Forkelo ranking · Updated November 2026
10 general tso's chicken across New York City, ranked on what people say about the dish itself — never the restaurant's overall rating.
Wa Jeal Sichuan Chili House · Upper East Side, Manhattan
4 dish-specific mentions · 75% positive · 3 source types · menu verified November 2026
Crispy General Tso's chicken with large pieces that are not drowned in sauce. Diners say it is exceptional when eaten fresh and still crunchy.
Baji Baji · East Village, Manhattan
3 dish-specific mentions · 67% positive · 3 source types · menu verified November 2026
Takeout General Tso's chicken from a shop with no seating. One diner called it the best they had had.
Red Bowl · Bay Ridge, Brooklyn
3 dish-specific mentions · 100% positive · 2 source types · menu verified November 2026
Crunchy, spicy, not overly sweet General Tso's chicken that one diner said loses its crunch if it is delivered.
Noodle Lane · Park Slope, Brooklyn
4 dish-specific mentions · 75% positive · 2 source types · menu verified November 2026
Five Star General Tso's chicken that Park Slope regulars have called a standout American-Chinese version.
Wo Hop Next Door · Chinatown, Manhattan
1 dish-specific mention · 100% positive · 1 source type · menu verified November 2026
Street-level General Tso's chicken that one diner called a clear step up from the downstairs Wo Hop plate.
Hunan Delight · Park Slope, Brooklyn
5 dish-specific mentions · 60% positive · 3 source types · menu verified November 2026
Crispy General Tso's chicken that some orders still find crunchy and fresh. Other lunch plates have been called terrible.
Deluxe Green Bo · Chinatown, Manhattan
2 dish-specific mentions · 50% positive · 2 source types · menu verified November 2026
Dark-meat General Tso's chicken, marked spicy on the official menu. Named-dish review coverage is still thin.
Wok 88 · Upper East Side, Manhattan
3 dish-specific mentions · 33% positive · 3 source types · menu verified November 2026
Lunch General Tso's chicken that some diners find less heavy on sauce than most versions. White-meat orders have come back dry, and the lunch plate can run small.
Uncle Lou · Chinatown, Manhattan
4 dish-specific mentions · 25% positive · 3 source types · menu verified November 2026
Sweet-spicy General Tso's chicken with a split record: some love the glaze, others have found the batter soggy or uneven from piece to piece.
Wo Hop · Chinatown, Manhattan
3 dish-specific mentions · 0% positive · 3 source types · menu verified November 2026
Crispy General Tso's chicken in a darker sauce with peppers and onions. Reviews split between best-ever crunch and a sauce that misses the usual sweet-spicy kick.
Every score is built from evidence about the specific dish: how often locals recommend it, how strongly, how recently, and whether independent sources agree. A restaurant's overall star rating is never converted into a dish score.
Quality and confidence are reported separately. A dish two people loved can score high, but it is marked limited data until more evidence backs it up. The whole calculation — every constant, and three dishes worked through line by line — is written out on the methodology page.
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