FYI: you can text them your order as well to avoid the wait time…read more Ordering is straightforward, the restaurant cooks your order fresh, so there is a 10-15 min wait depending on your order. Food rating: Chicken feet is good, although the portion seems a bit small so order double if you really like it. Siu mai is juicy and thick. Steamed rice roll with beef is very soft and delicate, literally falls apart in your mouth. The sticky rice is super filling. Support your local businesses

Amazing dim sum. Taste and prep reminded me of Dim Sum houses in Oakland Chinatown frm the 70s…read more Sooo good. Its take out and service was pretty good. Online prob more efficient. I'll Dif go again.

Whenever I come to Hayward, I always save my appetite and make a trip to Tin's Teapot Bistro. I…read morelove the warm and inviting atmosphere -- very friendly and wholesome staff. We usually order many entrees -- the food is very delicious. Many options to choose from, sharing / family style dining. Would definitely recommend; lovely ambiance, delicious food, wonderful dining experience. TIN's TEAPOT BISTRO ***** FIVE STARS

My family celebrated my dad's 87th birthday here. When we arrived, the restaurant was busy, but…read morethere were still seats available. My sister had reserved our tables a few days in advance. The staff told her we wouldn't be seated unless our entire party was present. About 4 people were late, but they still seated us. The restaurant kind of felt old and somewhat dirty. But hey, it was my dad's birthday. I wasn't paying for lunch. We occupied three tables and ordered from both the lunch and dim sum menus. I enjoyed dishes like shiu mai, pork buns, walnut shrimp, fried rice, fish, and fried noodles. The sesame balls were tasty, but the service was slow, and I had to follow up on our order. I didn't care for the bun with the hot dog or the other noodle dish. Later that day, my daughter mentioned she had found hair in a pork bun and that her cousin had eaten it. She also said every item he picked up had hair on it, which was disappointing. I didn't confirm this with my cousin, but it would have been helpful to have someone inform the staff. Fortunately, no one at our table found hair in their food, which was a relief. Overall, the food that I ate was fine, but I wouldn't make a special trip from San Jose to visit again...unless it's a fambam family treat.

Stopped in for some frozen items that are travel ready!…read moreQuick and friendly service. Location is small, best for take-outs.

If you're looking for quality dim sum without the sit-down banquet prices or hour-long wait times,…read moreStart Dim Sum in San Leandro is an absolute gem. It delivers some of the best price-to-quality ratios in the East Bay for quick, casual dim sum. Generous Portion Sizes: Unlike traditional sit-down spots where price tags keep climbing while dish sizes shrink, Start Dim Sum serves solid, hearty portions. Classics like the Siu Mai, Har Gow (shrimp dumplings), and Steamed Pork Ribs are packed generously and made fresh. Wallet-Friendly Pricing: You can easily order a full spread for two people for a fraction of what you'd pay at a traditional sit-down tea house in Chinatown or Millbrae. It hits the sweet spot for a quick lunch or an effortless dinner pickup. Freshness & Speed: Because of their quick-service takeout format, turn-over is high. The items come out piping hot, with thin, translucent dumpling wrappers that don't fall apart and well-seasoned fillings.

This place absolutely one of the best dumpling place I ever been. Everything we had was great,…read morepacked with flavors. Small dining area, so be prepare to wait a little. You order at the counter pay for it and they bring the food to your table when ready. Pork XLB was delicious!! 5/5 Cucumber Salad with crispy cucumbers and vinaigrette. 5/5 Garlic Green Beans is to die for!!! 5/5 Green Onion Pancakes was perfectly made. 5/5 Mongolian Beef was one of the best I have had. 5/5 Shumai was just okay. 3.5/5 Differently coming back soon!!!

My friend picked up food to go for lunchie today. We ordered:…read more Several xlb: 4/5 we ate them when they were lukewarm and they were still tasty. Thin wrapping and lots of juice inside. Beef roll: 4/5 I normally wouldn't eat this but it was surprisingly very tasty! I think there was a hint of cinnamon or a spice similar to it. Chili pig ear: 3/5 thicker than I like and flavor was just ok. Beef noodle soup: 4/5 tasty! Good hearty broth and thick noodles, good amount of beef too. Popcorn chicken: 4/5 good

Still a solid Chinese restaurant in Dublin. On a Sunday for lunch, the place was packed and we got…read moreseated in another room a few doors down and disconnected from the actual restaurant. Props to the business owners for recognizing supply/demand. I didn't notice a big difference with service in this random room. Dim sum here is great and we love ordering the special menu items and the incentive coupons to come back!

The food at Koi Palace is good but the prices are very high. Then they add an 18% service fee that…read morethey specifically stated that it is not a tip, but instead goes toward employee wages, benefits, and operational costs. I don't understand why customers should be responsible for covering the restaurant's internal expenses on top of already expensive menu prices. The explanation for this service fee is only in English displayed at the bottom of their menu, even though most customers are Chinese. Many people would never know what they're being charged for. It feels inconsiderate and misleading. Overall, the experience was disappointing and not worth the money. 写这条评论是为了提醒华人顾客注意。鲤鱼门的菜品一般，价格本来就偏高。结账时还会自动加上 18% 的服务费，并且特别注明这不是小费，而是员工薪资、福利和运营成本。 我不理解为什么餐厅的内部成本要由顾客来承担，尤其是在菜价已经这么贵的情况下。 更不妥的是，这段说明只有英文，大部分华人顾客根本不会注意到。让人觉得不够体贴，也不够透明。 整体体验非常失望，不值得这个价钱。

We've had dim sum with cousins several times. Last month,…read moreour cousin organized 3 tables for a Sunday dim sum cousins reunion luncheon. We devoured Baked BBQ pork buns, Steamed sticky rice in lotus leaf, Green onion pancake, Beef chow fun, Baked egg custard tarts, Chinese broccoli with oyster sauce, Prawns with honey glazed walnuts, Baked BBQ pork buns with crispy top, Shrimp dumplings, BBQ pork rice noodles, Scallop and shrimp dumplings, and Shrimp pork dumplings. The only negative was the small portion size of the honey walnut shrimp. Our party was seated in the back of the upstairs room, so it was a little quieter than the main dining room downstairs. Lots of dim sum choices. We were able to find parking on a busy Sunday with just a little effort in the shopping center parking lot.

We were here today, July 26, 2026 at 11:30am for a family reunions. 28 cousins joined together for…read morea luncheon. We try to get together once or twice a lear at central locations. Susie lives in the Bay Area and chose this restaurant. I was skeptical about keeping the cost low as we were having dim sum. I was afraid it would be outrageously expensive and not filling enough. She proved me wrong. Excluding the tea and other drinks it came to $30 per person and that included tax and tip. This was cheaper then the last banquet we had and I actually enjoyed most of the dishes here. The only dish I didn't have was the scallop and shrimp dumplings as the order came out with only 3 and there was 11 us at the table. I'm not sure how that was supposed to feed the table. We arrived at 11:10am and to ensure we weren't late. The parking lot was packed when we arrived. Saying that we only had to go up and down two isles to find a parking space. I have to add that the parking spaces were tight. We had the Honda Pilot and it barely fit in a space and that isn't the biggest car out there. We were told that our table was on the 2nd floor and to go to the side door. We walked around the side and found a door. There was not signage indicating it was part of the restaurant. The right side was locked, but the left side was unlocked. When we entered we were warmed with a sigh that said the floor was wet and to beware of slipping. They had a staircase to the left and a elevator to the right. That was a blessing, I know some of our party wouldn't have made it to the banquet with out the elevator. When we exited the elevator we were met by a staff member with their cart waiting to do downstairs. So the elevator serves guests and staff alike. When we got out of the elevator the staff member pointed us down the hall. We stopped at the bathroom on the way down the hall. Once we found the restaurant we were pointed to the back where we joined our party. We had 3 tables in the back which was nice. It beats being out in the open and disturbing everyone as we stood around chit chatted prior to being served. I felt bad for the table of 2 that were posted right next to the wall near our party. They just had a bad table. All the other tables upstairs were farther away and didn't feel like they were in our space. I have to add that the service was great. They kept coming to refill the waters and tea pot with tea, not just hot water. And we never felt rushed. We had a nice table on the edge of our tables agains the wall that we were able to hang our family tree. We are all 1st, 2nd and 3rd cousins and some of us have never met the others before so we really needed a family tree that color coded what generation you were. My favorite dish was the steamed sticky rice in Lotus root, next was the BBQ Pork Buns, third was the shrimp and pork dumplings. Though I don't recall seeing any shrimp in those dumplings.Thought they were big and meaty. My least favorite was the green onion pancake. It just wasn't fluffy and flakey. It was too dense and lacked flavor. And a little greasy. We had 12 dishes and were filled with some chow fun left over. The chow fun wasn't that great. It was filled with beef which was good, but it lacked sauce and the noodles weren't all that.

Went here for their viral fish sando and was worth it. This is my second visit and I arrived on a…read moreSunday around 2:30pm. Only 6 parties ahead of me and line moved super fast as there were 4 people working the counter. Ordered pineapple, cocktail, baked bbq pork buns, egg tart, sesame balls, eggrolls, fish sandwiches, har gow and siu mai. One noticeable thing about their buns are they are round and tall, unlike other Chinese bakeries which are more flat. -Bbq pork buns: fluffy and soft bread, good flavor on the char siu. -Pineapple bun: Cookie crust is crispy and generous (thick layer). -Cocktail bun: soft bread, generous filling so much so that there is filling from first to last bite. It's been a while since I found a good cocktail bun. -Sesame ball: lots of red bean filling, dough isn't super thick... nice and balanced. -Fish sando: are in high demand and come out hot and fresh. Fish is moist and has the perfect amount of seasoning. Wished there was just a little bit more mayo in the sando but they probably don't want to add too much to avoid making the crispy fish soggy. -har gow & siu mai: well made and good ingredients for bakery dim sum. Will buy their frozen dim sum next time. 5 stars for this team of hard working bakers that don't skimp on quality.

Value: 5/5 Fried Fish Sandwich: 4.5/5…read more The fried fish sandwich is really as good as they say it is. The only thing missing is maybe some shredded cabbage that you could add at home. These must be enjoyed fresh, I toasted one the next day and it just didn't hit like it did when it was fresh, although, still good. Hopefully you can pick a time to visit when it isn't super crowded. I suggest weekday early lunch around 11am or later around 2pm should be ok. Weekends guaranteed there's a long wait. The pork buns here are also good to try, they have a wide variety of other great baos, pineapple buns, egg tarts, you name it. They also sell frozen dimsum by the bag, available to steam at home. I ordered some pork ribs and xiu mai for $12 a bag, and it was delicious.

Came here for dim sum and there was a long waiting list. The food was mediocre…read more There must be lots of MSG because I kept drinking water afterwards.

I came here for a family birthday dinner. It's located in greenhouse so there's plenty of parking…read morearound, even if it means just a tiny bit further away. The restaurant is really big and we sat at a table for 14 pretty comfortably. We were also here on a Saturday night and the restaurant was full. The service is your typical Chinese restaurant vibe where you leave a little bit emotionally abused after paying for overly priced menu items. We did the à la cart and easily spent up to $1500. Better off with the family plan meal but nothing was of interest to us except one or two dishes. It took forever to come out and I mean FOREVER to a point where we almost cancelled a few dishes and called it a night, but they kept saying it's being made. With as many people and as massive as the restaurant was, and the price tags, I was expecting a more efficient service. A couple of times we saw our dish being brought to the wrong table and the people going "oh we didn't order this." With all of that out of the way, I am giving them an average score of 3 starts because the food did bring them back up. It was actually really good. My favorite of all things we ordered was their sea bass with string beans. The sea bass was fried crispy, garnished salty and still soft inside. It paired really well with the string beans. We ordered a bunch of other things that I couldn't tell you what the name was in English and they were above average taste wise. Their complimentary dessert however, was mass produced and tasted like they added too much water to it. This was the only one I was disappointed in. I still say this place is extremely overpriced but for a family meal experience and if you ever want to impress a date, why not.

Always the best Hong Kong bbq Roast duck is my favorite…read moredish there soo delicious And the taro dessert drink is sooo goood ! Tiffany always has the best service as well Delicious

Ordered some to go Crispy Roast Pork: very tasty…read more Will try the roast duck tomorrow and add to this review. Tip: when you get two BBQ items; ask for the two item combo, it's a few pennies cheaper. Ha! Will write more.

Glad to have found a new go-to spot for Chinese Food in the Bay. For context, this is my first time…read morevisiting this place. After a bad experience at a different spot years ago, my family and I gave up on finding good Chinese food out here (originally from the east coast, IYKYK). I decided today "why not give another place a try" and I'm glad I did. I ordered the Broccoli with Prawns. I didn't realize until I got there, that this entree doesn't come with Rice. However, Simon came from out the kitchen and graciously hooked me up with some on the house since it was my first time. We love wonderful customer service over here!! The food itself was pretty tasty! For next time, I'll probably request some brown sauce on top to give it that east coast vibe but overall delicious!! - Mrs. Arizona United States 2024

Decided to try this place again since our go to in Chinese restaurant in Castro valley closed down…read more Sadly, quality and quantity seem to have gone down. We ordered the braised filet fish with mushrooms and quality was majorly lacking. This is the first time our fish has tasted like it was frozen and then reheated. It had that defrosted spongy texture and the outer texture was soggy. Did not at all taste fresh. The portions have also majorly decreased and mushrooms were cut thinly and sparse. Also ordered the seafood chow mein and literally had to try to fish for ingredients which were lacking...two shrimps, two small fish, 1-2 scallops, two squids. Not sure what's going on here but hope that there are improvements in the future. Otherwise, staff is friendly