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    Tan Kimsu

    3.1 (507 reviews)
    ModerateSeafood, Dim Sum, Noodles
    Open 9:00 am - 9:00 pm

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    What's the vibe?
    Casual
    Moderate noise
    Good for kids
    Dogs allowed

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    Ann N.

    I was craving dim sum as I was in the area. Definitely did not want to wait on a Saturday afternoon. I heard this restaurant had a new owner of sorts so we had to try it. Definitely brighter, airy more modern look to the restaurant Unfortunately, the food was not up to par. It may look good, but it was OK. Felt like most of the dim sum was overly steamed or the meat was a bit chewy. Service was OK as well. Debatable if we would come back.

    Alexis T.

    Weekday lunch. Found parking right away. No wait and seated quickly. Food was ready and fresh off the carts. Clean restaurant. We enjoyed our dining here.

    Anthony N.

    3.5 stars Not busy at all, no wait. Gets the job done but I wouldn't say there are any standout dishes. I've had better dim sum but honestly for a big group this would be great. It's nice and spacious and the staff are attentive. Average to good, they have pretty much all the standard dim sum fare and it's not bad.

    Chicken Feet
    Phuc T.

    The food here is decent. I would give it a 2.5 stars if I can, but 3 stars will do, since I like some of the dishes. Service, on the other hand, is pretty bad. They are very pushy when you order food. You need to be firm in ordering what you want, otherwise they are going to keep putting things you don't want on your table. The lobster noodle is pretty good! It was flavorful and not too salty. Didn't get a chance to take a picture, but their salt and pepper fried squid was also really good! The fried turnip cakes with eggs were also really good! Everything else we ordered was alright. Nothing too standout, as I have had better at other dim sum places. My family went on the morning of Memorial Day, so it was crowded.

    Soft Shell crab and fried battered squids.
    Mody M.

    The place is typical Chinese Dim Sum with lots of patrons. Family style eatery. The food was very good and the servers were as I expected in a Chinese restaurant. There were 10 of us and I would say the food was good.

    Tiffany Y.

    [TL;DR] Questionable shrimp har gao & siu mais, mid-quality dishes, and extremely pushy service experience. No wait time on a Saturday at 11am (a bad sign), carts come swarming to your table even before you're seated (another bad sign), and servers bring random dishes to you and solicit you to take the dish (but why??) This wasn't my pick to eat here so I didn't read or check any reviews before coming here, but it definitely felt strange with zero wait here on a weekend for dim sum. I gave it benefit of the doubt to determine the quality until I tried the food, but the experience started off strange when I noticed carts were literally racing to get to our table and get us to order things before I even sat down. We saw this happen again and again each time others entered the restaurant and were in the act of getting situated. Maybe you call that quick customer service, I call it overwhelming with them trying to make you rush a decision on what to order before you can even think. Almost like stimulation overload while your guard is down and end up ordering things you might not even want to eat just yet... All these dishes (see picture) got placed onto our table within 2 mins of sitting down, which is a lot considering I haven't even tried anything yet so I figured let's see how good it is before we order more. Here's the ranking for each dim sum dish we got from good to bad... 1) Bean curd wrapped roll -- 3/5, decent flavor and texture. 2) Turnip cake with fried egg -- 2.5/5, lacking a little bit of flavor and no crisp to the cake so it makes me think that they cooked this a while ago and it got soft. Luckily the spicy chili oil helped give it some taste which it slightly lacked. 3) Pork spare rib with black bean -- 2/5, flavor only comes from the fat of the pork pieces with chunks of fat that you could see on each piece. The fat was so chunky in some bites that I could easily separate and spit it out. 4) Crab and Shrimp Ball -- 2/5, first bite was misleadingly good with the crispy fried outside, because afterwards, the taste just got kinda bland. Luckily the sweet and sour sauce saves this dish a bit. Crab pieces inside was flavorless and dry. 5) Shrimp Har Gao -- 1/5, the skin was so thick and starchy, shrimp tasted a little funky, so these were probably frozen / definitely not fresh. Even after removing the outside dumpling wrapper, eating the shrimp by itself was off-putting. 6) Shrimp Siu Mai -- 0/5, even funkier taste than the Har Gao. For some reason it has a lot of peas and that's really all I taste. Not that I dislike peas, but the peas were mushy and not fresh either. Needless to say, we didn't order anything else even though they kept offering other dishes since these were mostly questionable at best. The food wasn't cheap either... all this for $50+ and not good quality. Only positive things about here are the open space of it and not having to wait for food. Lots of dining tables with this giant screen and stage area which probably makes for a spacious event venue. Definitely never coming back.

    Prices Jan 31, 2025
    Cyndi T.

    Came on a Friday morning and we were seated immediately. They had some dim sum carts to choose from. We ordered shu mai, har gow, shrimp shu mai, black bean spareribs, taro balls, Chinese broccoli, & chicken feet. They were on the smaller side, yet delicious. The restaurant decor was simple and elegant. The wait staff was attentive.

    Michelle N.

    Almost traditional to get dim sum for Sunday brunch in an Asian household! But we came to garden grove and wanted to try a new place besides seafood cove + white palace. Tan is newly remodeled, the dim sum was average/usual comparative to other dim sum places in the area. What did set them apart was their service, they were really tentative! Refilled our waters, consistently asking if we needed anything. We were served even before we sat down lol! Taste wise some dumplings are a bit dry, and they don't have the typical shrimp balls with the eggroll wrapper crust!

    Nhi R.

    My family's go to dim sum place. They still push around dim sum carts so you can see all the options and choose. Staff are always so friendly and attentive. Seating is always quick and they have tables for large parties. Dim sum staple orders: xiu mai, har gow, bbq pork buns, shrimp rolls, and their fried tofu is an absolute must here.

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    Super dirty floors and tables, felt so uncomfortable eating here. The food was not good and they didn't have much of a variety.

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    Fresh and ready as soon as we sat down. They checked in on us regularly as well, great service!

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    What time does dim som over?

    3pm every day.

    Does anyone know if Kim Su still open for take out? Called today a few times but no answer

    Yes they are open. I was just there a few days ago. TAKE OUT ONLY!!

    What days do they serve dimsum and is it an all day thing or just lunch time?

    Lunch time ends at 3 PM

    How much are the dim sum? Update: for example, the shrimp dumplings (har gow) and pork (shumai) dim…

    They vary from $3 and up. It all depends on what you order.

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    Seafood Cove 2

    Seafood Cove 2

    3.9(2.6k reviews)
    1.3 mi
    $$
    Family-owned & operated
    Kid friendly

    Seafood Cove 2 is a great casual spot if you're looking for affordable comfort food, big portions,…read moreand lots of variety. The dumplings are huge, generously filled, and really satisfying for the price. The kids loved them, and the all-you-can-eat option makes it a fun experience for families or groups. The quality can be a little inconsistent at times and it's definitely more of a budget-friendly comfort food experience rather than a high-end dim sum restaurant, but overall the food is tasty, filling, and fairly priced. Service was friendly, the staff kept things moving, and there are a ton of different options to try. I jokingly described it as "kind of like a Sizzler for dumplings" -- not as an insult, but because there's a huge variety of food and it has that casual, family-style comfort food vibe. If you go in expecting luxury dining, this probably isn't the place. But if you want good portions, variety, and a relaxed atmosphere, it's definitely worth checking out.

    Came to Seafood Cove 2 on a Saturday night for a friend's birthday dinner with a group of 9, and it…read morewas such a fun experience. We went all out and ordered a ton of dishes including clams in basil, lobster, Peking duck, honey walnut shrimp, and shaken beef. Everything came out fresh, flavorful, and perfect for sharing. Honestly, every dish was a hit with the table. Service was great throughout the night. Our server even brought the lobster out for a quick photo op before it was taken back to be prepared, which made the night feel a little more special. We ended up with around 12 main entrees plus some drinks, and the total was surprisingly affordable for the amount of food we ordered. Definitely a solid spot for group dinners and celebrations. Only downside is parking can be a bit tricky, especially on a busy weekend night, so plan a little extra time for that. Overall, would absolutely come back!

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    Seafood Paradise Restaurant - Chicken feet 07.06.25

    Seafood Paradise Restaurant

    3.3(856 reviews)
    2.2 mi
    $$

    My go-to dim sum spot for years! I've been coming here since I was a kid and it's always so good…read more The staff is mostly older aunties and uncles and they are always so sweet and helpful. The siu mai, fried tofu, and xa xiu cheung fun are solid every time. If you grab an item off the cart and it's not hot enough, they will always either warm it for you or will order a fresh new one. Best place for a family Sunday brunch, though it can get super crowded at peak times!

    Browsing the area for a dimsum place with no wait times around 1:30PM on a Sunday. I'm glad we…read moreended up here. I've only ever ordered shumai to go from here but it was nice to finally dine in. This restaurant shares the parking lot with a lot of businesses including Stater Bros. Parking can get a little tricky during peak hours. We still caught the tail end of Lunar NY decorations so it was festive in there. Our party if 5 got seated right away. Luckily they serve dimsum (in carts) until 3PM. New dimsum favorite is their pork and shrimp roll - shaped like an eggroll. We got about 12 items and steamed rice for the table. My parents said their shumai is one of the best they've had. Shrimp hargow and other dumplings were good. The fried chicken was delish, especially the bed of pickled veggies underneath. The chicken feet is tender and flavorful. The honey walnut shrimp was great. The custard buns were delicious even the day after. The servers were so nice. So many of them taking turns asking what else we needed. Don't forget to ask for their hot mustard and some red vinegar. Nothing fancy about this place but it's a great bang for your buck. Enjoyed our meal here.

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    White Palace

    3.7(88 reviews)
    0.7 mi

    I got married at White Palace in April 2026 and had an exceptional experience planning my wedding…read morewith them. Kevin, Tuân, and Trieu answered all our questions clearly and helped us achieve our dream wedding. I am Vietnamese, and my husband is not, so they made accommodations to find menu items that would serve a multicultural guest list. The prices were very fair and transparent, and the 9 course menu was delicious. White Palace also decorated the restaurant for us and provided meaningful special touches like a champagne tower, special effects for the first dance, and a decorated sweetheart table. The restaurant and their staff made us feel valued and made our wedding shine. While doing wedding research, other venues had hidden charges while White Palace was all inclusive and reasonable. My only suggestion is that they should slice thinner cake slices. They sliced large slices so some of my guests did not receive cake while the guests who got cake didn't finish theirs. I would gladly recommend White Palace to anyone who is planning a wedding.

    This review is long overdue. This restaurant used to be my favorite go to Chinese restaurant. The…read moredim sum at Seafood Cove2 is totally overrated and the crowd there made it very stressful so I used to come here, Seafood Paradise for dim sum in a relaxed atmosphere. In December 2023 my sister who lives in HB harbor claimed this resto was too far for her but finally decided to have a big Christmas Birthday party and invited 30, 40 people, the manager was not there and my usual server was not there either so I asked and was shocked at the news although I expected it, the new owner told me he had closed on the purchase that day and would change the name to White palace but he would keep the chef and the manager David but that was not the case. To me the best Chinese restaurants were Furiwa and Seafood Paradise. It was sad they failed to understand that w today economy dominated by social medias and if they do not follow the trend, they would be out of business, I told David the manager but he was so confused about what I was talking about. Bad restaurants that spent money on social medias thrived beyond comprehension. My sister ordered the usual wedding menu, 10 courses w lobster, steamed fish, etc..I knew immediately it was a new chef, the lobster was flavorless, almost every course was bland but many people I know have hay fever and with severe sneezing sometimes they lose their sense of taste on top of being born w less taste buds, it can be a curse to have too many taste buds as I was skinny all my life from not being able to enjoy eating till I started cruising when in the old days, cruise ship chefs were of Michelin caliber. My sister threw another big bash on Chinese/VN new year 2-10-2024, again 10 courses dinner and again everything was bland, there was not even enough salt in the food. I made no comment when asked bc everybody seemed to like it so who was I to say anything and I wanted to support the new owner, the service was great so that was a plus. I came by many times for dim sum and was disappointed the menu was limited, my favorite items were no longer offered. On 1-18-2026 my cousin had a big party, she is the Cai Luong singer and impresario, if my count was correct there were 20 tables, 200 attendants and many performers. Unfortunately for $60 to $75 pp, they could only offered 5 courses as they had to pay the performers. Needless to say, I could only eat the walnut shrimp and fried fish, the fried rice was not at all edible, what were they thinking? no salt, very little egg, I sure did not get fat!. I think 3 stars are generous as I was frustrated w the meal, I had no idea what the lead singer was singing/screaming about so loud in Saigonese! Lol! The dude was a VN version of Liberace!. I was there to keep up w long lost relatives, I sadly found out one had just died and I was not able to find out what happened bc the sound system was not functioning properly, it was blasting so loud, I was almost deaf in both ears! It was impossible to know what all the performers were saying. The manager if you read this please fix it, I have no idea how any wedding can take place w zero sound system unless it just went kaput on that one day. I'll tell my cousin to check on this before booking here again. I can't believe they also bought another restaurant on Edinger, Santa Ana, maybe it's just me but I don't like the all white chairs and table, I worked all my life in hospital and I'm not a fan of all white furniture, The old Seafood paradise had beautiful romantic looking pink flowers, table cloth and beautiful comfortable chairs. I'm glad they seem to be doing great, good for them, I'm not going back here but I plan to go to their 2nd resto. Unfortunately HB and Little Saigon do not have very good Chinese restaurants, I miss Hong Kong and all the 5 stars hotel ayce buffets in, I'm looking forward to my VN trip w all the good food unfortunately Yelp has no presence in VN. My camera always eats first, I have about 10,000 pictures of food in my IPhone from all my cruises and trips around the world, I enjoy looking and relive all my culinary experience. Pl come back for my future review of the White palace #2.

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    Seafood Cove - Hot & Sour Seafood Soup

    Seafood Cove

    3.8(943 reviews)
    2.2 mi
    $$

    A place of nostalgia & home to many core memories! My family and I used to come here all the time…read morefor birthdays and celebratory dinners, and it was also our go-to spot for morning dim sum back in the day. We don't come here for dim sum as much anymore since their second location opened, but I still think the dinner here is better. The menu is massive, and if I'm honest, everything you get, new or familiar, is likely going to be a banger. Over the years we've built a list of go-to dishes we almost always order: * House Special Squid * House Special Lobster * Peking Style Pork Chops * Peking Duck * Sautéed Ong Choy * Sautéed Pea Sprouts * House Special Bean Curd * French Style Beef * Kung Pao Chicken Everything comes out freshly made, generously seasoned, and perfect for sharing family-style around a big table. Sure, the restaurant might look a little worn around the edges, but that's part of the charm. The service is fast and friendly, and I love that many of the staff speak multiple languages. It makes the place feel welcoming for the diverse, multicultural families that gather here. If you're looking for a solid spot for a family-style Chinese dinner, this place has stood the test of time for us.

    we came here for a family meal and decided to go all out with the lobster definitely didn't expect…read moreit to be that big. it had to be around 20 lbs, which was kind of insane in the best way. super fresh, great texture, and honestly the highlight of the whole meal. the rest of the food was solid too, so overall we were enjoying everything. the only thing that threw me off a bit was when i went to the bathroom and noticed live lobsters being kept in cardboard boxes right near the restroom area. it didn't completely ruin the experience for me, but it was a little surprising to see, especially since that area can get high traffic and not the cleanest. it just raised a small concern about food handling and cleanliness. that said, the meal itself was really good and the lobster especially stood out and stir fried clams. i'd still come back, but i hope they consider storing seafood in a more appropriate space just for peace of mind.

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    Noodle Star 川粵 - Steamed pork, napa, shrimp dumplings (白菜豬肉蝦水餃) - $16

    Noodle Star 川粵

    4.2(182 reviews)
    0.8 mi
    $$

    Whenever I'm in Garden Grove, Korean and Vietnamese cuisine will always take precedence. However,…read moremy most recent trip pivoted from the norm, and Noodle Star became the destination. The end result? Reasonable prices, warm service, and very tasty food. Like so many Chinese restaurants, the name and theme is inherently confusing. Up until last year, the place was Harbor Garden and it's rebranded to Noodle Star ever since. The Chinese name ("川粵" aka "Chuan Yue") would imply there is a Sichuan + Cantonese component to the offerings, despite the words "teppanyaki" and handmade noodles (手工麵) noted on the exterior as well as on signs on the interior. Typically any restaurant that dabbles in multiple regional Chinese variations (Sichuan, Cantonese, Shanghainese, Lanzhou, etc.) is a huge flight risk. Surprisingly, it all worked out. All of my orders were from different regions of the country, starting with a Cantonese beef chow fun (乾炒牛河) that was delightfully smokey from the wok hei (#1) and the noodles and beef were silky and smooth. While the noodles aren't as wide as I would have liked, they were still 100% workable in the dish. The Taiwanese style popcorn chicken (鹽酥雞) was wonderfully fried and the chicken was still juicy on the inside. Their napa cabbage + shrimp + pork steamed dumplings (白菜豬肉蝦水餃) were pillowy soft and steamed perfectly. They were plump and not too doughy; which is very appropo for a northern Chinese dish. The biggest surprise may have come from the soup dumplings (小籠包), which had just the right amount of soup and a very delicate dumpling skin that was downright excellent. The service was kind, attentive, and very bilingual with Mandarin and English. Prices might feel high to non-Cali folks, but the spectrum is very much on the Socal average. (#2). Bathrooms were mostly clean and the seating options were plentiful; solid for large and small group action. Parking can be tough on the weekends since it's a strip mall. I already know that I'll be back. If I was able to order 4 regions and they all came out excellent (#3), I can only imagine how excellent the rest of the house special group of dishes will be. __________ (#1) "Essence of the wok" -- it's a thing. (#2) At $15-19 for most dishes. (#3) Did we get lucky?

    We ordered the orange chicken and loved it. The sauce tasted very fresh, you can really tell they…read moreuse fresh orange juice, which makes the flavor sweet, tangy, and super delicious. The green beans were also aâmzing, fresh, bright green, and not oily at all. Simple but cooked perfectly. My favorite surprise was the potato salad. It was so special and actually my first time trying this style. The crispy shredded potatoes were crunchy and flavorful, really unique and tasty! Overall: good food, fresh ingredients, and great flavors. Definitely coming back to try more dishes!

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    "Juicy Dumplings" aka (soup dumplings (小籠包) - $16

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