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    Best Dim Sum

    4.2 (243 reviews)
    Closed 11:00 am - 8:30 pm
    Updated 2 months ago

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    Jennilee W.

    Time for Dim Sum...because apparently every time I watch Crazy Rich Asians, my stomach turns into a dramatic main character and demands dumplings immediately. Normally, I hit up Yue Huang, but lately it's been giving "long wait, mild heartbreak." So I decided to branch out and found this hidden gem in Granite Bay...and let me tell you...BEST decision. You walk in and BAM!!!! Old school Chinese restaurant vibes. Red booths, classic decor, slightly run down in that "if these walls could talk, they'd recommend everything on the menu" kind of way. And if you know, you KNOW...that's when the food is about to slap. We came with a mission (aka hungry and slightly unhinged) and ordered: baked BBQ pork buns, shumai, har gow, shrimp rice rolls, pineapple baked custard buns, fried shrimp balls, and soup dumplings. Basically, if it could be steamed, fried, or stuffed...we said yes. It's clearly family run, which I love. Mom is running the show like a boss, kids are hustling, and since it was Mother's Day...CHAOS. Delicious chaos. Food flying out, servers holding trays of dumplings like treasures, stopping at your table and you're like "YES, THIS IS MY MOMENT"...and then they walk away to another table. Emotional rollercoaster. So many "Ooooh yay!" followed by "Ohhh man..." But honestly? It just built the suspense. Then OUR food arrived...and our eyes went WIDE. These dumplings are HUGE. Like, "one bite? absolutely not" huge. The BBQ pork buns were soft, fluffy, slightly sweet clouds of happiness. Har gow and shrimp rice rolls were perfectly steamed (no soggy sadness here ). Now, because it was busy, the shrimp had a bit of a split personality...some bites were perfectly snappy and delicious, others were just a little overcooked. Not tragic, just not living their absolute best life. But overall? Everything was GOOD. And then the check came...about $60 for ALL that food. I almost checked it twice like, "Ma'am...are you sure you charged me correctly?" Because that is a STEAL. What really got me though was the family. You could see the hustle, the stress, the love...all happening in real time. Even in the chaos, they were kind, smiling, and apologizing for the wait. That kind of heart hits different. Final verdict: great food, great value, and a whole lot of love. I'll definitely be back to try more of their main dishes. Until next dumpling craving...

    Portuguese egg custard after I took a bite. They serve two kinds, Chinese and Portuguese.
    Lillian W.

    It's been well over a year since my last dining experience at Best Dim Sum. I heard that ownership changed since. So I decided to give them a go. Glad I did. The dim sum was good, the place was cleaner, and owner was a super friendly and upbeat. Small family ran business! All right, let's get this messaging out there. Is it the best dim sum ever? In the world? Definitely not. Best in the Folsom/Granite Bay Area... yes! Sure you can get dim sum cheaper and probably more modern innovative dishes in South Sac. But that's 30+ miles away, one way. Best Dim Sum focuses on classic Cantonese dim sum dishes. The dim sum menu is large enough to hit all the classics including rice porridge which they have right kinds in the menu. Besides dim sum, they also have other classic Cantonese Chinese entrees and have a weekday lunch combo plate specials. If you have MSG food aversion, ask them before you order. I ordered sui mai, sticky rice in lotus leaf, egg custard, and fried sesame balls to go. The sui mai was tasty. Big, fat hunky four piece order. The fried sesame balls were heavenly delicious. Mmm. Crisp exterior with the stretchy, soft chewy rice flour crust and warm red bean paste interior. That's was a fun one to eat... the smell fried dough and then sweet paste,, the sound of the slight crackling, and sight of the all so subtle stretch. The sticky rice in lotus leaf had a ground pork filling inside but lacking the customary classic slices of salted egg and lap chon ( Chinese sausage). It was still tasty though. There was a slight ordering error with the egg custard. I ordered the Chinese style egg custard but got the Portuguese egg custard instead. I still enjoyed it! Pricing was the same, so no loss there. The difference is that the Portuguese egg custard has a puff pastry crust while the Chinese version is more of a firmer shortbread crust. But this Portuguese version had the same shortbread crust as the Chinese version. Also the Portuguese custard is sweeter and caramelized on top while the Chinese version is less sweet and not caramelized which this was. Still delicious!

    April F.

    Family visiting had a craving for dim sum but didn't want to travel to the city. Read the write ups and decided to try Best Dim Sum. The menu has an extensive addition of dim sum items. We were excited to have a local restaurant offer Dim Sum without us having to travel into Sacramento. We were greeted and quickly seated. We ordered off the menu and selected our tea. Dishes began to arrive shortly after our tea arrived. The stand out dishes were the bbq pork rice rolls, sesame balls, soy wrapped rolls, sweet rice triangle pudding, pork filled fried turnovers, and chive shrimp dumplings. This restaurant wasn't busy when we arrived but within an hour the place was bustling. It is only run by a family so 2 people trying to wait on 8 various sized tables/ booth was challenging.

    Standing Room Only....
    Steven R.

    Another six month review: better 'n better. Lina continues to provide outstanding Dim Sum! Food and service went well and ambience continues to improve.

    House Special Chow Fun, Beancurd Skin Roll, Shrimp Dumplings
    Annette H.

    Great place to get dim sum in Placer County, if you don't feel like driving to South Sac. It's a small establishment so it's best to go at opening or off-peak hours. Co-Owner Lina is awesome--super friendly and very hardworking. The first time we visited Best Dim Sum, we were amazed at how nonstop she was going! They have a huge menu including fabulous dim sum items as well as dishes such as chow fun and vegetables too! Prices are comparable to other dim sum places, we felt. Flavors were good, though everything was a little saltier than we would have liked, especially the beancurd skin roll. But maybe we're the exception. We just gulped down tons of ice water to compensate. The eggplant stuffed shrimp was good. Convenient parking, easy access to location. We enjoyed our lunch and had tons of leftovers for future meals also. Enjoyed chatting with Lina as well, which is what brought us back for a second visit! While not as amazing as the dim sum we've gotten in the Bay Area or around South Sac, we think it's definitely the best dim sum in Granite Bay!

    Eggplant stuffed with shrimp paste
    Joe K.

    Living in the Placer County area, we don't have many choices for authentic dim sum restaurants. You can always find Chinese, Korean, Thai, Japanese, etc restaurants, but if I want dim sum, I'd always have to head into Sacramento or the Bay Area. When I heard about this place, I was excited and couldn't wait to try it out. The restaurant is located in a small strip mall with plenty of parking. It's a small restaurant but they serve dim sum all day long. Oooh... whenever I get dim sum cravings, I can come here any time. Lina, the co-owner and our waitress was quick to greet us at the door with a warm smile and escorted us to our table. The menu has all of the typical Chinese dishes but there is a section for dim sum. That's what I came here for. We ordered, shrimp dumplings (har gow), shrimp chive dumplings, shrimp rice roll, eggplant stuffed with shrimp paste, bean curd skin roll, beef tripes, house special chow fun, and Chinese broccoli with garlic sauce. I know that's a lot of food, but we were looking forward to having leftovers to take home. It wasn't long before our food started arriving. OMG, I was in heaven. Everything tasted amazing. My faves today were the eggplant and shrimp chive dumplings. The only slight complaint that I had was that the bean curd skin roll was slightly undercooked and a little too salty. Otherwise, I couldn't be happier. Now I've got this great little gem of a dim sum restaurant nearby and I don't have to drive all the way to Sacramento to get authentic dim sum. Win-win! Give this place a try, you won't be disappointed.

    Mary W.

    As a Chinese, I approve this place. We tried their beancurd roll, golden shrimp roll and beef chow fun. Beef chow fun, in order to know a good Chinese food, it always starts with the basics. The chow fun was good, a little too oily but the flavor was good except it needed some wok hei. Our favorite was the golden shrimp rice roll, it was so good. Do we have betters yes. However, to find this dish in here Roseville/ granite Bay? It's nearly impossible! So 5 star for this dish!!! I really like the beancurd roll.. everything was just super hot to eat! Tasted a little bit more msg but delicious. The service was super friendly, we did the order online so it's super easy! The restaurant looks like a Oakland Chinatown restaurant, a little old style like some of those movies Chinese restaurant lol

    Sesame balls, steamed BBQ pork buns, shui mai
    Pamela F.

    Been wanting to give this place a try for quite some time now. Finally went in for lunch yesterday. Yum! Very friendly and fast service. Glad to get the last available booth rather than a regular table. Served our food piping hot as it was prepared and ready. We had sesame balls, steamed BBQ pork buns, shui mai, Shanghai dumplings and chive shrimp dumplings, plus hot jasmine tea. All were delicious and the portions were quite sizable. All of that for less than $50 for two of us (including tax and tip) ~ screaming deal for how expensive things are these days! The BBQ buns, shui mai and Shanghai dumplings were by far my favorites and the tea was delicious but nuclear hot when it came out so it took a while to be able to enjoy it. Knocked one star because the soy sauce bottle was super sticky and gross, like maybe never ever wiped clean. And there was a huge bowl of raw meat on the back booth table the entire time we were there (they were making shui mai, it looked like), but just seemed weird that it was out and unrefrigerated for so long ~ and in front of house. Overall, would definitely come back again!

    Menu 4/2025
    Steffany I.

    I've seen many Yelp friends give great reviews for Best Dim Sum, so we had to visit when. We were in the area. We came for lunch right when the opened and we were seated right away. The inside had tables and booths. Each table had utensils, soy sauce, and hot chili oil. We ordered shumai, Shanghai meat dumplings, beef rice roll , and lotus wrapped sticky rice. All were great. The rice roll and sticky rice were our favorites. The Shanghai meat dumplings were a little small though. Service was fantastic. The owner was so friendly and kind. We did enjoy our lunch and felt it was great dim sum for the area. Hopefully we'll be back in the area to try them again!

    Dim sum
    Kelly K.

    Thanks to Yelp I discovered this place while searching for good eats in the area. I drove an hour round trip to have lunch here. I am glad I did. I sat in an old school booth and ordered three different dim sum dishes. Had planned to order more however some of serving sizes are larger than typical dim sum serving of three pieces. I got steam pork buns and they hit the spot. Best I have had in quite a while. Nice amount of high quality char siu. I got the eggplant stuffed with shrimp and was served four really big pieces. Tasty and satisfied my craving for shrimp. Finally I got the stuffed bean curd rolls and their version was different than I am used to and I liked the change. Lots of veggies, ground pork and pieces of shrimp in bean wrapper. I would get all these items again!

    Steamed custard buns
    Jennifer E.

    Would not have discovered this Chinese dim sum restaurant if not for Yelp. Based on other Yelp reviews, we opted to give this a try since it was closer than our usual dim sum restaurants in south Sacramento. A quaint little Chinese cafe. Classic country music was playing in the background, which seems to fit the vibe of Granite Bay. The menu had a fairly extensive selections of dim sum and some traditional Chinese dishes. We ordered a variety of dim sum items and a Singapore noodle. The food was delicious. I like that everything was served piping hot unlike some of the larger dim sum restaurants with the push carts. Would recommend if you're in the area, and don't wish to drive down to south Sac or downtown Sac for dim sum or traditional Chinese food.

    Lin V.

    Is it the best dim sum, maybe in GB. The food is pretty good. Shrimp and Beef rolls. The rice rolls was the perfect texture and sauce. Broccoli and chicken with steam rice: The kiddos didn't care for the chicken but the flavor is good. The sauce on the broccoli and chicken was good. Mixed perfectly with the steak rice. Chicken feet: good flavor and the perfect chewiness. Steam bbq pork bao: The bao was soft and fluffy. The instead meat had a different sweet flavor compared to other steam bbq bao. A good different. XLB: surprisingly this one was decent. It's not many places that has compared to DTF in SoCal. The only thing was that it was not piping hot like DTF. DTF still has the best dipping sauce that no one have been able to compare. Shrimp chow fun: my kiddos like it but maybe they were super hungry. My daughter ate the shrimp. Maybe it's me but many places the noodles have been shorter than usual. Hot and sour soup, surprisingly this soup was really good. It's been a long time since I had this soup. Perfect sourness and spice. I was surprised this place did not do those auto apply tips. Which I am happy they did not. The wait staff did not come back to check and we were a little low on water. I can't say much about the black bean spare rib. Had to take it to go.

    12.25.24 open Christmas and New Year's Day
    May A.

    Open For Christmas [Granite Bay CA] I called to make sure that they were open for Christmas Day and, yes, they were until 8:30p. I was pretty sure that we weren't the only ones that would be dining out on a Christmas Day so we made reservations for 12:30p dine-in, party of 3. The restaurant was indeed busy. Arrived exactly at 12:30p and we were given a table immediately. Inside was small and cozy. We perused through the 8-page menu... there were a lot of options to choose from including Lunch Specials and Family Dinners. We placed our orders for the following: * Pork Pot Stickers * Shrimp Chive Dumplings (3) * Lunch Special - Mongolian Beef * Lunch Special - Kung Pao Chicken I've never seen such huge pot stickers! Also, I thought three pieces of dumplings would not be enough but they were huge so I'm glad we only placed one order of the shrimp chive dumplings. The lunch specials came with a small egg roll and side order of soup and we each chose the egg drop and the hot & sour soup. Mmm... egg drop soup is my favorite and it was delicious. Looks like a family-run business. Customer service was great and food came fast. Food was okay but I'd like to come back to try other items on the menu (eyeing that salt & pepper chicken wings). Review #3638

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    Wonderful service and such yummy food!! Inside is quaint and take-out is consistent, thank you!

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    Make the trip to south sac for way better dim sum. Food and price was not worth it in my opinion.

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    Do they use MSG?

    Send your questions to the Restaurant or go there and ask them or get on your phone and ask them.

    What is the difference between the Chinese beef broccoli and the beef broccoli? Thank you!

    They use different type of broccolis! Chinese beef broccoli uses Chinese broccoli (gai lan) which is leafy and can be a little bit bitter and the beef broccoli is just any standard beef broccoli.

    Is it safe for someone with a peanut allergy to eat here?

    As a grandmother of a child with peanut allergies, I would ask the server specifically of what dishes are are considering. .

    What are the veggie options?

    Check out their on line menu: www.bestdimsum.net. They definitely have non-meat dishes.....

    Do you deliver dim sum to Yuba city? Add on ups/fedex charge

    I’m sorry,we have not deliver!

    Do they serve dim sum everyday? What time do they stop serving dim sum for the day?

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    Mongolian Beef

    Folsom Palace - Bar + restaurant

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    Fats Asia Bistro - Chicken Chow Mein

    Fats Asia Bistro

    3.4(1k reviews)
    4.5 mi
    $$

    First time visit and we'll definitely be back. Great service in the bar while waiting for the rest…read moreof our party. We were seated and our server came by immediately to take drink orders and field questions about the menu. He recommended a few dishes based on our questions, also explaining that meat can be switched out for our preference and veggies added/deleted. Drinks and refills were fast. Courses were well presented and plentiful. Our server, Royce, was attentive without being intrusive and we all felt the night was a success.

    The atmosphere there is very luxurious and parking is plentiful. I was with a group and they sat us…read morein a private seating area near the regular seating. We could order from the regular menu or their lunch menu. Most of the ladies and one gentleman chose the regular menu but I liked what the lunch menu offered. Soup does not come with the entrees. It is sold separately. I wanted to try their chicken salad and also ordered soup. I was very disappointed in the amount of chicken in their chicken salad as it was very fine shreds mixed in, probably less than a tablespoon if I had to guess. Mostly lettuce and veggies. The soup was good and our server was attentive. My husband ordered Korean barbequed pork over a large bed of thick noodles. In fact, there were much more noodles than meat which was very disappointing, for the price. This place is very upscale, even giving diners large handled paper bags with their restaurant logo printed on them to take home their leftovers or to-go orders. For the uppity price, I'd rather spend our money on better quality, larger amount of ingredients in dishes and more value for our bucks.

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    Fats Asia Bistro - Banana Cream Pie

    Banana Cream Pie

    Fats Asia Bistro - Mai Tai

    Mai Tai

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    Yue Huang Restaurant - Sweet and sour shrimp

    Yue Huang Restaurant

    3.6(1.4k reviews)
    19.4 miNatomas
    $$

    We came late afternoon for our late lunch because we are craving for their dimsum and their dumsum…read moreis only till 3pm. This place is usually packed usually weekends but we just got lucky and not so many people today. The servers are good and quick let's review what we order. I order the pork ribs it's okay nothing special it's kind bland to me, if they put a little oyster sauce probably way better, shrimp harkaw is okay to good portion and the shrimp is big. We order choy sum veggies it was okay nothing special but their calamari is really good I can taste the five spice, we ordered our all time favorite Congee and it's really good, we always order Congee whenever we visit this restaurant. Their Crispy Pork is good but the sauce is too salty for me. Their Yang Chow fried rice is good too and their chicken feet one of our all time favorite. I also noticed that they got a Michellin award last year that's why probably a lot of people eat here. But my overall experience is just okay, nothing special.

    I use to the like the dim sum here, but the quality isn't that great anymore. Honestly, I feel like…read morethe Asian food scene in Sacramento has really gone downhill after COVID, the price for each dim sum order is almost $8 to $12 an order (typically around $4 to $5 before) mind you these dishes are small, like 3 to 4 dumplings an order. Price went up, quality and quantity went down. You fill out what you want on a piece of paper, and then the waiter brings out the food. Our food came out fairly quickly but it was room temperature like it's been sitting in the back, the only thing that came out pretty hot was our last item but it was overly greasy. I'm not sure if this will be the same experience for their lunch or dinner meals, but I'm afraid to try and get disappointed.

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    Yue Huang Restaurant - Fresh fish tanks

    Fresh fish tanks

    Yue Huang Restaurant - Orange chicken

    Orange chicken

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    Ming Dynasty - Fish felle

    Ming Dynasty

    3.6(695 reviews)
    21.6 miDowntown
    $$

    One of my absolute favorite places to have dim sum in Sacramento. They have carts! I grew up near…read moreOakland Chinatown, and ordering dim sum from the carts just makes the experience feel more special. I'm not much of a coconut fan, but I make an exception for the coconut-covered mango mochi. I think it's only available on the weekends, along with their crispy skin pork. In addition to their dim sum, Ming Dynasty has excellent noodle dishes (among other things). Also, if you like porridge/congee definitely give theirs a try!

    I stopped by this restaurant during a visit to Sacramento. Overall, the food was delicious and the…read morequality of the dishes we ordered from the menu was very good. However, be careful with the specials that are offered when you first sit down. Our waitress, Ling, recommended a "combo" for $30 that included fish bone porridge and pan-fried noodles with fish. The noodles tasted fine, but the portion was quite small. The fish bone porridge was extremely bland--I could barely taste any fish. After looking at the regular menu, I noticed that a plain porridge costs about $5, and a similar pan-fried noodle dish is only around $14-15. Based on those menu prices, the $30 combo did not seem to offer good value and felt significantly overpriced. I would definitely recommend the restaurant for its food, but I also recommend checking the menu prices before accepting any off-menu or verbally recommended specials so you know exactly what you're paying for.

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    Ming Dynasty - Rude lady who never bothered to help.

    Rude lady who never bothered to help.

    Ming Dynasty - Claypot Fish Belly and bone

    Claypot Fish Belly and bone

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