An authentic Hong Kong style dim sum restaurant that has plenty of delicious options. From the moment one enters the door, servers warmly greet you, ask for your party size, and beckon you in. Right as one sits down, servers with carts flock to you, rapidly and eagerly serving you all sorts of delicious options. The service is immediate and lightning fast! They all speak English, Cantonese, and Mandarin, and many will ask if you would like to order anything specific that isn't shown on the carts. The sesame balls with red bean paste was my favorite dish, but the others didn't fail to disappoint as prices are quite affordable, starting at 4.50 for small dishes, 5.00 for medium, and 5.50 for large dishes. The room is also lavishly decorated with a stage and dance floor (probably for weddings), drapes hanging from the ceiling, and chandeliers dotting the area.
Genzo K.
Outstanding Dim Sum lunch. The family and I chose this place from previous reviews and it did not disappoint! The restaurant is open and clean with plenty of other patrons. Our server was so friendly! And unlike other restaurants recently visited, they offered any dish we requested in Dim Sum sizes for us to enjoy. A full menu, and probably the best chicken feet and black bean pork spare ribs in the South Sacramento area. I really enjoyed the S&P Shrimp (with heads on) and Gai Lan (Chinese Broccoli) off the menu. We also ordered a lunch combination off the menu and the portion was enormous! The prices were appropriate and everything was a +1 for freshness and flavor. The next time we visit Sacramento we shall return!
Lucy M.
A few things that this place needs to take into consideration to better serve their customers and community. First, as we were seated, we weren't given a menu as the host just assumed that we wanted only dim sum. Mind you, it was quite busy so they were pushing their carts through, however, my party wasn't interested in just dim sum as we wanted to order things that weren't served on the cart. I had to ask repeatedly for a menu and was finally able to get one when the host went to the back of the room to "search" for one. Food was okay, I honestly think all dim sum style tastes alike but the temperature of the food was cold. The service could be better though as we literally had to keep waving waiters down for refills and napkins. I was wondering why they kept avoiding our table but at the end when I received our tab, I noticed that there was already a $30 gratuity included; which explains why the service was so bad. I mean, why give good service when a party of 6 was already guaranteed to be charged for tip right? First time and definitely the last time here and no, I did not find happiness in this garden.
Amina Vue
I love this place. It's huge. Awesome staff. And food is so delicious!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Dim Sum, BBQ Pork, Fried Rice
joseph Bayless
My family and I have been coming here for years. They are wonderful and the food and service are always the best! I don't live as close as I used to but travel from North Laguna to eat there now. You can ask my kids what they want, and they won't say Panda Express or anything else they will say "Happy Garden". I'll ask if they want the one in Elk Grove or Sacramento. They always say Sacramento. That's because no other place can beat it! My family will always enjoy Happy Garden Sacramento and will support their business as much as we can. See you next time! (I'll try to take better pictures to next trip as I wasn't thinking about posting them here initially, and these don't give you full credit)
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Lenny S.
Prices jumped up quite a bit since my last visit. They included a flat 18% gratuity charge in the check for a party of 5. I guess that's standard these days. Dimsum is still great though.
Jack R.
I really wanted some dim sum, this was the closest place to where I was. I liked it a lot. Kind of old school. Most of the dishes on the carts were things I was interested in. Har Gow Shu mai Chinese broccoli Plus some exotic foods. Little bit pricy but what isn't these days. Good service
Coo place nice and big inside all the girls that work there are super cool portions are small well get a lot of rice and not much meat I
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
Connie C.
PORTIONS: appropriate PRICE: appropriate SERVICE: cart and table style dim sum - not always fresh/hot but still good SURROUNDINGS: clean and open FLAVORS: (+ great, ~ ok, x no) + shumai + har gow ~ chicken feet + chow fun shrimp + salt and pepper shrimp + roast duck + Chinese broccoli + tofu skin roll + eggplant shrimp BONUS TIP: They don't have a hostess table - just keep walking inward and grab the eye of a waitress or waiter and tell them how many for your group.
Yummmmmy!!! Was dreaming of dim sum today so tried Happy Garden. It was heaven! Alll the dimsum we ordered and picked were so good. The Peking duck was to die for. The xiolongbao was so good and had lots of soup inside. Service was fast and they were very attentive
Greg Bray
First time going here today after driving past it for many years. We stopped in for dim sum in the afternoon. It was pretty busy when we got there. Luckily the parking lot is big. The place is huge and very clean. We were seated right away and the carts were flowing. We got the standards and saw a lot of new dishes to try. We left extremely full, as we tend to do when going to dim sum. Looking forward to our next visit.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Sesame Balls, Dim Sum, Fried Shrimp Ball, Shumai
Slackerov S.
First time going here today after driving past it for many years. We stopped in for dim sum in the afternoon. It was pretty busy when we got there. Luckily the parking lot is big. The place is huge and very clean. We were seated right away and the carts were flowing. We got the standards and saw a lot of new dishes to try. We left extremely full, as we tend to do when going to dim sum. Looking forward to our next visit.
Leng S.
One of our favorite dim sum restaurants. Lots of tables, so lots of room for larger groups. Love the cart service filled with tasty food.
An authentic Hong Kong style dim sum restaurant that has plenty of delicious options. From the moment one enters the door, servers warmly greet you, ask for your party size, and beckon you in. Right as one sits down, servers with carts flock to you, rapidly and eagerly serving you all sorts of delicious options. The service is immediate and lightning fast! They all speak English, Cantonese, and Mandarin, and many will ask if you would like to order anything specific that isn't shown on the carts. The sesame balls with red bean paste was my favorite dish, but the others didn't fail to disappoint as prices are quite affordable, starting at 4.50 for small dishes, 5.00 for medium, and 5.50 for large dishes. The room is also lavishly decorated with a stage and dance floor (probably for weddings), drapes hanging from the ceiling, and chandeliers dotting the area.
Outstanding Dim Sum lunch. The family and I chose this place from previous reviews and it did not disappoint! The restaurant is open and clean with plenty of other patrons. Our server was so friendly! And unlike other restaurants recently visited, they offered any dish we requested in Dim Sum sizes for us to enjoy. A full menu, and probably the best chicken feet and black bean pork spare ribs in the South Sacramento area. I really enjoyed the S&P Shrimp (with heads on) and Gai Lan (Chinese Broccoli) off the menu. We also ordered a lunch combination off the menu and the portion was enormous! The prices were appropriate and everything was a +1 for freshness and flavor. The next time we visit Sacramento we shall return!
A few things that this place needs to take into consideration to better serve their customers and community. First, as we were seated, we weren't given a menu as the host just assumed that we wanted only dim sum. Mind you, it was quite busy so they were pushing their carts through, however, my party wasn't interested in just dim sum as we wanted to order things that weren't served on the cart. I had to ask repeatedly for a menu and was finally able to get one when the host went to the back of the room to "search" for one. Food was okay, I honestly think all dim sum style tastes alike but the temperature of the food was cold. The service could be better though as we literally had to keep waving waiters down for refills and napkins. I was wondering why they kept avoiding our table but at the end when I received our tab, I noticed that there was already a $30 gratuity included; which explains why the service was so bad. I mean, why give good service when a party of 6 was already guaranteed to be charged for tip right? First time and definitely the last time here and no, I did not find happiness in this garden.
I love this place. It's huge. Awesome staff. And food is so delicious!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Dim Sum, BBQ Pork, Fried Rice
My family and I have been coming here for years. They are wonderful and the food and service are always the best! I don't live as close as I used to but travel from North Laguna to eat there now. You can ask my kids what they want, and they won't say Panda Express or anything else they will say "Happy Garden". I'll ask if they want the one in Elk Grove or Sacramento. They always say Sacramento. That's because no other place can beat it! My family will always enjoy Happy Garden Sacramento and will support their business as much as we can. See you next time! (I'll try to take better pictures to next trip as I wasn't thinking about posting them here initially, and these don't give you full credit)
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Prices jumped up quite a bit since my last visit. They included a flat 18% gratuity charge in the check for a party of 5. I guess that's standard these days. Dimsum is still great though.
I really wanted some dim sum, this was the closest place to where I was. I liked it a lot. Kind of old school. Most of the dishes on the carts were things I was interested in. Har Gow Shu mai Chinese broccoli Plus some exotic foods. Little bit pricy but what isn't these days. Good service
Family and friends anaversesery .
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Sesame Balls, Dim Sum, Soup, BBQ Pork, Fried Rice, Seafood
Coo place nice and big inside all the girls that work there are super cool portions are small well get a lot of rice and not much meat I
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
PORTIONS: appropriate PRICE: appropriate SERVICE: cart and table style dim sum - not always fresh/hot but still good SURROUNDINGS: clean and open FLAVORS: (+ great, ~ ok, x no) + shumai + har gow ~ chicken feet + chow fun shrimp + salt and pepper shrimp + roast duck + Chinese broccoli + tofu skin roll + eggplant shrimp BONUS TIP: They don't have a hostess table - just keep walking inward and grab the eye of a waitress or waiter and tell them how many for your group.
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Yummmmmy!!! Was dreaming of dim sum today so tried Happy Garden. It was heaven! Alll the dimsum we ordered and picked were so good. The Peking duck was to die for. The xiolongbao was so good and had lots of soup inside. Service was fast and they were very attentive
First time going here today after driving past it for many years. We stopped in for dim sum in the afternoon. It was pretty busy when we got there. Luckily the parking lot is big. The place is huge and very clean. We were seated right away and the carts were flowing. We got the standards and saw a lot of new dishes to try. We left extremely full, as we tend to do when going to dim sum. Looking forward to our next visit.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Sesame Balls, Dim Sum, Fried Shrimp Ball, Shumai
First time going here today after driving past it for many years. We stopped in for dim sum in the afternoon. It was pretty busy when we got there. Luckily the parking lot is big. The place is huge and very clean. We were seated right away and the carts were flowing. We got the standards and saw a lot of new dishes to try. We left extremely full, as we tend to do when going to dim sum. Looking forward to our next visit.
One of our favorite dim sum restaurants. Lots of tables, so lots of room for larger groups. Love the cart service filled with tasty food.
Mu shu!