Details
This Long Island City gem offers a refined take on Sichuan cuisine, presenting authentic regional dishes in a sleek, modern setting. Known for its complex, umami-driven flavors and inviting atmosphere, it stands out as a significant culinary destination.
Food Overview
Customers rave about the authentic Sichuan dishes, highlighting the complex and umami-rich flavors. While the dry chili chicken was noted by one user as having too many chilies and not enough chicken, dishes like the smoked tea duck and stewed fish fillet in hot chili soup are frequently recommended.
Caveats
One diner found the dry chili chicken to be overwhelmingly chilies with very little chicken, rendering it inedible.
Reddit Opinions & Reviews
Top Reddit Posts About HUPO
Recent Reddit Mentions
From post: Looking For The Best Sichuan Spicy Fish Filet
"The user is looking for recommendations for Sichuan spicy fish filet and has tried it at Hupo."
NeutralFrom post: Long Island City Recommendations Please
"The commenter loves Hupo for Sichuan cuisine and has heard good things about Mog Mog."
PositiveFrom post: Long Island City Recommendations Please
"Hupo is recommended as a great place for Chinese food."
PositiveFrom post: Long Island City Recommendations Please
"Hupo is recommended for Sichuan cuisine."
PositiveFrom post: Long Island City Recommendations Please
"Hupo is recommended for sit-down dining."
PositiveFrom post: Sichuan Food In Nyc
"The user states that Hupo in LIC is good."
PositiveFrom post: Antidote In Nyc Is Serving Dry Chili Chicken
"This user found the dry chili chicken ordered from Hupo in LIC to be mostly chilies with little chicken, deeming it an inedible and wasteful dish."
NegativeFrom post: Lic
"Hupo was highly recommended for those interested in Szechuan cuisine."
PositiveFrom post: Tea Brined Duck
"Hupo is recommended as a place to find smoked tea duck, which is a variation of the tea brined duck the original poster was seeking in NYC."
PositiveFrom post: Best Food In Nyc Are Not The Hype Ones
"Hupo is agreed to be awesome and offers some of the best Chinese food in the neighborhood."
PositiveFrom post: Best Food In Nyc Are Not The Hype Ones
"Hupo is highly recommended as an insanely good Chinese restaurant in Long Island City, noted for being better than Birds of a Feather and not requiring advance booking."
PositiveFrom post: Thoughts Breeze Greenpoint
"I also like Hupo in the vicinity"
PositiveFrom post: Thoughts Breeze Greenpoint
"It's also right next to Ma La Project and Hupo is not too far in LIC as well"
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