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200 Canal St, New York, NY 10013
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Yelp reviewers describe long checkout lines building through the day, advising shoppers to "visit earlier in the day" since going "around 4pm the line is going to be very long and only one cashier is opened" (Yelp reviews). The bottleneck is largely a staffing issue — the store often runs a single open register during busy afternoon stretches, according to the same Yelp feedback.
The line pressure is compounded by the in-house BBQ/prepared-foods counter, which draws its own steady traffic alongside grocery shoppers checking out (Yelp reviews). General reviews describe New Kam Man as a long-running, popular Chinatown draw with competitive prices, consistent with crowding at peak hours (WebSearch aggregation of Yelp/Tripadvisor listings).
Patterns as reported by press and regulars — not measured by damnlines.
Reservations: None — walk-in grocery and prepared-foods counter
Walk-ins: Yes, always walk-in
Reported as open daily approximately 10am-6pm per general listings; not independently confirmed from the Yelp source itself.
Checkout waits are mild earlier in the day but can stretch significantly by mid-afternoon, particularly around 4pm when reviewers report only one cashier open (Yelp reviews).
No — it's a grocery and prepared-foods counter, not a reservation-based restaurant; no booking system is referenced in reviews.
Yes, it's walk-in only for both grocery shopping and the BBQ counter, though arriving earlier in the day avoids the worst checkout backups (Yelp reviews).
Sources: Yelp - New Kam Man reviews