Forkelo ranking · Updated November 2026
5 orange chicken across New York City, ranked on what people say about the dish itself — never the restaurant's overall rating.
The Best Sichuan · Midtown, Manhattan
7 dish-specific mentions · 86% positive · 2 source types · menu verified November 2026
Orange chicken that some diners call the best they have had and not over-breaded. Others found it only fine, or too spicy to enjoy.
456 New Shanghai · Chinatown, Manhattan
11 dish-specific mentions · 73% positive · 3 source types · menu verified November 2026
Spicy orange-flavored chicken that some diners call the best they have had, though one plate came out stringy and chewy in spots.
China Xiang · Hell's Kitchen, Manhattan
2 dish-specific mentions · 50% positive · 2 source types · menu verified November 2026
Crispy chen-pi orange chicken, hot and spicy, that diners have called among the best they have had.
Wo Hop · Chinatown, Manhattan
1 dish-specific mention · 0% positive · 1 source type · menu verified November 2026
Chicken with orange from the official 17 Mott menu. Named-dish review coverage is still thin.
The Best Sichuan · Flatiron, Manhattan
2 dish-specific mentions · 0% positive · 2 source types · menu verified November 2026
Crispy orange chicken with a thin crust and a sauce that can run spicier than expected. Reviews split between perfectly cooked and merely mediocre.
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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