This small hidden restaurant is easy to miss if you're trying to find it but look for it! This is a…read morevery good restaurant that looks like it's been there for a while. Very authentic Cantonese food. We missed the dim sum hours but I'm looking forward to going back. Don't worry about the language barrier because our waitress spoke perfect english. Highly recommend their hot & sour soup & roasted pork belly in hot pot. We also ordered their tomato beef chow mein (on special). That dish is not available all of the time because they use heirloom tomatoes that is only during the tomato season but that was the best chow mein I've had in a long time. Everything was so fresh and tasty. Looking forward to going back.

The Hong Kong Tea House is special. The building is charming with its decorative and colorful…read morefacade. As you enter the deep green and red walls are warm and welcoming. The tables and chairs are filled with tradition and the beautiful inlaid mother of pearl transports you to the experience you are about to have. Each wall is tastefully adorned with traditional artwork. Our server was attentive and we ordered across the menu to get a taste of the large offering. We didn't arrive in town early enough for the Dim Sum service, but there were enough dumplings on the dinner menu to convince us to come back for the full experience. We loved our meal, enjoying every dish. One dish came with shrimp dumplings, which was a surprise because the menu just said 'dumpling.' We ordered enough that we could enjoy the leftovers later that evening, and we ate every bite. They offer tea service as well, but we didn't do it this time. They also have a variety of tea pots and sets for reasonable prices.

I have been daydreaming about this joint since November. I was in town for my 6 month post…read moretransplant visit at U of U so you know I had to make my way in for a meal before I headed back to Boise. We were the first ones here. I got to put my order in pretty quickly and it wasn't long till my shu mai and haw gar came out. My fried shrimp dumplings and taro cake came shortly after. I was in heaven! The dim sum here is so good! I had everything to myself since my husband doesn't really eat Chinese food. The fried shrimp dumplings are my favorite! They are crispy. The shrimp in it middle is savory and chewy. The sweet sauce it is paired with is a match made in heaven! The taro cake was hot and charry from the wok. The shu mai and haw gar were good but you can tell they were previously heated and just sitting in the warmer. They could have been hotter and the exterior could have been softer. Even though they were perfect, they were still fabulous. The service isn't the best and after my first initial visit I knew to keep my expectations low. I come here for the food and it delivers every time! I ate everything and didn't have an ounce of guilt for doing so. We don't have dim sum like this in Boise so I made sure I enjoyed and savored every bite! I look forward to coming back to SLC in a few months cause I know this joint will be on my to go list when I'm here again.

On the plus side, they had some of the better hot & sour soups I have had, and I've tasted it all…read moreover China. It's sort-of my thing. The worst of the negative side is that we were seated next to the fish tanks and just looking at them was nausea-inducing. A couple of the were full of algae and all were dirty. For the rest of it, meh. The BBQ duck was medium. Quite good flavor, but very overcooked. We also got the mixed meat & veggie pot which was not good. 80% of the "meat" was fried tofu, the rest of it was very overcooked, and it had no real flavor. The staff was extremely attentive though--and generous. They actually gave us an extra cup of hot & sour soup because we were sharing. And they gave our daughter extra fortune cookies.

Service is slow, so I wouldn't recommend eating here if you're looking for a quick bite to eat. Dim…read moresum is very mid-tier but very affordable and will satisfy your cravings!

I really wanted dim sum the moment we got to SLC. All these Asian restaurants everywhere! Dim sum…read moreis something we don't have back in Boise so I'm trying to eat a much as I can before I head home. My daughter and I decided to try this joint out for lunch. They serve dim sum throughout the day so it was a win win situation. Most dim sum is in the morning so the fact we can have it for lunch was great. Walking in, I expected the joint to be nicer. Not necessarily top of the line but nicer. It was dull, crowded and dated. The lady behind the counter guided us to our table. We did breeze over the menu but I already knew what we wanted. We ordered a handful a handful of things. It all looked good on the menu and these were some of my favorite dishes growing up. Black bean spareribs, shu mai, haw gow, taro cake, lotus leaf sticky rice, bean curd with meat in the middle and long rice noodle with shrimp. Everything is pre made and sitting in a steamer bath. I would have been willing to wait for the dim sum to be made fresh instead of it just sitting around staying warm. Honestly, if I would have known that they were pre made, I probably wouldn't have come. The black bean spareribs were fatty and lacking black bean. The long rice noodles were already sauced so the sauce was thick and dry on the noodles already. The haw gaw was cold. The clear wrapping on the haw gow is my favorite and it was tough. The stuffed bean curd was pretty bland. The lotus leaf with sticky rice was good! It was hot and the filling was savory to the sticky rice. The shu mai was savory. The only thing that was honestly cooked cooked was the taro cake. It was actually steamed and then grilled. It was really good! I love the crunchy exterior and the soft middle. Half of the food was good and the other half was so disappointing. As dated as this joint is, I know places that look dated can produce some of the best food! I was hoping that this was going to be the case but it wasn't. Service was basic. It was uncomfortably warm inside the venue today. I'm happy I got to try it out but I don't see myself coming back for a second round.

i met up with my friend Micah, who i hadn't seen in years! he recommend this spot in the Bountiful…read morearea, so i was blindly excited to try it out i ordered beef curry, house chow mein and coconut boba. all of it was great, but the service was also great. you need to pull up 11-3, happy lunch hour, and get these full plates for $8.95 i loved the food, i loved the ambiance and i loved seeng my good friend again here in Utah

Best Shanghi food in the area. Small, quaint. Excellent food. Don't miss this if you are in Davis…read moreCounty. Very personally. We've been coming here for years. Also voted best Chinese!

I had heard good things about this restaurant and I met a friend there for lunch…read more When we first entered it had a funky smell. It's a huge restaurant but the smell was off putting. I tried to just ignore it so we ordered. They have pretty standard lunch combinations. I can't even remember what I had. I don't think I would go back. It's pretty far from my house but I'm still on the hunt for a great Chinese restaurant to love! If you live in SLC please send me your recommendations

It's good dim sum for Utah. Food is decent but service is slow. We made a reservation for a party…read moreof 12, and it took around 20 minutes just to get seated (it wasn't a full house). The hostess seemed clueless when we arrived and I had to follow up with her a few times about our table. We weren't seated in the main dining room, so I had to walk back and forth to get the ladies with the carts to come over. Service eventually improved once I started talking with the staff in Chinese. Note that the restaurant advertises that they have gluten free options but most of the dishes aren't truly gluten free. The only celiac safe items are the fried rice and noodles (and there's no tamari).

Great spot for some Chinese food…read more I was visiting some friends in Utah and they were really excited to take me to this restaurant. They said it was their favorite in town and that I just had to try it so I was really excited for it. When we arrived, we didn't realize, but it was prom night and so a lot of kids were dressed up in there prom outfits. Because we made a reservation, we were seated quickly. The server was really friendly and very helpful, very knowledgeable of the menu. We decided to do it, Family style and ordered a couple different things to share. We started off with an order of their Dumplings, then ordered cashew nut chicken, beef, and broccoli, and fried rice. The Dumplings were really big and fresh, so that was super good. The flavor was really nice. The cashew chicken was so good! The sauce that they used in the flavors were really good. The beef and broccoli was also yummy. The sauce with the seasonings that they chose, tasted like your traditional beef and broccoli. The fried rice was also very traditional. Definitely something you would expect. Overall, all the food had really great quality and tasted exactly how you would think so. I definitely think if you're looking for Chinese food in Utah, this is a great place to start.

Sad day: Very disappointing experience tonight. Between the 4 of us, we've probably spent a…read morecombined 100 years dining at Mandarin, which made this experience even more frustrating. We ordered 4 entrees family style to share at the table. Three dishes came out fairly quickly, but the 4th dish didn't arrive for nearly 30 minutes. Since we were all sharing the meal, we eventually ate the three dishes while waiting, and by the time the final entree arrived, the meal was basically over. When we brought the issue up to the manager, instead of focusing on customer service or finding a reasonable solution, we were met with excuses. She said, "If I take it off the bill, I have to take it off the table." That completely missed the point. We ordered the dish because we wanted it as part of our meal -- we weren't asking for it to be taken away. After making us wait 30 minutes while the rest of the table had already finished eating, the obvious customer service move would have been to acknowledge the inconvenience, comp the dish, and still let us enjoy what we ordered. Instead, Tess focused on explaining "owner policy" rather than taking care of a customer issue. After decades of loyalty to Mandarin, it was genuinely disappointing to experience such inflexible and poor customer service over something that should have been handled far better. By the way Amber our Server was great

Small setup with about 4 tables; 1 restroom; and a cozy lil lounge area. Loved the paper roll for…read morekids to draw on. Super cute touch. Street parking nearby. Took about 10-15 mins for the soup buns (6 pcs). Fresh; held together well; and paired nicely with the ginger soy/ponzu sauce. Popcorn chicken was juicy with a good kick of spices. Staff was friendly and checked in to see if I needed anything while dining in. Feels like a fast casual dine-in spot.

Wow, instantly added to our restaurant rotation!…read more I came for the soup dumplings and was totally impressed by the complex flavors and tangy sauce. The potsticker dough was so light, and the bbq pork buns were fluffy like clouds. This was my first time trying spicy dandan noodles and I'll definitely get these again- such a unique burn that keeps you coming back for more. Worth noting- if you get a dim sum combo, you can split up the 5 pieces any way you want, to try different things. It's a tiny space with just a few tables, and parking is easy (ample street parking nearby). Unsuspecting residential location in the lower aves. We felt instantly welcomed by the cozy atmosphere and the pleasant guy working the counter.