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Ruby Foo's

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Special Features

  • Delivery
  • Good for Groups
  • Kid-Friendly

Alcohol

  • Full Bar

Profile

Theatrical décor (in what might be Auntie Mame's duplex during her high mah-jongg period) and imaginative (and very good) cuisine make these cavernous spaces pre-theater favorites both in Times Square and near the Beacon Theater. Culinary emperor Steve Hanson woos kids with his dim sum assortment of noodles, sushi, spare ribs, and other Pan-Asian favorites—plus a PB&J roll. Request a table with a lazy Susan and eat family-style. And regardless of where you sit, you have to walk down the Mamescent staircase at least once. Screaming "Live! Live! Live!" is optional.

7.1 "Recommended"
Average Reader Rating
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The Best Pan-Asian Restaurant in Manhattan

makeupdiva12001 from Eustis | Posted on 11/2/06

Overall Reader Rating: 9 (Highly Recommended)
Food: 9
Service: 8
Décor: 9
Value: 8

The best food I have ever eaten would have to be at Ruby Foo's in Manhattan. This is the best Pan-Asian restaurant in the world! The coconut sticky rice is out of this world. So is the sushi. I...Read More

Not so touristy place in Times Square

taylor805 from New York | Posted on 10/13/06

Overall Reader Rating: 8 (Recommended)
Food: 8
Service: 9
Décor: 7
Value: 7

Thought it would just be a terrible tourist attraction because of the Times Square location. It wasnt. Decor was fun, if not a little over the top. Food was good. Although, I had the filet and aspargus, which really didn't...Read More

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