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165 E Broadway, New York, NY 10002
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Wu's Wonton King is a longtime Cantonese restaurant on East Broadway in the Lower East Side/Chinatown-adjacent corridor, known for made-to-order dim sum by day and wonton noodle soup and other Cantonese comfort dishes at dinner. It functions largely as a walk-in spot rather than a reservation-driven destination, which is part of why waits can build during peak meal windows.
Reviewer accounts describe real crowding at points — one account notes people packed in by the door and others waiting on the sidewalk around 7:30pm on a Saturday night. Walk-ins are welcome and calling ahead to ask about the current wait is a commonly cited option; weekday visits or earlier arrival in the evening appear to be the more reliable way to avoid a longer wait.
Patterns as reported by press and regulars — not measured by damnlines.
Reservations: No reservation option or policy is mentioned on Wu's Wonton King's official site, which lists only hours and contact info; call (212) 477-1111/1112 to confirm whether the restaurant takes bookings.
Open daily 7:00 AM - 10:30 PM, per the official site.
Reviewer reports describe the restaurant getting crowded on Saturday evenings around 7:30pm, with people waiting both near the door inside and on the sidewalk outside; weekday dinners and off-peak hours are reportedly easier to walk into. (No live damnlines camera here yet — this is reported guidance, not a live count.)
Based on what we found, it reads as primarily a walk-in restaurant where you can call ahead to ask about the current wait. We didn't find confirmation of an online reservation system, so calling the restaurant directly is the safest way to check.
Listed hours show dim sum served daily from about 10am to 4pm and dinner served daily from about 11am to 10pm, with the restaurant open seven days a week.
It's a Cantonese restaurant on East Broadway in the Lower East Side known for made-to-order dim sum during the day and wonton noodle soup and other Cantonese dinner dishes in the evening.
Reviewer reports point to Saturday dinner service, especially around 7:30pm, as the busiest stretch, with a crowd both inside near the entrance and out on the sidewalk. Weekday dinners or an earlier arrival are reportedly a safer bet for a shorter wait.
The site doesn't address walk-in availability directly, though as a Chinatown noodle shop with no visible reservation system, walking in is likely the default, per the official site.
Sources: Yelp — Wu's Wonton King · Wu's Wonton King official site