Totally love this place, I am a big fan of Dim Sum and these guys have a great variety of dishes from sticky rice to pork dumplings to their famous tea. There were 7 of us, we had a big table, service was fast and the place was packed. I only wish that it didn't cost so much - but then again I probably wouldn't stop eating. The only reason for the 4 star is that I'm not a big fan of the smell in there, perhaps it's the carpet, but would recommend to anyone that loves dim sum, just watch because the bill adds up quick! read more

We'd heard good things about this place so we checked it out last weekend. We were thinking about having a family event there, but honestly I was not impressed. First of all, the place looks like it was a computer repair store before a restaurant. Grey walls, grey floor, grey bathrooms. But that doesn't matter if the food's great, right? Put it this way... if the food was great, I wouldn't have spent any time looking at the walls in the first place. Greasy. Greasy, greasy, greasy. You know that heavy feeling in your stomach when you eat fast food? Same feeling after a modest meal of sticky rice, pork dumplings and shrimp. Not the feeling you expect from a place like this. The cherry on top was the rudeness we got from the staff. I always expect curtness from the staff at a dim sum place but I felt a bit of contempt from this one. Overall: it's fine. Okay. If you're stuck in the north, it'll fill the hunger hole. But if I had to pick, I'd take Golden Rice Bowl every time. read more

Excellent. Fresh and hot! Love going here for dim sum. Usually order too much, but can take it home for later

On a quest to exclude carbs We asked a waitress in black garbs, And in perfect Cantonese: A dish that's carbless, if you please. That means no sugar, we explain, And corn starch it cannot contain. Leave out noodles, leave off rice, You can add a little spice. She said, it won't taste very good And asked the chef, do what he could. Out came a dish of tofu fried Along with veggies on the side. It wasn't sweet, it wasn't hot, But like Pepsi, it hit the spot. The story's moral, have you guessed? Use Cantonese in your request. read more

Tried to make a reservation for a 10 course meal for 70 people on a Saturday evening and they refused to take it because "it's a busy night of the week"?!? My wife & I had our wedding reception there. I hope your greed is worth it, Jumbo. We will never be back. read more

Came here for dim sum with the family in the morning. We were suppose to meet at 9:30am but asian time means around 10am... and apparently for everyone else too. It was popping by 10am, line at the door and everything. The carts come by pretty often. Good variety, good food. I use soy sauce with my dim sum but no one in Canada appears to. Weird! There's a good amount of variety here and it was filling. Delicious. read more

Very good I am very fussy about my dim sum. Have eaten it all over this is very good. If you like real Dim Sum this is the place to go.

I do not like westernized Chinese food, which is why I go to Jumbo. Aside from having a great dim sum menu (come at peak hours for the carts, the printed menu selection is not very good), they also offer an excellent regular menu. I prefer the chinese menu (you will need to bring a friend who can read Cantonese, but it's worth it) but the regular menu does offer some great options. Ask for the pekingese style pork chop, fish maw soup or the mixed vegetables in nest - 3 of my favorites :) Prices are quite reasonable here and they offer an affordable set menu for a group of people as well. Customer service is fairly good and fast. The restaurant environment is not great on the eyes, but they do offer private rooms for large functions. read more

I hadn't been here in probably 10 years, so I didn't want to write a review until I had a more recent experience to talk about. Well, now I do! I do still prefer Tasty Noodle on the south side, but now that I've moved, it's a really long drive. So I decided to head to Jumbo to try it out again. There is not much time between carts, which I love. Their sticky rice is the best that I have tried and I find myself craving it right now. The staff were not overly friendly, but that doesn't really matter too much for the overall experience... the food was tasty. I typically stick to the same dishes for Dim Sum and really didn't venture outside of my comfort zone during this visit - maybe next time. Tasty Noodle gets a slight edge over Jumbo simply because of the variety they offer, but I will certainly be coming back often. read more

When I first went to Jumbo Dim Sum it was as a visitor from Fort Mac (since I was dying up there with no real restaurants). Now that I live here, I spend most Saturday mornings there, if I wake up early enough. They definitely got me hooked after the first time. Tea is always served but I've noticed that with Caucasians they give forks and water which is I guess normal in a Chinese restaurant. Each plate is around 3 to 4 dollars so if you don't know what it is and it looks interesting order it anyways! It's not like you will have spent a whole lot of money on something you don't like. Most of the food is delicious anyways so I'm sure you won't have to worry about it. Their portions are pretty decent and I find that this place has lots of meat stuffed into everything (or is it just Alberta?). Also my favourite time to go at is 10:30am because it is before the rush of lunch time and dim sum should always be brunch! Anyone that I can get to wake up early enough to attend brunch with me I will make go. Otherwise they snooze they lose out on good food. Go try it out! read more

I know a good dim sum place when I taste them. Jumbo Dim Sum just didn't quite make it to my top list of recommended Dim Sum spot. At least, not my favourite anyway. It was very packed when we went there. A full house usually makes your heart take lots of leaps of excitement which also meant that the expectation is high on the plate. Carts took a while to get to us - the decor was old - Dim sum choices was alright - let's just say I had better. The bbq pork rice roll was too thick and the pork pastry wasn't as fresh as we had expected it to be. It was nothing to write home about. read more

My family and I have been coming to Jumbo for the past 10 years now. We like Jumbo because we consistently get good authentic Chinese food; I am not claiming it is the best, but it also is not the worst. We always walk out with leftovers to feed us for an extra 2 days. The prices here are reasonable, and the food always comes out FAST (we're usually in and out in under an hour). Jumbo is usually busy during the weekends, particularly close to Christmas and Chinese New Year. They do take reservations around this time, and it is highly recommended as it can get VERY busy. There is a lot of dishes offered, both for people who are feeling adventurous, or those who want a simple meal. For the full experience however, I would recommend you go with someone who knows how to read Chinese (for the specials menu), however if you can describe the dish to the servers (ie, salted fish with eggplant), they usually know what you're talking about and will order it right away for you. The portion sizes are also very generous too, and there is no sacrifice of quality over quantity. Steamed fish is guaranteed one of the best in town; the fish is always fresh and always cooked just right. Although my experience has been primarily supper, you can still experience typical dim-sum dishes. The servers walk around the entire restaurants with open karts and will immediately rush over like sharks and present their dishes in front of you the moment you make any eye contact. This can be a bit unnerving but is also a good way to preview what you will be eating. If you're non-Chinese, it's entertaining to watch the servers yelling out the Chinese food names, then as they see you with your look of confusion, they quickly scramble for a piece of paper in their pockets with the English translations. During supper time, there is a dessert mini-buffet available for you, stocked with red bean soup, mini-cookies, tapioca, a pudding-like dessert, and jello (yes, for the kids). The staff are friendly, and the owner, Mr. Wong, can usually be seen walking around the restaurant or at the cash register behind the bar. Once you greet yourself he always remembers you and will wave to you every time you come in on your future visits. There is no other Chinese restaurant in Edmonton that has stood this test of time and consistently provide good food combined with great service and efficiency. read more

We've been finding new taste delights for several years now, and am seldom disappointed. There's a large variety of choices you can order by combo meals or single dishes, as well as the dim sum, of course. Service has always been quick, but we do seem to need to flag down someone for more water - maybe we just drink more than usual customers. They do pass by the table frequently and cheerfully fulfill requests for spoons for the younguns or extra plates, so no complaints there. My favourite dish is their curried squid, which is quite a change from the normal deep-fried rings you'll find elsewhere. Ladle the sauce over sticky rice and savor every last drop of it! The honey beef is a real winner with the kidlets and enjoyed the mushrooms, peppers and onions soaked in the sauce as well. A side note - the onions are actually sautéed long enough to take away that "raw bite" so frequent in other restaurants, and I truly appreciated that. Tonight we tried something new to us - honey pepper fish. This will sound a bit strange, but it made us think of fish waffles, and contrary to how that may strike you, they were addictively delicious. Lightly coated and fried, swimming in a honeyed sauce - very, very good and I encourage you to give them a try. I'd definitely order again. If you love dim sum, be sure to go during those peak hours for best and freshest choices. If you prefer a quieter ambiance, week nights are great for menu ordering. Either way, you can't miss great food. read more

I love this place for the great selection of dim sum. On the busiest of days you won't have to wait too long to get a seat and while the service isn't terribly hospitable, you will get what you need efficiently. The taste and quality of food is the biggest factor for my 4-star rating. While you won't be greeted with an overly warm smile or be served like a king, you will most definitely enjoy your meal. read more

The staff are racist jerks and don't spend the time to explain to new-comers what the different items are. I have witnessed this at least 3 times. This is a shame because the food is generally good and hot, but there is too many other establishments with better customer service. I'm sure they'll survive with their regulars though. read more

I knew I was in for a surprise when I walk in and lots of the people where over weight Caucasian people The thing about a good asian resto is the ratio of asian to white middle eastern etc should be about 90% to 10%. 90 Asian 10 other so anyways moving forward I was like I don't want to be a hater and my usually spot "wok&roll" is closed Tuesday's so sad Learned this other day anyways literally most low quality disgusting dim sum I've ever eaten I legit ate a few bites of the items was disturbed people eat this and asked for bill and left it was 47 dollars for garbage and I honestly will spend on food hundreds of dollars no problems but anyways mr.sub is of higher quality do not go here !!!! read more

I have been going to Jumbo for as long as I can remember and they have never disappointed me whether it is lunch or dinner. The dim sum here are scrumptious and to die for. I usually get the pork buns and shrimp dumplings since there are my favourite dishes. The food is wheeled on a cart but it comes by the tables frequently so you don't have be worried on getting hungry. Prices are fair and reasonable to other restaurants in the city since you get a bigger portion too. The place is really busy on weekends especially before 11 in the morning so make sure to get there early or be ready to wait. Parking can be troublesome but there's usually room at the back if the spaces at the front are filled up. This is definitely the place in Edmonton to eat good, authentic dim sum! read more

Despite the obvious saltiness of some of the dishes (which is common when your clientele are mostly Westernized and not accustomed to certain flavours) the food was good. There is a menu if you don't enjoy trolley serving, which happens to be my favourite. It's great to be able to pick and choose based on sight and mood. The price is reasonable, the service quick and the tea is always yummy. The language barrier is not an issue. It does not take bilingualism or multilingualism to nod yes or no or point to a dish you'd like. I just wish more people would show respect when they come to this (and other) places. Wearing hats indoors, licking their fingers, shouting instead of merely talking, being rude when the waitress doesn't understand you and announcing to the restaurant loudly that you want to order some "normal" food. Perhaps taking yourself to a McDonalds would be adequate for you. Over all. This is a great go-to if you can bear the occasional eater with a dash of ignorance. It isn't spectacular but I don't know of anywhere better to be honest. I always enjoy ha gow, jouk, sticky rice, pork buns, chicken feet, dumplings of any sort and the mango pudding to name a FEW. Always remember, a good sign is that there are a lot of Asian people eating here not non-Asians. Mmmm. read more

So, let me begin by saying I am torn over Jumbo's. Here's why: Food: Pros - Really really ridiculously good. We ordered one of everything from the dim sum menu and I was shocked to find myself sucking on chicken feet and overall enjoying everything served Cons - Stay away from the curried squid - very overdone and impossible to chew Service: Pros - We were served... Cons - A bit (well a lot) of a language barrier. I ordered a rum and coke with lime, and got a coke with lemon. When I tried to tell them the mistake, it took over 10 minutes to get someone to acknowledge me and when they did they argued a bit about what I ordered and what I got. I finally convinced them to change the drink "So you want a rum and Grand Marnier?" No, rum and coke. "Rum and Grand Marnier?" No, rum and coke. This went on for a few minutes. They did send another server (I am guessing the one who speaks the most English) over to apologize, which was sweet, but I was so frustrated at this point. Speed: Pro's - Food was served lightening fast, and hot. Con's - Took forever to get my drink (and the wrong one at that!) I am sure it is just my bad luck but the whole drink thing was terribly frustrating. Short of that, I would go back over and over again. The sticky rice was to die for! Happy eats! read more

It is hard to find good dim sum in Calgary. Fortunately, dim sum places abound in Edmonton. Jumbo has proved to be a very good choice. Lots of food and regular carts. The BBQ pork buns were great. Keep up the good work, Jumbo! read more

Terrible experience All the chinese server speak cantonese in the morning, bad attitude towards Asians, I even suspect that these Chinese people have serious racial discrimination. Food was very ordinary, not great experience, Will definitely not go back! read more

My girlfriend and her family have gone here almost every sunday for 30 years I guess.. She has never been anywhere else at least in 19 years. I have gone a few times now, and I cant complain about the place. The food is fantastic, the service is as good as could be expected. I have found a few friends while I was there. Its a great sunday morning experience and a fun way to change things up! It can be very busy at times, but you know its going to be good. I love the Soo Mai (not sure how to say it) the sticky rice, an the curried squid. (I was just as suprised at that one as you will be) The Pan fried Pork dumplings go fast, and are delicious! read more

This restaurant is a favourite of my mom's. I joined her to dine at this dim sum restaurant while I was visiting Edmonton. We ordered the usual fare - shrimp dumplings, siu mai, shrimp rice rolls, steamed beef balls, beef tripe, and egg tarts just to name a few of our favourite items. This place is consistently good. The food is always fresh and hot. The restaurant is busy as usual, but the service is always fast and efficient. You never have to wait very long for the dim sum carts to come around. This is a big plus, when you are in a hurry to eat. read more

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It is just OK. Dim sum is not that good. Regular dishes are not that awesome either. Some dishes has strong meat smell. Peking duck 3 courses is quite pricy that other Chinese restaurant. read more

I had my doubts about going to this place. I'm not entirely sure why, mostly the location. I've passed it on a regular basis for as long as I can remember Happily we tried it out. The food was so much better than I expected. There were chicken and beef skewers which were my favourite. My mom enjoyed her tripe, says it was super soft and great. Not my kind of food, but I will take her word for it. We had coconut rolls which I wish we ended up getting more of. The woman who sat us was confused. She sat us then told us we had to move, momentary chaos, but it was sorted out. That really was my only complaint. read more

Great experience. The location wasn't hard to find, we got there Friday evening and it was fairly busy. We were seated right away and ordered shortly. The table was clean, the place was clean. We ordered the half BBQ duck (MUST TRY), house fried rice, and the dumplings which are the siumai(also a must try), chicken feet(yum!), and the curry squid. We weren't a fan of the curry squid, it was tough and hard to eat. The servers were very friendly and we just felt relaxed the entire time. Food isn't cheap, but it's also not that expensive, for my friend and I it came up to $78 + $12 tip for the great service including the two beers. Worth every dollar. read more

Been a long time since I've had dim sum here but we go fairly often for the front page special. You can pick entrees based on how many diners you have in your party. We usually have four of us. It's a reasonable price for this -- $18.95 "Mix and Match" special. That comes with green onion cakes -- some of the best! Choice of wonton soup or hot and sour soup. Then we pick four entrees and you also get fried rice. Some of our favourite dishes are the peach shrimp, beef tenderloin in pepper sauce and boneless sweet and sour pork. Service is always good. Food is hot and delicious. Good Chinese food for a fair price based on what you get. Nice sized portions and always a to-go box of some sort. Plus you get tea and dessert if you want. We usually settle for the fortune cookies! read more

Not bad, but there's better dim sum joints in Edmonton. Everything was average on taste -- about right but not wow quality. The shrimp dumplings were a little on the mushy side and the pork dumplings were a little greasy. Freshness seemed to be lacking. Jumbo seems a little smaller than some of the other dim sum places in town. Service is on par as far as dim sum goes -- quick, efficient and at least none of the carts passed us by. Still, I think I'll stick with Urban China, you can never go wrong there. read more

This is one of my go-to places for dim sum. They have decent variety and the food is fresh and tasty. The carts come around quite frequently. It is generally busy so you may have to wait a few minutes for a table. The prices are quite reasonable. Most of the times I have gone, the bill has been under $30 for two people. read more

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Fantastic Dim Sum. My groups go to for dim sum. Prices are reasonable, food is well prepared and over the years have never had a single issue read more

The only place I had been for Dim Sum prior to this was Urban China, so i suppose you could say the bar was set a bit high. But man, was a pleasantly surprised! First of all, I believe the standard for most places is the shrimp dumpling. If you can't make a good one, your other foods probably aren't up to par.... They're shrimp dumplings were fabulous! I ate all of them to myself (no regrets). Forgive me if I offend but I won't be able to remember the proper names for most dishes. So I shall describe them. We ordered the shrimp dumplings, steamed pork in sticky rice, Vietnamese spring rolls, pork buns, steamed beef balls, beef dumpling and a steamed square thing that had pork in it, I believe. It was white. And yummy. All in all, our visit was wonderful food wise though my only complaint would be the service. Food was speedy, don't get me wrong. But the woman who was serving us was kind of rude and short. She didn't seem pleased with any of the customers there, which is a shame. A smile is really all it takes. We will return as I constantly crave good dim sum. I recommend it if you don't want to deal with the cramped seating and hellish parking at urban china! read more

Delicious! The pepper chicken and the vegetable chow mein is so delicious! However, best to specify "no onions" with the pepper chicken as it's loaded with them! May as well be called "peppered onions with chicken garnish". The deep fried shrimp dumplings & shumai are amazing too! Don't eat here very often but when we do, the experience is great when it comes to the food. The service can be challenging at times due to the language barrier. Place is always packed so that should tell you something. read more

Was here before but forgot to Yelp it! Love when I'm searching for the best rated Dim Sum in Edmonton and this place appears. Was typical with dumplings, sticky rice and shrimp rolls. Crispy wings were delicious. read more

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I've had a lot of dim sum in my life growing up in Toronto in a Chinese household and been to Hong Kong several times, I haven't had any dim sum since I moved to Edmonton and I've been missing it. So I leave this review with a bias of being really hungry for dim sum. The selection here isn't huge but they have good sized dim sum portions and were quick to serve us. It was a Tuesday morning at 10 am just when they opened up. The place was in desperate need of a renovation because it felt like I took a trip back in time to the 90's style decor. It was mostly clean but it felt a bit dingey because it didn't feel very warm inside. We ordered about 8 dishes which came out to about $40, which isn't the cheapest for dim sum but I can't really compare to other metropolitan areas with higher Chinese populations for price. In terms of taste I'd say this was as authentic as any other Cantonese style dim sum place so I thoroughly enjoyed it. If you're into oily greasy comfort Chinese food this is the place to be. TL-DR Price 3/5 Cleanliness 3.5/5 Taste 5/5 10/10 would come again read more

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The food was mostly great. I felt that the Wonton soup was a bit watery but the rest of our food was very good. I even brought leftovers to my husband and he loved the food so much that he even asked where we got the food from. While we were eating I felt that the service was very good and attentive. But it really took a long time to get our bill and even longer to pay. Overall it was a good experience and I will be back in the future. read more

After dining at Good Buddy and the Cha For Tea Palace, I wasn't terribly optimistic about options for Dim Sum in Edmonton. But I decided to try out Jumbo on a whim and was pleasantly surprised. It's a hole in the wall, but the prices are reasonable for dim sum, and the dishes taste as delicate as they should. They don't taste frozen, whereas every other piece of dimsum I've eaten in Edmonton has. It's not Vancouver/Richmond dim sum, but we can't really expect that here. read more

Ok I will first say that I have lived in Vancouver for the past 9 years so I've become very familiar with great Dimsum. That being said, I would still come back to Jumbo if I'm in the area and am craving a fix. I went with my father and order 4-5 plates which was more than enough. It came to $31.50 which is also much more expensive than Vancouver. Sorry for the continual comparisons but I'm using it a reference for Asian cuisine. Don't go for the decor cuz you'll be disappointed but it's no worse than any other chinese joint. Apparently the carts that were being rolled around the restaurant is not how they do it Asia anymore but it has some charm I guess. But the servers were quite pushy with their food with every pass by and they interrupted our conversation multiple times. Their pan fried pork dumplings and steamed pork and vegetable dumplings were quite tasty and I would order it again. I ordered chicken in a bowl of rice because my dad (being Korean) expects rice with practically every meal. The jumbo shrimp rice rolls were mediocre at best and I wouldn't order the steamed beef dumplings again. I didn't go in with high expectations for Dimsum in Edmonton and my visit to Jumbo didn't raise them or lower them. read more

I went to Jumbo today for the first time in ages. One of my early memories of Jumbo is me attending a wedding several years ago and catching the garter and my aunt the bouquet. I didn't recall what the food tasted like, but enjoyed my experience. Parking can often be a challenge at Jumbo depending upon the hour of day, but there are a number of options. Today's experience was a great one. Prices are fairly reasonable and the staff seem very eager to please from management down to servers. There was plenty of food and no real wait for tea and water or any food. Portion sizes are reasonable and the taste of everything was excellent. Soo mai was very good, fried shrimp with mayo, rice rolls, and sticky rice all very tasty. Shrimp dumplings were succulent and beef with green pepper also very nice. Our bill was handled very smoothly and done at the table as opposed to having to bring it up to pay, which was lovely. We stayed for a while after to chat business and more and the staff didn't ask us to leave or seem bothered which was welcomed. They also thanked us on our way out of the office. I was too hungry to take any pics, but I'll be back. Highly recommend this as a dimsum option in Edmonton, especially in the West :) read more

Fast efficient service. Vegetables were crispy and fresh. The lemon chicken was above average. The chicken fried rice was a table favorite. Portion sizes were huge. I'm looking forward to returning to try their Dim Sum. read more

Jumbo seems to have turned into our family's "go-to" choice for Dim Sum. It's a great place to take a first timer. The staff is pretty good about keeping the chicken feet covered up so you don't gross out your guests! Nothing fancy here. You are seated, poured tea and given your chit sheet, the rest is up to you. They have a wide variety of both the steamed and fried items. We have lots of favourites; if you like squid, try it here curried. The food travels by your table on carts. The only thing that doesn't are the dessert selections. The Mango Pudding here is quite tasty. You will need to stop one of the staff members and ask for the desserts to be delivered to your table. We find the pricing reasonable. We feed four of us for about $60 including tip. The only reason I did not give five stars was the customer service. It can really be hit and miss. There is a private parking lot, but on the weekend this place is crazy busy. You may end up parking on the street in front. read more