My friends and I were in Quincy and decided to stop by here for lunch - what a great move! If you're in the mood for some dim sum, this is the spot. They've got tons of options and everything we ordered was very solid. We definitely went more of the carbs route, but you can deviate as well. Nothing of major note in terms of service or atmosphere. It's not the most upscale of restaurants, but it does the trick. I'd happily return, especially for some steamed buns! read more

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Believe it or not, our Latino Uber driver told us about Quincy, MA on D2 of our first Boston trip a few weeks ago. He said that it's a predominantly Chinese community. So ofc I had to look it up and find a good dim sum place. I had low expectations going in. We called just to make sure they were open as we realize businesses in MA don't pick up their phones. Not only did someone answer but agreed to save a table for us during prime dim sum hours. (Excuse me...what?). Something is learned in MA is always factor in traffic, no matter what Google Maps says. It's nothing fancy when you walk in. You can tell a lot of locals hang up and meet up with friends here. Ah Wah welcomed us in, being seated immediately to the table along the wall, near the storage. The order sheet with pictures was given and immediately checked off our staple items. -Siu Mai This was DD's favorite of all time and she is the Siu Mai monger in our fam. I trust her opinion. Well balanced filling, nicely steamed. Not overly fatty or seafoody IYKYK -Baked BBQ bun Tradional baked bun. Slightly crunchy top (not the pineapple crust). I could have eaten a whole plate by myself had I not had to save room for other dishes -Har Gow (being that we're in a fresh seafood state) -Steamed Beef ball - it was steamed on a bed of greens vs dried tofu skin. Omg! It's been ages since I've had it this way -Sesame Roll The egg tarts were sold out and this was our consolation prize but OMG, I might have cried at the first bite. Yes. It was that good. Freshly steamed and them rolled bc it came out in the beginning and still hot on the inside -Tofu pudding -Rice Roll (Beef) -Sticky Rice (Lo Mai Gai) - "Ha moon choy mai" (kinda looks like Filipino pancit) A wok fried vermicelli dish I haven't had in over 30 years was requested and didn't think they'd make it. But...they DID. The owner said the chef was from HKG and could make anything I wanted . The flavors were so nostalgic. Not only did the owner and manager stop by to chat, but the customers sitting next to us joined in. Everyone was so nice and welcoming like the other Bostonians we encountered on our trip. Ngl, I considered moving here just for the food and atmosphere. Probably one of the best dim sums I've had in the States and probably in HKG. Everything was steamed to perfection. It's been weeks and I am still thinking about my meal here, wondering when I can fly back to Boston again. Hopefully sooner than later. Definitely be back be for another trip with my parents, esp after we raved about this place here Overall, 4.5 read more

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I love yum cha. It was so delicious. The service was a little bit slow, but I waited so paitently. The ambience is normal. read more

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Best din sum in Quincy! Thats what my mother says about Wast Ocean. The staff have become so friendly with us and ttake really good care of us because we frequent the restaurant for dim sum. The restaurant recently got a face lift and looks very nice. Why is this my mom's favorite? Let's start with the size of the dim sums. They're big by comparison to many of the others in Quincy. Especially their black bean clams. The clams are super fresh and much bigger than other restaurants'. My dad also really love their fried smelts with lots of eggs. I'm a bit old school and I love their shui mai and har gau. The other stand out for is the fried taro. It's crowded on Sundays, so you know it's good. read more

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Tasty place for dim sum and Chinese dishes. Been here a few times since it's one of my inlaws goto places when we come to Quincy. Service has always been quick and the food steaming hot. read more

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The dim sum her was so delicious and the portions are very generous. Not long of a wait either on a busy Saturday morning

This place is a 5 out of 5 for dim sum so definitely recommend for dim sum, but a 4 out of 5 for non-dim sum items. My standards are high since I am comparing this to Vincent's Asian Bistro in Randolph which is my family's favorite Chinese restaurant but sadly recently closed for unknown reasons. Anyway, the noodles at East Ocean were good, so was the Walnut Prawns and Crab Rangoons. The portions were also very generous. However, I didn't like the Sesame Chicken, Peking Duck, or Minced Stuffed Tofu as much as other Chinese restaurants. I would give it another chance and order other items in the future since it is a good, decent restaurant with generous portions. Got a bunch of items for $200, which is pretty good for the amount of food. Would return but would try other items. read more

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Very good dimsum for Massachusetts, where there are not a whole lot of Asian people. So far, they are one of the best dimsum places I've had in Boston, with a wide variety, reasonable prices, and great food quality. Customer Service is also excellent for a dim sum place. Most Chinese people are grumpy, but here at East Ocean, they are very friendly and accommodating. Two Thumbs Up !!! read more

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Me and my son were here last Saturday for dimsum because we were in the area. Great service, great atmosphere. Ordered maybe only 3-4 things because it was just me and my 1.5 year old son. My son loves shu Mai and steamed shrimp noodle so he loved it here. Our preferred dim-sum place is Winsor which is down the street but we wanted to try a new scenery. Shu Mai was tasty, steamed shrimp noodle was ok. I prefer Winsor because you can add cilantro and scallion. And it's more fluffy. But overall, to experience an old dim-sum atmosphere, definitely come here. Seems like all the local elderly, come here to enjoy their Saturday mornings. read more

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This is the real thing, minus the carts. It can be pretty busy here on a weekend, because besides folks waiting for tables, they do a lot of take-out. The menu is extensive, certainly a lot more items than you'd traditionally see waiting for carts to come around. The one disadvantage is that after you place your order, your receipt is at the table before the food, so they can cross things off as they are delivered - if you want more, you have to go through the ordering process all over again. Portions for vegetable items are very generous. Even when it's "as busy as it gets," you can still usually find street parking within a block or so. read more

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Best local dim sum in MA. They never let me down. Their seafood and entrees are delicious. The staff is very friendly. read more

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Came here on a Sunday for lunch and I'm very impressed. It's relatively small compared to another dim sum restaurant down the street, but the food is worth it. It was very busy for lunch and I had a relatively large party so there was a small wait time. Even though it was busy, the tables seemed to have moved pretty fast and once we were seated, the food came out really fast after ordering. You can order by writing on the menu and there are also people walking around with freshly made plates. They had the classic dim sum dishes like the shrimp dumplings, tripe, and chicken feet, but I think the star of the restaurant is their pan fried pork and chive dumplings. They were massive and really well made. This restaurant is also pretty standard with the service in the sense that it's quick paced and the waiters and waitresses will bring you your food, but if you need anything extra you will need to flag someone down. I don't mind that though! Overall if you're looking for a no nonsense dim sum restaurant with really good food, this is the place. read more

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No customer service ! Food taste bad ! Dirty ! Party of 12 dissatisfied. Puke Stomachs ! Not fresh ! read more

My family's go-to for dim sum in the area. Consistent quality and good variety of standard dim sum items. Go early when it opens at 10am. It's pretty packed by 11:30am. All items are made to order. $1 per person tea surcharge but they didn't charge for the kids. Eating utensils, cups, plates are clean. Limited on-street parking. read more

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Dim sum breakfast! Yes please! Finally ventured out to Quincy in search of some good dim sum and we found it! We were craving dim sum for breakfast so we arrived at the restaurant as soon as it opened. The restaurant is spacious with plenty of tables for big and small groups. We were quickly seated once we arrived but the restaurant was already bustling with action. We were given a picture menu along with a list menu and a sharpie pen. The ordering process was very simple. There are no ladies pushing carts of dishes instead you circle the dishes you want on the list menu and hand over your order to the waiters. We wanted sumai for sure, Chinese broccoli, pork bao, and we were curious to try the Taro dumplings and some specialty dumplings that had to our surprise whole peanuts inside. Everything came out nice and hot and at the same time. The sumai was our favorite! It was packed with flavor and hit the spot. The bao was also nice and fluffy and very tasty. The Taro dumplings were ok, not our favorite but we gave them a shot. The speciality peanut dumplings were also ok. We really enjoyed the Chinese broccoli, it was cooked perfectly. We wanted more but had to save some room for the sesame balls! They were delicious! They tasted fresh, were nice and warm and were not too heavy. We literally finished every dish! No leftovers for us! We really enjoyed our dim sum! Yay! and can't wait to come back! read more

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My go to place for dimsum. No other place compares! I always get their: -shrimp rice rolls: you CANNOT skip this!! They make it so perfectly here. The wrapping is so silky soft with a bit of chew and plump shrimp inside. -shrimp and pork shu mai: they're so fat and juicy! The flavor is perfect. I love how they have shiitake mushroom inside of these. -har gow: they don't use any fillers here, pure delicious shrimp dumplings with the chewy skin! You know it's fresh by looking at the skin -fried shrimp and chive dumpling: again, if you've noticed a trend by now, they're very generous with their fillings! Look at how big they are! I don't have any complaints about any of their dimsum dishes. I happily drive 1 hour to this place! read more

East Ocean Restaurant - Seafood Near Me - Quincy, Massachusetts

REAL Chinese food!! I ordered lobster ginger scallion, clams black bean sauce, fried calamari. Food was excellently prepared, prices were very fair!! read more

First and foremost, I liked the food. I went there for Dim Sum on a rainy day, by some miracle I found a parking space right in front. The place is in a city-like setting with only street parking as far as I could tell. This was the only downside as I bet at busier times it's probably hard to find parking. With that said that was the only real drawback I found. The dim sum items were very fresh tasting as was the seafood contained inside. The clams in black bean sauce were not the least bit rubbery and had a fresh consistency and nice blackbean sauce taste. The dumplings I had were shrimp and scallops, they were moon shaped and quite large, as well as fresh-tasting seafood inside. Same held true for the shark fin dumplings, although the filling there was probably pork, not dry in the least inside. We had about 9 dishes in total and there were no losers. As far as ambiance goes, well let's just say you are there for the food, nothing wrong here, but if you are looking for a high-end experience this is not the place, its purpose is dim sum and seafood, and does those items well, but you are not going here for the atmosphere. The wait staff were all helpful and the food came out quickly, the staff helped us get started ordering, as they give us a marker and you write your order right on the plastic menu with erasable ink. The staff and customer base are all Chinese and speak it. My dining partner speaks fluently, so no issue for us, but I don't think I heard any English in our vicinity, other than us. This place is legit and authentic dim sum is what you will get, I am looking forward to returning for some more. I will have to try it a couple of more times to determine if it's my new favorite, but either way it's up there, near the top of my list. read more

East Ocean Restaurant is a classic in Quincy, at this point, when it comes to dim sum! I would really suggest only coming here for their dim sum though as their normal dishes offered for dinner time hours are not as good, and average at best. This actually used to be the busiest place for dimsum like in the 2010s before Winsor arrived in Quincy & Ming's moved into the bigger location they are in now, and way before East Ocean, China Pearl in Quincy Center was the most popular for dimsum outside of Chinatown. Yes, there were lines outside and sometimes the wait would be an hour and a half long on the weekend mornings! It was so busy that they'd give out ticket numbers and call out the numbers on a speaker. Dim sum here is also not as expensive as say, Ming's, down the street and is a great option if you are looking for traditional, non-fusion dim sum! For regular Cantonese Chinese styled food, I suggest going to their other restaurant (literally walking distance from here), East Chinatown Restaurant. And stick to just dim sum at this location. Parking: if you can snag a spot right in front or on Billings Rd that is great! If not, there are spots on Hancock St usually. read more

First time having dim sum here. It was busy around midday on a Saturday after Thanksgiving. Looks like a place where the locals go for dim sum. I was impressed how quickly we were seated, only waited for 5 mins. We ordered way too much food but had the opportunity to taste many different dim sum dishes. The taste, quality and portions were great. When you can pick what tea to have, you know it's a real Chinese resturant !! read more

We went here for Xmas eve dinner and had the steamed grouper. Fish was delicious- simple flavors. Also had salt and pepper calamari, seafood lomein and short ribs. Food was excellent, service quick and seating spacious. read more

Stopped by here with the family to enjoy some dim sum. It was very busy but we only waited about 15 minutes for a table to open up. Not your typical place where there are food carts roaming around, we ordered off the menu which luckily had pictures as well. Everything came out hot and fresh, and very tasty. Service was good and staff were friendly. We will definitely come back here. read more

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Throw back spot. Hadn't been in along time but when they first opened went all the time. Dimsum's and dinner. Got a chance to stop back in recently for a family engagement dinner. The food came out quick, authentic and tasty. They also made sure kids allergens were NOT included in the food like the walnuts for walnut shrimp/mayo. We had few courses, beers and good conversations catching up with the family. Reserved 3 big tables, had the kiddos running back and forth between tables and it was a good time. Thanks! read more

Always great dim sum at decent prices. The best shrimp dumplings to boot. Their pan fried chive dumplings come in three and are filled with pork, shrimp, and chives. They don't really do the push carts anymore and you mark up a menu of what you want. Being able to order and eat fried squid at 10am is such a guilty pleasure. I hate their entrance because the two doors create a vacuum that makes it impossible to get in and out. read more

East Ocean Restaurant - Dim sum fried calamari, so salty, crunchy, and good - Seafood Near Me - Quincy, Massachusetts

The food was plentiful, extremely fresh, and flavorful. The service was attentive and welcoming. The interior was sparse but clean. I would definitely recommend this restaurant! read more

A go-to restaurant for my family for dim sum or Chinese-style seafood. It does get pretty crowded and loud inside sometimes because the restaurant is on the smaller side. You order dim sum off a menu, rather than the push carts. They also have specials posted on the walls as well as fresh seafood, and standard Chinese dinner fare as well. Service is pretty quick. read more

Service was ok similar to other Chinese restaurants in the area, nothing special. Seems like the wait staff really try to up sale you to more expensive dishes. Food was not great and salty. We had the fresh fish which the waiter suggested. It was a small stripe bass for $45 dollars. I was expecting a bigger fish for that price. We also had a half crispy chicken, pea pod stems, salt and pepper squid, birthday noodle and a soup. All the plates were salty with little flavor. Overall there are better options in the area. Would not recommend here for Cantonese family dinner. read more

The dimsum here is top notch. If you come when they aren't serving dimsum, the other dishes are just average. Really have to come for the dimsum. The chang fun and all variations of it were all delicious. The fried dough sticks came out super crispy. The turnip cakes had such a nice sear on them. The sticky rice wraps were really good as well. Chashu buns were decent. The shumai were pretty good. Pan-fried buns were just average - bottom wasn't too crispy and there was way too much bun to meat ratio. Prices are super reasonable. We ate until we were about to explode and still stayed under $30pp after tax and tip. read more

Love eating here. But recently was super irritated by my mother's recent encounter. My mom ordered take out from here and paid in cash. They didn't give her a receipt when my mom asked for it. Waited in line to retrieve it and the same woman was clueless as to what she ordered. Ridiculous. She had to wait back in line a couple of times when the front desk dismissed her. This place needs to be more organized! read more

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My favorite dim sum place in Quincy! The food is always consistent every time I've gone. Some of the English translations on their menu are a bit odd, like har gow is translated to shrimp and asparagus dumplings for some reason when there isn't asparagus, but they also provide a menu with pictures for anyone who doesn't read/speak Chinese. The prices are very reasonable and they offer various types of tea, such as Pu'er (Bolay) and Chrysanthemum tea. Parking is as expected for Quincy, but I've never had an issue with finding street parking since the restaurant is on a road with free 2 hour street parking on both sides and around the block in front of some houses. read more

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Good dim sum at decent prices. Seems like a traditional spot where you know the service won't be great, but the food will.

Been here a couple of times and will have to say that I think this place has the best dim sum in Boston. Growing up in Toronto, we used to go dim sum every weekend so I've had a lot of dim sum! Been to a few different places in Boston and this place is the only place I have been to that is comparable to good dim sum in the Greater Toronto Area. Parking is not the easiest to find in the area (street parking) but definitely worth it. There is a bit of a wait but also notice that they have a lot of takeout (but takeout dim sum is not quite the same). They also don't seat you unless your entire party is there. read more

East Ocean Restaurant - Seafood Near Me - Quincy, Massachusetts

One of the rare places that doesn't fail to disappoint when it comes to Cantonese cuisine. We come here often for dimsum and recently just starting coming for dinners on weekends. Definitely recommend reserving a table (just in case) as the place is a little small and can get crowded fast. All the items we've tried so far were equally amazing, and at a great price for large groups read more

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I visited with a friend. Servers are attentive and friendly. They have knowledge of their menu well. We ordered something that is off the menu (modified their salted fish with eggplant) and they pulled it off!! We also ordered crispy fried tofu and Yang Chow Fried rice. The tofu dish was succulent but the fried rice was okay. The restaurant is pretty big and not too noisy during rush hours. No music was played, so you can absolutely hear other patrons talking. read more

Delicious dim sum, a typical dim sum ambiance, hustling and busy. Needed hot chili oil and plum sauce a little hard to get, but finally did. Would definitely go back for more. read more

Haven't been here in a few years for dimsum, but decided to give it a try since it's less crowded. I had a party of 5 got seated right away. The food here is alright ordered a couple of dim sum dishes and they didn't really stand out compared to other places around the area. Also ordered a pan fried noodle they made it really well it was crunchy and did not disappoint. Overall, I probably won't come back for dim sum but would try other dishes! read more

I live in Los Angeles and eat dim sum quite a bit. I was visiting a friend who lives in Quincy and we were craving some. I stumbled across this adorable place on Yelp and really wanted to try it. This place was incredible. From the prices to the sizes of the dumplings (they are STUFFED) and the quality of ingredients, this place is really hard to beat. I can confidently say it's better than 80% of places in the Los Angeles area. We ordered the Pork & Shrimp Shumai, Steamed Roasted Pork Bun, Pork Belly with Black Pepper Sauce, Roast Pork & Cilantro Rice Roll, Turnip Cake with XO Sauce, Fried Shrimp & Chive dumpling. It call come out to around $60 to feed 2 hungry men and 1 female with a rather large appetite. Don't forget to ask for a side of their chili oil. I think it's home made and so good on top of everything! Service is incredibly fast even when they're busy and the workers are so sweet. read more

Ordered the steamed fish, salted fish fried rice, shrimp, lobster with ginger scallion, pea shoots with garlic, clams with garlic and vermicelli, and scallop with garlic and vermicelli. Everything tasted fresh. The small shrimp were great. Super sweet. The steamed wish was a bland. read more

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Awesome Chinese dim sum. The best is its portion, so big with a great price! A server told us about the fried taro, "how about I do not cut it this time (normally they cut they so people would share because so the wonderful tall pieces would not fall." Come if you would like an authentic Chinese dim sum atmosphere because Chinese love to talk at dim sum places, in a way to sense more people together the better (if you like dark romantic place, it might not be for you). Love the taste, the portion and being affordable. read more

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Did we just go on a bad day for Chinese noodle dishes as the restaurant was quite busy. The good: The large noodle portions will make you feel like you are getting your money's worth. The bad: The noodle dishes were either flavorless, too oily or too heavy with oyster sauce. Recommended dishes. Cannot make any from amongst the 5 dishes we ordered. I would prefer smaller portioned better tasting noodle dishes any day. read more