> ## Content Index > Fetch the complete content index at: https://bklyner.com/llms.txt > Use this file to discover other available public pages before exploring further. # Dining Review: We’re Shouting From The ‘Stooptops’ About Hey Hey Canteen - URL: https://bklyner.com/dining-review-were-shouting-from-the-stooptops-about-hey-hey-canteen-parkslopestoop/ - Published: 2016-06-15T20:26:58.000Z - Updated: 2016-06-15T20:37:48.000Z - Author: Donny Levit - Tags: Food & Drink, Nonsponsored, North Western Brooklyn, Park Slope, 400 4th Avenue, Chinese Food, dumplings, hey hey canteen, Park Slope Openings and Closings 2016, thebitebk, #wp ![hey hey canteen](/content/images/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/hey2-702x524.jpg) Hong Kong Fried Chicken Sandwich with Veggie Dumplings hiding in the back. (Photo by Donny Levit / Park Slope Stoop) When owner Kay Ch’ien [closed her Cantonese-style 2 Duck Goose](/blog/business/2-duck-goose-wont-be-it-for-time-being-plans-2016-re-opening/) last November, her goal was to “re-work the concept” of the restaurant. She spent early 2016 traveling in Thailand, Singapore, and Hong Kong (Ch’ien’s home town) for inspiration. Ch’ien opened her new venture [Hey Hey Canteen](http://www.heyheycanteen.com/?ref=bklyner.com) (440 4th Avenue at 6th Street) in the same space last week (a soft opening), and she has certainly succeeded at finding inspiration. ![hey hey canteen](/content/images/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/hey4-702x510.jpg) Photo by Donny Levit / Park Slope Stoop The clean, bright space could very well become a 4th Avenue destination. And for those folk who think 4th Avenue sounds far away, keep in mind that Hey Hey Canteen is a stone’s throw from the Old Stone House and J.J. Byrne Park. No schlepping necessary. ![hey hey canteen](/content/images/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/hey-hey-2-702x361.jpg) Owner Kay Ch’ien, Executive Chef Carlos Barrera, and Consulting Chef Irene Khin Wong. (Photo via [Hey Hey Canteen](https://www.facebook.com/heyheycanteen/photos/pb.987125654716699.-2207520000.1465320943./996872330408698/?type=3&theater)) Carlos Barrera, who served as the former sous-chef of 2 Duck Goose, will now be the Executive Chef for Hey Hey Canteen. Consulting Chef Irene Khin Wong joins the team. She is the founder of catering company [Saffron 59](http://www.saffron59.com/?ref=bklyner.com). ![hey hey canteen](/content/images/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/hey7-702x512.jpg) Photo by Donny Levit / Park Slope Stoop But it’s the food you’re really coming for, yes? [Hey Hey’s menu](http://www.heyheycanteen.com/menus?ref=bklyner.com) is diverse without being sprawling. Like the [recently reviewed Hanki](/blog/food/dining-review-hanki-k-pops-onto-7th-avenue/), you place your order and pay at the counter before you sit down. The food is brought to your table. ![hey hey canteen](/content/images/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/hey5-702x528.jpg) Red Rice Ale and Tumeric-Ginger Cayenne Iced Tea. (Photo by Donny Levit / Park Slope Stoop) Hey Hey sports some surprises. The [drinks menu](http://static1.squarespace.com/static/573ff1144d088e1eb615c3b6/t/575c70b037013b38edb04c75/1465675956759/DRINKS+MENU.pdf?ref=bklyner.com) has wine, beer, cocktails, and non-alcholic options — including some delicious teas. One the beer side, the Hitachino Red Rice beer ($8) is light with slight hoppiness and a subtle aroma (“Hoppy” doesn’t mean “bitter” — [that’s another story for another time](http://allaboutbeer.com/bitterness-is-not-the-same-as-hoppiness/?ref=bklyner.com)). The Tumeric-Ginger Cayenne Iced Tea ($2.99) is my new summer drink. It tastes as textured as it sounds — and is both spicy and refreshing. I’m not going to do a very job of describing it, because it’s an odd taste. But odd here means a wild child deliciousness. ![hey hey canteen](/content/images/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/hey6-702x511.jpg) Spicy Matcha Soba. (Photo by Donny Levit / Park Slope Stoop) The Spicy Matcha Soba ($9.99) dish is perhaps more citrusy than it is spicy. The Hanger Steak ($7.99) was ordered as a side, topped with a savory chimichurri sauce. The best bet for ordering at Hey Hey is to mix it up a bit so the tastes complement each other. ![hey hey canteen](/content/images/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/hey1-702x526.jpg) Chrysanthemum Caesar Salad. (Photo by Donny Levit / Park Slope Stoop) While a caesar salad may not sound like the sexiest dish around, the Chrysanthemum Caesar Salad ($9.99) benefits from the combination of chrysanthemum leaves mixed with crispy tofu, almond parmesan, bao croutons, and crispy seaweed. You’re not going to confuse this one with the standard — and you can’t find many more interesting light summer meals. This, my friends, is one sexy salad. ![hey hey canteen](/content/images/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/hey3-702x522.jpg) The incredible Hong Kong Fried Chicken Sandwich. (Photo by Donny Levit / Park Slope Stoop) Now, if you want to know my new sandwich crave for the summer, just stare at the above picture. The Hong Kong Fried Chicken Sandwich ($10.99) IS as good as it looks. The tamari-palm sugar-glazed chicken breast has a crispy ramen crust, green mango, radish pickles, umami aioli, and is served on a bao bun. I can’t believe I managed to write all that without stopping over to get one. The steamed wheat-floured bun is puffy, and the chicken is fried ever-so-lightly. Enough of my description, just go have one. ![hey hey canteen](/content/images/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/hey8-702x485.jpg) Photo by Donny Levit / Park Slope Stoop Hey Hey Canteen is a crowd pleaser as well. There’s a [kids’ menu](http://static1.squarespace.com/static/573ff1144d088e1eb615c3b6/t/575c708b37013b38edb04af3/1465675918865/KIDS+MENU.pdf?ref=bklyner.com) which includes lo mein or sesame noodles ($6.99 each), and each comes with two veggie dumplings. You can get a veggie dumpling ($6.99) order for yourself as well — which we recommend. Please don’t steal your kid’s food, you feel me? We have a real winner on our hands. And with [HENRI’s Backyard opening soon in the former Pickle Shack spot](/blog/business/henris-backyard-to-open-in-former-pickle-shack-spot/), the 4th Avenue culinary new blood would be far more positive to focus on than the 4th Avenue [real estate canyon of mediocrity](/blog/real-estate/big-development-goes-south-4th-avenue-literally/). There’s *nothing* mediocre going on in Hey Hey Canteen — and with that said, I need to go get a Hong Kong Fried Chicken Sandwich. > **The Dining Rundown: [Hey Hey Canteen](http://www.heyheycanteen.com/?ref=bklyner.com#homepage)** > **Where:** 400 4th Avenue (at 6th Street) > **Hours**: Tuesdays-Sundays, 12pm-10pm. Closed Mondays. > **Phone:** 347-987-3830 > **Kid Friendly?** Yes. The restaurant features a kids’ menu and has high chairs. > **Special Notes:** Seating on a first-come, first-served basis. No reservations.