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Oriental Cafe

Food, Dining & Nightlife » Restaurants

Address: 1580 1st Avenue
Block: 1st Avenue between 82nd & 83rd
Phone: 212-439-7778
Features: Chinese
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Yelp users give Oriental Cafe an overall rating of 3.5 based on 21 total reviews.

Melissa F. says "the take-out is totally going down in quality (including what i used to love most about this place, their dumplings--tragic, right?). it went from "YUM!" to......read more

Caroline W. says "My friend and I moved to the UES about two months ago and decided that we needed a go-to chinese place (due to the fact that we eat it at least twice a......read more

Jose M. says "It is what it is, in other words generic Chinese/Japanese cuisine. The food isn't impressive in my opinion because I can get the same kinds of meals in any......read more

Citysearch users give Oriental Cafe an overall rating of 2 out of 10 based on 1 review.

BEWARE ( - ddsmithy rates it 2 out of 10) - people in the neighboorhood are either always talking about how great the food is at oriental cafe or how scary it is! the food is beyond mediocre. but for "chinese" food i guess it passes for those with no taste buds. the scariest… ...read more

Appetizers

1. Vegetable Roll

1.30

2. Scallion Pancake

3.50

3. Egg Roll

1.30

4. Spring Roll

1.30

5. Pork Dumpling (10) (fried or Boiled)

4.95

6. Chicken Dumplings (10) (fried or Steamed)

4.95

7. Vegetable Dumpling (10) ( Fried or Boiled)

4.95

7a. Shrip Dumpling (10) ( Fried or Steamed)

5.50

8. Szechuan Dumpling with hot oil (10)

4.50

9. Cold Noodles with Sesame Sauce

3.50

10. Shrimp Toast (4)

4.50

11. Fried Chicken Wings (4)

3.50

12. Fantail Shrimp (4)

4.50

13. Crab Rangoon (6)

4.50

14. B B Q Spare Ribs (6)

6.95

15. Roast Duck

Q 6.50

H 9.75

W 17.95

16. Boneless Spare Ribs

6.75

17. Beef Teriyaki

4.95

18. Fried Chicken Finger

4.95

19. Fried Banana (6)

3.50

20. Pineapple Chicken (4)

4.50

21. Pu Pu Platter ( for 2) Fried Chicken Finger, Beef Teriyaki Spare Ribs, Crab Rangooti and 2 Spring Rolls

8.95

Dim Sum

22. Shrimp Dim Sum (6)

4.95

23. Chicken Dim Sum (6)

4.50

24. Roast Pork Bun (1)

1.50

Soup

Price Name - Sm/lg

25. Wonton Soup

1.30

2.20

26. Egg Drop Soup

1.20

2.10

27. Hot & Sour Soup*

1.35

2.50

28. Bean Curd with Veg. Soup

2.50

3.25

29. Minced Chicken & Corn Soup

2.50

3.95

30. House Special Soup

2.50

4.50

Fried Rice and Noodles

Price Name Sm/ Lg

31. Young Chow Fried Rice

3.95

5.95

32. Fried Rice Choice of pork, beef chicken, shrimp or vegetable

3.50

5.50

33. Lo Mein choice of pork, beef, chicken, shrimp or vegetable

3.50

5.50

Chow Fun, Chow Mein, Rice Noodles

Price Name Sm/ Lg

34. Chow Fun Choice of pork, beef, chicken, shrimp or vegetable

4.25

6.50

35. Chow Mein Choice of pork, beef, chicken, shrimp or vegetable

4.25

6.50

36. Curry Singapore Rice Noodles*

4.50

6.50

Pork

37. Moo Shu Pork with 4 pancakes

7.50

38. Pork with Broccoli

7.50

39. Pork with Garlic Sauce*

7.50

40. Pork with Black Bean Sauce*

7.50

41. Shredded Pork with Peking Sauce

7.50

42. Pork with mixed Vegetables

7.50

43. Hunan Pork*

7.50

44. Double Sauteed Sliced Pork*

7.50

45. Pork with Asparagus

8.50

46. Spicy & Tasty Pork Sauteed sliced white meat chicken with bell peppers & onions in our spicy & tasty sauce on Steamed broccoli

8.50

Beef

47. Moo Shu Beef with 4 pancakes

8.95

48. Beef with Broccoli

8.95

49. Shredded Beef, Szechuan Style*

8.95

50. Beef with Garlic Sauce*

8.95

51. Beef with Scallions

8.95

52. Beef with Oyster Sauce

8.95

53. Beef with Spicy Tea Sauce*

8.95

54. Beef with Snow Peas

8.95

55. Green Pepper Steak

8.95

56. Ma - La Beef*

8.95

57. Hunan Beef*

8.95

58. Beef with Asparagus

9.25

59. Spicy & Tasty Beef Sauteed sliced beef with ball peppers & onions in our spicy & tasty sauce on steamed broccoli

9.25

Poultry

60. Moo Shu Chicken with 4 pancakes

8.25

61. Chicken with Broccoli

8.25

62. Chicken with Cashew Nuts

8.25

63. Ginger Chicken with String Beans*

8.25

64. Chicken with mixed Vegetables

8.25

65. Chicken with Snow Peas

8.25

66. Moo Goo Gai Pan

8.25

67. Chicken with Eggplant

8.25

68. Chicken with Hot Pepper & Peanuts*

8.25

69. Chicken with Garlic Sauce*

8.25

70. Chicken with Spicy Tea Sauce*

8.25

71. Hunan Chicken*

8.25

72. Chicken & Shrimp combination

8.25

73. Chicken with Asparagus

8.95

74. Spicy & Tasty Chicken* Sauteed sliced beef with ball peppers & onions in our spicy & tasty sauce on steamed broccoli

8.95

Squid

75. Squid Withmixed Vegetables

8.75

76. Squid with Peanuts*

8.75

77. Curry and Squid*

8.75

78. Spicy Tangy Squid*

8.75

79. Squid with Black Bean Sauce

8.75

80. Salt & Pepper Squid*

8.75

81. Spicy & Tasty Squid*

9.50

Seafood

82. Moo Shu Shrimp with 4 pancakes

8.95

83. Baby Shrimp with Cashew Nuts

8.95

84. Baby Shrimp with Hot Pepper & Peanuts*

9.50

85. Shrimp with Broccoli

9.50

86. Shrimp with Snow Peas

9.50

87. Shrimp with mixed Vegetables

9.50

88. Shrimp with Garlic Sauce*

9.50

89. Shrimp with Lobster Sauce

9.50

90. Shrimp with Spicy Tea Sauce*

9.50

91. Shrimp with Black Bean Sauce*

9.50

92. Lake Tung Ting Shrimp

9.50

93. Scallops with Garlic Sauce*

9.75

94. Shrimp & Scallops with Garlic Sauce*

9.75

95. Scallop with Snow Peas

9.75

96. Scallop with String Beans

9.75

97. Scallop with Chili Sauce*

9.75

98. Hunan Scallops*

9.75

99. Ma - La Scallops*

9.75

100. Shrimp or Scallop with Asparagus

10.50

Vegetables

101. Buddhist Delight

6.95

102. Sauteed String Beans

6.95

103. Egplant with Garlic Sauce*

6.95

104. Broccoli with Garlic Sauce*

6.95

105. mixed Vegetable with Garlic Sauce*

6.95

106. Bean Curd with mixed Vegetables

6.95

107. Ma -a Po Spicy Bean Curd*

6.95

108. Bean Curd with Chinese Black Mushroom

6.95

109. Bean Curd with Black Bean Sauce*

6.95

110. Sauteed Snow Peas & Water Chestnuts

6.95

111. Sesame String Bean with Sesame Sauce

6.95

112. Moo Shu Vegetables with 4 pancakes

6.95

113. Sauteed Asparagus

7.95

Sweet and Sour

114. Sweet & Sour Pork

7.50

115. Sweet & Sour Chicken

8.50

116. Sweet & Sour Shrimp

9.50

117. Sweet & Sour Shrimp & Chicken

9.50

Healthy & Dier Food

1. Steamed mixed Vegetables

7.25

2. Steamed mixed Vegs, with Bean Curd

7.25

3. Steamed Snow Peas with Broccoli

7.25

4. Steamed String Beans with Broccoli

7.25

5. Steaemed Black Mushrooms with Tofu

7.25

6. Steamed Chicken with mixed Vegetable

8.25

7. Steamed Chicken with Snow Peas

8.25

8. Steamed Chicken with Spinach

8.25

9. Steamed Shrimp with Broccoli

9.50

10. Steamed Shrimp with Snow Peas

9.50

11. Steamed Shrimp with mixed Vegs

9.50

12. Steamed Shrimp with Spinach

9.50

13. Twice Broccoli chicken & shrimp

9.50

14. Steamed Seafood Veg. Platter

13.95

15. Steamed Chicken with Asparagus

9.50

16. Steamed Chicken & Shrimp with Asparagus

10.50

Chef Suggestions

S1. General Tso's Chicken* Tender chunks of marinated chicken, lightly, bettered inb lotus flour. Deep fried and sauteed with dried chili pepper in a slightly sweet, tangy & spicy sauce Good for entry & circulation with bqma qualities

9.50

S2. Champion Lemon Chicken White meat chicken coated with chestnut flour, lightly fried and wrapped fresh peanuts topped excellent fresh lemon sauce

9.50

S3. Tangerine Chicken* Chunks of chicken seasonal and lightly battered in lotus flour and quickly fried until outside is crispy and tender inside, Then henced bu a tangerine sauce, the tangorine rinds are coding & energizing

9.50

S4. Crispy Sesame Chicken Strips chicken quickly lightly fried sauteed with our tasty sesame seed sauce

9.50

S5. Amazing Chicken* out chef's creation strips pickles chicken breast sauteed withgarlic greens in a light delicate finalty spicy sauce, the sauce makes thi dish amazing

9.50

S6. Chicken Two Delight Crispy general tso's chicken one one side, and chicken with snow peas on the other side

9.95

S7. Sesame Beef chunks of beef lightly iced sauteed with our lealy sesame sauce

9.95

S8. Tangerine Beef* An exquislle dish made with large chunks of prime beef, fried in an orange flavor spicy sweet sauce

9.95

S9. Perfect Match Chinese eggplatn, sliced chicken and prawns sauteed with garlic sauce

9.95

S10. Triple Delight A splandid combination of jumbo shrimp, beef and chicken, delicately belanced with a variety of fresh vegetables in our special sauce

11.95

S11. Stir- Fried Seafood & Chicken Chinese culinary tradition is revled in this splendid combination of scallops, shrimp and slices of chicken breast precisaly balanced with green scallions

11.95

S12. Happy Family A favorite sourt and turf dish. happy family features chicken, beef, scallops and shrimp, served with our special blends of chinese vegetables, and on hanced with a traditional brown sauce

11.95

S13. Golden Crispy Shrimp* jumbo shrimp lightly dipped in lotus flour and quickly cooked in a slight spicy sweet & sour sauce, and topped with crunchy toasted walnuts

12.95

S14. Salt & Pepper Shrimp* Jumbo shrimp slightly fried and sauteed with scallions, ginger i9n a salt pepper sauce

12.95

S15. Steak Kew with Garlic Sauce* Chunks of sirloin steak, cooked with mushrooms, snow, peas, red peppers, water chestnuts in a special garlic sauce, greatest for the beef lover

13.95

S16. Peking Duck The tender meat of a whole duck is carved and served on creeps with fresh scallions and shredded cucumbers, enhanced with a dish of Holsen sauce, our peking duck is a favorite

Half 13.85

Whole 24.95

S17. Crispy Whole Fish or Steamed Whole Fish A fresh fish deep fried until crispy brown and topped with our special spicy hunan sauce, This fish is always a crowed pleasure

15.95

S18. Duck Suprenore Sliced boneless duck sauteed with srow peas, bamboo shoots, red peper in special sauce created by our chef

12.95

Entrees

Soups & Salad

1. Miso Soup Bean curd seaweed, & scallions

1.50

2. House Soup Clear broth shredded veg. seafood

3.00

3. Garden Salad Lettuce, tomatoes, shredded car rots, & cabbage

2.50

4. Tofu Salad Bean curd, lettuce, tomatoes, carrots & cabbage

3.95

5. Chuka Salad Seaweed mainted with sesame oil

4.50

6. Spicy Salmon Skin Salad Cucumber scallions, salmon skin, tobiko mainted with spicy sauce

4.50

7. Kani Salad ( Spicy) Crab stick cucumber, seaweed s. tobiko in chef special

5.95

Warm Appetizers

8. Edamame steamed soy bean

3.50

9. Age Tofu Gently froed bean curd with special sauce

3.95

10. Gyoza pan fried meat dumpling with sauce~6pcs

4.25

11. Shumai Steamed shrimp dumplings~6pcs

4.50

12. Harumaki Spring roll, japanese style

3.95

13. Miso Eggplat marinated eggplatn with miso sweet sauce

3.95

14. Chicken Yakirori Sliwered chicken with special sauce

4.25

15. Tempura Shrimp & vegs. battered gently fried

5.95

16. Beef Negimaki Thinly siced beef rolled with scallions, served with special sauce

5.95

17. Seafood Yakirori Skewered shrimps / scallops / squid / crab with special sauce

5.95

18. Shrimp Teriyaki Shrimp with teriyaki sauce 5pcs

4.95

19. Hamachi Kama Broiled seasoned yellowtail neck

7.95

20. Vegetable Tempura

4.50

21. Soh Shell Crab Gently fried soft shell crab with special sauce

5.95

22. Golden Lemon Scallop Grilled to perfection served with mushroom & scallion

5.95

23. Steamed Broccoli

4.50

24. Steamed Asparagus

4.50

Cold Appetizers

25. Oshinko Assorted pickle radishes

4.25

26. Zaru Soda Noodles with special sauce

4.95

27. Yakko Tofu Cold bean curd with scallion / borrito in special sauce

3.95

28. Sushi Chef's Choice ~4pcs

5.50

29. Sashimi Chef's Choice

6.50

30. Seafood Sunomono Chef's choice

7.50

31. Tako Sunomono Occopus in ponzu sauce

7.50

32. Usuzukuri Thinly sliced of tuna, yellowtail, fluke, served with ponzu sauce

6.95

33. Tuna Taraki Sliced of seared fresh tuna, served with ponzu sauce

7.95

Traditional Dinner

Served with Snow Vegetables, Salad, Rice & Soup

34. Tonka Tsu Sliced pork cutlets breaded gently fried & served with fruit sauce

8.95

35. Chicken Katso Sliced chicken breast breaded gently fried served with fruit sauce

8.95

Nabemono & Kitchen

36. Chicken Sukiyaki Sliced chicken, assorted veg. bean curd, clear noodles in suloyaki broth

8.95

37. Beef Sukiyaki Sliced beef, assorted veg. bean curd clear noodles in sukiyaki broth

11.95

38. Seafood Sukiyaki Shrimp, white fish, kani, scallop & vegetables in sukiyaki broth

12.95

39. Vegetable Sukiyaki

7.95

Noodles & Rice

Include Salad

40. mixed Seafood Yaki Udon (or Noodle Soup) Stir-fried noodles with veg. shrimps, crab & scallops or noodles soup

9.95

41. Shrimp Yaki Udon

8.95

42. Chicken Yaki Udon

7.95

43. Yakimeshi Shrimps, scallops crab and veg. fried rice

7.95

44. Vegetable Yaki Udon

7.50

Teriyaki

45. Vegetable Teriyaki

7.95

46. Tofu Teriyaki

7.95

47. Chicken Teriyaki

9.95

48. Pork Teriyaki

9.95

49. Salmon Teriyaki

12.95

50. Shrimp Teriyaki

11.95

51. Tuna Teriyaki

16.95

52. Beef Steak Teriy7aki

14.95

53. Shrimp & Chicken Teriyaki

11.95

54. Scallops Teriyaki

13.95

Tempura

Ginily Banana Frulled

55. Vegetable Tempura

7.95

56. Chicken Tempura chicken & vegetable

10.95

57. Shrimp Tempura shrimp only

11.95

58. House Tempura Shrimp, fish, scallops, crabmeat & vegetable

13.95

Hibachi

Chicken

9.95

Salmon

12.95

Shrimp

11.95

Beef Steak

13.95

Scallop

13.95

Pork

8.95

Bento Special. combination Boxes $13.95

Chicken Teriyaki

Beef Steak Teriyaki

Salmon Teriyaki

Beef Negimaki

Tofu Teriyaki

Eel Teriyaki

Shrimp Tempura

Ton Katsu

Veg. Tempura

Chicken Katsu

Sushi or Sashimi

Shrimp Hibach

extra 2.00

Special Roll

115. Shogun Roll Cucumber, avocado, shrimp tempura eel & masago

6.25

116. Fashion Roll Salmon, avocado, tuna, masago & bean sprout

6.50

117. House Roll Tuna, avocado crabmeat, lettuce & masago

6.50

118. Rainbow Roll 8 Pcs Same with california roll and tuna, salmon fluke & yellowtail on top

8.50

119. Shrimp Tempura 5 Pcs Shrimp tempura, masago, cucumber

7.25

120. Spider Roll 5 Pcs Soft shell crab, cucumber, avocado scallion & masago

7.95

121. First Ave. Roll Crabmeat, cucumber inside tuna, & yellowtail outside

8.50

122. Rock N' Roll Crabmeat, cucumber on avocado inside, spicy tuna on the top

8.50

123. Dragon Roll Eel & cucumber inside, avocado tobiko outside

8.50

124. Oriental Roll Shrimp tempura, eel, avocado, cucumber inside, tobiko, seaweed powder outside

10.50

125. Tokyo Roll Tuna, avocado inside salmon, spicy mayo on the top

8.50

126. New York Roll 8 Pcs Spicy tuna, tempura flake top with avocado & seaweed powder

9.50

127. Golden Dragon Roll Eel, avocdo inside, topped with mango

8.95

128. White River Roll Spicy yellowtail, tempura flake asparagus inside, topped with white tuna, avocado & black tobiko

9.95

129. Golden Empire Roll Shrimp tempura, spicy tuna, eel, avocado wrapped in a soy bean sheet

11.95

130. 82sr. Roll Spicy crunchy lobster, cucumber inside topped with spicy belly salmon, avocado empura flake

11.95

Japanese Menu

Entrees

59. Sushi Regular 8 pcs. & 1 california or tuna roll

12.95

Sushi Deluxe 10 pcs & 1 california or tuna roll

14.95

60. Sashimi Reg 15 pcs

13.95

Sashimi Deluxe 18 pcs

15.95

61. Sushi & Sashimi combination

17.95

62. Yellowtail & Tuna Sushi or Sushami 8 Pcs

13.95

63. Unaju

14.95

64. Chirashi

13.95

65. Tekka Don

14.95

66. Futo Maki

Half 3.95

Whole 7.95

67. combination Roll tuna, salmon & california roll

11.50

68. Spicy Maki Combo Spicy tuna, spicy salmon, spicy california

13.50

69. Oriental Sushi & Sashimi ( for 2) Sushi 8pcs. sashimi 16pcs, mexican roll & shrimp tempura roll

35.90

Sushi Bar a La Carte

Sushi & Sashimi by Piece

70. Egg Custard

1.50

71. Crab Stick

1.50

72. Fluke

2.00

73. Mackerel

2.00

74. Ocropus

2.00

75. Squid

2.00

76. Shrimp

2.00

77. Tuna

2.50

78. Yellowtail

2.50

79. Fresh Salmon(sala)

2.50

80. Eel

2.50

81. Flying Fish Roe

2.50

82. Salmon Roe

2.75

83. Scallops

2.75

84. Red Snapper

2.75

85. Spinach Mackerel

2.00

86. White Tuna

2.00

87. Sweet Shrimp

2.50

Vegetable Roll & Hand Roll

87. Cucumber Roll

3.00

88. Asparagus Roll

3.00

89. Spinach Maki

3.00

90. Garden Roll carrot, celery, lettuce

3.00

91. Yamagobo Roll

3.00

92. Kappa Maki Cucumber

3.00

93. Oshinko Maki Pickle Radish

3.00

94. Kampyo Maki

3.00

95. Cucumber & Avocado Maki

3.00

96. California Maki Masago, avocado and crab

3.25

97. Boston Maki Boston lettuce, crab and mayo

3.50

98. Sweet Potato

3.00

99. Yellowtail with Scallion

4.00

100. Takke Maki Tuna

4.00

101. Eel Maki with cucumber or avocado

4.00

102. Salmon Skin Maki

3.50

103. Brooklyn Maki Smoked salmon, cream cheese scallion

4.25

104. Uprown Maki Salmon, avocado, flying fish roe

4.25

105. Spicy Tuna Roll

4.50

106. Spicy Salmon Roll

4.50

107. East Roll shrimp, egg, avocado, cucumber & masago

4.25

108. Tuna Avocado Roll

4.50

109. Salmon Roll

4.00

110. Mexican Roll

4.95

111. Special Veg. Roll

4.50

112. Green Fuji Roll Salmon, avocado onion & seaweed powder

4.50

113. Toro Roll Fatty tuna & scallion

5.50

114. Alaskan Roll Salmon, masago, cucumber, & avocado

4.50

Chinese Lunch Specials

1. Broccoli with Garlic Sauce *

3.95

2. Mixed Chinese Vegetable

3.95

3. Over Rice *

3.95

4. Pork with Garlic Sauce *

3.95

5. Double Sauteed Sliced Pork *

3.95

6. Pork Hunan Style *

3.95

7. Sweet & Sour Pork or Chicken

3.95

8. Lo Mein

3.95

9. Fried Rice

3.95

10. Beef with Broccoli

4.25

11. Pepper Steak

4.25

12. Beef with mixed Vegetables

4.25

13. Shredded Beef Szechuan Style *

4.25

14. Ma La Beef *

4.25

15. Ginger Beef with String Beans *

4.25

16. Shrimp with Cashew Nuts

4.25

17. Shrimp with Broccoli

4.25

18. Shrimp with Black Bean Sauce *

4.25

19. Baby Shrimp with Chili Sauce *

4.25

20. Shrimp with Lobster Sauce

4.25

21. Shrimp with Vegetable

4.25

22. Shrimp & Chicken combination

3.95

23. Chicken with Cashew Nuts

3.95

24. Chicken with Hot Pepper Sauce (peanuts) *

3.95

25. Chicken with Vegetables

3.95

26. Chicken with Broccoli

3.95

27. Chicken with Garlic Sauce *

3.95

28. General Tso's Chicken *

4.55

29. Sesame Chicken

4.55

30. Orange Chicken *

4.55

31. Ginger Chicken with String Beans *

4.55

32. Crispy Chicken *

4.55

33. Triple Delight *

4.55

Japanese Luncheon

All Lunch served with Salad & Miso Soup.

A. Sushi Lunch

6.25

B. Sashimi Lunch

7.25

C. Una Ja or Tekka Don

7.95

D. Chirashi

7.93

E. Salmon Don

6.95

F. Yaki Udon

5.95

G. Udon Soup

5.95

Lunch Box $6.25

Any One Rice, Soup, Salad & Rice 4 Pcs. Dumplings or California Roll.

Beef Teriyaki

Salmon Teriyaki

Chicken Teriyaki

Tofu Teriyaki

Vegetable Teriyaki

Vegetable Tempura

Chicken Katsu

Ten Katsu

Maki Roll Special 1 $5.50

Choice of Any Two Roll / all Lunch served with Soup & Salad.

Cucumber

Cucumber Avocado

Oshinko

Avocado

Sweet Potato

Hamachio

Spinach

Kampyo

Asparagus

Yamagobo

Maki Roll Special 2 $8.95

Tuna

Salmon

Salmon Skin

California

Tuna Avocado

Salmon Avocado

Spicy Salmon

White Fish

Eel Roll

Mexican

Boston

Soda

1.00

Homemade Salad Dressing

(3 Oz.) 1.00

(1/2 Pt.) 3.00

(Pt.) 5.50

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