My boyfriend picked this place cause of the lunch special, I'm glad he did. Based on these yelp I would of skipped this place. However, I am so happy we lunched here. Specials are great, very clean and pleasant! Food was delicious, I had the salmon and my bf had the duck, both very satisfied! Go!

The Thai Fried Rice was terrific !

So BF and I went on Saturday night. Nice decor and attentive service. For starters we had pork dumplings and spring rolls - both were very good. Dumplings come only 3 to an order so that was a bit of a bummer b/c they're kind of small, but no big deal. For entrees, I had the mango chicken and BF had orange crispy beef. I have to say, i really liked both dishes BUT they were served in a noodle-bowl, inside a regular bowl. Meaning, the bowl was made of noodles and cradled in a regular bowl. The noodles were in the shape of a bowl, and were hard and crispy. It sounds good in theory but not the best if you need to cut your meat as the entire noodle bowl starts sliding all over the place and it's not like you can really eat the noodles (i tried). I was also hoping my mango chicken would be sweet and spicy, as advertised. it was sweet (not overly so), but def not spicy. Not even a hint of spice. I even asked for chili sauce and practically had to douse my food in it to get some heat. BF's beef was really good and had a bit of a kick to it. I'd go back, but maybe next time i'll ask for my meal sans-noodle bowl!

You should be a little more than a "bit hesitant" to try this restaurant. The food might be appealing, however these are the things you should know. It is the cause of MAJOR RAT problems on the Carroll Gardens streets of Smith and Butler. The restaurant should be sited for HEALTH VIOLATIONS and for IMPROPER SANITATION.My neighbor had lunch in there recently and when she found a ROACH IN HER LUNCH the staff hardly even flinched, though she was so traumatized she could barely speak. Needless to say, NO ONE living on our hood would be foolish enough to eat there.I do not lie when I say that we cannot walk on the sidewalk late at night after the restaurant has closed due to the number of RATS that are feasting on the improperly discarded FOOD WASTE left out without containment for them to eat on the Butler St. side.I and all my neighbors who pay a bundle to live in this area would love to see this place either CLEAN UP ITS ACT or CLOSE UP!

Impressively Bad!!!Where do I start? The cocktails are cloyingly sweet. The food is processed frozen hell. All the dim sum sampled were the exact same things found in the freezer section of any asian food market. The Black Pepper Duck entree was a crime against humanity: A frozen duck breast not so much flattened as beaten into submission, crusted in a thick heavy coating of McNugget breading. It was cooked so dry it could be used as a chemical desiccant. It was then served on a plate with a glob of XO sauce straight from the bottle, and a boiled to death pair of baby bok choy and shitake caps that were so laden with grit as to be almost inedible.And for this medley of horror, we waited almost 2 hours.When the bill came, there was a second round of drinks on the tab that had never made it to the table. These were promptly removed when we complained, and the head waiter brought a complementary dessert. A lovely gesture that should have been saved for his mortal enemies. The plate had a lump of green tea ice cream so iced over from freezer burn it actually crumbled under the spoon, and a wedge of something described as a pistachio 7 layer cake which was soggy filaments of phyllo dough mashed together with a non-descript and utterly bland green gel. We were also offered, as every table was, a small chocolate looking truffle for each person at the table which I think fell out the back end of an animal - bitter, chalky and utterly gross.The service was slow, disorganized and ridiculously chaotic.The only bright point, the head waiter, was affable and eager to please, though the entropic failure of everything around him was simply too much.

i was a little hesitant in coming here at first because i haven't been to that many good fusion places, but this place is f'n awesome. happy hour at the bar for $5. my favorite is the lychee martini, it tastes great and its really powerful.i wasn't that hungry when i got here, but i ordered the sesame tuna appetizer. it tasted great, they fused mango salsa, sashimi tuna and sesame into something delicious. finished that dish in no time. looks awesome too, just look at the pictures i uploaded.also, the prices here are reasonable. and if you get edgar as the bartender you're lucky cause he's the man!

It was tough deciding between three and four stars but the friendly service, good prices and proximity to my job raised it a star. Usually I only go to Chinatown for my dimsum fix, but since I didn't have as much time for lunch, I decided to keep it local.My coworker and I ordered 6 different items to share and all were decent to good. My favorites were the steamed pork dumplings (which were juicy little buns), steamed shrimp dumplings and steamed seafood with corn dumplings. All were nicely done and flavorful, plus creative with the corn since I have never had that in my dumplings before. My coworker liked the chicken shumai which I also thought was tasty as well as the deep fried bean curd seafood rolls. The only item that we weren't a huge fan of was the fried pork dumplings. They had a flavor to them that we just weren't too fond of. They were nicely executed though, so I will give them credit for that.Service was very friendly and attentive though and the lunchtime prices for each of the dim sum items was only $2.50 for three pieces. I am still a fan of the traditional dim sum houses of Chinatown but Chance is definitely recommended as a good option in the Cobble Hill area if you are craving some dim sum with a nice restaurant vibe.

Came here for lunch because the bf has this thing where he has to try places....after reading the reviews I was like ok...let's go...so we did....ordered veggie pad thai and he got some beef things, along with some dumplings...let's just say...I couldn't drive home fast enough because we both got so sick from the food....it wasn't even funny.The restaurant itself is very clean and the decor is lovely, the waiters (both get 2 thumbs up) were so sweet and attentive...shame the food (2 thumbs down) wasn't as good to us as they were...O well.

So how did I a guy who works in the city and lives in LI end up in brooklyn?Who knows? My friends dragged me out here. But this place is a little gem.The atmosphere is modern and cozy. Cozy is a code word for small. Either way I didn't mind. Me and my friends sat at the bar and just ordered from there.We sampled a huge variety of food. This is easily explained because 3 of us ordered off a pre fix menu. We ordered miso lobster dumpling, shrimp shumai, on top of the pre fixed apps of scallop, foie gras, and I forget the third. The plates were small, but tasty. Was it the best ever? No but for the price it was great value. I know this is a Asian fusion place, but I got the filet mignon as my main course. This was the highlight of my meal. Perfectly medium rare and pre sliced no less. (less work for me!)On top of all this they had $10 macallan 12 on the rocks! Not skimpy portions either. You would expect a trendy place in brooklyn to cost more.It's just tough to give it 5 stars because I like to eat and the portions were not consistent with the prices. Other than that I would recommend this place if you're ever in town.

THIS IS, BY FAR, THE BEST RESTAURANT/BAR ON SMITH ST! The interior is chic, the service is great, and the food is good. But my favorite thing about Chance is the drinks- it's really the reason I come here. Edgar, the bartender, mixes the best drinks. Seriously. Try one of them and I promise you won't be disappointed.Whether you come in during happy hour or not, the prices are always reasonable, especially considering the size of the drinks. THIS IS NOT THE TYPE OF PLACE THAT'LL CHARGE YOU $15 FOR A COCKTAIL AND THEN HAND YOU A TINY GLASS THAT'S HALF FULL AND WATERED DOWN. If you're looking for a place that'll give you your money's worth, trust me, Chance is the place for you.