Koi palace is the go to dim sum spot when you don't know where else to go. The prices haven't changed a lot, making a formerly most expensive dim sum spot into an average priced dim sum spot. The interior continues to provide an old school atmosphere with bustling ambiance, a koi fish pond (beloved by the children), large tables for big families and fish in tanks. The food is generally pretty good. Cantonese food is known more for balance, so even if you order their "Szechuan" dishes, there isn't a ton of spice. I'm a big fan on their XO sauce, so the XO pan fried rice rolls are my favorite. The green seaweed crunch shrimp rice roll is also quite good. Mandatory 18% service charge and the service is pretty decent all considering! They respond fairly quickly and now they have a more diverse wait staff that can respond in more languages now too! read more

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We had a delightful morning brunch at Dim Sum before heading to vote in the Peruvian elections. Our friends Kim and Roberto joined us, and we had reservations for 11:45 am. We placed our orders and settled in to wait for our dishes. As we chatted and shared stories, we noticed that the table behind us was receiving their orders and sitting down about 10 minutes after we did. We started to see plates arriving for other tables, prompting us to investigate the status of our food. Upon checking, we discovered that our order had been lost. After waiting for half an hour, we were informed that they had misplaced it. Consequently, we had to place our order again. Let's dive into the details of our dishes: - #210: Roasted Duck Burrito: The burrito lacked substantial duck meat, and the wrap was not warm as it should have been. - #405: Shui Mai: This dish was consistent with the taste of other Shui Mai we've had. - #409: Chicken Feet with Black Bean Sauce: Regrettably, we never received this dish. - #416: Har Gaw: This was the last dish served us. It arrived steaming hot, but the wonton skin wrapper was thick and chewy. - #421: Spare Ribs in Black Bean Sauce: The ribs had a sweeter flavor than expected. - #504: Fresh Okra Poached with Garlic & Scallion: The okra was not slimy and had a pleasant taste. - #304: Hand Roasted Suckling Pig Slice: The slice was incredibly tender and crispy. - #312: Crispy Tofu with Garlic/Herbs: The tofu was crispy, but some of the coating that wasn't fully fried with it tasted a bit raw. - #808: Crispy Fried Taro Puffs with Pork: These were crispy and warm. - #802: Fried Glutinous Dumplings with Dice Pork: The dumplings were crispy and warm, but the pork was minimal. - #711: Stir Fried Beef Chow Fun: The dish was good, and the meat was tender. Throughout the meal, our waiter kept checking on our order and relaying messages in Chinese about the dishes still needed for our table. After two hours, we decided to cancel the chicken feet. When the bill arrived, I expressed my dissatisfaction with the service, and the waiter responded with a series of "ok"s. After a few more "I'm not happy" comments, he removed the "service charge" and informed us that we could decide whether to leave a tip or not. We did leave a tip, but here's my tip to you...take your chance #dimsum #chinesefood #koipalace #disclaimermusicisnotmine read more

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Crowded, expensive, poor customer service and worst of all the food quality has declined over the years. Our food took forever to come out, desert came out first (what the hell), and dirty dishes just piled up on our table, forcing us to wave someone down to take them away (and even this took a good 15 minutes). I would not come back. read more

Came here to meet up with a friend and the ambiance of this restaurant is always very nice. Its definitely an elevated dimsum restaurant. I love coming here because they have a lot of unique dishes that some other restaurants do not have. We were served by the staff member and they were attentive to us throughout our whole experience. The only caveat of this place is that it is on the pricey side so if you want something more casual, this is probably not the spot. Overall, good food, good experience. But expensive! read more

We had a group of 15 here for Lunar New Year dinner on a Sunday - reservations were made by phone a few weeks in advance. They definitely squeeze the tables in tight! We were right up against a temporary wall (where my friend was accidentally pushing the wall back if she just scooted her chair back a little) and backed up against other tables. Typical for a dim sum spot! Their main parking lot can be very full, but we drove around the restaurant to a separate lot to the left of the building (if you are looking at the front door), with spots still intended for Koi Palace, and because it doesn't connect directly to the main lot, it was very empty. Kids enjoyed watching the crabs and fish up front, and looking at the coi fish in the pond inside! * Shanghai Steamed Dumpling ($12.80 for 5) - 4 stars * Vegetarian Egg Rolls ($9.80 for 3) - 3.5 stars * Soya Chicken ($45) - 4 stars * Smoked Sea Bass ($48) - 5 stars, amazingly tender! * Sting Bean with Spicy Garlic ($24) - 3.5 stars. A little dry, surprisingly spicy, so kids wouldn't eat this. * Mushroom Egg Tofu ($28) - 4.5 stars. Tofu was so silky and the mushrooms amazing! * E-Fu Noodle ($26) - 2 stars. Really plain and noodles overcooked. Not even all the kids liked this. Cost came out to $119.21 total per family of 4 (2 adults 2 young kids), not bad! read more

Came here to celebrate a big birthday and went with the banquet course for 10 people. While the food keg coming, I will say they served some unfamiliar foods. To start there was a shrimp ball and fruit salad which I was unfamiliar with but tasty. The highlight of the meal had to be the whole roast piggy, the chicken soup and the sakura shrimp noodles. The piggy was crispy and they served it with buns to make the perfect little bites. The chicken soup was boiled with herbs and other goodies making for a hearty and healthy blend. The taste was slightly herbal from the ginseng but sweet from the chicken. The noodles were also full of flavor! Since we were seated in a corner we did have good service but maybe wished our teapot was filled more often. However when prompted the staff was quick and attentive. We even had fun banter with our server about dessert! The hand roast and milk their black sesame paste. read more

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The dinsum here were so good and there are a lot of variety! We made reservation ahead of time and we were able to get seated almost right away. We ordered variety of dimsum and they were so good! Good flavor, lots of food. There were a lot of seating and lot of people there for the dimsum. Popular spot for hanging out. Would definitiely come here again! read more

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I like this place. This is a place that is in 'SF' but it won't gouge your wallet. Yet it's still got that canto flavor. The staff were very friendly and fast and took away whatever empty dishes we pointed out. The pace of the food came out quite fast tho the order seemed kind of random (got the crab claws after some of the other dishes like the lobster e fun). They also spoke canto when I asked about the sugared doughnuts. The vibe is always great! It's the same restaurant after how many years and yet it's still got a good enough to hold a wedding vibe. It's both a whole in the wall and yet it's got some really nice paintings and even a real mandarin orange tree? But the food is wonderful. The duck with the skin and the buns were great! The skin were very crispy and crunchy. The soup dumplings were also good. They were still quite hot after 5 minutes. The lobster noodles were awesome!! I also liked the fried taro with stuffing. Same for the egg lava buns. Overall it was quite a lot of food and a great banquet to hang out with family and friends. Definitely an awesome pick!! read more

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I've been eating here for decades. Dim sum and dinners have always been a treat and wouldn't mind the 2 hour wait for dim sum. Last night, we celebrated Xmas dinner and was excited to dine here. We called to preorder (2) crispy fried chicken and put a $50 deposit down. Its one of our go-to dishes here and pre-ordering is required. What disgusted me was they gave our order away to another table. Say what?! They f'd up majorly! Unforgivable! No crispy fried chicken. However, they came back again and gave us 1 order of this instead. So confusing! Even one of the waiters was shocked that we had it. I would had 1/2 forgiven them but it didnt come topped with deeped fried shrimp chips, which has always been a guilty pleasure to eat with the chicken. Service was at its worst. Cold water came thirdway through our meal. White rice came halfway through our meal. We had to remind them several times. The fish maw soup waa not cooked right the maw had this bongee bouncy texture that felt like I was chewing on rubber bits. It was so disgusting that I couldn't even finish the soup. The big kicker was they totally forgot about our long life noodles. And to add injury to more injury, they did not deduct the $50 deposit we made and had to ask about it several times. Most dishes were still good but with all these mistakes it can brought a big negative vibe into your soul... and I had to write about it. read more

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This was our first time back at Koi Palace for dim sum in a while. There was no wait for a Saturday afternoon. We walked in without a reservation around 1:30pm. Overall, the experience was not great. Food was not good and service was subpar, especially considering they have an 18% service charge for all parties that's not considered gratuity. The food just didn't taste good. The chives dumplings tasted super oily and the Portuguese tarts were also not warm at all when they arrived. Food also took long to come! Took about 20 minutes for our first dish to come after ordering, and at this point, the restaurant wasn't busy anymore. We ordered the fish fin & soup dumpling and that didn't come for a full hour. We asked the staff if our order was ready and they told us they were making it already and to wait. After finishing all our other plates,, we asked again and wanted to cancel our order. He assured us that the soup dumpling was almost done being prepared and to wait a little bit more. He then comes over by himself and said that the soup dumpling will take a little longer, so he'll cancel the item for us and give us the check. He comes back with the check and luckily, we looked over the itemized bill because he did not remove the item. I don't know how that got missed after he explicitly said he'd remove it, but surely, what great service ! Honestly, the service charge they have feels unjustified. I also forgot to mention that there's normally a stand with a candle inside for you to place the teapot on to keep the tea warm, but they didn't even bother lighting our teapot stand. Overall, we will miss this location of Koi Palace as it has been here for so long, but we can't say we'll miss the service or the food! Hoping the new location will improve! read more

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We had reservations here for a dinner on Sunday, walked in and were seated immediately, the place was packed as always, it's Koi Palace, everyone usually comes here for dinner. The Ambiance was as you expected, a bit noisy, a few birthdays, some family gatherings, and everything in between. The service was also a bit slower, not sure if they had some tables confused, but a few of our dishes were sitting on the table next to us for a while, might have been a bad hand off or a bit busy, but a few times that happened. I've been here a few times, and I'm not sure why, the food just didn't hit the mark as it used to. The soup was good, the honey walnut shrimp was on point, but the other items weren't as great as they were before. The meat was tender but felt a bit off; the seabass was great looking but just a smudge off flavor wise. There was an ox tail curry dish in a pumpkin bowl that I forgot to take a photo of, which was really good, but everything just felt okay. read more

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Visited on Sunday for late dinner at 7pm, there's no wait. We had the beef stew with giant bone, it's really nice to have hot soup in winter, the beef was tender and flavorful. Claypot fish head was another good choice, the fish meat was well cooked and very tasty. The lettuce wraps were mediocre, lacking of flavor. Service was meh, they're rushing you through the process. read more

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Food is good if you stick to traditional dim sum staples. Service is what you'd expect from a busy, understaffed dim sum restaurant. SERVICE - 2/5 We arrived at 1pm on a Sunday without a reservation and waited 30 min to be seated with party of 3 (not too bad). We were sat in the very corner, so it was difficult to flag down the server as they were very obviously understaffed. It was an hour from the time of order to arrival of all dishes, so I don't recommend coming if you're in a tight time crunch. That being said, the waiter was friendly. FOOD - 3.5/5 2/5 Rainbow Shanghai Soup Dumpling Platter: pretty for photos, but that's about it. just order other dumplings if you want something tasty 5/5 Har gow: shrimp was fresh and bouncy, delicious 4/5 Shu mai: juicy, flavorful, but the pink dyed roe looked unappetizing 3.5/5 Chicken feet + spare ribs: unfortunately there wasn't a lone chicken feet dish, so had to get spare ribs too. both were delicious but for $13.80 plate portion was sooo small. 3/5 Honey glazed crispy fried chicken wings: actual wings, not just flats. imo korea styled wings are tastier, these seem to have curry powder. AMBIANCE - 3/5 If sat in the main dining area, it's pretty but we were sat in the very back corner. There weren't table cloths and wooden tables were water stained. Bathroom was dirty. There's so many other great dim sum spots in the Bay Area such as H&L Peninsula. I probably won't come back unless we happened to be in the area. read more

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lunchtime always busy we wait for 30 minutes to have a table, but the food was great We ordered too much. The place look good big restaurant have live fish tank! read more

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Been coming here for a decade+ and this place still surprises me! Dropped by ~9:30 am on a Saturday for early Dim Sum. With only ~6-9 cars parked in the parking lot. Line started ~9:40am, with the place opening at 10. For a party of 2, we were seated next to the koi fish pond almost immediately after 10 am. What we got: - Braised Mahi Fish Fin Soup ~ nice thick slabs of fish fins in a thick soup. Served with a side of bean sprouts to add crunchy texture. Pretty decent. Typically, I like to eat this with some red vinegar, so I asked for some on the side! - Chicken Feet, Spareribs, and Taro ~ Trio plate! Great for sampling all three without ordering Chicken Feet and Spareribs separately! Steamed spareribs with chicken feet will always be my staple and it was great to see this served together. - Shrimp Pork and Mushroom Dumpling (shui mai) ~ a staple. Juicy and very succulent. - Suckling Pig ~ slightly disappointed. The skin was too tough for my liking, and the pork was too fatty. Given the amount of food on the table, after a piece of it, it didn't warrant going back for another piece. - Shrimp Rice Rolls with Seaweed and Rice Crisp ~ THIS WAS A SURPRISE. Crispy minced shrimp wrapped with soft steamed rice roll, this was like a Chinese donut wrapped in steamed rice roll, but a protein version! SOOO GOOD and paired well with the soy sauce! A new must-go-to dish for me! Highly Recommend! - Soft Grilled Black Sesame Filled Cakes ~ Not too sweet dessert, but the sesame crust was slightly overpowering. Essentially, a black sesame tangyuan with a sesame crust. Great for sesame lovers (white and black sesame). - Mango Crepe Rolls ~ This was very interesting. Slightly crunchy on the outside, but also chewy exterior wrapped crushed peanuts and mango. Pretty decent, in flavor, but the texture threw me off. Would recommend if you like a mochi chewy consistency. - Eel Clay Pot ~ THIS. GREEN ONIONS GALORE WITH STRIPS OF EEL! This was too good. Very fragrant with dried, aged mandarin orange peel to offset the heaviness of the dish. The extra black soy sauce mixed in wasn't too salty and added the perfect amount of color and soy flavor to complement the dish. Highlight of the table! (even other tables were staring). Highly Recommend. - Durian Pastry All in all, this was a very enjoyable experience. Service was decent as the clay pot came mixed tableside, and assistance was provided for packing the remaining to go. Occasionally, carts were going around the establishment with cold appetizers and desserts or braised options-- glad to see some dim sum cart ladies still in existence! Note: There is a mandatory 18% service fee in this establishment. read more

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Our most recent BDC celebration was here Saturday. Reservation at 1:30pm for party of five. Of their several tea houses I enjoy the dim sum here and at Dragon Beaux. By the time we ordered it was 2pm. That left an hour for us to eat as they needed to set up for a dinner banquet later. Everything we ordered was fresh. As we were celebrating two birthdays we ordered the longevity noodles with lobster. It was outstanding. The other item that was great was the sesame balls with black bean paste. Hot and oozing. Parking was tight but I got a space. . read more

Koi Palace - Noodles with lobster - Dim Sum Near Me - Daly City, California

We reserve a table on Mother Day, the parking lot was full when we got there so we park outside, our reservation is at 6:00 pm, they brought tea over but the foods did come, we waited for an hour, I noticed people walked in and they have there foods, I noticed this, I remember last year we went there, is the same thing, I would not recommend this restaurant read more

I came here one weekend right before it opened and there was already a line of people waiting. I've wanted to try the dim sum here and overall it's okay, nothing outstanding. They do have parking which is nice. Items order include: Boil Beef Tripe - I had thought this was something else when I ordered, but it was okay. It's boiled beef tripe with a side of sweet soy sauce with jalapenos. Tripe stew - This was pretty solid, it had good flavor and texture. Shumai - This was okay, it had more shrimp than pork flavor than I anticipated. Hargow - The skins for the hargow was a bit too thin. When I used chopsticks to pick one up, the skin would immediately break. However, the flavor of the hargow was good. Crispy shrimp rice roll with seaweed - This had a good amount of shrimp in it, the crispy part was not that crispy. The seaweed didn't add much to the taste. I thought this would be similar to another popular dim sum dish - red rice shrimp rolls, but it was a little different. Chicken Feet - The texture was good, flavor was a little too light for me. Salted Egg Yolk Lava Bun - This was fine, nothing special. Pork ribs over rice sheets - The dish was a little sweet for me, but had nice flavor. Overall, it was a bit expensive but that is how dim sum is nowadays. read more

Koi Palace (usually Milpitas since it's closer... but we occasionally go to this location as well) is usually my go-to for dim sum. It's been YEARS since I came to the Daly City location for dinner but we wanted to take my brother here for his birthday dinner. Before we dive into the food, let's talk service & ambiance. Things started off a bit rocky... we had a 7pm reservation and ended up waiting for an additional 30 minutes to finally get seated. This was for a Saturday night but dang... no one was really communicating with us (but won't focus on that too much since they were busy). We sat down around 7:30pm and safe to say we were definitely ready to EAT. Our server was very friendly and helpful, so he made the experience a lot better. Regarding ambiance, the location is definitely a bit older now. Fairly outdated and very loud but my family had fun for the most part. (Don't expect to be able to hear someone sitting on the opposite side of the table easily haha..) Food was pretty good! We tried different dishes (lots of veggies this time around) than what we usually go for. The dishes took a while to come out and came out pretty staggered - not sure if that was intentional but it felt a bit strange. Nonetheless, the food itself was good. - Abalone with truffle shavings & snow peas: yummy! Great dish with rice - was pricey but would order again. - Black Cod stir fried with Chinese Brocoli (normally bitter melon but we made a substitution): flavor of the fish was very good but expect A LOT of bones. - Longevity Noodles (yi mein) with dried scallop and mushrooms: a must for bdays! We normally get w lobster but went more simple - Soya Chicken (half portion): we normally get the steamed chicken with ginger scallion sauce but wanted something new and WOW the sauce on this chicken was addicting. Could eat a whole bowl of rice with this haha. - Stir Fried Pork Cheek: I'm a sucker for anything with XO sauce so this was a hit! - Pea Sprouts: never misses as a veggie for the table read more

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It's been four years since I last dined here and how things have changed. From the bustling and packed dining hall to the current state of business, it's a marked change. My last visit was to celebrate my mother's table where we had two tables in a private room to the left. Now, only the main dining is open for dinner service and the staffing is a near skeleton with only two waiters and a host and cashier heading the front of the house with two people bussing tables on an early Thursday evening. After being seated, we were handed a one-page two-sided menu. A week earlier, a friend mentioned a set menu, thePeking duck set menu for $218.00 (https://www.yelp.com/user_local_photos?userid=saJuyv784apZzH--psHZ3Q&start=48&select=RmKWVNAH6pSFez15vqRjfA); the nice part of this meal is that there are four items on the menu and you get to pick two choices from a list of eleven. Here's what we had: 1. Shanghai juicy dumplings (https://www.yelp.com/user_local_photos?userid=saJuyv784apZzH--psHZ3Q&start=48&select=EqpyWkW7V5pGJ3ABa6ncLg) - Standard stuff and consistent with what you find at lunch when having dim sum. 2. Roasted duck slices w/buns (https://www.yelp.com/user_local_photos?userid=saJuyv784apZzH--psHZ3Q&start=48&select=4mcTwRLZXHakFw81OUsgEA) - They also do this well though don't expect a northern Chinese style version as the skin is slightly on the soft side. 3. Duck bone soup w/mustard greens (https://www.yelp.com/user_local_photos?userid=saJuyv784apZzH--psHZ3Q&start=48&select=SgxioWZmKQ9w-g8pEdOFFA) - I enjoyed this to the point that I had three bowls of this. Warming soup for those chilly Daly City nights. 4. Fish maw braised w/duck confit (https://www.yelp.com/user_local_photos?userid=saJuyv784apZzH--psHZ3Q&start=48&select=EVas32DjN49M0yxAZsW-kA) - A surprisingly delicious homey dish as never expected these two proteins to pair well. Our choices: 5. Steamed lobster w/enoki mushrooms & minced garlic (https://www.yelp.com/user_local_photos?userid=saJuyv784apZzH--psHZ3Q&start=24&select=wYgDq1Su6sdUHVuVlUjjEQ) - Portions were perfect and the lobster was flavorful yet not overcooked. The sauce and enoki paired well with the lobster. 6. Smoked sea bass kama (https://www.yelp.com/user_local_photos?userid=saJuyv784apZzH--psHZ3Q&start=24&select=fnp0Q3ZoeFaIF7i_4SNWPw) - This was probably the most surprising as I'd never tried a seabass jaw. Recommended if you'd never tried this. Supplement: 7. Whole dried scallop w/daikon ring over pea shoots (https://www.yelp.com/user_local_photos?userid=saJuyv784apZzH--psHZ3Q&start=24&select=3wOwY37oTMIZ4MSdJdSxDw) - Noticing our menu was light on vegetables and seeing the menu photo drew me to suggest trying this. It was as delicious as it looked. Bonus: 8. Almond tea soup dessert (https://www.yelp.com/user_local_photos?userid=saJuyv784apZzH--psHZ3Q&start=24&select=whRl02XRqcvZDAtrU5UcYw) - I chose this in being offered a couple dessert choices. It was not overly sweet and the almond flavor was prominent. Initially, I asked our waiter whether we could pay an add-on fee to make the portions enough for 5 but he told me the portions were enough though the menu states that it feeds 4. In fact, we even had enough food to take home. Service was standard but sometimes difficult with the skeleton crew so do be patient. Our business meeting was also a delicious meal and it was nice to see a few familiar faces in the staff, customers, and the chef and owners. With their brand expansion which includes a variety of names and themes, their footprint is clearly established in the Bay Area and soon, if not already, into Vegas. If you're looking for a true experience of their flagship, you'll need to wait till the new one opens a few blocks away. read more

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Koi Palace is famous across the Bay. Something about the melody of dim sum carts jingling, people talking in varied Chinese dialects, and the sound of water gushing into the seafood displays conjures up a nostalgic ABC childhood of mine where the memories are likely better than the reality of the past. I probably wanted Lunchables or McDonald's or to go outside and kick a ball during these lunches. I think people in the Bay can be a bit spoiled when writing reviews, myself included 1000%- it is near impossible to get this level of authenticity anywhere else in the United States! I'm so happy we have a thriving Southern Chinese culture here. I really enjoyed my hargow, pan fried shrimp dumplings with chives, egg white fried rice, sheng jian bao, and changfen. The changfen was a bit gummy for my liking, but the filling for the dumplings was juicy and well seasoned! The egg white fried rice was so fragrant and aromatic, the perfect carb to go with our dish. We purchased the special of the day (taro sesame bing) and we thought that it would be our dessert, BUT IT WAS NOT. IT WAS SAVORY. The biggest deception to both my mom and I as chronic sweet treat lovers... We were so excited for it too. I must swallow the betrayal I felt when this dish came out. Savory taro or savory black sesame dish, sure. But both...?! What are the odds? Give us what the people want, Koi Palace. Make your taro sesame bing sugary!!! read more

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We came on a Sunday morning with a group of five and waited about 30 minutes, which was not too bad for weekend dim sum. The food was just okay. Some dishes tasted soggy and a bit old, and the restaurant overall felt worn and not very clean. Service was okay, nothing special. There is a big parking lot, but it still felt chaotic and hard to maneuver. There were also a lot of smokers outside, which was not pleasant while waiting. I got lucky and found a spot right away, but it looked tough for others. Overall, an average experience. I have had better dim sum elsewhere. read more

Koi Palace - Roast Pork - looks raw and soggy - Dim Sum Near Me - Daly City, California

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We always love the authentic food here. We got the porkchop over fried rice and beef chowfun as the main dish. Both dishes were excellent and the chow fun has (wok hei) which is a huge plus. The dimsum items were really good quality and delicious. We had amazing service and had our plates changed several times. Parking was easy, since they have their own parking lot. read more

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Koi Palace is a famous dim sum spot in the Bay Area. They have many locations throughout the area and my local friend also let me know that they also own Palette Tea House, which is their more upscale (and pricier) dim sum restaurant. I think Koi Palace is the best bang for you buck dim sum place. This location has a large parking lot and is also quite busy, I've visited two times and it was a good 30 mins+ wait for a table. They have an app where you can make a table reservation before arriving, which my friend was able to do for us. Service is as expected, speak Cantonese to receive better service lol. The dim sum was tasty and the portions are great, the Har Gow and Siu Mai are large and tasty. We were able to try a large variety of their dim sum and everything was delicious. My dim sum order will always include Har Gow, Siu Mai, Lo Bak Go and Cheung Fun. My friends ordered some of their favorites as well: Chicken Feet, Spare Ribs with Diced Taro, Crispy Fried Taro Puffs, Egg Custard Bun, and BBQ Pork Rice Roll. The XO sauce is excellent, ask more if you can. The Steamed Shrimp Dumplings Topped with/ XO Sauce and BBQ Pork Paste & Rice Crisp Rice Roll (order this over the BBQ Pork Rice Roll!) were some of their more unique highlights. The only miss was the Grilled Black Sesame Filled Cakes, I would pass on this unless you like black sesame. read more

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We have been going to koi Palace for a decade and had 4 or 5 star experiences in the past. We consistently get the coffee ribs and accompany that with a few other dishes. The ribs today felt a bit burnt and the sauce tasted burnt as well. We tried the sticky rice here for the first time and we really enjoyed that with all the chunks of chicken and mushroom. But our experience with the meatball lacked any kind of flavor even with the sauce that came with it. Overall would we come back? Of course! We've had so many more good experiences than mediocre ones that we can say today was an anomaly. But I would add that the restaurant is not as busy as it used to be. Coming in 30 min after opening had us waiting a hour in the past but today we simply sat immediately without any wait. read more

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I haven't been here for dinner in a long time. I've been a few times since COVID for dim sum, and even then, it was mediocre. The food we ordered was okay, at best. For the price, there's definitely way better Chinese food to choose from. I think Koi Palace is known for its dim sum but overall, both the dim sum and dinner menu is not that great. The service this time around was surprisingly good (the service is usually VERY BAD when we come for dim sum). It wasn't busy but there were a few other big tables and the servers did a good job! Overall, I personally wouldn't recommend eating at Koi Palace for dim sum or dinner. read more

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My family and I went to Koi Palace for dim sum on a weekend. It was crowded and we waited for 15 min. The place was very decorated. We ordered some traditional dim sum. The food was delicious and it came quickly. Our waiter was very attentive. We plan to go back for dinner one of these days. read more

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The decor in this place is kind of random but I also enjoyed it at the same time because there were Christmas trees but also a fake pond in the middle of the restaurant and you feel like you're in a palace. We were able to get parking pretty easily but it was very very crowded so I wish there was more seating area or a system where they can text you when your table is ready. Service was fast. Dim sum was good! I love my sticky rice in lotus leaf, it was great. The colorful dumpling options are pretty but don't necessarily add much to the flavor. I tried the shrimp dumpling with XO sauce for the first time which I actually liked a lot. Beef balls were fine. Would come back again if I don't have to wait a lot. read more

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My family and I had dim sum at Koi Palace. It was crowded on a Saturday, but we did get seated after a few minutes. The place was decorated. We ordered the traditional dim sum. The service was fast and the food was delicious. Our waiter was great. I definitely recommend this place. read more

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Returned for dinner to celebrate a birthday. Even though it was prime dinner time on a Friday night, there were quite a few empty tables. Our order: 安格斯清湯牛腩 Angus Beef Loin in Supreme Beef Broth w/ Daikon: $38.00 (Previous name: 清湯牛腩 Braised Beef Short Rib w/Daikon in Clear Broth) +Served in a glass pot over a candle, it stayed warm throughout our meal. +Even though the name states that it's angus beef loin, the beef tasted the same as previous visits. +Daikon was juicy & not fibrous. +Scallions added color and fragrance. -Inconsistent quality: Sometimes the broth is perfectly seasoned and sometimes it's too salty. This time it wasn't a salt lick but it was oily. 南瓜苗 Pumpkin Leaves (special of the night): $28.00 +Cooked w/a trio of eggs: Regular, preserved, and salted +Golden broth was perfectly seasoned: Not too salty -Unlike last time, the pumpkin leaves were tough & fibrous. 豉汁炒大蜆 Stir Fried Manila Clams in Black Bean Sauce: $28.00 +Bell peppers, onions, and scallions added color and crunch. +There were fewer empty shells than last time. -Still salty 琵琶乳鸽 Mandolin Squab (special of the night): $26.00 +Usually squab at Chinese restaurants comes w/lemon & salt, but this one was sitting in a delicious pool of cherry garlic sauce that was savory & sweet. +Skin was crispy. -Meat was dry. 蒜蓉蒸贵妃蚌 Steamed Fresh Concubine Clam: $9.90 each +Concubine clam was perfectly cooked. +Scallions added color and fragrance. -It was tossed in an oily sauce. Personally, I prefer places where they serve the sauce on the side. Steamed Rice: $2.75/bowl +Rice was cooked well. Complimentary: 1.) Hot tea +We selected 铁观音 Iron Goddess and it was robust. +Tea pot was kept over a candle, so it stayed warm throughout our meal. 2.) Peanuts w/anchovies +Like last time, we couldn't stop eating these! They were salty & sweet w/a hint of spice. 3.) Red bean & taro sweet soup +Red beans and taro were soft. -Like last time, it was very sweet so I just ate the red beans and taro. Side notes: 1.) Automatic 18% service charge 2.) Large lot w/free parking *Verdict: Food & service are inconsistent, but it's a go-to for Chinese food because there's free parking, reservations, and lots of options. read more

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Went here with a party of 9 on a. Saturday for lunch. The wait time was only 10 minutes and the workers were very nice! They gave us a few minutes while we planned our order and the food came by very quick! Everything tasted great and delicious! The Chive was so tasty and the Shrimp xiu mai was mouth watering. I'd definitely come back. Luckily there's a mother location in Milpitas but this one was very nice and elegant. read more

Koi Palace - Dim Sum Near Me - Daly City, California

We visited Koi palace today, While the service remains excellent, I was disappointed by the quality of the dim sum, which did not meet your establishment's usual high standards. Specifically, the items tasted as if they had been previously frozen. read more

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This was my first time trying Dim Sum Chinese food and it was an incredible experience. Please pardon my picture labels as I did not order for myself. This food was absolutely delicious and offered such a diverse dining experience in a way where you can sample a bunch of dishes instead of sticking to one main dish. The service was quick and attentive and constantly we're offering additional options if you wanted, but also gave you space to eat and enjoy. The atmosphere gave a very authentic Chinese vibe, which only added to the experience. This is something that I would absolutely look forward to doing again in the bay area! read more

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My apologies but I forgot to take food pictures this time! Overall, I was really disappointed with our dinner here. I thought it would be a nice splurge for a family member's birthday. My family has been here in the past and I noticed a significant decline in food, quality, and service. We know good Chinese food. The food was very over priced, not worth the money, and not up to standards. We ordered peking duck, vermicelli noodles, fried rice, string beans, and a couple other dishes. The duck was cold, barely any meat just some skin and fat. The noodles were bland, cold, and had no flavor. The dry string beans were normal and tasteless, nothing special. The fried rice was the same, meat was bad quality and tasteless. You would think a 'fancy' and very over priced Chinese restaurant would have better food and service. The ambiance was poor, the service was bad, the restaurant was noisy which was annoying, and had no privacy. We were extremely disappointed after we wasted hundreds of dollars on this place. Never coming back here again. I wholeheartedly recommend the other Chinese restaurants in the area. read more

Food was flavorful, but portion size have gotten smaller. Is it even worth the price? Also, both the suckling pig and roast pork were sold out (I was so disappointed!). Tables were crammed together, you can barely hear what your friends are saying across the table. And we also made a 1:15 pm reservation, so not sure why we didn't get seated on time? We waited over an hour before we got a table. Honestly, there are better places in SF. But I'll come here if there's a reason to...I guess for special occasions to celebrate birthdays, anniversaries and weddings. read more

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Their Yelp reservation system was a big FAIL. Upon arriving at their restaurant and checking in with the host, was told that my reservation "wasn't confirmed" despite what the app said. Was given their manual paper slip reservation ticket. Yelp and Koi Palace, get your shit together. We came under the assumption that our reservation would be honored. Looking at the reservation details - it said the following: Message from Koi Palace Dear valued patron, thank you for your reservation at Koi Palace Daly City. Due to high volume and the parties before you, your reservation will be for the next available table and may be subject to a short wait at the time of your arrival. All party members must be present to be seated. This system is fucked up. Don't take reservations when it's not going to be honored upon arrival. I feel sorry for their check-in staff having to deal with angry patrons not understanding their reservation wasn't "confirmed." They also have another reservation system called Dinfo which seems to do a better job with telling customers about table availability. read more

Koi Palace - Crappy Yelp reservation system. Reservation wasn't "confirmed" upon checking at the restaurant. - Dim Sum Near Me - Daly City, California

FLAVOR (4/5): Decent dim sum spot! They have some fusion spins on things like the green tea durian bun and dessert rolls. The classic dim sum options are also a safe solid choice here. INSTAGRAM WORTHY (4/5): Lots of seating inside! They don't push the carts here anymore but the food comes out presentable. SERVICE (4/5): Very standard Asian restaurant service here, food came out in a timely manner. TAKEAWAYS: A tad bit on the expensive side but decent if you're in the area! read more

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I've been coming to Koi Palace ever since I was a kid and wanted to go before the restaurant relocates from the original location to Serramonte in February. Fortunately I had the opportunity to do so for a Wednesday dinner. The restaurant did not look too crowded around 6pm, but people started coming as our dinner progressed. Parking can sometimes be an issue at this location but the parking lot was pretty empty when I arrived. My table of 10 had the $688 special dinner menu. The suckling pig bbq combo platter was their typical appetizer and I enjoyed everything on this dish. The deep fried shrimp paste stuffed crab claws was one of my favorite dishes since I like how everything comes off the claws easily and they were not too oily. The pan seared sirloin beef cubes with cognac flambé was next and I thought there could've been more beef and less mushrooms, but that is my personal preference. Next came the bamboo pith sterculia resin and dried scallop soup. I really enjoyed this soup, not just because it was cold outside, but I liked the slightly chewy texture of the dried scallops. Whole abalone over mustard green and fish maw was next and I liked how this dish only had abalone whereas some other restaurants mix in mushrooms to minimize the minimal amount of abalone. I also liked how the abalone pieces were not too big so everyone who enjoys abalone can keep getting more and those who do not care much for abalone don't feel guilty for wasting any. Peking duck with buns was next and a few of us noticed that the duck on the appetizer had more meat than this dish; the Peking duck had significantly more fat instead of meat. The next dish was a questionable addition to the meal: braised four kinds of vegetables in pumpkin soup. This dish didn't really taste like authentic Chinese food and we jokingly said this dish was included to use leftover pumpkins from Halloween. The texture seemed off in this dish and after seeing how orange it was, I was hoping the pumpkins were mangoes instead. Getting back on track with the Chinese banquet meal, next was steamed sea bass kama with fermented soybean sauce over lotus leaf. I like how they prepare the steamed sea bass at Koi Palace because the meat falls off the bones and the amount of small bones stuck within the meat is very minimal. The last savory dish was stir-fried rice with shrimp and tobiko. I really like how Koi Palace prepares its fried rice dishes and this is no exception; the rice had a good amount of shrimp and wasn't too salty or too clumpy and I did not see any patches of plain white rice so they did a great job preparing this dish. Finally, the dessert consisted of egg custard buns and dessert of the day: hot almond soup. The buns were great with just the right amount of custard in it (some places skimp on the filling) with the right amount of sweetness. The almond soup tasted a bit off and I wished it would've been almond jelly instead. Overall, I was very satisfied with my meal. The service was great and the waiter kept checking on our tea and hot water and offered iced water as well. I am sad to see this location close but hope the new location will have a more modern ambiance and still have the koi fish swimming around the main dining area. read more

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This location always seems crowded. We were fortunate to get here early enough to have a minimal wait. We started out with the suckling pig which was delicious. The skin was crisp and tasty, and the meat was tender and flavorful. The rest of the courses, a variety of dumplings and other dim sum usuals (rice rolls, har gow, etc) were also similarly tasty and well prepared. Since there aren't really carts wheeled around that carry the food (you order and they prepare/deliver), the food is fresh and hot, not having sat on a cart. The deep fried taro with pork inside was also very good, but I didn't get a picture of that. Ambiance was typical Chinese restaurant- perfunctory and all business, but that's totally fine. You go there for the food, not the decor. Over the years, this is probably my third odor fourth time at various Koi Palace locations around the Bay Area. It's always been quite good and remains so. read more

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What's the use of having a reservation only to be sat 45 minutes later? Then on top of that seat people that didn't have reservations before you? Do I need to slip the hostess a $20 like the late arrivals did? Please help make sense of this? Then automatic 18% gratuity? This place is ridiculous. And is it still the same they aren't sharing credit card tips with their workers? This place should be put under investigation and have their books checked. Food is mediocre for the wait. How do you even have a Michelin Star at all. You guys suck. read more