Hung Chong Imports

Got my first wok here! The guy helping was really nice although his English was a bit non-​existent. I got a 12″ carbon steel wok, I think. The guy said it was carbon iron. Haven’t seasoned it yet but I’ll update after.
$ 15 + TAX

great kitchen knives. wide selection… awesome prices

Perfect place to get all the things you need for a well-​appointed Chinese kitchen. Friendly, good prices. Not the widest selection, but there’s a lot here.

The employees were super nice and helpful, and the store carried everything I needed. Would recommend!

If you need kitchen/​dining supplies, this is *the* place to go first. The workers know their store in and out and can help you find what you’re looking for, even if you have just a vague notion of what to get. And don’t worry, they speak English well! I was in and out of the store in less than 5 minutes, with a $ 10 carbon steel 16″ wok and wok-​ring in hand. It’s top quality and seasoned extremely nicely — another bonus at this store was, the cashier will give you a paper on how to season and care for your new wok, the traditional Chinese way (written in English). This store has been around for years; I remember passing it by as a child yet this is the first time I went inside… and I don’t know why I haven’t gone sooner.

Everything happens so much faster when you’re retired, like looking for cooking tools apparently. This is farther south than most of the Bowery kitchen supply shops but boasts about the same prices, so it depends whatcha need how useful you’ll find it.

This is a great place to buy all your kitchen gear and gadgets. The staff was very helpful and polite. I have been looking for a large, well made, pressure cooker for my family of 4 for over a year now. The big box stores just don’t make them as sturdy as they used to. Now days they are thin walled with inadequate seals. Which is extremely dangerous. I am so happy I stumbled upon the Hung Chong Imports. I have finally found my pressure cooker, and I couldn’t ask for a better price. This is my new favorite store!

Prices are on par with all the other restaurant supplies places in Chinatown. If you are buying a lot and pay with cash, they will give you a discount (we got 10%).
Quality of their stuff varies — the stainless carbon steel wok and pot are well made and sturdy, but the wooden bamboo chopping boards are rubbish. We bought a brand new one, went home and washed it before use, and the thing warped and cracked in half on both sides. It’s now been donated to be a stage prop for a theatre production since it is useless for anything else and can’t be salvaged or repaired.
Rated 2 stars because of the terrible customer service — even with a receipt and showing them the damaged product, they will refuse to give replacement or refund, and will also claim that they can’t do anything because the «boss» is elsewhere and not contactable at all.
Given the number of other places around with comparable prices, you’re better off saving yourself a headache in the event anything goes wrong and spend your money elsewhere.

If you are looking for a good place to buy kitchen gear at reasonable prices, this is the place to go. They have tons of restaurant-​grade equipment — pots, pans, knives, etc. — but they are open to the public.
They also have a really good supply of Asian-​style bowls, plates and other dishes at very reasonable prices. This is my go to place for kitchen stuff.

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Nice knives and I picked up a few utensils as well. You can’t beat the price either for quality restaurant quality material.

Restaurant wholesaler located in Chinatown. Tons of woks, serving spoons, professional chef’s knives, insanely huge meat cleavers (right out of the movies), and all types of restaurant supplies. Fun to browse.

Love this place. It seems like many restaurant owners come here for industrial grade cooking tools, but it’s also very consumer-​friendly. Pots, pans, woks, knives, steaming/​dim sum tools… you name it, they sell it. The people are also nice, though I have reservations about most of the staff’s ability to hold a conversation in English.
If you’re looking for a tea set for yourself or as a gift, they sell a porcelain set that’s buy-​one-​get-​one-​free for under $ 20. Can’t beat that!

Got a great 16″ carbon-​steel wok here for only $ 10. Metal handle (honestly a better idea long term; my dad’s wooden handle is a burnt-​out husk of wood right now from all the time he’s used it.) They have a great supply of other kitchenwares. If you are looking to load up your kitchen Asian style these guys will hook you up.
The wok’s just been seasoned as I speak — and boy does it get hot fast!

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Rambutans! Fresh, glorious rambutans in NYC for $ 8/​lb! I love love love rambutans and they’re not exactly the easiest thing to find around these parts.
I did see one other market with rambutans before I left Chinatown, but I stopped at Hung Chong first and have no complaints.
So I think that the inside of Hong Chong may be kitchen supply, but I didn’t go inside… I was all about the food stall on the sidewalk (which was pressed against the window and didn’t appear to be independently operated). I don’t know if the food stall is there on less tourist-​saturated days or if it’s only a weekend thing, but I was happy to find it. Yay, rambutan!

Yes, It’s me… reviewing a Chinatown business, AGAIN. This time I found a sure thing in Hung Chong Imports. It has practically everything you’re looking for in Asian kitchen supplies. The staff is quite helpful and friendly as well. I wanted to replace a 14″ stainless steel wok.
After using it for over 6 weeks, it truly sucks. The reason is because I have an electric stove. Even though my burner is always piping hot and having the use of a wok ring, the stainless steel WILL NOT effectively retain heat for functional stir frying. At first, it’s good but once more than a bowl’s worth of food goes in, the temperature plummets like the credibility of Slash during the half-​time show at Super Bowl.
After explaining my situation to the staff and not wanting a true cast iron wok (much too big for my stove), they recommended a 16″ carbon steel flat bottom for $ 17.50. It was hard to turn down at that price and I also picked up 12″ steel tongs. I was in a hurry so I didn’t really have time to actually «shop» here. If I didn’t have a 2 hour drive back home, I could’ve spent at least 40 mins. here assessing my hardware; what I needed and so forth. They do NOT take the plastic but anyone who knows Chinatown should not be startled by this fact. 8 of 10 businesses here take cash only.
Hung Chong is now on my list of frequent stops. Be Here Now.

Do not shop here if you don’t like be fooled!
I was looking for a cast iron/​stainless steel wok when I walked in this store. Since I was concerned about the carcinogens in Teflon, I was determined to get a wok without any coating on it.
I saw a wok with the size and shape I wanted. But it was a non-​stick wok, so I hesitated for fear of the coating. A sales person walked over. He promised that there was no coating on the wok and I should buy it. Since I considered him to be the expert, I trusted what he said and accepted his recommendation.
After I got home, I read the product description. It was very clear there was a non-​stick coating inside of the wok. I felt being tricked. I braved the cold and went back to the store the day after my purchase, hoping they would give back my money since what the salesperson told me was inconsistent with the reality. (a.k.a., he was lying). Not only the store did not give back my money, they were also very rude. Now I understand why they want everybody to pay cash — once they’ve got your cash, they can screw you. They issued me store credit, which I considered to be worthless. After this time, I do not think I would go back to that store ever again.
Do not go there if you would like be treated decently as a customer.

I was looking for a specific Chinese cooking utensil, and I stumbled across this place in my travels. The staff was unusually polite and helpful. This is (according to my shopping bag) a wholesale distributor and resale store with a complete line of kitchen utensils.
Google tells me that what I was looking for was a spider skimmer. I didn’t know its name then, but I found it and I bought it, and I love it. I even love the sticker that was on the handle that said «Double Happiness Brand».
Google also tells me that this thing runs about $ 7 online without shipping… I got mine here for $ 1.95.
5 stars.

This is a great store if you’re looking for inexpensive, good quality cookware and dinnerware. Although their assortment of woks has dwindled down to four varieties, you can still find hand made, 16″ thin iron woks for around $ 16. Stiff brushes, spoons, strainers, bamboo steamers, scissors, heavy duty carbon, and iron meat cleavers, non sticks, the list goes on. Put all this with helpful service and you have a supply store that gives Bridge Kitchenware a run for its money.