Ambiance - tight space/tables, great for small groups and family dinner Service - staff was super nice and often recommends dishes based on what you like Food - their chicken is my families go to dish (can't get the taste anywhere else), our other favorite is the beef and veggie chow mein read more

Dim Dim - Dim Sum Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

If I could give 0 stars, I would. Went with family for my mother in law's birthday, including her 95 year old mother. Not only was the food bland and tasteless, one of the employees who probably didn't think we could hear had the nerve to say, "hurry up and leave" under her breath in Cantonese as my 95 year old grandmother-in-law slowly made her way to the door. There are much better dim sum options in the area. Don't make the mistake of patronizing this restaurant. read more

My Mom recommended this place for our 4th of July lunch and it was our first time there. I like that there was parking outside and inside has lots of seating. The varieties in the menu was awesome too. We had dim sum and was able to order regular traditional Chinese dishes. Price was decent and food was delicious! The only reason why I didn't give a 5 star review was the front desk lady. I decided to get some bao buns for home and boy she was rude. I must not be a regular enough since this was my first time there. I made a point to say thank you several times with a smile and she ignore all several time, no eye contact, nothing. Rude as heck. Like she was mad at me but pleasant to all the regulars. She made me feel so bad that 1 star deduction wasn't even enough given I spent $200 for lunch with bao buns and this is the attitude I get. Worst front desk ever. I think she might actually be the owner. This is how you treat paying customers. First impressions really matter. read more

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The service is extremely fast and they gave us free soup before serving the dishes. However, the waitresses don't typically pay attention to you and you need wave them over. The food tasted fine and I don't have any standouts. The seating is comfortable and spacious and there is free parking in the plaza parking lot. There is limited parking spots, so get here early on weekends. read more

Dim Dim - Mushroom over noodles - Dim Sum Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

On a busy weekday evening, possibly due to the Autumn Moon Festival holiday, my parents' wanted their half chicken with ginger scallion. However, to our surprise, they were all sold out! These yummy dishes turned out to be a great replacement. Not too greasy! Not too salty, which is usually my mom's complaint They also offer fresh buns as they're a bakery café. Free parking is shared among different establishments. Just make sure of where you park during the White Sox home games. Plus, ensure you're not parked in the Furama side. read more

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It's a hidden traditional Cantonese dim sum place. Food: the food is as tasty as it supposed to be to be or even more flavor than the new dim sum places. Service: the unties are very friendly, no matter how many times you ask them for help. Ambiance: it's not like the fancy dim sum places, but have to say match the price, and I really enjoy the no line no waiting with similar ore even better taste while Chinatown is super busy. read more

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Overall Thoughts: This is a solid dim sum option on the outskirts of Chinatown, about a 20 minute walk from central Chinatown. As such, it's a lot less crowded than the other dim sum spots in Chicago and was relatively empty when we went on a Sunday. It was also cheaper than other Chicago dim sum spots I've been to-- it was just under $16 per person + tip for a group of 10. Overall, the food is good and tasty. They have all/most of the classics as well as a few unique items that I haven't seen at other dim sum spots in Chicago, like the pork floss egg sandwich, which I really liked. Some of the dishes were a little cold though and they also forgot 1-2 of our orders, but it was fine; we were pretty stuffed anyways. Otherwise, the service was quick and efficient. -- Price (relative to peers): 4.8/5 Food: 4.3/5 Ambience: 4.4/5 Service: 4.3/5 Overall Value: 4.3/5 read more

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A bakery and restaurant a block of the main Chinatown strip next to Furama. Not busy on Monday night with easy parking. Good Cantonese favorites. Rice served in well filled bowls. Cold chicken had typical onion garlic sauce but also a soy based sauce. Egg plant fish flavored with black bean sauce that was not overpowering. Dining was not busy and service was fast and efficient. Standard baked buns were available. Dim sum ready for steaming were in showcase. read more

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Super rudest person in the cashier station,,yellow and no smiling face every time.dumb service

Service was poor, I was kind of ignored but eventually got my order and food, and instead of waiting longer for the check, I went up to the counter to pay. The Lily flower, black fungus, chicken dish I got for dinner was veeery mild in flavor aside from ginger, and majority of the chicken was bones, particularly tiny ribs and vertebrae. Bone-in meat is very tender and juicy and flavorful, but these itty bitty bits were annoying. The waitress brought hot tea which was so smooth and this was the best part of the meal. I bought two filled buns from the bakery to snack on later, toasted coconut and red bean, and these were DELICIOUS!! Despite this experience, I'd come back to try their lunch dim sum. read more

Dim Dim - Toasted coconut and red bean buns - Dim Sum Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

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I stay in a hotel without a kitchenette working one week a month in rural Illinois and pass by Chinatown on my way from O'Hare so I stock up on food here. The cooking in this hole in the wall place is only so so but it is easy on and off the Dan Ryan. Some of my favorites to take with me are beef brisket stew, soy sauce chow mein, chicken with green onion which all travel well. Lobster lo mein is on special but I don't trust seafood after a 2 hour drive. If you are an aficionado of sinewy, chewy texture, the spicy chicken feet in the refrigerated case by the cash register are not to be missed. There is a small section of baked goods but they are often pretty much picked over by the time I get there in the mid afternoon. Dim sum is served until 3 pm everyday. read more

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The food at Dim Dim is fine, it's decent price compared to other dim sum spots downtown. The service though is nothing to rave about. Service is not what you come here for. Not speaking Chinese also makes it very hard since they don't speak English very well. The ambiance is really loud and busy in the morning. read more

Dim Dim is one of my favorite dim sum spots in Chicago because it's authentic, cheap, and convenient. For comparison, crepes here are ~$3, while they're ~$5 at MingHin and ~$4 at Phoenix. I ordered BBQ pork buns, egg yolk custard buns, chicken feet, turnip cakes, pan fried pork and vegetable bun, sesame balls, shrimp dumplings, and beef rice crepes (in order in the picture from left to right, top to bottom). We also ordered Hong Kong Style Milk Tea which was only $2!! It wasn't the best milk tea I've had, but it was definitely worth the $2. My favorites were the beef rice crepes and the egg yolk custard bun. The crepes come with delicious sauce. Some restaurants don't get the sauce right, but Dim Dim does!! I also liked how the turnip cakes had chunks of turnip inside! You can also buy bakery items and frozen dim sum to go too! There's parking right outside (although limited) so that's another plus. In terms of dine-in (pre-COVID), it's a pretty small and cozy restaurant. It's obviously not as nice or fancy as somewhere like MingHin, but I don't mind! The food is good and cheap, and that's what matters to me read more

Dim Dim - Take out! - Dim Sum Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

Hidden gem! Love their lobster noodles and dim sum for lunch. They also have a big selection of baked goods when you first walk in the restaurant - I highly recommend their paper wrapped cake and sesame ball with red bean paste read more

Dim Dim - Dim Sum Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

The convenience factor plays a major role for my frequent visits. My usual go-to orders for a quick and easy lunch are: 1) A pack of frozen siu mai for $11. The siu mai texture strays a bit from the traditional type and is more similar to the steamed beef balls that you would have at dim sum. 2) A pack of frozen har gao for $11.50. 3) Hong Kong style milk tea. 4) Steamed glutinous rice with chicken for +$3. With the ongoing pandemic, they have made a few changes to their operations. Their staff are masked and wearing gloves. Their bakery items are individually packed so customers do not have to worry about others touching the items. read more

Dim Dim - Steamed glutinous rice with chicken - Dim Sum Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

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Dim Dim is my go-to place for comfort food. I've never sat down at the restaurant to eat and maybe some day I will, but for now I'm sticking with my carry out routine: beef brisket noodle soup with flat rice noodles, and an iced milk tea. Sometimes they'll have buns/egg tarts that haven't been completely picked over by hungry customers who came earlier in the day. I love this place because it feels like Hong Kong. My parents are both native Cantonese speakers and I grew up speaking it until starting school. I've lost most of my ability to have a fluid conversation and my struggle is obvious. I'll try to find synonyms for words in order to form basic phrases. If all else fails, I just use nouns. Despite my linguistic handicap... I can still order my favorite dishes (which is KEY) and have kindergarten-level conservations with my grandma. I'll usually call Dim Dim after work to place my order over the phone: "Dohng lai cha. Ngao lam tong fun. Oi mai." Iced milk tea. Brisket noodle soup. Carry out. Once I arrive, it's like being transported to an authentic slice of Hong Kong. The contrast is real: A) I can hear snippets of Canto illuminated all around me. I comprehend most of the banter and feel proud I can eavesdrop, even though I'd never be able to fully participate myself. The contrast is real: B) I end the work day which had been full of cordial emails and using inside voices... and am met with the lady cashier loudly joking with the man in front of me to speak more clearly, "you poor thing, people can barely understand you!" Teasing is a rite of passage and reserved for regulars and friends. The contrast is real: C) I get into a contest with tongs to grab the few remaining pineapple sweet top buns (they're really good). I keep a pep in my step to match the energy and efficiency of the lady in charge. Get in, pay, get out. TL;DR I love stopping in and picking up food here. It's affordable (a tub of noodles is $8 and lasts 2-3 servings). It's right off the highway with free parking spots in front, and you'll get heart-warming authentic Cantonese food. read more

The service, the food, the best rice noodles and their flexibility to sit 25ppl for dim sum without reservations was amazing. We been here 3x this week and every time the food is amazing. Highly recommend the platters on the menu like the stir fried fish with bitter veggies, delicious. The rice noodles were so silky, better than what i had in Chinatown in NYC. read more

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Omg....talking about customer service, I have not experience such a bad kind of customer service ever yet, but that cashier lady with red hair, so rude and unprofessional. I gave her my credit card, she toss that and the receipt back at me, her whole demeanor is very bad. Fortunately, their food and price are very good and reasonable, otherwise there is no way I will like to she her at all. read more

Dim Dim - Dim Sum Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

A hidden gem, Google terms this as a low key dim sum joint but hardly! We went on Saturday about 12:30ish PM and the place was packed. We thankfully did manage a table. A little while later I did realize why it maybe be called low key - the whole while we were there, we saw only Chinese people visiting this place, seems like this place is not very well known outside the Chinese community for some reason but it is honestly very surprising. Their dim sums are top notch and the price point is considerably lower than other dim sum places. For items where we spent about $40 (minus tip), we spent only $33 including the tip! Plus, this place also have a bakery front which is very popular - people poured in to take bakery take outs the whole time. Another reason could be this is quite outside Chinatown and right beside the highway, pretty easy to miss. But one big plus - it is inside a shopping square and you get free parking, truly a lifesaver when you are wanting to dine out on the weekends at peak hours. Another plus - complimentary tea! My only pet peeve with this place and the reason for 1 less star was that the service was very slow. We had to make an effort to get their attention and the reason is that the same servers were managing the bakery shop and the orders and at a busy hour they looked under staffed. I have become picky on time since I have become a mom - with an infant, every minute is precious. For folks who have time on their hands, you should be fine. Anyway, it doesn't matter much because the food is very good. We got the below and everything was very good - feel free to get any of them and you will surely enjoy! Pork Sticky Rice Tamale Preserved Egg and Pork Congee Pork Potsticker Seaweed Shiu Mai Pork and Mushroom Shiu Mai Spinach Shrimp Dumpling read more

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This is my favorite place in Chicago Chinatown. Many of the reviews complain about the woman manning the cash register as being mean and rude. It's true, she is, but that's the price for getting very good Cantonese cuisine, at a very low menu price. Just suck it up and don't take her rudeness personally. read more

The people answering the phone don't understand English very well so you have to say it over and over again and then you're still not sure if they will get it right. And when the order is wrong they just say sorry but don't offer to do anything else to make up for it. There is a lady who works there who is just mean. Not a very good place to go to. read more

I don't consider myself a foodie by any stretch. I know the dishes I like and I tend to stick with them I unless I am feeling adventurous. Such is the case for Chinese cuisine. I love chicken fried rice. Been eating it for years... This place has the most albino fried rice I've ever seen (that includes out of the country places) with peas and carrots (what!?). Zero taste. I mean it tasted like white rice cooked in egg water with peas and carrots. I say cooked in egg water because there was the barest hint of eggs taste to it. The chicken was ok as long as I didn't bite down on a piece that had fat or what I'm guessing was cartilage hanging off the end. I asked for almond cookies. The lady taking my order looked at me like she's never heard of them. I repeated it to the same results so I politely said that's it for my order, thinking maybe almond cookies isn't a thing at all Chinese restaurants. I turn to my right to sit and wait for my food and what is sitting on the shelf in a plastic container with sliced almonds on top. If you guessed almond cookies you win the prize (did I mention this place is a "bakery" too). I got my food and left. I won't be back. read more

One of my go-to dim sum places to go with my mom. They don't have the biggest selection but they have parking in the lot in front and neighborhood parking and a lot of Cantonese dishes that I love. I like that they offer Korean short ribs for dim sum. I love that flavor and it's nice to not have to venture far to get it. I can go in and get a few Asian bakery goods or sit down and get a cheap meal. It's close to an Asian grocery store so you get some groceries after you eat. It's situated in a good place. Sometimes they have off days so I'm in between giving this place a 3 or 4. Even though, they are one of my go-to places, I gave them a 3 because I think the dining area could be better set up to accommodate people and the bathrooms could be cleaner. read more

Dim Dim - Pork and preserved duck egg congee. Everything fried rice - Dim Sum Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

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My last review was only 2 stars, which was for dining in. This is a positive review for the frozen dim sum to take home for my late night snack cravings. I purchased the following: - Shrimp Dumplings (har gow) - 15 pieces for $10 - Spinach Dumplings (pretty much a shrimp dumpling with spinach-based wrapper) - 12 pc for $9 - Shrimp Won-Tons - 15 pc for $8 - Siu-mai (mix of shrimp and pork - but with no fish roe on top) - 15 pc for $10 - Chiu-Chow dumpling (least favorite - not recommended) - 12 for $10 - Mantou (plain bun) - 6 for $5 At first, I was a little sticker shocked that I paid $60 for frozen dim-sum, but this isn't chemical or preservatives filled frozen food found at the grocery store frozen aisle. I steamed everything for 10 min (15 min for siu mai because it's a dense thick meat filling) and it turned out quite good! The ingredients were generous and the dumplings and buns were well made. Of course these frozen dim sums are not as good as the freshly made ones at dim-sum restaurants, but still way better than any factory made frozen dumplings sold in grocery stores. I wish they offered more varieties of frozen dim sum items for me to try! read more

My parents love this place for breakfast and lunch, and they've been coming on a weekly basis. They find this place convenient with ample parking that's free and serves everything from dim sum to pastries to actual plates of lunch/dinners. I personally think their dim sum is just okay, I've had better shrimp crepes, turnip cakes and chicken feet for dim sum in Chinatown. I usually go to Imperial Restaurant, Minghin or Phoenix for dim sum. I do have to say their salted fish fried rice with chicken is delicious, and that'd be my go to dish if I come back. The service is not bad when you're dining in. I remember calling in an order for my parents and grandparents at one point, and they didn't really have any manners -- they answer the phone in Cantonese asking me what I want and if that's all. Don't expect red carpet service, but your order will be accurate and they are efficient. I'd say come check this place out at least once and see what you think, it is a one stop shop with their selection, and it could be a hit or miss depending on the person and their taste buds. It's not bad but it's also not great in my opinion. I'm just a critic when it comes to authentic Chinese food. I've been spoiled by my dad being a chef and my family exposing me to great eats growing up. read more

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This review is for the lady who worked front desk/cashier at 930 am Sunday, 4/9/23. Rude, not friendly service, in fact non existent service. Walking in and grab bakery, brought up to cashier to pay, who never greeted us for quite a while answering incoming phone calls and grabbing carry out orders. We had to ask for her assistance multiple time before she even looked our way. Worst impression a cashier/front counter person and business could give a customer. read more

Very happy with the dinner tonight. Everything is cooked to perfection. Walnut shrimp has been my favorite dish. I just had the same dish at a Japanese restaurant serving 4 pieces of shrimp at the same price, here you have a whole dish!!! The bbq beef short rib is my all time favorite dish. I have been disappointed at many places, but the taste here is very good!! Chicken is great too.. just the right amount of flavor. And the price here is very reasonable. I often bump into friends here every time I vpeople do know how to spot good restaurants in the area. read more

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I can't comment on anything here other than the food since it was ordered and picked up by someone else. However, other factors like excellent service would not be enough to make the food here worth ordering. We had a pretty standard assortment of dishes to try: har gow, siu mai, shrimp cheung fun, beef cheung fun, cha shu bao, spare ribs, water chestnut cake. Of this list, only the siu mai was actually good (hence 2 stars instead of 1). The spare ribs were okay; they tasted pretty much as expected. Every other dish, however, were terrible. The rice crepes were the worst offenders; the rice noodle layer was too thick and actually hard/brittle at parts (this issue was also apparent on the ha gao). The shrimp in all the dishes tasted off with the ones in the rice crepes in particular being so overcooked that they were rubbery as well. The cha shu bao was not as bad, but still one of my least favorites I've had. Not much for me to say on the water chestnut cake since I normally don't like those anyways. With all the other dim sum options around Chinatown, there's really not much reason to order from here. read more

Yes I when to Dim Dim last Sunday with my mom she was there a week a go with her Boss and Co workers. She live it so much she ask me to take her again .. she surprised me by taking these pictures . We enjoyed very much. Please go and try it You will like it very much . read more

A small restaurant tucked under a highway in a small strip mall with very limited parking. Seating is limited so get there early! My family and I decided to take a trip to Chicago and this restaurant was recommend by a family friend. We walked in and was seated right away, they had a small array of different buns and breads you could purchase on display. About 10 mins later, this place was packed! And a line was staring to form. We had ordered a little bit of everything from porridge to chicken feet ( "best chicken feet I ever had " - my brother ) . I tend to stay away from that.. anyway, everything was really good and came out fresh. We didn't realize how much food we had ordered until we were about done eating and more food was coming out. Lol. Service was good and food was pretty good as well. Will be back next time I'm in Chicago. read more

Dim Dim - Little bit of everything. - Dim Sum Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

Shared parking at this strip mall where I guess there's high turnover. We were able to find a open spot as well pulled in at the northern end of the parking lot. So convenient in the sense of walk in dining and Dim Dim generally won't have a line. I'd say average dim sum. No bad items, but in the end we were paying close to $45 including tip for 9 items. (their SS on the menu was $3.09 and ranges up to $4.39 for L). Would note that what is described as pan-fried lotus-root cake (M $4.09) had more of a siu mai filling with corn. I think there must have been a substitution here or a complete mislabeling on the menu. Here's what else we tried that we were happy with: - Walnut Bun (S) - Siu Mai (M) - Spinach Shrimp Dumpling (L) - sub this in, if you usually get Shrimp Dumplings - Veggie Rice Crepe (changfun) - (SS) - Sweet potato frycakes (M) - Black sesame cake (S) Bill turned out to be $45 with tax and tip. Seems a little high to me to be considered a $ restaurant. We're modest eaters and took home only a walnut bun, a black sesame cake, and a sweet potato cake. So if you wanted to price what we dined in, it'd be closer to $40. Being a no frills place, we weren't offered an option for kind of tea and water was brought for my daughter in a styrofoam cup with plastic lid and straw, rather than just a cup (she's old enough at 9). But I'd bump them up a star from 3 to 4 given that they do have lo mai gai and and zong zi to pickup to go along with frozen dim sum to go. There are also bakery items too - but they were somewhat picked over by the time we were leaving. There is a grocery store at the south end of the plaza past Furama where you can make another stop to squeeze some additional value out of your hard earned parking spot. read more

Horrible service. The cashier there should be fired! Rude is too kind of a word for this lady. She deliberately makes who she chooses to wait for service. She charged me for using my credit card to pay. Told me I would have to pay the percentage for using. No where does it say they charge for using credit cards. This place could be such a success without her there. Customers put up with her because they like the easy access, available parking, and the food because it's priced to sell. As soon as you walk in, you can identify this rude person being described. read more

I am very sorry, but I will not be coming back to this place again. Though a few of the dishes were okay, but majority had a overpowering sensation of oil and salt that it was difficult to consume our meal. We ordered 8 dishes for 5 people which we knew was plenty, but we wanted to try a variety of foods. The place is relatively cheap so perhaps there is a correlation between the price and the quality of foods. Here is what we ordered. I do apologize if the names were not fully correct. 1. Marinated Whole Cold Chicken - Gelatinous, Tough meat and quite salty from the soy that it was served in. The plating was also quite messy, but I guess you can't expect much from a Chinese stir fry place. 2. Salt and Pepper Tofu Circles - Light flavors of Salt and Pepper with Jalapeno and lightly fried to perfection where the tofu was so soft inside. 3. Whole Lobster with Scallions - pretty standard 4. Bitter Melon with Sliced Fish - A-OK 5. Kung Pao Chicken - A very interesting take as the sauce was not like any other KP sauce I have ever tried before and beware, there are bones. 6. E- Noodle - A little too sauce and wet where the red onions overpowered the dish. 7 and 8. Two veggie dishes that were too salty. I was hoping to enjoy this place and we probably should have tried the dim sum as it is called DIM DIM. Though it is quite out of the way and the experience left much to be desired. Grade: E read more

Never again. The WORST service ever. Our waitress was no where to be found so we had to get other waitresses' attention to assist us and they were so rude about it in helping us. The only thing good about this place is how quickly the food came out. As soon as we ordered, our food came out immediately and they were still hot. The egg custard bun was not hot drippy like it should be. Cai's were way better. The shrimp crepe was actually the best I had in awhile. They don't skip out on the shrimps and they were jumbo even in the shrimp egg rolls. The congee with minced beef and preserved egg was the most plainest congee I've ever tasted... HK Style Milk tea was pretty good and they only thing I would ever come back for. So if your looking for a quick bite with really bad service, go right ahead. read more

Dim Dim - Egg custard bun - Dim Sum Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

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I came to here fro dim sum since all other places inside Chinatown were really crowded. Unlike the old school style dim sum place, you will not see ppl push cars with dim sum around. You will just order the dish you like from the menu. We had ordere some classic dim sum plate as shrimp dumpling, chicken feet, and chicken sticky rice etc. most dim sum taste pretty average to me. But the good part is the price is very fair. We came here early so the service was good. I personally think this is a not bad place for dim sum if you don't want to pay more and wait long. read more

Dim Dim - Dim Sum Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

Just came from standing outside for 20 min in this inclement weather while workers are watching us freeze outside. Signage says open at 730 am so we waited till 7:45 before finally giving up. Come on, do better. Even if your not ready to seat us, at least let us wait inside. Way to treat your returning customers. read more

After snacking at Saint Anns Bakery took a walk for 10 mins to other side of wentworth to try " New Furama" but unfortunately the place is closed for a private event hence ended up at this place and it was an average experience.They were not serving dim sum at that time. Ordered shrimp Fried rice and Mongolian sauce with chicken. Fried rice has lot of shrimp no veggies and taste was ok. Same goes with chicken We gave the leftover to homeless on way back as the portions were huge. Pros: ------ Spacious Decent Prices Quick Service Free Parking 2 other Restaurants next to it 2 min walk to Red Line Desserts n Snacks available Frozen Shui Mai n Dumplings were available for take home Cons: -------- Food Can be better. Restrooms were stinky It was a pretty average experience.Try the other options and give your review. read more

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It was first time here and it was a great experience with many different foods i have never had before. The service quick and everyone was very nice. The dumplings were really good and love the texture and variety. My favorite was the bbq dumplings and shrimp dumplings. Combined with the sauce it was a great treat. I will definitely return, the price was really good even after all the food we ordered i didnt feel like a broke the bank. read more

Dim Dim - Amazing start to the afternoon. Great flavors and textures. Sampled a little bit of everything. I definitely will be back - Dim Sum Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

Dim Sum food was good; food came out hot and fresh from the kitchen. My complaint is the bad service from the short red hair waitress who is also often at the front register. Her service and attitude need to improve. She is driving away customers! read more

Special unique dim sum restaurant at side of Chinatown. They provide handmade dim sums, even though they don't offer as many as Minghin, quilts is good as them. To me Dim Dim is like a neighborhood papa mama's shop. read more