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    Crown Palace

    3.1 (292 reviews)
    ModerateDim Sum, Cantonese
    Closed 11:00 am - 9:30 pm

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    Casual
    Moderate noise
    Good for groups
    Good for kids

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    Variety of take out dishes. Everything here is from Crown Palace except the soup in the middle, and the bread.
    Susanna C.

    This is a solid place for dim sum including the carts of food that you can pick from on weekends. The shortcoming is largely on service - while the carts came by regularly, we had a hard time getting table service. Surprisingly not hard to get seating for a group of 12 at peak time on the weekend. I think if they step up their game on service they should be able to attract more customers.

    Dim Sum!
    Chris E.

    Looks good from the outside, but, unfortunately, pretty average dim sum on the inside. We decided to hit up Crown Palace at around 11:30 AM on the Saturday of Labor Day weekend and, as expected for a dim sum restaurant, it was pretty busy inside. The crowded parking lot made it seem more busier than it actually was though, but we were able to easily secure a table inside. By the time we arrived, the main dining room was at capacity so we were seated in the, I guess you can say, side dining room. There were plenty of tables open there and it continued to be as we dined here up until 1 PM. If you love the old school dim sum experience, you'll find it here with the dim sum carts, however, you won't find elderly ladies pushing them around, but, oddly....young men???? There's always a first for everything. Immediately upon seating we were already bombarded with dim sum carts and waiters carrying trays of dim sum asking us if we wanted to order the items they were walking around with. A lot of the typical dim sum favorites were available, but we also noticed some that weren't. We ordered and tried the har gao/shrimp dumplings, roast pork rice rolls, chicken feet, siu mai/pork dumplings, sticky rice with chicken, turnip cake, steamed pork ribs, fried dumplings, mini egg tarts and coconut jelly. However, we didn't see pork and chive dumplings, spring rolls (YES we need spring rolls!) or sponge cake. I have to admit, we were already stuffed beyond our limits, but since it was our first time here we probably would have ordered those other dishes if we saw them going around. Unfortunately, every dish was rather average and nothing really stood out. Not to say it was bad by any means, but it wasn't mind-blowingly the best dim sum food or experience we ever had. It was just solid, average. We always love trying new dim sum restaurants, especially in NJ since they are so far and few in between. Crown Palace serves everything most dim sum diners would want, but for a dim sum snob like me I felt it was a bit lacking.

    Leena S.

    I came here for Dim Sum on a Sunday morning. Its certainly a popular spot on the weekend. The tables were constantly full and rotating with new patrons. We got here on the earlier side around 11:30, so had a nice table with a window view of the back patio. It was a bit of a chaotic experience with a restaurant full of people an date staff maneuvering around Dim Sum carts. They didn't really explain what was on the carts. Fortunately, we had a Chinese friend with us who was able to navigate the lunch and ordered all of our items for us. Unfortunately, I can't tell you the proper name of any of the items we ate. But, I really enjoyed the round fish balls as well as one of the tofu dishes. It was a fun experience. The food, overall, was good.

    Dim sum egg rolls dumplings Boneless Spare Ribs
    Jonathan R.

    Long gone are the days of high quality Chinese at Crown Palace. Since Covid I have noticed a steady decline in the quality and care at Crown Palace. I have had dishes prepared incorrectly, poor service, dirty plates, and cold food. Full disclosure I have been eating with Crown Palace for over 40 years dating back to the Amboy Road location on Staten Island. Tonight was the last straw as all the appetizers were served cold. It breaks my heart but I can no longer recommend Crown Palace.

    Roseanne P.

    Been coming to Crown Palace for years and if you are looking for good dim sum--this is the place to go to! This location is a little far for me but when I'm in the area and I def stop by! Love the ribs, siomai, shrimp bacon, rice noodles, and sticky rice. Service is always great! And if you are ever looking for something--just ask one of the waiters and they will bring it out for you! Also love the tofu pudding and egg custards! There is always a wait so you know it's worth the visit!

    Karen H.

    I came on a Saturday around noon and it was pretty packed in here - I had to wait around 6 min for a table for 3 Would say a few things - if you want to get dim sum, going for lunch is the best time to go - this is a classic dim sum place - Dim lighting, cloth table sheets - if you haven't been to a din sum place and you're here soecificallly for the dim sum, there isn't really a menu. There are a lot of waiters who bring out the fresh food in carts and you need to order as they pass by -any of the servers will straight up speak canto - not all of them can speak fluent English or even mandarin so you need to 1. Bring a friend who can order for you all or 2. Be okay with pointing and trying the items -there is a huge dimsum place in Philly that serves a lot of dim sum but this place is smaller so it is more orderly and cleaner in comparison - there is a small Asian garden outside in the back of the restaurant! Would suggest taking the time to make a few quick steps - they also prefer cash over card so if you can, bring cash

    This is how our lunch was served to us. So sloppy.

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    Worst Chijnese food in the state. Service is slow and wait staff is very rude toward non Asian diners.

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    Always get the fried rice with egg or love mein never ceases to be delicious always got it perfect

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    4.3(155 reviews)
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    The food, as usual was delicious. Had the wonton soup for 2 - that was scrumptious. Veggie…read moresteamed dumplings were yummy. Server was on point. She was very polite. The only thing that really upset me, was that when I asked her to please raise the heat (it was very cold in the restaurant), she didn't. I left the waitress a $20 tip upon the insistance of my boyfriend. I was very disappointed that she didn't raise the heat. After all it was a raw, rainy day today. The kind of cold that seeps into you bones. I will go back there but will take the food home. I won't dine in until the weather gets hot.

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    4.0(155 reviews)
    0.1 mi
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    3.1 mi
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    The noodles were soggy and way overcooked. The hot and sour soup had some odd, unexpected flavors…read morein it. Because we dined in, we were charged 6-7 bucks MORE, per person, than we would have been charged if we had done take out.. Also, there were NO indications on the menu that this would be so. I understand being charged an extra couple dollars for dine-in, but 6-7 bucks per person seems fairly outrageous and unreasonable. Possibly the worst Chinese food I have ever had in my life..

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    3.8(763 reviews)
    12.6 mi
    $$$

    I went for the first time to the Overland plaza restaurant and I've been thinking about it ever…read moresince! I love Ramen so of course I had to try ramen noodles in the Szechuan Spicy hot pot with garlic cloves. We used the grill to cook our onions, peppers and more garlic cloves with garlic shrimp, beef bulgogi, short ribs, steak and I tried the beef tongue. I couldn't remember how my grandmother made it but putting it directly on the grill wasn't it... lol! I will try again after looking up a few recipes! The staff there is awesome and very helpful. I went with a friend who K-Pots frequently so she was mainly fixing ours and showing me the ropes and adding my choices on request; basically showing me what and how to prepare. We chose the dinner option during lunch hours to get premium meats. Our server was always coming to make sure we were ok and I wish I could remember her name now. So sorry! I have to say I enjoyed the entire experience; ambience of the lighting, music, table setup, staff, and there was an anime event they were preparing for! It is definitely an experience to be had and I will be going back real soon!

    This is my second, and last visit to this place…read more First happened as a part of a big group when place was fresh and hot, now just came for a casual date. Things they have dropped: service, big time. Amount of different meats available. Salads disappeared. Things that have improved: none. By the time I figured how to operate gas oven to my liking - every server passing by had a duty to put it down. Like 10 times over the course of an hour. Medium heat does not allows to cook meat fast enough to my taste. Sorry, I like things well done Sake was decent, and presented a good value, so extra star for this. Drink orders were fast, which I like for sure. When I ordered more than 5 plates at a time - only 5 would come out. And guess what? They would keep the best dishes, they would simply disappear from the delivery, yet still visible on the order. Countermeasure: order 3 saucers worth of whatever you like, and wait for them to arrive. Oysters and spicy port are worth noting. Again, between service, food choices and price - I will be going somewhere else.

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