

It also highlights the economic plight of one of the country’s most celebrated immigrant neighborhoods. “An empty Jing Fong leaves a crater in the middle of Chinatown,” said Andrew Rigie, the executive director of the New York City Hospitality Alliance, an industry group. It closed for good on Sunday after 28 years. The banquet hall, which served 10,000 customers a week, was emptied by fears of the coronavirus and social distancing restrictions. “It’s been around for so long, it’s the center for the social fabric of Chinatown.”īut the very things that made Jing Fong so special - the boisterous crowds, shared tables and dishes, and communal spirit - left it vulnerable to a virus that preyed on close human contact. Zhang, 24, a community organizer who grew up in China. “Jing Fong is the go-to landmark,” said Ms. Not long after Yolanda Zhang arrived in New York City in 2019, she found her way there, too. And tourists learned the point-and-eat tradition of Chinese dim sum. Immigrants were reminded of the food and lives they left behind. Edamame (soybean).Inside the cavernous red-and-gold banquet hall in the heart of Chinatown in Manhattan, generations of Asian families toasted weddings, birthdays and graduations. Shrimp Teriyaki (Cooked shrimp, mixed vegetables with teriyaki sauce and rice).$18.95ġ. Jang-Uh Dup-Bap (Broiled eel marinated in teriyaki sauce over steamed white rice).$20.95 31. Hwe-Dup Bap/Korean Sushi Bowl (Steamed white rice mixed with sashimi and vegetables and topped with spicy sauce).$19.95 30. Sweet Potato Roll (Deep fried sweet potato and avocado cut into 9 pieces).$7.50 29. General Roll (lobster meat deep fried, avocado, crab meat, teriyaki sauce, hot mayo).$15.99 28. Calamari Roll (avocado, cucumber, crab meat, hot sauce).$12.50Ģ7. New York Roll (salmon, avocado, eel, topped salmon and eel sauce).$14.99Ģ6. Cadet Roll (tuna, salmon, avocado, crab meat, mango on top).$13.50Ģ5.


Hama Qu Roll (deep fried yellow tail, white tuna eel, cream cheese, avocado, hot sauce, crab meat).$11.00Ģ4. White Dragon Roll (california with shrimp, white fish, topped white tuna).$11.50Ģ3.

Fire Dragon Roll (california roll on top spicy salmon).$10.50Ģ2. White King (white tuna, mango, avocado).$12.00Ģ1. Spicy Crunch (spicy tuna, crunch, avocado, cucumber, crab meat).$11.99Ģ0. Spider Roll (deep fried soft shell crab with crab, masago, avocado, cucumber).$14.99ġ9. Supersushi King Roll (eel, salmon, cream cheese, avocado, cucumber, crab meat).$14.99ġ8. Sushi King Roll (salmon, cream cheese, salmon skin, avocado, cucumber).$11.99ġ7. Shrimp Tempera Roll (tempura shrimp, avocado, cucumber, crab meat).$11.99ġ6. Tuna Roll II (avocado, inside tuna, outside tuna, crab meat.$12.50ġ5. Green Dragon Roll (california with eel on top avocado).$14.50ġ4. Salmon Roll II (avocado, inside salmon outside salmon.$12.50ġ3. Salmon California Roll (california roll outside salmon).$10.00ġ2. Tuna California (california roll outside tuna).$10.00ġ1. Mother Daughter Roll (tuna, salmon, avocado).$12.00ġ0. Black Dragon Roll (california roll half eel on top).$15.50ĩ. Rainbow Roll (california roll topped with salmon, tuna, shrimp).$11.50Ĩ. Bear Mountain Roll (california roll topped with spicy tuna).$10.50 7. West Point Roll (tuna, salmon, white fish, eel).$13.50Ħ. Highland Roll (eel, cucumber outside).$10.00 5. Philadelphia Roll (smoked salmon, cream cheese).$10.00Ĥ. Alaska Roll (salmon, avocado, cucumber).$9.00 3. Boston Roll (shrimp, lettuce, mayo).$9.00 2. Salmon Cucumber (avocado, carrot, cucumber).$8.25 14. California (crab meat, avocado, cucumber).$6.25 2.
