New First Cook
Chinese · Brooklyn
About New First Cook
Located in Brooklyn, New First Cook offers a delicious menu of comfort food, small plates, and quick bites perfect for lunch or dinner. We provide convenient options to suit your needs, including no-contact delivery, traditional delivery, and takeout. Open Monday through Thursday from 11 AM to 10:30...
Located in Brooklyn, New First Cook offers a delicious menu of comfort food, small plates, and quick bites perfect for lunch or dinner. We provide convenient options to suit your needs, including no-contact delivery, traditional delivery, and takeout. Open Monday through Thursday from 11 AM to 10:30 PM, and Friday and Saturday from 11 AM to 11 PM, we're also a great choice for late-night cravings. We strive to provide a casual and satisfying dining experience, reflected in our 3.8-star rating based on 85 reviews. Please note we are closed on Sundays.
What Customers Say About New First Cook
New First Cook receives mixed reviews. Many praise the quick, clean, and friendly service, especially mentioning Jesse. However, sweetness issues with dishes like General Tso's chicken and inconsistencies in orders are recurring complaints. Cleanliness is also a concern.
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Tip: Ask for Jesse at the bar for great customer service. Be aware that the restaurant is cash only.
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New First Cook Brooklyn Reviews
I learned this place has been here for 17 years and owner operated. Priced are very competitive, and portions are large. I ordered vegetarian dishes which all have a vibrant color on them and no freezer burn taste. No old oil taste and not greasy! Can see him making everything and work that wok. Lastly, kind service and easy parking.
The service is really good very nice and kind and the food is also very tasty
I learned this place has been here for 17 years and owner operated. Priced are very competitive, and portions are large. I ordered vegetarian dishes which all have a vibrant color on them and no freezer burn taste. No old oil taste and not greasy! Can see him making everything and work that wok. Lastly, kind service and easy parking.
The service is really good very nice and kind and the food is also very tasty
Thanks Uncle Jesse and Joe for making my wife and I feel welcomed! Friends & Fam ask for Jesse at the bar! Great Customer Service.
They are very clean & the food is Pretty good!
Food is great very quick an clean service
Not sure why the score is this low but I can vouche this place is way above average. Been living in the area for a months and nothing I ordered was bad. So far I've eaten spare ribs and fries, chicken wings and fries, rice chicken and broccoli, lo mein, egg rolls etc. Everything fresh, well seasoned, huge portions. It's only 2 of them so delivery is a little shaky and they only take cash for deliveries ( for very good reasons) the women speaks great English and is very friendly and funny. Can't eat in gotta go home with it. If you a big nostalgia person grab some chicken wings chopped up with fries and add the 3 sauces BBQ, ketchup and hot sauce to the fries. You won't say a word while devouring it.
I absolutely love them . I usually get shrimp and broccoli, fried wings and the cheese wontons . Only thing I didn’t care for is the fried rice. their customer service is everything.
Very good food. I placed order for pickup and didn’t know that place was cash only. I was short on money and owner said i can pay them later. Thanks allot.
I absolutely love them . I usually get shrimp and broccoli, fried wings and the cheese wontons . Only thing I didn’t care for is the fried rice. their customer service is everything.
Very yummy would come again
Food is great very quick an clean service
Very good food. I placed order for pickup and didn’t know that place was cash only. I was short on money and owner said i can pay them later. Thanks allot.
They are very clean & the food is Pretty good!
Thanks Uncle Jesse and Joe for making my wife and I feel welcomed! Friends & Fam ask for Jesse at the bar! Great Customer Service.
I gave them 4 stars because I ordered Szechuan chicken. When it came to pick up my order it looks like they lost my order and then the asked me to wait 10 more min. It sounded like they were arguing about something, after that they gave me a "my order" it was chicken with vegetables ( I can tell the difference) and they gave me a complimentary roll. It looked like they knew that they gave me the wrong order. The food was sooooo delicious but it was the wrong order. Make sure what you get after 9PM. These guys rock!
I gave them 4 stars because I ordered Szechuan chicken. When it came to pick up my order it looks like they lost my order and then the asked me to wait 10 more min. It sounded like they were arguing about something, after that they gave me a "my order" it was chicken with vegetables ( I can tell the difference) and they gave me a complimentary roll. It looked like they knew that they gave me the wrong order. The food was sooooo delicious but it was the wrong order. Make sure what you get after 9PM. These guys rock!
A bit expensive for a food spot located in the projects. There is parking and they also work with ubereats.
The general tso's chicken was overly sweet,and minimally spicy.
The general tso's chicken was overly sweet,and minimally spicy.
A bit expensive for a food spot located in the projects. There is parking and they also work with ubereats.
Ordered food for me and my friends, one ordered the General Tso’s Chicken Medium Spicy, when it arrived it was VERY sweet, not spicy at all. On receipt it even says “Medium Spicy”, but it was just sweet. Every thing else we ordered was fine except for the chicken. Disappointing.
Ordered food for me and my friends, one ordered the General Tso’s Chicken Medium Spicy, when it arrived it was VERY sweet, not spicy at all. On receipt it even says “Medium Spicy”, but it was just sweet. Every thing else we ordered was fine except for the chicken. Disappointing.
The sauce is not spicy at all. Not many shrimp, only vegetables. Rubber shrimp. This was our last order at this restaurant.
They could definitely clean the place, especially the welcoming front, unbelievable
Chicken soup as No flavor, vegetable egg roll was fried in the same oil as their fish, Disgusting,
They always get my orders wrong. After they have sent out my order.
I was very shocked at how sweet my food was. I ordered chicken with broccoli in garlic sauce and the sweetness was very noticeable as if they used tons of sugar to make it. Also it was extremely disrespectful that they require the customers to wear mask (as they should), but the people cooking and handling the food had no mask or gloves on at all. They even set up the restaurant so that people can't get close to the counter, not even to pay. The restaurant sent a clear message that they want to be protected but don't care about protecting their costumers. The restaurant was also very cluttered and needed to be cleaned. I will never be going back to this place.
Ordered take out during Quarantine on a Friday night. One word: Disgusting. The food was packaged nicely and it honestly looked so good. I ordered the Sesame Chicken with white rice and the General Tso’s Chicken with fried rice. The chicken was mushy and not one piece had white meat in it. It was all brown and cartilage filled. Completely inedible. Thank goodness for the three pieces of steamed broccoli and 2 free egg rolls. I ate that with some rice and threw the chicken away. Although, half way through my white rice I found a short black hair, and threw the rest away. Don’t waste your time.
does not take card, had to repeat myself multiple times, lazy service, and I saw server put the food that she ate with everybody else’s
Worst Chinese food I've ever tried asked for hot and sour soup not goo spicy they made it into the spiciest soup I've eaten in my life impossible to eat, beef with garlic sauce made out of worst beef, full of cartlidge and fat, unchewable, and didnt even include the rice. Really disappointing meal, never ordering from them again
does not take card, had to repeat myself multiple times, lazy service, and I saw server put the food that she ate with everybody else’s
They could definitely clean the place, especially the welcoming front, unbelievable
The sauce is not spicy at all. Not many shrimp, only vegetables. Rubber shrimp. This was our last order at this restaurant.
They always get my orders wrong. After they have sent out my order.
I was very shocked at how sweet my food was. I ordered chicken with broccoli in garlic sauce and the sweetness was very noticeable as if they used tons of sugar to make it. Also it was extremely disrespectful that they require the customers to wear mask (as they should), but the people cooking and handling the food had no mask or gloves on at all. They even set up the restaurant so that people can't get close to the counter, not even to pay. The restaurant sent a clear message that they want to be protected but don't care about protecting their costumers. The restaurant was also very cluttered and needed to be cleaned. I will never be going back to this place.
Chicken soup as No flavor, vegetable egg roll was fried in the same oil as their fish, Disgusting,
Ordered take out during Quarantine on a Friday night. One word: Disgusting. The food was packaged nicely and it honestly looked so good. I ordered the Sesame Chicken with white rice and the General Tso’s Chicken with fried rice. The chicken was mushy and not one piece had white meat in it. It was all brown and cartilage filled. Completely inedible. Thank goodness for the three pieces of steamed broccoli and 2 free egg rolls. I ate that with some rice and threw the chicken away. Although, half way through my white rice I found a short black hair, and threw the rest away. Don’t waste your time.
Worst Chinese food I've ever tried asked for hot and sour soup not goo spicy they made it into the spiciest soup I've eaten in my life impossible to eat, beef with garlic sauce made out of worst beef, full of cartlidge and fat, unchewable, and didnt even include the rice. Really disappointing meal, never ordering from them again
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