Solid spot for dim sum. Parking can be bit tight. The restaurant is mid sized and the service was good. It wasn't too busy when we went but I can see how it may get busy during peak hours. Ambiance is similar to any other family style Chinese restaurant. What we got: shu mai, hargow, pork spare ribs, rice noodle rolls, bbq pork (I think), pineapple buns, bbq pork buns, and egg tarts All of the food was good, though I thought the hargow was slightly more doughy. I can't complain because everything we ordered was delicious. read more

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Food: 1/5 Ambiance: 3/5 (average) Service: -5/5 The tea was good tho and that's about it. read more

My go to spot for dim sum! They have a huge parking lot with plenty of space to park. The inside of the restaurant is also big so there's plenty of space. It's really clean in there and the service is pretty good. Quality of the food is top notch, everything on the menu is really good and fresh. We ended up getting the chicken feet, pan seared chive dumplings, beef tripe, ha gow, shu mai, shrimp rice roll, and sigaporean stir fried noodles. Prices are fair as well read more

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I visited Capital Seafood with two Asian friends, one of whom is Chinese (mid 60s) and very experienced with dim sum. Compared to many traditional dim sum restaurants, this one offers a more intimate dining experience. Instead of servers pushing carts around the dining room, you simply mark your selections on a paper order sheet. Occasionally, someone will still come by with freshly steamed buns or specialty items to see if you'd like any. The restaurant was clean, the service was efficient, and our food arrived quickly. If you're planning to visit on a Saturday, I'd recommend arriving before noon to beat the lunch rush. Also I noticed they had a couple of private rooms on the way to the restroom. One thing that really stood out was the impressive variety of buns and dumplings. There were so many different options that I found myself taking more photos than mental notes! While I'm not enough of a dim sum expert to remember all the names, I've enjoyed dim sum throughout my life, and everything we ordered was fresh, flavorful, and satisfying. Overall, Capital Seafood is a solid choice if you're looking for quality dim sum in a comfortable, relaxed setting. read more

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I am disappointed... please read on. There's a ton of eateries stacked together right near my hotel, noodles, yakitori, steak, sushi, but this place is touted as a Dim Sum place. I can in and found they only do Dom Sum in the morning??? WTF??? Okay this sux, but I'm here so let's go. The dining area is huge and it's really pretty. The service is great, fast friendly and attentive. I ordered the Thai Combo Chow fun and it was delicious. A bargain too! $20 buck plus tip not too shabby. The place is excellent but I shaved off a star because there is no warning that you can't order Dim Sum at dinner. Not cool! read more

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Me and my husband stayed over in LA for our friend's Birthday celebration. The next morning we were craving for some DIM SUM so we went on Yelp and searched for the nearest dim sum restaurant... HARGOW: 8/10 It was good and it will satisfy your craving. However, it keeps falling apart as you try to pick it up with the chopsticks... BEEF RICE NOODLE ROLL: 8/10 It tastes fresh and I enjoyed this one m dish the most. However, the sauce came in a plastic sauce container and was on the bland side. I preferred dipping it with hot mustard and soy sauce... PORK & SHRIMP SIUMAI: 7/10 I only tried half a piece and stopped. I'm not sure why but, it tasted like it was too dry and it was small as well. The filling of the shrimp and pork wasn't as juicy as it should be so I stopped eating it... TARO CAKE: 6/10 I took one bite and had to stop because it was TOO SALTY. Did someone drop a bag of salt into this dish while making it? SERVICE: 9/10 Good Service. They also speak English! They are attentive and will come around if you need more napkins And Togo boxes... AMBIANCE: Instead of carts they have trays being circulated. It's really peaceful, calm and quiet at this location. So if you're looking for a Dim Sum place that's not crowded and tastes pretty good then, this is the place for you!!! CAPITAL SEAFOOD! EVERY BITE HITS THE MOOD!!! read more

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Food: 4/5 Service: 4/5 Ambiance: 4/5 This is one of my favorites dim sum restaurants. Their dishes are always fresh, come on fast and delicious. I have tried multiple dishes and nothing to complain. Plenty of parking spaces available. read more

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Do not go here! The quality of the food has dropped drastically. The restaurant is not clean - chipped plates are served - I doubt that the carpet has ever been cleaned! The servers stand 3ft from the tables staring and talking among themselves loudly. All in all, a bad experience and more costly than ever before. I would prefer to rate this place Minus 2 Stars read more

Not sure why I've never been here sooner. I've had dim sum all over the place and since this was a bigger name, didn't think to come because it might be overpriced but I would say they are fairly priced especially in today's market. - glazed bbq pork buns 5/5 - shumai 4/5 - beef noodle roll 5/5 - turnip cake 5/5 - red chicken feet 4/5 - almond puff dessert 5/5 (so happy that they have this to go) - baked mochi dumpling 5/5 Plenty of parking in Plaza but make it busy around Peak lunch hours read more

Capital Seafood - Dim Sum Near Me - Arcadia, California

So so.. not the best dim sum I've had. Rice noodle rolls don't seem to be freshly made. Seems like they use thicker premade rice noodles instead of steaming them fresh and thin. Siu mai had some chewy pieces of pork. Flavors were okay. Standard. Fried shrimp rolls were good, football was good. The flow of food coming out started to slow down and when asked about certain items the lady just said "later" lmao. It's clean, tables are pretty close to each other. Idk if I'd return but it's just alright. read more

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I live really close to this restaurant and my family and I have been coming here for years. We came here for dinner last night and the place was semi empty... Maybe because it was a Thursday. The resttairsnt had a beautiful main dining room. The lighting is bright and decor kind of feels like a hotel restaurant but it's not. The food though was consistently delicious. The Honey Walnut Shrimp is so light and crispy with huge prawn. The beef tenderloin was really good. The braised pork belly was so tender and flavorful. My all time favorite though was the green beans, so garlicky and delicious. read more

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Place looks nice and clean. Servers have problems with what we wanted. They pretend to understand but gave us a wrong order. Food seemed to taste all the same. read more

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I usually come on a weekday. There's not too many people, but it's not completely empty either. Tables of all sizes and fast service. Picture menu of all the small dimsum dishes and a paper menu to mark down your order. Look at the back to find larger plate items like fried noodles. Pricing is okay, food is good, and free parking in the lot. No traditional push cart on weekday lunches. read more

Capital Seafood - Dim Sum Near Me - Arcadia, California

Another review but this time for their dimsum. They have dim sum available daily but only up to 2:30 pm so me and the boys went here for a Sunday brunch a couple of weeks ago. We arrived around 11 and waited for probably about 15-20 mins for a table for 3. There are larger groups waiting but if you're a smaller group I think it's easier to get seated fast because they have booth seating in one area of the restaurant. So they don't have carts but occasionally someone comes with assorted tray of dishes you can pick off of the tray. Otherwise you are given a menu with the pictures and number and you order from the server. I loved the steamed pork dumplings because I don't accidentally poke the soup out of the dumplings since they have that little foil container. My kids loved their pork buns. The pork shu mai was huge so it was very filling. I thought we need to order more but it was enough for us. Price points are anywhere between $6-8 per dish. Mia was our server and even though there's a lot of groups waiting we never felt rushed. read more

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Capital seafood has an extensive Dim Sum menu with many chicken and shrimp items. Movie items are served in quantities of foursome and quantities of three service was efficient. Food came out hot and it has a very large dining area. The restaurant has its own parking lot and noise level was reasonably quiet. You can have up to four choices of TT as $1.50 per person you can have lunch specials or dim sum. read more

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I got into the area later and saw Capital Seafood was open till 9:00 pm. Arrived just before 8:00 pm and when sat down was told their kitchen closes at 8:30 pm. I had to get the staff's attention as they were all eating dinner and not paying attention to anyone in the restaurant. Ordered the clams in black beans sauce and they were good but the MaPo Tofu was tasteless and disappointing. At 8:35 pm while I was eating was given the check and asked to close out my tab. I told them I am eating and you close at 9:00 pm. Not once during dinner was I asked if I wanted another drink and the staffed seemed irritated that I arrived at 8:00 pm. read more

The Dim Sum isn't bad although Lunasia is tastier. The accessibility, parking and expansive menu make Capital Seafood an attractive option for those living in Arcadia or Pasadena. The portion sizes are generous and fairly priced. Overall, the dishes were pretty good but from a pure flavor standpoint we enjoy Good Alley, Mama Lu's and Lunasia better. Not a bad option when you don't want to drive. read more

Always come here for Dim sum with family on weekends. Food is fresh and tasty. They have wide variety of dim sum for brunch or breakfast. This restaurant has family style dinning that includes sharing small plates among the group while drinking tea as part of the meal when serving dim sum. A little bit pricey though compared to other dim sum places in SGV area. Service was nice; they kept refilling for our tea. We received everything that we ordered in timely manner. read more

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I went for dim sum. Got four items. The portions were big. Everything tasted great. The service was quick. They don't have the carts, but take your order and bring out the dim sum quickly. It didn't really have anything distinctive about it's ambiance. read more

Great order off the list service for dim sum, plus a few past trays involving baked and sweet items being passed manually. It's a bustling dim sum tea house, so there will be quite a chatter of noise from all the conversations. We did the 10:30am seating right when it opened which helped a lot because the parking lot fills up really quickly. All the flavors in textures were wonderful, perfectly prepared, and absolutely everything was both appetizing and delicious. Prices for dim sum these days has gone up, so expect to pay 4 to 6 dollars per plate, and 8 to 15 for the larger entrées. A great location being very close to the 210 freeway at Huntington Drive. read more

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This is our go-to dim sum spot in the area. My absolute fave is the turnip cake - crispy on the outside, soft and savory inside - and the chicken feet are super flavorful and tender. The almond pastry soup is also really good: lightly sweet, creamy, and a nice way to end the meal without feeling too heavy. Overall, a solid dim sum option that we keep coming back to. read more

* I attended Sunday DimSum here for many years at this awesome Chinese Restaurant for well over a decade with my GF. * We stumbled across this place back when they were in San Gabriel & absolutely loved the cuisine & oriental motif. * It's huge in size & is always filled with 99% Chinese People, so you know the food is as stellar & authentic as it gets. * From chicken feet to Peking Duck or Shark Finn Soup, it's all here & exquisitely prepared. * So stop in and enjoy the best Chinese Food in the LA County. read more

We may have caught Capital Seafood in Arcadia at an off hour, as the dim sum menu was wrapping up--so take this with a grain of salt. The highlights were the Taiwanese vermicelli noodles, a pleasantly non-greasy Peking duck, and an almond "tea" with puff pastry that was unexpectedly fantastic. Most other dim sum staples--har gow, siu mai, char siu bao, honey walnut shrimp, and Mongolian beef--were fairly average. Service was hit-or-miss, as is common at dim sum spots--we had to ask multiple times for basics like water. The atmosphere was classic dim sum: bustling, casual, and centered around a lazy Susan. read more

Capital Seafood - Shrimp egg rolls - Dim Sum Near Me - Arcadia, California

Dim sum on the weekends is always a good idea. It was the first time at Capital Seafood in Arcadia for my lady & I. We were invited by my close friend to celebrate her Mother's birthday and they are regulars here. Our party of 8 had reservations for 1pm and were seated early. Everything we had was great. I really liked that siu mai, hargow, turnip cake, Taiwanese shrimp roll, bbq char siu bao, shrimp & chive pan fried dumpling, house special chow mein, yang chow fried rice & black bean spare ribs. But my favorite of them all was the seaweed shrimp. It's so good and not all the dim sum places in the SGV make it. Lightly battered seaweed and inside is shrimp & pork. It's sooo good. Service was good. Company was even better. Tea service was good, strong. Plenty of parking in their shared lot or street parking along Huntington. Located in Arcadia across from Olive Garden & AAA. I definitely recommend it. We all enjoyed Capital for dim sum. Thanks fellow Yelp Elite Kris G!! read more

Came in on a weekday with our families after not being here for a while. The staff is really friendly. Ask for the chef's homemade chili oil as a side, its DELICIOUS. We started with hot and soup soup and I feel like you can never go wrong with this. The salt and pepper tofu was flavorful and perfectly complemented by the chili oil. My family who isn't all vegetarian got the honey walnut shrimp and house fish. The honey walnut shrimp is encased in a basket of fried wontons. Will definitely be back! read more

Went to Capital Seafood in Arcadia on New Year's and luckily didn't have to wait since we came about 30 minutes after opening. It was already super busy, but that's pretty expected for a holiday. Food was good as usual -- consistent and hits the spot every time. Service was about the same as always; since they were slammed, you have to get their attention when you need something, but nothing unexpected. Food came quickly after ordering. The restaurant was clean inside and very spacious, which made it comfortable even with the crowds. Overall, a solid experience and still one of our go-to spots. Will definitely be back again for family gatherings and holidays. read more

Capital Seafood - Dim Sum Near Me - Arcadia, California

The food and service was excellent. The dim sum was good and anything we ordered came quickly. We were a party of 7 and we got a nice round table in a private room. Overall great experience for a first time. Our friend is a regular and she recommended it. I'd recommend this place too. Worth a shot if you want dim sum. The menu is extensive and lots of options!!! read more

Capital Seafood - Dim Sum Near Me - Arcadia, California

A solid dim sum restaurant that is parental approved!! The quality is definitely on par with other dim sum spots and this place even has non dim sum things during lunch. Had I had more stomach space, I'd wanted to try some non dim sum things (like lobster noodle, crispy noodle with seafood sauce). Noteworthy dim sum things include: - puff pastry almond soup - lava pineapple bun pastry - custard pineapple bun - sponge cake Definitely would come again! read more

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If you have a large group make sure to get to this hopping spot early. The crowds peak to the dim sum that is order a la carte as opposed to old school steam carts. We got the standard shu mai, shrimp roll noodle, pork soup dumplings, baked bao and crushed cucumbers. Service is pretty good and quick. They also come around with other additional items that you can add off of a cart. I'd definitely go back, the prices are also super reasonable. read more

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We went right at opening because we were all in a time crunch. There were already a lot of people waiting outside and we got seated pretty quick! The inside is pretty big, so they can probably accommodate big parties but I would check before hand. You just order on a piece of paper and the food comes out pretty quick! The food was decent, not the best dim-sum I've had, but it wasn't bad and I would definitely return. read more

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Made reservations for 23 people and we ended up with 26. Took 2 big round table and a smaller one. The dishes were tasty especially the salt and pepper calamari and soft shell crabs. The rest were standard dim sum dishes. They provided us with paper plates and fork for a birthday cake that we brought in. They automatically included an 18% service charge. At least we were not rushed to finish our family reunion. read more

It's my favorite place to go for dim sum in the neighborhood. I can usually get in without a wait. Service is good. Food is delicious.

Capital Seafood has had its share of waiters over the past few years, some good, some bad. Fortunately, their current staff is very hard working and tries their best to take care of their customers. Although their dim sum menu is more limited than pre-Covid, their food is still top notch and their quality hasn't declined. read more

Capital Seafood - Dim sum - Dim Sum Near Me - Arcadia, California

Big disappointment for frequent customers due to inferior Dim sum: we have been coming here for many years. For the past few years the quality of Dim sum has continuously gone down. Service is great but ... First their shrimp egg rolls kept getting smaller. Now there is no shrimp in the shrimp egg rolls, only a shrimp tasting paste. The real shrimp is gone. This is so sad. Then we tried their lunch special and it was just OK, no soup, no egg roll, nothing special. It is sad to see this place deteriorate like this. read more

Quite good for dim sums restaurant in Arcadia area!!! Capital still provides excellent services and still bakes those Almond tea with crispy bread on top!! Tasty n delicious!!! This location isn't too big but elegant and clean, contemporary design for decorations!!! read more

Capital Seafood - Dim Sum Near Me - Arcadia, California

I have waited too long to come here. Thanks to a friend for the invite I'm finally here. Not here for dim sum this evening. This is an opportunity to try the regular menu. My favorite was the shrimp and walnut and the shrimp rolls. Shrimp is plump for both items. You just have to order these to really know how good these are! Fried rice has sliced bbq pork which is good. Cubed sirloin is tasty and recommend a bowl of white rice, bok choy is a staple when I go to Chinese restaurants and theirs are fresh! The Peking style chicken is not bad but not my favorite since I would not order Peking recipe of anything. Staff is helpful with recommendations. Most speak English so it makes it easy to ask questions. Restaurant is clean. Parking lot shared with other restaurants. Definitely coming back for dim sum! read more

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Service is good and food comes out pretty fast. Servers are constantly circling the floor so it's never hard to ask for things you need. My only concern is that the dishes are pretty dirty. read more

Capital Seafood - Dim Sum Near Me - Arcadia, California

Randomly found this spot and was in the mood for dim sum, as usual. They had just opened when we arrived. We placed our order and were out within an hour. The prices are reasonable, especially considering the very good quality of the ingredients. Opt for a lunch special and a couple of dim sum items, and you're good to go. A. $5.28 B. $6.28 C. $7.28 D. $8.28 K. $9.28 Tea or condiments $1.95/person Dim Sum is served Mon-Fri 11am-3pm Sat-Sun 930am-3pm We got the... Turnip Cake Steamed Spare Rib Shiu Mai Baked Bbq Pork The majority of the items on the menu are either B or C for dim sum D and K are the main items... All the dishes were very good! read more

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I made an appointment early for this restaurant, which is known as the best morning tea shop in Los Angeles, and I was not disappointed. The dim sum is beyond the traditional range, especially the live red grouper and crispy almond tea, which gave me a lot of surprises. Dim sum highlights: Cold jellyfish shreds: It has a bit of spicy taste. As a Sichuanese, I especially like it. It is refreshing and greasy, and it goes well with porridge. Crispy almond tea: It has a beautiful appearance, and the crispy skin is soaked in rich almond milk tea, with rich aroma layers. It must be ordered! Black gold shrimp dumplings: Although the skin is special, the taste is the same, the shrimp meat is tender and plump, and it is a classic must-order. Steamed red grouper fish: The price is not cheap, but it is absolutely worth it! The fish meat is tender and juicy, the fat is sweet, and it is eaten clean. Preserved egg and lean meat porridge: The meat is marinated, the taste is stronger, and it is perfect with preserved eggs and jellyfish shreds. Other feelings: There are many photos of celebrity guests in the store, and the atmosphere is also very classy. The only small suggestion is that the waiter promotes lobsters a bit too often, which slightly affects the experience. If you want to enjoy the atmosphere, the dim sum carts on weekends are said to be more lively, so I recommend trying it. Dinner is suitable for focusing on seafood, and the experience will be more pure. Summary recommendation: The overall taste and service are worth visiting again, especially for those who love seafood and want to experience authentic morning tea. The price is mid-to-high-end, but the quality and environment are worthy. If you want to eat authentic morning tea in Los Angeles, you can rest assured to arrange this one! read more

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Our go to dim sum spot. Fast service and pretty clean. Order the almond puff pastry 15min before you're done eating else it comes so early while you're still eating your meal and may be cold. It takes them about 15 min to make. read more

Capital Seafood - Almond puff - Dim Sum Near Me - Arcadia, California

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