I would never return to this restaurant. It was nearly empty even during peak dining hours, which says a lot. They advertised live lobster for $9.99 per pound but served me a lobster with mushy meat, some shell inside, and little to no actual meat. After dining here, I got food poisoning. After I paid the bill, they gave me a stamp card offering a free lobster after five visits. Even if they paid me to eat here, I wouldn't come back. Stay away from this place--I hope the Los Angeles County Public Health Department inspects this restaurant soon to prevent others from getting sick like I did. read more

Blooming Vip - I had to rush home. This place gave me diarrhea! - Seafood Near Me - Rosemead, California

If I could give this place zero starts I would, and I'm the type of person who doesn't leave negative reviews. Yesterday around 2pm I was in the area and decided to try this place (the to-go part of the establishment). When I walked in there was only one lady in line before me, and a bit later 2 men walked in. Well instead of getting food I got to witness a man be physically assaulted inside the restaurant! It was a wild scene, the younger man shoved the older man to the floor and stormed out in a fit of rage. It seemed like they were arguing over who was next in line (even though I was next and got completely ignored by the worker, even though I told her I was next and the lady before me told her I was next) definitely won't be back, I'm just glad I didn't have my tiny toddler with me. read more

Zero star. Bought from takeout, next to restaurant, roast duck, cha siu, dim sum. Spent approximately $160 on food and standing in a long line. The lines are deceiving bc you'd think it was good but quantity was large. I threw out 95% of the food. Extremely salty without any flavor. Two lines, one for roasted meat and the other for dim sum. Very unorganized and confusing. Service was ok, typical of chinese restaurants. Never again. read more

New place, clean and fast service. No dim sum cart and yes, food are pricey here. Taste of the food .... Just like my own cooking. Meaning... not salty at all. I feel like eating at home seriously. Kind of dissatisfied and disappointed with the food to be honest. I mean, its pricey, I expect good food. It's not like 1 item, all of them. Turnip cake, lobster with noodles, pork blood, chicken feet, sticky rice... I thought my tongue is sick, but friends and family also said the same thing. Saturday lunchtime, who's the chef at duty? read more

Great Chinese food the Squab was fantastic. Order the squab and pork belly. If you want better go to Hong Kong !!! read more

Blooming Vip - Squab - Seafood Near Me - Rosemead, California

Went here ordered the suckling pig $169+tax/tip and they gave us the one from a canceled order that was cold. Spent almost 1k there and the food was horrible. So many better options like Newport Seafood or Boston Lobster. read more

One of the more cleaner dim sum restaurants I've been to. The interior is very nice and the servers are friendly. As for the food, it is definitely on the pricier side. All the dishes tasted fresh and apparently everything is steamed to order. I thought the siu mai was good, but the black truffle on top is unnecessary. We ordered the famed lobster noodles for only 10.99, and it was pretty tasty and a generous portion. My favorite dishes were the tofu skin wrapped with meat and the beef rice noodle roll (cheung fun). Overall, I would recommend this spot if you're in the area for dim sum, but it is not my all-time favorite. read more

Exceptional, , the best my mom and i have ever eaten..she's from Hong Kong so we know our dim sum.. We loved loved the following: Tofu wraps aka seen jook geen...hot to table, beautfully rolled, fresh ingredients...beef and choy sum veggie pan fried noodle. wow, this is a perfect dish...feast for the eyes ...plated beautfully, amazing subtle sauce, crispy noodle that take up the sauce...outstanding. I really also like the savory bbq pork pastries with a sesame flavor that was light and the pastry flaky...and the French style bbq bun...omg...sooo yum. Ambiance. We had a small 25- person banquet room to ourselves...a wall to wall virtual fish tank, and a wall mural of a Chinese mountain seen...so relaxing yet upscale yet cozy...the main dining room is large...and.. they have pillars projecting the virtual fish tank so tables nearby get this Zen experience too. There is even a prvate all-gender bathroom for our small banquet room. What? How crazy is that?!??!! The service is friendly, tho we did have to flag down a server to place our order sheet...and to flag down someone to give us the check...but they are still getting the hang of things.. we are here within their grand opening...new management new restaurant. BUT...I would dock a star for what I learned once I actually studied the menu once I got home.. Cons: We were seated in that small banquet room for an extra charge...we were not aware that being seated in a small side room cost more... the large dining room is cheaper. It's not a lot of money, but I would have appreciated an option or being informed...tho I admit I enjoyed having a private room to just my mom and me. Despite this... Highly recommend. For superior cuisine....in grand dim sum palace style....you can pay more and ask to be seated in a small room and have that special VIP feeling. Plenty of free parking. More expensive than most. Certain days some items are more expensive...I suggest reviewing the menu and deciphering the code in the footnotes your pocketbook will thank you and you wont have sticker shock...but the food and small private rooms, worth it. read more

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Chill vibes, great for family gathering, and hosting events! Came during a weekday night and was seated right away. Reserve ahead for private rooms. Service was great and very respectful. Started us with tea, water, and beverage right away. Always clearing out our old plates and checking up on us every few minutes. Server makes small jokes and kept the vibe going. Basic Chinese cuisine but didn't disappoint at a upscale level. Food in general was surprisingly good. My favorite was the Imperial Chinese Herbal Stew!! French Style Beef Tenderlion was literally tender, easy to chew, not over cooked. The steam fish aka "the ocean monster" was perfect. Was very sus when the server said that name. Is it a joke? I'll visit again someday and find out. read more

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OVERALL EXPERIENCE: Heads up! We reserved the private room for my grandma's 90th! We had a set dinner menu with 10-13 courses. Everything was amazing!!! I cannot speak to regular dining or the dim sum, or service during those times. MENU OPTIONS: As mentioned, we had a set dinner course with about 10-13 dishes, and it was ALL amazing!!! I have posted a picture of the menu items and the dishes with names. SERVICE: Service was exceptional! PRICE: $2400 per table of 10 PARKING: private shopping center lot Food: 5/5 stars Service: 5/5 stars Venue: 5/5 read more

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Staff has very limited English language skills and very hard to communicate . They really cater more to Chinese speaking customers.

Honestly I'm just excited to see the renovation finally being done. The restaurant serves dimsum during the day and is Cantonese, but it has Guangdong vibes. The decorations and dimsum dishes are more China than HK style. I think everything had potential. It's still very new. One complaint is every dish came out not hot enough. Some were lukewarm and some were warm. But... I really enjoyed the soufflé and will stick to the more unique items you can't get at other dimsum restaurants. The lobster dumplings and lobster congee look very promising. It takes 30 mins so I'll have to come back to try. Overall, I liked the variety available. Will come back once some time passes and they get used to how to run things. Staff were very nice, but if you're not here at 10am don't bother. Lines can go up to 45 mins. read more

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Last night, I was at Blooming VIP for a birthday banquet. The food we had was amazing. We had the king crab, lobster, and a small roast pig （乳豬）. The roast small pig was tasty and the skin was crispy. The king crab was steamed with garlic and was fresh. The service was attentive. read more

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Had a good experience with dimsum here for our group of 9 people. All of the dishes were fresh and seasoned well. Personally the tea could have been a bit stronger but wasn't a big deal. I've been here a long time ago and the renovations done since look great. Service was pretty quick here on a Sunday morning too. read more

This restaurant is already one of my favorite dim sum places! The shu mai, shrimp rice noodle, and bean curd skin wrap dishes as well as the egg yolk bun here were all great quality, were all very good flavor-wise, and all tasted on par with the dim sum from some of the best dim sum restaurants in the San Gabriel Valley. I also had their Beef and Chinese Broccoli Chow Fun which tasted clean, tasted flavorful, and really captured what a staple Cantonese chow fun dish should taste like. The inside of the restaurant also looks awesome. The combination of the excellent food and the great-looking interior design of this restaurant definitely makes this a top-notch restaurant. Have some guests that you want to impress? Bring them here ASAP to yum cha! read more

Blooming Vip - Shu Mai and Bean Curd Skin Wrap - Seafood Near Me - Rosemead, California

Yes! It's a wonderful spiritual successor to East Gourmet! The dim sum is good. Favorite was the siu mai and baked cha siu bao. Their bao is really unique because it has that lovely sweet crust that's found on bo lo baos! Very generous sizes and filling. Grandma and mom approved of the feng jiao. Wasn't a fan of the nai wong bo lo bao; the custard was mo may oh (had no flavor) and I didn't like the pieces of pineapple inside. Despite pineapple being in the name, it's referring to the crust on top of the bao looking like pineapple skin. It doesn't usually come with the fruit inside. The chive and shrimp dumplings were good and so was the nor mai guy (Chinese tamale). The guk bo cha (chrysanthemum and puer tea) was solid too. Swift service when taking our orders, getting our food and taking away empty plates. The one issue is that we got multiple orders that were wrong. They brought us too many of the chive dumplings, tried to give us steamed vs baked bao and I think brought another dish we didn't order. So be vigilant. However, when we told them about the mistakes, they quickly corrected them. They just opened 2 weeks ago, I'm sure it's just growing pains. Beautiful renovations, nice mix of traditional and western architecture. Really like that the private rooms have glass partitions, keeps the space looking big and open, but still private. Really cool fish tank screens on the pillars and in the private rooms. The new bathrooms are nice too. Good that the staff gets the old ones to themselves. Overall, excellent dim sum place. Happy we have one here again and it stacks up against East Gourmet which used to be here. read more

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Dim Sum holds a special close place to my heart because my family would eat that quite a lot on the weekends when I was growing up. It's a great meal to share with loved ones and just chitchat. My mom wanted to come here for lunch because she heard that there was a change in ownership and that they've tried the togo area a few times. I honestly wasn't impressed. With all the many dim sum places in the sgv, this place didn't do much for me to stand out. Service was beyond horrible, I tend to be very lenient when it comes to Asian places on service because we all know the stigma with that but this place didn't even check on us. They never came to greet us and see how we were doing, they didn't come to get our order, we had to flag 3 different people down. The food was mediocre, nothing stood out to me except the chow fun. That was really good. They also didn't have some dim sum staples. I'd rather go to my usual spot. read more

We have been meaning to give this restaurant a try and it didn't disappoint. The food is better than expected. The jumbo clam sashimi has huge portion and its sweet ans savory. The roasted chicken skin is crispy and meat was juicy. The private room reservation is $400 minimum. It's a Must try. read more

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All great dishes and nice big portions! No seafood specials but wish there were! I need to come back for dim sum but for dinner it was a nice spot and glad it reopened. It's all newly decorated with more banquet rooms with ktv! One room was having a blast! read more

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Came here on a Monday afternoon around 1:30PM, pretty full (it was July 3 so maybe because some people had the day off). Was given a table in a room that smelled heavily of cigarette smoke so asked to not be there, got seated at a huge table instead (table usually for 8, we had 4). Ordered some standard items: - steamed shrimp dumplings (har gow): chewy outside, shrimp didn't taste super fresh but it was fine - radish cake: wasn't hot, didn't have a ton of radish in it but acceptable - salty dumplings: skin was super thick, inside meat was flavorful, lukewarm - tripe: chewy, could've done with more flavor, was surprised that there were full mini carrots at the bottom - BBQ pork puff pastry: puff pastry was an interesting choice, could've had more BBQ pork inside - steamed bean curd: this was probably my favorite, soft bean curd outside although the meat inside was a bit hard. Bill came out to be around $53 pre-tax, $2/person for tea as well. All flavors could've been more, quality was fine. I don't know what the dim sum scene is around this area, but I'd probably try some other spots before coming back to this one (wouldn't be opposed to returning though) read more

Horrible service and mediocre food! When we first walked into the restaurant, the waiter at the reception area did not even look up to acknowledge our presence as we stood in right front of him. That was the first sign of how service would be for the rest of the evening. After we were seated and were ready to place our order, we sat waving our hands and trying to make eye contact with any wait staff. They made no attempt to come anywhere near us. Finally, we caught a waiter's eye after furiously waving our hands in the air. When they brought out our dishes, we noticed the dishes were room temperature and not hot. We spent more time trying to wave down a waiter because they forgot to bring the rice we had ordered. After we finished eating and asked for the check, we noticed that the Hispanic waitress served dessert to all the tables around us, but conveniently forgot about us when we were done. We asked her about it, and she said she would bring it, but went into the kitchen and disappeared and never returned back. We asked another waiter, and she explained they were out. Yet, they didn't have the decency to inform us, so we were not left waiting for them. At that point, we were fed up and left. Looking back, we tipped them more than they deserved. This restaurant establishment has subpar food and especially bad customer service. First, and last time, coming here. Asian restaurants generally aren't very good with customer service, but this joint easily takes that to an even worse level. read more

Save your effort coming here, it's not worth your money and time. Our dimsums never came out after waiting for over 1 1/2 hrs, main course food taste was bleh, and there is such a language barrier. read more

Got take out from the counter next to the main entrance Most popular dim sum selection, all was terrible No wonder they were offering buy 2 get I free Har Gow has mushy filling, shrimp not fresh, Siu Mai had fatty and gristle filling, shrimp and beef noodle rolls had wrapping that just fell apart when picked up with chopsticks The dim sum from the counter is from the same kitchen as the one for the restaurant It all tasted like it had been frozen and thawed and was made a week before read more

We reserved three table for my dad birthday. Food so bad. No tastes. Laborer outside warm and inside cold. All 10 dishes no good.

I visited this establishment for dim sum, and I must say that the food here is of exceptional quality and highly recommended.

My mother in law invited us to lunch here and she wanted to try a new spot out. I believe they just changed ownership or something so it was actually pretty packed when we went. It was a thursday around 11:30am. I was disappointed because they didn't have the ladies walking around with a cart. That is what feels so authentic to me. It took a while for us to get someone to come take our order. We were being overlooked a lot. We finally ordered our food and things started rolling out pretty quick. The food was okay, I've honestly had better. There were certain staples that they didn't have either and I believe the bill came out to almost $200. It didn't feel like it was worth it to me Tons of parking. Service sucks. read more

This Chinese restaurant/venue is tucked away in a center of many wonderful food places. But upon entering, you'll find this great place to gather for dinner with your family and/or friends or a large celebration for your special occasion. The food is delicious and the service is seamless. Note, if-- you are taking out dim sum, it's an adjacent to the main door. Dim sum all day and other lunch combos. Enjoy-- read more

The dim sum was very good as we got the har gow, sui mai, and everything with truffle on it The black pepper crab was also yummy but I'd avoid the quail, it wasn't that well seasoned. Service here is very poor and you'll need to ask several times for things but they're friendly. Would def come back for the food read more

The food is tasty n fresh. However, the prices are comparatively higher n smaller in quantity.

beware when ordering off their promotion menu, it states you can't repeat the order, but doesn't say anything about ordering the items at different times. apparently you can't do that either. they end up charging us the regular menu price for the items that was on the promotional menu just because we ordered it after we put in the first order. read more

Blooming Vip - Promotional Menu stating items cannot be reordered, but doesn't say cannot order other items at different times. - Seafood Near Me - Rosemead, California

This review is for the Take Out section next door, not the actual sit down restaurant. MAKE IT MORE ORGANIZED. People are waiting in line from the right side door but other customers just walk in in the left side door and cut everyone waiting. So if you only want the chicken, duck, etc... do you not have to wait in line ? Make it clear so EVERYONE UNDERSTANDS. Write and post a sign in both Chinese and English. read more

I would like to update my review. I don't think that the food is bad, in fact, it's great but the service here left a sour taste in my mouth. It wasn't like this before but definitely would consider not going here just due to the service. I'm normally used to service not being the best but this one really just made it bad for me. I had asked for a menu so I can order food for takeout and wrote 2 of the siu mai, 1 of some other item and 1 of another item. I wrote my 1 with the line at the bottom, which by the way is a valid way to write a one. One of the ladies who gave out food looked at the menu and even confirmed with me what the quantity of items were and she went away while I went to talk with friends. Then another guy who puts in the orders comes by to ask me if I had ordered it to-go and I responded with "yes, it will be to-go". Then a bit later, the same guy comes back to confirm my order with the ticket printed and he says "so you order 2 of the siu mai, 2 of this item and 2 of this other item?" and obviously, I responded with "No, I didn't, I ordered 2 of this, 1 of this, and 1 of this." The guy then looks at my menu and the number 1 I wrote (with the line at the bottom) and he's like "that's not a 1, that's a 2" and I'm like "I wrote a 1 there" and he really said "sir... Are you serious?". Let me tell you, I NEVER had someone say that to me at a restaurant. I was like "yeah of course I'm serious". Then he storms to the kitchen to let them know. Later while I'm talking to my friends about the situation, the guy comes back and slams the menu onto the table and writes a 1 the way he knows how a 1 is written and says in a condescending tone "This is how you write a one" and then immediately walked off. Had I not been in a rush to run other errands, I would've immediately said something. That left a bitter taste in my mouth and when it came time to tip, I just thought maybe at the very least the restaurant should receive a tip because the food servers weren't bad to me, just that dude. Then all of a sudden, a manager comes back with my bill after me tipping $15 dollars on a $180 bill. He says "you wrote $15? This is less than 15%, less than 10%". And I explained the problem to him alongside help from my friend in cantonese. He seemed to understand the issue and we left with my to-go order. This place definitely needs to work on their customer service because this was when they JUST opened. He probably woke up on the wrong side of the bed. Anyways, great food, seriously. Just customer service could use some work (alot of work...) read more

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13 of us here for a bday get together, we were in a huge VIP rooms. The super size beautiful dining tables, gold color napkins,crystal chandeliers plus a giant screen wall shows... all our pre-order dishes were more than yummy plus the excellent services, Yes, i 100% recommended this awesome Chinese restaurants. read more

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Didn't have any expectations prior to coming here but a friend's friend recommended and we decided to check it out. Service and ambiance are good. Dim Sum is ordered and brought to table. No carts here. Really impressed by French style baked char siu bao. Siu mai and har gow were very good. Restaurant is very clean and upscale. Will come back and bring family read more

Service was great! The quality of the dim sums were amazing! I would definitely come back to this place again in the near future. read more

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Renovated about 1 year ago. Had lunch and dinner. Food very good. Looking forward to go back this month for a full size banquet.

My mom suggested this restaurant for dim sum and I always trust her judgment. I was in town and was really craving dim sum. First off, the mustard sauce here is spicy, which I loved! They have the usual items on the menu. Once seated, you're given a paper menu to order from. Also, the tea is $2.99 a table so make sure you pick more than one type of tea for variety and it's unlimited refill. For me, the taro tart was a unique item. Their shumai is better than most places. The turnip w/beef tendon & stomach is my moms favorite, not for everyone. read more

Blooming Vip - Seafood Near Me - Rosemead, California

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I was ignored throughout my lunch. Nice looking coming in, but that quickly dissipated .

Truly unsure how I feel about this place. They have a large LED screen at one end, a fairly elegant divider splitting the massive space into two large rooms, and the plaza they are in generally has decent parking. The steamed and pan fried dim sum items were all very fresh and generally good, a few even approaching excellent (pai gut and ngau pak yip, aka pork spareribs and ginger beef tripe), but the baked ones (char siu bao and dan tat in particular) were uniformly meh. Gai lan portion was MASSIVE but you could basically taste the tap water they were boiled in. The menu was missing some staples like the deep fried shrimp ball that just felt straight-up odd. Service was well-intentioned and generally okay, considering you don't expect much from most restaurants around here. read more

One of th best Sui Mais has but stops there. You shouldn't shame your customers for not knowing the language. I understood enough when the worker was complaining to other customers that I couldn't understand what she was trying to to say when I was placing my order. read more