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Queens, NY
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Ping’s Seafood
Queens, NY

83-02 QUEENS BLVD.
718-396-1238


Aficionados of the cuisine will tell you that the best Chinese cooking in the city can be found at this corner restaurant in Elmhurst. What sets Ping's apart are the unique dishes created by its chef/owner, like a casserole of lobster and taro cake sautéed in X.O. sauce or a steamed Dungeness crab served atop a bed of chow fun with a fresh garlic sauce. The culinary prowess on display is a step up from other Chinese restaurants, as evidenced by a top New York City chef pronouncing the cooking "amazingly clean." Note: They operate a Manhattan location, but the cooking is not as compelling there.