Service is slow, so I wouldn't recommend eating here if you're looking for a quick bite to eat. Dim sum is very mid-tier but very affordable and will satisfy your cravings! read more

China Town Eatery - Dim Sum Near Me - Salt Lake City, Utah

I really wanted dim sum the moment we got to SLC. All these Asian restaurants everywhere! Dim sum is something we don't have back in Boise so I'm trying to eat a much as I can before I head home. My daughter and I decided to try this joint out for lunch. They serve dim sum throughout the day so it was a win win situation. Most dim sum is in the morning so the fact we can have it for lunch was great. Walking in, I expected the joint to be nicer. Not necessarily top of the line but nicer. It was dull, crowded and dated. The lady behind the counter guided us to our table. We did breeze over the menu but I already knew what we wanted. We ordered a handful a handful of things. It all looked good on the menu and these were some of my favorite dishes growing up. Black bean spareribs, shu mai, haw gow, taro cake, lotus leaf sticky rice, bean curd with meat in the middle and long rice noodle with shrimp. Everything is pre made and sitting in a steamer bath. I would have been willing to wait for the dim sum to be made fresh instead of it just sitting around staying warm. Honestly, if I would have known that they were pre made, I probably wouldn't have come. The black bean spareribs were fatty and lacking black bean. The long rice noodles were already sauced so the sauce was thick and dry on the noodles already. The haw gaw was cold. The clear wrapping on the haw gow is my favorite and it was tough. The stuffed bean curd was pretty bland. The lotus leaf with sticky rice was good! It was hot and the filling was savory to the sticky rice. The shu mai was savory. The only thing that was honestly cooked cooked was the taro cake. It was actually steamed and then grilled. It was really good! I love the crunchy exterior and the soft middle. Half of the food was good and the other half was so disappointing. As dated as this joint is, I know places that look dated can produce some of the best food! I was hoping that this was going to be the case but it wasn't. Service was basic. It was uncomfortably warm inside the venue today. I'm happy I got to try it out but I don't see myself coming back for a second round. read more

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Really great quality and price, the dim sum had large portions for what we paid. We got a few other shareable dishes off the menu too, we really loved the beef noodle dishes and the garlic snow pea leaves. It wasn't the best dim sum I've ever had, but I left satisfied. The service was quick too, even with the notice that only 3 people were working at the restaurant. read more

Whenever I am missing good Chinese flavors, I like to stop by Chinatown Eatery. I personally like to go here to eat their ham fried rice, as it a comfort dish for me. Their fried rice is simple and not filled with unnecessary vegetables. I recently tried their beef chow ho fun (flat rice noodles with beef) and it was delicious. The beef was tender and the noodles had a nice flavor to them. I also had some fried bread that was also good. Service can be quick considering that there isn't a lot of staff. I would recommend going here if you are looking to eat authentic Chinese cuisine. read more

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Great food and pretty quick delivery! The place felt comfortable and I will definitely be going again! read more

China Town Eatery - Mixed vegetables and tofu (in the front) & mixed vegetables and tofu casserole (in the back) - Dim Sum Near Me - Salt Lake City, Utah

Normally if I go to a really good Chinese restaurant, I ignore things like decor and service in exchange for really good Chinese food. China Town Eatery seems to be the best of both worlds- decent dim sum and noodle soup options, as well as cleanliness, friendliness, and fast service! Mandarin, Cantonese, and English are spoken by the staff, so you'll likely be able to find someone and order in the language you are most comfortable with. We had our family group of four plus one toddler, and were able to find seating and had a baby seat given to us quickly. The menu is quite large, with dim sum offerings, a large bakery selection that includes char su baos and bolo baos, noodle soups, and dishes for family-style eating. The one area of improvement I see is that there was a lack of knowledge about vegan options as well as an overall shortage of options. Which, for an authentic Chinese eatery with a bakery, is fairly common and mostly a flaw in the overall cuisine. My dad asked about vegetarian options and we were pointed to the vegetable menu, which wasn't quite the same and had items with oyster sauce on them. I did find a tofu noodle soup, though. read more

China Town Eatery - Deep-fried tofu noodle soup - Dim Sum Near Me - Salt Lake City, Utah

This Chinese dive is rusty, cramped, dated with slow service. Saturday morning and there was one server/cashier working. I ordered the parsley beef balls, Sui mai and bean curd skin roll. Bean curd rolls were small sized (half the size of regular restaurants) bland mostly mushroom (where's the meat?!?) Sui mai was more bearable. Why they would use imagination roe I don't understand (tapioca pearls with orange food coloring) Something tells me this is not house made. After waiting 30 mins they brought me the wrong order ... beef balls which were also flavorless and chewy. OVERALL the slowest dum sum service...if you're in the mood for Chinese takeout quality food (this would be an insult to Chinese takeout) this your place. read more

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What a hidden gem! Came here for a late lunch on a Saturday. The nearby new-age Asian food in the plaza did not seem appealing at the time, and we were lucky it was not so late in the day that this restaurant had closed their lunch hours. The floor was a bit sticky coming in. We were seated in a booth, with friendly service quickly getting to our order. I shared some dim sum items and a wonton noodle soup. In traditional flavors of dim sum, the food was delicious! My favorite were the rice rolls and noodle soup. The portions were generous and we left stuffed. Prices were very reasonable. Parking in the crowded Chinese plaza was somewhat of a challenge, but it made the meal more worth it in the end. read more

If I could give this place a 0 star I would. Rude customer service!!! We are a family visiting from out of state and wanted congee and other foods to-go. When we placed our order, they said they cannot make it. I'm assuming it was because it was too early so I asked what time could I start ordering these other items. The younger girl started screaming at me saying they don't have time to make the food for me. Either I order what they already have made or they won't do it. I didn't understand or she didn't understand- either way, they could only make half of what I ordered which was two congee. The others order was two salty fish fried rice. She was extremely rude and yells at me saying they don't have time to make it and starts to throw utensils around. If my parents didn't want congee so bad I would have up and left this place without waiting for the order. Avoid at all cost if you want food that requires actual cooking in the kitchen. How do you run a business telling your customers that you don't have time to make what they want to order. I don't quite understand. read more

Their food is authentic. I grow up eating chinese food in NYC chinatown and their food is legit. Dim sum every day too!

Well you def can find some of the variety of the dim sums here！it usually open early and enjoy some soy milk for breakfast if you dont want have tea read more

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Excellent, made to order (mostly) dim sum as opposed to those huge dim sum halls where the food comes out in food carts. Everything was super tasty, yet not overly salty. The chive dumplings were extra large and extra crispy on the outside. Likewise the turnip cakes. When you get them from the usual dim sum cart, most of the dim sum has been steamed to death and is usually mushy. Service was quick and efficient when we were here (Friday 1:00, 3 tables). The one waitress was running around though. So I can see service slowing down significantly if there were more full tables. Decor is typical of these hole in the wall, mom and pop, places. And also a shiny layer of grease over most surfaces lol. But that's not what you come here for, right? You come here for great food at very reasonable prices. And this place delivers that in spades. It's really as good as some of the best dim sum we've had in NYC, if not better. The bathroom was clean. A bonus! As a minor complaint: I showed the waitress the Yelp coupon for BOGO bun, and she just said NO and waved it away lol. No big deal. We didn't come here expecting any free food. PS: we saw them bring out their freshly baked pineapple buns, cha siu bao, etc, and we had to buy a few to go. They turned out to be absolutely delicious, even 3 hours later when we were back in our hotel. read more

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Overall impression: Very pleasantly surprised. Expect a fairly long wait and not perfect service but the food is good and actually pretty cheap We came for dim sum and basically I was expecting the food to be not very good. The first thing I was surprised to find was that almost all of the dim sum dishes were only $3. So then I thought it must be pretty small portions but they were actually normal sized portions. For instance I think there were 4 or even 5 chicken feet only for $3! And the food was actually pretty good. I eat dim sum a lot after living on the West Coast and in Hawaii. I mean it's not the best dim sum I've had but it's decent for the price. They were super busy and they only have like 3 people working there so everything was pretty hectic and some things took awhile. They did screw up two of our dishes but I kinda expected that since they were so busy. I would say that when you come to this kind of place don't expect like perfect restaurant quality service. If you take it for what it is, it's totally fine. read more

On a recent trip to Salt Lake City, we visited Chinatown because we always have to eat chinese food wherever we go. Out of all the restaurants available in Salt Lake's Chinatown Center, we picked this restaurant because the menu had a variety, in addition to having dim sum. We were not sure what to expect since you couldn't judge a restaurant by its cover! Inside has a dated decor, a bit of a wait, but it was worth it. We ordered some dim sum, beef chow fun, and shrimp egg foo young (even though I'm Chinese, I love egg foo young)!! The portion was generous. The food was authentic, fresh, and delicious. We also got some buns to go. AND best of all, you can't beat the price!! If we are ever in Utah again, we will definitely come back. read more

China Town Eatery is a mixed experience: The dim sum was really quite wonderful, but unfortunately the service made it difficult to enjoy. To be fair, they give warning that it'll be slow, posting that they have one waiter, one chef and one wok, and they do live up to their notice. That said, it might be worth it considering the great flavors and textures they offer. NOT a fast eating experience, but certainly worth the trip. Note that food comes out when it's ready and not all at once, so you may find yourself reminding the waiter about the rest of your order - rest assured they know, they just are working at their own pace. read more

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We have been wanting to explore and try our new places since we are in a new area. And every time that we do, it's always a hit and miss. This place was definitely a miss for us as we walked in we were so hungry and the place was about 75% full. There was a waitress that greeted us and sat us down. I didn't know what to do, and it was weird because they didn't have a section in the menu for chicken. There was a rice casserole section, beef, seafood and vegetable section. We didn't know what to order as we were so hungry. I decided to play safe and order mapu tofu since that's what we always order in Chinese restaurants and we decided to try out the rice casserole dish. I tried out the mushroom and chicken casserole. We ordered at 6:35pm and our food came to us at 7:10pm. Yes it did take a long time for our food to arrive and while we waited over half an hour for our food to arrive, we decided to order the pineapple buns as an appetizer since we were hella hungry. After I ordered, the bread took about 10 minutes to arrive, I honestly dont know why this place loves to take their sweet time to deliver their food. The pineapple bun was really good and reminded us of the pineapple bread in Hong Kong. And when our food finally came to us, the rice casserole came in a hot bowl, and it was basically meat on top of rice with soy sauce. The rice was pretty dry, which is understandable because of how they cooked this dish. I'm assuming they just cooked the rice from the actual bowl and steam it really hot until the rice inside the bowl cooked. Beware, if you are really hungry do not order the rice casserole as it will take a long time for it to arrive to you plus while you have the food in front of you, it is really hot and takes a long time to cool down. I ate mapu tofu with my rice casserole, and this was the first time that I have experience that the mapu tofu did not come with ground beef/pork or meat of anytime, it was just tofu, sauce and some garnish...no meat on it whatsoever, plus the taste of the sauce on the mapu tofu wasn't that good as it was really bland. We spent more than an hour at this place with more than half of our time waiting for our food. I love chinese food but I wouldn't recommend this place. Try to go somewhere else. read more

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if you're looking for accommodation, and vibes, then look elsewhere. This is a total mom and pop shop, reminds me of when i young kid in hong kong. Menu has great variety and really good price. Food is really authentic. But beware this place is small and service could take a while. Place is small so it's not good for large parties. ( within 6 is ok) read more

Lack flavor, place was busy, I get the setup but definitely needs to get more people working

This is a small mom & pop restaurant. There's nothing fancy about this place, but the taste of the food is amazing. It's quite authentic to Hong Kong tea house flavors. A place I plan to frequent often. read more

The food is definitely fresh, just lacks a bit of flavor. The shrimp noodle rolls were great, and I also got some beef with noodles dish that was also good but needed some flavor. Otherwise it all borderlines oily. Still good, fresh and the servers were nice. read more

We had to come here after we found that they had dim sum for dinner! I don't know why that's not a thing everywhere. Everything seemed to be made freshly and the congee came out scalding hot. After a strong start with shrimp rice rolls, congee and sauteed bean sprouts, I was underwhelmed by the har gow, bean curd rolls, and chicken feet. Still very good for the price and the fact that we can get it at 6 pm so will definitely return when in town! read more

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I love the food but the service is pretty bad. I had salted pork and preserved egg congee and spare rib with black bean sauce whereas my bf had bbq pork casserole and shrimp dumpling. My congee was pretty good, it was a big bowl and I was full. My bf also liked his food. I would recommend what I ordered. The service was very below average though. We came into the restaurant and do not know where to sit because nobody is at the front greeting customers. We just went to a table and claim it ours as if we were at a mall food court. Then the waitress gave us the menus and didnt say anything about that so I guess that's how it is. After we ordered, we waited about 10 mins until our first item came out, which is my congee. Then next 10 mins came my spare ribs, then 10 mins after is my bf's shrimp dumpling and 20 mins after is his casserole. We ordered our food separately because of our diet and didn't intend to share meal like Asians mostly do so he just awkwardly looked at me eating the whole time.... In short, I only recommend this place if you're not in a hurry and not hungry at all or you might be hungry in the next hour. read more

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there is only one wok and one chef which I think is so cool because the food is always going to be consistent! seems like a family owned restaurant. the food was delicious, service was great! not too busy in the restaurant. food started coming out around 20 minutes. pricing was okay :) would definitely come back read more

Terrible. Don't come. Waited 2 hrs for our food and never came. Other tables got theirs in 25 mins. No service what so ever.

Food was well prepared though service was just a little slow BUT they do let you know ahead of time. Definitely Chinese style cooking, food and service. Fun for me to bring people to taste a part of my daily world. Will be back. read more

I'm guessing the food here is fairly authentic because we were the whitest people in the joint. You have to go up to the cash register to look at a menu and order and then it's back to the table to wait and wait and wait. The sweet teenage girl finally brought waters and setups just before the food arrived. We had plenty of time to inspect the small space. The floors, tables and bathroom were filthy. The patrons were practically shouting and the tables are so tight you might as well be eating in a school cafeteria. The food itself made you feel gross later. The chicken and overcooked veggies were swimming in greasy sauce. Ah well, not my cup of tea. read more

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Came to lunch with some friends who eat here often and absolutely love it! They recognized her immediately and welcomed us. This is a family owned business that has been here for about six years. It is pretty much run by this family. The dishes come out one at a time. ( you may want to adjust your schedule so your not in a hurry, totally worth the wait) We ordered Chinese Broccoli with Garlic sauce and turnip cakes to start. We also ordered a dish of Chili oil. Chinese Broccoli was good. I had never tasted turnip cakes and was pleasantly surprised! Dipping them in chili oil and soy sauce adds to the deliciousness! You can see our traveling dinos with the turnip cakes. Then we ordered Tofu and mushroom fried rice. I really liked it, the rice seemed to be a mix of long rice and short rice mixed. I could be wrong but thats kinda what it looked like. We ordered salt and pepper shrimp. Talk about delicious, be sure to eat them nice and hot! These are definitely not for anyone controlling their salt intake but I can see myself craving these in the near future. Gives me the feel of salt and vinegar chips! We then had General sesame Chicken and Chicken curry with potatoes. Both good, the potatoes are like twice baked and crispy. We ended with Pan fried noodles with fish and corn, this is something that is not on the menu anymore but they can still make it for you. I liked it but it was not one of my favorites. I enjoyed all the food, service was great and I would definitely come again! read more

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I came alone for lunch on a week day. There was a steady stream of customers. One waitress and one cook does make the service and food come a bit slow, if I'd been doing take out I would have ordered, then go get some groceries. I ordered a porridge along with some dim sum, the shrimp steamed dumplings are delicious! I'll be coming back to get my dim sum fix in a pinch! read more

This place is such a mixed bag. As so many have noted, you have to go in with a heavy dose of patience. But at least today at lunch (arrived about 2:15) the energetic young server was lots better than the surly woman who usually is in charge. For such a late hour it was at least 60% full. I observed food coming out in dribs and drabs. What was really weird this time is that I ordered mapu tofu; the waitress seemed to understand so I waited in anticipation of satisfying my craving for some sichuan heat. Surprise! What she eventually brought out was tofu in a thickened chicken gravy with red ball peppers and onions. The spice came from white pepper. It was topped by green onions and at most one very small green chile pepper sliced thinly. Ok, it was hot in temperature and a generous portion. It tasted good, but in no way was it mapo tofu. After a few spoonfuls I asked for some chile oil. Another weirdness. Apparently the cook took some oil and dumped in the sweet chile oil that is a great condiment (nam ploy). It tasted of sugar and vinegar. Not giving up, I asked for sichuan pepper. She pointed to a shaker of white pepper. I repeated my request, emphasizing sichuan, resorting to mentioning chengdu, the capital. I guess she understood because she said they didn't have any. What to say? The potstickers are good and cheap. A steaming bowl of wonton soup looked terrific. If you go, go in a good mood with time to spare, stick with cantonese, and be happy with generous portions of steaming hot, decent food. Oh, and take a book. read more

Delicious dim sum !!! Tried couple pork and shrimp steamed dumplings and potstickers . Probably the best in town . Fried rice is also remarkable. The only criticism/ complaint is the slow service . It's a little hole in the wall , but worth trying. read more

China Town Eatery - Chicken and fish fried rice - Dim Sum Near Me - Salt Lake City, Utah

Authentic Chinese food. Never expected to find a place to have good canton-style food in SLC. Highly recommended.

It was quiet when my friend and I went in to have our dinner here. We have to wait for 15-20 minutes but we were given the BOGO pineapple bun w/ custard. (An offer for checking in) We ordered shrimp dumplings, siu mai, lotus leaf, curry fish balls, and shrimp rice rolls. The shrimp dumplings taste so good and the siu mai was evenly cooked. Curry fish balls taste like home back in HK, but the texture of it is different. I'm just glad I found curry fish balls in the menu! Shrimp rice rolls are tasty with the sweet soy sauce. My friend enjoyed the lotus leaf rice because it's her first time eating it. For me, eating the lotus leaf rice multiple times, I think they can do better with it. I feel like there's more filling than rice and it tasted a little bit slimy. I wouldn't order it again. The whole order made us full and I enjoyed my time! Not only that, it's cheap as well! I'll definitely come back for dim sum/yum cha. read more

Always understaffed and service isn't great. One server, one cook.. basically that's it. Restaurant isn't the cleanest either. Ordered the pork XLB - it was dry with no soup inside. It didn't come with vinegar and definitely not ginger. Bean curd roll filling and flavors were decent and shrimp rice cake was good too. If you are desperate for dim sum, this place is more than fine and authentic enough. read more

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I've always saw this place but never tried it. Well I decided to finally try it out and I have so much mix feelings about this place. When seeing this place on the outside it looks nice, but on the inside its a different story. Nothing says authentic Chinese food, when you see a table filled with personal items and their kids there playing/doing homework. They definitely need to remodel the place because all of the furniture being used in there is so old. The seats are literally being held together by black duck tape. One of the tv is off, while the other is showing a slide show with music playing. The food here is decent at least. I ordered the beef chow ho fun dry. It was a bit on the salty side. I grew up eating it, and I think they use either way too much soy sauce or they use too much dark soy. The salty pork and egg congee is actually delicious. Their dim sum is alright also. This place is giving me so much mix feelings. The food definitely have some sort of msg. The food is decent, I guess. Environment wise, definitely need to remodel. read more

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Hits the spot. Everything I ordered tasted like I would get in LA. Some items in my takeout order were missing and I came back a few days later and the staff was able to accommodate, super kind of them. Highly recommend :) read more

Stumbled upon this spot and wow I think I may have found a gem. Prices are great and the food is simple, yet satisfying. Worth coming through if you're shopping at the Asian supermarket next door! read more

China Town Eatery - Dim Sum Near Me - Salt Lake City, Utah

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I love this place! They have some of the best, most authentic dim sum. The wait time is kinda long for both takeout and dine in, but it's worth it if you have time! read more

I used to order the congee all of the time. The amount you get has changed, so you get half the congee for the same price. If you haven't had it though, you have to try it! This is my favorite place for congee. I usually order the pork and preserved egg congee. Why the 3 stars? The other food just isn't that great. I went with a friend to have some dim sum, and we got a bunch of different things. It's definitely not at the same level as Red Maple or Golden Dragon. The flavors just weren't as good! Like most dim sum, it was pretty salty. Still loved the congee though. I've been here several times, it's just a pretty average place. I might have to try some other dishes and update my review. read more

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I love that they have an extensive variety of cantonese food and the prices are cheap! We ordered two entrees, had a hong kong milk tea, 2 buns (buy 1 get 1 free through yelp check in) and the price was $16++ including tax. We had beef brisket casserole, egg noodles with shredded pork. I am grateful that they have the casserole dish, which I haven't seen elsewhere but the egg noodle soup was okay. The milk tea was very authentic and I preferred to any boba milk tea I had in SLC so far. They have some bakery and pastries available in the shop and you can order dim sum at night as well (not a whole lot of variety, but some popular items). We will definitely be back to try their breakfast meal. read more

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The food was excellent! We tried a few entrees as well as dim sum and all was great. I will definitely be going back.