There was never a sign or shown in the invoice that you have to tip at least 15%. So I did 10%. Turn around I was being chased for another 5%. He was also informing me that other places normally want you to tip at least 18%. LMAO read more

Jade Harbor is my family's favorite Cantonese restaurant. Their dim sum is the best; large variety of dishes and very authentic. The do it the old fashioned way by pushing around the carts and you just order a la carte. Their lunch and dinner menus are good too. We recommend the walnut shrimp and fried pork chops. This place gets very busy so go early for dim sum or eat dinner at an off hour. The parking here is also very hard (street parking only). The wait staff work very hard but don't expect super, over the top friendly service. read more

Please DOUBLE CHECK the total price on the receipt against the prices on the menu. This restaurant over-charged! And they did to us multiple times, when they were caught the first time they corrected and reissued receipt, the second time they refused to correct and said "the price on menu is not up to date" read more

Bland food. Not similar to one in Chinatown at all. Disappointed at dim sum and seafood pan fried noodle.

If i could i would rate this at zero or even negative, come in for late night dinner around 915pm on a Saturday night. First of all customer service were pretty good aside the language barrier, but doesnt change the fact that found a smoked to the end of the cigarette butt in my sea food eggroll. At first i thought it was a piece of shell, almost immediately after chewing i tasted a strong ashy smoky burnt taste in my mouth, if i had to label it was like consuming an ashtray. Upon informing the waiter, he apologized and the remade the dish plus gave me free Pepsi, dont get me wrong the gesture was nice and appreciated. I dont expect much but my meal was not cheap, and they could have discounted or at least not charged for that dish, but literally all i got was the once said sorry and a can'of pepsi, i spent a total of 15-20 min in this place to spend $120 to taste their ashtray. Soon after the incident i didnt get a chance take a photo, but rest assure me my colleagues, family and people from food service corporation will know of this incident. read more

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I came here on a Friday night with my family of 12 and decided to order the $188 family combo. It was a lot of food and some was very tasty some was very salty. What that combo came with was; Fish Maw Soup Jelly Fish and Ham appetizers Peking Duck Salted Fish Fried Rice Stir Fry Crab Mix Seafood with Lotus Black Pepper Spareribs Mustard Greens Honey Walnut Shrimps Clams with Black Bean Sauce Steam Fish in Soy Sauce Crispy Fried Chicken (whole) Lo Mien mix with Mushrooms For the price of $188 it was a lot of food to share we end up taking about half to go. The waiter was quick to refill out water, tea pot and brought us plenty of napkins as well. There's isn't a parking lot so you gotta park in the streets. Food is decent but I don't know if I would come back unless some else suggest it. read more

I come here today, they sell shrimp $45 of one pound . They didn't tell me before I order shrimp. I ordered 2 pound . When I'm going to checkout, I see the price. Oh my god . Total is $90 . I'm very disappointed. read more

Jade Harbor - Dim Sum Near Me - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Me and my family usually go here for dim sum and dinner for years . But tonight a horrible experience happened . We found a roach in the dish . But they came over and took it right away , so i didn't have a chance to take a pic . The server was like , "you guys come here a lot , it's fine " we were like totally shocked .And also they gave us extremely bad attitude during the whole dinner. NEVER GO AGAIN!!!I share this experience to let everyone know how NASTY this restaurant is . read more

Cannot beat the $18.95 twin lobster special! Plus, almost everything on the menu is good, especially the roast duck. Owner (guy in his 50-60's in glasses) is super friendly read more

It's not my go-to spot for dim sum but if I want some place close that's decent this is the spot. Their food are pretty good, on par with the Chinatown big players. But this review is mainly for their secret feature:KARAOKE. I had no idea there was karaoke, let alone a downstairs, until my friend mentioned it. They have two rooms available. When scouting for karaoke spots for my sister's birthday (last minute too) I was able to book it here the day before. I must say, I'm very impressed! System and song list were updated (none of that Asian "MV" for American songs). Price was good too, $150 minimum per table. Most karaoke spots in Chinatown have a limit on time but we had ours for 4 hours, no additional charge. It was a lot of fun. Staff, service, and food were excellent. read more

I like to come here when I don't want to go all the way to Chinatown for some good dimsum. It's almost always packed! So, prepare for a lot of noise and people squirming everywhere. I usually go with around 2-3 people and we mostly eat around 3-4 dishes each. Total usually comes up around $30-50 excluding tip. Sometimes the food was kinda cold when they came off the carts and gave it to my table. Nonetheless, servers were kind and gave great service. One day, I decided to order fish congee for take-out and it was like 10$ for reheated porridge, cheap fish, in which there were only 4 pieces of tilapia and the ginger wasn't even yellow, IT WAS WHITE. It was so bland that I couldn't even finish it. read more

Their food is good, but their service is bad. The employees are rude, which is quite typical for Chinese restaurants. The prices are reasonable. read more

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Authentic Chinese food. My family comes here very often for Dim Sum & for dinner. Their food is good. Taking 1 star away only because their service can be on and off sometimes. read more

Went here today to get my dim sum craving satisfied. The food today was decent for Northeast Philadelphia. They didn't have their non-steamed options available. Also, be wary of your card because THEY WILL cheat you and put more circles than you order. We ordered something to go and they put the circles down while we were waiting. They were more interested in turning the table over and pressured us to take something else. The guy then put am extra circle. You try to fight it and they gang up on you. LAST TIME I'll ever visit this place. read more

Jade Harbor - Dim Sum Near Me - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

I'm so glad we tried this place, thanks to a friend. The atmosphere is very fast paced and loud. Know what you want when you arrive! The food is incredible. The BEST dim sum, and so conveniently located! We tried the House Lo-Mein, Sliced Beef with Chinese Vegetables, Shrimp Dumplings, and Pork Shumai. I can't wait to try more! After we received our food, our waiter disappeared and we eventually just got up and asked for to go boxes and to pay. The quality of the food trumps that though. My husband asked if we can order takeout here all the time. I say helllllll yes! read more

Ended up here for dinner since we had some business to take care of in the area. The seating setup and interior is basic with a bit of tackiness for good measure but the food is quite legit and on par with the fare that you get in Philly's Chinatown. We chose to get the West Lake Soup (appears as Lake Beef Soup on the menu), Snow Pea Tips with Garlic, Plain Congee and half a Peking Duck set. What we ended up with were huge amounts of food as we underestimated the portions going by menu prices. The Lake Beef Soup has broth thickened with corn starch (similar to an egg drop soup) but has minced/ground beef, rice wine, light soy sauce and white pepper to bring out a delicate flavor brightened by the addition of cilantro. The bowl that we had was a bit low on salt but quite flavorful. The snow pea tips were amazing and went well with the plain congee (rice porridge). A simple flavor combo but very comforting. We were quite stuffed by the time the Peking Duck combo arrived so we ended up preparing just one steamed bun each to eat at the table (dip the duck meat in the hoisin-like sauce prior to placing into the folded bun, add the chives/scallions, place a piece of crispy skin and enjoy). We swear we had leftovers for at least two more meals each. Amazing! Oh and they do have a full bar on premises in case you were planning to have a drink with your meal. We will be back to try their dim sum, sea food (which by the way seems like their specialty) and some Cantonese fare. read more

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I lived in the Northeast, if I want good authentic chinese food I have to drive to Chinatown. But since this restaurant is near my house, I dont need to drive to Chinatown as often. Their food is very good, similar quality in Chinatown, but their duck is not as good as Sang Kee Peking duck house. The ambiance needs a makeover. The curtains and carpets are old and outdated. But if you just go for the food and don't care about the atmosphere then there's not much to complaint about. read more

This is my family's new favorite spot to eat for lunch and/or dinner. The food here is great! There's never a long wait for the food to come out, its quick and delicious. Their prices are reasonable and portions are big. The staff are friendly and have great recommendations from the menu. The restaurant is a bit small so it can be hard to walk. Definitely recommend this restaurant for some real authentic Chinese food. read more

Always consistent quality , very fresh food , place is very busy usually (this is a good thing ) Very authentic Cantonese dim sum ... very friendly and intensive staff . I live in the north east and this beats going downtown and trying to find parking around China town . Highly recommend it read more

This place is so gross that I lost my appetite before the food even arrived at the table. There are currently 6 flies perched on the oily curtain by the front windows. I'm not even sure why there is oil on the curtain because it's not like they cook in the dining area. Also, we saw a bug crawling up this 3-panel room divider that they, for whatever reason, are keeping in the dining area. There is no one else in this restaurant given its 11:30 at night but there is trash all over the carpet even though all the tables are set semi-neatly. My server brought over a bowl and soup spoon for me and the soup spoon had a very obvious piece of food stuck on it. She didn't notice until I told her that it wasn't clean, and then she took it away and forgot to get me another spoon. She also spilled soup all over our table while spooning it into our individual bowls. I don't know what she is in such a rush for because there is literally no one else here. Food is okay. I'd give 1.5 stars but I can't, so 1 star for everything else. read more

I absolutely abhor sitting in 76 traffic trying to go down to Chinatown to get some decent Chinese food. No more!!! The food here is just as good, if not better, than the food in Chinatown! You don't have to waste time going downtown anymore. Parking is available along the side streets. My first visit here was good so will make a return trip when I need my Asian food fix! read more

I ordered fish congee ($8.95) and there's hardly any fish in there, and one bread stick for $3, I haven't heard one restaurant charge bread stick for $3, other places are usually $1 or $1.50 the most. Such a ripped off! read more

Jade Harbor - Fish congee and bread stick - Dim Sum Near Me - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

I've been going to the Chinatown location since I was in diapers and enough teeth to chew. Now that Jade Harbor II is located in the northeast (where I live and work), it has been a heaven sent gift. Great thing about it is that some of the waitresses are the same ones from Chinatown, so it is nice to see familiar faces :) Dimsum in the morning is great! Hard to grab a table on Sundays, so go early. Nighttime, I always order the sizzling Szechuan beef, dragon Phoenix roll, and water spinach dish. There is also a karaoke machine in the rooms located downstairs. So if you want some fun, reserve a room! read more

We passed by and decided to grab a few items to go. The shrimp with broccoli was decent and the white sauce was flavorful but they used baby shrimp rather than jumbo. The shrimp in egg gravy over rice lunch plate was great, though, and it was only $5! They have a very nice selection of rice plates, from squid with sour cabbage to stir-fried beef ribs, for $5, which is great, and dim sum, as well. The har how are solid, as are the shumai. The seating is cramped but the food itself is decent and the service is very efficient. Not bad. read more

I love Asian food, and I like mine both authentic or Americanized depending on my mood. Jade Harbor is certainly more of an authentic Chinese restaurant. Bottom line, food is good, and it's served family style, and I've enjoyed most everything I've ordered. If you aren't looking for Chinese/American food, and you live in NE Philly, save yourself the trip downtown IF you aren't looking for something specific (like the duck and Sang Kee or crazy heat at Han Dynasty, both places I love). This place is a great quick-fix for authentic Chinese food, at reasonable prices, close to home. read more

I would love to give them an extra half a star. They only lack in service, but it might just because of my appearance. I've eaten here many times and every dish I have had has always been excellent. Dim sum, plenty of variety that include some of my favorites. Always fresh and hot. I started writing this review prior to my girlfriend coming back to Philadelphia. Now that she is here and we frequent this establishment more than twice a week I have some added thoughts. Treatment is much different when you are with an asian person. When I eat with my white buddy, they ignore us and give us the :"gweilo treatment". When I'm with my girlfriend they cater to almost every need and pay extra care to us. The food is great and I've come to enjoy more dishes than I would normally order under the "american chinese" type of foods. This is my new favorite spot in the NorthEast. read more

After returning back from the shore, I was starving and nothing else close by to me was open so I tried out this place again. It was nearly empty as it was 10:30 on a Sunday night but we were seated quickly. I wanted a durian smoothie but they only had a selected few smoothies and drink from the list. But that was understandable considering it was late. Service and food was quick and very accommodating. When I got up to pay at the cash register, they insisted we sit and ate the oranges and then even offered to give us red bean soup on the house but we were stuffed so we had to decline. It was good experience and definitely comparable to China Town without the drinks and drive. read more

Absolutely love, love, love this place!!! We are coming here every week, sometimes twice a week, dim-sum or diner. The food is always amazing, service is quick and polite, the wait is always so short, prices are affordable. Strongly recommend this place!!! Compare to one in china town, it's 10 times better!!! 100 times better. read more

They are a great chinese restaurant in northeast philadelphia closest to Chinatown in philadelphia you can get. They mess up my order once but, they did fix it once I explain what went wrong. I will come back. Price is cheaper than Chinatown restaurants lol read more

Jade harbor is the closest thing I can get to Chinatown quality food in NE Philadelphia. Good for families. They have $5 Lunch specials- I got the beef chow fun and it was pretty good. I suggest calling ahead if you're getting take out--15+ wait. Definitely would come back. read more

I eat dim sum here about once a week. Some of the food is just okay and others are better. I like the convenience of the restaurant , it sells all traditional Chinese food that you can't get unless you go to Chinatown and there's always traffic going back and forth. Since we're regulars the owners/ waiters always gives us drinks on the house (huge plus when I'm having dinner parties ) read more

My daughter and I had dinner here last night. The scallion pancakes were great, but a tad too greasy. Ordered the wonton soup. On the menu I don't recall it stating that there was any shrimp in the wontons, but after having two and asking the waitress, I found out that there is shrimp, which doesn't bode well for someone who is allergic. Ordered the General Tso's chicken with sauce on the side. It was quite good. The chicken was nicely battered and cooked thru, the broccoli was seasoned well and the sauce was tasty and not too salty. Will return someday for the dim sum. read more

We didn't tip at the beginning. As closing time came and we wrapped up our meals, the server with glasses and short hair (whom is also the accountant after hours for the owner) from the beginning asked us twice speaking quick and in stern voice were we ready. After giving us our food, he never came back until we asked for the check. As he gathered our dishes towards the end, the server took the ceramic dish with soy sauce and threw it in my gf's bowl, splashing and spilling soy sauce. But on my side he calmly and light handedly collected my dishes. I understand the server's frustration, but we will understand why later. The owner ran after us and knocked on our car window asking for tip and said sorry. (Sorry for what I thought.) We explain we didn't have good service, and we asked him if servers get our tip. The owner said " him get it " (which I know is bullshit). He said sorry again and again holding out our check with a pen. I just wrote in a couple dollars so he could leave. I saw with my own eyes the tip bucket with the owner's hands in it. (The owner would take the last cookie.) And I saw the server give his tip to the owner. I believe this is why the server was frustrated. (Or maybe bc we asked for extra chili peppers. Or maybe we were the last customers.) If asked, the owner may say the tips are calculated into the servers pay, but I know damn well servers at a lot of these Asian restaurants get paid at a daily flat rate with no tip. It is normal for most Korean and Chinese restaurant owners to keep tips, especially from those who don't speak English well, who just came to America, who have trouble finding employment and who have trouble speaking for themselves. I can easily pick them out from the rest of the restaurant owners. I know very well because I am "some other Asian," and I am very well informed about my collectivist culture. I have seen customers give $50 dollar tip to servers and then see the server's expression completely change after the owner demands the tip from the server. I DID NOT TIP because I know the OWNER KEEP THE TIPS. Would not it be disappointing for you to know that your tip was not going were it was supposed to go? You can tell how the servers serve, their demeanor, and how they are irritable, careless, and just out right rude. But I don't blame them. I just look towards the owner. However, food was tasty, not over seasoned or salted. Chef's Special Sizzling Steak and Scallop was warm and not "sizzling." Vegetables were fresh, but broccoli was very tough. Fried rice was cooked to order and hot. I give food 3.5 STARS. read more

It has a good atmosphere, a large menu, and has great hours- it's open past midnight. It has a good selection, but what I got was just average for Chinese restaurants, it was overpriced, and I don't like what happened with my order. I saw scallops and beef was $12 on their online menu, besides a $14 scallop dish. So I asked him for that, minus the beef, and I wanted veggies. Their accent was a bit tough to understand, but I thought he said "No, it's $6", and with the 4 Shumai it would be "$10." As for the vegetables, he asked "Snowpeas?" I said, "You know, Chinese vegetables. Sure, snowpeas, onions, that kind of thing." When I went, it turned out to be $16, not $6, for the scallops and vegetables. Looking on the menu, it turns out that there was an entry for scallops and vegetables for $15. But he said that it was $16 for me because of the added snow peas. The lesson is not to order over the phone hear, because it can be hard to communicate, and the order could get messed up. I felt bloated afterwards, and there was no sauce on it. So if you are in the Northeast, it's 1 AM and you want some place with a nice atmosphere inside, I can recommend it. But if you are looking for a lot of good Chinese lunch for a good price, then I would recommend the two or three large hibachi buffets in the area instead. read more

Great place to get a meal with the family. Our favorites include salt and pepper porkchops, sautéed baby snow pea leaves, scallop tofu, sizzling beef short ribs, and pan fried noodles. Also cant beat their $5 lunch platters. read more

Ordered pork fried rice, got white. If I wanted white rice so bad would've gone and cooked the instant stuff in the microwave. Wait best part, this place didn't even have hot mustard... you a Chinese restaurant or an imposter lmk read more

All of food is trash. I can't eat any meal. The taste is awful. I am not recommend any one.

I went for dim sum today. It was the traditional dim sum menu. Food was good, but the service was lacking. I was put in the corner because I was by myself. Which I didn't mind. The problem is that if you are not familiar with the dim sum menu you get ignored. Thankfully I know the menu. But i do not recommend going there because the service was not good it seemed that I was ignored!!! I still like to look in the cart and view the selections. I had to tell them what I wanted! read more

Jade Harbor - Dim Sum Near Me - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

I was in town for a few days and we had jade harbor everyday for breakfast lunch and dinner. It is probably the only decent Chinese restaurant around the area. Thank goodness they serve dimsum too. Lunch is super cheap, about 5$ for lunch box which was loaded the first day. The second day however, my dad had ordered the pork, duck and chicken over rice dish... it came with 3 pieces of duck... 3 pieces of chicken and 4 pieces of roast pork? Forgivable but so disappointing. Good thing it wasn't my meal. Their dishes are always on point. My favorite is the tai pan? mei fun noodles. It's a mix of seafood and the pickled vegetables. So good. Sweet and sour pork is bomb. There's another pork dish that's really really good but I can't remember the name. If I lived in this neighborhood, I'd come here faithfully. read more

me and my family has always came here, but the last two times the service was horrible. not only did we not get our food the first time but the second time we had found a roach in our order. i can truly say, they will not be getting our service after today. read more