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    New Fusion

    3.4 (527 reviews)
    Open • 9:00 am - 9:00 pm

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    Casual
    Moderate noise
    Outdoor seating
    Dogs allowed

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    Har gow was ok
    Life's An Adventure X.

    As others mentioned, it's ok. The har gow was ok. The siu mai is not good. The shrimp noodle roll was good. The sticky rice was decent. The cha siu bow had decent filling. It's free tea service, so saving $1.75 per person. The dim sum price was $4.98/plate before pm and $5.88/plate after 5pm. They have dinner specials Monday-Friday. There's another dim sum restaurant two doors down. The service was poor.

    Ong choy
    Kathy S.

    Went here with a co-worker and the food was soo good. My friend visits often so they know her and what she likes. Since I don't eat meat she ordered the lobster, scallops and veggies. Everything was tasty. We took our time eating and shit the place down. I would definitely go back.

    Yan W.

    We went to New Fusion after watching a movie on Saturday night. We hadn't been there for years, but we used to dine there often when we lived in Temple City. It's located on Baldwin Ave at the LAF Plaza in Arcadia (there used to be a Burlington there). We had a party of 8, so we ordered quite a few dishes: stir-fried string beans in garlic sauce, French-style deep-fried fish with basil and black pepper, shredded free-range chicken, water spinach with spicy bean curd sauce, sweet and sour spare ribs, spicy eggplant with minced pork in a clay pot, and crispy beef stew served with curry sauce. The first few dishes arrived quickly, and every dish was flavorful and delicious. We especially liked the string beans and the water spinach. The French-style deep-fried fish with basil and black pepper was addictive, and surprisingly it wasn't spicy at all. The shredded free-range chicken tasted fresh, while the eggplant with minced pork clay pot was just okay. The last two dishes took quite a while to arrive after we had already finished most of our meal. The sweet and sour spare ribs flavor was on point. However, we had to check on our final dish several times because we waited more than 30 minutes for the crispy beef stew with curry sauce. The restaurant was extremely busy that night, so they may have forgotten the order. Thankfully, the dish was unique and tasted really good once it arrived. Food: 4.5/5 Service: 3/5 Ambiance: 3.5/5 Overall, they still deserve 4 stars.

    Menu 5/2026
    Jason L.

    New Fusion is you're typical Hong Kong style Cafe located in the plaza on Baldwin and Naomi. There is ample parking in the parking lot. Their servers were nice and spoke in cantonese. I'm sure they also know English and Mandarin as well. We came for their dinner special on a weekday. Their special menu had two different tiers of food prices - $10.99 and $12.99. The specials usually come with a soup and a rice as well, but the soup was sold out by dinner time. We ordered Chicken and Corn over Rice, Stir-Fried Fish Filet with Black Bean Sauce, Beef Chow Fun with Soy Sauce, Grilled Lemon Grass Pork Chop. Whenever I come to these type of restaurants, I usually order the same type of items. The chicken and corn over rice at this restaurant was just OK. It was typical and nothing special, but I still enjoyed it. The Stir-Fried Fish Filet was good and went well with the white rice. The beef Chow Fun is standard and the same as everywhere else. Can't go wrong with this staple. The one you dish that we did try was the grilled lemongrass pork chop. We don't usually order this but decided to give it a try this time. It was decent but more on the savory side. Overall, we were glad to find a restaurant with dinner specials. Given the price point and the standard types of Hong Kong styled food that were offered, I think we would return to try their other items on the special menu.

    Zar P.

    Excellent place in the Arcadia area. My family and I have been here several times and food is always consistent. Everything tasted delicious and perfectly seasoned. Love the pumpkin with salted egg. The fried pumpkin stick was not very oily and went well with the salted egg coating. The coconut chicken curry was also very good and flavorful. The menu is extensive so there is something for everyone, even the picky eaters. They also have lunch special which is affordable with decent portions. They have some dim sum items and bbq meats. Haven't tried the duck yet but it looked good. Would skip the bean curd meat roll though, that was the only dish we did not like.

    Sauteed Lobster With Ginger And Scallion
    Travis P.

    I came here and we ended up getting a mix of dim sum items as well as some other dishes. Overall, I felt like it was pretty good, some items were great, while others were just alright. The service was quick and attentive, and many of the dishes were actually really tasty. Some notable items that stood out were the cheung fun, siu mai, chicken feet, and sticky rice. We also got lobster with noodles. The lobster was good, but the noodles were super soggy. We tried out a steamed turbot, one side of the fish was good, but the underside was definitely overcooked and tough. The flavors were good overall, but the textures were inconsistent. Overall, the food here is good and the restaurant can accommodate a good number of people.

    Duck
    Steven T.

    English menu but most staff are mainly Chinese speakers. Fortunately my family is fluent. Staff is friendly. Asked for extra tendon in our curry and they gave us some. Tendon was mouth melting Vegetables are fresh You can get Bbq and dim sum to go They can accommodate large private parties

    Matthew C.

    Moseyed my way into this chill lil establishment cuz my homie said he knew a spot. The food is aight, well seasoned and flavorful, and pretty sizeable servings. Pretty good value. Shoutout dirty dom, they slid us each pineapple bun so they've def earned my top 10 respect moments list.

    Tiffany H.

    We ordered several dishes: Peking Duck, crispy roasted pork belly, seafood chow mein, A choy (vegetables), veggies with tofu and beef intestines. I would give the food a 3.5/5. I gave an overall 4/5 rating because service was excellent. The crispy roasted pork belly wasn't really that crispy or flavorful. The Peking Duck was decent but could've used a bit more flavor. The crispy seafood chow mein noodles also could've been crispier but the flavor was good. The veggies were okay as well, didn't taste as fresh and crispy as I would've wanted. The beef intestines were good. It was tender and easy to eat. Service was excellent. We were seated immediately and the servers there were extremely kind and attentive. There is a lot of seating at this restaurant and can accommodate large parties. It's essentially another hk cafe except they sell Chinese bbq. Prices are reasonable. Plenty of parking out in front in a shared parking lot with other businesses. TLDR: food is 3.5/5, gave a 4/5 because service was excellent. Price is reasonable.

    Maria L.

    I came here with my family for breakfast today. I like that this place has wide selection of food. We decided to have some dim sum as well as Hong Kong style cafe breakfast items. For dim sum we had shrimp har gow, pork siu mai, wrapped sticky rice and shrimp rice noodle rolls. They were all good. I especially liked their wrapped sticky rice. I would give the wrapped sticky rice 5 stars, while the other dim sum items 4 stars. The other dishes we ordered were: (1) grilled chicken with eggs (cooked to your liking). This comes with choice of macaroni in soup or French style garlic bread. (2) Fish filet porridge. This comes with choice of soy sauce chow mein or rice noodle or vermicelli. (3) Yang Chow fried rice Everything was good except the fish filet porridge. It could use more salt and perhaps some white pepper. I would give these breakfast entrees 4 stars while the fish filet porridge 3 stars. All breakfast entrees (dim sum excluded) come with a hot beverage at no additional cost. Service staff were friendly and efficient. I would recommend this place.

    After eating a few bites, I saw the egg in the porridge is still raw... Very disgusting.

    I ordered Minced Beef with Egg Porridge. After eating a few bites, I saw the egg in the porridge is still raw... Very disgusting.

    Dim sum menu
    Brian R.

    New fusion is so good. Highly recommend coming here if you're looking for great service and good Chinese food. The works are friendly and the food comes out surprisingly fast. I really enjoy the atmosphere here and the decor is aesthetically pleasing. Definitely enjoy getting the honey walnut shrimp and the fried shrimp.

    Christy C.

    This was a pretty underwhelming Chinese restaurant Parking was ok since it's located in a plaza and the parking lot is huge. However, it could be challenging if you come on the weekend since it gets super busy! Service was very bad and inexistent. I understand it was a very busy Sunday afternoon but I would have appreciated if the staff offered me even ONE water refill or asked how I was doing. Menu was decent and it had a lot of variety of meat and noodles/rice dishes, as well as dim sum. Pricing was reasonable and most dishes were $15-$20+. BBQ Pork Rice ($13.99) was just ok. The rice didn't taste fresh and the pork was very dry and not tender. I was expecting it to have a BBQ flavor but it tasted very bland so this was 6/10 Seafood and Beancurd Hot Pot ($17.99) was nothing special. It consisted of squid, octopus, beancurd, mushrooms, and some veggies. The Beancurd was overcooked so it was extremely dry and didn't taste good. The squid and octopus was very tough to chew. The choy sum was very long and hard to eat. This was 6/10 House Special Chow Mein ($16.99) was just ok. The noodles were somewhat crispy and they gave plenty of noodles. The shrimp, chicken, pork, and squid tasted alright. The choy sum was very hard to chew and eat since it was so long. Definitely not worth getting again. This was 6/10 Overall, the food was nothing special and very underwhelming. Service was not attentive and inexistent. Most likely won't recommend or return unfortunately!

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    Do they still have outdoor seating?

    Yes, you can call in to make reservations

    Is New Fusion Arcadia still open? Called several times this week and phone is busy or off.

    I think they were closed for health cleanliness reasons, but they're open again as of 12/26/19

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    Excuse me... who gave this place permission to close?? HOW is it closed!?!?! We were literally just…read morehere a couple of weeks ago, living our best noodle life, and now it's gone like a ghosted situationship!! I'm now brokenhearted!!! :( We came back ready to reunite with that soy sauce chow mein.... simple, no nonsense, just noodles, bean sprouts, and onions doing exactly what they're supposed to do: minding their business and tasting amazing!! No extra veggies crashing the party and watering things down. As it should be!! And the siu mai? Solid, dependable, and absolutely did not disappoint!!! The kind of duo you start planning your next meal around... until the restaurant disappears on you. Now I'm just here, craving noodles and questioning how a place that serves delicious food would close down!!!!

    I've been coming here regularly for both breakfast and lunch ever since they took over the old Red…read moreChina space, and it has quickly become one of my go-to spots. The food is consistently good, honestly better than a lot of nearby places that charge quite a bit more. What won me over right away, though, was the breakfast combo. Two dim sum items and a hot drink for just $14 is a genuinely good deal. A cold drink is only $1 more (typical HK practice), and you can also take your drink to go for another $1, which is a nice little convenience. I'm pretty particular about milk tea, so I don't say this lightly: their half coffee, half milk tea really hits the spot every time. It's balanced, and satisfying. Beyond the combo, they also serve all the comfort staples, porridge, fried chow mein, Chinese donuts, and my personal favorite, rice noodles with a variety of fillings. It delivers the same comforting flavors you want from a casual dim sum-style breakfast, but without the inflated prices, long waits, and hectic atmosphere that have become so common at more traditional dim sum spots. This place is a solid, dependable replacement for the usual dim sum experience. The restaurant is spacious, clean, and comfortable, and the service is consistently warm and welcoming. The driveway can be a little tricky. It sits right next to the Taco Bell drive-through exit, separated only by a fire hydrant, so it's easy to miss or get confused when pulling in. But it's a small tradeoff for a spot that delivers this much value and consistency.

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    This is my go-to now for dim sum. Their sui mai, the dish by which I measure all dim sum places, is…read morewhat I expect from Hong Kong style dim sum in terms of wrapper, filling and texture. Sometimes during the weekdays, it tastes re-steamed or over-steamed. Generally, they are wonderful. The rest of their dim sum menu is also flavorful - bean curd rolls in traditional Hong Kong style oyster sauce gravy instead of the soy bean broth, spare ribs, har gou, deep fried tofu, honeycomb tripe, etc. I go there often so they know me which is a plus. I like to have pu-erh (bo lay in Cantonese) tea with my dim sum and they bring it to me as soon as I'm seated. It's one of few remaining traditional dim sum houses around now, where you sit down in a banquet style place and are served. It reminds me of having dim sum with my dad which I deeply miss. I hope they continue this tradition for a long time!

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    I've eaten here countless times with friends and family over the years. I can't believe I haven't…read morereviewed you guys! Always consistent in service and quality. They are known for: Special Lobster (A+) Beef Loc Lac (A) Clams with spicy sauce (A+) Chinese broccoli (B+) - depends on how thick or thin it is Pea shoots with garlic (A) Eggplant (A) Yang Chow fried rice (A) Reservations are highly recommended either by calling or thru Yelp. There are private rooms in the back on request if you have a larger party and seafood is always fresh as they have an aquarium with lobsters, crab, geoduck, and fish. The decor is charming with vintage trinkets along the side of the wall. There is a waiting area by the lobby and restrooms in the back of the restaurant. Since it gets so crowded and busy the restrooms could be tended better. Parking is available on the street otherwise you have to valet on the lot.

    I had lunch at Newport Seafood Restaurant today with a friend I hadn't seen in a very long time…read more She recently reached out to me after being out of touch for quite a while and asked if I wanted to meet up. Today was a day that worked for me, so we decided to have lunch together and then get a massage afterward. Whenever I come to this area for a massage, I usually have lunch at Boston Lobster. I've heard that Boston Lobster was opened by a chef and some of the staff who used to work here at Newport Seafood Restaurant, so I wanted to come back here after a long time and compare the two restaurants for myself. First, parking. Boston Lobster has regular self-parking, while Newport Seafood has valet parking, which was $2. As for the food, I ordered one of my favorite dishes, shrimp with cashews. I've had it at Boston Lobster many times, and I definitely preferred Boston Lobster's version. We also ordered beef with tomato sauce. Honestly, it didn't look particularly appetizing when it first came out, but once I tried it, it was actually pretty good. We also ordered beef chow mein, and this was probably my favorite dish of the meal. It almost had a slightly Thai-food-like flavor, and it was really delicious. As for the service, this is where I noticed the biggest difference between the two restaurants. Every time I go to Boston Lobster, everyone there is always extremely friendly and welcoming. Here, some of the staff were friendly, but some were not friendly at all. The hostess who greeted us when we first arrived was very nice. After we sat down, she brought a small cucumber dish to our table and asked if we wanted it as an appetizer. We politely declined. Then a male server came to take our drink order and asked whether we wanted hot tea or water. I asked if they had any caffeine-free hot tea, but he didn't seem to understand me. My friend repeated the question very slowly, but he still didn't seem to understand. After we explained it one more time, he finally seemed to get what I was asking and asked if I wanted jasmine tea. I said yes, so we had jasmine tea. It was extremely hot at first, so I also asked for some cold water without ice. Later, while we were eating, we needed to serve ourselves some of the chow mein. The spoon that came with the chow mein wasn't really useful for picking up the noodles, so I asked for an extra pair of chopsticks. The server brought the chopsticks over and basically tossed them down on our table. Honestly, I found that pretty unpleasant. My friend and I looked at each other while we were eating and said, "What was that?" My friend even commented, "Chinese restaurant staff can be so unfriendly sometimes." That has never happened to me at Boston Lobster. The staff there have always been very friendly and attentive whenever I've gone. I had actually been to Newport Seafood Restaurant several times before the COVID pandemic, and I even got their lobster for takeout back then. I remember it being so delicious that, during the pandemic, I once saw on Google that the restaurant was open and drove all the way here, only to find that it was actually closed. I remember being pretty disappointed that day. So coming back here again after such a long time brought back some memories. Unfortunately, I was a little disappointed with the service today. On the positive side, I found the restroom here to be cleaner than the one at Boston Lobster. However, the toilet here flushes automatically rather than having a manual flush, and I actually found that a little inconvenient. One nice advantage here is that they have private rooms, which would be great if you come with a larger group and want to sit separately with your own party. They do have lunch specials on weekends, which is nice. But personally, I think I'll probably go back to Boston Lobster next time. Their prices are actually about $1-$2 cheaper, I prefer their food overall, there's no valet parking charge, and most importantly, their service has been consistently much friendlier in my experience. So while I enjoyed coming back to Newport Seafood Restaurant after all these years and I did find some dishes here very good, Boston Lobster is still the place I would personally choose for my next visit to this area.

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