She makes the most amazing zongzi. Everything is flavored so well. I recently got her black rice zongzi (the only vegetarian one on the menu). It had generous amounts of chestnut and peanuts mixed with the rice. She also speaks so many languages! I started ordering in Mandarin but when I asked if she had Taiwan style zongzi, she switched to Taiwanese and we started conversing in that language. She was speaking Cantonese with the customer before me. She is really impressive on so many levels!
Phillip R.
She's usually there until five, sometimes a little bit later. 3 to 4 of the buns makes a decent meal. Just take them home. Microwave it on low low for about two minutes to warm it up a little bit. You can add some soy sauce if you want to. It's delicious. If you're in the area, definitely grab a few to take home and you can always put them in the fridge for snack later
Anthony K.
The is the best. I come here and stock up every time I'm in the city because the wonderful old lady always makes the best authentic zongzi. I even have her home phone number because that was the only way to get these for a while when she hurt her leg
MornNYtester
Vegetarian options: She has vegetarian choice.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 5
tw
i've had a significant number of zongzi in my life and wow these are fantastic! would recommend the cantonese zongzi ($3) - some of the most generously filled zongzi i've ever had.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Chuck lin
My only go to Zongzi vendor in town!! Love
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
CT U.
Grandma is killing it with her delicious homemade zongzi. Try them all and you wont be disappointed.
Kristen Nakashioya
So delicious. Heard about her from Reddit. If it's your first time try the "Shanghai" which is marinated pork in delicious seasoned sticky rice, tho there's vegan options as well! My friend speaks mandarin and she said she starts selling at 3pm.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Annie Chang
Very lovely
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Hay
Two of them are vegan. I'm pretty sure. I've had one and it just had rice and beans in
The Zhongzi lady sells delicious zhongzi for an amazing price (around $3 max). They are filling and scrumptious! On our short trip to NYC, we made several trips to this corner in the attempt of getting some! She is a very sweet lady overall as well, and all of her zhongzi are artistfully crafted ~ and it shows in the taste! Ordered several savory and sweet zongzi. The red bean zhongzi stood out to me and 100% would say this was the peak of dessert in Chinatown! I am still thinking about it ~ She appears to arrive around 2 pm in the afternoon. We made the mistake of coming very early in the morning to find her, but we just spent the rest of the day in Chinatown before enjoying our Zhongzi.
Betty Y.
賣粽啊婆? We all know who she is. Even if you don't know what she looks like, you probably know what she sounds like. People tell me they wouldn't trust her food. She probably prepares everything in a large bathtub or out in the open with god knows what.Well, I think her zhong is great. To be honest, I didn't try it for the longest time and only had it while I was pregnant and was craving for some zhong. No regrets. I just wished they were slightly bigger. But what do you expect for $2? It's already a bargain. I even got my dad into it. He's currently staying with my sister in NJ, and every once in a while, he'd ask me to get some for him.Most recently, he'd asked me to get him 6 green bean zong, but she had just run out. She told me she had help coming with some more in 10 minutes. When they arrived, the zong was still fresh and hot!I'd highly recommend anyone to go give her some business! You won't regret it.
May Zou
An absolute gem of Chinatown! This kind woman sits outside in all types of weather selling the most delicious zongzi. It’s so hard to find reliable zongzi in NYC so I always make it a point to buy a batch when I see her, and her helpful menu shows all the different flavours she offer.Highly recommend supporting a Chinatown small business and delicious homemade food.
Simon
Got a red bean zongzi, took home to give it a light steaming. Delicious!
She makes the most amazing zongzi. Everything is flavored so well. I recently got her black rice zongzi (the only vegetarian one on the menu). It had generous amounts of chestnut and peanuts mixed with the rice. She also speaks so many languages! I started ordering in Mandarin but when I asked if she had Taiwan style zongzi, she switched to Taiwanese and we started conversing in that language. She was speaking Cantonese with the customer before me. She is really impressive on so many levels!
She's usually there until five, sometimes a little bit later. 3 to 4 of the buns makes a decent meal. Just take them home. Microwave it on low low for about two minutes to warm it up a little bit. You can add some soy sauce if you want to. It's delicious. If you're in the area, definitely grab a few to take home and you can always put them in the fridge for snack later
The is the best. I come here and stock up every time I'm in the city because the wonderful old lady always makes the best authentic zongzi. I even have her home phone number because that was the only way to get these for a while when she hurt her leg
Vegetarian options: She has vegetarian choice.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 5
i've had a significant number of zongzi in my life and wow these are fantastic! would recommend the cantonese zongzi ($3) - some of the most generously filled zongzi i've ever had.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
My only go to Zongzi vendor in town!! Love
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Grandma is killing it with her delicious homemade zongzi. Try them all and you wont be disappointed.
So delicious. Heard about her from Reddit. If it's your first time try the "Shanghai" which is marinated pork in delicious seasoned sticky rice, tho there's vegan options as well! My friend speaks mandarin and she said she starts selling at 3pm.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Very lovely
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Two of them are vegan. I'm pretty sure. I've had one and it just had rice and beans in
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
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The Zhongzi lady sells delicious zhongzi for an amazing price (around $3 max). They are filling and scrumptious! On our short trip to NYC, we made several trips to this corner in the attempt of getting some! She is a very sweet lady overall as well, and all of her zhongzi are artistfully crafted ~ and it shows in the taste! Ordered several savory and sweet zongzi. The red bean zhongzi stood out to me and 100% would say this was the peak of dessert in Chinatown! I am still thinking about it ~ She appears to arrive around 2 pm in the afternoon. We made the mistake of coming very early in the morning to find her, but we just spent the rest of the day in Chinatown before enjoying our Zhongzi.
賣粽啊婆? We all know who she is. Even if you don't know what she looks like, you probably know what she sounds like. People tell me they wouldn't trust her food. She probably prepares everything in a large bathtub or out in the open with god knows what.Well, I think her zhong is great. To be honest, I didn't try it for the longest time and only had it while I was pregnant and was craving for some zhong. No regrets. I just wished they were slightly bigger. But what do you expect for $2? It's already a bargain. I even got my dad into it. He's currently staying with my sister in NJ, and every once in a while, he'd ask me to get some for him.Most recently, he'd asked me to get him 6 green bean zong, but she had just run out. She told me she had help coming with some more in 10 minutes. When they arrived, the zong was still fresh and hot!I'd highly recommend anyone to go give her some business! You won't regret it.
An absolute gem of Chinatown! This kind woman sits outside in all types of weather selling the most delicious zongzi. It’s so hard to find reliable zongzi in NYC so I always make it a point to buy a batch when I see her, and her helpful menu shows all the different flavours she offer.Highly recommend supporting a Chinatown small business and delicious homemade food.
Got a red bean zongzi, took home to give it a light steaming. Delicious!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Sweetest lady with the best zongzi