King Yum

Excellent food, service and atmosphere!
Love the Tiki themed room.
Waiters are friendly too.
Good old fashion sit down Chinese.
The Chinese New Year Dragon Dance ceremony was fantastic last night!.

It was amazing can with my gfs Co workers we booked the whole place good food and and a wonderful Stay they Knew every question I had to ask., they brung a good experience I would definitely come back again I got really tipsy drinking a zombie and baco loco also the food was so good and the chicken wings was so tasty OMG I want them again I ordered so many drinks because it’s open bar.

The food was ok not quite what I expected. There’s this old Chinese ambiance that reminds me of places my mother used to take me in china town when I was a little girl. If you go of that type of atmosphere then this place would be for you. We had the family meal. the food was ok but nothing spectacular however the service is great!

My grandma had the Tribal Crown, which was mostly vegetables and sauce, when it was supposed to be shrimp, chicken and scallops. There was only 3 scallops and a few shrimp, and the taste was ok. The only reason they didn’t get a lower score was because I had the teriyaki chicken, which was very good, only bad thing was the sauce they gave on the side for the chicken was on the verge of being burnt and you could taste it. The worst part was are server was very pushy and kept trying to push the 30 + items on us. He was very annoying. He never gave us time to look over the menu

Food was decent, nothing really special about it, to be honest it was a little bland, we went on karaōke night and it was basically an older crowd of regulars. The one things was their was a drunk lady that was going up to people tables while they were eating and harassing them, unfortunately the staff didn’t throw this woman out so me and my girlfriend got out of their before the woman made her way over to us. Definitely not my best experience at a restaurant to say the least.

King of Yum sums it up. Let me start with a Disclaimer: I don’t like Chinese cuisine. But I like King Yum. American Chinese Food brings about the bad stigma of MSG and high fructose corn syrup and all the other B.S. in our food in the U.S. King Yum separates itself as a good old fashioned Chinese restuarant serving legit cuisine and interesting ambiance.
The service is impeccable featuring Hot Tea served in fine China and Hot Towels provided to cleanse your hands after your meal. Many of the waiters have been employed over 20 years.
This place features a large dining room, Karaōke stage and separate Bar. Designed with a authentic Tiki Bar theme (more Hawaiian than Chinese.). I 1^st visited about 6 years ago on a Friday night while Karaōke went on. Friday nights start off like a night at a senior citizens home. Elderly, seasoned patrons here are regulars and provide LIVE entertainment as they take the stage. If more young folks would come this place has a shot at being revived. There is seating on the karaōke side and Non — karaōke side.
The menu features family style servings and Meals that offer Soup and Dessert. I always order the Egg Drop Soup (Never Greasy), BBQ Spare Ribs and Roast Pork LoMein. The Ribs are PERFECTION. Barbecued like at Uncle Fred’s backyard. Crisp, THICK and JUICY! The LoMein is embellished with carrots, scallion, peas and onion. NOT GREASY or overcooked. If you’re on Union and in the mood for YUMMY chinese, stop by.
GET THE Spare Ribs!!!

So OK, if my husband didn’t take me here, I let his mom and his sister take me. It’s my sister-in-law’s favorite Chinese food, so since she’s in town, we went to celebrate her early birthday. The neighborhood is quiet outside and not a lot of people inside too but it’s quite well-​known because it’s been in business for too long. My husband’s family used to come here since he and his siblings were little. I ordered «Triple Crown» from the specials. My sister-​in-​law ordered her favorite spare ribs, and mommy ordered vegetable. So here comes my review… The dish mommy ordered was delicious because the sauce was delicious (garlic sauce). I’m not a saucy-​girl, I like my food with less sauce or dry but when it comes to eating Asian food, you can’t have it dry unless you order fry, which I say good-​bye. Sauce, like women… can’t live with them, can’t live without them *:p My dish was good too, the sauce was not bad but I preferred mommy’s dish. I tried a little piece of my sister-in-law’s dish and it was all right. If I ever come back here, I’d order the dish that mommy had, vegetable in garlic sauce. The place is spacious, so it’s good for a party or something. Sis-​in-​law said they used to have a karaōke night. I think they still have because I saw the stage. Our waiter was good but he was the only one running around taking orders. On the way out, we saw some people at the bar section too, which means it’s not bad for a weeknight. So OK, I’ve been to some restaurants that were introduced by my husband’s family, mostly in Queens area. They said they got more. Oh no!

In its heyday, it was a pillar of old-​line Chinese — American tiki style dining. Now it just sucks. In fact, my digestive tract is still reeling from dinner there 24 hours ago. The current «B» rating by the NY Board of health appears to be well-​deserved.
I had a credible Mai Tai, but the shrimp with lobster sauce main course tasted a bit off, the pork in the sauce being somewhat sour. I should have sent it back, but instead I am streaming it live on the porcelain net…
The egg roll was greasy. The portions small, and grossly overpriced ($ 13 for a combination plate that goes for $ 8.50 at any takeout joint, but the take out joint gives better portions and probably won’t make you sick because they still have the sales volume). They even skimped on the fried rice.
I’ve had memorable meals there in the past (way, way past…), but sadly I must now pronounce this one dead.
And a tip of the hat to the NY City Board of Health.