Food is great the staff was very friendly and the place was very clean and inviting will return as soon as possible

My family has been coming here for many many years. The family who runs this restaurant is so sweet and attentive. We come every Christmas Day and then a couple times throughout the year (for the past 12 years or so). Every time we enter, they greet us with a hello, seat us at the same table each time, and they even remember our past orders--we practically don't even need to tell them what we want. This amazes me considering we only come a few times each year. The food is always delicious, and I love that they still serve vegetable dumplings here since I'm hard-pressed to find them anywhere else. read more

When a coworker suggests he wants dim sum in South Jersey, vehemently decline. If you're used to Bay Ridge and Chinatown dim sum. go with your gut instinct. JUST SAY NO. I had hoped Dim Sum Restaurant would be better than what the average rating on yelp had graded it, but upon arrival into the parking lot, i saw two cars parked. I jokingly said 1 was the chef and the other was the host... Unfortunately I was right. Not a single soul was frequenting the establishment for lunch time, another red flag in my head. The dreary interior I am used to. I'll visit a hole in the wall and eat the food no questions asked. However when the tables are sticky, the menus leave a nasty dirty grease film on your fingers, that should be another tell tale sign to run. The prices were insane. each dim sum dish started at around $4.95 each. Even the most expensive Dim sum eateries, they run around $2.95 to $4.50 for a large dim sum dish. We ordered the classics Sui Mai, Har Kow, Black bean spare ribs, some fried dumplings, and I got a chicken corn egg drop soup. The food was terrible. Har Kow was probably from the multipack I can buy at the local chinese supermarket, the big 20 package that you get from the freezer. The Siu Mai came 3 per order.. not 4... Black bean spare ribs were 100% frozen, and you could see the congealed cooked blood in the sauce and on the spare ribs. Egg drop soup had an ungodly amount of yellow food coloring in it. The only saving grace was the Fried Dumplings. while small in size, they were tasty and edible. All in all, even if you're desperate for chinese dim sum. AVOID THIS PLACE AT ALL COST. read more

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Wanted to like this place. Family wanted dim sum but the usual places were closed due to Covid and/or lack of workers. Saw this place down the road from our Motel and decided to give it a try. Shrimp had freezer burn. Dim sum tasted stale and wasn't up to Hawaii or Hong Kong standards. Very nice staff. Our take out order was done on time. Solid 2 stars. read more

Moved back to New Jersey and came back to try dim sum. Such a sweet cook and owner. The reason for 4 is it's outdated interior. But my dumplings were ready right away when I called ahead. We see the poor reviews but so many people live to be negative. We will be returning customers. read more

Dim Sum Thai & Chinese Cuisine - Steamed 20. Chicken Dumplings - Dim Sum Near Me - Brick, New Jersey

Sticky tables ... gross looking heating vents. I will stop this review with that. Enough said.

Was surprised to see such low reviews. Those reviews were why I didn't want to go at first but I was desperate for pork buns and this was the only restaurant that came up in a Google search so we tried it. The host was so kind and attentive, not pushy in any way. It was nice to go to a place at lunch that was quiet, not too many tables. After eating I was honestly surprised more individuals weren't in here because this food was really tasty! The pork buns were lovely. Exactly what I was craving. Prices insanely reasonable for portions given. Mooshoo vegetable was very fresh and not overly fried to the point it becomes a pancake and plum sauce delivery device. Spare ribs were tasty as well. Only complaint were they were slightly chewy but besides that truly a lovely meal. $35 total for pork buns, mooshoo vegetable, spare ribs combo meal, and we have leftovers for a few nights. Honestly I suggest trying this place before relying on the reviews because maybe at one point they were correct but in my experience they have grown from where they previously were. read more

I first came to this place as a kid about 20 years ago. I moved away 10 years ago and hadn't been here since. Stopped by today and I'm surprised to say they still got the touch and the quality isn't much different! It's exactly what you'd expect from a Chinese takeout place. Their egg rolls were super crispy, hot & sour soup was flavorful, and the egg foo young had quite an interesting and great flavor. It's sad to see the terrible economy has taken its toll on this place and that it's not as glorious as it used to be. Regardless of how empty it was, the owners were SO kind and patient with me as I ordered. Asked if I need utensils, plates, and everything else to go. I'm glad I came by. read more

Quite possibly the worst take out of any kind. I ate it because I paid for it and was hungry, but it was the most un-appetizing looking food I've ever seen and it tasted as I expected it would; bad read more

I enjoyed my meal here - I was craving Chinese food when out running errands and this didn't disappoint. Large portions, hot tea and chips / soup served quickly (I got the lunch special) and a yummy main entree. If you're okay with no frills this is the spot for you. read more

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The people that run this place are very friendly but although it looked good, the food was tasteless and I'm not sure my chicken was fresh in the moo goo gai pan. If you are used to New York City Chinese food don't come here. Also, the floors are disgustingly filthy, making you wonder what the kitchen looks like. When I walked in I wanted to leave, I should have! read more

The whole place should be shut down by the Health department it was a moldy cyst pool the moment we walked in so we got hit by a strong smell of all the oil. This was my grandparents first time coming to this restaurant and we all expected this to be able to cram packed with people considering that it was the dim sum. Boy were really we wrong we walked in through the front entrance in the immediate thing I noticed was that there was an empty fish tank. The lady was nice and she immediately sadist down but the strangest thing was that there's nobody in there no it was it was the middle of the day me and my grandparents were just looking for an easy lunch that we could just sit down and enjoy. Then once we got seated she gave us a couple minutes to decide what we want she and gave us some tea for tea my grandparents said it tasted like it had been filtered through somebody's old sock. Then the lady asked us what did you wanna order first we ordered some drinks I got Gingerale and my grandmother got a Diet Coke. And then a couple minutes later I realize that there was a squash fly on the rim of my cup no I think that it might've just been a mistake maybe the flyer got trapped into the fridge maybe maybe not but anyway I didn't care about much I just put it down. Now I have read the reviews of this place and there have been multiple reports of old oil and boy were they write my grandparents bed into their eggrolls and immediately spit them out they said it tasted like year old oil and my grandmother will know what that taste like because she's actually a chef I'm not saying that she use old oil she just knows what oil smells like for the people who lived in toms River New Jersey at that time The restaurant was called Island Café. And then we didn't complain about the Cubs because I could've just been a simple mistake and my grandparents didn't complain about the eggrolls they just didn't want to eat them anymore because the owner was a struggling mom I'm sure and trying to pay for college off of this tiny little dim sum restaurant that had nobody in it so I feel bad for her but she shouldn't matter restaurant And then our food came I had gotten some super noodles sing for my grandparents and now as I said before I have read the reviews and it says that they a lot of the time forget food and make you pay for it I had ordered some lo mein noodles and some pork buns I did not get the pork buns and yet we still paid for it and then I started eating my lo mein noodles and after about a couple seconds of eating I noticed something black in my food no I just thought this just could be black sesame seeds because this is traditional Chinese food but then I looked a bit closer and guess what I saw I saw dead flies it was disgusting I am mediately spit all the food in my mouth out and then I checked to see if there's anymore and I saw about five dead flies in my food and then I told my grandmother and my grandmother was saying you're lying and then she came to check and then she was shocked she immediately asked for the check and we got out of there immediately I had a nearly almost threw up in the parking lot and I will never ever recommend this to anybody on earth. PS the lady who runs this place I feel bad for you that you have to pay for your kids to college tuition but try to find a different profession. But as I was saying the food my grandparents day was bland and on the menu we had actually ordered these chips like they were like he's fried some thing I don't know what they were but they were good they were kind of like the skin of eggrolls and they were good but here's the thing on the menu it said that the sauce for them was freshly made and now me because I'm big on Chinese food I will know when the sauce is freshly made or not I took one bite of that sauce and I knew that that was not fresh made I knew that that was packaged in mass produce and actually as I got up to stretch my legs I saw the woman taking the sauce packets and putting the sauce packets into the bowl not like the physical sauce packets but the sauce inside of the sauce packets. Well this is the end of my review probably gonna take you guys a while to read this but I will say I'm using I'm using voice to text on my iPhone so if there are a lot of typos please forgive me but try to think of what I must mean overall review one star read more

ordered 3 selections and none were very good. Though named Dim Sum they do not offer traditional dim sum service via carts

We ordered over $60 of takeout and it even included 1/2 roasted Duck everything was clearly old reheated food. We were so disappointed... A couple of years ago we ate there with friends and it was very good Not sure what happened read more

This is the real deal for authentic Chinese cuisine!!! Dim Sum also has the touristy dishes like chow mien, etc. but they specialize in the full range of appetizers (dim sum in Chinese and scallion pancakes is one of my favorites, yummmmm). For authentic Chinese dishes, their Hot and Sour soup is a good starting place then on the Ginger Chicken, Beef with Scallions and Garlic Sauce, Broccoli with Garlic Sauce (an amazing way to get the veggies you need for good health!!!), etc..... I love this place and have enjoyed hundreds of meals there, so ENJOY!! I lived in Japan for 18 months and Thailand for 10 months and therefore I know the real deal when I taste it!!! read more

Im not sure why there are so many bad reviews, but the food and service were great! I had an amazing lunch and would love to come back!!

Food was alright. Every time I order from here it's hit or miss. Lately it's been pretty bad. Extremely over cooked chicken.

Chinese food at its best with some dishes you don't find on other restaurant menus around here. Reasonable prices.

Went to pick up order we called in. During this catastrophic pandemic virus blanketing our country, especially New Jersey, their operation is disgusting. First , the man who brought the bagged food from the kitchen to the front counter: NO gloves, NO face mask! Second: the counter person NO gloves, but he did wear a face mask. Third: not one container of disinfectant wipes available for customers. Fourth: tried the meal: the worst Chinese food ever! Ironic, we drive by Dim Sum many occasions and remark: " there is never any cars there !" Now we know why! Our vehicle will never be there again. read more

The food was really good. The place was dirty and need a real good cleaning. I was eating and the kitchen door opened and that was it. Have a little pride and self respect and quit being lazy. CLEAN CLEAN CLEAN . read more

The only one waiter is terrible. When we arrived at the restaurant, many tables were not clean up. Dirty dishes and dirty napkins on many tables. The waiter intentionally act abusing and stupid. Every tables are dirty and sticky with grease. Nevertheless, foods are good and very tasty. The owner should get rid of this bad mannered and ill intended waiter so the business can pick up. Let customers enjoy the tasting foods with reasonable or good services. read more

The order on Saturday was Gluten Free from menu. I ate the food. It was very good but it was not cooked away from the other foods and I am sure the grill was not cleaned off before preparing the food. I got cross contamination and have been sick ever since I ate the food. Do not go if you have Celiac disease. You will get sick. All of these places that say Gluten Free should learn how to cook it before advertising GF. The place is also falling apart. The stairs & entrance way should be cleaned. read more

A distinctly average "Americanized" Chinese food joint. Over the years, I've had the good fortune to try some of the best Chinese food that NJ has had to offer - everywhere from super authentic restaurants that serve the infamous "stinky tofu", to dim sum joints, and plenty of standard Chinese places. Discovering this place when I moved into the area some 7+ years ago, I was excited to try the food. "A dim sum place, right down the street? Finally, some decent authentic Chinese food in the area!", I gleefully exclaimed to myself, my head filling with thoughts of various cartfulls of dumplings for me to choose from. When I arrived, however.. I had the sad realization that this was in fact a regular Chinese restaurant, and not a dim sum joint like I had originally thought. Oh well, I'll give it a shot anyway. While the food wasn't really bad, it wasn't anything special either. I've given it a few chances over the years, but they've never really "wowed" me. The sauces were usually too sweet, the spicy dishes generally had no heat whatsoever, and the soups have been very hit or miss. Maybe I'm just spoiled by the authentic food I've had. There's a bunch of better places in the area, like Sentosa down the street, Peking 88, or Liu's Kitchen. I guess if super Americanized Chinese food with thick sugary sauces is your thing, Dim Sum is right up your alley. I'm still a little miffed that this isn't even an actual Dim Sum type of restaurant. read more

My goodness, I was disappointed far more than expected after wanting to try this place for years but never getting around to it (mostly since they don't deliver 5 miles away). To be frank, service was attentive but the food itself is far from being good. It's not bottom of the barrel Chinese food but it's close. I feel like the quality of the meats used can make or break a Chinese restaurant: the quality here is low, no ifs ands or buts about that. With the assorted meats platter of duck, chicken, and pork it was blatant that these were the cheapest parts of each animal. The chicken was wrought with far too many bones (I guess only Spanish restaurants can pull that off properly with plentiful meat), the duck suffered the same issue plus one had to really dig for meat, and the pork was the fattiest I've seen in my life: more than half of each piece was all fat. All told I left hungry with a cluttered plate. This would've been a fine dish if it wasn't for the incredibly cheap cuts of meat used in it. Combinations don't come with soup, as they should for the price. Although nobody I know liked this place. Scallion pancakes are fine but nowhere near as decadent as Sentosa's: they're too crispy and doughy here. I'd agree the sauces are far too sugary to top it off. Was going to give it two stars but am deducting a star for the bug in my drink. Brick ranking: a bit better than Sultan Wok but far below my top Chinese choices in Brick. read more

Entirely unauthentic, Americanized food. I think the easiest thing to do is list the run-down of our order: - Wonton soup: The broth was oily and had no flavor. The wontons were tough & dry. - Pork bun: Decent, but not enough to bring me back to the restaurant. - Scallion pancake: The first time I've ever seen a deep-fried scallion pancake (usually they're pan-fried). It was tough, chewy, and bland. The sauce that came with it was okay, but way too salty. - Chicken in Garlic Sauce: Sickeningly sweet and incredibly greasy. The only distinguishable flavors were sugar and salt. - Pork Fried Rice: Super dry and inedible. This is definitely a takeout menu I'll be losing ASAP. read more

More like... Dim YUM. Seriously the best Chinese Food you're going to find around Brick. The delivery is quick, the prices are fair, and the food is good. I am one of those people who will judge a Chinese place based on their chicken wings. Is there enough breading? Are they fried hard n' shit? These are good. The owner is semi-obsessed with his fish tank, so if you stop in make sure you comment on it. He will appreciate it. Also, don't be surprised if one of his kids comes up and asks you questions. They are adorable and trained not to try and eat off your plate. Visit. You'll see. read more

I'm just very confused as to how they can charge $13 for shrimp in garlic sauce that's literally some shrimp, a couple slices of pepper, a few mushrooms (rubbery overcooked nasty ones) and literally 5 pounds of celery? I only ordered from here because my dad orders and I swear never again. I would never have such a shitty meal at Lo's garden . I had to go thru and pick out all of this nasty celery. I like vegetables and was looking forward to having a good dinner. How do they feel comfortable serving this? Disgusting I would give negative stars if I could. read more

Dim Sum Thai & Chinese Cuisine - Shrimp in garlic sauce but really just nothing other than celery - Dim Sum Near Me - Brick, New Jersey

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Don't know why some of the reviews are bad. This place has solid good chinese food. I ate in new york city chinatown for many years and know good food. Nice family restaurant read more

My first ever review where I did not eat a dish. It's Saturday late afternoon, pulled into the parking lot and there are 2 cars in the lot. Ok, maybe it's early, One car is resting on 2 flat tires which is puzzling. Enter the restaurant, it is dark, empty and smelled nasty. The hostess wasn't very inviting and the atmosphere impressed me as being less than sanitary. I'm no stranger to Chinese restaurants that are short on ambiance but this was not a place i would take a meal. Again, I marvel at how this place remains open no less earning 3/4/5 stars. Clearly I am in a foreign country...... read more

This woman Brittany from California, and the other reviewers obviously haven't got a clue when it comes to Bad Chinese Restaurants. I'm Guessing their taste buds must have been extracted with a Bamboo Shoot as a small child. First of all the place LOOKS like it hasn't been redecorated since 1977. The Food Was Nothing Special as some of it was soggy and tasteless. The Service.........hahahahahahahaha. The Waiter was mean and greedy. Demanding a certain amount for the tip. Are You KIDDING??? With This Place? There is a REASON The Parking Lot Is Almost Always Empty read more

Good roast pork buns and service was friendly and fast. Duck sauce ,hot mustard ,fried noodles, hot tea is a nice start. The interior could use updating but the food was good. read more

Dim Sum Thai & Chinese Cuisine - Dim Sum Near Me - Brick, New Jersey

This is one of the few time I wish there were negative stars. We picked up take out with 5 appetizers and two entrees. Everything was bland and horrible. With a name of dim sum, you would think they could get the dumplings right. They were the worst, glutinous and tasteless. They also have a glass window in the kitchen, as we were paying we noticed one of the cooks drop food on the floor, pick it up and put it in the carton. Should have walked out then and gotten a pizza. Still searching for a decent Chinese restaurant in the area. read more

This place looks like the murder scene of a 70s crime movie. The fish tank in the foyer is probably a health hazard. That being said, food is pretty good. Pick up not for the faint of heart. read more

If you are looking for the perfect hole in a wall place with the best chinese food ever, this is your go to spot. The Crystal Shrimp Dumplings are my favorite along with the House fried rice. The food is always fresh and light not like other places where it comes out greasy. Ask for Peter, he is the master! read more

This is my son's favorite and we go there often, Peter is unbelievable, always with a smile and willing to go extra mile to make sure everyone is happy ...... he has even taken pictures of our group, and yes we are always a group, usually 10 or more.... I have read all reviews and definitely agree with almost all of them.... yes restaurant is not the most attractive but the food is superb and so is the staff, most of their business is take-out and they have been there forever, the restaurant is however clean just not new..... We love DimSum and Peter read more

Great food. Been coming here for years. Traditional Chinese food. Sit down restaurant. Very friend staff. Family oriented.

While the place does need a good cleaning the food is amazing! Six of us went and all couldn't stop talking about how good it was. My daughter has a gluten allergy and gets severely sick is she is crossed contaminated so I was a bit nervous but not only were the choices great for her they have gluten free dumplings that are not on the menu. Been many years since she ate a dumpling. Don't judge a book by it's cover, this place has delicious food and generous portions and the waiter could not of been a nicer man. Will be back very soon!! read more

Attn: Dim sum enthusiasts...don't be fooled by the name of this restaurant. While the decor is nice, and the service is jovial, the "dim sum" is most definitely below standards. My family and i have been eating dim sum brunch for many years, and the quality of food here was by far the worst we've experienced. Everything tasted like it had been frozen. Nothing tasted homemade. We sampled all the dim sum items on the menu, and nothing was good. Really too bad, was hoping for the best. read more

while the outside is a little dated, and the interior is just as well. the place was very endearing and clearly being run by this very sweet lady. the food was great, actually the best general tsos i've ever had, and my partners meal was just as good. i haven nothing but positive things to say and cannot recommend this clearly struggling business enough. read more

Great Chinese food. We have been here two times, best Chinese food in the area. Waiter very funny and friendly. Our table was clean but suggest they do a "spring cleaning". read more