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    Hollywood East Cafe

    3.4 (293 reviews)
    ModerateDim Sum, Cantonese

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    Moderate noise
    Casual
    Good for kids
    Good for groups

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    Mark C.

    Still offers free parking and accepts both cash and credit card. If you order takeout, they are an elaborate pick up process. The staff is live on a computer tablet and you tell them your name for the order. They also accept contactless payment. Once you pay for your order, a staff member comes out with your food. Their pork belly was okay. It was a bit dry and the skin was not crispy. Their noodle dishes were good. Beef brisket with tendon was really good. Their salted fish was surprisingly flavorful. If you like spicy food, their spicy wonton definitely hits the spot. Worth checking out. Kingdom pork chop was delicious and crispy. Their fish and veggies were fish and plenty of fish fillet. Their pineapple bun was good and had tons of filling inside. Worth giving this place a visit if you are in the mood for some good Cantonese food.

    Mapo tofu (a lot was already eaten)
    Victoria S.

    Went there for lunch one weekend and decided to do a hybrid of dim sum and a La carte entrees. For the former they don't have a cart going around, but a paper menu where the desired dishes and quantities are marked off with the pencils provided. They have a big selection and more vegetarian options than other dim sum places (2 kinds of veggie dumplings, veggie buns, rice rolls wrapped around fried cruller). We got an order of sesame balls and veggie buns. From the regular menu we got mapo tofu (sans pork) and veggie mu shu. The dim sum came out first and was piping hot (not sitting in a cart). Both items were very good (especially the sesame ball- it was crispy on the outside the melt in your mouth soft and chewy on the inside). The main courses were generously portioned, well/seasoned and not overly salty. The mapo tofu had a spicy kick but was not overwhelming. Will be back for more dim sum!

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    Russell J.

    There's a lot of hype about this place...and it's def well deserved. Great HK cuisine and Dim Sum in the Wheaton mall. Dine-in or to go. Digital ordering is cool as well.

    Jason A.

    the food was very bland and the brought out the wrong order. Customer service is very bad and the employees are very impatient. The place is very nice just not a place you would want to really eat at 1 star!

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    Excellent dim sum and Chinese food. Owners and servers are nice. Atmosphere is ok, not great; it's in a mall.

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    Best food. Bar non its in the lower level of Wheaton plaza Park right outside , 5 star

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    Great place for excellent traditional Chinese food. Dim Sum is to die for! There's a reason they've been a Wheaton staple for decades!

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    I've been eating here for over 20 years. The crispy shredded beef has been good for over 20 years.

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    Ask the Community - Hollywood East Cafe

    Do they have all day Dim Sum?

    hello, yes, we serve Dim Sum all day for Dine-In, Take Out, and Delivery. Thanks for your question!

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