Reviews for Hutaoli in New York, NY
Great environment. Sensational. It is the best place to enjoy your drinks with friends. However food isn't as good as I hope... it is. Chicken isn't soft and smooth enough. It was missing the elegance of fine cuisines. I enjoy the music a lot though. Read more
I came by for dinner with my boyfriend on a workday after work. When we got here, the place was practically empty and continued... to be that way throughout our meal. The staff were courteous and quick with service. We ordered the cold cucumber salad tostart and the half chicken, the veal, and rice for our main meal. The food overall was good but not outstanding. The mainreason to come here is the Instagram worthy interior decoration and the live music. Their interior is well done and the vibe isvery fun and unique. Even their table setting is on brand and their silverware, plates, and cups are very cute. They have alarge projector and music system in the main dining area to entertain guests so I'd imagine it gets pretty lively here during ashow. Read more
Excellent midtown choice! Live music and the ambiance are amazing. The menu is also very diverse and everything was prepared... impeccably. When you want to show off to your friends you take them there. Read more
Super fun experience. Everyone was surprised the food was really good for such a place. Our dishes were actually not too spicy... which was great. Other dishes looked very spicy. Read more
Amazing food and decoration!! I was really impressed with the service. We went in on a Saturday for the first time and came back... today, the live music is so good, both guests and singer are enjoying the stage. The place is crowded every night, so we reallyrecommend making the reservation in advance. The waitress really appreciate your business here. This is also the start of theNew York City Culinary Food tours which is neat if you are interested in that. Read more
MY gf and I absolutely loved the atmosphere at this restaurant. We arrived right around the live singing (~6:30pm) on a weekday,... and the restaurant quickly began to fill up shortly after. The food wasn't the most amazing nor was the service. Don't get mewrong, the waiters were very friendly and informative, but I felt like the restaurant was almost a tad understaffed. We didn'tget served water nor provided the menu 25+min after being seated. ordered extra drinks later on, only to discovered it wasreader to be served but just has been sitting at the bar counter. Read more
This place is a gem, the decor really sets the mood and you have a live band as well (or at least the Sunday night I... went). Food is authentic. Be careful if you don’t do well with spice, the spice level isn’t aggressive, but is as I wouldexpect it if I went to a place in China. We ordered: - spicy chicken cold dish: Well seasoned, very fragrant chili oil anddeboned which I appreciated - scallion pancake: crispy has some good green onion flavor. But didn’t like the pairing of thesauce, with it was too salty, without was not salty enough. I would have liked a basic garlic and soy sauce more - sea clamsalad: really fresh, light fresh dressing - spicy sole fish: good spice level, super tender fish - ma la dry pot: good mix ofitems, good spice level, and mix of seafood and traditional items like spam, beef, lotus, tripe - supreme spicy beef: this wasreally good, highly recommend, favorite dish hands down - fried rice: rice was a little soggy, not bad, but would like my rice alittle drier Drinks were also well done. Presentation, atmosphere, and quality of food are all top notch. Highly recommendthis place. Disappointed I didn’t order the roast chicken. That looked really interesting. Read more
We came here on a weekday for lunch. The atmosphere is good but it seems that we are the only customers in this place and no... music and alcoholic drink beverages served during lunch. The food is delicious. Authentic Szechuan food! The only reason I gavea 4-star review is the limitation of drinks and the price. It’s definitely much pricier than other Chinese restaurants,especially the beef 18” and hot chicken fun. After each of us tried it once, it’s difficult to find the meat under the redpeppers. Other than the price, I think the food tastes great, the marinated seafood is a buried diamond and we like it. Alsoplease do try the lemon fish fillets with upgrade to fresh fish fillets. It’s much better than the swai fish fillets. I thinkI would come back again to see if the dinner worths the price. Read more