I ordered the coconut smoothie with honeydew boba and it was good! Not too sweet, and nice and cold. There are various options for boba teas and smoothies. I ordered a water after that that was refreshing too. Service is good, area is clean. Newspapers in Chinese sell for 75¢ too so that's interesting. read more

Horrible service. No one seated us until we flagged down a waiter. Waited over an hour for our food and the chicken was raw. Thanks but no thanks, good luck with your grand opening! read more

My parents and I stopped here for a birthday lunch for my mom by random choice. They felt that the number of people sitting and eating here was positive indicator that it was a good spot. We were seated right away and was able to order dim sum and off the regular menu. We did have chicken feet, har gow, shrimp noodle roll, taro dumpling, fried shrimp balls to hold us over until our meal came since they came through on carts. It all tasted pretty good actually. We ordered the tofu fried shrimp, hot and spicy squid, and the garlic ginger dungeness crab. The crab was excellent! It tasted very fresh and the meat was sweet - so the garlic and ginger combination and flavor went well together. The meat didn't stick to the shell which made it easier to eat. I would totally get this again and if I have a hankering for crab. The squid was cooked just right but overly salted or not mixed very well as some parts were saltier than others. I could have done with a little more spicy too. The texture and temperature that it was cooked at was spot on. The tofu shrimp kind of lacked flavor for me in general. Service was spotty as expected in Chinatown, as somehow we only got one refill of hot tea and not until near the end of our meal. read more

Food sucks and service kinda sucks. The sweet and sour lotus root was okay at first but I got sick of it after a few bites. My parents ordered a clam and Chinese melon casserole, but the melon was apparently way too bitter (i.e. bad melon). The staff just shrugged off my parents' complaints and gave us a 10% discount. read more

Will not go back. The fillings in the wonton soup dumplings had marble- like gristle in it. I pulled the pork out. Sat it on my dish. The Moo Shu was some of the worst I ever had. Place did not appear clean at all. Tea had leaves floating around in it. read more

Ate here tonight for a Chinese social gathering. We had 5 tables of 10 eating family style. I am an American who grew up eating American style Cantonese food. The food was Cantonese style seafood as seafood is the house specialty. Each table received 10-12 different dishes: lobster, shrimp and salad, bok choy and mushrooms, soup, fish and vegetables, sweet and sour chicken, whole roasted chicken, Chinese broccoli, and another green vegetable that I'd never seen before. This was followed up by two desserts: green bean soup and custard pastries. The entire meal was fantastic. I highly recommend trying the family style meal so that you can sample and taste many items in a traditional Chinese manner. Thumbs up! I'll be back with my family. read more

They changed the chinese name of the restaurant and remodeled the interior. Came here with some friends and the place was kinda full and had to wait to be seated. The dim sum is not that good, kinda bland. One of the dish we ordered was the shrimp spring roll; it was cold and soggy. Another dish was this fried corn something. It was suppose to be crispy; instead, it was oily and mushy. Gross! The service was bad. It took them forever to bring out what we ordered. Also, we had to share table with other strangers...I left early, but according to my friend, it took them so long to give her back her credit card and the manager was rushing them to leave too. read more

Not the best selection on dim sum, then we asked for the menu, we waited 15 min to order from the menu and no one took our order, we decided to leave and still no one asked us if we were ok, worst customer service not the best dim sum. read more

8pm on Friday evening, there were only 2 other tables. My family and I thought about walking out, but felt bad and stayed... They didn't have Peking Duck, so we ordered 3 dishes: Stir Fried Peas Leaves with garlic (No flavor, some portions of the dish extremely salty, some bland), Beef with Vegetables (Shitake mushrooms were not soaked long enough, ingredients were not seasoned, gravy was salty on some parts of the plate and bland on others) & Sesame Chicken (Soggy chicken and runny sauce). Food was so bad that everyone at the table didn't eat. We usually get dim sum here and we ordered the sesame chicken last time and it was pretty good. Boy were we wrong. Maybe the main chef was on break and the dishwasher cooked? I am not sure. I did mention to the waitstaff that the food was not usually this bad and they kept apologizing. The food was inedible tonight. We were too tired to cook and went out to grab a quick bite to eat, but had to come back home and cook anyhow. Whoever cooked the food tonight does not deserve to be in the food service industry. China Cafe should be ashamed of themselves for serving this kind of food to the customers and then charging them money for it. read more

Pros: Shrimp crepe, tofu dessert, chicken feet Cons: A bit heavy on the oil in everything else -- In all of Chinatown, this place has the best Shrimp Crepe and Marinated Chicken Feet for dimsum. The shrimp they use in their crepe is enormous and the soy sauce that comes with it is to die for. The ingredients they use in their beef noodle are fresh and thickly sliced. Unfortunately, they tend to use a lot of oil, which I know many consumers may not like. read more

A new favorite in Chinatown, for me. I've eaten at many restaurants in the neighborhood, and many weren't remarkable enough for me to type up a review. They weren't bad, but also weren't special. My to favorite was Moon Palace, however they can fill up fast. My friends and I went to Chinatown for diner, but had to find a place who could seat 7 of us and were open late. China Cafe seemed to fit the bill, though none of us had ever eaten here. It turned out to be a blessing in disguise that we had to try China Cafe, as they turned out to be excellent. The dining are seems newly renovated - bright and clean, with big screen TVs, and plenty of seating. Service was fast and friendly, and they worked very hard to keep up with all of our orders. The food was fantastic, with fresh ingredients and masterful preparation. The portions were big, making the prices very reasonable. My friends and I were very pleased, and I now have a new second-favorite restaurant in Chinatown (which could even be a contender for #1, as I try more of their massive menu). read more

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As regular I don't like to put down any place - having said that we were here 2 weeks ago under new mgmt and we were blown away with food and service. Today quit different. As one of three table at earlier 10:30 not so busy yet time I gave the order sheet. The food came quick but immediately the first dish tripe came looking not so fresh. Follow by all others seeing some burnt, some temperature cold hot in same plate...and on top of it they forgot the Singapore noodle which was surprising since as I mentioned one of three table and earlier time arrival. I just kindly reminded them but somehow they had some kind of deliberation before coming to ask again when I've already requested one waiter what happened. One other thing annoying also I had a half piece of chive dumpling which in a quick swipe the lady took away without even asking...that's food that I pay for and there is only three piece in a serving. Anyway one more thing oh no...one bigger table finished and the cleaning started and you could tell by the sound of the dishes being thrown into tray bin this is the manner of the culture which I sometime hope would not persist. Anyway take it or leave it and I will leave it. read more

Initially, we were craving soup and our usual spot, 7 Treasures, was closed. We decided to try China Cafe, as it looked clean and had many options. The staff was very friendly and accommodating, allowing us to add BBQ pork to our wonton soup order. We also ordered sat & pepper green beans and sio mai. We give the green bean dish and sio mai 5/5 stars; they were delicious and they gave hearty amounts of each. The soup broth was a little weak but still tasty. We appreciated the free bottomless green tea. We will definitely return. read more

I've only been to China Cafe for dim sum, so I have no idea what their menu is like, but it's never very hard to get a table during lunch time (potential warning flag?) and their selection is fairly decent. Luckily my Chinese upbringing has taught me what all the different dishes are because if you're unfamiliar with dim sum it can be a little difficult to figure out what is what since the wait staff is not particularly proficient in English. More reasons for trying new stuff, right? Unfortunately, there is a definite correlation between the temperature of the food and how late in the lunch hour it is, so go early. Overall, the dim sum staples here are perfectly middle-of-the-road and it's good enough, for now. read more

I like this place. This used to be my family's regular spot before Le Wing Wah. The decor hasn't changed in at least 20 years but the food and service has gotten much better! I absolutely love the fish here and they have a decent dim sum when other, more crowded and touristy dim sum spots are packed. Hands down, the best baos in Chinatown. All the baos are good, especially during dim sum hours because they're super hot and fresh. When my slightly grumpy Grandpa Woo leaves the suburbs to brave his old Chinatown stomping grounds, he insists on coming here. read more

I was pretty disappointed. A friend and I went for dim sum and pretty much everything was flavorless. Chive dumplings, pork dumplings, shrimp pancakes, taro cakes--all uniformly bland. The only redeeming feature was that the sauces on the table were better than the usual run. read more

Dim sum take out is absolutely terrible. They pushed items on me that have the quality and texture of reheated food: dry and cold. They may have changed the decor, but the quality is just as lacklustre. read more

this place is one of the top3 dim sum restaurant in town! And I also ate a dinner there last Sunday！couldn't remember the food I ordered! But it was a mixed vage with meat and dry octopus！that was awesome! read more

Having dinner with good friends Phil Lee, Arthur Lee, Corwin Eng, Mal Woo, Ging Chin. Great Dinner!

I've been to this restaurant many times and it is very solid if you want good dim sum, a quiet lunch, or a huge heavy dinner. The wait staff is pretty good to us and the owner is a nice guy. Anything we order off the menu, we can order it special, with less salt, MSG, etc in order to have a healthier meal. We don't need to order off the menu. My fondest memories is having a corner table ready for us on the weekends, with my grandmother, and just sitting around eating dim sum for a couple of hours. Chicken feet, shrimp dumplings, rice noodles, sticky rice, those are all of the things I typically order. read more

This place is not that good. It's very slow during the weekday and I'm sure we were served reheated dim sum from the day or days before. The shrimp dumplings were fishy and the skin was not fresh and chewy. The spare ribs were not as tender as I would have liked and more cartilage and fat than meat. The tofu skin roll was decent with good flavor compared to the other dishes. The beef rice noodle roll was ok. Same as any other average dim sum place, but not better. The chicken feet were also just ok. Overall, weekdays are not a good time to come because you will get reheated dim sum that isn't hot. Dim sum on the weekends are just average. The place also isn't very clean like other people had said. read more

Clean, fresh, good variety of dim sum and small dishes. A mother 10 big special dishes are posted on the wall: lobster, fish, etc. Hong Kong soap operas play continuous on the TV. Steamed and baked buns were very good. read more

Family and I went at like 530pm for dinner. When we got there, we try to order food, about 90% of the stuff on the menu they don't have, by that time we lost the mood. Ok so it advertises dim sum for evening in Chinese, with a fine print (exception to after 4pm and weekends). If you are advertising for dim sum for dinner time, then what the hell does after 4pm is an exception meant? It's deceptive advertisement to lure you in, DO NOT GO! Even it's newly open, it's not worth it at all. When the staff tells you they don't have it, they don't even bother offer you alternative options. Keep in mind, it's 530pm, how the hell are you out of everything? Does the darn restaurant close at 7pm or something. Again, it's not worth a dime, I was so close to ask for a refund! If I have the option to give ZERO star, I will! I've never been this disappointed in a restaurant in Chinatown in a very long time! There are a lot more better options around for price and quality! read more

It took 30 minutes for them to make our smoothies. They forgot about our order and served the locals before us, even though we were there first. The place is super dirty too. Would never go back. Bad experience, I guess you have to be Asian to get good service. read more

Don't understand the negative reviews. This place is wonderful! Typical noisy bustling Hong Kong style Dim Sum Parlour with great homemade food. Good assortment of piping hot delicious Dim Sum in assorted shapes, sizes and taste sensations. New renovation with more and better service. Same terrific food!!! read more

It is a nice place for dim sum.we got shrimp and pork dumplings,shrimp dumplings,pan fried pork buns,and preserved egg and pork congee.these are fabulous dim yum.there also has domain carts push around,so we can what we like from the carts.will come this restaurant again read more

The dim sum is not really that great. the waitresses kept asking if I need more when I clearly said I was full.

This is one of my favorite restaurants. Nice, healthy and affordable food. Their staff is great!

Delightful place to dine in! We came here twice and the food did not disappoint. The baby lamb dish was tender and succulent, something we'll definitely come back for more! White rice and desert (red bean paste) was complimentary too :) read more

Have been going to this place for years it only gets better with time! As many of the restaurants in Chinatown don't be fooled by the dated decor, place is nice and clean and bright and the food is consistently good! I usually get the Dim Sum to go because I can get in and out in 5 minutes, they are pretty busy all mornings and will have everything ready. Order the steam shrimp dumpling they cut up large pieces of shrimp for the filling (vs rock shrimp), noodle rolls and pan fried buns if you're a first timer . They also have these prepared mini rice boxes with steam ribs in garlic or stewed chicken feet with soy sauce for just a few dollars and filling for a lunch. We have also been there for dinner, their dinners for 2,3,4 etc are very well priced and usually include a fresh seafood item (seen in the tanks in the front) of lobster,dungeness crab or fish. I recommend the honey pork chop, it has a nice crispy edge and tender with the right proportion of meat to fat and the Sole Fish Kow, they take the edges of the fish and deep fry then and then fillet the rest and stirfry it with veggies, texture and flavors are really good. Food travels well for carry out! read more

Horrible service. Went out to eat with my mom and I've been to multiple places in Chinatown growing up throughout my life. By far the worst hands down. First off someone takes our order. We wait 10 maybe 15 min, nothing, no food comes out. Usually dim sum food trickles out pretty fast. Nope. So my mom asks the lady what's going on and the lady asks where out order is even though we handed it to someone awhile ago. She pretends she finds the order and brings out food right away but the food wasn't even our order the order list want even ours. So she makes us fill out another order. We fill it out and 5 out of 8 dishes (not exaggerating) are not even available anymore. Fine we order the 3 dishes on dim sum that they do have and order lunch. Another 10 minutes to give the benefit of the doubt that they're making it and no food still. So we just ask to have the check for our 1 dim sum dish that came out because it's been over half an hour and we'd rather just eat somewhere else in Chinatown that's reliable. read more

Stay away. The service sucks. Called an order in. Showed up 15 minutes later. Folks said, "what order?" You know, the one I placed 15 minutes ago. You even told me how much it would cost. They then proceed to speak in Chinese, but therein lies the rub. I totally understand what you're saying. They even admit they forgot to put the order in. So perhaps 30 minutes later, I may even get my order. This place has now had three different owners in 2 years. Each one renovated and tried to make it look nicer. Eh. I'd rather just have reliable and good tasting food. Guess we'll be moving on to somewhere else. read more

We were looking forward to eating at a newly remodeled restaurant. This restaurant was our favorite before change of ownership. The waiter and waitress were not rude but extremely slow and do not know what they are doing. All they do is walking back and forth and not knowing what or where they going. It took 15 minutes for the first dish to be served. Then we asked where is the other dishes... then that took 5 mins. One of the dish was made wrong. OMG... we were the only new table they had to serve. I really hope it will be better in the future. There is a big investment here!! read more

This place is so dirty. I ordered a Satay Beef rice box from it and found two hairs in my rice. Also, the owner who took my order tried being a smart ass by speaking in Chinese when I spoke in English. I thought he only knew Chinese and so I responded back in Chinese but than he replied back in English making me look like a fool. Don't eat here, there are so many better dim sum places to go rather than here. read more

I had often visited the old China cafe for dinner. The design was dull and plain but last week I came back and noticed the place was remodeled with better design and styles. I don't often eat at Chinatown, but this place is definitely worth the visit. Upon my first visit food was served very slow espically dim sum. I revisited with my family the waiter greeted us immediately and asked us if we needed any refreshment. We ordered dim sum and this time it was much faster and it was packed also so that was suprising. The food was served to us in about 10min. This resturant have alot of food ranging from appetizer to deserts. My favorite experience with this place was probably the walnut bun due to it being the only resturant that is serving it atm. It has a layer of sugar inside the bun which enrichen the overall flavor of the bun which also includes a walnut inside due to it being known as the walnut bun. My second fav dish was what the "rose chicken " the chicken was baked and the skin is crispy and munchy. The sauce was something I had never tried and was somewhat salty but it correspond and match with the chicken. Only weakness to this resturant is the lack of beverage due to it having only soda instead of milk tea and smoothies bc I think it will be attracting more customer if it had more variety of drinks. Overall food is great , fast services ,in and out in no time if you want to have a fast lunch break read more

This is not a good place for dining. They surprised me, very very "surprising" me. They served 2 wrong entrees to us and did not say anything about it. Now we need to go to another restaurant eating again! read more

No. Don't eat here. We washed the table ourselves with a handiwipe and it was unreal how dirty the table was!! We should have left, but didn't. They told me they were out of an ingredient for my meal AFTER already serving the rest of my family so I had to choose something else. And there aren't words for how disgusting my husbands meal was. Seafood delight with bean curd. The chicken in the sesame chicken looked good, but when you bit into it you realized there was very little meat--lots of breading and fat. The beef and snow peas were good. Overall not a good experience at all. read more

Not really the type to write reviews on restaurants but this place blew my mind today. I only been in this restaurant twice somewhat 20 years ago and it was alright. Went here July 5th night looking for a quick snack at around 10pm and ordered #253 Jellyfish with Vinegar, Lean Pork with Preserved Duck Egg Congee, and 4 items from the dim sum menu (chicken feet, fried pork skin tofu roll?, shrimp dumpling, and beef tripe). btw, it was kind of bogus that their DIm Sum Everyday is not the whole dim sum menu at night time; only items 1-20. The place wasn't really packed with about 5 tables max any time and there were 2 adults and 4-5 teenagers catering to customers with a not enjoyable expression on their face. One of the teenagers came to take our orders and he does not seem to know anything about the dishes when we inquired what was its ingredients. Waiters should wait on customers and busboys should be busboys just cleaning up as people finish. However, it wasn't like that and the operations seems hectic. The busboys do not know what table to bring the food to. They mistakenly took one dish to our table and others were walking about back and forth with the dish in their hands. All of the dishes was being brought out one by one on the circular trays which is a waste of time. Saw one instance where one of the teenagers asked another teenage to take the top off the clay pot for them when it was still on the circular tray which they could have done that after putting the clay pot on the table. Anyways, continuing on, our first 2 dishes came out in about 10 minutes and it was the jellyfish and congee. thought it was weird it wasn't the dim sum first. 20-30 minutes later, our dim sum was still not out yet. the waiters and teenagers came to our table to check the order list a couple of times. overheard them talking that they did not write it down for the chef to make and they did not inform us. would have just left right then and forget about the dim sum items if I know. I have been for for 40 minutes already. as we waited, noticed the atmosphere of the restaurant is noisy even when not packed and noticed that they cater to young people and family. this place is trying hard to be the newest late night eating place but i don't think it will work. they either need to be a cafe or family style restaurant. and they also try to be a all in one place with a bbq area up front. one instance i saw 3 of the teenagers serving one table at once. they were also out of ingredients for dishes and heard a table complained that they never ordered one of the dishes on their list. one of the ingredients for my dish was the jellyfish. I assumed the dish used the head part but they were out so they used the body. I am not sure if the head suppose to be more expensive then the body but the price on the receipt was the same. when I asked for the check to pay, the waiter forgot to add tax to it. While leaving, saw the other waiter working in the bbq area chopping meat. whoever the owner is, they need to get more experienced staff or do a better job training. the current business model is a complete failure and from the reviews since the renovation, it seems like I am not only one that feels like this. i have worked in a restaurant in chinatown for 2 years so I know what i am talking about. I know it is only been two and a half weeks since the grand opening but i for sure am not going to eat at this place again. wish you luck in your business as i don't it to stay open that long Update: Seems like this restaurant is worser than i thought. my credit card transaction was processed for the dinner. seems like they just charged the subtotal amount which does not include the tips. the employees working there not going to be happy read more

I am writing this review not based on the taste but the staff and service. The restaurant right now is packed and there seems to be only 2 waitresses manning the floor which seems very hectic and chaotic for them, the food seems to be slow getting to the tables as from what I witness and so far the wait right now is 25 min and counting. One of the waitress came to our table and said that one of the dishes were out and we asked them to recommend, she then went away to look at the menu and then completely forgot about us. So remember this review is not based on the taste but rather the service, so ppl can decide if they want to come here just to try the quality of the food, I'll always give a second chance so I'll probably be back in a couple of weeks to see if changes are made but in the mean time, they only deserve this rating. I don't really want to fault the staff as they do seem overwhelmed. Update: Got our food after 50 minutes of wait and STILL it disappointed, we had 2 choys (vegetables) they both still had dirt in it where u can experience the "delightful crunchiness" of the dish, the waiter offered to do a different choy to replace them and guess what, NOTHING! same result. By then we just decided to get the bill and leave, we waited for about 15 minutes and still no bill so we just left the money on the table and left. This was truly an experience which I hate yet and was amused by how poorly everything was. AGAIN they did just open, so ill give them the benefit of the doubt and hope they will improve because they've pretty much hit rock bottom. read more

Order BBQ pork sat there wait for 20mins don't know why took such long time to do it, all they have to do only cut the meat and the food was cold.food taste no good!!!! read more