Last week we reported that Yips had added some noodle soups, and this week they’ve upped the ante (for those of you who can manage to wait until after 3:30pm for lunch, or are looking for an early dinner.) Lunch’er “Owen” sent along this photo… which is pretty self explanatory. And on a day like today, a $5 “second lunch” soup sounds like a fantastic idea!
Related:
Yips Now Serving Noodle Soup
Original Yips Post (7/2006)
Was walking by Yips (on 51st 52nd btw. 5+6th) the other day, and noticed this new sign in the window. It’s been awhile since I had a craving for Yips, but I’m kind of curious (especially if the soups are excellent, like Hing Won.) Nothing on the menu really popped out at me, but who knows. There could be a gem hidden in there. Has anybody tried these new soups? Check out the menu, after the jump…
Posted by Zach Brooks at 10:25 am, January 25th, 2010 under Yips.
That’s a lot of brown
All that talk about Panda Express in the comments made me hungry for some bad steam table Chinese food, and for that there is really only one option… Yips (on 52nd btw. 5+6th.) Hing Won & Sun Yip are pay the pound, Ying Du is too authentic, and that place in the Rock Center concourse is so bad even I won’t go there. So Yips it was… the general tso’s chicken had just come out fresh, so how could I not? Fried rice and fried pork chops round out the lunch, and for $5.95 how could anybody possibly complain.
Ever since they went from 3 steam tables to 2, I assumed Yips was on its way to closing up shop after 30+ years (their sign says “Since 1974” I think). But after today’s lunch, I think they may be better than ever. Perhaps getting rid of that 3rd steam table improved the overall freshness. It’s still crappy Chinese food (and enjoyment can fluctuate wildly depending on what you end up choosing)… but my general tso’s/pork chops/fried rice combo was the best Yips I’ve had in 3 years of Midtown Lunch’ing. Craving satisfied.
Posted by Zach Brooks at 1:50 pm, March 26th, 2009 under At Lunch Now, Chinese, Yips.
It’s been awhile since I’ve eaten at Yips, and I have to say I’m a little concerned about the fast food Chinese mainstay on 52nd btw. 5+6th. The last time I walked by I noticed they had condensed their operation from 2 steam tables and 3 lines, to 1 steam table and 1 line. It can’t help that better options, like Hing Won on 48th btw. 5+6th) are so close by. But Jeff from 52 Projects stopped by last week and vouches for his favorite fast food Chinese place. “Their excellent BBQ Chicken on top of Lo Mein [is] cheap, fast, plentiful-times-two, and absolutely delicious.” Well, there you have it. No need to worry…
Posted by Zach Brooks at 9:20 am, November 24th, 2008 under 52nd btw. 5+6th, Chinese, Yips.
Fresh off my disappointment of no Hallo Berlin Cart on Wednesday, I was forced to find lunch in an area I haven’t eaten in before. Walking back to work, I went down 52nd Street between 5th and 6th where I found a bunch of lunch options. But because of my “condition”, one stood out as the clear choice. Yips.
I am addicted to cheap chinese food… and Yips is the kind of place I have trouble walking by. The food is right there, in all it’s steam plate glory… calling to you… “Please point to me”. With all the choices right there, waiting to be picked in any number of combinations, it’s hard for me not to eat at these kinds of cheap chinese food places… so right off the bat, I can say- if you are not into this kind of eating, Yips is not going to be the place to change your mind.
Most places like this suffer from the same problems. Is the food authentic? Usually not. Is it as fresh as it could be? Usually not? Is it restaurant quality? Usually not… and Yips is no different. But it’s got a lot of choices, and many of them you don’t normally see at places like this. Garlic (Salt & Pepper) Shrimp, Honey Roast Pork, Curry Fish Balls, Spicy Thai Chicken, Some sort of fried cutlet, and numerous soups joined the usual suspects. And they had a Tue&Thurs. specials board, so it appears as if they change some of their items around every few days.
When you walk in, there are three or four different places you can get in line to pick your food. On first glimpse, they look mostly the same, but some of them have different things. Usually I like to ignore the menu, and just order with my eyes… but here that’s a little tough because there are a few different places to order. My suggestion would be to look up at the bulletin boards hanging behind each station, and choose which line to get in based on that. There are a ton of choices, and the board (while it doesn’t seem complete) will help you to at least narrow it down.
What I ordered, and the +/- after the jump… Read more »
Posted by Zach at 6:08 am, July 7th, 2006 under 52nd btw. 5+6th, Blogroll, Yips.
