The dim sum debacle…read more Wife knows what I like, and mentioned a dim sum place when we were walking from the train station dragging our wheeled carry-on to our hotel, half a mile away, in old town Zurich, Switzerland. We walked back, and right across the street from the Bahnhoff was a vendor spot with a sign "Dim Sum". Aluminum roof with three tables and five chairs. We go up to the counter, and immediately get what the previous couple had gotten: an order of pot stickers and dumplings. "Kleine order Grosse?" asks the vendor, a middle aged white dude, with his Chinese wife working in the background on making more potstickers or dumplings. Large order of course, and before I can get my credit card out, one large plate of pot stickers, and another plate of dumplings is served. Not piping hot, only warm, as if the meals were stored in a pizza heating container. "CHF38, bitte" says the vendor. $38 for two dishes from a food truck!? Now, you know why Zurich is the most expensive city in Europe. Credit card will cost a additional swiss franc. I'm absolutely famished, after last eating at 6am, with it now 130pm, after a 9,000 mile trip from San Jose, via Atlanta to Zurich earlier that morning. I'm eating like it's my last meal, devouring everything in front of me. Wife doesn't like the dumplings, saying it's too salty. So I finish up the dumplings, and she the pot stickers. As we finish up, the vendor asks us to pass the soy sauce to the next customer, as if the items were not salty enough! Seems that the food served here does taste familiar to me. My ex was infamous for discretely bagging pot stickers and dumplings from Chinese buffets. Those leftover reheated food buffet items! Three stars because service was so outstanding, and the vendor was considerate and kind. And we did finish our plates.

Do not go here unless you want shouted at and possibly attacked! I didn't go here for the food and…read moreI'm glad I didn't with the staff/owners of the establishment. Last day of a 4 week trip around Europe and I have never been spoken to the way I did here. I spotted a shaded part of ground to quickly spray some sun cream before continuing my walk. I spray on my cream and am about to go on my way when I remember I better put my factor 50 on my legs. I have my bag on the bench outside this place that has no sign on it to say it belongs to the fast food kiosk. So I put my foot on the bench and quickly spray my legs with cream. BIG MISTAKE! Over comes an angry looking German man with a moustache and sprays my leg with the detergent. I think he's joking because I don't hear him as I have my headphones in. I laugh and remove my headphones. He then shouts saying I'm silly doing this here as people sit here. I look confused and say pardon? He says 'go over there, people sit here!' He then pushes me out of the way with his shoulder. At this point I have removed my sunglasses and headphones and I'm shocked at what's happening. I say 'oh I'm sorry but I came here because it was in the shade and all you had to do was ask me nicely not spray me with detergent and push me, that was very rude!' (It gets worse) Now out comes an Asian woman shouting at me in German, right in my face about which I assume is that people basically sit there and I shouldn't have my feet there. Which I totally understand but just tell people this in a nice way. I say there's no need to shout and you couldn't just politely asked me to move and I would've. She then screams something, gets in my face and actually kicks the bench with her feet. I mean what on Earth is going on!!! I say to her I don't know why she's shouting and she's only making herself angry. I'm sorry but this is a ridiculous way to treat someone. What an aggressive couple to own a food kiosk in the public industry. I would avoid this place at all costs as you may be shouted at and beaten if, god forbid, you have a genuine complaint about the dimsum. I say visit here at your own risk. If there were no stars I would give it such. Horrible people.

Mit ein paar Freunden haben wir gemeinsam ein Abendessen organisiert. Das Lokal im Ratskeller ist…read morechic eingerichtet und wirkt authentisch! Das Essen war vorzüglich zubereitet und hat entsprechend gut geschmeckt! Ich hatte 'Ente, Acht Köstlichkeiten' in einer Tit Pan serviert! Am Tisch wurde auch von der Möglichkeit gebrauch gemacht, ein Menu mit verschiedenen Hauptgängen zu nehmen, diese präsentierten sich auch schön. Als wir ins Restaurant kamen, war es noch etwas leer, doch war es etwas später bis auf den letzten Platz gefüllt. Der Service war nicht immer der schnellste, aber sehr zuvorkommend. Ich komme gerne wieder einmal!

Take out review: After 3 weeks of eating Swiss food, I gave…read morein to my sushi withdrawal and ordered their sushi plate. While this is no way a good sushi in comparison to ny/cali/Japan, it satisfied my craving and I was pleasantly surprised. I would even consider coming back here...

The service and staff was friendly. The sushi and sashimi was ok but not much selection. They…read moreoffered mainly salmon and tuna.

I have really enjoyed this place as some good quality Chinese food in Zurich. I've both eaten in…read moreand gotten takeout, and been impressed with the dishes I've had. Zurich prices of course, but that's to be expected. I suggest the crispy duck and mapo tofu in particular.

Wow! Was craving for some Asian food during our vacay here in Switzerland and happened to bump into…read morethis place while walking around. This place is legitimately good! The dishes were freshly made and great portion. It's fun coz most of their tables are long and there's a chance you're sharing that table with someone else so it's kinda fun meeting people!! Highly recommend this place in Zurich!!

Good Food. Everything was authentic and delicious. Definitely one of the better things I tried…read morewhile visiting Switzerland. Came at opening and glad we did. Within an hour the whole place was full, and rightfully so. The menu is very expansive. Over 100 items. Started off with a bowl of chicken and sweet corn soup. It was delicious. Umami with the contrast of the sweet corn. Would def recc. Dim sum combo platter. Came with a variety of dumplings. It was unfortunately the least favorite item. Could be a different type of region or style of dumplings that I ma not used to, but did not love the taste overall. The wrapper was very thick and flavor was a little bland. Flat Rice noodles: Delicious. Big portion, flavorful, came with lots of protein and veggies. No complaints whatsoever. Forgot the name of it, but the serevr said it was one of the most popular dishes they have. Some sort of beef dish that our server said was North Chinese style. Flavorful, a bit saltier then would like, but not an issue once you pair with rice. Just note that tap water is 2 franks per cup. Overall would definitely come back if I was ever in the area.

I've been here several times for dinner. Never had to wait for a table, although they did seem to…read morefill up after I got there. Hot and sour soup is delicious! Pad Thai with shrimp medium is the perfect amount of hot, but the spice rack they provide on the side lets you perfect it even more. They do have beer, wine and some liquor. Looks like not much from the street, but walk in and have a smell! Service is prompt and friendly. I'll keep coming back

Quality of food exceeded our expectations. If you craving for Chinese food, this is a reasonable…read moreplace in the old town vicinity.

Pretty good food and service and environment! We love the sheng Jian bun, very juicy and tasty! I…read morealso ordered the beef hot pot! Really strong flavor with little spicy! In general, we enjoyed our lunch! :)

We landed in Zurich and were walking down the beautiful lake "gold coast" and all the walking made…read moreus hungry and we found this place on Yelp. The outdoor seating was wonderful, especially for us first time visitors to Zurich - to "street watch" - especially on a lovely summer evening. Service was friendly and we were extremely appreciative of the fast service - we were hungry !!! I had been very specific that we wanted "regular water" but they charged me and my colleague for mineral water (4.00€ per person) which was disappointing. We ordered one order of the Veggie Spring rolls (8.00€) Super Small portion (see picture) & only 2 pieces. My colleague ordered the Khao Suey with Shrimp (29.00€) which was extremely well presented and delicious. My red curry (vegetarian - 23.00€) was pretty to look at BUT I asked them to make it spicy and it wasn't very spicy. However it was warm and comforting and I was hungry enough that I pretty much ate everything that is pictured. In all, I went in with not very high expectations but left satisfied and wonderfully full and it was a great way to end my Day 1 in Zurich.

July 23/2022: Dinner w Schnitzel & my Al…read more Our first meal in Zurich. Outdoor seating, since it was still very warm. My was the Veggie Spring rolls (8.00€) Small portion. Small rolls & only 2 pieces. My main was the Sweet & Sour Chicken (27.00€). That was delicious. Very tasty with a side of white rice. I would have preferred brown rice. Our small group of 3 ppl (2 alcohol servings + 3 mains & 3 apples) cost a mere 142.50€! That's almost $215 Cdn. Very costly meal for Cdn standards! BTW...it was 4.00€ for tap water!

Have been coming here since they opened and visited at least once a month. However, the last 3…read moreorders were subpar with 1 of those being awful. Friendly enough staff, but inconsistent and expensive food has sadly given me enough reason to find a new local Chinese restaurant.

Pretty good for a quick meal. The staff consists of a one-man team, who's the chef/owner, so don't…read morego if you're in a rush. The chef (not sure if his name is actually Lin Lin) is from Shanghai so maybe try it out if you're into sweeter Chinese food, but the sichuan (szechuan) chicken is what I get most of the time. It's not great, but good enough for me to go back once in a while. If you're Chinese or speak Chinese, try calling ahead to see if he can make something for you that's not on the menu. It's a relatively new restaurant so the owner is eager to build up a customer-base.

After they changed the name to Ly's takeaway, it used to be…read morea pretty good spot for a chinese takeaway in Zurich. The service was nice and the foods got some fresh ingredients I could tell. However a couple of months ago, they changed the manager to someone else and he started to screw everything up. They dont wanna even offer a free tap water (it is a pretty bad taste considering a water fountain is right by the restaurant outside) and it seemed like they were reducing the portion little by little. And the ingredients got so bad that I started to have a stomach after. It has become the typical Chinese restaurant on its course of demise: saving money from the critical parts of running a restaurant and not caring about the quality of the foods anymore.