Where the Locals Eat Rating
Top 100 Restaurant, New York City
"Shun Lee is a New York institution, with a cool opulence ... [and] no one quite matches Shun Lee for its blend of showmanship and culinary quality. ... The carved fruits and vegetables are show stoppers."
—The New York Times
"Year after year, this classic reliably serves some of the best Chinese food in Manhattan. The Cantonese wonton soup has broth so rich with chicken flavor, shrimp, and chunks of pork that it may ruin you forever for take-out swill."
—New York magazine
"Waiters theatrically assemble your table's centerpiece-vegetables skillfully carved into animal shapes ... for top-notch regional cuisine served graciously beside a taro dove, there is no second choice."
—Time Out New York
"The menu roams all over the regions of China, and ... [the] prix fixe lunch is a bargain."
– Newsday
"The lovely, swirling décor of the Adam Tihany-designed dining room should tell you that something special awaits you at Shun Lee Palace."
—Mobile Travel Guide
How Others Rate Shun Lee Palace
The New York Times
** (Very Good)
New York magazine
Critics' Pick
Zagat 2008
24 Food Rating (Very Good to Excellent)