You dont understand, my heart (which is attached to my tummy) hurts to find out this place is closed! Like, what in seven hells?! I cant express how good and comforting the pekking duck was, the one with the little soft white buns that you could dip in the sauce snd accompany it with shredded skinny green onions. Now i just fantasize. My life is ruined for a little bit. Im so sorry for those that worked there, you brought happiness and comfort to those that ate there. Thank you for being a part of my weight gain, i loved and relished every bite ! Anyway! Im sad read more

Finally a dim sum location in riverside that can stand on his own against the oc ones. The area it's located is honestly kinda sketch. However, the parking lot looked secure. We went on a Sunday and there was plenty of seating. Their set up still has lasting effects of covid times because they dedicate a large section to their take out assembly line. The tables and chairs were clean. The sauces could use a wipe down, but nothing a napkin can't fix. There also seemed to be some roof damage in a corner they had blocked off. We ordered a variety of dim sum staples and everything was really good with big portions. I would skip the spicy wontons; they were not spicy and lacked flavor. read more

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I was intrigued by this restaurant that some said had good food but poor service. For me, for a Chinese restaurant, it is a must try. I'm an ABC (American Born Chinese), so I'm used to service that might be subpar. My husband and i went on a Friday night aims 730p. It wasn't too busy. The parking lot is a bit abandoned as the other businesses are closed on the south side of the building. I would suggest parking on the north side. We were greeted by a friendly waitress and seated right away. They gave us plenty of time to look over the menu but not so much that we were waiting-- it was perfect. The staff are Chinese (speak Cantonese), so this is always a good indication. I'm sorry to disappoint the naysayers, but the food was very good and the service was excellent. We ordered the Wor Wonton soup, beef chow fun and the combination plate with duck, soy sauce chicken (they were out of spare ribs--a disappointment) and crispy pork belly. All of the dishes were good but the pork belly was the star. It was perfectly crispy and tender. We will definitely be back! read more

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Pork and shrimp siu mai is absolutely AMAZING. Really impressed with how big and juicy they were. Definitely would go back just for those. I would not recommend the chicken wings and honey walnut shrimp. It wasnt that good, shrimp was salty and not sweet like how it should be and the chicken wings was nothing special and hard to tell if they were fully cooked because it was purple and pinkish inside. Service was great. Inside was nice and roomy. read more

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We made reservations for a group of 12 We show up the restaurant is empty and took 10 min to be greeted. We finally were sat at a table and after 15 minutes we're finally acknowledged . The food was delicious not amazing but delicious. We wanted to order a variety of dishes so everyone would be happy . The waiter said, " wow you order more food" I responded with " yes, aren't you happy we try the food and you make more money" His response was " we only want you to have enough not too much" hahah This guy just kept showing us how much he hates his job. Service from one server was horrible. The other server a little older than the other was great. All smiles and when he finally started serving us he would come and check up often. Expect to be here at least 3 hours because service seemed very slow read more

One of my staples in Riverside. I've been coming here since 2019 when I started college. The Peking Duck is always a hit, but some of the items have came out bad before. Service is always attentive, and the space is really big. There's even tables for 10 or more people. read more

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Decided to get a whole duck to go on Sunday for a late dinner.. this is the best duck I have ever had. The way it was cooked, the skin..the duck bao were so soft and tasty. Will be back to dine in read more

Big Skyy Bistro - Whole 9. Peking Duck - Barbeque Near Me - Riverside, California

When I think of "authentic" dim sum, the last place you would think of finding such would be in Riverside. But...surprise! surprise ~ Welcome to Big Sky Bistro :) I've been here numerous times: from having dim sum for breakfast or dining in banquet style dinners, this place is truly legit. I know you've probably read all the reviews about how delicious their Shrimp Har Gow was or wonderful their servers were, but do you know my favorite dish of theirs is actually their Salted Fish Fried Rice? If you haven't tried it, you're missing out. I highly recommend it! Next time, skip the coke and order their Iced Lemon Tea. It is exactly like the ones you would get at a H.K. cafe. The restaurant isn't decorated with trendy decor but who needs that when you can enjoy great food? This is hands down, one of my favorite Dim Sum places in the area and trust me, you won't be disappointed! :) #musttry read more

Big Skyy is great place to go in big groups!!! Some of my favorite dinners in college would be coming with a few peers. The portions are enough to share. Parking: it's generally easy to find a space on the side of the restaurant. University is a busy street so it's easy to miss the parking. Selection: the menu is HUGE. Do not be afraid to ask for recommendations or do some research before coming so you don't get overwhelmed. The little pig buns are always fun and great for a quick insta or snap post. read more

Big Skyy Bistro - 101. Beef Flat Rice Noodle Little Pig Bun 16. BBQ Pork Bun...Dim Sum - Barbeque Near Me - Riverside, California

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I was honestly surprised by how much I enjoyed all of the food. What an underrated find. I'm pretty picky when it comes to Chinese food, but everything I have eaten here is pretty top notch. This is the perfect place to have a family dinner or a nice meal with a big group of people. + Roasted Duck: Crispy skin, juicy meat, and perfectly seasoned! Not overly fatty. This is a must order! A classic dish. + Fish Fillet with Broccoli: Very tender fish with a light salted sauce. Very simple and refreshing. + Crab Meat with Fish Maw Soup: Pretty bland and just tasted like egg whites. I had to add a bit of soy sauce. I wasn't too impressed, but they do give you generous portions of seafood. + Beef Chow Fun: SO GOOD! Tenderized beef, perfectly cooked flat noodles, and seasoned very well. Not too oily or salty. Bean sprouts were nice and crunchy too. + Walnut Shrimp: Big shrimp! The perfect amount of batter! Crispy and has a tangy mayo sauce. Addicting flavor with the candied walnuts. + Iced Milk Tea: Pretty decent! It has a pleasant black tea taste and it has a very light milkiness. Great deal for $3 :) read more

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Opened up the Chinese New Year by trying out Big Sky Bistro for dinner. Came by as first timers, but left feeling like we may have just found our new spot for Chinese food in the area. Our dinner tasted authentic and outstandingly delicious. The service was extremely warm and friendly, efficient, and attentive from the second we stepped in to the restaurant until we left the building. Definitely a place you want to visit if you're looking for tasty and quality Chinese food. Big Sky Bistro is located on University Avenue. They have a small, free parking lot for easy access to dine in or pick up food. The inside space is much larger than we anticipated. Definitely gave me nostalgic vibes of Chinese restaurants I grew up with in the Bay Area. Plenty of tables in their dining room to service customers who would like to dine in or even host a small celebration. They seemed to be fully staffed the night we came in. As noted, service was friendly and attentive. Food was prepared and brought out to us in an extremely timely manner. This complemented the excellent food perfectly. Our order consisted of the following: - Peking Duck - Walnut Shrimp - Shrimp Dumpling - Shrimp Flat Noodle Everything was phenomenal. Cooked fresh and to perfection. I would recommend all equally. The portions were ideal for sharing and the price point was fair and justifiable for the product. We ended up with a lot of leftovers and we were thrilled to enjoy more of their tasty food for a few meals the next few days. We had a great first visit to Big Sky Bistro. Our only regret was that we didn't get to try more! If you've read this review down to this point and are still considering whether to stop by, just do it! read more

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Love the food!! Perfect for sharing family style and friendly staff The dimsum juicy xlb was amazing had to order 2 orders read more

Big Skyy Bistro - Barbeque Near Me - Riverside, California

We ordered everything and the kitchen sink! The food was delicious and the service and great! The overall feel of the place was completely quaint and comfortable. read more

Big Skyy Bistro - 28. Chinese Broccoli with Oyster Sauce, 67. Salt and Pepper Pork Chop, green beans - Barbeque Near Me - Riverside, California

they are back! right across the street new smaller location. food ordered shrimp/pork shumai, pork rib dimsum. main hot chilli oil fish. All fantastic 5 stars, love it. they even accommodated my kids by letting them eat a bit of outside food so I could enjoy this jem of authentic chinese food while being dad. HONEST REVIEW. shumai worth 7 bucks. rib dimsum sum over priced at 7. Chili oil fish a deal at 22 bucks, loads of swai I think. never had the later dish with seafood mushrooms typicaly big bean sprouts bit def order again. I think I will be back tomorrow. Please support this buisness if you want to keep exceptional authentic chinese food near UCR read more

Can't believe how good this restaurant is. I am literally never in Riverside so idk the spots out here but the reviews for Big Sky were great so I decided to give it a shot. Service was pretty much what I expected from a busy Chinese restaurant. Service wasn't bad, just a little pushy is all so I KNEW the food was about to be amazing lolol. Everything was delicious, Beef steak cubes and the wontons especially. The menu is pretty large so on the rare chance I'm ever in riverside again I'll definitely be coming back for the salt and pepper wings and spicy fish. They both looked so good read more

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Came here for dinner tonight to celebrate Chinese New Year. We ordered family style and got the French Style Beef Steak Cube and Shrimp Flat Rice Noodle. French Style Beef Steak Cube: 8/10. The beef was pretty flavorful and well-cooked, though definitely not spicy at all despite being designated as spicy on the menu. We also really liked the mushroom in this dish. Shrimp Flat Rice Noodle: 7/10. This was a decent dish, and the noodles and shrimp were cooked well, but overall was missing quite a bit of flavor. We had to add chili oil to the noodles, which slightly improved it. I've also previously tried some of the dim sum here before, and really liked the shu mai, soup dumplings, and vegetable wrapped in tofu skin. I think this place has pretty good food though it's a bit more expensive than I think it's worth. But it is also one of the only dim sum restaurants here in Riverside, so still a good place to go if you're craving authentic Chinese food and don't want to travel too far. read more

Big Skyy Bistro - 57. French Style Beef Steak Cube and 100. Shrimp Flat Rice Noodle - Barbeque Near Me - Riverside, California

Birthday celebration for the hubby turning 50! He loves his dim sum. The service here is always friendly and polite. The food is consistently fresh and delicious. It is pricey but you get quality authentic Chinese food. The restaurant is clean and big enough for a big party. They do takeout if you don't want to eat there. The dim sum is made to order so just be ready to wait for it. Overall, it's a good place for dim sum if you don't want to drive down to LA or OC. read more

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Love the ambiance the food. It's way better than what you can get in irvine ... Comfortable seats nice surroundings and clean restroom. You can't ask more than this. read more

Big Skyy Bistro - Barbeque Near Me - Riverside, California

I was a little disappointed by this location. If you didn't know about this location, when you drove past you would assume it wasn't open. It almost looks abandoned. All the reviews online rated here highly so I didn't know what to expect. This place is a family style Chinese resturant, which I did not know. I came here for lunch with my co workers not knowing this was a family style chinese resturant. We ordered a few different dishes from orange chicken, to lemon chicken, to Singapore vegetable noodles, to egg drop soup with tofu, which I never knew was a thing. One I was highly disappointed with the prices. Each dish was about $18 dollars, even though they were family style this was considerably higher than any other family style dinner I've been too. Two, the dishes were lack luster. The lemon chicken was flavorless, orange chicken was flavorless, egg drop was unorthodox, full of lots of veggies and tofu, and devout of flavor. Not sure if because we were first timers they made the dishes differently, but I was disappointed with mostly everything. The best items where their soup dumplings, and fried dumplings. All the main dishes weren't great. read more

The food here had me speechless! The bbq pork flat noodles and hong kong ribs were my favorite. Everything was 10/10!! read more

Big Skyy Bistro - Barbeque Near Me - Riverside, California

Food is good BUT inside is ghetto. Boxes are just lying around. Pls fix your restaurant bec it has a lot of potential read more

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Let me tell you something...a good dim sum place is hard to come by; when in Riverside, it's even harder. Big Sky Bistro is for sure the best dim sum spot in this area and I'm so happy that Riverside got a place like this that is on par with the ones in OC! Best part of it all: it doesn't just end at 2pm! The location is lowkey off putting; not gonna lie it looks ghetto but inside is clean enough; it's nothing fancy, not decorative or upscale but upside is it's very spacey with plenty of tables. They don't have servers with carts rolling around like the ones in OC so you have to order with the server and it comes out one by one but you can be rest assured that the food comes out hot and fresh! The names of the dishes are listed on the menu in an Americanized way...more descriptive and simple but the staff has absolutely zero problems with you ordering in Canto; they don't have a giant menu for dim sum but no worries because they still got all of the classic dim sum items. I was MORE THAN happy to eat my favorites: har gow (shrimp dumplings), cha siu bao (cha siu buns), lo mai gai (stuffed rice in lotus leaf), sui mai (shrimp & pork dumplings), XLB (juicy dumplings), lo bak go (fried turnip cake) and cheung fun (rice noodles roll with shrimp)! Price is very reasonable which I really appreciate especially in this day and age where everything is so ridiculously expensive. I definitely have no problem splurging a bit here. They can get really busy and food can take a bit of time to come out but be patient. They're doing their best! I've been here many times and the food is always consistently good. Give it a try - I promise you won't be disappointed!!! Support your local businesses! read more

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Big Surprise Bistro for me! I was dropping my daughter back to UC Riverside when we were in search for some Asian soul food. Big Sky Bistro came up on our search. What a surprise and delight. Living in the North OC I have wonderful choice of Asian cuisine. Big Sky offered big flavors that made feel at home. The menu offered some modest array of dim sum plates along with traditional fare. Both the shumai and shrimp dumplings (har gow) were big and plump. The XLB dumplings were good and best when hot. We added a bowl of Wor Wonton soup filled with big wontons, char shiu, Bok Choy and other ingredients. Along with that we had the seafood fried noodles. Everything was very satisfying. We ended with a very cute egg custard bao and mango pudding. Service was attentive and felt like I was with family. The ambience was a bit sterile. In front of their service area they had a large to go set up that took up a prominent space. It felt very cafeteria like. There wasn't any music playing, just the sounds of fellow diners and Cantonese being shouted from the kitchen. This place can really be elevated to a very nice restaurant if they relocated the to go packing area, played some soft music and had a nicer menu presentation. It would rival any Hong Kong style restaurant in Monterey Park. My daughter gladly took the leftovers to her dorm. I'm looking forward in returning to try other menu items. Big Sky Bistro is on University Avenue one city block west of University Village which is very reachable to students of UCR who may want to take a break from dormitory food. read more

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Great food and service. We always go here on special occasions to order our favorites: salt and pepper pork chop, peking duck, fish maw soup, combination noodles and combination fried rice. We love this place! read more

Grade C . Place not clean, food average. Price. Okay. Service Good. We are the only customer

We are so glad to catch the time Big Sky is OPEN because they are the only authentic Cantonese Restaurant within a 50-mile radius. If you want affordable items you can "taste-test", choose the Dim Sum selections. You can never go wrong with roast duck, crispy pork belly, and steamed cold chicken with ginger scallion sauce (better known as Hainanese Chicken). Ideal for a group of 10 for an affordable and savory banquet. I would love to spend our family reunion here. read more

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Whenever I'm in the area it's a must for me great quality and good service friendly staff

Our new favorite Chinese restaurant in the IE. We saw this place when we came by another day for Ding tea (next door). The place is spacious and can easily accommodate a big party. Definitely gonna consider this for future events. We tried many dishes and loved almost all of it. SALT & PEPPER SQUID ($17.88) - a must-get dish. It was crispy on the outside and soft on the inside with that salty peppery taste. Get this as an appetizer and eat it all quickly as it's best when it's freshly cooked. SALT & PEPPER CHICKEN WINGS (8 PCS) - (10.88) it was also delicious but pales in comparison to that amazing squid. If I had to choose, I'd get the squid. 3 ITEM COMBINATION PLATTER ($22.88): ROAST DUCK, POACHED CHICKEN, & ROASTED CRISPY PORK BELLY (+$2) - we really wanted to eat this combination but other choices include soy sauce chicken, house spareribs, & BBQ pork. We plan to try the other meats on our next visit. The roast duck was a bit dry but the skin was tasty. The poached chicken was ok but paired with the ginger sauce, yum! The roasted crispy pork belly was just fatty goodness. Definitely worth the $2 extra. My mother likes BAO BUNS so we got a side order of it for her. SHREDDED PORK & PRESERVED EGG CONGEE (11.38) the dish that surprised my husband the most. This was amazing and he said if he is ever sick, he would want to order this to help him feel better. Definitely something we are getting again. read more

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This was honestly so amazing. Food-wise everything was phenomenal. Fresh, authentic, extremely flavorful, and overall delicious. The service was straightforward and efficient and as expected and overall the experience was a 10/10. read more

Fast service and delicious food! If you want some decent dim sum, definitely go here. Every time I come here (even with a large group), the service is always quick and efficient. The food is flavorful and its honestly really nice to find great Asian food in the Riverside area. It saves me a trip to Orange County or San Diego. I've tried a variety of their menu items such as orange chicken, lobster, congee, fried noodles, and so much more. All of it exceeded my expectations! read more

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Great family friendly environment. Came here for Mother's Day with a party of 9 and so glad we made reservations because it got really busy around lunch time. It took us awhile to ask for our check by the end of our meal, but understandable given how busy they were. Their menu had a lot of options to choose from. Our family ordered quite a bit and spent around $230 altogether, with a few boxes to-go. Portions were great in size and taste was pretty decent. I'd come back and order from here again, probably just not on a holiday. read more

Big Skyy Bistro - Fried rice, Shanghai Juicy Dumpling, beef crispy noodles - Barbeque Near Me - Riverside, California

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no wait time came in at 5:30 seated right away. Good service, i love their dim sum. Riversides little kept secret... so good Chinese cuisine. Must try! read more

Big Skyy Bistro - Good Dim Sum!!!! - Barbeque Near Me - Riverside, California

Looks like this place has staff members who unshamingly demand tip according to other reviews. Just had my own experience today for TAKEOUT. What god damn service did you provide for takeout that I'm required to give you a tip? When this older gentleman questioned, "No tip?" I sternly replied, "This is take out. I did not sit down for you to provide service." And customers shouldn't have to effing explain themselves. This is added on top of their dim sum dishes being DOUBLE for EVERYTHING, even for the simple turnip cakes. Glad I only eat this stuff twice a year. It's a total ripoff. Go train your staff members about etiquette. I am not the first to deal with this and won't be the last. If your employer is illegally underpaying you, then report them. But the responsibility is not on the customer. FYI, I ALWAYS tip for sit down service. read more

This restaurant is closed and is now operating under the owner's other restaurant across the street where we ate at Hong Kong Express/fast food. The staff are nice enough, food portions seem fair for the prices. Our veggie chow fun was completely devoid of any flavor. That isn't the reason why we won't return again or that I am compelled to share this review. There is one restroom so disgustingly filthy. I watched several other people tell Betty the Mngr that the restroom was out of paper towels in the hour and a half that we were there. No one ever bothered to clean the restroom or replace the paper towels. Even though they had plenty of opportunity to do so. When I mentioned it to Betty before we left she explained that the cleaning guy hadn't come in. That sink doesn't look like it's seen a cleaning guy in 6 months! I don't even want to talk about the floor or toilet itself. If a bathroom is allowed to be kept that filthy I don't want to think about the cleanliness of the kitchen. read more

We placed an extremely large order on 6/13/2021 and have officially found our go to dim sum restaurant in the IE. Having moved from Orange County it's sadly so evident how there aren't many authentic Asian joints due to the demographic but knowing we've found this dim sum spot has definitely made it better. Every dish was packaged perfectly so nothing spilled, not an order was missing or prepared incorrectly and most importantly, the lady who handed us our order was so polite and made us want to return even before trying the food. 100% recommended as they have easy dishes ranging from fried rice to the stir fried innards and all the dim spot plates you could desire. Spicy 85. Sauteed Cabbage with Chili, green 81. Sauteed String Bean, 4. Chicken Feet with Pickled Chili Dim Sum, 16. BBQ Pork Bun Dim Sum, 22. Hot and Sour Soup, HS8. Egg Tofu Braised with Double Mushroom, 31. Pork Ribs and Chinese Sausage, 123. Fried Rice, 8. Shrimp Rice Paper Roll Dim Sum *they also made their own spicy chili oil that is actually spicy and will make you want to dip every item in it* read more

Big Skyy Bistro - Barbeque Near Me - Riverside, California

Excellent dim sum spot! Well, kind of, except just no true dim sum with carts rolling around right now as they're still recovering. Delicious dishes and don't forget you're here for the food, not the scenery or ambience. Unless you're here for that fun, busy, asian restaurant ambience (which I love btw), then you'll enjoy your entire time here! Only took off 1 star for 2 reasons - roast duck not as good as I remember it. I'll just have to go to Ranch 99, H Mart, or Hong Kong BBQ for legitimate roast duck. Also, just found out that beef rice noodle is no longer on their menu. Ugh this was devastating.. beef rice noodle is THE reason I come to ANY dim sum. Looks like I won't be coming back for a while, maybe return by end of year and perhaps the beef rice noodle will return. Great service as usual and friendly staff. Not a necessity for places like this, but definitely a plus. Entrance is right in the middle on the main street side with plenty of parking on both sides of the restaurant. Highly recommended for parties, big groups, or families. Besides the 2 dishes I spoke about, plenty of other dishes my wife and I tried and they're all absolutely delicious read more

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We dropped in for some dim sum on a Sunday afternoon. They have a limited menu for dim sum including the typical steamed dumplings, chicken feet, and sticky rice. As the only place serving dim sum in Riverside, it was pretty solid! I didn't try the other dishes but they offer a bunch of family style plates. I noticed a lot of people ordering Peking duck and it looked pretty good. The only thing that sucks is the price. It was quite expensive for dim sum and not what I am use to in SGV and OC. For about 6 items, it was $54 with tip. The sticky rice was $11. If you don't want to drive to the other cities and are okay playing double the price for dim sum, then this is the spot. read more

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Hard core Chinese food!! The real deal with many regional cuisinea. Support this place it is the best in the ie!!!!!!!!!

I had never dined at Big Sky Bistro and boy was I ever surprised. The food was absolutely amazing!!! Highly recommend it.

Was one of the only places in the area open on Christmas Day. We arrived shortly after they opened for dinner at 5pm. There was already a lot of people waiting to be seated, and we clearly saw short staffed they were. They were also busy taking and putting together to go orders. Nonetheless, we were thankful and waited patiently. We ordered salt and pepper pork chops, Mongolian beef, crab fried rice and soup dumplings (xlb). Employees were busy but were efficient, refilled my tea pot and quickly cleared dishes from the table. Food quality was good as usual, but came out at different times throughout the meal (as they were ready). Another plus - They serve dim sum all day! read more