It's a great, simple dim sum! So good that we came back a second time before we left. The menu is not expansive, but it's quality dishes. Give the beef dumpling soup a try, it's quite good in light broth. The turnip cake is soft and flavorful. Sticky rice had good balance. Highly recommend. You might wait a few minutes for a table, but it's never long. And the prices are very reasonable. Would definitely return. Again. (the oolong tea was very good as well! Best with your dim sum!)
Excellent food! The place is so cute and the wait in line is totally worth it. Service is quick although they forgot to bring us one item. Our favorites were the stuffed eggplant, eggrolls, spare ribs with flat noodles. Also good but not that special: the scallion pancakes, dumpling soup and fried rice.
Great location to have a tasty Chinese style meal. The restaurant has an old but elegant look, the service is fast and professional. We ordered Chinese Greens in Oyster Sauce, Egg Fried Rice, Pan Fried Pork Dumplings and Sweet And Sour Pork Chops. I can say that all the dishes were delicious, but the last one was exceptional. Reasonable Prices.
Have known about this spot since the Vice coverage in 2020. The decor is a timeless throwback to HK Cafes in the 50's.
While these shrimp dumplings had a generous portion of excellent shrimp, the skin dried as soon as the basket arrived. Stellar shrimp dumplings have a delicate and thin skin, and these were not it. Salted egg buns were easily the best on the menu. Wish other items carried the same standards, but I'm glad to have visited once.
We’ve only tried the dumplings, spring rolls and rice rolls, but they very spectacular.
Atmosphere was very unique too.
The only reason for my 4* is that the service was pretty slow and they didn’t take cards. Even though I can understand the reasoning, I feel like nowadays the option should be still available.
Quick line, despite its length. Very competent hostess. The food was great, but our milk teas weren't sweet despite asking to add sugar to them, which was slightly disappointing. Regardless, it was reasonably priced dim sum and I liked the restaurant's vibes. Very casual (a place to go with friends, but not necessarily business partners or a date). Be aware that it's cash only!
The service is consistent and the food is delicious and authentic; this is a cash only restaurant as is the case with most establishments here in China Town. If there's a wait time, not to worry, the line will move pretty fast and the wait is worth it. When you're given the menu, be ready to jot down the number of each item you'd like to request directly on the menu and the wait staff will return promptly to take your order. Again, the food is delicious, just be ready with cash (or AMEX) and enjoy the experience.
One of the oldest dim sum restaurants in NYC and is popular with tourists. Would recommend trying the stuffed eggplant, scallion pancakes, fried shrimp with bean curd skin rolls, sticky rice with Chinese sausage and beef rice roll. While the food was delicious, the dishes did seem a bit greasy.
The interior is quite spacious, although you might need to share one of the large tables with other diners during busy times. Looking around, you'll be able to get a feel for the place's history, with photos and memorabilia on the walls. The restrooms, while functional, could use some renovation.
For dinner, would recommend coming here a bit earlier, particularly during the weekends, as it tends to get busy and you may need to line up outside.
This restaurant is the oldest dim sum restaurant in NYC. Year 1920. The egg rolls were really good. You can actually see the filling is wrapped with eggs! The food came out fast and was delicious. My oldest loved the bacon wrapped shrimp!
Affordable dim sum by US standards. The queuing took about 30 to 40mins around about 2pm on a Saturday.
The food had good sized portions, and tasted good. I missed the authentic bamboo steamers that usually come with the dim sum.
Take note. They only accept Cash or Amex.
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