For me having dim sum is much like having fried chicken or meatloaf. It's comfort food, not…read morenecessarily fine dining. So like meatloaf I want it to be simple, predictable, and comforting. I don't need a chef wildly experimenting with my siu mai, or dabbling with my baked hom bow. My analysis of Sun Sui Wah, very nice interior, ok service, solid food. Was it a few dollars more than similar fare in Seattle, yes. But I also didn't have to drive to Seattle, not to mention put up with the street spectacle that now exists in the International District. It gets 5 stars because it delivers as promised.

Came off a cruise and needed good Asian food immediately. I was able to waitlist in advance and get…read moreseated. The food was a little pricier than what I'm used to, but the quality and taste were excellent so it was worth it! We ordered a ton of dishes from the main menu and dim sum as well. The service was friendly and we were able to order from our phones which was nice. Definitely recommend this dim sum in Bellevue!

Always so good!! - so fast and servers are so kind. Food always is fresh and warm and does not take…read morelong whatsoever!

really enjoyed coming to this din tai fung location!…read more compared to the UW location, i found the ambiance here to be a lot more fancy and the restaurant was quite large. staff was nice and attentive and the food came out at a reasonable pace despite the restaurant being super packed. the wait is probably insane given the massive line outside if you don't reserve ahead of time- which i did. the food was good as usual, i particularly enjoy the spicy wontons in chili oil. the chocolate mochi xiao long bao was something i was interested in trying and it was quite good! i found the fried rice and wonton soup to be a bit more bland than i recall, (atleast without added chili oil) and a bit expensive for its portion size; but technically i think it's meant to be a bit more of a side dish to the dumplings, xiao long bao, and wontons. finally, boba was excellent but a touch sweet, unsure if you can ask for a lower sweetness %. overall: 7/10 taste: 8.5/10 price: 6.5/10 gonna go ahead and round up to a 5 because overall, my main knock on the granular rating is that all items are quite expensive for the portion size. that said, i do enjoy coming here and i think that if you order primarily the XLB / wonton items with rice or other dishes as side dishes to enjoy along with it, you'll have a good experience! definitely try the chili oil wontons, that bumped my rating by a star on its own :)

When I was running my own restaurant, I often told my team: if a place has exceptional service but…read moremediocre food, it will still get good reviews; if the food is extraordinary but the service is terrible, it will inevitably get bad reviews. However, when both service and food exceed expectations, a restaurant becomes an industry benchmark. Service: The service here was truly, exceptionally outstanding. A friend brought me here today--he had only been to this restaurant once before--yet every single staff member remembered him, and even remembered what he had ordered last time! They were genuinely thrilled to see him return. The pacing of the dishes and the check-ins during the meal were both spot-on. Ambiance: A classic Cantonese restaurant atmosphere--full of character, dignified, and rich with Chinese design elements. The seating is comfortable, the restaurant is impeccably clean, and the management is clearly top-notch. Food: Great value for money, with very reasonable pricing. The fried rice was loaded with rich ingredients and seasoned to absolute perfection. The seafood tofu was mild in flavor and made with fresh ingredients--perfect for children. The green beans were fresh and had just the right level of spice. As one of China's Eight Great Culinary Traditions, Cantonese cuisine is defined by its freshness: fresh ingredients, vibrant flavors, and fresh execution. Preparing Cantonese food is far more trouble than people realize; because of the complex preparation, strict standards for ingredients, and a low yield rate, true quality is hard to achieve. Since this restaurant is run entirely by a team of Cantonese chefs, I believe it is ultimately their passion that drives their success.

Royal Kitchen is a decent place to go if you're craving dim sum in the Bellevue area. I went with…read moremy family around 3pm and it was not busy on a Thursday. We ordered shrimp rice roll, har gow, football, shrimp with eggplant, shrimp with bell pepper, spare rib, Xiao long bao, sautéed pea tips, chicken feet, meatballs, shrimp and chive dumplings, tripe, and mango pudding. I really liked the filling in the football, which contained ground pork and mushrooms, not so much the flour for the outer layer. I also liked the tripe, pea tips, and chicken feet. They were delectable. Other than that, it seemed a bit plain. I didn't really like the chili oil they used, it was more like a sambal. I'm glad we ended with the mango pudding for dessert. The mold for it was so cute. Hopefully next time I come here they change up the chili used.

I had mapo tofu with meat. It was fine. The fried chicken was not my favorite. Very tough and…read morechewy. My least favorite was shumai. They are much smaller and very dull.

Walked in mid morning and wasn't busy so I was able to order right away. The lady at the counter…read morewas sweet and helpful. I ordered the wontons in hot sauce and the shu mai (how I base any place that sells dim sum). Just waited 14 mins to get my food which was hot and fresh. The wontons were generously covered in chili oil. It was juicy, perfect amount of chili oil, and topped with scallions. I did enjoy the shu mai more as it was much more flavorful as I tried it plain first and then dipped it in the chili oil after. It's a hefty size and comes with four to an order. I would like to try more dishes if they are just as good as these two items. It is casual dining and they have plenty of seating. Also to note, the menu is extensive AND they serve bubble tea and smoothies which I'll be trying next time! I only come to Kirkland when I have a doctors appointment but when I'm in the area I will definitely be paying them a visit. I will make it a nice routine of going to the doctor and then getting yummy food after (or before).

What an amazing experience. The service was top notch. So polite. We probably ordered 10 different…read moreitems and they were all outstanding. I cannot wait to go back. Tan tan noodles and spicy pork dumplings were my favorite, as well as the walnut shrimp. The place was super clean and welcoming. I'm going to be thinking about this place for a long time.

3.5/5 stars (google 5 stars) * Soup pork dumplings 3.5/5…read more * Fried soup dumplings 4/5 * Shrimp and pork wontons 3/5 Small menu but good quality food. You won't find a lot of options here so check their menu first and if you like what you see, it's definitely worth trying.

Great overall customer experience at Facing East - Bel Red location. This is a take out only…read morelocation, I recommend placing your order ahead of your arrival. Very fresh and well prepared dishes, the string beans are FANTASTIC! The portions are generous, ideal prices, and great customer service. I will definitely return, and highly recommend!

Everything? Once…read moregreat, then trampled - overly popular kills the quality and service. People turning away may give them a chance to find their Mojo. Air conditioning could help too - smells like a junior high locker room on pizza day.

In defiance of my previous review, I've actually visited Xiao Chi Jie twice more, only going for my…read morefavorite dish, Sheng Jian Bao. The store is a little different now that Rooster & Rice has taken over some of the kitchen. In the ordering area, the left two kiosks are solely for Rooster & Rice, while the right three kiosks are for Xiao Chi Jie and Bento Bliss. The menu is drastically shortened, with all the Mila products and the Jianbing being removed. Honestly not a bad removal given how mediocre I thought they were. And surprisingly, pricing ($12.99) for the 5pc Sheng Jian Bao hasn't increased in the almost 2 years since my first visit. Their method of cook is traditional, bunching a large number of bao together with oil and water in an oversized and specialized pan just for this dish (with the required cover for steaming, of course). The quality remains the exact same as my first visit - good amount of fatty interior rendered aspic, strong umami and aromatic flavoring on the pork meatball filling, and a nice thin doughy skin. It's a very solid SJB, and probably the best that can be found in the Seattle metro.

Two or so years ago, I went here with my two foodie friends to have their pan-fried pork soup bao…read more(sheng jian bao or 生煎包) and a couple other dishes I can't remember, but I know we ended up loving the place a lot. Fast forward to today, and I came back with just one of them here on a Friday evening close to 6pm to have another go on their food. Since then, the menu has drastically decreased in options, and they're in close proximity to Rooster & Rice, a newer Hainanese chicken rice place. There was also some sort of potluck occurring around this time very close to both these businesses, so I'm not sure how much of their service was affected by this or if there was any affiliation. There's a lot of seating inside that isn't very well bussed or cleaned by anyone. Regardless, my friend and I were able to find seats for ourselves in their huge seating area after ordering their sheng jian bao, dan dan noodles and zha jiang noodles to split between the two of us: - Sheng jian bao: it looks like these were pan fried on just the bottom, then sprinkled with sesame seeds and green onions. Each bao retains its soup nicely but I didn't enjoy the outside texture, which was pretty hard in contrast to the chewy interior with the umami pork inside. - Zha jiang noodles: my friend's order. I had a couple bites from this and found it lacking in flavor. It was too sweet for either of our likings. - Dan dan noodles: there's a heavy nutty taste that is overpowering even the spice coming from these noodles, and I saw that to be true when finding a TON of crushed peanuts on top. The sauce itself was slightly more watery than it was creamy as well. I wasn't expecting a noodle soup for dan dan noodles, and this had nearly the same consistency as one. This was an okay experience by itself but pretty lackluster compared to my previous visit several years ago.

Beware automatic 18% service charge for dine-in no matter how many people in your party. Great…read moreservice however. The crispy duck platter is the best peking duck experience I've ever had but for a more affordable price. That beings stated it is by no mean cheap. Highly recommended.

We walked into Peony Kitchen for a Sunday lunch after a friend recommended the place. I went in not…read moreknowing anything about the restaurant at all (I hadn't even glanced at the menu), other than the promising statement that it was always full of Chinese people chowing down on great Chinese food. When we got there at noon, the place was completely barren, nary a customer in sight. Not promising. Service at Peony is not good. While a couple of other parties walked in during our visit, the dining room was never particularly busy and the single waiter on staff could easily have taken care of all of us. First strike - one person in our party asked for no ice in their soda. Guess what appeared? A cup full of ice. Second strike - water refills were never delivered during the entire meal. It's literally a carafe, not even individual water cups. Third strike - we sat close to 20 minutes after finishing our meal waiting for the check. Not a single employee was seen in the dining room during this entire time span. The food at Peony is just as poor as the service. Chicken Chow Fun ($25) - This is the saucy and wet type of chow fun, smothered in a Chop Suey-style brown goop gravy that looks downright unappealing after congealing into a wet puddle underneath the noodles. Depending on brand/type, the wide rice noodles used for Chow Fun can come stacked. The cook separates them out and cuts to size for service. In Peony's case, the cook was so lazy that they didn't even perform the basic separation step, resulting in large mounds of noodles, several 3 or 4 thick, glued together in a gloopy mess. Even with all the noodle overlap, somehow they are completely overcooked to the point of being mush. The dish in general is unbalanced. The focus on the dish should be on the noodles and the flavor of the wok hei (which, to their credit, is there). The meat is essentially an accompaniment to add spice and variety. This dish, on the other hand, has far too much meat, with the chicken adding up to perhaps 75% the mass of the dish as a whole. The meat is cut into uneven chunks and is lazily thick cut into large pieces. The one positive is that the chicken is tender. (1/5) Beef Chow Fun ($25) - This dish is somehow worse than the chicken despite the only change being a difference in protein. The chef was even lazier with this dish, with the noodles in almost all cases being 6 or even 7 layers thick. Seriously just take a look at my photo. This is by far the worst rendition of beef chow fun I've ever eaten. (1/5) Bacon with Chinese Cauliflower ($25) - As with the above two, this dish is extremely sloppy. The cut on the cauliflower isn't made with any particular care. It's like they just randomly started chopping the head up, creating pieces that most Chinese restaurants would be embarrassed to serve to guests. Throughout the dish, we found cauliflower pieces where the delicate top florets were hacked off, leaving only the woody stem and the branching connections. The cauliflower itself is somewhat (but not severely) undercooked leaving some thicker pieces to a hard crisp snap. It's mixed with pieces of both Chinese sausage and Chinese bacon, but neither are wok seared or crisped up in any fashion. If I had to guess, I'd say they were steamed until soft and tender, which is not enjoyable in this dish. The cauliflower is then doused in the same brown goop that infests the chow fun. (2/5) Firecracker Tofu ($26) - They use extra firm tofu for this dish and don't cook it long enough, leaving the cubes mealy, crumbly, and dry on the interior. The fry is decent, giving a somewhat crisp skin but the interior texture is not good. It's not spicy despite the name. (2/5) Spicy Crispy Fish Fillet ($30) - This was the only dish without any deep technical issues. They use the same batter as the tofu and then fry. The fish is actually tender and moist on the inside, although there's a slight fishy taste. The fish is dressed with fried crunchy bits, but they seem to have been sitting for a while given the soggy texture. (4/5) Peony Kitchen's slogan is plastered all over their takeout bags: "The Best Chinese Restaurant in Bellevue™" (They seriously trademarked this). I beg to differ. Not only is Peony not the best Chinese restaurant in Bellevue, it's not even the best Chinese restaurant on the block. I'd pick Dough Zone across the street 10 out of 10 times. Maybe the mention of Dough Zone isn't fair since Peony is an Americanized Chinese restaurant. But I don't have a problem with American Chinese food. I have a problem with food using piss poor preparation and technique (not to mention severely overpriced), and that is exactly what Peony serves. Bathrooms - Two unisex rooms down a dark hallway. During initial service the lights were turned off and I had to use my phone flashlight to locate the switch. Note: Peony Kitchen has an 18% service charge. This is disclosed on the menu. Food: [2/5] Service: [--] Other: [-] Final Rating: 2/5

Okay, this is not your grandfather's Baron's. Something has changed. Every year or so my family…read moredrives over to Bellevue for their Beijing Duck. In the past we would order other dishes just for a little variety but not because they were delicious. That's no longer true. The menu is expanded. There's lots of choices besides the duck that are worth ordering. Well, worth is another question. Nothing is inexpensive. The cost of the duck, plus tax and tip might be enough for a meal at another restaurant! I lived in Beijing for most of the 1980s. During this time foreigners like me were still considered honored guests so I often was invited to eat 北京烤鸭。Roast duck. For most Chinese, eating this is a rare treat for special occasions. Baron's duck is as good as any I have eaten in Beijing. Unfortunately until yesterday it was the only good dish there. They must have a new chef. In addition to duck, we had 干炒牛河、wagu beef, sea bass and a shrimp dish. All excellent. The place was very busy. Lovely ambience, a bit different from many other Chinese restaurants, which appear to want to express that they want to put their money into the food, not the decor. Actually I believe the owner is not Chinese and most of the servers weren't either. Speaking of service, it was just okay. For the price you could expect more. It may be not for another year or two, but we'll be back.

Never order to go from this place! The mongolian beef was $30 and I got half a portion and 8…read morepieces of meet and 1/3 of it was latge green onions. The noodles were half filled and tasteless. I called the restaurant and let them know about my concerns. They took down my number and said they would investigate and call me back. They never called me back. I really wanted to like this place but the price, small portion size, mediocre flavor and poor servicing, there are too many other quality restaurants in Bellevue that I would prefer to spend my money at.

Dough Zone always hits the right spot! I got dan dan noodles, shrimp and zucchini steamed…read moredumplings, and green onion pancake (ofc). Everything was so good and came out fresh. You can order with a QR code and pay on the app as well, it's all pretty simple and easy. parking at this location is plenty and the actual restaurant is located inside the mall.

Great chain dumpling place…read more I loved the cucumber salad and Dan Dan noodle. My husband loved the chicken potstickers. The price was good too for 2 people at lunch: $45.