Shun Lee Palace

Name: Shun Lee Palace
Address: 155 East 55th Street, New York, NY, United States, 10022
Telephone: (212) 371-8844
Price range: $31 to $50
Rating: 3.6

3.6

1706 Reviews

$31 to $50

Chinese

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2 people

17 Feb 2025

19:00

Booked 5 times today

Good for business meals
Good for groups
Neighbourhood gem

May 1, 1995 The New York Times , "The Joys and Tribulations of Upscale Chinese, Two Stars
June 17, 1998 The New York Times "The Vanishing Haut Cusine by Ruth Reichl, Two Stars
Jan 26, 2011 The New York Times "Is Recreated Dinner" Nixon to China by Florence Fabricant
June 13 2001 New York Post "Meanwhile, back at the Palace" by Steve Cuozzo, Two Stars
2013 Forbes Magazine's Restaurant Guide. The Excellence of Shun Lee Palace. Three Stars
2007 AOL. "New York City Best Chinese Restaurant"
2012 LocalEasts. "New York City Best Chinese Restaurant"
silky service" and "absolutely the best above Canal Street" decorated by Adam Tihany.

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Additional information

Dining style
Casual Elegant
Price
$31 to $50
Cuisines
Chinese
Hours of Operation
Lunch Daily 12:00–15:00 Dinner Mon–Fri 15:00–23:00 Sun 15:00–22:00
Phone number
(212) 371-8844
Website
http://shunleepalace.com/
Payment Options
AMEX, Discover, Mastercard, Visa
Dress code
Business Casual
Executive Chef
Ling Shing Ping
Catering
We can cater any location in Manhattan, for up to 100 guests.
Private party facilities
We have two private areas, one that can accommodate 18-24 guests and one that can accommodate 20-30 guests.

Location
155 East 55th Street, New York, NY 10022
Area
Midtown East
Cross Street
Between 3rd and Lexington Avenues
Parking details
Discount parking available after 6:00pm in garage next door.
Public transit
E, V & 6 trains to 53rd Street/Lexington Ave
Additional
Banquet, Beer, Full Bar, Non-Smoking, Private Room, Wheelchair Access, Wine

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What 1,706 people are saying

Overall ratings and reviews

Reviews can only be made by diners who have eaten at this restaurant

3.6

3.6 based on recent ratings

3.5Food
4Service
3.5Ambience
3Value

Noise • Moderate

Review summary

AI-generated from verified diner reviews

Shun Lee Palace offers a blend of "excellent Chinese food" and professional service in an upscale, well-appointed setting. Known for its "outstanding and delicious" dishes like scallion pancakes and "killer" cold sesame noodles, it remains a "reliable and memorable" spot for visitors, despite some mixed reviews on consistency.

1,706 Reviews

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Patrice
VIP
Tampa
46 reviews
2.0
46 reviews
Dined on 4 February 2025
1. Overall 2
2. Food 2
3. Service 2
4. Ambience 3
For decades this was a favorite and our first stop when returning to NYC. Our experience this week was so very disappointing. Our dumplings were somehow burnt on the outside but cold on inside. My Moo Shu Pork wasn’t hot and it had no taste. Hubby’s chicken was tough to eat. The soup was the ONLY thing that was good. Egg Drop and Wonton were both as we remembered. Next time we’ll try Shun Lee West on W 65th
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Carl
New York City
10 reviews
2.0
10 reviews
Dined on 2 February 2025
1. Overall 2
2. Food 1
3. Service 2
4. Ambience 2
awful food drenched in chef version of molasses; sesame steak tasted like goo chicken and broccoli tasted like the sesame steak goo won ton soup was the most unappetizing collection of pieces of chicken shrimp and something else stuffed in a tiny bowl from 20 years ago cold soup despite 5 table in the restaurant occupied
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Philip
New York City
62 reviews
1.0
62 reviews
Dined on 27 January 2025
1. Overall 1
2. Food 1
3. Service 2
4. Ambience 2
AWFUL to the tenth power............we were the only ones there ............should have left when we saw that it was emptly..............others must know better.............food was poor..........waiter was apologitic......................DONT GO
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Elizabeth
Western NC
3 reviews
5.0
3 reviews
Dined on 17 January 2025
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 3
Amazing Chinese food! Friendly, great staff! Clean restaurant.
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Stephen
New York City
14 reviews
3.0
14 reviews
Dined on 7 January 2025
1. Overall 3
2. Food 2
3. Service 4
4. Ambience 4
The food is only ok. But the service is good and the restaurant very quiet. It’s not a bad place for old men with hearing problems to have lunch and reminisce about the old days when, among many other things, this was a hot restaurant.
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Concha
VIP
New York City
3 reviews
1.0
3 reviews
Dined on 2 January 2025
1. Overall 1
2. Food 1
3. Service 1
4. Ambience 1
No lo califico porque estaba cerrado!!! No sé porque se hizo la reservación.
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Walter
Los Angeles
3 reviews
4.0
3 reviews
Dined on 28 December 2024
1. Overall 4
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 4
Great food, a little pricey. $10 for bottled water and ?$17 for 4 soup dumplings is on the high but will come again.
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Anthony
New York City
5 reviews
1.0
5 reviews
Dined on 28 December 2024
1. Overall 1
2. Food 1
3. Service 1
4. Ambience 1
This Shun Lee was my favorite place in NYC. We took 11 of us for my granddaughter’s birthday. The food was terrible. The waiter talked us out of getting enough food for the table. His recommendations were terrible. Even the Peking Duck was bad and had hardly any meat in the prepared pockets. The wonton soup was tasteless; Half the spring rolls were burning hot and the other half were ice cold. The Captain did nothing to help. At the end of the meal , we asked for desert. The waiter told us they had none; he told us not to eat the cake - that is was horrible. They didn’t even have ice cream for the children. It is no longer a place for us to go - so sorry about that, it really was the best.
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Andy
VIP
Los Angeles
1 review
1.0
1 review
Dined on 26 December 2024
1. Overall 1
2. Food 1
3. Service 2
4. Ambience 1
Sad and horrible how bad it’s gotten. This was one of the all time greats. Dirty entry and bathrooms and food is gross
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Cathy
VIP
New York City
3 reviews
1.0
3 reviews
Dined on 26 December 2024
1. Overall 1
2. Food 1
3. Service 1
4. Ambience 1
Just terrible! Do not go under any circumstances.
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Shun Lee Palace is rated 3.6 stars by 1706 OpenTable diners.

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

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2 people

17 Feb 2025

19:00

Booked 5 times today

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155 East 55th Street, New York, NY 10022

Additional information

Cross Street
Between 3rd and Lexington Avenues
Area
Midtown East
Hours of Operation
Lunch Daily 12:00–15:00 Dinner Mon–Fri 15:00–23:00 Sun 15:00–22:00
Price
$31 to $50
Cuisines
Chinese
Dining style
Casual Elegant
Dress code
Business Casual
Parking details
Discount parking available after 6:00pm in garage next door.
Public transit
E, V & 6 trains to 53rd Street/Lexington Ave
Payment Options
AMEX, Discover, Mastercard, Visa
Executive Chef
Ling Shing Ping
Additional
Banquet, Beer, Full Bar, Non-Smoking, Private Room, Wheelchair Access, Wine

Website
http://shunleepalace.com/
Phone number
(212) 371-8844
Catering
We can cater any location in Manhattan, for up to 100 guests.
Private party facilities
We have two private areas, one that can accommodate 18-24 guests and one that can accommodate 20-30 guests.

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Shun Lee Palace

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What 1,706 people are saying

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Review summary

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