Shuying Chen

a month ago

"11.19.2025 Update after the restaurant’s response: The claim that these were “enoki mushroom fibers” is simply not accurate. The pieces we found were inside the fish meat, not in the broth, and were removed by pulling them out of the flesh. Cooked enoki does not appear as a single long, round, elastic tube — nor can it be extracted intact from inside a piece of fish. We found multiple pieces with the same worm-like appearance and texture, all inside the fish flesh. These characteristics are completely inconsistent with mushrooms and entirely consistent with parasites commonly found in raw fish before cooking. Throw the picture to GPT and you will see it is parasite. This is clearly a raw fish sourcing issue. We are not unreasonable customers; we just want restaurants to take food safety seriously and not dismiss concerns by attributing them to unrelated ingredients. I hope this feedback helps improve transparency and handling of similar situations in the future. ———————————- Original post: parasite in fish, called the restaurant, they were not surprised, only told us to refund with Uber…"

Jonathan Wong

2 months ago

"been going here for years but the portions have gotten so much smaller... Not sure if I can justify the price anymore. Ordered a dry Hotpot for $36! This was the portion. Laughable. 3 pieces of beef, 3 pieces of fish tofu and some mushroom. Will never be ordering here again."

Yujing Wang

3 months ago

"Spent a chill late afternoon here. The cocktail is soooooo good! Highly recommended. The Chinese food is authentic although the chicken dish is bit plain. Tofu with beef is the best one out of the 5 dishes we ordered."

Amber Lee

5 months ago

"NYC typically rivals the Chinese food you can find in the Bay Area and Hupo certainly helps that case. Focusing on Sichuan style cuisine, Hupo has a wide array of entrees and bites that will leave you full and wanting to come back for more. They certainly do deserve their Bib Gourmand. We had a reservation for 5 set for dinner and were glad we did so as the place was very busy when we arrived. The interior is clean and simple with no frills. Once seated we were informed that they only have digital menus through a QR code which was a bit difficult to navigate with 2 out of the 5 of us being older and not as tech savvy but we figured it out anyways. We ordered a few different entrees and split them family style so we’ll go over them generally. Side note: although many of the dishes are noted as being spicy you can request that they be made without any spice. For dim sum/appetizers we ordered the scallion pancakes and pork soup dumplings. The scallion pancakes were okay, nothing special about them but the pork soup dumplings were a bit better with a tasty broth inside and nice chewy dumplings. For entrees we got duck fried rice, braised beef noodle soup, beef with broccoli, and dan dan noodles. The duck fried rice was very good. Many places opt to use day-old rice for fried rice and you can often tell by the texture, but if they do that here then we were fooled because the rice tastes fresh and the duck was perfect. The braised beef noodle soup was also good, not the best we’ve had, but still good with the beef having a nice texture and the broth being rich. The beef with broccoli was great, the beef velvetized and delicious, the broccoli, well, broccoli. Lastly, the dan dan noodles were fantastic. The noodles were cooked perfect, the minced beef very delicious, and the bok choy tasty as well. As it is food wise, Hupo is a standout, particularly in the Western Queens area, the only knock being its service is a bit iffy with the workers being not too warm but for the meal you get, we’re willing to shut up and just eat. A fantastic restaurant all around!"

Stephanie Davila

7 months ago

"I’m not sure what the hype is about with this Chinese restaurant. The food was good, but nothing particularly memorable or worth going out of the way for. It was a bit pricey for what you get, which makes it harder to justify a return visit. That said, the service was attentive and the staff was polite throughout the meal. The restaurant itself is spacious with plenty of seating, so getting a table wasn’t an issue. Overall, it was an okay experience, but I’m not in a rush to come back."