THIS RESTAURANT IS CLOSED The Dragon Restaurant Review:
Those who find China Grill’s size, clamor, and circus-like bustle overwhelming needn’t brave the big-top to enjoy its classic dishes; a small selection is offered in this intimate 40-seat adjacent room---which has its own street entrance, and a supremely sedate ambience (except for the giant pop-eyed dragon dangling overhead). But the menu mainly focuses not on its parent restaurant’s Pan-Asian...
THIS RESTAURANT IS CLOSED China Grill Restaurant Review:
It’s hard to believe that this spin-off of restaurateur Jeffrey Chodorow’s original Manhattan China Grill is over a dozen years old. Despite the relative infrequency, these days, of A-list celebrity sightings, the vast, vibrant room is still loud, chaotic, and stylistically up-to-date, the bar still bustling into the wee hours. While the eatery’s management company does occasionally add...
Not cheap, but the glitter-clogged rounds never are, nor skimpy. The dish encompassing Shanghai lobster and sweet soy-marinated skirt steak—are served family-style on huge platters, right in the middle of the table. And yes, China Grill also has a large contingent of the young and beautiful in the mood for edible excess.