Although I had an unsatisfactory customer service experience, the owner reached out and offered to look into the matter. I appreciate that. I do recommend the orange chicken. Everything appears to be made fresh on the spot. Though pricy, it's hard to fault that as it's a consistent theme everywhere these days. Knowing food is made fresh does add value though.
Karla G.
Went here on a Sunday morning as I craved for dumplings and Ive been wanting to go here to try their dishes. Its an hour drive away from our house but I must say its worth it. I love the dumplings and the shrimp fried rice. The baos were also good. I didnt like the super spicy numbing beef soup that much but it wasnt bad at all. The soup portion was huge though. Service was fast too; you have to order and pay online thru their QR code. Overall, I recommend this place and will be back.
David N.
My favorite go to restaurant. Be nice to these people and don't ruin this S tier spot
Joyce M.
I'm so sorry to have to write this review, but if I come here starving and the food is not worth eating and overpriced then there is a problem. I definitely will not be back. Today is my second time eating here as it is the most convenient location when driving from NorCal to SoCal - Santa Clarita is the first vestige of civilization after traveling on I-5 south. I'm Chinese by ethnicity and though there are Mandarin-speaking chefs in the back kitchen they aren't making authentic Chinese food. I'm not sure why? For $50 I ordered: 1. A bowl of pork wonton soup. It came with 12 "wontons" stuck to the bottom of the bowl, with watery oily broth that tasted like. . . greasy water. Each wonton literally had 2 grams of a weird processed salty meat paste with a rubbery unappetizing texture inside. I thought it was a mistake, but nope, every single one had the same 2 gram piece of rubbery meat paste inside, like someone measured or squeezed it out like toothpaste and pinched it off (see photos). I was aghast. This literally was the worst "wonton" I have ever been served. This was a rip-off. Let me explain what this wonton missed: Real wontons are handmade of seasoned ground pork and large fresh juicy shrimp. They are usually around the size just smaller than a golf ball (about 30-40 grams) and should have a toothsome texture due to the springiness of the shrimp if they are fresh. If I ever eat a mushy shrimp in a restaurant wonton that tells me the cooks used old shrimp. Wontons are one of my benchmark foods for a Chinese restaurant. We used to make these as a family when I was a kid. The ones at this restaurant didn't even have shrimp, and the processed meat paste was truly disgusting. These wontons were inedible and give Chinese cuisine a bad rap. Also, wontons should not be made of the thick dumpling wrappers (those are for the potstickers). Some of the dumpling wrappers were not cooked all the way through, so they would have caused indigestion if I had eaten them. I literally spat out the first bite. A proper dumpling wrapper is thin, and creates a beautifully silky "tail" that is as delicate as it is delicious. The wontons I got were stuck to the bottom of the bowl and to each other in one big piece - this tells me the cooks left the cooked wontons to cool in the bowl and either forgot / didn't add the broth right away. If they added the broth right away the wontons would have stayed separated. I literally picked through everything trying to find something worth eating. The few pieces of bok choy floating in the soup were edible, and I was grateful for those. 2. Bok choy stir fried in garlic - this was $14 or so and both garlic and bok choy were soggy but edible, but without any "wok hey". Properly done, the minced garlic is "bloomed" in the hot oil until slightly crisp and then the bok choy is added. Not here. 3. The mixed bun plate literally came out of the "bun cabinet" where it was kept at tepid temperatures. It was served tepid also. No one wants to eat a cold bao - true Chinese baos are freshly steamed in bamboo steamers and served piping hot. They are never kept in a plastic cabinet and served cold. When I asked the waiter to resteam the bao, his manager (a woman) came to my table and informed me that she had measured the temperature of the bao I sent back and that it was at the proper temperature that they serve all the bao, and that the cook recommended that if I want the bao "extra hot" then they could microwave them for me. This exchange would never happen at an authentic Chinese restaurant. The bao on the char siu bao was powdery and hard, like the kind you get from the frozen section, rather than from handmade dough that once steamed becomes springy and with a wonderful pull-apart texture. In other words, you're paying restaurant prices for bao that you could purchase at 99 Ranch market from the frozen section. The bao served at this restaurant are definitely machine made, frozen, steamed, and served lukewarm
Rhiannon H.
Came by for dinner on a Friday night, party of 3 & seated right away. You scan a QR code for the menu, order directly off of it, and pay, then they bring you the food. The whole system is awesome and I love it! Food was delicious and reasonably priced. Clean restroom, private parking lot.
Jennifer G.
The best shop dumplings I've ever had and amazing customer service. We ordered 150 dumplings for a large party and they got it done quickly. Amazing!
SR S.
Absolutely delish! Cannot go wrong. We were in town and looking for something unique that we don't have locally. I can't stop thinking about the dumplings.
Erick A.
Great little place my kids liked it they ask me to go back would of liked it if they would of told us in the beginning that when we sit down there's a thing on the table that you order from cuz we were waiting and waiting for a waiter to ask what we would want and then someone came to us and let us know finally where to order at
Bj G.
Good food. Good service. I find the best food here is the dumplings, pot stickers, wontons, and dim sum. My personal favorite is the spicy pork wontons. However I found the chow mein bland so I would order the fried rice instead. My biggest problem with this place is it's too expensive.
H C.
There is not a bad dumpling here!! The soup dumplings are so yummy and something different and the bbq pork buns are so moist. Eating in can be a bit hectic but the food is worth it!
First time coming and I gotta say the food is amazing! The food is 10/10 the service is fast amazing great. The place is small but a good size very clean. Hands down the best place to get dumplings and get you dim sum on.
Kyle L.
Ordered har gow, shu mai, gyoyza and steamed pork buns. Little to no ambiance, so took it to go. It was ready in about 20 min. Food was pretty good, not great. Not sure I'd return. Certainly not before checking out other local spots for dim sum.
Rebecca E.
This is best place to eat. The food, to die for. We love the bacon and shrimp fried rice. Everything here is served fast and efficient service. Amazing. 2024
Dzax H.
First time here definitely coming back. Must try if you're in the area. You seated you order on your phone you get a few minutes simple
James C.
Dumplings and dim sums are ok but I like their main dishes better... Great dishes for very good price... Love to try some more.
Although I had an unsatisfactory customer service experience, the owner reached out and offered to look into the matter. I appreciate that. I do recommend the orange chicken. Everything appears to be made fresh on the spot. Though pricy, it's hard to fault that as it's a consistent theme everywhere these days. Knowing food is made fresh does add value though.
Went here on a Sunday morning as I craved for dumplings and Ive been wanting to go here to try their dishes. Its an hour drive away from our house but I must say its worth it. I love the dumplings and the shrimp fried rice. The baos were also good. I didnt like the super spicy numbing beef soup that much but it wasnt bad at all. The soup portion was huge though. Service was fast too; you have to order and pay online thru their QR code. Overall, I recommend this place and will be back.
My favorite go to restaurant. Be nice to these people and don't ruin this S tier spot
I'm so sorry to have to write this review, but if I come here starving and the food is not worth eating and overpriced then there is a problem. I definitely will not be back. Today is my second time eating here as it is the most convenient location when driving from NorCal to SoCal - Santa Clarita is the first vestige of civilization after traveling on I-5 south. I'm Chinese by ethnicity and though there are Mandarin-speaking chefs in the back kitchen they aren't making authentic Chinese food. I'm not sure why? For $50 I ordered: 1. A bowl of pork wonton soup. It came with 12 "wontons" stuck to the bottom of the bowl, with watery oily broth that tasted like. . . greasy water. Each wonton literally had 2 grams of a weird processed salty meat paste with a rubbery unappetizing texture inside. I thought it was a mistake, but nope, every single one had the same 2 gram piece of rubbery meat paste inside, like someone measured or squeezed it out like toothpaste and pinched it off (see photos). I was aghast. This literally was the worst "wonton" I have ever been served. This was a rip-off. Let me explain what this wonton missed: Real wontons are handmade of seasoned ground pork and large fresh juicy shrimp. They are usually around the size just smaller than a golf ball (about 30-40 grams) and should have a toothsome texture due to the springiness of the shrimp if they are fresh. If I ever eat a mushy shrimp in a restaurant wonton that tells me the cooks used old shrimp. Wontons are one of my benchmark foods for a Chinese restaurant. We used to make these as a family when I was a kid. The ones at this restaurant didn't even have shrimp, and the processed meat paste was truly disgusting. These wontons were inedible and give Chinese cuisine a bad rap. Also, wontons should not be made of the thick dumpling wrappers (those are for the potstickers). Some of the dumpling wrappers were not cooked all the way through, so they would have caused indigestion if I had eaten them. I literally spat out the first bite. A proper dumpling wrapper is thin, and creates a beautifully silky "tail" that is as delicate as it is delicious. The wontons I got were stuck to the bottom of the bowl and to each other in one big piece - this tells me the cooks left the cooked wontons to cool in the bowl and either forgot / didn't add the broth right away. If they added the broth right away the wontons would have stayed separated. I literally picked through everything trying to find something worth eating. The few pieces of bok choy floating in the soup were edible, and I was grateful for those. 2. Bok choy stir fried in garlic - this was $14 or so and both garlic and bok choy were soggy but edible, but without any "wok hey". Properly done, the minced garlic is "bloomed" in the hot oil until slightly crisp and then the bok choy is added. Not here. 3. The mixed bun plate literally came out of the "bun cabinet" where it was kept at tepid temperatures. It was served tepid also. No one wants to eat a cold bao - true Chinese baos are freshly steamed in bamboo steamers and served piping hot. They are never kept in a plastic cabinet and served cold. When I asked the waiter to resteam the bao, his manager (a woman) came to my table and informed me that she had measured the temperature of the bao I sent back and that it was at the proper temperature that they serve all the bao, and that the cook recommended that if I want the bao "extra hot" then they could microwave them for me. This exchange would never happen at an authentic Chinese restaurant. The bao on the char siu bao was powdery and hard, like the kind you get from the frozen section, rather than from handmade dough that once steamed becomes springy and with a wonderful pull-apart texture. In other words, you're paying restaurant prices for bao that you could purchase at 99 Ranch market from the frozen section. The bao served at this restaurant are definitely machine made, frozen, steamed, and served lukewarm
Came by for dinner on a Friday night, party of 3 & seated right away. You scan a QR code for the menu, order directly off of it, and pay, then they bring you the food. The whole system is awesome and I love it! Food was delicious and reasonably priced. Clean restroom, private parking lot.
The best shop dumplings I've ever had and amazing customer service. We ordered 150 dumplings for a large party and they got it done quickly. Amazing!
Absolutely delish! Cannot go wrong. We were in town and looking for something unique that we don't have locally. I can't stop thinking about the dumplings.
Great little place my kids liked it they ask me to go back would of liked it if they would of told us in the beginning that when we sit down there's a thing on the table that you order from cuz we were waiting and waiting for a waiter to ask what we would want and then someone came to us and let us know finally where to order at
Good food. Good service. I find the best food here is the dumplings, pot stickers, wontons, and dim sum. My personal favorite is the spicy pork wontons. However I found the chow mein bland so I would order the fried rice instead. My biggest problem with this place is it's too expensive.
There is not a bad dumpling here!! The soup dumplings are so yummy and something different and the bbq pork buns are so moist. Eating in can be a bit hectic but the food is worth it!
Restaurantji Recommends
First time coming and I gotta say the food is amazing! The food is 10/10 the service is fast amazing great. The place is small but a good size very clean. Hands down the best place to get dumplings and get you dim sum on.
Ordered har gow, shu mai, gyoyza and steamed pork buns. Little to no ambiance, so took it to go. It was ready in about 20 min. Food was pretty good, not great. Not sure I'd return. Certainly not before checking out other local spots for dim sum.
This is best place to eat. The food, to die for. We love the bacon and shrimp fried rice. Everything here is served fast and efficient service. Amazing. 2024
First time here definitely coming back. Must try if you're in the area. You seated you order on your phone you get a few minutes simple
Dumplings and dim sums are ok but I like their main dishes better... Great dishes for very good price... Love to try some more.