Wow, it's been 3 years since my last review for Yum Cha Cafe. Well then, let me do an updated review here. My Mom and I were at this cafe for a quick lunch before our big dinner for my brother's birthday the day before Easter Sunday. We remembered a few of the workers from back in the days are still working here. We think they remembered us as well. One immediate observation that I had was the prices of the dim sum and other non dim sum items. They have indeed gone up twice as much if not more. That's inflation for you. Another observation was that some of the items got larger in size... this could justify the price increase. As for flavor and taste of the dim sum, I feel some have diminished unfortunately. The only items I would say made the decent tasting cut list were the crispy shrimp balls, pan fried shrimp chives dumpling, and pan fried seafood dumpling. Shrimp har gow, sui mai, tofu fish paste were not the greatest. You would think taste and flavor would be the same as before or better due to price increase. Sometimes quality gets sacrificed for whatever reason. That's really too bad IMHO. Staff was still friendly and nice as before which is good. Anyway, I don't think we'll come back here any time soon again. Good luck Yum Cha Cafe! read more

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Located inside the San Gabriel Superstore. There's plenty of tables and chairs for people to dine in. I got some dim sum, and the pricing is pretty good and comparable to other dim sum spots. The food is good. read more

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Is pre-made and ready to go. Prices are so good for economy today. I like the economical traditional drinks and buy 2 get 1 free deals. Also they have things that are hard to find like Hong Kong "put zai go". read more

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I think the last time j was here was before COVID. I am surprised they are still here. I went there today for its dim sum but the quality is lacking. The Siu ma was small and the fried shrimp ball texture is smooshy. The service is ok. There was an argument between a customer and the cashier regarding why it took so long for his congee. read more

As a regular customer, again after the pandemic, I must confess that everything is back to normal & tastes as good as before! Price and taste are back to normal. If you want to eat-in, though, they don't emphasize in cleanliness of the tables. But they are very friendly and price per value compared to other dimsum places are incomparable -- cheaper than par. So, enjoy & bon appetite! read more

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If you're not wanting to deal with the long lines at sit down dimsum places and don't care for the occasional rush hour lines, this is your spot for TO-GO dimsum. Well it's mine :) Some of the staff is friendly and some can be just very matter of fact. So don't take it personal. You can pay via cash or credit card. You order at the start of the line and make your way from the pan fried stuff to the steamed stuff to finally the baked stuff. Most of the items have 3-4 items in one order. Prices are decent from all under $6, but everything has gone up in price this year. The food is OK, not gonna lie. It's average and edible but not like amazing. But if you're hungry and you want more, it's good pretty good variety of basic stuff. They also have roasted pork and BBQ right next door in case you wanna take some to go. If you are hungry and want to eat there, they have plenty of tables that not very many people sit at right in front of the cafe, next to the supermarket. They do close on Wednesdays. There's also plenty of parking in the shared lot. read more

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02/03/2024 I've heard of Yum Cha Cafe but the bigger sign says Dim Sum Cafe. Doesn't matter, I am getting a watch adjusted at one of the nearby booths so I stopped here for snacks. There's a short line and it does go quick. You could get a full dish like hainan chicken or roasted pork. The dim sum is to the right where you could point and call it out. I ordered the beef rice noodles and BBQ pork baked buns. The pork buns were cold and doesn't have the glossy honey top I'm used to seeing. So you should get the steamed BBQ pork buns instead. Otherwise, if you are taking it home, you could bling this out yourself. Behind the counter, these people are hustling so instead of my original rating, it's higher marks and stars. read more

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We've only ever gotten their roasted turkey here every Thanksgiving but holy moly what a turkey! Not only is it hot and ready for you to carve and eat when you pick it up, it is delicious! It's always flavorful all throughout and the white meat is always tender and the dark meat is even better. Way better than any other turkey we've had anywhere else! Plus, you get a free takeout box of sticky rice "stuffing" and some chicken baos with every turkey order. It was about $78 in total for a 10-ish pound turkey which we think is a great deal as you don't need to spend hours cooking it yourself or have to take it home and heat it up before serving. Highly recommend putting in your order with them every year for Thanksgiving! read more

Yum Cha Cafe - Roast Turkey - Dim Sum Near Me - San Gabriel, California

This is my family's go-to dim sum spot for takeout. It's the most affordable one around. Every time my parents come to visit me, they always buy a variety. For only $25-30, you can easily get enough food to feed a family of four. During these inflation times, this is a sweet deal! Some of my favorites are the chicken feet, daikon cake, and rice rolls. If you're looking for dim sum on a budget, come here. read more

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This place is pretty decent for what it is. I always go to the supermarket here but never really to this deli area. Didn't even know there was an actual name for the place until I saw on the tables that it says it is reserved seating for Yum Cha Cafe. I got the steamed buns (with all the pork/chicken/egg inside), some chicken ($5), and an order of siu mai ($3.99) that came in 4 pieces. I thought the steam bun was decent and the chicken was pretty good but I have definitely eaten better siu mai elsewhere. There is plenty of seating and options here along with dim sum, congee, noodle soups, roasted duck, and many bun options. I can't say this is a go to place for me but it is very conveniently located if you are going grocery shopping. read more

The man staff who's been there for many years is very friendly. Location is perfect right next to SF supermarket, used to be San Gabriel supermarket. 2 stars only because price has gone up exponentially but quality has gone down. 4 piece of regular size sho Mai $4.69!!! See chicken bun with microscopic meat. Missed the old yum cha read more

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A place to get dim sum quick. Has everything I want. Service is good. I speak very broken Chinese and the employees are patient, even when there's a line read more

We picked up a turkey here for Thanksgiving. It also came with complimentary sticky rice and buns. Everything was pretty good and the turkey was huge. It was able to feed more than 15 people and we still had a lot of leftovers. Free and easy to find parking in the parking lot. Service was good here. Hopefully we can come back and try their dim sum. read more

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The cashier is very bad service. They changed me wrong. Add a duck on my bill but I don't order and receive it. When I ask for why, the cashier who keep yelling at me in public and kept saying I took the duck. I am looking for a problem solution not the yelling without doing any checking. Very bad service and don't understand how this person can survive in her workplace and service to customer directly . Very very bad experience read more

There was one man helping a customer. There was no one else in line. I waited until he was done - about 10 minutes. During that time, another older woman came up. The person behind the counter immediately goes to help her. I said I was here first and she ignored me. Never going back. read more

If you been to the San Gabriel Superstore, then you know there's a dim sum place hidden inside. For those who have never heard of Dim Sum Cafe, it's a small restaurant inside the San Gabriel Superstore, that's close to the entrance of the store tucked away in the corner. So the parking is the same as if you were going to the San Gabriel Superstore. The food here is close to authentic as you can get and at a pretty decent price. Prior to the pandemic, they had tables scattered around for those who wanted to dine in. Now all the tables are pushed to the side and there's a long line of customers waiting to order dim sum. If you never been here, word of warning you may find the service to be a bit more abrasive, pushy, and loud. Take no offense as this is just how they are. They just want to get people what they want and as quickly as possible. In my latest visit, I ordered the same old items I had ordered before and the quality is still there. I ordered chicken feet, pineapple buns, baked pork buns, and egg tarts. The chicken feet were the best part. It was cooked in a way where the skin and meat just fell off the bones. Next up I would rate the egg tarts as my second best item. The egg to tart ratio was perfect. There was more egg than the tart shell. It was nice and crispy! If you're in the mood for dim sum filler items like the buns, the pineapple custard buns and baked pork buns are the way to go. With dim sum you can just keep eating every little but of everything and not really get full, so that's where the buns come in. The pineapple custard buns are different from the ones you find at other dim sum spots because they are more oblong and oval shaped than the normal round ones. I find that shape for the best and easy bites. They also sell noodles, wonton soups, chicken, roast duck and roast pork. So if you're in the mood are in need of those food items, it's your one stop shop. I would recommend stopping here if you finished shopping or just craving some dim sum. read more

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There were bugs in the roast duck! Disgusting ! We were in the process of eating and noticed something moving. Don't go there !

I'm very skeptical of all the 5 star ratings for this establishment. My wife and I went shopping at the market and decided to try the dim sum since we were both hungry. We ordered 7 items, beef meat balls, tofu skin wrapped meat rolls, sui mei, chicken feet, baked buns with custard, bi tang gao, and jumbo size shrimp har gao. The only item that tasted authentic was the bi tang gao. Everything else tasted un-authentic, I mean not even close. In addition the color of the items were hideous, the chicken feet were orange color not the normal soy sauce color. The custard in the baked buns were also orangy colored instead of the yellowish cream color. The sui mei and beef meat balls tasted weird. So far, neither one of us have any stomach issues, obviously, we will not be going there again. Two positives, the prices was reasonable and the lady helping us was very nice. read more

Pro: Convenient, food is already made so you do not need to wait for your food after you ordered, and the price is affordable. Con: Food tasted okay. Their siu mai are extremely small & dry. read more

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I've only bought stuff here to-go, even before the pandemic. I'm not sure why--the cafeteria-style seating seems kind of fun. It's cheap dim sum if you just want a fix and don't want to spend a lot of go through the hassle of ordering from a big restaurant. Their siu mai and har gou are decent (these are the basics dishes that serve as a water mark when comparing eateries). I've also ordered their char siu rolled rice noodles. I'm not a fan of their steamed buns. The filling is way salty and the proportion is off with the amount of dough. read more

Honestly I don't remember how bad the food is I. This place. The Phoenix feet is so small, taste blend, the sui mai is so small, some grapes are larger. It's hard, I mean it takes some effort to bite it. The egg tart? I don't even know what to say. Does not look good. I only stop here because I have to pickup my nephew from school. Never eat this again. read more

Yum Cha Cafe - Phoenix feet, sui mai, egg tarts - Dim Sum Near Me - San Gabriel, California

Simple Chinese Deli bakery located inside SG Super Store. My first time here as my friend insisted we stop here to get Char Sui Bow to take home. I ordered a dozen Steamed Char Sui Bow ( Pork Buns) , a dozen Baked Char Sui Bow and a dozen Don Tot ( Egg Tarts ) The portions are much smaller than those at most bakeries. The Char Sui Bows were freshly made right out of the oven. I especially enjoyed the Don Tot . The drive from San Gabriel to Santa Clarita , I ate 6 of them. Their portions are small, basically 3 bites. Like many eateries located inside a Asian Supermarket , there's high customer flow and business thrives read more

Yum Cha Cafe - Located to the left side as you enter SG Super Store - Dim Sum Near Me - San Gabriel, California

I'm always a suckered to give horrible places a chance. There are plenty of parking for the San Gabriel Superstore. Park on the San Gabriel Blvd side. This dimsum deli has 2.99 for most dim sum items like beef ball and shrimp har gaw. I bought an order of beef ball (3ct) and shrimp hargaw (4ct). The beef ball does not come with the dark vinegar sauce. The lady told me to add soy sauce from my kitchen. Beef balls are not round, has some chopped white radish but does not have the tofu skin at the bottom. The taste does not have the texture crunch from chopped up water chestnut. As for the small shrimp haw gaw, the skin broke before I touched it. The skin at the tip is also very hard. Very poor quality regardless of price. Food is very heavy with MSG based on my after taste experience. Minus 2 stars. The woman who served me lacked good customer service. Telling me to use soy sauce from my home is very ridiculous. Minus 1 star. No receipt. Minus 1 star. Previous reviewers also have reported bugs in their food. Multiple previous reviewers have reported getting sick or food poison. With that addition info, eat at your own risk. Always look at your food before putting it into your mouth!!! read more

Yum Cha Cafe - 4 small shrimp har gaw with broken skin. - Dim Sum Near Me - San Gabriel, California

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I hate writing bad reviews. But this place has really bad quality dim sum. I would not come here with a craving. I use to come here slot when I was a kid with my dad. It was cheap but wasn't this bad quality. This is a place to save money or just to fill my stomach up if I was market shopping and suddenly became hungry. Seating is dirty and gross. Sauce and sticky all over tables. Guest there are inconsiderate and leave a mess. Employees don't clean up that often . Not during my 1 hour stay, I haven't wen them come out and at least wipe the tables. I give one star because the employees are very nice and polite. The BBQ pork bun is nasty. It was bitter. Steamed stuffed noodles was gross. The noodle part was hard and only came with 1 shrimp for each noodle. It was dry on the edges. That means it was old and was sitting there all dat Wonton noodle soup was okay. Probably something I'll only order. Soup was very salty and made me very thirsty later. Didn't want to finish it. The fried noodles is extremely oily and salty Anything they was deep fried is extremely oily and gushing oil with each bite. read more

Yum Cha Cafe - Cheap wonton noodle soup & shrimp rice noodles. $9 total. Not great quality but it's cheap food. - Dim Sum Near Me - San Gabriel, California

Hair. We found 4 strands of hair in the food. :( Server threw chopsticks at us after we requested 2 additional pairs. The food was okay. read more

10/11/2024 afternoon, I bought a $5.39 bun so I paid $5.40. The cashier man took it and didn't give receipt and one cent change. I did not ask for one cent and receipt, but I did not go so I looked other items. I looked at the roast chicken (lemon grass chicken) and the chef came out and asked how can he help me. I told the chef I wanted half $9.99. The male cashier told $11.01 (plus tax) and did I have one cent? Since the cashier asked one cent for $11.01 and failed to made a change one cent for $5.40, the cashier is greedy. I gave $20 to the cashier and reminded him he did not give me back the one cent change yet for my recent bun purchase. Without saying a word, the cashier gave me back $8.99. That showed the shop has coin but the cashier on purpose goes down to one cent business. The cashier is greedy. I told the cashier he did not make a change to one cent for my bun purchase and he still asked one cent for my lemongrass chicken purchase. The cashier became arrogant and threw a cent to me. The cashier is rude in the point of view of customer service by throwing a cent to customer to pick it up. The cashier continued to defend himself by he took a position of identity theft by he said I didn't take one cent which was not given to me as well as contradicting to my talking the cashier did not gave back a change for my bun purchase. The cashier continued his story to a female sales person next to him, so I had to ask the chef who was the owner. The chef replied the owner was not there but the male cashier was the manager. Yum Cha cafe is the lowest customer service by the greedy manager willful misconduct. read more

I really like this place. I used to come here often with my parents when I was young to order their to go dim sum. I only come occasionally now, but still order the usual siu mai, pork spare ribs, chicken feet, and anything they have still left (I come later in the day so they sometimes run out of my favorites too). Next to the dim sum aisle is their bbq meat section. You pay for everything in the dim sum line too, so when we order the duck or chicken, we pay for everything in the same line. I remember eating the dim sum right after ordering and then shopping to "walk" off the food we consumed. I remember brining my high school friends to try dim sum, they enjoyed it. But I shouldn't have quickly introduced the chicken feet (ha) so soon. Yes, they thought it was too wrinkly and weird.... read more

they use frozen buns for chicken and bbq pork- over steamed and the food is not flavorful. shu mai is white ( filler not real meat) i think this is one of those chinese places that skimps on quality fans still charges over $5 for the cheapest dimsum order . read more

Tolerable but I don't intend to go back. I only had the breakfast items there so this review excludes their whole duck and chicken offerings. Pros: not much. Food looks good on display. Cheaper than a sit down dim sum place. Cons: Light on flavor, taste, presentation, and quantity. It's about what you would expect at Sea Empress in Redondo Beach, but way below the quality that is expected in the SGV. Prices have gone up. read more

Very subpar dim sum that made my friends and me pretty sick/nauseous. Tucked into a grocery store, it's a bit of an odd location. PARKING: very ample SERVICE: kind of fast paced and a little impatient. My boyfriend and I actually got completely skipped over but service isn't a huge reason you come to dim sum. FOOD: we ordered pork buns, pork shu mai, shrimp in rice noodles, shrimp har gow, and egg tarts. It came out to around $10 total. The dumplings were a LOT smaller than we thought they'd be! The egg tarts were very oddly sweet. To be honest it wasn't very good food and then all of us felt a little sick afterwards. My stomach hurt a lot :( Would not recommend. Pay a little more and get better food. read more

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A go to place when you are in a rush, want Dim Sum or Noodles. Prices are hard to beat and very tasty. Love to order the Wonton noodle soup when its a cold day. Dim Sum: good variety. I always get their rice noodles with bbq pork and beef. Also, their sticky rice is good too. I always grab a dozen dumplings to go for snacks for later. Cash only. Two places I know of that I go to. When in the San Gabriel Superstore and the other in Monterey Park right beside Shun Fat Supermarket. read more

Yum Cha Cafe - Won Ton Noodles - Dim Sum Near Me - San Gabriel, California

If you don't have much time for lunch this place is the place to go. It's located in the San Gabriel Superstore and there is plenty of parking. The dim sum here is pretty decent and plus there is hardly a line. It is cheap and the quality is pretty good for what you pay for. read more

Yum Cha Cafe - Preserved egg, shiu mai, and egg tart dinner! - Dim Sum Near Me - San Gabriel, California

This Yum Cha Cafe specializes in providing Dim Sum counter service for dine in, or to go. It's located in the San Gabriel S.G. Super Market, when you enter through the front main entry you walk down a bit then turn left before going into the supermarket grocery store, and you can't miss it, it's located in the far back wall area. Dishes are under $2 each, and you save on not necessarily having to tip either, so it's affordable for a quick snack to stop by and eat. It's a fairly good value, especially if you're on a portion controlled diet and just want to eat selectively yet affordable to a budget too. In addition to Dim Sum, they also offer other food items including a BBQ area where you can get roast duck and other meats and treats by the pound as well as noodle soup, including Won Ton. Parking is easy, since it shared the lot of the S.G. Supermarket retailers. read more

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Fairly fast service. Fair price. I find it a bit hard to order, the dishes are in full view but they are closed with lids so you cant tell the server what you want. And the glass is always steamed up so you cant see the dishes that dont have the lids. I wish there was a better way, not just here, but at all the dim sum places. read more

This place is fast and friendly. The female employees aren't rude to you if you know you can't speak Cantonese or Mandarin. I love all the variety, I bring my kids here to get those long, fried ''Chinese donuts.'' read more

I just found this spot inside the S G. Super. I didn't even know it was here. The dimsum was ok. The shu mai doesn't have any shrimp, so not that flavorful. The sesame balls jin doing was old. The roasted pork was salty and not crunchy. I was surprised that the food was not better since there were a lot of Chinese speaking customers. read more

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The dim sum here is decent. Not quite sit-down dim sum restaurant quality but it's fast and cheap here at Yum Cha Cafe. Yum Cha is located inside the super market. They open early...dine in or take it togo. There are tons of different dim sum items ready to go. Pork siu mai was $1.49 per order (4 pcs) while the shrimp har gow was $1.79 per order. Cheap stuff, okay dim sum if you want some quick and easy and are hungry. I wouldn't recommend this if you were taking your date or your family to eat as the food is just okay. read more

*** CASH ONLY *** This is one of the only four remaining Yum Cha Cafe (San Gabriel, South El Monte, Monterey Park, and West Covina) in the Southern California (both Westminster & Chinatown locations were closed down). Location: Inside the San Gabriel Superstore food court. Dim sum includes (but not limited to): pork shumai, chicken feet, har gow (shrimp dumplings), spare rib, duck feet & wing with oyster sauce, steamed tofu with fish, bean curd skin wrapped with chicken, sticky rice wrapped chicken, steamed fish ball, steamed beef ball, steamed golden cream bun, house special bun, steamed egg custard bun, BBQ pork bun, etc. Rice, noodle, and congee: All items are less than $5 (without tax). You can pick either noodle or rice noodle, then follow by choosing one of the following add-on - wonton, shrimp, fish ball, beef, sliced fish, roasted duck, BBQ pork, or chicken. Rice dishes include Hainan chicken, braised pork belly with pickled vegetable, and lemongrass roasted chicken, etc. There are only three condiments on the table: soy sauce, vinegar, and red chili. Not exactly the cleanest restaurant ... somehow a bird flew into the San Gabriel Superstore (see picture below). Once you are done with your food, you can leave them on the table and someone will pick the tray up. *** Steamed Chicken Feet ($1.79): Garlic flavored chicken feet with generous portion. (3.75/5) Steamed Spare Rib ($1.79): I can live with this, at least it tasted pretty decent. (3.5/5) Shrimp Har Gow ($1.79): Tiny and dry shrimp dumplings. (2/5) Pork Shumai ($1.49): Tiny portion and tasted dry & bland. (2/5) *** Conclusion: Yum Cha Cafe still offers one of the cheaper (but no longer the cheapest) dim sum in the San Gabriel Valley and their rice & noodle prices are still amazingly inexpensive. Not a bad place to visit if you are currently on a budget. read more

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The quality has gone down and the prices have gone up. They used to be great for cheap to-go dim sum but now it doesn't seem worth it. It is located inside of San Gabriel superstore and they also sell roasted duck and other Chinese deli items. They sell dim sum all day I believe which is convenient and they have a lot of baked breads and desserts. CASH ONLY!!! read more

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I've always enjoyed coming to these dim sum inside of the shopping malls and grocery stores. It's a really humble place that most people from the community come to grab a quick bite of authentic Chinese food. If you like dim sum, at a good price, and quick, this is a great place to come. Plus the ladies always treat you nice so please tip. (Cash only so also bring that) lol! read more

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