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    Dim Sum Chelsea

    4.4 (235 reviews)
    ModerateDim Sum, Szechuan
    Open 11:15 am - 10:00 pm
    Updated 3 months ago

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    What's the vibe?
    Casual
    Moderate noise
    Happy hour specials
    Good for groups

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    26.Sticky Rice W Lotus Leaf
    Sarah C.

    We stopped by Dim Sum Chelsea on a cold and wet day to get a snack and take a break after a lot of walking around. The restaurant was fairly slow and service was very attentive and friendly. We just wanted a nibble so we only tried the Lotus Rice and the Crab and Spinach dumplings paired with a shared bottle of hot sake. The food was hot and flavorful, the crab and spinach dumplings were juicy but my favorite was the lotus rice that was stuffed with a seasoned meat mixture. I only recently discovered this dish and now its a favorite! I would love to come back to try more dumplings if I'm ever back in the area.

    37. Cold Cucumber w Scallion Sauce   8. Green Vegetable Dumplings
    Mercedes G.

    The food was so delicious! We ordered the scallion and garlic cucumbers, soup dumplings, fried veggie dumplings and Mongolian beef! The service/waiter was great. He was super attentive but not excessively, which was great. The restaurant was super clean and we asked to be seated where it was more quiet, the waiter took us to the back room, which was perfect! Definitely coming back!

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    Dan C.

    Came here because of the 4.5 rating (there was others closer but the others only had a 4 star rating.) When I entered the restaurant I was promptly seated + my order was taken swiftly expedited. The restaurant floor is so clean I swear you could eat off of it ! Where I was seated I could watch the 49er game while hearing a soft background music in the background. Everything came to me hot & fresh. The taste & flavor of the food I ordered was outstanding. This place is a definite repeat whenever I come back to New York.

    Check given at 10:06 PM while still dining in. Not even 5 min after restaurant closing time
    Andrea R.

    This is my LAST TIME HERE. Worked in restaurant business for years and this is the worst service you can get. I've been also done in Chelsea pre covid so many times. How did the service got sooo bad in the past years? Walked in at 9:30pm. The restaurant had 4 full tables, still dining and a table in the back of 6 people that were about to order when our group walked in. Manager told us we have to order right the way if we like to dine in because the kitchen will close soon. That's fair considering the place close at 10pm and we don't want to hold the Chefs. We orders right the way. Some Order of side rice come wrong. Brown instead of white. (Mind that they left the extra $$$ price for the brown and never corrected it on the checks). Some plates were very tasty. Other like the dry spicy chicken was horrible. They just made the plate half full with spicy chilly instead of chickens. It was so crunchy and spicy you couldn't eat it, unless you separate one by one the items. We didn't complain considering that it was late. My general Tso wasn't spicy, and way too watery!!! How do you messed up a general tso??? Asked for sesame seeds for the broccoli, they gave me none. The worst was at 9:40 they stopped the music: 3 full table still in the middle of the main corse. And 2 other seated and still left inside/ I thought it was the radio been skipping song. After 10 min I asked why the music is off. "Oh cuz it's late". "There's 4 table still eating and we can hear everyone else table conversation."- Finally manager turned the music on 9:50pm Table of 6 behind us still fully eating. Ours half had done. They dropped the check in, without asking, cleared half of the table mind that the servers had their arms and elbows basically in my food while I was still eating. At 10:05!!!! Like WTF of service is this. Mind my 3 friends had to leave. Me and my other fiends stayed to finish the food, like 5 other minute and still drinking the green tea. I stopped finishing the food and left after to try to rush us out while grabbing the green tea I was still drinking.

    L22.Spicy Pepper Steak w/ Onion (not spicy at all)
    George A.

    Very good spot for lunch. Nice feel and the dishes were pretty good. We tried the pepper steak, sesame chicken, and the crystal dumplings. Nice ambiance for lunch or dinner. Note to restaurant: it made nervous and rushed as the servers were waiting to take my order. No need to "hover" over. Just a suggestion. I'll be back though!

    Sesame chicken and garlic chicken

    Great food for a great price. Best soup dumplings I've ever had. Sesame chicken was the perfect crisp (also white meat!).

    The chicken shrimp and beef fried rice was terrible, super bland and the meat tastes gross leaves a weird aftertaste. Would not recommend for 17$ dollars and wasn't able to switch my dish or get a refund!

    2. Pork Soup Dumpling
    song c.

    LNY so had to have noodles and dumplings. pork soup dumplings were good. pea shoots were yummy. lo mein noodles w chicken and jingdu beef were greasy and mediocre. way too many other great chinese options to bother coming back here.

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    Nice option when visiting the Joyce. Good selection. Well prepared. We'll return. Friendly service.

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    7 months ago

    Amazing food. We really enjoyed everything we ordered. Great dumplings. I will be going back

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    1 year ago

    Best dumplings in Chelsea, hands down. Chill vibe and fast service. Solid spot for a quick dim sum fix.

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    Meh. Should have been better. I wanted dim sum but didn't want to travel. Should have gone to Chinatown.

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    Price is good. Food are above average. Services are great. I ordered lunch special and it is good.

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