A lively, value-driven Brooklyn hot pot and BBQ spot with big birthday energy, lots of options, and real appeal for groups, though service and consistency can swing wildly depending on the day.
99 Favor Taste delivers solid value and fun group dining with strong food quality and variety, but inconsistent execution across visits and uneven service reliability prevent higher performance. The venue excels as a birthday destination with theatrical appeal and kid-friendly flexibility, yet quality swings between excellent and disappointing nights make it a worthwhile but unpredictable choice for casual group gatherings.
99 Favor Taste feels like a Brooklyn birthday machine wrapped around a hot pot and BBQ buffet: lively, busy, and built for groups who want to eat for a while and make a scene about it. The best nights sound genuinely fun — think attentive staff, grills handled for you, endless sauce-building, and the occasional monkey mascot cameo — while the worst nights read like chaos with missing food, awkward billing, and servers who seem to vanish when you need them. Culinarily, this is broad-appeal comfort territory rather than a chef-y adventure. The menu leans on familiar hot pot broths, grilled meats, seafood, noodles, tofu, and buffet add-ons, with enough variety to keep a mixed group happy. It’s strongest when you like abundance, customization, and a little theatrical table service; it’s weaker if you want precision, quiet pacing, or spotless consistency. Expect a place that can feel like a bargain on a good day and merely “fine” on a rough one. For families, it’s much more usable than many hot pot spots. The menu has obvious kid-friendly picks such as noodles, mozzarella sticks, ice cream, fries, chicken nuggets, and simple vegetables, plus explicit child pricing for ages 4-7 and 8-11. That said, adventurous items like offal and extra-seafood add-ons are not what picky eaters will gravitate toward, so the win here is flexibility — not a dedicated kids’ menu.
Area vibe: Primarily residential neighborhood with a strong local dining and small-business presence.
Safety: Generally safe with active street life and well-lit commercial strips in the evening.
What's nearby: Near 5th and 3rd Avenues dining corridors, close to transit (R train at Bay Ridge-95th St) and local shops and parks.