Cha Cha Tang is the first place that we’ve been served spam noodle soup by someone in a full button-down and server jacket. This West Village restaurant makes food inspired by cha chaan tengs, the casual diners that originated in Hong Kong, serving a blend of Cantonese and Western cuisines. Here, that food is deconstructed, reimagined, and upgraded before it hits the pink tablecloths in their semi-formal dining room. A meal here can add up, but the fancy presentation and ingredients in dishes like macaroni soup, siu mai, and cheesy pork chops feel worths it. That pork is cooked with steakhouse specificity, the soup is loaded with juicy wontons, and the siu mai come on a skewer, doused in a smoky-sweet pineapple sauce. It’s a fun spot for a low-key birthday dinner, with plenty of booths for groups.