Friday, June 1, 2012 at 2:58PM 
Welcome to First Bite, a new feature at digestny where we post about some of the city's most anticipated restaurants shortly after they open. We'll take some pics, eat some food, digest, and then report back to you. This time around its Mission Chinese Food, Danny Bowien's San Fran import. On our recent visit, it was made clear why the hot spot is so... hot.
Wednesday, May 23, 2012 at 12:20PM 
Bowien n' co. courtesy of the TimesDanny Bowien catches the Andy Ricker wave and is the next west coast import to bring Asian cuisine to New Yorkers. He landed at 154 Orchard Street (@ Rivington) and opened a branch of his wildly popular, San Francisco based Mission Chinese Food to the public last night. Lunch service will start tomorrow at 1130 and the restaurant will be open six days a week, they're closed Wednesdays.
Tables will likely be tough to snag in the tiny space, but reservations can be made for the 12 seats available at the bar. Nothing on the menu is more than $13 and beers are $5. On top of the cheap prices, Bowien is donating 75 cents from every dish Mission sells to the Food Bank for New York City. Once they get their liquor license, another 75 cents from every cocktail goes to the Food Bank as well.