Chance Restaurant

08/02/09

Great food and great service

by bigalm at Citysearch

My husband searched for dim sum or just dumplings in brooklyn on his i-phone and found Chance. It was a Saturday afternoon and we did not feel like going into manhattan so we gave Chance a chance. Our party of 3 was seating quickly, but the place was empty so that's no biggie. The waiter was pleasant and polite and answered all of our questions. The dumplings were hot and delicious, especially the shrimp and crabmeat dumpling that contained a warm broth and had to be eaten with a spoon. My husband enjoyed the hot and sour soup so much that he ordered a second cup. Lastly, I left my reading glasses on the table. Another waiter ran after me on Smith to return them to me.

I'm thinking of going back for my birthday in a few weeks with friends. However, after reading some of the reviews, I will give it another try one evening to make sure what we experience was not a fluke. All in all, we left this meal extremely happy!

• Pros: Great dumplings

02/18/09

Worst Service EVER

by 246mag at Citysearch

i stopped in with a couple friends for drinks & apps at the bar, it was horrendous. The place was empty, the bartender kept looking at us & nodding, so we thought he was coming over...10 minutes, still no menu, no water...got up asked for menus...nod...5 minutes later, menus. our other friends showed up, we waved, because clearly patience was not the key to service in this place...tried to order drinks, bartender at this point, was in 'deep' conversation with a server. I've been working in rest. for a long time, & eating out for longer, i have a high tolerance for bad service, but never in my life have i experienced something like this. We ended up leaving after 20 + minutes w/out having had or odered 1 drink in an empty bar.

Worst part is we decided to give it another 'chance' & the food wasn't all that bad for the 'hood...to bad i'll never step foot in there again!

• Pros: none
• Cons: SERVICE, SERVICE, SERVICE

09/14/08

Avoid.

by cubbynewyork79 at Citysearch

The food was disgusting. I ordered the crab appetizer because it had been recommended in a magazine review. It tasted like old, dirty sea water on a stale cracker... Then, after the waiter's rec, I ordered a sea scallop dish. It, too, was inedible. I expected just a handful of scallops, but it arrived packed with two dozen small and gooey bites. Normally, I can eat pretty much anything, but this was pathetic especially given the price.