Grand Chau Chow

Frommer's Review

This is one of the best and busiest restaurants in Chinatown. It offers niceties that the smaller restaurants don't, such as tablecloths and tuxedoed waiters, as well as a nearly encyclopedic menu. Clams with black-bean sauce is a signature dish, as is gray sole with fried fins and bones. If you have the heart, you can watch your dinner swimming around in the large fish tanks, both salt- and freshwater. Stick to seafood and you can't go wrong. Lunch specials are a great deal, but skip the chow fun, which quickly turns gelatinous. If you're in town during Chinese New Year celebrations, phone ahead and request a multi-course banquet for your group (about $25 a person).

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