner by the way.
Then came the crispy and slightly greasy scallion pancakes ($4.25), that we always order when having chinese food, and the vegetable steamed dumplings ($6.95), that Jodi ordered (not my favorites as I find the shell too thick). But what I was really looking forward to were the dishes that came next: the first one was the vegetables pan fried noodles ($12.95) that were deliciously crispy, and the second one was the Peking duck (half for $34.95). It comes with crepes, onions and cucumber as well as hoisin sauce. To eat it, you spread some sauce on the crepe, put some duck (skin and meat), covered with a bit of onion and cucumber, and fold it like a burrito. When biting into it, the crispy skin releases some fat, and you get a rich, sweet and savory flavor. I simply love it!
Soup dumplings at Joe’s Ginger in Chinatown, NYC
Soup dumplings at Joe’s Ginger in Chinatown, NYC
Scallion pancakes at Joe’s Ginger in Chinatown, NYC
Steamed veggie dumplings at Joe’s Ginger in Chinatown, NYC
Vegetables pan fried noodles at Joe’s Ginger in Chinatown, NYC
Peking duck at Joe’s Ginger in Chinatown, NYC
Joe’s Ginger remains one of my favorite spots in Chinatown and this cash only place is surely not to be ignored if you want some soup dumplings or delicious Shanghai food.
Enjoy (I did)!
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Joe’s Ginger - 25 Pell St, New York, NY 10013
