I want to like this place so bad, but I can't get myself to. The quality of the food is mediocre. I ordered on 12/21/2020: steamed chicken feet, har gow, shiu mai, egg yolk bun, baked and regular bbq pork buns, soy sauce chow fun, rice noodle with shrimp, and turnip cakes. The total was fairly cheap for how much we ordered. A big PRO is that prices are unbeatable and very affordable. However, this is a case of you get what you pay for. Doesn't compare to Dim Sum restaurants. I found some weird piece in my har gow which seemed to be a band-aid, but I am not sure. It was a big turn off on the food. The other time I went the food didn't have anything in it. I guess bad batch? The shop is really small and cramped. Pre-covid: Those who dined in were pressed up against those who were in line for ordering. It was an uncomfortable situation. The food is presented in front of the store where you also order. There are menus for customers to mark what they want to make ordering a bit easier. There are also a lot of pictures with the names of the foods for those who need visuals to order which is greatly appreciated. During COVID: they removed the seating area and have been strictly take-out only. read more

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Not the best dim sum I've ever had, but it is pretty decent. For $3.38 a plate, I would say they give pretty average amount of food. The food was served hot when I ordered which is really good. I noticed that the siu mai was a big bigger than other places as well as the char siu baos. Everything tasted pretty average but I just have really high standards for dim sum since I have a lot of places to compare to (NBC Seafood, Lunasia, etc). The only thing that I really liked was the Pineapple Brown Sugar Sponge Cake. It was something I've never had before and the bolo crunch on top of the cake was phenomenal! They speak English/Cantonese and accepts Cash/Card. I would say I like the convenience to this place and would come back in the future. read more

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Very friendly and helpful staff. Everything we ordered were perfectly packed and tasted authentic. We tried Har Gow, Shui Mei, Soy Sheet Pork Wrap, "White Sugar Cake" and a few other items. If we visit around the area in the future we would definitely stop by and order again. It's a super convenient and good dim sum take out place. read more

Food is never served hot here, so I'm not sure if it's fresh. I've been here twice because I wanted to give them another chance. Sometimes the meat inside tastes very mushy, making me believe that their food is reheated. Obviously, I can't say for sure. Perhaps they just overcook their food so much that it seems that way. Their chive pork pan fried dumplings (gow choy pang) didn't taste fresh. Their shiu mai was okay, nothing special but not outstanding either. Their har gow was alright as well. The highlight of everything I got was the shrimp rolls. That actually tasted fresh! Everything is very mediocre and if I wanted better dim sum, I'd drive to Ocean Bo or Monterey Park since it's $3.38/dish. read more

Food is definitely amazing! The salted egg lava bao is the best I've ever had. ShiuMai is decent size. Overall, I love this place and will come back here again! read more

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This small mum and pop dim sum shop is literally the closest you'll find to authentic, especially during these times. I've always favoured going to dim sum restaurants on a nice weekend with my friends, back when I used to live in the east coast -- but now during COVID, I didn't know where to go since the restaurants are closed for dining. HOWEVERRRR Dim Sum King literally saved and satisfied my dim sum cravings sum-what (ha ha...) especially with my favourite HAR GOWWW and lo mai gai omg. The only bummer I had with my experience here was that they are currently not serving the rice noodle rolls. And I understand because those are only the best when they're freshly made... But that won't reduce a star from this review! Location/Parking: tucked away in a plaza right off the freeway. Plenty of parking as it is located in a plaza. I do want to point out that there are NO public restrooms in the restaurant. Food: okayyyYyyYYyYY let me just start off by saying how delicious each item was!!! My favourite out of everything that I've ordered, had to be the har gow (shrimp dumplings), then surprisingly.. I really loved the ham sui gok. Super recommend the ham sui gok!! Flaky and glutinous layer on the outside with a soft meaty filling on the inside... Ugh literally the best combo. The least recommended from what I've got would be the chow mein as it's a little dry... But if you love noodles and need the extra carbs, it doesn't hurt to fill up your stomach extra for just $5 for that HUGE serving!! (Idk how it's that cheap but it's amazing). The portion size for all of this was for 3 people with some leftovers, but can easily feed 4-5 as well. Service: take a sheet of paper by the cash register, fill out what you want, then the cashier will ring up your order. The person who has helped us was definitely the kindest man!! He was really sweet. We didn't know that there were no rice noodle rolls so he recommended us other items on the menu so that we'd try other things. If you aren't Chinese (like me), don't be afraid to ask questions. They're very nice and will help guide you through what you are looking for!! Price: generally you'd find dim sum items to be around $4-6/ea. in many places BUT omg I don't know why and how I've never stumbled this place before. This place is certainly AFFORDABLE and DELICIOUS at the same time!! My wallet was definitely not crying and my heart and stomach was happy. For $3.18 for each dim sum item, you really can't complain about the price! Would I go here again? Would I try other things in the menu? Would I come back even long after COVID-19 kinda sorta dies out (hopefully)?? Yes, yes, and yes!! read more

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Love this place, used to go here all the time when I used to live around the area, now when I come visit fam and I'm craving some good dimsum this is the place to go and the Asian uncles are so sweet too remind me of my gramps read more

Dim Sum King - Look how big the shu mai is!! ($4.88 for 4 pieces) - Dim Sum Near Me - El Monte, California

They have a lot of options including the usuals, Pan fried chive dumpling, bean curd dimsum, white sugar cake, Malay cake, chrysanthemum jelly, pineapple custard bun. No seating. Friendly canto staff. They take card. Definitely hit the spot when I was craving dim sum at 8am read more

Found this affordable dim sum place for $3.38 + tax per dim sum. Turns out I get what I paid for. Food doesn't taste good. There were not a one single dish that I enjoyed. Not even egg tarts and custard buns. *tears read more

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Since most places are closed for dine-in due to COVID-19, this is probably one of your best options for take-out dim sum. Even before COVID, I've been here about 2-3 times. Place is a bit smaller so usually people just come here to pick up instead of dining in anyways. I've had no issues whatsoever when it comes to picking up except my 2nd time around when I thought they took online orders but didn't. I ordered via their website and when I got there, they said they didn't receive any online orders or do online orders which is odd. So if you do come here for pick up, good thing is you don't need to wait long as you go there and fill in the form of what you want or I believe you can call in ahead if you don't want to order in person. Food wise, has pretty much all the dim sum you want that everyone else offers. Taste wise, not too bad. Small mom and pop shop that offers your traditional dim sum from siu mai to har gow; can't go wrong with either one. I don't think there was one that tasted bad. Price is competitive with other places which actually is a bit more on the inexpensive end which is great! Some other places are expensive and doesn't taste good. Definitely one of the few spots around that you can count on for inexpensive but good tasting dim sum. read more

Pretty good taste but I think the average person would need like 4-5 dim sum dishes to get full from their portion sizes

This is a take-out review during the COVID-19 pandemic. We were craving dim sum and opted for take-out as well as to support small businesses. Upon arriving, there was a table, pen, paper menu, and sanitizer. We quickly checked off our items, handed the check-list to the front, and they were able to fill our orders quickly. Each item was ~($3.40). We got the usual siu mai (4/5), har gow (4/5), turnip cake (4/5), and bean curd roll (3/5), leek/pork dumplings (5/5), and ham tsui gok (4/5, AKA football roll). Overall great value dim-sum, quick service that can satisfy the craving, but doesn't have the wow factor when dining in a restaurant. Will definitely be back for take-out as needed. read more

Dim Sum King - Siu mai, har how, bean curd roll, turnip cake, leek dumpling, and ham tsui gok - Dim Sum Near Me - El Monte, California

This place was ok. Very small, like their baos. But they were only $1.15. Overall, the baos were tasty and I didn't expect to find baos in El Monte. Their juicy dumplings were pretty good. Small too. They were like little juicy pork shooters. Parking is ok, watch the huge pothole in front of the shop. Watch the social distancing inside the shop. I'll be back. read more

Dim Sum King - Dim Sum Near Me - El Monte, California

All items are $2.88, other special items are $8.99. Not a bad place to stop by for some quick dim sum, definitely will come back and try other dish next time. read more

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Fried Pork Shumai soooooo delicious! Everything is always fresh when I go in the morning. read more

Dim Sum King - Updated business hours. - Dim Sum Near Me - El Monte, California

I'm always on the hunt for a good to-go dim sum spot. Dim Sum King is easily one of the better spots I've tried recently. I ended up getting ... $40 worth of food... for myself? Oops? The yums: shrimp har gow - shrimp was cooked well, wrapper was chewy and thin taro cake - so much taro! Most places tend to have more filler, giving it more chew, but more taro is always a win cheung fun - this is my favorite type of dim sum. I've had better, but it was good! siu mai - so much pork. 4/5 beef chow fun entree - I ordered a full-size order cause I love noodles. The beef was tender and the whole dish was filled with veggies and flavor. ham sui gok - I love that the filling is not minced as finely. Big pork and chestnuts chunks. The okays: steamed sticky rice - the rice really stuck to the wrapper so it was difficult to eat, but otherwise, really good! steamed fun guor - this was a new one for me. I was surprised at how many peanuts were inside. Not for me, but still good. Will 100% come again for dim sum cravings! Beats waiting for a restaurant when I want my dim sum FAST. Prices are fair and service is quick. They also take card which isn't usual for to-go dim sum places. Yay! read more

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3.5/5 Was craving dim sum but didn't want to dine in. Found this small to go shop. Shared parking lot- pretty small but cars are constantly going in and out. There was a a couple people ahead of us when we arrived Sunday morning. Seems like you can order at the front or grab a paper order form on the counter by the entrance. There are pictures (w/ numbers that associate with the number on the menu) located on the walls to make ordering convenient. Some items were pretty good. Would come back if I was in the area but would only get certain items again. Our order: - Siu Mai - large and good, probably my favorite item here - Har Gow - decent, nothing special - Steamed Chicken and mushroom bun - good - Tofu skin roll - good - Preserved egg and pork congee - pretty standard, nothing special - Shrimp rice noodle roll - ratio of shrimp and noodle roll was off. Not much shrimp and the noodle roll was really thick. - Pan fried chive cake - too greasy - Shang hai pork soup dumpling - dry, not juicy/soupy - Turnip rice cake - greasy, thick, disappointed read more

My problem is that I have lots of other restaurants to compare every time I go out to eat. It's not fair that I've had Dim Sum Express in Monterey Park. It's not fair that I expect chow mein with large egg noodles rather than vermicelli. It's not fair that I've gotten accustomed to a rather indifferent, some might say, rude staff. But what Dim Sum King has going for it is 1) convenience, with it's easy to get to access off of Peck and Garvey with plenty of off street parking right in front; 2) non-rude staff: note, I did not say friendly, I said not rude. There's a difference. At Dim Sum Express, the cashier is busy multi-tasking and often leaves you waiting for many minutes while she does something else and then gets to you with not so much as a smile. (But that's over there). Over here, you get a smallish waiting area (you're not out in the cold or heat like DSE (Dim Sum Express); 3) the order comes out rather quickly; 4) for a quick hankering for Dim Sum, it fits the bill. Now, for the details: the sui mai, which is a steamed meat dumpling, uses what to me looks like processed meat, kinda like Spam. DSE uses ground pork and vegetables that you can actually see. Here, it looks like some type of meat product that is squeezed out of a tube. The flavor is okay, but for my wife, she doesn't like it. The steamed bbq pork bun was good. But again, comparing it to DSE, it was a little flat. The chicken chow mein used the thin vermicelli noodles which we weren't expecting. However, my kids really, really like it and so did I, so we are coming back for this. The chicken fried rice with no eggs (my baby is allergic to eggs) was okay, but lacked a little flavor, but it was quickly resolved with some soy sauce and chili paste. The sweet rice cake was a little dry, probably from sitting out for a while. If you've never had dim sum or no had another to compare, then I think you'll probably like this place. It's got enough hole in the wall realness to make it legit. However, if you had dim sum before, this is a good second or third choice... read more

Great takeout joint with yummy dim sum dishes. Reasonably priced for the quality dim sum in SGV. Expect to wait as it's a small place and with social distancing. It was worth the wait as they serve tasty dim sum read more

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More delicious than a sit down restaurant! Everything was piping hot and crispy! Definitely one of my new favorites in the 626

Was craving for Dim Sum early in the morning and this was the only place that opened up as early as 8AM. I called around 8:15 to place an order and they were very friendly and spoke Cantonese. Order was ready in 15 mins. Dim Sum King is located in the corner of Valley and Peck. It was in a corner plaza with lots of parking spaces. Due to the COVID-19, I stayed 6ft away from customers in front of me. Everyone was wearing a mask which is a must in my book. I ordered 2 shrimp har gow, 2 siu mai, 2 rice noodle with shrimp, 1 chicken feet, 1 spare rib, 1 ham sew gok, and 1 egg tart. My total came out to about $40. Pretty reasonable for a small Dim Sum place. Overall the quality of the food was good. The egg tarts were my fave. The only thing that I did not like was the way their soy sauce tasted. It tasted a little weird to me. I think they could have improved on the speediness of the customers. I stood in line for a good 15 minutes waiting for my turn for my phone order. (There were two customers ahead of me). Love that they open early and love that they have all the good dim sum choices to choose from. Their prices are decent as well. I will return if I get the cravings again! read more

I've been making the 1 hour+ drive here for take out dim sum for quite a few years. The owner is awesome and works very hard. The dim sum options are basic, but very affordable and tasty. Highly recommend calling before arrival to place your to go order, as they are always busy with a line out the door. read more

4 stars for the bbq pork buns & soup dumplings , (best things ) Everything else was basic but for the price can't beat it . read more

Very good and affordable. This will be my go to dimsum place always, shumai are huge and very tasty and sesame balls are so flavorful puffy and fresh. read more

Straightforward, affordable, and tasty! Great value and simple I was able to feed 6 people for under $100! Crazy!

The beef rice noodle rolls bere are the worst. Super thick rice noodle roll with barely any beef inside. Spare ribs had a ton of small shards of shattered bone inside. Not pleasant at all. Shu mai was the only thing that tasted fine. read more

First time trying, the dim sum was very big and overall very good. Placed an online order and food was ready on time, fresh and hot.

Small mom and pop shop. No long line here comparing to other places. Minimum $10 for CC use Dim Sum is good and decent price even though it went up. Also ordered yang chow fried rice and beef chow fun. Waited 10 mins since it is cooked fresh. Chow Fun was bland. Lacked flavor but I added soy sauce. Beef was chewy. Yang Chow fried rice was good. Would def come back to support and get yummy cheap dim sum! read more

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This is honestly my go to spot for dim sum to go. They used to be like $1.88 per dish but with Covid and inflation it's double that now and it used to be a little bigger. Either way, I'm so glad they survived the peak of covid and is still around! I used to go to ocean Bo but they're so much more expensive so now dim sum king is my go to spot! They have some dishes ready to grab when you order but some dishes are made to order so they can get backed up sometimes. There's only one cashier and one cook in the back so they're not pumping food out like crazy and to reduce food going to waste. When there's a line and they're being overwhelmed by online orders, it can take some time. So be prepared to be patience! It's only 2-3 people working. read more

While in the area, I found this place on Yelp. Fiancé and I must have ordered 1 of almost everything on the menu. This is a small place in a shopping center. Looks like it's always been a TO GO spot ... it's very small I don't see how there could be anymore than 1 table for dine in. The food was good. I did enjoy a lot of it. Some were better than the others. I must say their baked and steamed buns were just okay. I've had a lot better. But it satisfied our craving for Dim Sum. It's about a 25 min drive for us ... might consider coming back sometime. read more

Dim Sum King - Dim Sum Near Me - El Monte, California

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one of the most classic dim sum restaurants i found in this area! In this small restaurant, all the food are steaming at the counter to keep them warm. you can get to go or dine in right after ordering. Other than the convenient service, the dishes are delicious with VERY GOOD price. Most of them are $2.88 each. only several are $3.88. The food comes with reasonable portions. I ordered 7dishes with a total of $23 and i haven't finished all of them in 3 meals. So, come and grab some food here. i am planing my next trip here al read more

Dim Sum King - the counter with dim sum - Dim Sum Near Me - El Monte, California

Even with a pretty high average rating on Yelp, I was still a little skeptical but wanted to hold judgement until I actually tried their food. The restaurant is located in a strip mall on the corner of Peck & Garvey right across the 76 Gas Station. Parking was not an issue. Once you walk in, there are 2 tables set up with an order form for you to mark what you want and then you would turn in the sheet while they put your order together. There are about 30 dim sum items to choose from and they are all $3.38 each. The order is for the full order and not 1pc. It's similar to what you would get if you were actually eating at a dim sum restaurant on a Sunday morning. They have some lunch items and cooked to order items with various prices. I ordered the siu mai, har gow, turnip cake, haim sui gok, sesame ball, beef rice roll, beancurd roll with pork, chicken feet, garlic spare ribs &I sticky rice. The dumplings are a good size and are a little bigger than what you get at the restaurants. As far taste goes, they all tasted very good and fresh. The garlic spare ribs could have had a little more flavor and the beef rice roll was as bouncy as I would have like. It is on the bland side, but once you pour the sauce over it, it's so much better. I spent about $90 or so dollars because I order a lot of food for myself and my mom. I think this is one of the better dim sum shops I've been to. It's a lot better than Dim Sum Express on Garfield in Monterey Park. One word of advice is to come early because they I came around 3pm on a Saturday and they were out of the rice cake and baked buns. So they do run out folks. The also accept credit cards for those of you who don't carry cash. I don't know if they accept Amex or Discover. I only mention this because most Chinese establishments only accept Visa/Mastercard. read more

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This is a picture of a shrimp har gow. The shrimp was spoiled. I bit it once and I had to throw it out of my mouth. They gave me spoiled shrimp in the hago. This is dangerous. Be fatal for the people who have immune disorders. This restaurant also gave me a oil drenched drenched and dripping with oil Chinese cooler and it was already cut into four or into three. They gave me three pieces. Usually when it's fresh the area that is cut the inside you can see and it's white. But this one they must have and refried the old ones from last night. And the whole thing is drenched with brown oil. So there is no. It is nothing like a donut. Wherever you touch is oily, it drips oil and it's brown inside. Oh please do not order from this restaurant. I ordered some more scared to try them or even open the container. Just so horrible. I'm hoping now that I do not get food poisoning from this meal that I ordered. Oh God help me. read more

Dim Sum King - Shrimp har gow with spoiled shrimp a nd refried Chinese crueller drenching with oil. - Dim Sum Near Me - El Monte, California

Don't judge a book by its cover. On the outside, this dim sum restaurant does not seem like much, but my family and I agreed that the dim sum was decent quality. We particularly enjoyed the haim sui gok and egg tarts. read more

I love dim sum but never realized there was such a close dim sum place! It's a small restaurant so it only fits maybe less than 15 people at one time. There's only one chef and one waitress/hostess so there's a bit of a wait if it's quite filled. You can also order to-go. Parking is in a pretty good size plaza. The food is pretty good for a mom and pop shop! read more

Ordered: -Shiu Mai -Turnip cake -Haim sui gok -shrimp noodle -soup dumpling -shrimp & chive dumpling Pro: -Good price for quantity Con: -Some items were dry (both dumplings + shrimp noodle) Would order the Haim sui gok again since that was the highlight of our food order. Good if you want a cheap eat. read more

Small place that serves a decent variety of dim sum and is mainly geared towards "to-go" orders, but they do have about 6 tables for those who prefer to dine in. Prices are lower than those at dim sum palaces, and the quality of their dim sum is very good. It is one of the better ones of the relatively new dim sum take-out places that opened up in 2019. read more

Dim Sum King - Dim Sum Near Me - El Monte, California

LOCATION - Located in a small plaza, you should still be able to find parking. The hours are a little strange so be sure to check out the hours before coming. The inside itself is small. FOOD - For being a local place to me, this would be one of my favorites for Dim Sum. Their prices are awesome and the food is just as good. Anything on the menu is a solid choice. The fact that they have Egg Custard for my sweet tooth, is a huge plus for me! This place is definitely worth the trip. SERVICE - Not horrible but it could be better. I certainly understand the language barrier, which I have no problem with but I'm not very familiar with the way it worked. Me and my girlfriend sat down and weren't attended right away. We had to grab a menu and figure it out, sort of. It won't keep me from coming because I did love the food but I wish service was slightly better. read more

I'm very upset I called in an order today at noon told them he guy I'll pick it up at 3pm told him I'm calling so I can have a complete order came from Whittier get there my order is missing a lot of my order I can't believe it never never going back and I will tell my family read more

The sesame balls are amazing I recommend them. also as the beef broccoli Is as good I would recommend this for when you have a party and it is a good price for a big portion. read more