Bamboo Restaurant

This is a typical fujianese restaurant. If you don’t speak the language you might as well go somewhere else.
Came here for lunch with some family as our family occupied 3 tables and 28 people dining. Dishes had flavor and it’s normal dishes that fujianese cuisine offers.

I ordered sesame chicken and general tso chicken. Both dishes looked exactly the same — soggy hunks of chicken covered in a bright orange sauce. Both tasted like sweet n sour chicken. Very bland. Would never order from this again. Yuck.

This place is divided into the upper level and basement, which was previously a market. I was seated in the basement, where their 3 or 4 private rooms are located. As soon as I walked in, the stench of cigarette smoke from one of the rooms hit. Their ventilation system didn’t work, so I dealt with the stench for the duration of my dinner by holding a wet napkin to my nose. Also, you could hear the karaōke and chatter from the other two party rooms, since neither bothered to close their doors. The floor of the single restroom was covered in urine.
Their fuzhounese food was decent. The shell of the fried tofu shrimp was too hard, but they get extra points for taking an off-​menu dish request. Service was fast. No tip, tax and english speaking waiter.

*This review is for delivery only*
If you live/​work in the FiDi/​Battery Park area you know how slim the pickin’s are when it comes to good food delivery options. I decided to order from Bamboo after seeing the 5 star rating on Seamless and overall I would say I’m glad that I did!
The food was delivered within 20 minutes and they included the utensils and napkins… always a plus for me because if I’m ordering food it means I’m being a lazy bum and want everything ready to go, even if its plastic! Here is the summary of the food:
— Egg drop soup– its probably one of the better soups I’ve had delivered from the Fidi/​Battery Park area. The soup was hot and quite flavorful after a pinch of black pepper
— Kung Pao Chicken– I really liked their version of this dish, the chicken was actually white meat chicken with peanuts and celery galore. The sauce was a little bit spicy and a little bit sweet which I liked. Plus the dish was not oily which is always a plus when ordering Chinese food.
— Fried Rice– pretty decent fried rice, I just wish it had a tinge more flavor!
All in all the portion size was very good, I couldn’t finish the whole thing and this was a combo option and cost me around $ 8.55. If you’re craving Chinese and live in the area, you should definitely try Bamboo out.