Sunflower has such warm and homey vibes whenever I go. They offer dim sum all throughout the day so you can get it whenever you're craving! We got a few dim sum dishes as well as Chinese home style dishes as well. As for the dim sum dishes, the scallop dumplings were my favorite because of how chewy the skin was. Although the shrimp dumplings were good, they were on the soggier side. The chive dumplings were also super packed with pork and chives, and they were wonderfully crispy. The spicy pork dish was very good, with lots of thin sliced pork, squash, mushrooms, scallions, and onions. If you're into spicy food, definitely enjoy it with their pickled jalapeños and red pepper oil. Chinese stir fried veggies make it so easy to get your fiber in as well. These veggies were super flavorful with lots of garlic and they were tender too! We finished the meal with some fortune cookies and the best part of the meal was how friendly and sweet our servers were. The workers were elderly men and women and they were so nice. They made sure we had everything we needed and even gave us candy as we left. It reminded me of how much I loved seeing generations of families getting dim sum together on the weekends. Definitely will be back for more the next time my dim sum craving hits! read more

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My son and I hit up this spot for the first time in a long time and it was as good as I recalled. We ordered a variety of dim sum and it was all great. We got there a bit late so they were running low on some things but gave us solid substitutes. No lobster dumpling? Here's some delicious scallop dumplings! No juicy pork bun? Have some quail egg dumplings! Service was prompt and friendly. read more

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This is one of the few restaurants that offers congee on their menu in Columbus. The chicken feet were sweet and salty with the sauce sinked into the soft meat. The combination congee had various ingredients in it (pork, squid, etc). On the other hand, the congee with thousand egg and pork tastes plainer as compared to the other porridge. The bbq pork cheung fun was okay. Personally, I would have preferred the shrimp cheung fun instead. The service was good and the server was polite. The food was also served pretty quickly which was great. read more

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This place is a core memory for my childhood. My family and I have gone to this restaurant for years! Their Munster green chicken soup and water crest soup is delightful. The salted crispy shrimp is one of my favorites, along with the hunan chicken or black peppered steak. My dad always gets the fried fish and has been his favorite from over the decades. Their lobster was really good too. No matter how many times I come here, it never disappoints! read more

Sunflower Chinese Restaurant - Fried Fish - Chinese Near Me - Columbus, Ohio

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Had a dim sum hunger so I stopped by Sunflower for a take out. Ordered off of a sheet and waited 30 minutes for my order. I've heard all of the rumors about their dim sum being frozen but I'll tell you I really couldn't tell (and I would challenge those aunties who say it). All I care is taste and my order was just fine for the most part. Shu mai, steamed ribs in black bean, deep fried footballs, chicken feet (maybe a little more flavor), and har gow were just fine. Wish the bbq pork cheng fun had a bit more pork. The steamed rice in lotus leaf was ok but I'm not a big fan of the filling (of course every restaurant who serves this is different inside) but I liked the sticky rice. Certainly not as pricey as the dim sum place in Dublin. If I crave again, I'd go back again to sit down or take out. read more

We had this delivered... I'll tell you this IS THE BEST food for delivery. Tasted fabulous and was delicious. MY favorite place now.

Not sure why they only have 3 stars. This was our first visit. Wanted to try Dim Sum. All research says this is the best Columbus has to offer. They did not disappoint. We started with egg drop soup that was amazing. Not boxed stock for the base. The Dim Sum was fresh and flavorful. Followed by Szechuan chicken with crisp veggies. Service was attentive throughout our visit. Only one other table occupied on a Friday night. Well worth the visit. read more

They have dim sum (There aren't many in this area) and that kept them busy this past Sunday morning... The bad: 1) Dirty glasses 2) server yelled at another customer (not us) for asking for water. Screamed, "can't you see we are busy! Not just in here but people waiting outside." The guy only asked for water... 3) the cashier was rude to me for trying to use Apple Pay and kept pushing my phone away as I was trying to do my Face ID. I ended up paying with a credit card. D The good: 1) did I mention it's got dim sum and I guess you have to put up with it 2) the food was hot and came out fresh 3) their system was efficient for getting food out but not if you want to order more. They did seem to struggle with all their sheets. 4) they had tofu fa but it wasn't as good as last time we were here. Bland. Overall, it was fine. We will come back for the food. I'm big on service. A mediocre meal can be made great by service or a great food can really leave a "sour taste" on the way out. read more

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I placed an order for delivery: one egg roll, one phad thai price 29.00 I was Charged for THREE orders! I called to dispute and was told to contact Door Dash. They refused to cancel two of the orders . I was Charged 90.00 ! read more

Hubby and I met a friend here for lunch. My friend and I shared four-delicious dim sum's. Fried turnips, sticky rice filled with pork and shrimp, something that was stuffed in a banana leaf and one other dish. Each one was full of flavor and delicious! Hubby had chicken and broccoli with brown rice and hot and sour soup. He enjoyed his meal and actually had leftovers to eat later! Looking forward to going back soon. read more

Sunflower Chinese Restaurant - Chicken and Broccoli Lunch Combo - Chinese Near Me - Columbus, Ohio

ONLY CANTO AND DIM SUM PLACE IN COLUMBUS APPROVE BY ME, A CANTONESE CHINESE. GO HERE. PLEASE. ITS SO GOOD. pre-covid review- indoors, weekend, early morning so not really anyone. so this place is definitely AUTHENTIC. the chowfun and dimsum, the cantonese speaking waiters, it's as authentic as one can get my DUDES. LIKE WHERE ARE YOU GONNA GET TRIPE AND HAGOW? IN THE MIDDLE OF OHIO? as a canto chinese, this flavor just tastes right. it's as dim sum and yum cha as you can get. i love this place and wished i could have supported it more. so please. if you want that chinese high tea experience, go here and eat your heart out. HECK IF YOU JUST WANT CHINESE FOOD. COME HERE. it looks like they do dinner so it also probably a vibe. i know it. read more

Sunflower Chinese Restaurant - cha siu bao, har gow, turnip cake, beef tripe 叉燒包 ,炸蘿蔔糕, 蝦餃, 牛柏葉 (2019) - Chinese Near Me - Columbus, Ohio

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Great dim sum! My go-to order: - shu mai - cha shui bun - chive dumpling - sticky rice dumpling - egg tart - egg custard bun Make sure to use the chili oil and soy jalapeño sauces! read more

Sunflower Chinese Restaurant - Dim Sum - Chinese Near Me - Columbus, Ohio

Came here for lunch on a Saturday. They had a decent crowd. Service was pretty fast and they had a nice lunch menu to choose from that came with a soup or egg roll and a main entree. I had the eggplant dish and my mom had the Wor su Gai. I had the hot and sour soup, which was fine, but not my favorite I've had. The eggplant and chicken dishes were pretty good. read more

Sunflower Chinese Restaurant - Wor Sue Gai - Chinese Near Me - Columbus, Ohio

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was excited to try some dim sum at this place! all in all, the dim sum was pretty good. i believe they make all of their dim sum fresh, so they were steaming hot when they came. my favorites were the lotus buns and egg tarts. they were SO GOOD. however, the other food was a little bland. we ordered kung pao chicken and spicy fried tofu, and they lacked flavor in my opinion and were not spicy at all. they did come super quick though, while the dim sum took a bit longer. so you win some you lose some i guess? the service was pretty good. i don't have much to say about the ambiance, because we came at a time that wasn't super busy. i can imagine it being chaotic when it's busier though lol. overall, i'd recommend getting the dim sum because it was really good, especially for the price. however, it will probably take a bit. read more

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I think this place is pretty good. I used to live in southern China and have had some pretty authentic Dim Sum. This place is not quite at that level but all the dishes I had for Dim Sum on a Sunday were pretty much what I was expecting. Particularly, I would recommend the Beef Chow Fun, the Beancurd Roll, and the Har Low and Shiu Mai. Also try the soy sauce with jalapeños inside if you like some kick to your food (Cantonese food is not spicy). They also have a Chinese Sausage and Chicken Hot Pot dish which takes 45 minutes, is served in a clay pot, and is really something rare that you typically only find in Hong Kong or a city with a major Chinese population like Vancouver or SF. This restaurant definitely gets bonus points for having that on the menu. If you are craving Dim Sum, check this out on a weekend day! read more

This place is not long for this earth. It's gone downhill for the past 6 months fast. Cashew chicken was questionable. I know when chicken has been stored improperly when I see it. My son didn't even want to finish his general tso, and that is unheard of in my house. Lastly, the salt/pepper shrimp was soggy and not really cooked well either. I'm wondering if they will be open in the next few months. Did their cooks all quit on them. It was awful. read more

I don't get the 4 rating. From the reviews, I think it may be from people not liking the "lack of spice." It's Cantonese. Look it up. I've reviewed this fine establishment before, but thought I'd update and add, as I am still so happy with the experience I have there with friends. I don't think I mentioned, but the place is very beautiful. It's easy, it seems, for a Chinese restaurant to sink into tacky stuff as an afterthought on bare walls. Here it is well done. It is just nice. Not new, not stylish for today. Just nice. And warm RED. The food is still outstanding. Part of the reason may be the elderly couple that owns it is still on the floor, pushing in chairs, making sure everything is perfect.....despite being bent over and barely able to walk. Dedication. Given the huge crowd coming in from the line, the scant staff really busts ass. Be kind to them! They do a great job of keeping people happy. I wanted to list the dishes I can't go without when there: -Shimp stuffed 3 ways (art. art I say!) -Fried Turnip cake. -Sticky rice (it's in a lotus leaf. 7 treasures! Order much extra to take home! ) --Fried dumplings -Taro fried dumplings (cinnamon goodness!) -Tofu skin rolls -The shrimp rolled in the wide rice noodles. forget the name. But really...for the dim sum, have had none bad. Get there early. - read more

They serve both dim sum and regular meals. I came here on Sunday for the dim sum, and honestly I was disappointed. The experience was so-so and overall the food tasted quite plain. However, I did enjoy the "Chinese Sausage Hot Pot Rice". It is made to order and takes about 45 minutes. The rice texture was good, and was soaked in mushroom and sausage flavors. read more

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This is our go to Chinese for both eat in and take out. It's authentic and very tasty. The menu is extensive and we have only scraped the surface but enjoy the egg rolls, Kung pao, chicken when cashew nuts, lo mein, herbal tso , and Mongolian beef. We do more take out than eat in and it's always ready quickly and very hot. Recommend! read more

This has been my families favorite restaurant my whole life. I am heart broken to hear they have closed they had the kindest workers and the best food ever!!! You will be missed so much!! read more

Sunflower is off of sawmill road right in the stripmall by Pizzahut! The place has been here for decades and is mainly own for their dumplings. They have an extensive list of dumplings and they do the cart style dumpling dining on weekend! You so have to try the variety of options from that menu. I also truly enjoy their fried rice it's extremely cheap yet delicious. It's my go to cheap Chinese place for weekday dinners. It's family owned and the grandparents greet you when you enter. They also will recommend dishes if you do not know what you would like. The restaurant is huge and ambience is like an old Chinese buffet place. They do have several authentic Taiwanese dishes on the menu that definitely set them apart. read more

I'm shocked to see that Sunflower Chinese Restaurant only has a 3 star rating on Yelp -- we recently stopped by on a Saturday around 12:30p to pick up a takeout order and was met with an older man thanking us profusely for thinking of ordering from them during this pandemic. No doubt, the food probably would've been nicer if we were able to eat it there but it still hit the spot when we reheated it slightly at home. Would definitely come back when another craving hits! read more

We just ate lunch to celebrate my moms bday. Our reservation was at 12 noon. We were the only ones there. The food were all unbelievably excellent. The soup arrived so quick. Perfect celebration over all. Loved the attention from all the staffs. Mom enjoyed her birthday celebration.Surely will come back again. Glad that they are open finally. read more

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I have been a takeout customer of Sunflower for many years. However post-pandemic their entrees have gone significantly downhill. Not long ago I ordered just the spring rolls and a container of hot & sour soup. I spoke with the person I'd given my order to and explained why I'd only ordered appetizers and soup stating the entrees had been undercooked, were gummy-tasting and not at all appetizing. Some months passed and I once again risked trying an entree. I got the usual 2 spring rolls, hot & sour soup and chicken with snow peas as my entree. As an afterthought, I added shimp toast to my order. The total came to a little over $28. I was really hungry and decided to eat the shrimp toast while I drove home. Upon opening I found it sitting in half an inch of undrained oil. Each piece continued drip a half-teaspoon of oil, necessitating I pull over, park and mop up the excess to the best of my ability. Any shrimp that was on the toast was completely overwhelmed by the tremendous amount of excess oil which had a strong fishy taste. The fryer oil clearly needed to be changed. The bread also soaked up all the seafood items that been previously deep-fried. On to the entree (which looked perfectly awful) On the positive side, they'd used plenty of snow peas which I love. However it was the chicken that killed the dish. The chicken was grossly undercooked and was lily-white in color. It looked like the chicken had been scraped off the bone with a fork and then heavily tenderized with a meat mallet, resembling chuck steak. There was no color to the sauce and it looked like nasal mucus. The overall taste wasn't good at all. Even the rice was a mix of overcooked (sticky and gummy) and undercooked (hard and clumpy). I refrigerated the spring rolls and soup as I was beginning to experience cramping and diarrhea. Felt like food poisoning (from the shrimp toast). All in all - the worst spent $28 EVER! I will never patronize this restaurant again. read more

My husband and I used to go here when we lived close. Went there again for our anniversary dinner. It was very yummy. Nice portions, too.

Best Chinese food!! Service is great and the atmosphere is traditional Chinese. Amazing prices and the food is always delicious!

Great War su gai. I can't find it in South Carolina and had a hankering for it. It was just like I remembered.

Big fan of dim sum. However, while it was still good, it was amongst the worst dim sum that I've ever had. Service very quick. The dim sum that we ordered came out super fast and clearly had been sitting around for a while. Ordered General Tso next. Started at three stars. TSO dropped it to a two. Remind me never to return. read more

Lady gave mean look, mom did not like lol Other asians got cool dim sum menu and chopsticks we did not Food blah read more

I've heard many people recommend this place since I moved here 8 months ago and it did not disappoint. Fresh and high quality

I was worried about finding a place for dim sum in Columbus as good as Asia City since EBS said that it was one of the best out side of California. Got here later in the time they serve dim sum from carts. Wonderful service to help me get dishes on my list that ladies of Asia City helped me create. While I couldn't get steamed chive dumplings or the shrimp spring rolls, I had the rest. ( Risking my shell fish allergy of course, but good dim sum is worth it.) Except the fried chive dumplings, everything else was just like I was use to having in taste and quality. Asia City has them hands down on those dumplings. But when you can't get the best, average will have to do. This is much smaller than Asia City, so the cart selection is also smaller. Did hear that they do have chicken feet but if EBS would not eat them, I am not about to try. Keeping legacy alive. read more

Sunflower Chinese Restaurant - 1st round with shrimp dumplings, fried chive dumplings, and shrimp rice rods. - Chinese Near Me - Columbus, Ohio

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Sunday dim sum - waited 2 hours and only received half of our order. Eight dishes never came. Had to ask for water twice. Disappointing service to say the least. read more

Amazing way to try many things during dim sum hours. First time we didn't know what we doing, second time was way better so I think third time we will be dim sum prose! Great food to experience. read more

If you have never been here before you can try it. The dim sum is good. Service is good. The price may be reasonable but the size of the dim sum may be smaller compared with similarly priced items in other dim sum restaurant. The dining hall are comfortable. read more

The lo mein with beef is sensational. The noodles are thick and perfectly cooked. The beef is high quality and the vegetables are perfectly cooked. read more

For Yelp reviewers who have never had dim sum before, PLEASE do your research before commenting on how "gross" the cuisine is and simply ordering Americanized Chinese food. You have Panda Express for that. I didn't think I would find dim sum in the middle of Ohio but I was actually pretty pleasantly surprised. Coming from Bay Area California, my standards were high but I walked away feeling like I had a good meal! HOW DIM SUM WORKS: Dim sum in Chinese means "snack" and you basically eat small portions of food while drinking tea. You usually eat dim sum for brunch on weekends and with a large group of family/friends. Servers will push carts around full of individual servings of food and you pick which items you want. Each cart has a different selection of items (ex. Hot foods, fried foods, desserts, etc.) and they're priced based on their size. There are small, medium, and large sizes. When you pick a dish the server marks it on a piece of paper at your table and your bill at the end is comprised of the amount of items you ordered in each category. It's a "order as you eat" kind of system and feel free to say no to a cart lady if you're full or if the food in the cart doesn't interest you. Some of my favorite classic dim sum dishes: Har Gow (shrimp dumplings) Xiao Long Bao (soup dumplings) Lo Mai Gai (sticky rice in lotus leaf) Daan Taat (sweet egg custard pies) Feng Zhao (chicken feet) Char Siu Bao (BBQ pork buns) Pai Kuat (steamed pork ribs) Ha Cheung (shrimp noodle rolls) Liu Sha Bao (sweet egg custard bun) Was this the best dim sum I've ever had? Not even close. Some of the hot items were lukewarm, some didn't taste fresh, and some were over steamed. The carts were minimal and carried a sparse selection of items. There was only about 2-3 plates of one item on a cart, so if the table before you grabs all of them then you're out of luck. The food sits at a 3 star (passable as dim sum yet forgettable) but I was honestly impressed that Ohio had dim sum and the servers were all extremely nice to me, that makes my review a four star. (I also feel as if I have to balance out the lower Yelp ratings from people who don't understand this type of food....) If this is your first time having dim sum and you're not going with someone experienced, it can be kind of scary. My advice to you is to BE ADVENTUROUS. If something looks good on a cart, just point and ask for it and try it! The servers don't seem to speak too much English but they're always willing to accommodate if you are genuinely interested in the cuisine. read more

This place used to be one of my favorite Chinese places. My mom and I stopped for dinner one night. We were the only people in the restaurant and the service was slow. But we understood, as there did seem to be a big carryout business going on. Our food came and was very good and we were pleased. There wine selection was very small so we ordered a cocktail instead. Two other customers did dine in as well while we were there. Worth checking out if your in area. read more

Food was fine given Covid restrictions. The problem came when we paid the bill and we noticed a mistake in charging of congee (which we never received). We had 25 plates (party of six adults and three kids and our total came to $180. They ended up refunding us about $1 and some change for the congee, but the issue was because they were very hesitant to show any kind of itemized bill after we noticed the billing mistake. We then found out that they are charging a service fee on top of the bill and not disclosing that fact, and we ended up tipping them 20% too. I don't mind paying fair rates for food and service and tipping wait staff appropriately. But I am really opposed to businesses practicing shady sales practices and not disclosing to the customer that service fees are already included in the final bill. Demand a full itemization of the bill before paying anything and not just the summary total or else you may get fleeced by non disclosure. read more

Haven't been here in years but pretty much the same. They were not very busy as far as people in the restaurant but was really busy with take outs. The food was good and large potions. I had enough left over to bring home for another meal read more

First time here for dim sum. The food was excellent and service was great. As were prices! I would definitely come back here again!!