Allowing indoor seating, each dimsum dish is just under $5. All the classics are available, but I came specifically for the 菠萝流沙包 (pineapple bread-salted egg yolk bun). SO GOOD!!! Satisfied my big craving. 10/10 would re-order.
Claudine V.
Came here to order dimsum to go. Got shrimp, pork dumplings, fried tarp, noodles with shrimp, pork buns and pork spareribs service was fast but customer service was a little rude. They open early at 8 am for some dimsum but some hot dishes like duck or rice are not available until 11 am. Might come back here to dine in. Trust.
Aims V.
New year dim sum was so delicious. I haven't had dim sum at a restaurant for awhile and i missed it. Thanks to my hubby for his cravings. We got quite a few dishes including chicken feet which I stopped ordering years ago but wanted it this time. Of course the usual hai gow and si mai yeah I probably spelled it wrong. My favorite is their melts in your mouth goodness shrimp rolls so delicious here. Their congee was also good with thousand egg. Overall wait wasn't too bad and food comes out quickly. Waiters were great and they speak English so I appreciate that. Will be back for the shrimp rolls! Prices are a lot higher now but it's expected. Parking is in the garage below structure.
Brian U.
Like American diners or Jewish dells that are dying out, large Cantonese restaurants are becoming harbingers of the past due to overeating of greasy salt bombs lacking flavor. Thankfully, this classic-styled Chinese restaurant avoids the usual pitfalls. The traditional dim sum focused on one key seasoning that wasn't salt or oil. Also, the portion sizes were smaller which made it easier to try a wider variety of dishes. The pork and shrimp shu mai and shrimp har gow both emphasized big chunks of meat. Similarly, both the fluffy steamed BBQ pork bao and the sweet baked BBQ pork bao had loads of meat filling - so much that (and I can't believe I'm about to say this) perhaps the baked bao could have used less meat in ratio to the bun. The thick translucent wrapper chui chow held a loose peanut and sausage filling. The beef noodle roll had a gentle smear of soft meat filling. Most remarkable was that all of these dumplings were consistently tasty. Located on the top floor at the north end of the mall, plenty of underground parking was available. We had no waiting for a table on Sunday at 8:45A when we arrived with tables still open at 9:20A when we left. Our quick breakfast was possible due to ample dim sum carts rolling about.
Esmeralda M.
Checked this place out yesterday because we were craving New Years dim sum. First, it was like a maze trying to find this place, lol. We had to keep reading the map. We got there and we were seated right away. There were a ton of folks in there. I chose this spot because someone had posted what looked like partitions being put up. There weren't any. The food was good, but with omicron raging and none of the tables socially distanced, I didn't feel super comfortable. Just wanted to eat and leave really. Some of the dishes came out piping hot while others were lukewarm. I'd definitely return one day!
Susie Pw
Excellent Taste ....? Good Service...??? No Regret ?
Mike N.
4 Stars = "Good" Frankly I have no idea how to rate dim sum places anymore since the pandemic mess everything up. I was just glad I wasn't eating it from styrofoam boxes. The food was piping hot, dishes were removed promptly and we got everything we wanted so this was good as far as I can see. I do wish prices were lower, but with the world the way it is I don't see how they would be profitable if they didn't raise their prices.
Spencer T.
Service and clean restaurant. Food was tasty and at a good price point. I have been spoiled with good dim sum from the SF Bay Area and can't give higher than a three star. Breakdown of some of the classics. Sui Mai(pork) was oily and didn't add to the flavor. Ha Gow Sui Mai(shrimp) filling was not as moist and seemed to be missing water chestnuts. Chive and shrimp dumplings wrappers were really thick. Steamed beef balls were decent, the bean curd was probably the best part of it sadly. Soup dumplings were not that soupy and flavor not memorable.
John H.
I had high expectations for LA and this place did not hold a candle to the east coast. Dim sum was expensive and small portions. Worse, the food was subpar. Some dishes were barely warm from the steam table, and the sauces started congealing. Ordered the shrimp chive dumpling, which could have been good but was burnt and the shrimp was overcooked. Isn't this a seafood place? The shredded pork chow mein saved the day. I chose this place because it has a huge free parking garage, but I regretted my decision.
Nigel P.
Dim sum was okay, but one of the staff members was super rude (and not in the normal Chinese-kinda-way). We asked for more sauce since they gave a tiny literally-smaller-than-soy-sauce-dish portion for 6 people and the guy barked angrily at my mom for like 40 seconds and finished with "why didn't you say that first?" in a very rude tone. Like bro we were just asking for sauce, you're the one making it complicated. I'm literally pointing at an empty dish of very clearly RED chili sauce that happens to be the most famous RED brand on earth and my mans literally says "MUSTARD?". If you can't ascertain my intent, then that's on you. Don't yell at my mom. I think he was just being a dick on purpose. It also took like a full minute of back-and-forth conversation and 3 staff to determine that they didn't have Diet Coke, which is the first time a restaurant has not had it in my entire life basically. There's a certain amount of "rudeness" I expect out of an authentic Chinese restaurant. They generally don't coddle you and want to get straight to business, but at a certain point it becomes legitimate rudeness. Boycotting out of principle.
The service was really good and this restaurant is accommodating for large parties or banquets. Our party of 70 got seated immediately and had a great time. There weren't as many savory dimsum options at the start so our tables loaded up on the desserts. Some of the hot dishes we ordered were cold or lukewarm but it was still tasty. I gave it a 4 star since the prices were high but the quality of the dim sum seemed to be just above average.
Steven Lam
Great for groups and good experience to eat dim sum. My go to place for dining for dim sum.
Mr Sparkle
Haven’t been here for years and decided to try it last week. Pretty underwhelming. Ordered 2 rice rolls - one with shrimp and one with fried dough. Both came out lukewarm. At 10am on a Saturday morning. Was surprised and disappointed. Ordered other stuff, too - but nothing stands out in my mind, which I guess is a sign...
A. Nakamura
Arrived around 11A on a Sunday. We were sat quickly, they're doing the carts. Our dim sum was warm and the variety was good. Must try the turnip cake and pineapple topped custard bun! They serve hot mustard and chili sauce, you'll have to ask for soy or chili oil. LOVE that they give you a thermos of hot water with the tea pot so you can refresh your tea without help!!
Jane F.
Came here for dinner, so not a dim sum review - on a Tuesday weeknight. Everything was quite good, my favourite is definitely the peking duck! Crispy skin lots of meat, the only down side is not enough baos so we ended up paying $4 for another basket of baos. The other top dish wasn't a dish, but their soup! It was very sweet and tasted very wholesome. Though it could be the fact that I miss homemade soups, it still wouldn't discount how great it tasted. Veggies were fresh and tofu with bamboo shoots were good but not the best I have had. Overall, the worst dish was a fatty beef hot pot type of stew - don't get it! It was bland, became a mush after awhile and it was just a waste of ingredients. The other thing that was quite annoying was the amount fruit flies that we have to shoo away. Pretty decent place, but probably wouldn't come here on busy days were parking is horrible and I am sure the quality of the food wouldn't be as on par on a busy day.
Allowing indoor seating, each dimsum dish is just under $5. All the classics are available, but I came specifically for the 菠萝流沙包 (pineapple bread-salted egg yolk bun). SO GOOD!!! Satisfied my big craving. 10/10 would re-order.
Came here to order dimsum to go. Got shrimp, pork dumplings, fried tarp, noodles with shrimp, pork buns and pork spareribs service was fast but customer service was a little rude. They open early at 8 am for some dimsum but some hot dishes like duck or rice are not available until 11 am. Might come back here to dine in. Trust.
New year dim sum was so delicious. I haven't had dim sum at a restaurant for awhile and i missed it. Thanks to my hubby for his cravings. We got quite a few dishes including chicken feet which I stopped ordering years ago but wanted it this time. Of course the usual hai gow and si mai yeah I probably spelled it wrong. My favorite is their melts in your mouth goodness shrimp rolls so delicious here. Their congee was also good with thousand egg. Overall wait wasn't too bad and food comes out quickly. Waiters were great and they speak English so I appreciate that. Will be back for the shrimp rolls! Prices are a lot higher now but it's expected. Parking is in the garage below structure.
Like American diners or Jewish dells that are dying out, large Cantonese restaurants are becoming harbingers of the past due to overeating of greasy salt bombs lacking flavor. Thankfully, this classic-styled Chinese restaurant avoids the usual pitfalls. The traditional dim sum focused on one key seasoning that wasn't salt or oil. Also, the portion sizes were smaller which made it easier to try a wider variety of dishes. The pork and shrimp shu mai and shrimp har gow both emphasized big chunks of meat. Similarly, both the fluffy steamed BBQ pork bao and the sweet baked BBQ pork bao had loads of meat filling - so much that (and I can't believe I'm about to say this) perhaps the baked bao could have used less meat in ratio to the bun. The thick translucent wrapper chui chow held a loose peanut and sausage filling. The beef noodle roll had a gentle smear of soft meat filling. Most remarkable was that all of these dumplings were consistently tasty. Located on the top floor at the north end of the mall, plenty of underground parking was available. We had no waiting for a table on Sunday at 8:45A when we arrived with tables still open at 9:20A when we left. Our quick breakfast was possible due to ample dim sum carts rolling about.
Checked this place out yesterday because we were craving New Years dim sum. First, it was like a maze trying to find this place, lol. We had to keep reading the map. We got there and we were seated right away. There were a ton of folks in there. I chose this spot because someone had posted what looked like partitions being put up. There weren't any. The food was good, but with omicron raging and none of the tables socially distanced, I didn't feel super comfortable. Just wanted to eat and leave really. Some of the dishes came out piping hot while others were lukewarm. I'd definitely return one day!
Excellent Taste ....? Good Service...??? No Regret ?
4 Stars = "Good" Frankly I have no idea how to rate dim sum places anymore since the pandemic mess everything up. I was just glad I wasn't eating it from styrofoam boxes. The food was piping hot, dishes were removed promptly and we got everything we wanted so this was good as far as I can see. I do wish prices were lower, but with the world the way it is I don't see how they would be profitable if they didn't raise their prices.
Service and clean restaurant. Food was tasty and at a good price point. I have been spoiled with good dim sum from the SF Bay Area and can't give higher than a three star. Breakdown of some of the classics. Sui Mai(pork) was oily and didn't add to the flavor. Ha Gow Sui Mai(shrimp) filling was not as moist and seemed to be missing water chestnuts. Chive and shrimp dumplings wrappers were really thick. Steamed beef balls were decent, the bean curd was probably the best part of it sadly. Soup dumplings were not that soupy and flavor not memorable.
I had high expectations for LA and this place did not hold a candle to the east coast. Dim sum was expensive and small portions. Worse, the food was subpar. Some dishes were barely warm from the steam table, and the sauces started congealing. Ordered the shrimp chive dumpling, which could have been good but was burnt and the shrimp was overcooked. Isn't this a seafood place? The shredded pork chow mein saved the day. I chose this place because it has a huge free parking garage, but I regretted my decision.
Dim sum was okay, but one of the staff members was super rude (and not in the normal Chinese-kinda-way). We asked for more sauce since they gave a tiny literally-smaller-than-soy-sauce-dish portion for 6 people and the guy barked angrily at my mom for like 40 seconds and finished with "why didn't you say that first?" in a very rude tone. Like bro we were just asking for sauce, you're the one making it complicated. I'm literally pointing at an empty dish of very clearly RED chili sauce that happens to be the most famous RED brand on earth and my mans literally says "MUSTARD?". If you can't ascertain my intent, then that's on you. Don't yell at my mom. I think he was just being a dick on purpose. It also took like a full minute of back-and-forth conversation and 3 staff to determine that they didn't have Diet Coke, which is the first time a restaurant has not had it in my entire life basically. There's a certain amount of "rudeness" I expect out of an authentic Chinese restaurant. They generally don't coddle you and want to get straight to business, but at a certain point it becomes legitimate rudeness. Boycotting out of principle.
Restaurantji Recommends
The service was really good and this restaurant is accommodating for large parties or banquets. Our party of 70 got seated immediately and had a great time. There weren't as many savory dimsum options at the start so our tables loaded up on the desserts. Some of the hot dishes we ordered were cold or lukewarm but it was still tasty. I gave it a 4 star since the prices were high but the quality of the dim sum seemed to be just above average.
Great for groups and good experience to eat dim sum. My go to place for dining for dim sum.
Haven’t been here for years and decided to try it last week. Pretty underwhelming. Ordered 2 rice rolls - one with shrimp and one with fried dough. Both came out lukewarm. At 10am on a Saturday morning. Was surprised and disappointed. Ordered other stuff, too - but nothing stands out in my mind, which I guess is a sign...
Arrived around 11A on a Sunday. We were sat quickly, they're doing the carts. Our dim sum was warm and the variety was good. Must try the turnip cake and pineapple topped custard bun! They serve hot mustard and chili sauce, you'll have to ask for soy or chili oil. LOVE that they give you a thermos of hot water with the tea pot so you can refresh your tea without help!!
Came here for dinner, so not a dim sum review - on a Tuesday weeknight. Everything was quite good, my favourite is definitely the peking duck! Crispy skin lots of meat, the only down side is not enough baos so we ended up paying $4 for another basket of baos. The other top dish wasn't a dish, but their soup! It was very sweet and tasted very wholesome. Though it could be the fact that I miss homemade soups, it still wouldn't discount how great it tasted. Veggies were fresh and tofu with bamboo shoots were good but not the best I have had. Overall, the worst dish was a fatty beef hot pot type of stew - don't get it! It was bland, became a mush after awhile and it was just a waste of ingredients. The other thing that was quite annoying was the amount fruit flies that we have to shoo away. Pretty decent place, but probably wouldn't come here on busy days were parking is horrible and I am sure the quality of the food wouldn't be as on par on a busy day.