Hong Kong Eatery

A warm Spring workday equates to a nice stroll around Boston during lunch! We popped into Hong Kong eatery where the line was long, but the service was quick!

My colleague and I ordered the crispy roast pork and the beef noodles. Together, it came out to be about $38, but we had a whole tray of food leftover to take home! That's about three meals total?!

The ambiance is very straight forward. Grab your food to go, or sit down and eat quickly! There is no waitstaff, but you can order on the kiosk (super convenient!!) and sit down and wait. There aren't a lot of seats, maybe about 6 small tables total, but people come in and out so it's not too bad waiting for a seat while you're waiting for your food.

The only improvement I would ask for is to provide some form of plates for customers to use for dine-in!

For a quick weekend lunch, I stopped by hong Kong Eatery to get of sense of what they have on their menus and to scope out their BBQ meats.

I quickly figured out the counter service nature of ordering food to eat at the establishment, in the form of a large ordering kiosk (like those at McDonald's and milk tea shops). I put in my order for a fish congee / 生滾魚片粥 ($8) and scallion pancake / 蔥油餅 ($6).

The congee arrived piping hot (I could see staff ladling from a large pot). It had an ok amount of fish fillet pieces, but the stock needed more flavor. Even a touch more stock would do.

The scallion pancake also arrived piping hot, probably just off the skillet. Some would consider it too salty, but not me. It did need more scallion flavor, however.

Overall, despite my nitpicks, I think I got a decent value proposition. The congee and scallion pancake both totaled $14 pre-tax and filled me up considerably. I would return mostly when I crave a Cantonese breakfast.

Note that everything arrives in take-out containers, even if you intend to eat there.

Good spot for a quick lunch or takeout. They have very limited seating that is seat yourself style. There's always a lot of people coming in and out during mealtimes to grab their to go order as well as people who ordered in person and are waiting for their food, so it gets pretty crowded in the small space.

Their rice with meat platters are really affordable and comes with veggies too. I will say it may be better if you get it to go so that you can reheat the food, as their veggies and meat are not always hot. There can be some inconsistencies in terms of how much meat vs bone you get if you order something like duck, but overall this place is solid if you're craving Hong Kong style roasted meats!

Been so long since I had HK EATERY. It still hits every time! Price went up a little but definitely worth it. Great quality and decent portion. Roast duck is always a must because it's always fresh.

Review for Thanksgiving Day! We were looking for a quick lunch and wanted something in Chinatown. We had heard good things about the food here and arrived to a long line. The restaurant was closed for dining but was offering takeout only. They were prepared! The line moved quickly and they had so many different bbq meats to offer. We ordered a few items to try and every thing was savory and succulent. My fave was the soy sauce chicken. So good!

Staying near Chinatown so decided to take a look around and spotted the goods in the window of this place. So glad I stopped in! Amazing!

It's more of a 3.5 if anything and I don't have the heart to give it three stars since I literally have been going here for so long, but their quality has def downgraded. I had a rice plate here recently and the meat wasn't warm at all, but I still managed to eat it since the rice was a bit warm. Prices have also increased which is valid because of inflation and rent etc, but if the price is going to increase, at least let the quality match what you're paying for.

Currently looking for another place to get Chinese bbq meat and rice, because it was really disappointing the last visit. Will I still come here if this is what I'm craving and can't find another spot? Most likely. Will update review if I end up going again.

I do like their somewhat new renovation with the place and the HK-esque design. It's more of a buy and eat type of place now for casual take out!!

I stopped by Hong Kong Eatery for a quick lunch while at the office. It was pretty busy, so the restaurant was fairly packed and things are rushed. There isn't much seating either and the vibes are pretty casual.

I ordered the BBQ on Rice with 1 Protein Platter, with the duck as my protein. I'm always a fan of duck and this place does a great job. There is a significant amount of fat on the meat, though. I really wish they added some more veggies to the platter besides the bok choy because the bites without duck are pretty bland. Overall, a good spot for BBQ meat, but not the most inventive dishes.

This place changed drastically from what it was before. I'd say this renovation is a PLUS. They changed it more into what the name says: eatery. You order at the front and there are to go items in boxes of pickled stuff and all sorts. Honestly prefer this than the serving way they had it. The people working there are so much nicer too! The seating is limited so I recommend either just picking up or coming at an off time for seats.

Awesome BBQ. Got the 2 meat combo with roast duck and roast pork. Both were moist and flavorful as expected. The quality of the duck and roast pork were perfection, melts in your mouth. One of the best meals I had in Boston.