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Pig Heaven

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Local(212) 744-4333

1540 2nd Ave Frnt 1
New York, NY 10028

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Pig Heaven
Local(212) 744-4333

1540 2nd Ave Frnt 1
New York, NY 10028

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Pig Heaven in New York is a four star Chinese restaurant. Here's a place to get good food. Check out this affordable place in the Upper E. Side area. Know before you go: this place features outdoor dining. Upon entering the restaurant, you'll find a hip atmosphere. This place features private rooms, delivery, brunch, catering, and lunch. This restaurant is open late.

Expert Reviews of Pig Heaven

RestaurantRow.com

delicious food, relaxing and sophisticated atmosphere, gracious hostess nancy lee, fabulous live bands, and wonderful service...
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Yahoo! Travel

Having been around for more than two decades, Pig Heaven is truly one of our city's treasures. There are so many reasons why Pig Heaven and its owner/hostess Nancy Lee is a great family favorite
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New York Magazine

creative cantonese and sichuan classics--and not just the porcine kind...
nymag.com - expert review
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Gayot

pigs proliferate in the decor of this cutesy upper east side chinese restaurant where the walls feature 150 little pink dancing pigs overlooking a large yellow moon. as its name implies, pig heaven serves up...
gayot.com - expert review
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Wcities

pork is available just about any way you can think of at this family friendly spot, and kids will surely enjoy the dancing pigs decorating the walls. there is white-cooked pork, shredded pork, pork ribs, pig...
wcities.com - expert review
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User Reviews of Pig Heaven

A Weekly Favorite

A weekly favorite...I order the BBQed pork butt and dry sauteed string beans...
urbanspoon.com - user review - 09/29/2007
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Bad News & Good News

Bad news first. True, Pig Heaven is not quite what it used to be back in the Ming Dynasty (East Side) when prices were considerably lower and the wait staff seemed more eager to please. Success has a way of...
menupages.com - user review - 09/09/2007
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Best!

Been dining here for over 20 years, best Chinese restaurant on the Upper East Side, and among the best in NYC! They use the finest ingredients, best preparation. One of my favorites, Orange Beef, comes crisp &...
menupages.com - user review - 09/03/2007
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The Best!

Incredible! The food is always delicious and trust me I go to Pig Heaven often, and every time the food is delicious, and the service is remarkable. Everyone there greets you at the door and the waitress are...
menupages.com - user review - 04/13/2007
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Not recommended

We must have been the last to find out that this place has gone to the dogs. We were there on Saturday from 12 to 1 and there was only one other couple in the place. The food was lukewarm, cheap cuts of meat,...
menupages.com - user review - 03/24/2007
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Used to be great. What happened Nancy?

Seriously this place once was fantastic. Nancy would drop by your table, delivery was quick and reasonable, portions were decent and the food was great. Now it's overpriced and the service is lacking. It was...
menupages.com - user review - 01/02/2007
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mixed review

Pig Heaven has been around forever, well, at least like 15 or 20 years. Says a lot for the place....
judysbook.com - user review - 08/02/2006
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Delicious

This isn't a typical chinese restaurant; it's focus is on asian BBQ restyled for NY palates. Expecting anything else will set you up for disappointment. Ask your server for recommendations. We ordered the...
menupages.com - user review - 07/08/2006
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Too greasy

Spurred on by reviews in New York and the venerable Times, I decided to try it, with my wife, one fine Sunday afternoon. Everthing (scallion pancakes and ribs) were, in both our opinions, too greasy. We will...
menupages.com - user review - 06/11/2006
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Good, ungreasy chinese food

Quick delivery and reasonable portions make this a fav of ours. however, contrary to prior reviews...i would not recommend the grand marnier shrimp. its basically breaded/fried jumbo shrimp served on top of...
menupages.com - user review - 06/09/2006
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Just possibly the best Chinese food!

This could quite possibly be the Chinese I've ever had. Although more expensive than most other Chinese restaurants, the quality, service and presentation make this one outstanding place. Great people watching...
menupages.com - user review - 04/24/2006
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Average

This place is average with a capital 'A' - average looking, below average service, average portion sizes and average flavours. They forgot one of our dishes (being that wacky choice - rice), something I...
menupages.com - user review - 04/15/2006
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Eh...

While the ribs are probably the best on the ues, and the grand marnier shrimp was excellent, the rest of the food is just ok and much more expensive for what you get than many other chinese places in the area....
menupages.com - user review - 01/11/2006
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Great food

It is a rare to have a combination of great food, great service and nice atmosphere. The duck and the spare ribs are especially worth the trip.
menupages.com - user review - 12/03/2005
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A little pricey but worth it

The BBQ spare ribs are so good my husband and I come here just for rice and ribs. Nancy Lee (the ow...
judysbook.com - user review - 08/30/2005
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Chinese Heaven

For someone that usually does not enjoy chinese cuisine, I actually really enjoyed the food here. I ordered the grand marnier shrimp, which were very tasty and different. I also ordered the orange chicken...
menupages.com - user review - 06/09/2005
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I know a good thing when I see one!

I'm the quintensential foodie-not a snob but know good food. I've dined here several times and trust me it's the best on the upper east side.The ribs to die for! You can always tell that the owner cares-she's...
menupages.com - user review - 03/12/2005
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A wonderful place

You must check out this awesome place. They have these really delicious spare ribs that I just need get get some more of. I enjoyed the other items we had such as Orange Beef and Cold Noodles in hot oil....
menupages.com - user review - 03/10/2005
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Great food, atmosphere to suit any mood

For starters, there's several atmospheres, so whatever mood you're in (whether you want to listen to the live band on fri&sat nights, talk with family, or both) they have space. The food is great, chicken beef...
menupages.com - user review - 02/19/2005
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Great Food

This place has great food and wonderful service.
menupages.com - user review - 12/24/2004
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The very best...

With so many restaurants opening and closing even before you've gotten a chance to dine at them in the upper east side ...there are so many reasons why Pig Heaven has endured from when I was in high school...
menupages.com - user review - 12/12/2004
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Terrible food!!!

To each his own...people have different taste and this place certainly does not agree to my tastebuds. Over rated....For those people who said the food was excellent, they were probably starving...obviously...
menupages.com - user review - 06/28/2004
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Classic

My family and I have been going here since Nancy took over management, maybe even longer (so that's 20 years). It's consistently been great - the food's unbeatable, the service is fantastic, and Nancy's the...
menupages.com - user review - 04/25/2004
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This Is Home - Eat Here Now

Quite frankly, this is one of the best Chinese restaurants in town & and I will tell you why. 1) A warm & welcoming staff trained by owner/manager -the ever lovely Nancy Lee. Everyone customer is welcomed like...
menupages.com - user review - 03/13/2004
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Best Chinese restaurant in NYC

It is a true injustice that this resturant is not recognized as the premier Chinese restaurant in NYC as it beats the food at higher priced and more prestigious Chinese resturants by a mile and that of the...
menupages.com - user review - 11/09/2003
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Pink Heaven! For the basics, the Best!

I'm a "spicy Szechuan kind of guy," and I definitely don't go to Pig Heaven for that. But when I want any other kind of Chinese fare--especially the basics--you can't do better. The food is high quality, the...
menupages.com - user review - 10/16/2003
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