My gf and I decided to take some risks and try the restaurant with 3 stars on yelp, assuming the low stars was for service, which means the food might be bussinn! The interior is very nice. No host so the people were confused. We walked inside and found the very busy host, but she got all parties seated right away! We sat for a while and no one came to take our order, you really gotta wave down the servers for service, but they are all quick once you get their attention which is fine by me! There was one server that was especially good, came by to swap our plates out so we had clean plates during our meal, made sure we had everything we needed with speeed in this bustling restaurant. Food was good: - Ginger Scallion Lobster w/ Yi Mein noodles. Noodles were pretty mid, but fresh lobster for $22 was worth. - Truffle Siu Mai was very juicy - Squid Ink Molten Egg Custard Bao was AMAZING!! - Chicken feet was good - Shrimp noodle rolls were standard Enjoyed our meal here and would come back for the Squid Ink Custard Bao if im in the area for sure. read more

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Overall, the food was on the sweeter side. The ambiance was ok--tables are a bit close together, but that's pretty typical for dim sum places. Service was quick, no complaints. read more

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HAVE: Pork Siumai, Shrimp Hargow, Beef with vegetables, Sauteed bokchoy in garlic sauce, Shrimp fried rice, Sesame balls, Custard (?) bread TAKE: The food is average in taste, a little bland. The dim sum and beef with vegetables were decent, but nothing to rave about -at least I didn't leave hungry. Overall, if you're looking for a casual meal without high expectations, this restaurant may be worth a try. Also, we were surprised to find out that the tea setting on our table, which we thought was complimentary, was actually charged at $3.96 for two people. If you're not a tea drinker like us, be sure to let them know right away that you prefer not to have it, to avoid any unexpected charges. SERVICE: It seemed like there wasn't a specific server assigned to each table. Instead, you had to call them over whenever you needed something, whether it was to place an order, get utensils, or ask for sauces. After they brought out the food, no one really checked on us, so if we needed anything else, we had to search for an available server and call them over. The restaurant was busy, and the staff seemed preoccupied. Most of them did not have a smile on their face, except for one male server who was more receptive, unfortunately I didn't catch his name. It would be nice to see all staff members smiling and cheerful to create a more welcoming environment for customers. AMBIANCE: Upon entering the restaurant, there was a noticeable fishy smell in the small hallways leading to the dining area, likely due to the nearby aquarium where live seafood was kept. Additionally, the tables were placed closely together, which may have made the dining area feel a bit cramped. The environment could have been cleaner to improve the overall dining experience. read more

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used to be way better, but quality of all dishes has definitely decreased ex. barely any meat in fried circular dumplings service is okay for a chinese restaurant, but that's a pretty low metric (our duck didn't come) super duper busy even on weekdays in the summer, so beware of how it might feel pretty cramped (& odd smell) read more

Happy Harbor - Custard Egg Tart/ Deep Fried Pork Dumplings/ - Dim Sum Near Me - Rowland Heights, California

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I haven't been to Happy Harbor for dim sum since the pandemic so we decided to go there to cure my dim sum craving. We ordered 9 items but sadly, most of these were not as good as it used to be so we were a bit disappointed by the dim sum. The only items that were still up to par: -truffle siu mai (delicious) -squid ink molten egg custard bun (super tasty) -beef tripe in XO sauce (spicy with a kick) They also have the lobster noodles lunch special for $19.99 for dine-in only. The lobster was juicy and the noodles were a good compliment to the lobster. Overall, we are hoping they will improve their dim sum quality. Their other seafood dishes are still delicious so we will come back for those instead. read more

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I usually come here for lunch almost every Sunday after church, around the same time. Because of the upcoming Chinese New Year next Tuesday, the number of diners has increased. The host started letting familiar customers cut in line, which felt unfair. When I raised this concern to the manager standing inside the dining area, instead of addressing it professionally, I received a rather lecturing and defensive response. The welcoming and courteous service I had experienced before seemed to disappear completely this time. In the end, my takeaway is simple -- if the service quality declines, then naturally the level of tipping will reflect that. read more

Woke up at 1 PM on Sunday knowing for sure my dim sum cravings can never be fulfilled. However, I still scroll on Yelp in hopes to find some luck for a solid dim sum restaurant that opens late and found this place with more than 1k reviews! Arriving at 2 PM and getting seated immediately with no wait on a weekend brunch seems too good to be true with a well know dim sum restaurant! Very interesting that they also give out a can of chili sauce for each table free of charge, which is very unique since some other dimsum places only give out their house-made chili sauce or charge extra for this type of chili sauce nowadays! The service is top tier! Very fast and tends to each table thoroughly compared to other dim sum restaurants. Although there is still a language barrier, they seem to understand your order very quickly. The food arrived fast but some of dishes were not too great, not to mention, missing some of my favorite dim-sum items in the menu. The only highlighted part we enjoyed is the dessert! I found out that their baked pineapple bun and custard bao is made freshly based on their textures and the filling inside! Maybe next time I will try to arrive early and maybe get better dim sum in the morning! read more

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I come in for dim sum with a couple of friends last weekend. This is probably the most central destination to all of our locations so it was great to be able to find something we can all agree on. At first I wasn't really sure where to check in. Especially at the front with where the front counter is nobody was there. However there was a line in the hallway towards the main dining area where everyone's lining up. So I waited in the line and that was where to wait. We were seated fairly quickly. There's lots of larger tables for bigger parties. They gave us a menu to mark up and they brought over all the dishes shortly after. I feel like the food was pretty good and it's exactly what you think it would be in the best way possible. Lots of great items here for those looking for a great dim sum experience. The parking situation is a little bit I see here's that's what you got with a busy plaza with a 99 ranch in it. I parked to the side where it wasn't too hectic. read more

It is an authentic dim sum place with fancy dining area and walk-ins fish tanks. Some tables are placed closely to each other so it can be hard to navigate across. The foods are decent and about average. On the weekend, it starts to get crowded after 10:30 am FYI. read more

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This restaurant needs to close and get new management. Servers are rude and they take advantage of you. The food is overpriced and not good. We paid about $12 per dim sum. TERRIBLE! read more

I'm not too sure why the place has a low star rating, but I didn't come here for their dim sum. Instead, I came here for their dinner options with duck and seafood options. The service was quick as we were one of the only tables there dining that night and the interior was very spacious and comfortable. The best dishes were by far the duck and lobster as they had great flavors, they were cooked perfectly, and the quality of each dish was as expected if not more. The soup that came with the duck was rich and had a nice smooth texture with the perfect amount of seasoning in it. Overall, I'd come back to try their other dishes, but I definitely recommend their dinner dishes. read more

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It's rodent round droppings!!!! It's not some ink ingredients. Please don't cover it up. read more

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Happy Harbor used to be our favorite dim sum restaurant in Rowland Heights but their dim sum quality got downgraded. Their dim sum prices range from small ($4.88), medium ($5.88), large ($6.88), XL ($8.99) to XXL ($9.99). They charge tea price for $1.98 per person which is quite reasonable. We tried total 10 dim sum dishes (4 large, 5 medium and 1 small) and pork chow fun with salty fish. We were a bit disappointed for the dim sum quality this time. The skin of the Jumbo shrimp har gow, chiu chow style steamed dumplings, and steamed chives har gow were so thick. The one we didn't like the most was the pork chow fun with salty fish. They didn't give us much salty fish and the taste was so bland and lack of flavor. For the price we paid for $110 (including tips), I didn't expect mediocre quality dim sum though. I can definitely find much better quality dim sum places in San Gabriel Valley especially Monterey Park and Alhambra area. read more

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Party of four with 3 adults and 1 kid decided to have lunch at Happy Harbor, a Cantonese style seafood restaurant on high end side. Their dim sum dishes are build to order so everything is more fresh and tastier than ones sitting in the carts, plus you don't waste time calling the cart over for specific dim sum or deserts that you really want or just been told it's sold out wait for next turn! Service is fast from reception to our waiters. There is no wait on Friday noon around 12:20pm. Because we are craving for dim sums, way more dishes are ordered as the result! Giant Shrimp dumping, Chinese turnip cake, fish roe siu mai, Chinese sausage rolls, pork soup dumplings, baked bbq pork bun, chicken feet, Chinese broccoli, shrimp in thin rice wraps. All the dim sum looks good, tastes good, smells great and fresh. Ingredients used are better than most other dim sum places and it reflects on the menu price too. All parties enjoy the dim sum and environment of Happy Harbor seafood restaurant. It's great for small gathering to big parties. We also like the fact that we do not have to yell to have a decent conversation. read more

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Always amazing. The service is on point but the servers are rude. We had the best lunch and totally blew our diets. We had almost one of everything. Always make sure your get the XO sauce and pay extra for another chili plate. Just make sure they give you more chili than mustard. That's not fair if you ask me. The food is amazing but the staff isn't nice and they are super stingy with the sauces. read more

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Came in for a late dinner, and everything was exceptional. Service was great, and food tastes amazing. One of the servers was even kind enough to bring us a little dessert at the end. Very much appreciated! I will definitely be coming back. read more

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Honestly it's so hard to find a good dim sum place these days, but this is a solid option. The standard dim sum dishes are good here. The sui mai is especially good here. Baked BBQ buns are great and the har gow is decent. The sticky rice is good. I'd rather come here than lunasia because their rice wrappers are just too thick for my liking. Everything here was juicy and flavorful. Cons: The rice rolls with shrimp didn't have that good of a sweet soy sauce. The bean curd rolls were just ok. The place is super cramped so you're sitting back to back against other people. Portions are normal and prices are reasonable. I think I'd rate this 3.5 but I'll round up here! read more

Happy Harbor - Dim sum is pretty good! - Dim Sum Near Me - Rowland Heights, California

Wow!!! A very elegant dining experience and surely a happy family restaurant indeed!!! Chinese Restaurant is located adjacent to the 99 Ranch Market in Rowland Heights. Entrance has a reception desk and and an exquisite chandelier and as you walk to a hallway serving as a waiting area to the left are several aquariums where fresh crabs and lobsters are just also waiting .... but to be eaten !!! First time dining here as a guest of a friend's birthday banquet. Stellar service experience with servers in black jacket suit and a tie .... Wow!!!! fancy waiter's uniform indeed! This was an 8 course meal and surely we were stuffed. One dish came one after the other we were served ... first the Winter melon with meat, shiitake mushrooms 2nd Sweet sour pork spare ribs 3rd Black bean pepper beef 4th Sauteed Chinese Broccoli 5th Noodles topped with Sauteed cut up whole lobster 6th Braised Tofu and fish fillet with veggies 7th Honey Walnut Prawns 8th Crispy Peking Duck skin with bunsand hoisin sauce and lettuce wrapped chopped Peking duck meat Served with their Egg white fried rice with salty fish flakes. First time that I have been to any restroom that had a recessed ceiling bordered with blue lights. Restroom was exceptionally clean and elegant as well. read more

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It's been ages coming here but every time I come I never get disappointed since this place hands down delivers consistent dim sum on the weekends. It is Christmas afternoon and to avoid the massive line, it's best to come on the second wave of waiting in the afternoon and you will get seated immediately. The hostess provides you a number and calls you in to get seated. The decor has been a bit run down but they did upgrade the main tv screen projector and place is well lit. The place setting and utensils have been upgraded and much better than years ago. I definitely wanted my shua mai variations: fish roe type, and truffle topping. Next is the sweet and spicy braised tofu. The tofu is so tender with the sauce you just crave for more. Spare ribs and meat balls are definite great adds and the fried mochi balls with savory ground meat is just delicious!! Finished it off with the chrysanthemum Jell-O shots and just pleased to finally to take my parents out to eat here after being cooped up from the Covid scare. Will definitely return! read more

Happy Harbor - Fish Roe Siu Mai/Steamed Spare Ribs in Abalone Sauce/ Beef Meatball/ Chicken Feet in Abalone Sauce/ Premium Abalone Siu Mai - Dim Sum Near Me - Rowland Heights, California

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We came here for a friend's birthday with a party of about 20 people and reserved a private room with karaoke. The service was good, and the staff was attentive, but I felt the food was a little bland. One thing to note: this place closes early, so if you're looking to party late into the night, you'll need to choose another spot. read more

Have you ever waited over 45 mins for the mist popular dim sum dish??! I did,, today! After repeatedly asking where is it and being told ' I check', it finally arrived. When I asked what took so long, the answer was had to make more. So, okay, could have given me that answer 25 mins earlier No tup for you!. read more

I found rat pooh on this dim sum... We tried to resolve this dirty bun issue with the manager but he said it's what it's... So we will take this to health dept. and hopefully they will really look at it... read more

Happy Harbor - Dessert with rat - Dim Sum Near Me - Rowland Heights, California

We had a great experience here! From making the reservation to the actual visit, it was smooth and pleasant. Our party of 14 was seated in one of the semi-private rooms in the back of the restaurant. It was nice that they had those rooms. It was quieter and less busy than the rest of the restaurant. Also, the servers were more attentive. We marked what we wanted to order off the menu and the server came to collect it. Food came pretty quickly and piping hot. We must have ordered all the dim sum they offered because our table was covered with all the variety. Their dim sum, compared to other restaurants, was larger in size. For example, the siu mai was huge and stuffed with all the good stuff. I liked the shrimp and leek dumplings. The taro cakes were good. Oh and they had a special price for the lobster noodles. You could choose which kind of noodles. It was fresh and delicious. One con would be the porridge. It was pretty much just watery rice, nothing else. Skip that! And of course, we had to finish the meal with egg tarts. Those were perfect. Not overly greasy or burnt. The server was very patient with us when we asked if he could take photos for our group. I'd recommend making reservations for this place because it can get really busy, especially on the weekends. read more

We came here for an early lunch and we came at the perfect time. We were seated immediately and did not have to wait. You order from a menu and add the quantity of each item requested and they bring it out. It was perfect and even one person ate more than expected. Everything was fresh and tasty. I will say you don't come to dim sum expecting customer service. That is the reality. You have to call the waiters over for anything you need. It is a busy atmosphere once things pick up. But I definitely want to come back. Finally a dim sum spot nearby! read more

Overall: pleasantly surprising dim sum place! Relatively affordable prices and sufficiently quality food! Expected abrasive service but that's the true authentic experience! Food: cost wise it was $5/6/7 for S/M/L. The classic dim sum dishes were all above average. shumai, har gow, cha shao bao, rice rolls, and steamed pork were all surprisingly tasty! The only knock would be their rice noodle/rolls as it felt a bit grainy and refrigerated (instead of fresh). Unfortunately it was a dead giveaway that most of the dishes were probably premade and reheated. Things that could use some help were the turnip cakes that could've been pan fried more. The lobster was incredibly underwhelming and would not recommend whatsoever. The fried dumpling could use a bit more filling but the texture was crispy chewy as hoped for! Ambience/Decor/Service: interior design gives a more upscale look contrary to their cheap prices. The rowdiness of the crowd is as you'd anticipate but it's disheartening that they don't do push carts anymore either. As such, the miscommunication with the waiter about needing to substitute egg noodles for rice noodles (allergy) was lost. As expected the follow up to the mistake was less than exemplary as typical of Chinese restaurants. read more

The food was fast and great! There are pictures on the menu. That helps a lot when you don't speak or read Chinese. I went for my aunty birthday. It was great. The black bun with egg yolk is so yummy. The place is nice but some how when we done eating. The crew was cleaning up and vacuum the area next to us when the guests are still in their table with food. Just seems weird that they do that. Kinda unsanitary. Anyways other guests seems to not be bothered. I think it's not good tho. read more

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Brought my non Asian friends here for dimsum/Yumcha. They all loved it! They were impressed with the lobster and lucky long life noodles we ordered; Which were also reasonably priced. My favorite is here is the chicken knuckles. Crunchy and yummy! read more

We came here for a friend's 25th Anniversary Business opening celebration. We had our own private banquet room, and it even comes with a private restroom! How good can it get? Well, add on the superb service from the waiters and waitresses, boom! Now we're talking. The food was good, comparable to many other Cantonese Cuisine places. Huge proportions of chicken, lobster, and fish. We had the steamed chicken with green onions drenched with ponzu sauce. It was delicious! Very flavorful, thanks to the sauce. There were two large lobsters served on a large plate. They're steamed and prepared with garlic and onions. It's very flavorful indeed as it's not too overcooked. I liked it, and I think it was one of the quickest devoured dishes. Lol. My third favorite was the rock cod fish. Again, two served on a large plate. It's also steamed with green onion with ponzu sauce. The fish was very good as well. It's probably the best imo. All the other dishes were delicious as well. We had appetizers with a plate of sliced beef shank, pork shank, along with some chicken. We also had Gai Lon, which is the name of a type of green vegetables with mushrooms. Not too shabby. And for dessert, they served hot red bean soup with a black sesame mochi ball. Location is a bit out of the way for me. But I will definitely consider going back again, most likely for a family dinner. Happy Harbor did a great job with the food presentation. Overall quality and experience for me are four stars. read more

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The place is a solid 3 stars. You mark your order form and give it to them for processing. The ticket is printed in Chinese so good luck reading it. They did not have roast pork and since I'm not Chinese they didn't say anything and scratched it out on the order form. I thought the soy sauce chicken and shrimp in steamed rice noodles were a bit sweeter than I like. Most people had noodles ordered to their table and we didn't get any so maybe if I go back I'll try it. Overall it was OK. read more

Happy Harbor - Soy sauce chicken - Dim Sum Near Me - Rowland Heights, California

This restaurant is a scam. Strongly suggest FDB or any department of restaurant/food regulation should investigate this restaurant for overpricing and adulteration of foods. The price of the seafood are always hidden on the menu and they never tell you the real weight of the food just swipe your card for much higher price than what it should be. Their food is not clean. My whole family had diarrhea after eating at this restaurant. Please, some government officers need to go to this restaurant and investigate. Its such a rip off business and their manager is such a dishonest person. read more

I ordered on the phone for take out (online ordering wasn't working). There menu in-store has more options than their website. It was extremely busy when I called to order around noon on Saturday. The wait was 30+ minutes for a takeout order. When I arrived, I walked into the restaurant and proceeded to the counter on the right to pay (near the kitchen. They were kind enough to let me add in a couple orders of the shrimp rice noodle roll. My order wasn't quite ready yet, but the waitresses and manager (?) we're very attentive in checking in on me when they saw me holding a receipt that said "PAID." It took about 45 min for my order to be ready from when I called. The classic items like shrimp hargow and siu mai were HUGE! They also had a shrimp and chive hargow which was really yummy. We also ordered the beef tripe, chicken feet in abalone sauce, spice fried chicken cartilage, lotus leaf sticky rice, steamed bbq pork buns, shrimp noodle rolls, and bbq pork dried scallop fried rice -- all were tasty and good portion size! The nan-Xiang pork dumpling had a weird flavor, seemed like it was old. The squid ink molten egg custard bun was a little dry, I've had better at other places. Overall, most of the dishes were pretty good. Ordering take out was easy and service was attentive. I would come back! read more

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One of the better dim sum restaurants in Rowland Heights area. There's never really a wait even on the weekends. We ordered about 17 dishes of dim sum and all came out within 5-10 minutes. We finished everything so quickly. We were in and out the restaurant super fast today lol read more

Happy Harbor - Dim Sum Near Me - Rowland Heights, California

One of those classic spots for dimsum that can also be rented out for a banquet or event. These kinds of restaurants will often have a wait on weekend afternoons. Decent options for dimsum and in particular their Squid Ink Molten Egg Custard Bao caught our eye. Happy Harbor is also no exception to inflation. read more

Happy Harbor - Squid Ink Molten Egg Custard Bao - Dim Sum Near Me - Rowland Heights, California

Very large Cantonese restaurant serving dim sum daily. Large enough to hold a banquet. Plenty of parking in this large mall which also has Ranch 99. Went for dim sum on a busy Friday, six of us seated after a short wait. HH has all of the traditional dim sum (Har Gouw, Siu Mai, Cheong Fun, Pai Guet, Nau Mei Hai, etc..) that you expect and a few different items (Squid Ink Runny Egg Yolk Bau, Truffled Flavored Items, etc..). Good quality and decent service. read more

Had a break time which I was disappointed by because it wasn't stated anywhere. ): but seems typical for Chinese restaurants Also did not have pan-fried radish cakes which I was looking for! Only had radish cakes in a broth. I enjoyed the chicken feet and the other dishes I ordered. They were all just good. read more

Family Come here weekday,made it in Right lunch time . Service was good, food come to table quick after order . Dim sum , everything tasted great , not oily. We like the fish sui mai, Hongkong eggs tart ( forgot a picture) We will come back for dinner on next. read more

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We decided to give this place a try. We demolished everything we ordered. Our faves were the pork shrimp shumai, xiao bao long and sesame balls. Very quick service even if the place was jam packed. You have to really wave your arm around to call attention when you need something because there are lots of customers. read more

I love happy harbor and always stop when I go to Los Angeles they have great dim sum and I love the choices and service

really enjoyed this dimsum spot in rowland heights! nestled next to a 99ranch, I didn't expect the place to be so big but its actually a massive restaurant with even more rooms in the back. we waited only about 15 min on a sunday afternoon around 1:30 for a party of 3. ~ fish roe shu mai: my favorite dish! so juicy, savory and loved how big one piece was ~ steamed spare ribs: not my usual order at dim sum but maybe it should be! meat was tender and the sauce was delicious ~ har gow: good! the wrapping was a little on the dry side, but i still enjoyed the shrimp filling ~chicken feet: i would skip this, compared to other dim sum restaurants, it lacked flavor in the sauce ~ rice rolls: we got both shrimp and beef, and i recommend both! verrryy yummy ~ pan fried turnip cake: i usually love a good turnip cake at dim sum but this one was pretty fishy and the texture wasnt my favorite the restaurant was upscale and wasnt the typical dim sum cart restaurant but the food was still incredibly fresh and we were able to get a good amount of food for the price! i was not expecting much service-wise, but was pleasantly surprised, our server was attentive and tended to our needs quickly. my only complaint is that i wish they had left out the soy sauce/chili oils like other restaurants, on the table so we didnt have to ask for it. i was also with people who spoke Canto so im not sure how much that changed our experience however solely based on food quality and price, would absolutely recommend :) read more

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I choose Happy Harbor for a family brunch! From our experience on Saturday, it looks like it'll be a family favorite restaurant for a while. We arrived right when the restaurant opened at 10 am since dim sum places usually gets busy on weekends. It was perfect as we were seated down immediately and didn't have to wait! It got packed within 30 minutes or so. My mom & dad ordered most of the items, and everything tasted great! You use a pencil to order what you'd like on the menu (also the menu has pictures for every dish to make it easy for you to order) and turn it in to your waiter or waitress. They give you a little slip and start bringing out your orders! The service was quick and friendly. They tended to all of our refills of their deliciously flavorful tea and was very fast! My favorite menu items were the Egg Tart and Noodle dish. They have 腸粉 Cheung Fun Noodle here (rolled noodles) which I don't see often. Super happy with that dish! Everything else was served hot and steamy. All the dishes were packed with flavor and I couldn't be more happy with Happy Harbor. We'll definitely be back! read more

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