Hong Kong Station

Fun concept — noodle bar HK style.

I don’t know how people can complain this place is overpriced in Chinatown; I could order a noodle soup, rice bowl, and a drink for under $ 10. I think its just how you order. The make-​your-​own-​noodle-​bowl is kind of tricky because with a base price and additional cost per topping, the dish can be expensive, but then, you’re paying to customize your own dish. I grew up in Hong Kong and spent a lot of time in the east LA 626 area, and to me, the food here is comfort food at cheap prices. And with their fast food restaurant style, tips is optional. Just pass on the restroom as it’s as clean as the restroom next door… not very clean at all.

It’s overprice in Chinatown. I think that’s what people mean. You can get better quality and cheaper price in Chinatown. I ordered a noodle soup with 3 topping cost me $ 7.45. I couldn’t figure out what is the exact price they charge for each topping. I feel like i was in trap. A Noodle soup averagely cost $ 6 in Chinatown.

Love this place.
Not sure why people think it’s overpriced. I really don’t think so ($ 8 for a big bowl of noodles, with 3 toppings…)
** The milk tea (HK style) is the most authentic and the best. I spoke to the owner and he told me he imported the tea from Hong Kong so I won’t be able to find this kind of taste anywhere else in NY (not sure if it’s true tho)
I’m from 852 so I can tell you it’s even hard to find this kind of noodle shop there anymore…

Randomly discovered this place because of its bright lights on a Thursday late night.
I like-​ss. I got the saucey pork on rice ($ 4). Great choice. The picture def tastes as it looks. Tons of other choices so I’ll be back here to try. Soon to be repeat customer.
They also have 2 flat screens so if you don’t have cable and would like to watch a sports game, come here (I’m just saying cause I saw 5 guys standing outside watching the Bulls vs Heat game at the window).
Locals: Cheap food. Great TVs (I don’t recall the TV brand, but it was crystal clear)
Tourist: This is a quick eat. Sample it.

This joint overcharges consistently. I don’t mean overpriced (that, the food definitely is) but the cashiers definitely price you over more than you get. It could be because of color-​coded chip system they use to price your bowl quickly without asking what’s in it, and if it is, then it’s @#$%^ flawed.
The worse part is when you see a group before you complain about the same thing. Before, I was fine with it because I realized after the fact and thought of it as a tip, but when they do it now, it’s enough to buy an extra bowl.
If you’re still down for dining here, do your math before you get to the register, or get hustled like a chump.

* Was in Chinatown for the Chinese New Year parade. So I dropped by an hour before the parade started.
* HK station is known for custom soups and noodles. You can add any of the ingredients (pigs blood, chicken gizzards etc) to create your own unique combination.
* Despite all the tempting dishes, I chose the simple pan fried soy noodles — which was evenly crisply fried. Note they are cash only.

In one word, overpriced. For Chinatown, you can get a much more filling dish of the same quality for a lower price.
This is essentially a fast foot restaurant where you can customize what you wanna put in your noodle dish. I got 4 different toppings in my noodles (each topping is fun $ 1.45 each, even a few sprigs of vegetables). The curry squid was good, but the curry fishballs were even better, albeit on the greasy side. My bowl of noodles cost $ 8.00+ and I wouldn’t say I was satisfied afterwards.
You can do better elsewhere, that’s all i’m sayin. However, I liked that the reaturant looked clean and well designed. Good for travelers and people wanting to experience some chinese food in a more Americanized way.

Being a person who spends sometime of the year in Hong Kong and having lived there for several years, this place brings back great memories of the hole in the wall noodle shops that used to line the streets of Hong Kong (not so much anymore since the containment of Hepatitis of all alphabet types and SARS etc.)
Hong Kong station tries to replicate the ‘street’ fare with things like «Cart noodles» which is a bowl of noodles (which you get to pick) that has whatever toppings you’d like. They charge you by topping so the more toppings you have, you can wind up w/​a 10 $ bowl of noodles. and I’m not talking 10 $ HKD (which is what it would have cost overseas).
However, they’ve hit spot on though, the whole feel of the food from condensed milk on toast, to milk tea, to ham and egg sandwinches (HK style sans crust on the bread) to the noodles. Authentic? almost. they just need to dirty up the place a bit. It’s just too clean :)

Actually when this restaurant was grand open before. it was really good. they were cheap and tasty too… but for now. it costs too much and the portion was too little… not worth on it…
The staffs were not polite too… so mean to the customers

Clearly, my role does not belong in the kitchen, rather in any room with a table and a chair as I ate my customized bowl of noodle. Of course, I would rank MY noodle as three stars, even though it should be actually two stars. I am pretty sure my «A-​Ok» noodle will one day turned into a «Yay! I’m a fan» noodle as it needs some fine-​tuning. You pay $ 1.75 to $ 2 for noodles of choice and $ 1.25 for each toppings you want in your bowl.
*Here is where I think I went wrong: I added curry fishball with turnips to the soup. It produced three distinct taste (including the shop’s soup) instead of one. Not doing it again but the curry fishball is a must-​have as the taste of curry is deeply embedded into the fishball. Saw a pair of chinese ladies sharing a bowl of that, which enlightened me to do that if i wanted some cheap appetizers.

Cheap and yummy bubble tea. seemingly clean counter and cooking area. Customized noodles dishes. Low Prices for a meal. Not many variety of dishes though. However, if you like Hong Kong Style noodles soup and have a great cup of bubble teat, you could get both for under $ 5 easily.

You get what you pay for. There are TONS of really great cheap places in Chinatown so there’s no reason to settle for this place. Soup noodles are really cheap… so playing 7 $ for udon, fish balls, vegetables, and beef stew isn’t that great of a deal. The beef stew had a lot of fat to it.
I have a very low tolerance for MSG (my throat becomes dry — varying with levels of MSG) and there was SO much in the soup base.
The one thing I did like, was the # of options. Lots of choices to be made.

I love this place! Whenever I come here, I always order their Ho Fun with ham, fish balls and turnip (they are the best!) with homemade iced tea! I think it always comes to about high $ 4 to $ 5.xx. It’s kinda expensive for one bowl to be around $ 5 but it’s totally worth it, trust me. The place is pretty clean and service is good.

I think this place has a neat concept. I always go in there thinking oh it’s only a dollar. I always go for the ramen noodles cuz I love them lol and then you add some spam or chicken or fishballs. Before you know it, your noodle bowl costs about 8 dollars. I feel that the toppings are a little bland as well, but the soup makes up for it in saltiness. I always ask for less soup though because of the massive amounts of MSG.
Simple. Unique Idea, and average tasting meal I would say that it deserves an average rating. For that price I would rather take my business to 69, the tunnel or Big Wong.

It’s a great concept, allowing people to decide how much they want to pay for their lunches/​dinners. You can choose your own base of noodles plus any toppings, each topping being about $ 1.25. Thing is that they don’t give much of each topping so you feel sort of obligated to get more toppings since the bowl is so large.
The noodles themselves were not good — they weren’t cooked right and they were on the chewy, undercooked side. The service here also isn’t very friendly in that they don’t really pay attention to you and seem to not know how to smile when putting together your order.
But if you’re in the vicinity and have a hankering for some cheap eats then this place is worth a visit. They also have $ 2.50 daily specials that are worth the price including beef stew over rice. It’s not huge portions but it’s enough considering the price and my ever growing gut telling me that I don’t need to eat anymore than that one bowl. Price? Good value. Quality? Sub, subpar.

You have to have minimal expectations when entertaining Hong Kong Station.
Granted, the luxury of allowing you to select any type of noodles or additives and as much of it as you want adds a great dimension to any dining experience. How many eateries can a person go to and request $ 5.00 worth of Curry Fish Balls and actually get it? Luckily, Hong Kong Station allows for the consumer to customize the Noodle Bowl to their liking.
The food… I opted to order the Fine Egg Noodle with Curry Fish Balls, Curry Squid, and Beef Stew. Upon first consumption it was evident that the level of MSG was astronomical! If one can avert from thinking about this one aspect of the noodle, they will be delighted to find that the Curry Fish Balls and Squid were done with excellent precision. The flavor was well immersed within both the Fish Balls in Squid. In addition, the spiciness derived from the curry was not overpowering, nor was it too subtle. You can say that it was a perfect balance of curry and spiciness that was greatly aided by the perfect texture of the seafood. Although the seafood was the highlight of the dish, the noodle did not aid in the execution. I found the noodle to be somewhat bland and the texture was soggy. Sadly, I left without finishing the noodle.
Granted, the conveyor belt operations of Hong Kong Station brought back many childhood memories of consuming Noodle Soup in Hong Kong. Sadly, the lack of taste in the egg noodles and excess levels of MSG damaged the bowl as a whole. If a return is within the future, I would only go for the curry items…

Not a fan. Tons of topping options and the idea of a make your own bowl of noodles is fun. But the soup was loaded with msg and it had none of that sweet broth taste of a slow cooked stock. Toppings can get expensive, your bowl of noodles can easily add up to $ 7 or $ 8.
There’s 3 great noodles joints within steps of this place. Noodle Town, Bo Ky, and Wonton Garden.

after yearning for HK station for months, I finally got to satisfy my craving…
I had the rice noodles with turnip, choy sum, pork intestine, beef tendons, beef stomach, beef tendon balls, and soy bean curd skin with pork. plus an iced lemon water … total = $ 12.75
yumm yumm…

This is a delicious build your own soup restaurant, with Hong Kong cuisine. It’s genius! You start with your noodles $ 1– thin, thick, udon, efun, instant, a few more types. Then you add your toppings: $ 1-​vegetables, tofu, fried gluten: this is what I got. However, there are lots of meats, lots! and all steaming, fresh soups made in front of you get a scoop of hot sauce. They ask you, «Do you want any hot sauce?» as they are putting it in! They also have fresh, lemon and fruit drinks. Delicious, fast, and inventive. It’s a 10 second walk, around the corner from the Lucky Star Dragon bus to Boston too. check it out if you are a noodle lover.