This dim sum place doesn't get great reviews. Not sure why. It's always packed. Always. Is it the…read moreservice? Maybe. They never seem to have enough servers. Is it the price? Maybe. Everything is more expensive everywhere these days. The thing is, this place is solid. I've always had a good meal here. Everyone I've ever shared a meal with here has always enjoyed it. So, maybe the lower rating will scare others off. Personally, I'll enjoy eating here over and over again. BTW, their baked pork bun, chowfun, and tofu wrapped pork/mushroom dishes are delicious.

Tonight we had dinner gathering with 12 friends in Pearl bay Restaurant. We have not been here for…read moredinner for almost 9 months . There are some promotions dishes . We ordered 12 dishes for 12 people . With the tax and 20 % tips , each of us paid only $29 . That would be like $21 before tax and tips ! What a deal ! The food quality was good and the her had great skills . I have enclosed the menu for special promotions and my recipe for the dishes we ordered . Some of my favorites were: $12.99 half princes chicken ( yellow skin ) , meat was tender and juicy .it tased like heaven with the green onion dipping sauce . $16.99 for 12 giant prawn in garlic pepper $21.99 for salt & pepper pork ribs $33.99 for two dishes of deep sea grouper fish ( stir fry fish filet with green peas ; stewed grouper in clay pot with tofu . $ 23.99 mustard green in abalone sauce with Japanese mushroom Inside decoration was nice and good ambiance. Great service and a parking lot right by the front door . Highly recommended to come for dinner on e a weekdays .

We visited on a Tuesday afternoon around 12:30PM and there was plenty of parking, was seated right…read moreaway. This place is a unassuming shop, and you wouldn't really notice it unless you were looking. There were three other groups there when we were seated and it stayed quite empty. We ordered a few dishes, and we happy that this place make everything fresh. My favorite salted egg lava bun was indeed nice and gooey, which is how I like it. The rice noodles were also fresh. We're nor sure why this place is so empty, but we enjoyed it.

Came here for dinner on a Friday evening to celebrate my brother's upcoming wedding. Not sure why…read moremy mom picked this place, probably because its really close to her house, but our dining experience was a let down. They only had two people working and there were about 5 tables of diners. These two servers were running around non-stop and you had to flag them down every time. They didn't have time to refill our tea pot so they just left a big jug of hot water at our table to refill it ourselves. The restaurant is large, but feels very old and dated. Some chairs were taller than others, carpet needs to be replaced, its in desperate need of a deep cleaning, refresh and remodel. The food was just OK. Some stuff was overcooked and our fish dish and some of the crab was a little under cooked, while some dishes were swimming in oil. Between 8 adults and 2 kids, we had about 9-10 dishes with lots of leftovers (noodles) to take home. Since my mom picked one of the preset menu options, our bill was over $500 for mediocre Chinese food!!! Let's just say, I have no intention of ever coming back.

Looking for really good Cantonese style dim sum!…read more I was pleasantly delighted to eat here We followed address to closed store front when a lady walked by and told us that it was around the corner. They had moved. Elevated hole in the wall Not pretentious Not fancy But the flavors remind me of dim sum I use to eat as a child in SF Chinatown Menu is limited but so good We had Haw Gow- tasty Shrimp noodle roll - I found a bit plain Siu mai- nice big and juicy Xiu long bao- soup very tasty Deep fried taro - double fry so crunchy and brown. I probably would prefer a little less crunch

p packed on a Sunday for lunch not v much parking nor…read moreseating tho bbq pork rolls - 4/10 too much pastry too little filling potstickers - 6/10 not bad not amazing shrimp rice roll - 8/10 pretty good salty dumpling (forgot the proper English name for this) - 4/10 forgot to take a pic but too greasy imo xlb - 4/10 idk why but I've never liked places putting their xlb on little metal trays bc then the skin tastes like metal

I stumbled in on an early Sunday evening. Went to loook for some dim sum but was not available…read more There was 0 guests at the time, around 6:30pm. I ordered 2 dishes based on the owners recommendation. I'm not sure if I can revisit here. I found a lump of mold in the rice we ordered. Just really put me off. Definitely feel like a place that had been through ups and downs. Now it's just dying down.

We have been coming here for years. This place has its ups and downs like all mom and pop shops. I…read morehave to say I was sad to see they no longer offer dim sum but we still come here for their 肉絲炆米。My husband from HK said it's one of the few restaurants that meet his standard. It's not on the menu, but when we asked they prepared for us. Also we always ask what fresh green vegetables they have for the day. We like to have it cooked with minced garlic, less oil and salt, and they always accommodate that. We also like to have their fresh fish with soy sauce that goes so well with a bowl of rice. This March when my MIL visited from HK we took her there for dinner. The dishes didn't disappoint us. I think we will continue to come back to this place until the owner retires.

This is a neighborhood Chinese dim sum restaurant we have been going to for over 15 years . It is…read morelocated inside the same parking lot as Palo Alto Medical group and the line is long if you go in peak hours . We like to go either earlier ( 11 am) or later ( 1:30 pm ) It operates as more gif text now . At the front entrance you can check in and join the wait list with your phone number and the number of guests in your group . They will call your number when it is your turn . You can also order on line and then pick up when your order is ready . Monday to Friday they have lunch specials with a free drink . It is very popular and sometimes one person pick up 6 lunch boxes . We enjoy the dine in dim sum experience so the food is presented one by one and is steaming hot . Our favorites dishes are steamed beef balls , salt & pepper chicken wings , shrimp rice roll ( steamed ) , crispy tofu skin shrimp & chives roll ( deep fried ) , stir fry beef in green onion , minced beef congee , etc . The price are more down to earth compared to Koi Palace . Lots of parking in the front and they have 5 restrooms for the guests . The service is efficient but sometimes a bit rushed. It is very authentic and old fashioned Cantonese cafe .

I've been here for dinner but first time for dim sum. The highlight was the steamed seafood roll…read more鮮竹卷 and egg yolk bun 焗流沙包, they tasted decent. However, the wonton soup noodle had no taste in the soup base, I will not recommend ordering that. Love that this place serves all day dim sum. Will come back again but be smarter in dish choices.

We were looking for a place to eat on our way home and this popped up so we thought we would swing…read moreby. Got in around 5ish so it wasnt crowded. Parking is plenty and we got seated right away. They have booths and tables and they have really large tables for larger parties of 6 or more. This place makes their dumplings and noodles by scratch and you can taste the difference. We had the combo chow mein, salt and pepper pork chops, string beans, bao buns with pork belly. Everything was scrumptious. Even the string beans were good and I dont even like string beans. Service was amazing, the lady who waited on us even took the time to pack all of our leftovers and chat with us. It was a great experience and I highly recommend. This is our new dumpling-go-to-place! Gastro Maestro Approved!

Came into town to visit some friends and got this recommendation while I was here. Glad we tried…read moreit! We ordered a variety of things including walnut shrimp, xlb, xlb with crab, hot and sour soup, stir fried green beans, and some dessert. Food came out fast and everything was hot and fresh. Personally not a fan of thick dumpling wrappers but the quality of the food overall was good. Service was attentive with refilling water but I had to ask multiple times for more napkins which got a little annoying. The restaurant also got really busy as it got closer to peak lunch time so I imagine that played a role. One thing that kind of put me off was my water cup looking dirty or having something in it. Hard to say what it was but it made me hesitant to keep drinking from it. I think my rating would be closer to 3.5 stars if I could do half stars because of their service and cleanliness. When asking for the napkins the second time, I saw their waiters cleaning a table then seeing me ask for napkins again, he immediately grabbed them to give me with his hands that just picked up others' trash

Overall, this cozy place is a good spot for authentic home-style Taiwanese food. I have to also…read morepreface that I found a rock in the food. -Garlic pea shoots 5/5, perfect sautéed greens -Pork & crab XLB 5/5, so tender and juicy without excessive grease. Just FYI it is not the typically "soupy" style, the broth is held delicately by the soft filling! -Crab, seafood, pork clay pot 3/5, although very delicious and exquisite delicate flavor, I unfortunately found a rock mid-chew. Thankfully I was eating mindfully and did not bite down hard. Disclaimer: You should always be careful when you eat - accidents happen, so things like hair, bugs, rocks, paper, plastic, or bits of metal just end up in your food sometimes. The service is fine. We did come on a busy Saturday afternoon. This type of restaurant is not one where you should linger and socialize for long, just come fill up and then be on your way lol. We were slowing down on our meal, but there was still like half of the food left, and the waitress still came over with the check when she noticed we weren't eating constantly anymore. Taking it as the trade off for the good prices!

We decided to come to Full House Dumpling for a dinner on a Friday night. The inside has a line…read morewith a divider that's similar one you would often see in Chipotle so our assumption is that it is a takeout like it. However, when we moved toward that direction, the waitress flagged us down and told us it is a sit down restaurant. Odd? Yes. The decor inside is fairly basic but clean, it's like a place you'll go to get your food but not remember the inside very much after you leave. There was no one when we came inside so we got our orders in pretty quick. We ordered: Food - (3 out of 5 stars) 1. Matsuzaka Meat with Garlic Sauce 2. Juicy Pork Dumplings (6 Pieces) 3. Green Onion Pancake with Egg (6 Pieces) 4. Sautéed Plain Asparagus 5. Salted Egg & Yolk with Tofu 6. Prawns Fried Rice 7. Mushu Pork with Egg top While most of the dishes tasted "fine", we could tell that the dishes weren't cooked by a professional chef from Taiwan. The taste are just a little, "off" and on the lighter side of things. While they didn't taste bad, they weren't great either. Service - (4 out of 5 stars) The waitresses were okay, there was no one that particular serves your table. They simply took turns and at times it took us a while to get someone. They were friendly, but it was a little chaotic. All in all, I felt my overall experience was just okay. I think I'll go elsewhere if I want something similar in the future unfortunately...

Good service as used to be. Delicious northern Chinese…read morecuisine. I been to pretty much been from Texas, CA. Won't be regret!

Went on a thursday evening, good food and service overall. Food was fast and nice vibe.read more