Fu Shen Restaurant Inc

Food is good, not too salty, taste like not too much MSG. But weird that they don’t serve water or tea. So you need to order drinks. Price is reasonable on the soup noodle but not the steak entrée.

Being a Taiwanese, I can surely tell you this is NOT a Taiwanese restaurant.

I love Taiwanese food so I was really anticipating the beef noodle. However, I was very disappointed to find out that it is no different than all the other noodles on 8^th Ave. This place is NOT taiwanese and the noodles are not that great. The flavor of everything basically resembles cuisine from northern China. I really dislike the fact that they advertise it as being Taiwanese when the flavors are clearly not. The noodles were soggy and the soup broth was average. The only thing I really liked were the beef cakes which were flavorful.

Today is one of those days where some alone time is needed, not really alone since I have the baby. It’s a windy cold day here in NYC and nothing better than a bowl of hot noodle soup to warm up. For moms like myself, finding a place to eat in the area is hard, a stroller does take up some space, but for this place, it isn’t so bad.
I treated myself to an order of Beef Cakes and a bowl of Satay Beef Noodles. First, let’s talk about the noodles. You get a choice between several types of noodles, I chose mei fun. The feeling of warmth and comfort was just so satisfying when the steam of the broth fogged up my glasses. The aroma of the satay broth was nutty, the slices of beef were very tender and flavorful.
Although the Beef Cakes were supposedly an appetizer, it came when I was half way into my noodles, well you can expect this to happen almost every time you’re in Chinatown… or did they just saved the best for last?!
The Beef Cake is a fried dough with a beef patty inside. Guys, if you by chance do order the Beef Cakes, you have to setup first. Make sure you get some napkins ready to hold on to the cake and a plate under because the thing has sooo much juice that it drips and runs out immediately you break into it. It’s also pipping hot, so eat with caution. I must say, it was tremendously delicious! Juicy, beefy, garlicky… just delicious!
The only thing that could’ve made my experience perfect was that they don’t serve you tea/​water until you request for it. Which didn’t bother me at all, and of course I am definitely coming back for more food!

The food is alright, nothing special but more in the pricey side. Compared to other restaurants in the area, the portions are very small. Also the waitresses aren’t very friendly and did not offer drinks/​tea the entire time. I give it a few more months before it closes.

always order lunch from them. tip they dont open on Thursdays.
the beef soups are so good.

Fu Shen offers well-​prepared dishes (noodles were moist and tasty, with just the right amount of sauce to be tasty without being greasy) with meats you won’t find in Americanized Asian restaurants (the ox tripe was very good) at cheap prices (6.50 for any stir fry noodle dish). Plus, I can’t say I’ve come across too many solely Taiwanese places, so that’s fun, too. Overall, a very good deal for a fun takeout meal (we did takeout, which I think it is the way to go unless you’re doing soup).