Jade Garden has been recommended to me by friends as one of the more solid options in terms of Dim Sum in the greater Seattle area, so I definitely wanted to pay this place a visit to checkout the food! We went on a Sunday around noon and had a 15 minute wait to get seated for 4. Located in the Seattle Chinatown, parking is sometimes hard to get by based on the time of day and how many people are visiting the area. The restaurant itself looks very unassuming on the outside, and there usually will be groups of people waiting for their spots in the restaurant. Wait-times can definitely vary, but on average (based on the two times I've visited) can vary from 15 minutes to 30/40 minutes so plan accordingly. The ambiance of the restaurant is busy, with servers flying table to table to take orders - wouldn't expect anything else from a Dim Sum place! You'll usually get all of your order items within 10-15 times. Ordering is done through their QR code system similar to how many order restaurants are doing it nowadays. Just to note - if the waiter ever offers you a dish without the pricing, it will be more expensive than you'd expect! So I would just recommend ordering straight from the menu than taking immediate offering. We ordered a good variety of items, from meatballs, to tripe, to dumplings, and more. All of the items were good in terms of flavor and texture - well seasoned and the fillings/meatballs had substance. I would say one of the more interesting things we got was the fried taro bun (? not sure if it's classified as a bun) that has meat within it - which was crispy and light on the outside and hearty with taro on the inside. In the end, we paid about $30 each ($120 total) for the experience. I would say that if you are craving Dim Sum - Jade Garden will definitely satisfy it! Mostly due to the popularity of the place, it is usually difficult to find a spot. But if I'm ever trying to get some Dim Sum in the Chinatown area, Jade Garden would be one of my picks. read more

Jade Garden - Meatballs, Crispy Taro Puffs, Tripe, Short Rib, Radish Pancakes - Dim Sum Near Me - Seattle, Washington

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Good Food, some stuff is pricey, service is typical mediocre at best, place is fresh inside on top of an old inside and outside. Walnut Shrimp - nice crispy outside, perfectly cooked pecans. Sweet but not too sweet and not too fatty. Hong Kong Dried Beef Noodle - decent wok hei, not the most but it's decent. I enjoyed it, a lil oily but not bad. Fish with veggies - nicely cooked, tender fresh fish. read more

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So! Good! The place seems so unimpressive but once you turn the corner, it becomes alive. The food was delicious, the staff was friendly and attentive and the ambiance was without a doubt, really cool! read more

Jade Garden has definitely made a come back. All the dim sum I ordered was hot and fresh and delicious. The flavors tasted unique and different for each item. I felt that the service had significantly improved since the last time I was here (easily 3-4 years ago) while still having the great family style vibe inside. I enjoyed ordering via my phone. There seems to be no more carts but honestly I think that was a great change. Keep up the good work yall it shows. read more

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Maybe I am a little biased because I've been coming here since I was a child, but I love love love the dim sum here. If you love shrimp as much as I do, you will love it too! Their eggrolls are crispy yummy goodness. I also LOVE their fried bean curd, it's one of my favorite foods of all time (their version specifically!!) and shrimp ball. I haven't eaten inside in forever but the updates/renovations they've made really class up the place. If you like dim sum, definitely give this place a try! read more

Excellent dim sum restaurant in the International District! We tried a lot of different things and there were plenty of seafood options. Favorites were the pan-fried shrimp and chive, the honey walnut shrimp and the sesame balls. I could have passed on the spring roll and the stuffed eggplant--glad we tried them but probably won't order that next time. Definitely will be back! read more

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SO GOOD! great service, family owned, great prices, easy to order online, this is your traditional dim sum spot read more

Jade Garden - Dim Sum Near Me - Seattle, Washington

I was in Seattle for the weekend and asked friends where the best place to get Chinese food? The consensus of all five was to go try Jade Garden in the international district. Walking up to the restaurant you can sometimes tell a lot of the place, the awning outside was old and torn and fading. Walked in and greeted right away and taken to my table without waiting and the restaurant was full. This is the second restaurant that I have been where you scan the QR code, browse the menu and order on the web site. I ordered the sesame chicken with rice. One of the servers was walking around with a tray full of appetizers, he stopped and I got the plate of pork bun. The pork bun was so good and sweet, amazing texture of the bun and the pork was seasoned just right. The sesame chicken was very good, not drowning in the sauce that is served with it. The rice was actually so good! Probably the best rice I have ever tasted, not kidding! I'd come back again and have another meal. Now the bad things, visited the bathroom and it was so gross! Horrible smell, the walls need to be cleaned along with the urinals. The area around the sink needs to be scrubbed down and sanitized! Also, I don't think having a stack of chairs impeding the emergency exit door is legal at all! I feel the owners need to spend some money on this restaurant. read more

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Passing through to grab a quick bite, wasn't super busy. Easy ordering via phone and QR code. Food came out fast. Some items were better than others. Enough to satisfy our hunger and take care of the dim sum cravings. read more

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The last, best of the 'old-school' Yum Cha (饮茶 - Cantonese for 'drink tea') restaurants left that survived the early-00's downturns, COVID, and several changes of ownership. Because of the cost (never used to be a concern!) and the difficulty of finding parking, we don't go here very often; only on special occasions. Be prepared to use your phone to order (this is a COVID-thing that never went away here in Seattle), unless you speak Cantonese (some servers speak Mandarin, more or less, but the phone menu is the best). But the dishes - so, so many quality options. I am one of those weird non-Chinese who loves stuff like book tripe [牛百页], honeycomb tripe [牛肚], and chicken feet [凤脚]. All of these are on the photo-menu at Jade Garden and are made properly without gallons of MSG or salt. This restaurant's preparations are very close to Dim Sum I've eaten in Hong Kong and are comparable to Richmond BC's best offerings. Highly recommended. If you can find parking or are willing to walk four blocks uphill from the Link station, give them a try. read more

A regular dim sum spot my family hits up when they're in the area. The phone app makes ordering a breeze and the food comes rather quick and hot. Loved everything we got, and the tea was great too! read more

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It says a lot when you see a lot of people in line with their travel luggage. Either they came straight here after getting off the plane or this is the last meal they want to have before leaving Seattle. I have seen this picture with Fat Hen in Ballard. This is also a common picture with Jade Garden, which is a great sign of its fame. Before the pandemic, there was always a long line outside the building but post-pandemic, the lines have gotten significantly shorter. I certainly hope the business prospers and gets back to its pre-pandemic level, not just for Jade Garden for every small business. Ordering is super easy. There is a QR code on every table, specific for that table, and the link opens a browser on the phone with the entire menu. Simply add the desired dishes to the cart and submit the order and they get brought to your table within minutes. And the dim-sums, oh my god. This is our favorite dim-sum place in this part of the country and they are consistent, delicious, generous-portioned, and flavorful. We also usually order their fried rice and chow fun, which are also consistently delicious. I am also a fan of their Chrysanthemum tea, which seems to go very well with the dim-sums. Paying with credit card adds a few percentage fee so plan accordingly. Jade Garden remains our favorite dim-sum place, period. read more

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Absolutely delicious and lived up to the hype I'd seen on TikTok. It was fairly busy but we were seated right away. They had to help us a little with the QR code scanning since they were a little worn on our table but we got it. Once we put in our order the food came quickly and was melt-in-your-mouth delicious. read more

Busy Saturday but party was sat quickly. Ordered beef fun roll, excellent. Veggie fried rice also excellent as was the leaf wrapped rice. Shrimp egg rolls good too. Lots of menu items for the more adventurous. Good ambience and fast paced service; order from the QR code on table. read more

Jade Garden - Vegetable fried rice - Dim Sum Near Me - Seattle, Washington

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Ambience. B Service. A Food. A Price. A Ever since Covid 2020. No more carts , so far. Order off QR menu or plastics covered menus. Getting dim sum starting at 9:00 am. Say, what?! Yea. For sure beats the lunch rush hour. Staff is very friendly and speak great English. They make great recommendations, but you can say NO. Unless it's really unusual. I live when they say made special for today. Wish I had a stomach to try everything. As soon as I ordered. My food came out within 3 mins. Hot out of the kitchen. All my choices were nice and hot and flavorful and full of meats and fillings. Avg price isn't is around $6-7. Depending what you get. I haven't been back in a long time. As they're usually crowded. Good to know they open early!!! I'll be back I'm a FaN!!! read more

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Our absolute family favorite place for dim sum! But it's important to go in a big group so order one of everything and try it all. We love this family owned restaurant. read more

My boyfriend and I were visiting Seattle for the first time and I really wanted to try a dim sum spot before we left for home. Came across Jade Garden and the outside doesn't look very pleasing but don't let that fool you. We got greeted and seated right away. Ambiance is exactly like your typical dim sum vibe. Loud, warm, welcoming, and super casual, nothing fancy! Food was good, I've definitely had better in my home town in the bay area. You just quickly place your order by scanning their QR code and get your food in a matter of seconds. My favorite was their shrimp noodle rolls and their siu mai. The food was a bit on the greasy side compared to what i'm used to in my area but that's what the hot tea was for to wash down the grease lol. What stood out the most for me was the service. They noticed my boyfriend's napkin all wet and said they'll bring us extra without having to ask. The waitress brought out most of our food and stated that we had one more coming. Usually we don't get service like that at dim sum in the bay area. So it was very observant and attentive of them which I really appreciated! Awesome customer service, fast and hot food comes your way. Prices are average but you can adjust the amount of orders you'd like so you'd still have enough to eat and more bang for your buck! Great experience and food overall read more

Jade Garden - Dim Sum Near Me - Seattle, Washington

I ordered one beer, mushroom, and beef with steamed rice and it was $32 I'm not sure if I just got white people prices, but the portion was tiny. No complaints on the foods quality but I feel like I've been grifted. read more

Jade Garden - Dim Sum Near Me - Seattle, Washington

I've been going here since I was a kid visiting my grandparents for the summer and it's still amazing. They have made some more modern updates where you can scan the QR code and instantly order the food to your table. The service was great as well since they brought the food fast and were checking in. It wasn't too busy early Friday dinner so not too loud. All of the food was hot and fresh and just as I remembered. I was so happy it was just as good as I remembered since it was my husband's first time there. You can get a lot of food for your money here. Great dim sum spot! read more

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My first time here. Dim sum is hot and tastes good. Staff are friendly and attentive. Just parking is challenging.

If Jade Garden is Seattle's 'best dim sum', then I am Brad Pitt. All the steamed dumplings have ultra-thick wrappers, and the chicken feet are hard and robbery. I ended up breaking up the dumplings and just eating the inside fillings. Also they were only lukewarm not hot. What a disappointing experience. Where are all the fine Chinese restaurants in Seattle? I feel bad for the long line of tourists that come here on weekends. During the week this place is empty (we came on a Monday); apparently the locals know better. read more

Jade Garden - thick and doughy wrappers on all the steamed dumplings, No Good. ANd the chicken feet is hard and robbery. - Dim Sum Near Me - Seattle, Washington

I don't want to tell you how delicious it is, because it's already such a wait to get in for dim sum but I will because you can't keep this food a secret. Best dim sum outside of NYC read more

Great tasting food, we ordered way too much so definitely recommend coming with a large group. Best BBQ pork buns we've ever had. You order off of a QR code and our food arrived quickly. There is only street parking but we found a spot not too far away fairly quickly. Service is very straightforward, nothing to complain about though. Came to eat here before a UW football game and we were able to be seated immediately, not too busy. Would definitely recommend for a great dim sum spot! read more

Jade Garden - Steamed BBQ Pork Buns, 22. Honey Walnuts Prawns, garlic green beans, Sweet and Sour Chicken, pork 3. Fried Pot Stickers, 49. Mushu Pork - Dim Sum Near Me - Seattle, Washington

Fantastic Dim Sum. Quality is fresh. Portion size of each Dim Sum is excellent. I am visiting from OC California. This place is very compatible to any good Dim Sum places in SGV or OC. Prices are very good. read more

Went for dim sum and it was great. Service was very attentive. The sticky rice wrapped in the lotus roll was mushier than usual for me but that would be me being nit picky because it tasted delicious. Everything was great. I LOVE their house tea. read more

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So chaotic you KNOW this place is authentic. It was a crazy cold day so it seemed like a lot of people had the same idea of coming here for cozy comfort food. After getting a seat, the online ordering was easy and while they don't have cart service, they do have people that came around occasionally with dim sum options to order as you see. We got a bunch of my favorites, a chicken congee, and an eggplant dish I haven't had before but was good if you don't mind your food swimming in oceans of oil. Service was what you'd expect (one of the waitresses was SUPER sweet though despite the chaos of the restaurant). Definitely hits the dim sum craving. read more

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Nooooooo!!!!!!! I have not been here in a while but I always loved their chili sauce. Now it looks like they changed it and are now offering this sweeter tasting watered down salsa type chili and it is terrible!!!! Why did u have to change the chili??????? read more

Serves all day dimsum (later found out many restaurants in Seattle Chinatown do, which is unusual). It looks boarded up from outside, but saw some folks leaving. Pretty empty around 7pm Sat - our fault for wanting dimsum for dinner I guess. A lot of items were out by then. Standard dimsum fare, averaged $6 per item. Can order from QR code or tell waiter. Leans a little more sweet. Tasted fine but wouldn't say it's the best. Pay cash or debit to avoid extra service fee. read more

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I have been here a few times in the past year and have never been disappointed. Today we started with a few dim sum items. The steamed shrimp and scallop dumplings are great. I love the fried rice, chow fun, and Chinese broccoli with garlic. The menu is big and I will be coming back again. read more

It was alright. Turnip cake didn't seem cooked all the way, the shumai came out cold and we had to ask for another one...but to be fair, our server was very apologetic and resolved it promptly. We had a fried pork dumpling that had very nice and authentic flavor. Pretty decent, but hoped for a bit more. Also, the area is kind of sus sometimes. read more

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I've been a repeater here for many years but I just love the food! It hits all the right notes and the portions are generous. I have to admit that I miss the pre-pandemic carts. It was always such a fun experience, but times have changed. While we are branching out and trying new places, it's funny that I always compare them to Jade Garden! And I'll still keep coming back. read more

Stopped in for a dim sum lunch and was impressed by the quality and flavor of the various plates. Pricing was competitive with other similar restaurants. Good service from an attentive and friendly wait staff. The only challenge/frustration was finding street parking in the area. read more

Dirty. Gnats. Gross. Bad food. Smelly. No no no no no no no no no. Fried items not crispy. Fish tanks disgusting with near-dead fish. Soy sauce, chili oils etc on tables dirty with grease and stuck-on food. read more

We were downtown Seattle during our visit and wanted to have some Dim Sum plus Chinese food for dinner. I researched a bunch of restaurants and after reading mixed reviews I was even more confused. However, I ended up being really glad I selected Jade Garden. My message, don't judge the book by it's cover. First this place is still all boarded up on the outside and second, from a guy who grew up eating in NY Chinatown, our dinner was very good 4.5 stars. This was a different experience for me as it was the first time I had to order from a QR code on our table. We got lucky and arrived when it wasn't too crowded so we were seated right away. They took our drink order and proceeded to bring us hot tea along with water. After ordering, the food came out relatively quickly. The Dim Sum was so good we ended up order more dumplings. The Siu Mai were our favorite and they were the largest we have ever had. The other hit was actually the green beans. I wanted lobster but they only had 4+ lbs and nobody else wanted crab. Next time. I would recommend Jade Garden & would definitely go back when if/when I visit again. read more

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You never disappoint me Jade Not your long lines of hungry mouths waiting patiently to be seated Nor your upgraded decor pre Covid I'm impressed how Covid has grown you with taking away the work of servers with the ability to order from my smart phone and keep a running tab with my stomach urging me to order yet another dim sum and dim some mo' I'm in love with your sesame dripped three mushroom dim sum and oh my favourite almond come hither chicken You cannot hide from me even with the new border up wood attire over your once sparkling windows to your inner being Oh how I love thee read more

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I went here with my friend based on a glowing recommendation from her. The place is old and dated. Our teacups were dirty and we had to ask for another one. They also charge for using a credit card. We ordered several dishes and I can't say I was blown away by anything. A couple of the dishes had too much oil in them. Skip this and go elsewhere for your dim sum fix. read more

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The dim sum was nice and warm. The green beans were nice and with a good garlic flavor. Be careful when you order because not all of the ingredients were listed in the menu. We got a dish with sausage we were shocked to find as we looked it didn't say sausage. read more

Jade Garden - Dim Sum Near Me - Seattle, Washington

Solid dim sum restaurant located in Seattle's Chinatown!! Food came out nice and hot. What I really like about Jade Garden is that you can order via QR code. It makes it easy to order and you can easily search up any dishes you have questions about. Ambiance is alright and it can certainly get busy during brunch hours on the weekend! read more

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The food is very good. I'm not an expert on dim sum but the food was good. I like the footballs. They are yummy. The services was really good, the waiters were yappin at us the whole time and throwin us extra food saying idk who in the back made this here you go and it was very funny. I forgot my jacket here and I came back in and she was waiting for me. Good times. 3 + 1 service star read more

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Good quality and good sized dim sum dishes. Jade Garden is such a Seattle classic and I was excited to try it! Ordered delivery off Ubereats so the prices below may be slightly inflated! -Mini Sticky Rice in Lotus Leaf with Minced Pork ($7) - Good size and nicely fragranced, perfect rice texture. My only nit is I wish there were more ingredients in it, like salted egg yolk! -Honey BBQ Pork Pies ($7) - OMG, I DIED for these they were SO GOOD! Perfectly flaky pastry wrapped around a good amount of char siu filling that was the perfect combo of lean and fatty. -Pork Siu Mai Dumpling and Pan Fried Shrimp and Chive Dumpling ($7.50) - Fresh, Well Made, and Solid all around Everything was also packaged perfectly. I can't wait to dine in here! and The fact that I can get dim sum on any random weekday makes me so happy! read more

Jade Garden - Siu Mai ($7.50), Pan Fried Shrimp & Chive Dumplings ($7.50) - Dim Sum Near Me - Seattle, Washington

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