Chef Yu

4.4

337 Reviews

$30 and under

Chinese

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2 people

Mar 15, 2025

7:00 PM

Booked 3 times today

Good for special occasions
Good for groups
Neighborhood gem

Chef Yu serves up deliciously spicy dishes at his namesake restaurant in the Garment District. His specialties are the Beef Tendon and marinated beef with hot pepper sauce, but that doesn't mean all Yu's dishes aren't standouts! Not only are they delicious, but they are inexpensive. In fact, the lunch specials exceed fifteen meal options all under $8.

Order delivery or takeout

Additional information

Dining style
Casual Dining
Price
$30 and under
Cuisines
Chinese
Hours of operation
Daily: 11:00 am-10:30 pm
Phone number
(212) 736-6150
Website
https://chef-yu.com/
Payment options
AMEX, Mastercard, Visa
Dress code
Casual Dress

Location
520 8th Ave, New York, NY 10018
Neighborhood
Garment District
Parking details
Street Parking
Additional
BYO Liquor, BYO Wine, Delivery, Non-Smoking, Takeout

Egg Roll$1.85
Veggie Spring Roll$1.85
Scallion Pancake (8)$4.25
Steamed Pork Dumpling (8)$5.95
Pan-fried Pork Dumpling (8)$5.95
Steamed Vegetable Dumpling (8)$5.95
Pan-fried Vegetable Dumpling (8)$5.95
Szechuan Wonton With Red Hot Pepper Oil (12)*$6.25
Shrimp Dumpling Szechuan Style (12)*$6.25
Squid With Salt Pepper$6.25
Prawns And Pineapple With Mayonnaise Dressing$5.95
Minced Chicken With Pine Nuts$5.95
served with fresh lettuce
Vegetable Dumpling In Szechuan Style*$6.55

Soup

* hot/spicy

Wonton Soup
- L$3.60
- S$1.85
Hot And Sour Soup*
- L$3.60
- S$1.85
Miso Soup
- L$3.60
- S$1.85
Pork And Pickled Cabbage Soup$6.25
Fist Filet And Sour Cabbage Soup$6.95
Mixed Seafood And Tofu Soup$6.95
Tofu & Vegetable Soup$6.50

Poultry

* hot/spicy

Chicken With String Bean$10.50
Szechuan Mild Spicy Chicken*$10.50
Sliced Chicken With Broccoli$10.50
Spicy Basil Chicken*$10.50
Sliced Chicken Hunan Style*$10.50
Sweet And Sour Chicken*$10.50
Sliced Chicken Curry Sauce*$10.50
Diced Chicken With Cashew Nuts$10.50
Lemon Grass Chicken*$10.50
Shredded Chicken In Garlic Sauce*$10.50
Sliced Chicken With Eggplant$10.50
General Tso's Chicken*$11.50
Sesame Chicken*$11.50
Mango Chicken$11.50
Tangerine Chicken*$11.50
Sliced Chicken With Asparagus$11.50
Spicy Diced Chicken*$11.50

Beef

* hot/spicy

Beef With Green Chili Pepper*$10.75
Black Pepper Steak*$10.75
Beef With Strong Bean$10.75
Sha Cha Beef*$10.75
Pepper Steak*$10.75
Beef With Broccoli$10.75
Beef With Snow Peas$10.75
Sliced Beef With Oyster Sauce$10.75
Shredded Beef Szechuan Style*$10.75
Hunan Beef*$10.75
Sliced Beef With Chinese Broccoli$10.75
Sliced Beef With Bamboo Shoot And Shitake Mushrooms$10.75
Sliced Beef With Scallion$11.50
Tangerine Beef*$11.50
Sesame Beef*$11.50
Beef Steak With Shrimp And Scallops$11.95

Pork

* hot/spicy

Shredded Pork In Garlic Sauce*$9.95
Shredded Pork With String Beans$9.95
Shredded Pork With Dried Bean Curd$9.95
Shredded Pork With Spicy Green Chili Pepper*$9.95
Roast Pork With Broccoli$9.95
Sha Cha Pork*$9.95
Sliced Pork Hunan Style*$9.95
Sliced Pork With Scallion$9.95
Cellophane Noodle With Minced Pork*$9.95
Shredded Pork With Salted Cabbage, Green Soybeans And Bean Curd Skin$9.95
Fresh Bacon And Napa Cabbage Braised With Roasted Chili*$10.75

Vegetable

* hot/spicy

Bean Curd In Brown Sauce$8.95
Dry Sauteed String Beans With Pickles*$8.95
Eggplant In Garlic Sauce*$8.95
Broccoli In Garlic Sauce*$8.95
Sauteed Chinese Broccoli$8.95
Sauteed Loofah$8.95
Sauteed Loofah Glutton$8.95
Sauteed Spinach With Minced Garlic$8.95
Bean Curd Skin In Salted Cabbage And Green Soybean$8.95
Chinese Cabbage With Dried Shrimp$8.95
Mixed Chinese Vegetable$8.95
Bean Curd With Broccoli$8.95
Sauteed Shanghai Bok-choy$8.95
Sauteed Chinese Bok-choy With Minced Garlic$8.95
Shanghai Bok-choy With Shiitake Mushrooms And Bean Curd$9.55
General Tso's Tofu*$9.55

Seafood

* hot/spicy

Prawns In Citrus Sauce$11.50
Prawns And Eggplant In Garlic Sauce*$11.50
Fish Filet In Roast Pepper Sauce*$11.95
Squid In Black Bean Sauce*$11.95
Crispy Prawns In Szechuan Sauce*$11.50
Squid And Prawns In Kung-pao Sauce*$15.50
Sweet And Sour Crispy Fish Filet$15.50
Crispy Whole Fish*$19.00
Whole Fish With Pine Nuts$19.00

What 337 people are saying

Overall ratings and reviews

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4.4

4.4 based on recent ratings

4.4Food
4Service
4.2Ambience
4.5Value

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Review summary

AI-generated from verified diner reviews

Chef Yu offers "delicious food" with a diverse menu, praised for its "incredible service" and reasonable prices. The restaurant provides a "great range of dishes" with standouts like Peking Duck and Fried Dumplings. Guests enjoy the "authentic cuisine" in a "quiet, elegant setting," making it a "highly recommended" choice in NYC.

337 Reviews

OT
OpenTable Diner
San Francisco4 reviews
5.0
Dined on March 1, 2025
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 4
4. Ambience 5
Great food in a nice setting. Varied menu. Spacious. Much quieter and comfortable than Chinatown spots.
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Helen VIP
London21 reviews
4.0
Dined on February 16, 2025
1. Overall 4
2. Food 4
3. Service 4
4. Ambience 3
In NY for a 3 day visit then a 2 day Ate hear twice and really enjoyed food Thought it was as good value for NY Great location in mid town Speedy service
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Tom
Minneapolis2 reviews
2.0
Dined on February 15, 2025
1. Overall 2
2. Food 4
3. Service 1
4. Ambience 3
The server was overly rude. Very little time for us and the place was not busy at all. Food was OK, the restaurant was clean, but the overall experience was far less than expected when dealing with the guy who was assigned to our table. Will find another place to have dinner when back in the city.
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maria rita
Argentina6 reviews
5.0
Dined on January 26, 2025
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
Excelente espacio y buena comida, sin dudar un elegido
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Stacey
New York City3 reviews
4.0
Dined on January 22, 2025
1. Overall 4
2. Food 4
3. Service 4
4. Ambience 4
The food was excellent! We were seated right away, there was no waiting in line.
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Lois VIP
New York City36 reviews
4.0
Dined on January 20, 2025
1. Overall 4
2. Food 5
3. Service 2
4. Ambience 3
The food at Chef Yu was terrific, well priced and very good quality. We had an eggplant with garlic sauce that was among the best I’ve ever eaten. The restaurant wasn’t crowded on a cold weeknight, yet the waitstaff had a way of avoiding eye contact with customers as if they were incredibly busy. No smiles either. We’ll go back because of the food and prices. Maybe next time we’ll get a smile too.
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Freddy
New York City5 reviews
5.0
Dined on January 13, 2025
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
Great decor, the lighting was nice n not harsh. The scallion pancakes were perfectly lightly fried . The general tso n crispy beef were amazing as well, the rice could’ve been better but still decent. The prices were the best part especially considering the area. Will def be back
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brian
New York City4 reviews
5.0
Dined on January 10, 2025
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 4
4. Ambience 4
This place has the best authentic Chinese in midtown …. 🙏
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Rachel
Coastal Georgia2 reviews
5.0
Dined on December 16, 2024
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
A 5pm reservation meant we had the place to ourselves. Service was incredibly attentive, food was delicious, and my entire family said it was really good. The ho and sour soup was delicious!
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Mauro
New York City3 reviews
5.0
Dined on December 14, 2024
1. Overall 5
2. Food 4
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
A delight to have authentic chinese food in Manhattan at reasonable prices
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FAQs

Chef Yu offers takeout which you can order by calling the restaurant at (212) 736-6150.

Chef Yu is rated 4.4 stars by 337 OpenTable diners.

Yes, you can generally book this restaurant by choosing the date, time and party size on OpenTable.

Make a reservation

2 people

Mar 15, 2025

7:00 PM

Booked 3 times today

Order delivery or takeout

520 8th Ave, New York, NY 10018

Additional information

Neighborhood
Garment District
Hours of operation
Daily: 11:00 am-10:30 pm
Price
$30 and under
Cuisines
Chinese
Dining style
Casual Dining
Dress code
Casual Dress
Parking details
Street Parking
Payment options
AMEX, Mastercard, Visa
Additional
BYO Liquor, BYO Wine, Delivery, Non-Smoking, Takeout

Website
https://chef-yu.com/
Phone number
(212) 736-6150

Chef Yu

Make a reservation

Order delivery or takeout

Additional information

Hot Appetizer

Egg Roll$1.85

Veggie Spring Roll$1.85

Scallion Pancake (8)$4.25

Steamed Pork Dumpling (8)$5.95

Pan-fried Pork Dumpling (8)$5.95

Steamed Vegetable Dumpling (8)$5.95

Pan-fried Vegetable Dumpling (8)$5.95

Szechuan Wonton With Red Hot Pepper Oil (12)*$6.25

Shrimp Dumpling Szechuan Style (12)*$6.25

Squid With Salt Pepper$6.25

Prawns And Pineapple With Mayonnaise Dressing$5.95

Minced Chicken With Pine Nuts$5.95

Vegetable Dumpling In Szechuan Style*$6.55

Soup

Wonton Soup

Hot And Sour Soup*

Miso Soup

Pork And Pickled Cabbage Soup$6.25

Fist Filet And Sour Cabbage Soup$6.95

Mixed Seafood And Tofu Soup$6.95

Tofu & Vegetable Soup$6.50

Poultry

Chicken With String Bean$10.50

Szechuan Mild Spicy Chicken*$10.50

Sliced Chicken With Broccoli$10.50

Spicy Basil Chicken*$10.50

Sliced Chicken Hunan Style*$10.50

Sweet And Sour Chicken*$10.50

Sliced Chicken Curry Sauce*$10.50

Diced Chicken With Cashew Nuts$10.50

Lemon Grass Chicken*$10.50

Shredded Chicken In Garlic Sauce*$10.50

Sliced Chicken With Eggplant$10.50

General Tso's Chicken*$11.50

Sesame Chicken*$11.50

Mango Chicken$11.50

Tangerine Chicken*$11.50

Sliced Chicken With Asparagus$11.50

Spicy Diced Chicken*$11.50

Beef

Beef With Green Chili Pepper*$10.75

Black Pepper Steak*$10.75

Beef With Strong Bean$10.75

Sha Cha Beef*$10.75

Pepper Steak*$10.75

Beef With Broccoli$10.75

Beef With Snow Peas$10.75

Sliced Beef With Oyster Sauce$10.75

Shredded Beef Szechuan Style*$10.75

Hunan Beef*$10.75

Sliced Beef With Chinese Broccoli$10.75

Sliced Beef With Bamboo Shoot And Shitake Mushrooms$10.75

Sliced Beef With Scallion$11.50

Tangerine Beef*$11.50

Sesame Beef*$11.50

Beef Steak With Shrimp And Scallops$11.95

Pork

Shredded Pork In Garlic Sauce*$9.95

Shredded Pork With String Beans$9.95

Shredded Pork With Dried Bean Curd$9.95

Shredded Pork With Spicy Green Chili Pepper*$9.95

Roast Pork With Broccoli$9.95

Sha Cha Pork*$9.95

Sliced Pork Hunan Style*$9.95

Sliced Pork With Scallion$9.95

Cellophane Noodle With Minced Pork*$9.95

Shredded Pork With Salted Cabbage, Green Soybeans And Bean Curd Skin$9.95

Fresh Bacon And Napa Cabbage Braised With Roasted Chili*$10.75

Vegetable

Bean Curd In Brown Sauce$8.95

Dry Sauteed String Beans With Pickles*$8.95

Eggplant In Garlic Sauce*$8.95

Broccoli In Garlic Sauce*$8.95

Sauteed Chinese Broccoli$8.95

Sauteed Loofah$8.95