Came here with seafood we bought from the market -- sesame shrimp, Dungeness crab, coral shrimp, razor clams, and clams -- and the restaurant did an amazing job preparing everything. Every dish was flavorful and cooked exactly the way we wanted. Special thanks to our server CK. She was extremely patient and attentive, remembered all the different preparation requests for each item, and communicated carefully with the kitchen to make sure everything came out right. The service was friendly, professional, and made the whole experience even better. Definitely a place worth coming back to. read more

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I enjoyed my dim sum birthday lunch at Sum Yee Kae. Not your usual food on the cart place as everything was ordered online and the food was brought to the table. Most of the items we ordered were delicious. I especially loved the lemon tea with the ice-shaped bear. The restaurant was very clean, great lighting and tall ceilings. I would love to come back and try their dinner menu! read more

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First time trying the rebranded version of this restaurant. Was quite pleased that the food and service has been improved (not that the previous restaurant in this spot was bad, we liked it and dined there several times). This visit was dinner. We had 2 appetizers/cold dishes: crushed cucumbers - a very subtle version of this dish, savory and ever so slightly spicy. Dry bean curd - more in your face flavor bomb, spicy and full umami. Subtlety of the cucumber hard to taste after this dish. 1 veggie: Peavines & mushrooms in broth - super flavorful greens cooked in chicken broth (not sure if they can make this version vegetarian). The best version of this dish that I've had in a while (in the Puget Sound) 1 noodle - Shanghai style noodles with seafood (I think). This one was ordered in Chinese with recommendation from our server. Whatever it was exactly may be a slight mystery... noodles seemed slightly yellow-curried, shrimp, egg, some cured pork, bell peppers. Whatever it's exactly called... it was exactly tasty. Huge portion that will probably cover us for lunch for a day or two. 2 meats - Thinly sliced roast duck with cucumbers in stock/sauce. This was a comp'ed dish from the kitchen. We didn't order it but appreciated it. Well roasted duck, not the BBQ duck, more like braised texture or oven roasted at a lower temp to fully cook the meat... I don't exactly know, but enjoyable. Had a bit of that duck funk that comes when the skin fat isn't fully rendered. Soy Sauce Chicken 1/2 order - this is like Hainan Chicken, but with a rosy bronzed skin from the chicken being seasoned with soy sauce before cooking. Really delicious and satisfying. Plenty for 2 people, especially with everything else we ordered. Finally, 1 dessert Sesame Balls - freshly made, hot at the table, exactly what you expect when that treat is exactly right. They had not been sitting around all dim sum service waiting for us to order them. Took some time to come out because they were made to order. Dig that! So yeah, we liked this new version of that other place. :) my partner had a long pleasant conversation with the server who closed out our tab. Friendly courteous service all around. Looking forward to going back to try Dim Sum soon. read more

I went here about a week or so ago. I've been looking for some new dim sum spots and I'd been hearing good things about this place! No one was at the front to check in guests. My party of two and three other parties waited up front for nearly ten minutes before anyone came to check in on us. Once we were seated, we ordered a variety of dim sum dishes. I liked their red bean sesame balls a lot! Siu mai and rice noodles were OK. However, I felt that everything needed salt or seasoning, as it was all relatively bland. The soup dumplings were also chewy and doughy. Some of the food that we recieved was relatively cold. There was no soy sauce or chili oil on the tables, either. I had to ask multiple times for soy sauce throughout the meal. Ambiance and service were both OK as well. Nothing to write home about. I felt like every time I asked for anything (a box, the check, soy sauce) it was viewed as an inconvenience. Overall, I'd say this place missed the mark for me. read more

The food here is mediocre at best. The handmade soup pork dumplings came out dry and bland, lacking the flavorful broth you'd expect. The deep-fried mixed meat puff was tough and difficult to chew through. The steamed prawn rice roll had overly thick noodles paired with a watered-down sauce. On the plus side, the shiu mai and rice noodle rolls were solid. Service was the bigger issue. Despite the restaurant being far from full, staff seemed to wander aimlessly without ever making eye contact or checking if we needed drinks. We had to flag someone down three separate times, then waited nearly 30 minutes just to get our bill. With 5 people and 16 dim sum dishes ordered, not a single empty plate was cleared throughout the meal -- our table became a stack of dirty dishes, yet servers kept piling on new orders without any thought to whether we could actually reach the food. Until service improves significantly, I can't recommend this spot. read more

Not busy on a Sunday is not a good sign. Took a look at the menu and they were sold out of their popular items. Selection seemed a bit small. Food came out cold and some of the items were not great. Taste did not seem fresh. Service was terrible. Asked waited for soy sauce and it seemed like I was a hassle. Asked for the box and check and the waiter seemed to acknowledge but didn't come back. Had to ask someone else. read more

3.5/5 Looks like Sun Sui Wah rebranded into Sum Yee Kae. Not sure if it's a change of ownership and chefs, but I was glad that the interior wasn't changed and I spotted familiar friendly faces (waiters and waitresses) as I walked in Ordered a range of dim suns. Some were better than others. Overall met expectations. Really liked the congee, egg tarts. Thought the pork buns (dough was too thick), rice crepes (the bun dough was too thick for my personal preference, and I wish there was more filling/flavor), and duck (too fatty but nice flavor) could have been better. Nice vibe to come with a group. Expect wait and challenge with finding a parking spot on the weekends read more

Sum Yee Kae - Dim Sum Near Me - Bellevue, Washington

best and freshest lobster in town, they can cook it in many different style, and the host is super accommodating. I love this place, I have been coming here to eat lobster once a month and never disappointed. Their customer service is world class. I love the foods and the service. read more

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For my birthday lunch, I wanted dim sum and heard about this restaurant in Bellevue. I enjoyed all the food and so did my family! It's not your usual food on a cart as we ordered the food online and the servers brought them to us. Because the restaurant is located in a busy shopping plaza, parking was scarce. I loved the tall ceilings and bright interior. I definitely want to come back for their dinner menu. read more

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Dinner was good. Family style dishes. Ordering was a challenge- the kiosk on the dinning tables you had to order in Chinese. You can browse through the menu in english but ordering was definitely a challenge. We got creative by taking photos of the menu items and tried typing the order in using chat gpt- that was also a fail We finally asked for help and a kind gentleman helped us to take our order. Important to know- Dim Sum is not served in the evening. It's only served in the day until a certain time. I was told on Saturdays they stop serving by 2:30 pm. We will prepare better for a return visit to try the dim sum. read more

We arrived on a Saturday at 12:20pm and waited an hour. -lotus wrapped sticky rice: small and meh. Flavored with soy and rice almost al dente. -chicken feet: large paw, tender, good flavor -Red bean purse: flaky, warm, flavorful. Would recommend. -steamed pork bun: fragrant bun, not a lot of filling. -rose scallop dumpling: like a shrimp dumpling with a scallop on top. It's good. -swan shaped duck pastry: must try. On the oily side from the duck. -daikon cake- not good. Cool, chewy feel from being stale. So much flour very little daikon. -sesame red bean ball: good. Our were very hot. The paste is sweet and smooth. -Dan Tat (egg custard cup): cold. Both if the pastry is soggy from sitting there. Sides were still flaky. The service was slow, it was painful to flag the down for refill of the tea pot. The restaurant look exactly the same as the last restaurant; Sun Sui Wah. They ran out of chairs and used metal folding chairs at some tables. Another underwhelming Bellevue Dim Sum place. They will go out of business soon. The good items here will get you in once but not likely worth coming twice. read more

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Sum Yee Kae replaced Sun Sui Wah in the same location. The local owner remains the same, but the restaurant is no longer associated with the BC, Canada Sun Sui Wah. Sun Sui Wah was great when it was on point, but it could be inconsistent. First, Sum Yee Kae is still in soft opening, so it's not 100% where they want it to be yet. And it shows. Service is fine, though nothing special. There are now tablets and (optionally) a QR code for phone ordering, which helps make dim sum service a little faster. But they still miss things (we had to point out two items we did not receive while there this time, so we could get them). Food was good, sometimes better than Sun Sui Wah's similar item, sometimes not. And when it was a "not equal," it was not great. Some dumplings (here's looking at you, shumai) had skins that were far too thick, especially on the bottom. More than half of the variety of dumplings we tried seemed oversteamed. When they got it right, the food was outstanding, but that was only about 25% of what we ordered. We'll give Sum Yee Kae another chance in a month or so. Hopefully, they work out the rough spots during the soft opening by then. read more

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Great service! Love the bear ice tea. Come early to find parking. Rice rolls are fresh. read more

Sum Yee Kae - Lemon ice tea - Dim Sum Near Me - Bellevue, Washington

Saturday morning dimsum. For a party of 6, we waited about 1 hour. I'd recommend joining through Yelp before you get there bc their waiting area can get really crowded. The interior looks pretty much exactly the same as from before they rebranded. Service was really fast and good as well. For food, we got a variety of dishes. Standout for me was the royal swan with roast duck. The pastry was super flaky and the filling was flavorful. Really yummy. Other items like the lotus leaf wrapped sticky rice, bbq pork buns, and Chinese broccoli were okay. I was disappointed by the salted egg custard buns. Filling was good, but the bun part at the bottom was really dense. Bean curd was okay, though I don't prefer the oyster sauce. The steamed rice rolls had a weird chemical-y aftertaste? Overall, this place was okay. Not worth the wait for mid dimsum. read more

Sum Yee Kae - 15. Steamed BBQ Pork Bun, 14. Steamed Salted Egg Custard Bun, 17. Steamed Bean Curd Rolls with Pork in Abalone Sauce - Dim Sum Near Me - Bellevue, Washington

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The food was absolutely delicious! Everything was fresh, flavorful, and well prepared. The dim sum was excellent, especially the baked custard buns. The staff were friendly and attentive, and they even gave us complimentary custard buns and milk tea, which was a very nice surprise. Great service and great food. Highly recommend, and I will definitely come back! The food was delicious, the service was excellent, and the ambiance was warm and elegant. read more

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This place took over another dim sum place and now that I've tried this place. They pretty much taste the same, which is a good thing! The only downside to this place in my experience was the service, the food took a while for it to come and was separated from each other for quite some time. Water was not refilled appropriately. Overall, despite the service, I would still come back due to the quality and uniqueness of the food. read more

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No improvement from previous same restaurant. Yelp remote checked in, arrived, noone is at the storefront for you to check in with. A bunch of customers standing around unsure of what to do and who is in line or already waiting. That is the sense, feeling you get when you walk in. Waited 10 minutes for someone to appear. Then a woman walks in, 4 fingers in the air walking into restaurant and grabs who is seemingly the manager, they get seated before everyone waited. We waited 10 minutes patiently in the lobby and to have that happen I make a point with the manager that they just arrived and got seated, he gets irratated instead of being professional and shows me his phone that has a list and says her name that got seated and asked if I wanted him to call her from the phone to show proof it was them. Is that how you respond to customers? You should stay composed and explain and be apologetic rather then being defensive and realize there are people waiting in the lobby for someone to attend to them and for that to happen, know that people can get the wrong idea. No real apology, not real anything, though he did then seat us right after that. Sure, you're busy, sure, maybe understaffed. Thats on ownership and management. Don't vent that onto the customers. The food itself, its the exact same from previous restaurant. Actually, a tad over salted. The grouper was delicious though, well prepared, and fresh, for $70 it better be, and it delivered. I feel sorry for the guy or manager because he must be flustered at the situation he is in. It could have gotten way worse if I chose to escalate it, but I stayed cool mainly because I wanted my guests to eat, and he did seat us. Its too bad though that the hugely anticipated previous restaurant and this renamed one is absolutely not what everyone was hoping it would be. read more

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Dim sum was good and standard but service was slow, so definitely beware when ordering multiple times. The place was clean and newly renovated. The parking is difficult and small spaces. read more

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Great food and service! The veggies are fresh. The roasted duck is crispy and it was fun to make duck wrap by yourself. read more

Sum Yee Kae - 43. / Roasted Duck Half Pea Shoots with Mushrooms / Crab Meat and Fish Maw Soup Pot - Dim Sum Near Me - Bellevue, Washington

Food was good. They were a little slow because due to how busy they were. We had to wait a bit to be seated even if we made a reservations. Bummer was they had run out of one of the dim sum I wanted to try. Decor was nice. But fair warning it's really loud in there. The place is really busy and parking was hard. So plan accordingly. read more

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Sum Yee Kae did not hit the mark for me unfortunately :( their wait times are extremely long on a weekend so make sure to add your name to yelp waitlist in advance. Their dimsum dishes tasted mediocre and very very pricy. The space is great for large groups and feels really grand but dim sum was just so sad for some reason. Maybe they are still working out a couple things after the rebrand. I'd recommend to look for other spots for dim sum. read more

Sum Yee Kae - Dim Sum Near Me - Bellevue, Washington

Really beautiful restaurant!! I love the ambiance. Get the bear milk tea. The lemon one is good too. The family and I ordered the honey walnut prawn, 1/2 duck, fried geoduck, sashimi geoduck and beef stir fry. All was delicious. Very fresh and great quality. Service was good as well. read more

Sum Yee Kae - Bear milk tea - Dim Sum Near Me - Bellevue, Washington

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Delicious food, great service, and a welcoming atmosphere. Had a wonderful experience and will definitely be back!

The place was decorated high end- luxury. However, service was not great. In the beginning, it was ok. The server came around. For condiments like chili sauce, soy sauce etc. they only brought out very tiny bit. I came during lunch time 11am. It took awhile for the foods to come out. Don't order the swan. It looks nice but I had no idea what I ate. It tasted weird. My mom didn't feel wanting to eat anymore after she ate the swan. read more

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Good dim sum restaurant that is almost always have a waiting at weekends. Kind of pricey but it has large screen tv for displaying foods. read more

Great selection and unique options beyond the classical dim sum fair. Very modern, well lit and not too noisy either for a enjoyable yum cha experience read more

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The ambiance and service are great. I was greeted and seated right when I walked in. They have a good selection of food. read more

Sum Yee Kae - Dim Sum Near Me - Bellevue, Washington

Need to be alerted when you pay the bill. The lady will get a machine with different type of percentage of tips. When you are still thinking how much tips should be given, she will ask you just to sign without your waiting you to push the tips button. You feel sorry not giving the tips ?! You're wrong. if you ask for the copy, she will give you the receipt with 25% tips given that you may not be willing to ! When you ask why ?! She says after you sign it, the machine automatically assigned the 25% tips with the bill . Just wonder what it Is !! read more

Delicious. We went for a special occasion, and were really happy we chose this restaurant. Remarkable flavors, loved everything we tried. Service was also very helpful. Note that one orders at the table, from a tablet screen, not from the little carts that some dim sum places use. When we couldn't find what we wanted, the waiter helped us, so that we got the right thing. We live in Seattle, and it was worth crossing the lake! read more

Really nice food quality and service. The environment is clean and bright. Easy to drive and park. read more

Sum Yee Kae - Really nice service and food quality. - Dim Sum Near Me - Bellevue, Washington

Went on the weekend. Delicious food and quick service. I will come back and try the other dim sum item.

Highly recommend coming by. They have a simple yet comprehensive menu and easy ordering system on a tablet. Would recommend the roast duck and all of their dim sum options for lunch. read more

never had a chance to try sun sui wah but i guess they rebranded to sum yee kae lol! we arrived on saturday afternoon not expecting a long wait, but there were about 25 other parties ahead of us and an hour wait. we went somewhere else and then came here when our table was ready. to be honest it was just alright, and i was expecting more. the duck pastry swans were super nice and flaky, while tender on the inside; definitely my favorite dish. for me, the chinese broccoli could have been cooked a bit more, and the sauce could have been thicker. it was really oily so the flavor didn't stick well to the leaves. i like that you can just order on their tablet for ease. overall nothing super standout, i wasn't wowed by any of the dishes. read more

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We went for the Peking duck. It was quite busy and a bit disorganized as we were given another table's order a few times. We also ordered a dim sum dish as well which ended up arriving much later after the duck. I realized we were not offered the two course set for the Peking duck once we were done with the dish and am a little disappointed by that. We placed a few dim sum items to-go orders which also took a long time to process and was disorganized as well as multiple servers were servicing all the tables. Overall the flavor was good but service seemed lacking, with some grace that it was a busy service. I am unsure if I would come back considering we had an average experience for a specialty main course dish. read more

Sum Yee Kae - Dim Sum Near Me - Bellevue, Washington

This restaurant was such an odd experience. We didn't know dim sum service stopped at a certain time which was the first disappointment. We told the server we had never been there before and asked him to explain the ordering process/if everything was served family style and he did not seem to want to . Once we figured it out on our own we ordered with him and we asked a few follow up questions about the menu and he told us that the crab was $88 a pound which didn't seem correct . The dishes we ordered came out every 10-15 minutes and everything was cold . Then they tried to serve us a plate of fried fish carcass which we didn't order . The server never came back to check on us and we desperately needed water . He avoided eye contact and we felt very unwelcome . I don't think the cold food was worth all the trouble we went through . When it was time to pay he had put the entire order on one tab that we had started through the QR code which was not what we wanted . So bizarre would never go back . read more

The best Hong Kong style restaurant I've ever been. Excellent service attitude. Tasty read more

Sum Yee Kae - Dim Sum Near Me - Bellevue, Washington

In the space previously occupied by the dreadful Sun Sui Wah restaurant. After a single visit for dim sum, I would say both food and service are better. They are having a "soft opening," and are offering several specials during January and February. Give them a try; bet you'll like them. read more

Sum Yee Kae - Dim Sum Near Me - Bellevue, Washington

The logistics of this place are bordering on failing. We ordered ~15 items, got one shrimp ball order and the second and third ones we ordered came ~45min and 55min after the first after chasing them down. Ordered tea service, never got any. Had to chase them down for hot sauce, they brought one small condiment plate (with no utensil to share) for a party of six. Chased them down for soy sauce and more hot sauce. We were charged $3 for chilies. Had to chase them down for a missing fish dumpling and a second milk tea we had ordered. Had to carefully manage the bill and explain that we did not get several items. It was an almost two hour experience that really should have taken one. Even with the billing stress, I found the lack of sauce to start and the small offerings of sauce the most frustrating. The haw gow and milk tea were good, everything else was meh. The chow mein seemed undercooked and the rice rolls were thick and didn't have the smooth delicate bite that is so characteristic of rice rolls. The menu is way smaller than Sun suh wah and the tablet ordering/logistics of the new place are shockingly bad. Actually hard to think about this place without getting sad bc everyone is clearly working hard but nevertheless the service wasn't there. read more

We liked the food and service here! The food was tasty and the service was over the top. The soup dumpling was our favorite one. There was lots of scrumptious soup and meat. read more

Sum Yee Kae - Very nice Red Bean Handbag Pastry! We like the taste and shape! - Dim Sum Near Me - Bellevue, Washington

Great food! Fresh and delicious Cantonese food. The Typhoon Shelter Lobster is crispy and tasty, perfectly fried read more

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