Ocean Palace has stepped up their game since the renovation back in 2018, and is now become my go-to recommendation for Dim Sum. While they don't quite beat out spots like Golden Dim Sum in the taste department, they come pretty darn close. When you throw in their lightning-fast service and quick food delivery, I find myself choosing Ocean Palace over Golden most of the time. You'll find all your classic dim sum favorites here, from xiu mai to the pork taro puffs, Chinese broccoli, jasmine tea, and more. They've even added trending items such as xiao long bao. Now if you plan on visiting on the weekends, be prepared for a bit of wait; it can get busy real quick. I fully suggest you aim to arrive the minute they open or within the first 20 minutes. The parking lot is shared with Hong Kong IV plaza which is hectic, but manageable. read more

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If you want to eat here come early but so far snce I am doing a to go order then there is no line problem Food like siumai is my favorite and their Tripe. I used to love their spareribs but as the time goes hy the taste vary every time i come here. I have been thinking if they do change their chef every visits that i do. The service is quick, before i u get to sit down the server first question is your drink Then after they have serve all your orders, then the problem do exist , i have to look for my server it always disappears The place always looks clean. read more

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It's a nicely remodeled spacious restaurant. Great service. Food was mediocre, but I would eat there again. This place gets very busy, expect a long wait unless you're there at opening or towards closing. It's a part of a strip mall with parking. read more

Ocean Palace - Dim Sum Near Me - Houston, Texas

We had a Celebration there for 50 people. Everything was fabulous! Food was awesome and service was top-notch.

A group of us went to Ocean Palace for Sunday dim sum and practically had to roll out because we were stuffed with so much good food! First off, walking up to the restaurant, you know you are going to have a great meal. The restaurant was massive and reminded me of the banquet hall style ginormous restaurants I've been to in China. It also had a moat in basically the middle of the parking lot for bonus points. The actual dim sum experience was great, they had carts coming around as well as some items you order off the menu. The good part is if you don't see something you want on the cart (or perhaps missed it) you could use the menu to order it! The menu also has pictures if you're new to dim sum. My favorites were the Xiu Mai, the shrimp and chive dumpling, bbq pork buns, and custard buns. They also had wonderful hot tea and Peking duck! We ended up taking some leftovers home but also woke up full the next day. Definitely worth another trip once I'm hungry again! read more

Ocean Palace - Dim Sum Near Me - Houston, Texas

Dim sum is decent. Tons of ppl in line at 10:30am. I guess selection is good but you have to order most of it off the menu. There's like two carts rolling around the whole place. Service is ok. But still one of the better places for dim sum in town. read more

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We went there for dim sum on Sunday. Dim sum was made to order, so everything came out hot. Food was very good. Our server Judy was very good at upselling and recommending dessert dishes and 波羅流沙包 She also recommended us to buy the gift card for the bonus $20 for every $100 purchased. Give her a bonus for upselling. read more

The food quality was fresh and tasted good. I would recommend the Singapore noodles in their 4 item family combo, they were delicious and flavorful! The service was great and quick. Went around lunch time and got a table for 4 in 10 minutes. The ambiance is what you would expect from a busy dim sum restaurant. Except their is less clutter around tables since you order off a menu and not a moving cart for the most part. What made this review not 5 stars were the bbq pork buns not having much filling. Overall great experience and will be going again! read more

Ocean Palace - Singapore Style Noodle with Pork, Shrimp and Egg - Dim Sum Near Me - Houston, Texas

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Came here for the first time with my brother. We ordered the shrimp shumai, pork dumplings, spare ribs, fried Chinese donut, sticky rice salt/peppered lobster, and shrimp dumpling. The spare ribs and dumplings were "meh." The shumai and lobster were amazing. There was an hour wait, but we didn't wait long because we were browsing the Asian Town in the same area. Their cashier system went down and they made a lot of people wait. They didn't even accept cash so they just held everyone hostage without guidance or communication lol. A few people got frustrated because they had to leave and another person didn't get his credit card back for 10mins after their system went down. Anyways, luckily for me, as soon as we were done eating, we didn't wait too long before the system went back online. The staff are fast, but don't really talk to you because it's busy. The parking is huge, but it's busy here so the parking lot were limited. Lots of tables to dine on. read more

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Food was bland, Full Menu wasn't available. We traveled 30 minutes. We were told that due to an event upstairs, we can't order what we wanted. We were told Very noisy environment. Service was average. read more

Ocean Palace is everything wrong with hype-based Asian cuisine. It's like Kim Sơn but actually unpleasant instead of just meh. It's a bit telling that, despite being the anchor for the Hong Kong Market area with long lines outside, the one thing that made an impression on me was how bland and basic the shrimp filling was. Oh, and the inattentive attitude of the servers, too. But I don't review service so let's move on to the dim sum, shall we? Now I mentioned that their shrimp filling was "basic". In fact, it was also rather tough in texture and flavorless. But why is this important? Well because it is used EVERYWHERE darnit! The shrimp filling is normally the most standard and important filling for a dim sum restaurant, as it is used in Har Gow which is one of the two most common dim sum types (along with Shu Mai), while retaining the versatility to act as a base for stuffings of other dim sum. However, Ocean Palace not only uses this exact same filling for all their variants of Har Gow, but also in their stuffed eggplants, their crab claws (?!) and I'm sure other dishes that we did not try as well. In fact, let me go one step further. This accursed stuffing tastes like they didn't do anything special for it at all. Instead, they just minced the whole shrimps used for Cheung Fun and called it a day. So there you go, one more common dim sum type with the exact same filling. It's like Chinese Taco Bell! But aside from the filling issue, there's something that irked me even more: How they treat their "special" products. If memory serves correctly, Ocean Palace divides their dim sum into a whopping 6 price classes: Small (S), Medium (M), Large (L), X-Large (XL), Super (SU) and Special (SP). Most of their SU- and SP- coded stuff feature totemic but at the same time really obvious ingredients, such as ginseng, abalone, and truffle (throwing the "Oriental" pretence at the third dish already). The ginseng Har Gow is literally just the regular Har Gow thrown in a clear broth but they give you 5 pieces instead of 4 and provide spoons so you wouldn't feel too bad about the price (it's 52% more expensive than the 4-piece version). If you drink this little bowl of clear broth whole, you may find just a tiny note of Daeng Gi Meo Ri ginseng shampoo in what otherwise amounts to salted tapwater. Honestly this ginseng Har Gow dish is just amazing. It captures *cough cough* "Eastern values" as a whole: value-wise it makes sense. Prestige-wise it's TikTokkable. Appeal-wise they desecrated one of their national dishes for a fleeting sense of greatness. And if they can mess up Har Gow just to be able to put "ginseng" on the menu, you can be sure they will do the exact same thing to Shu Mai too! Much to my surprise, the abalone on the SP-class "abalone shu mai" didn't taste like canned abalone at all! ...It tasted like King Trumpet mushrooms. Straight up. King Trumpet. Mushrooms. The soft-shell crab Cheung Fun is another "special" (technically "super") dish that amounted to replacing the shrimp in the regular Cheung Fun with a quarter of a baby blue crab chopped into 9 smaller pieces, deep-fried in twice as much breading. I also found it very odd that they had all of these extraneous offerings, and yet didn't have some common ones. WHERE ARE MY SEAWEED ROLLS GO- All that being said, I found their desserts okay and most of their really savory stuff (beef balls and lotus sticky rice, for example) to work rather well. Perhaps it was why they became so popular in the first place. Or perhaps it was good ole money laundering (with a little bit of media bribery sprinkled on top). TL;DR Shanghai Restaurant serves better dim sum and that place was run by like 2 Cantonese moms. This was a corporate-class operation. read more

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Amazing food! Amazing service! Any bad reviews don't make any sense. Great place truly!

Great place for dim sum! They have a huge selection to choose from and the prices are fairly affordable. Unfortunately they only had one cart circulating the whole restaurant so you must order from the menu. Everything we got was tasty, my favorites were the rice noodles with shrimp, shu mai, and shrimp dumplings. Service is a bit slow, you really have to be proactive and ready to order when the waiter comes by. This place gets packed on the weekends so be prepared for at least a 20 min wait. There is a ton of parking as it's in a huge shopping plaza. Overall, a great place to come if you're with a big group of people so you have more to taste and share! read more

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I've been coming to Ocean Palace for ages, ever since its opening in 1999 and its always been a staple in Asiatown. Food here ranges from Dim Sum on the weekends, to banquets, to elaborate dinners to BBQ stalls. Along with the good comes the bad, facility wise, this place has had many physical updates. I found myself at dim sum this past Sunday and was quite pleased with the newish physical remodeling they done. Its always bustling with people and its one of the few places left in Houston with push carts. I've always felt push carts are a necessity when it comes to dim sum, but recent times, they have fallen off, perhaps due to efficiency issues. I came in a group of 6 folks and ordered the traditional dim sum fares with a special order of a noodle dish. The food wasn't great, and overall was just alright as things were expected to be what it was. It didn't seem we ate alot, and I finished the meal with being only 60% full. The bill came out to be $200, which points to the pricing seems to be at the higher end. Perhaps its the offset the remodeling process, but it doesn't justify just 'OK' food. Luckily, there are more dim sum shops around town that does things on a much smaller scale. I'll be hitting those up for better dim sum experience. read more

We had a terrible experience this weekend. Everything was good there until we got home. The whole family got food poisoning, we all got fever and diarrhea for full 2 days. We only get up this afternoon but the tummy still hurts. read more

It was as good as I hoped it was going to be! We got there early, around 10:30 am so it wasn't too crowded. The place is huge. The atmosphere is definitely what I think of at a big dim sum restaurant. They had a few carts going around, but a lot of it you order off the menu. It was most of the usual things I like to get-shrimp dumplings, rice noodle roll with shrimp, the fried shrimp ball. They were all exceptionally good. We tried the shrimp egg rolls, and they were packed with shrimp, really good! We also got the rice noodle roll with breadstick which was interesting. It was kind of like there was shrimp toast inside. It's a bit far of a drive for us, but definitely worth it. All the service was nice. We'll definitely be back. read more

Few things in this area are quite as megistic as the entryway to Ocean Palace. I confided in my best friend that I've had a craving for Dim Sum and he suggested Ocean Palace. The decor was beautiful, super clean, well organized and ready to roll. The staff was warm and attentive and we weren't waiting long for our seat. Here's the Nitty Gritty... I'm happy that I had help navigating their masterpiece of a menu. We tried Dim Sum from all over the menu and everything was exquisite. I loved how the cart ladies suggestions were on point with our order. The dining experience was amazing and I need to return soon for more Bao. If you decide to go, go early as the restaurant is very popular. I'm greatly looking forward to returning with my gf and exploring more of the menu. read more

Ocean Palace - Dim Sum Near Me - Houston, Texas

Had our son first birthday event here. Jackie is awesome, I like his personality, easy to work with, and super cool. I'm suprise the event went so well. The food was really good! The venue space was spacious enough we were able to fit a jumping house, soft play, cotton candy, pancake, build a bear and we had a Dj too. Will recommend families for events here. Thanks for a good turnout They had two rooms with a code for privacy and everything. read more

Ocean Palace - Dim Sum Near Me - Houston, Texas

Went around 3pm on a Friday and they already ran out of soup dumplings :((((((( so don't make the same mistake and go early! All the dimsums we tried were so good that I can't imagine how good the soup dumplings would be. The restaurant is huge but there were only like a few people when I went so we got seated right away. Not sure why they close at 5pm... I can only assume they only take reservations past 5pm? bc its not only a restaurant but venue for big parties! The price of each dimsum was very reasonable and it was sooo delicious. My boyfriend and I ordered I think 6 or 7 and it definitely filled us up. I think my favorite one was the Duck Rice Roll I can only give it 4 stars because they ran out of soup dumplingsss like howwwww I haven't tried many other dim sum places so I can't say if this is one of the better places but I wouldn't mind coming back ! There's so many options just around Bellaire so its hard to choose haha read more

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Food is amazing and our waitress and cart ladies were helpful. Energetic vibe as you walk in.

One of the best-rated dim-sum places in Houston! I came here last week with my husband. We really wish we had come here with a large party because all the dim-sum we ordered were so yummy and authentic that I wish I could order everything on the menu! For people who haven't tried dim-sum before, you'll find fried taro roll very interesting because it has a tiny bit of roasted fatty pork in the center of crispy fried taro (and I loved it!) Ocean Palace is located in the Hong Kong Mall, so it would be very convenient to do grocery shopping after a good dim-sum feast. 想在休士頓吃到道地的港式點心來珍寶樓就對了! 這是我跟我老公來到休士頓後第一次吃港點，裡面位子很多，點心都相當正宗，如果能跟一大票人來就更好了就可以網羅菜單上所有的美食。 read more

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I stopped by Ocean Palace on a weekend for my friend's birthday party. If you're coming for brunch, expect a long wait. They don't take reservations and it's first come, first served. It's a large restaurant but it's super popular so that's something you're going to have to deal with during peak hours. Lucky for me, someone in my party got there right when they opened so we only had to wait 20 minutes or so after the time we all planned to meet. Parking can be found in the lot that serves the restaurant and the other businesses in the shopping center. Ocean Palace is a dim sum experience. If you've never had dim sum, it consists of Chinese small plates that are served family style. You typically order a bunch of food for the table and then everyone partakes in the feast. There's usually a table that spins which makes it easy to share everything. There are a lot of options to choose from. Dumplings are always popular, as are various steamed buns. Those are my go-to's. Shrimp, pork, beef . . . all of the above. Come hungry, a feast awaits you. read more

When I first moved to Houston over 10 years ago, this was the dim sum place to go. I felt like it's definitely gone down hill, or that I've just been to too many other dim sum places and my standards have risen. Firstly, they have a paper with items to order which is fine but when we received the food it wasn't even warm anymore. Ordering carts would have been a better choice I think, as items are still steaming. However the carts rarely came by so I'm not sure what the cadence or wait would have been to bank on that. We also received a dish that was spoiled--definitely smelled bad and tasted sour. We were able to return it to the kitchen but it was unfortunate that happened to our table. It was hard to flag down someone consistently as we had to wait on a few items as well. I don't expect great service for dim sum places, so the low star rating is mostly over the food quality. So sad to see this place go downhill. read more

Really good siu mai!! Everything else is good but not great. But really fast service and great bang-for-your-buck

My family had dim sum lunch here today. Overall the food was good to very good. The way they serve the dim sum here is a bit different than other dim sum restaurants we've been to. Instead of a bunch of carts rolling around with the various dishes, there were only a couple of carts with 6-8 different dishes. If you wanted anything else, you had to order a la carte off the dim sum menu. While this insures that the food comes "fresh" out of the kitchen, for me, it does lose a bit of the dim sum experience. Between the cards and a la carte ordering, we had 8 different dishes (pork spareribs in black bean sauce, xiao long bao, shrimp/port shumai, shrimp dumplings, shrimp noodles, fried pork and chive dumpling, bbq pork buns, clams in black bean sauce). The only one we did not like was the pork bbq buns (too much bun, which was doughy and not enough filling). For me personally, I slightly prefer the food at Fung's Kitchen a bit more. In addition, the decor here is clean but pretty spartan (as opposed to the newly remodeled interior of Fung's) and the service here was only so-so. As one example, I had to ask 3 times for the hot mustard sauce. read more

Family pack is now $36, think the other prices went up too. Wait time 45/50 min. Food still awesome but they need to maintain their ladies rooms. They got too much traffic that toilets have become yucky read more

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I'm really torn about this place because the food was pretty good and authentically dim sum, but the service just didn't work. And unlike a lot of authentic Chinese restaurants where the service is lacking in terms of semi-rude employees and empty glasses left unattended, the employees here were all really nice. The biggest issue was that the food came out so randomly and several dishes that we had ordered were completely forgotten. About 85% of the menu is ordered only while the rest can be grabbed off the carts roaming around. We had issues with the same carts coming to us over and over again while the other carts seemed to skip over our table of 8. The items that we ordered with our actual server was quickly taken but then 3 of the dishes never made it to our table even after an hour of waiting. When we checked the list, we noticed that items were incorrectly marked off while others had the incorrect numbers on them. The food, as others have mentioned is pretty good. I just think the execution of the food coming out needs to be smoother. read more

Visited Houston after a year Hiatus and not sure how I have never visited this place before. Self proclaimed Dim Sum consultant and this stuff slaps hard. Place is huge and very efficient service with everyone helping out where needed. Had cart service for the regulars and gave menu for what ever else you desired. Must try the mixed pan fried crispy noodle one of the best mash ups of it I have had. To end the meal the sesame balls hit the spot on the drive home. read more

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Second trip in a month for us today. Just so very good. May be our new fave dim sum. Extensive menu. Excellent service. Enjoyed Pork & Peanut Dumpling; Beef Short Rib with Mustard Green; Chinese Broccoli (served with earthy oyster sauce); Pan fried Stuffed Bell Pepper (with shrimp) served with Black Bean Sauce; Fried Crispy Shrimp Egg Roll; Steamed BBQ Pork Bao; and, Sauteed Okra with Salted Egg. We'll be back to try even more soon. read more

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We came here for lunch on Saturday and it was pretty busy. The food was decent and pretty reasonable priced compared to other dim sum places. The highlights were the Peking Duck with Steamed Buns, and the Rice noodle roll with shrimp. They had cart service for some items or you could order off the menu, but expect to wait quite a while for your food if you come during lunch hours. read more

Of course we had to stick with some of the classics and got the Shrimp & Pork Dumplings, Ginseng & Shrimp dumpling, Chicken Feet , Rice Noodle Roll with Shrimp and a order of Fried Claws! We HAD to try out their new menu items the Truffle Shu Mai dumplings, Truffle Soup dumplings and the Fried Shrimp Chives dumpling !!! What other way to wash down all the yumminess with a pot of Hot Chrysanthemum tea! So authentic you even see the flower leaves in your cup. We love a good hot pot of tea Everything was delicious and absolutely a regular spot for us Best part everything was only $45!!! read more

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I love dim sum and this place does not disappoint. I'm originally from the Bay Area and we have great dim sum there. This place is definitely compares. Everything felt very clean while dining here. Hand sanitizer before being seated and tables were spread fairly far apart. I've never been here before so unsure if they had dim sum carts previously but we just chose our orders off a list and it was brought out shortly after. We came here right at opening and did not have to wait to be seated. Started off with tea (a must with dim sum). Got the sticky lotus rice (lo mai gai) and my gosh, unsure if it was just the amount of time since I last had this but I want to say this is one of the better ones I've had. The rice was sticky but not to the point where there was a wasteful amount left stuck to the wrapper. Seasoned very generously and I loved it. I normally just get regular shrimp dumplings (ha gao) but thought I would switch it up and get shrimp dumplings with chives. It was a good switch up but I think next time I'll just get the regular shrimp dumplings. Nothing wrong with these though! Next up we're shrimp and pork dumplings (shui mai). I have always found these just okay, I like them but they aren't my favorite (fav dumpling belongs to the shrimp drink kings). These were tasty! Then we got steamed rice noodle with BBQ pork. I expected for these to be reminiscent of ones I would get in Oakland Chinatown but I was let down. This dish was served with the sweet soy sauce but even with the sauce poured over, the rice noodles were not very flavorful. The bbq pork tasted a bit bland. I always feel I need to eat more veggies when on trips so we ordered a dish of garlic sautéed baby bok Choi. I lovvvvve bok Choi and this was a refreshing dish to have between bites of dumplings. Last up were truffle pork soup dumplings. As with all soup dumplings, it took maybe 10-15 to cook and come out. Very soupy, very flavorful, and they did not skimp on the truffles at all. I accidentally ripped my soup dumpling so there was much spillage :( I could have done without the ruffles and ordered a normal soup dumpling but my boyfriend loves soup dumplings and truffles, put them together and I knew we were going to order it (I prefer the classic soup dumpling hehe) Overall, I really enjoyed my dim sum experience here. I would not hesitate to come here again for my next dim sum outing! We planned on doing a walking eating tour through the Bellaire district but were too stuffed after our meal. Can't complain, it was delicious food!! read more

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Solid spot, but 2nd to Fung's. The good - enjoyed the shrimp rice roll, har gow, the pork bun, the rice wrapped in leaf. The rest of the dim sum and dishes were ok. I wasn't impressed by the shu mai, Singapore noodles, turnip cake (not a repeat). It is a nice spot to bring folks for a dim sum experience with pulled carts, a wide selection of dumplings and Chinese dishes. Enjoyed the warm tea and the clean / fresh interior decor. Come early or late because the Sunday dim sum lunch is super busy - 1 hour wait. All in all, I liked the experience but not the best of the city. read more

Loved this dim sum! Since I've lived in NYC for years, my expectations for good dim sum are high and Ocean Palace nailed it. We arrived around 12pm on a Saturday for 2, and the wait for a table was around 40min. No prob - we hung out at the nearby Hong Kong Market (review coming soon) while we waited for a text that our table was ready. Once we were seated, the tables were very well distanced, everything was very clean and sanitized, and we ordered off paper menus rather than having the typical dim sum carts. We ordered shu mai, har gow, pork ribs, lotus wrapped rice, shrimp balls, fried crab claws, and the rice roll with breadstick and shrimp. Ocean city gets 5 starts because the rice roll with breadstick and shrimp was AMAZING - possibly the best dim sum dish I've ever had (if you've never ordered this you need to). The shrimp balls, crab claws (ask for Mayo with these to put them over the top) and lotus rice were also delicious. The shu mai, har gow and pork ribs were misses for me. All the dishes were piping hot when they came out of the kitchen. I'm so excited to have found a reliable and delicious dim sum restaurant in Houston, and I can't wait to come back here again and again! read more

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this is our family's go to dim sum spot. they used to have carts pushed around but we ordered with a checklist this past time. they have all the classic items including my favorites- har gow, siu mai, chicken feet, radish cake, shrimp pot sticker. the baked char siu bun was sold out by the early afternoon so we got the steamed bun which had very nice filling to bun ratio. you can also order off a separate menu for items such as veggies, noodles, and rice which is a nice touch. service is fairly attentive and our tea was refilled in a timely manner. our last item came out 10-15m after all of our other dishes which was not ideal but overall an enjoyable experience read more

Ocean Palace - Dim Sum Near Me - Houston, Texas

Ocean Palace is the real OG right here! The restaurant has been around for 20+ years. It's been the host to countless weddings, anniversaries, and birthdays. It has done a much needed renovation recently. If you are looking for a more elegant dim sum experience in all of Chinatown then this is the place. They were still pushing carts last time I visited. I love their siu mai the most! read more

The dim sum was great. The pork and shrimp shumi was my favorite. This was a fun experience and my friends and I enjoyed the food. read more

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Ocean Palace is the go-to dim sum restaurant for many friends and families for good reason. I've eaten here numerous times throughout the years, and the food has never disappointed me. Pictured below is some of the food that my friends and I ordered at a recent lunch. My friend usually orders, so I'm not sure what the exact name of each dish is, but some solid ones I can recommend are the shrimp roll, siu mai, and fried taro. To be honest, you can order anything that sounds good to you and it'll probably hit the spot. The exterior is beautiful - an ornate piece of architecture surrounded by water and furnished with a few benches. The interior is also spacious and clean, with the bathrooms and event space located upstairs. The only drawback to Ocean Palace is a few minor qualms with service. Depending on what day and what time of day you go, the wait can be up to 1.5 hours. On trips here with smaller groups, we are usually seated within 30 minutes. When I come here at busy times with larger groups, we will usually wait at least 45 minutes. Once seated, it can sometimes take a while for the waiters to check on your table. When you're ready for the check, I wouldn't hesitate to flag down the waitstaff because my group has been left waiting 30 minutes before. On a whole, I would recommend trying Ocean Palace if you haven't yet. It's good food, and I always leave feeling satisfied. It's not cheap, but it's not extremely expensive either. If you can ignore the lack of 5-star service, you'll enjoy your eating experience here. read more

Ocean Palace - Dim Sum Near Me - Houston, Texas

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This restaurant is very spacious and clean. Service is excellent, everyone is very attentive and responsive. Besides Dim Sum they also have a large menu consists of other Chinese dishes including an abundance of Seafood choices, Peking Duck, Claypots, etc. We definitely want to go back for a nice feast. Har Gow (Shrimp Dumplings) are very succulent and delicious. They did not skimp on the shrimp either, it's fully packed with so much flavor. The skin is soft with just the right amount of chewiness. It's a must if you are having Dim Sum here. We gave this a 4 stars rating. Lo Mai Gai (Sticky Rice Chicken wrapped in Lotus Leaf) is amazing here. Very flavorful and moist, while the meat inside is so tender that it melts in the mouth. The lotus leaves gave the rice a nice fragrance. We recommend ordering this one. It got a 4 stars from us. Truffle Shu Mai is OMG! Super flavorful, very moist, juicy, tender and full of umami. We were afraid that the truffle will overwhelm the Shu Mai but instead it elevates it several notches. If you like truffles, this is a must try. 5 stars for this one. Shrimp Cheung Fun (Shrimp Rice Rolls) and Sea Scallop Cheung Fun are probably one of the best we've had in the USA. The rolls were very soft and silky with a little bit of chewiness for a perfect balance of textures. Both the shrimp and sea scallop tasted fresh and perfectly cooked. Sauce has just the right balance of savory and sweetness. Love these dishes so much. 4.5 stars Pork Ribs with Black Bean Sauce is really really good. We always get this dish whenever we go to Dim Sum, but this Royal Palace version is much superior to others we've tried. The ribs are so tender that the meat just falls off the bones but still have a bit of a bite to it. The sauce is very savory and full of umami. They did everything right with this dish. 5 stars Shrimp and Pork Shu Mai is also very amazing. These are plump, juicy, tender and perfectly cooked. We definitely recommend this one. It's one of the top 3 Shu Mai we've had in the USA. 4.5 stars Ginseng Shrimp Dumplings are glorious. This was our first time trying this. The soup is mild, light, clean and has a subtle taste of ginseng. It's very delicious and different for us. The Dumplings are very succulent and fresh tasting. Absolutely worth every penny. 5 stars for this one! Truffle Xiao Long Bao (XLB, Truffle Soup Dumplings) and Pork Xiao Long Bao (Pork Soup Dumplings) were both disappointments. We were super excited to try this since everything else has far exceeded our expectations. The fillings were delicious but the skin was too thick and not at all delicate like it should be, totally ruined the whole experience. What happened to the soup? We're not sure how they can they can go so wrong, it's obvious the chef totally skipped XLB day during culinary school. They should really take all their XLB off their menu because at this point, we would rather buy the frozen ones from Trader Joe's. Both of these don't even deserve the 0.5 stars. Baked Salted Egg Lava Buns were little bites of heaven. These actually made us forget about the horrendous XLB for a couple minutes. The runny fillings were a nice combination of sweet and salty. The cream was smooth and aromatic. The crispy crumbly topping on the buns are slight sweet and melts in the mouth. It was the perfect way to end this delicious meal. Another 5 stars from us. Beef Tripe with Shredded Ginger was amazing. The tripe was really tender and the flavor was on point. 5 stars Fried Taro Puff were very yummy. We love the flakiness of the skin and the soft and comforting texture of the taro. 4 stars Fried Crab Claws were pretty good, texture was very bouncy. 4 stars Durian Puffs were fabulous. The crispy skin with the warm, silky and creaminess of the durian really hit the spot for durian lovers. We love that it's not overly sweet! 5 stars Overall we highly recommend this restaurant for Dim Sum. We will definitely be back to try other Dim Sum items and their regular menu items. read more

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Came by for lunch on a Saturday! Huge banquet style restaurant. They had a couple dim sum carts, but not a lot. Had to order most of our dim sum from the menu. The dim sum was fresh and flavorful though! Got a a noodle and chicken dish as well. Will be coming back! read more