4.5 stars rounded up still one of the top Chinese Cantonese cuisine restaurants in the SF Bay Area. Decor is above average upscale with a modern Chinese flair. Service is depends on the waiter or assistant manager. Most are very friendly but they are understaffed for the amount of business being handled. Food is always delicious. They have fancy modern take on traditional Hong Kong style dim sum. Some are creative and tastes really good. Some are too fusion for me. Besides the traditional shrimp dumplings, spareribs and dikon pastry, there are newer dishes that one must try. And, ordering seafood from the live tanks is a treat. We had the whole lobster made into dim sum... absolutely delicious. read more

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A really good place for Cantonese dim sum. Service is good. The place is very clean and the ambiance is that of a huge dining hall for dim sum. Very good dishes, and while not at the top for every dish they did have some amazing flavors. It looks like we will have to go try some other items on the menu. Meanwhile, while overall a decent experience, ther were items that could be better. The congee was just ok in flavor and required putting extra pickled vegetables and peanuts and white pepper to make it actually flavorful, which is odd when you think of the ox tails in it would have made a very tasty broth. The custard pies just are lacking in lamination...not very flaky. The greens were basically just pan fried with little flavor. The fried tofu was very soft on the interior but the exterior was just a little firmer than the interior, where I was expecting a bit of crunch. The shao long bao soup dumplings seemed to have very little soup, even though served individually in small aluminum foil pastry pockets, and there was not so full of flavor. The chicken feet were ok in terms of flavor, but seemed like they could have been more tender compared to other dim sums I have had. read more

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I came in for a quick lunch. I didn't know exactly what to expect but it felt classy I didn't really want to walk to far in with my orange vest but the matradé was very inviting . After it took me way too long to decide what I wanted. She said it would take 20 minutes and I I didn't have the time because I'm so indecisive. I asked her if I could get the one that would come out the quickest and she went to the back and said it don't take 10 minutes. They did it in less than five. I had ordered dim sum. The food was delicious and hot. read more

Koi Palace - 291. Crispy Taro Puffs 283. Fried Glutinous Dumplings with Diced Pork - Dim Sum Near Me - Milpitas, California

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I enjoyed my experience here on Monday morning President's day. The lobby was packed with so many people with about a 30-40min wait for 2 people. They do have an efficient waiting system where they show u who is up next using a ticket system. I think u can make reservations remotely too. I enjoyed all the dimsum we ordered. Highlight for us was the chicken congee. Was very warming and delightful! I liked the lava dessert dim sum, the spring rice paper roll, the crab sea bass one, the pork soup dumplings, and the chinese broccoli. I would be back to enjoy some dimsum! read more

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This is one of the best Chinese dim sum in Bay Area Unfortunately, the dim sum is quite limited because after the Covid, the maue stringed down a lot read more

Great food. Expect a 18% gratuity regardless the number of people. (unless you question) them about it. Enjoy!

This place is awful. Food was terrible. I ordered soy chicken and rice roll. Both the worst you can get. Service is very bad. They charge 18% service charge which they don't deserve at all. They charge for hot water too! This is probably the only restaurant which charge for hot water. I have been many restaurants including many high end. Most of them even offer lemon or honey when I ask for hot water. Hope this restaurant go out of business soon. Dirty stein all over the carpet. Don't come to this restaurant! 豉油鸡和叉烧肠粉味道很不正宗。服务态度也是超级差。这也是他们直接强制收小费的原因吧。 鲤鱼门这是穷疯的节奏么，热水还收费？我去过很多高档中餐厅和西餐厅。是第一次碰到热水收费的。别的餐厅尤其是西餐厅不仅热水免费，还会问要不要柠檬和蜂蜜。做餐饮的应该明白你饭店不仅应该提供好的食物也应该提供好的服务。你们这样的操作是想尽快倒闭吧。我是再也不会光临。好在湾区越来越多好的餐厅我们可以选择。 read more

Koi Palace - Dim Sum Near Me - Milpitas, California

Luckily got 2 large tables to accommodate my big party just in time with minimal wait on a Sunday. The food is is good and would go here again. I would say the pretty pallete XLB order can be skipped, it was kinda mid lol. Overall all the dishes were delicious read more

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Visited on a Friday for lunch and the whole place was packed to the brim. We got on the waitlist and waited approx 5-10 min. We got a bunch of stuff to share: shrimp crepe rice roll, soup dumplings, potstickers, shrimp and chive dumplings, shu mai, deep fried shrimp balls, baked bao buns, and chow fun. The food was overall pretty good but some things weren't up to standards. The potstickers came out cold, and the shrimp and chive dumplings were lukewarm too. This place is good but there's definitely better places out there. They also charge an 18% service charge on every bill - not sure why. read more

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I love Koi Palace!! This is my favorite dim sum spot in the South Bay because it hits the spot every time. My family generally gravitates towards the same dishes, but it's all very consistent each time we go. Another thing I love is that they take reservations (sometimes you do have to wait a few extra minutes), but if not the wait times can be pretty long here. Recommend dishes: - deluxe chicken with sticky rice in lotus leaf (my absolute FAVORITEEEE dish. A lot more flavorful and has a ton of filling compared to other places) - fried glutinous dumplings with pork - shiu mai (obv) - grilled chive and shrimp dumplings read more

Koi Palace - Roasted duck and Chinese Broccoli w/ Oyster Sauce - Dim Sum Near Me - Milpitas, California

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This is a terrible place. You will have to wait about 3-4 hours to get a table for 4 people on the weekend. The servers are mean & mad because they don't like their jobs. I didn't eat for free. I paid for the food but I felt like I was begging them for free food. Don't come here; there are many good Dim Sum places that you can go to. read more

Really good dim sum! I heard that there's usually a long wait but we came here on a Saturday morning right at opening and did not have to wait at all. The food came out really quickly - maybe even too quickly because we quickly ran out of room on our table. They have the staple dishes and a variety of options on the menu. Each dish was tasty and the portions were pretty big. I would say this place is great for large gatherings and is one of the better authentic dim sum places I've been to! read more

We made a reservation and waited for over an hour and still were not seated. The restaurant needs to fix its system because it keeps creating upset customers. Other restaurants don't overcrowd their tables. They should clearly state that they are fully booked and not accept walk-ins when they are overbooked. It defeats the reservation purpose. What a mistake coming here; it ruined our other plans. read more

Came here first time and its a lot of people,waiting time is like 15-30 mins.when we sat down the order came fast but the scallop fried rice served last so we finished mostly the food and just take out the fried rice.Food is good,we ordered crispy noodles with vegetables on top and we really like it,siomai,xiao long bao is a little small for me,fried calamari mostly the head and taro pancake. read more

Came here today and figured I'd update my review. Came on a Sunday, the wait was about 15 minutes for a party of 8, not bad at all. We got seated and were handed a booklet, pencil & special of the day. We got everything & then some! Food came out all at once instead of some at a time, but I'm not complaining I was hungry. The food was hot, fresh and delicious. The shrimp har gow is my favorite! Siu mai second, and there was this egg custard pastry muffin looking thing BOMB! Overall, they redeemed themselves. Will be back! read more

Koi Palace - Dim Sum Near Me - Milpitas, California

Solid spot for dim sum - Koi Palace is a staple in the bay for Cantonese food and during our last visit we came around noon for dim sum. Parking can be difficult to find as the plaza is always packed and definitely try to call in for reservation. We were lucky to find parking and get seated right away with a res. We ordered a bunch of dim sum from the menu and generally most items were pretty good. The classic shrimp dim sum items were the highlight along with the beef tripe which was super tender. We also enjoyed the more unique items (crispy mango milk rolls, scallop dumplings, and pan fried sesame cakes). We did find a couple of the fried items to be soggy (the you tiao rice roll and fried dumplings with pork were both not crispy by the time they came to our table). Service was a bit slow but we were able to get tea refills and additional sauces pretty easily. The restaurant gets packed easily so it's understandable when it gets busy. read more

Koi Palace - Dim Sum Near Me - Milpitas, California

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We go here for dimsum once a week. The dimsum here is high quality and I've tried many items their lunch and dinner dishes are all good. The place is clean and service is great. It's always our favorite place to gather for birthdays & holidays. read more

We came here around 10 on a Saturday. No wait at all for our party of 6. It was full by 10:30. The standouts for us this time include the egg tarts and the fried tofu. read more

Koi Palace - Har gow - Dim Sum Near Me - Milpitas, California

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Heads up to customers: We dined at Koi Palace today for dim sum--food was great as always, and we come here often. While paying, we noticed the restaurant charged sales tax (9.35%) on both the food and the 18% service charge. I pointed this out to the cashier--not over a few dollars, but to flag a system issue. She referred me to the manager, and they offered a cash refund. I declined the refund and simply asked that they fix the issue. Sharing this so others can pay attention when reviewing their bill. read more

super solid dim sum spot with a wide variety of dishes on the menu! i usually go on sunday morning/afternoons, and the line gets LONG even in the early afternoons. BUT, if you go online (even less than 24 hours in advance), you can make a reservation and be seated within 10-15 minutes of your arrival! reservations are pretty crucial, because one time i waited 2 hours for a table!! this location is the original one, but there are no dim sum carts. you order from a menu, and they bring you the dishes one by one. service is very quick, and they have a pretty straight-forward ordering process. my favorite dishes are the chicken feet, the mushroom and chive dumpling, the watercress veggies, and the beef tripe. each dish is so solid. there's a reason why people stand and wait in line for this!! read more

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We weren't planning to go to Koi Palace but ended up there because the original restaurant we wanted to dine at didn't offer the dishes I was looking for. We got to Koi around 1:50pm on a Monday and the restaurant was only about 1/3 filled, so we get seated right away. It was awesome that it wasn't super loud and packed for once (we usually go on weekends), especially since we had a sleeping baby with us. To order dim sum, they had a picture paper menu to select our items. They also had a super long receipt paper with their specials for the day. I prefer ordering from a menu because the dim sum is usually hotter/fresher and we can get what we want right away. Their dim sum prices ranged from $5.50-$12.80. We selected.. GRILLED CHIVE AND SHRIMP DUMPLINGS (4) $8.50 -came out hot, juicy and the shrimp pieces were big. There was even a crunch from being pan fried and I liked the texture of the wrapping. It was thin but still had a nice sticky chewiness to it. Haven't had it this good in a while but it was just a bit under seasoned. 4.5/5* CRISPY FRIED TARO PUFFS WITH PORK (3) $7.50 -perfectly fried, creamy, flavorful and not oily. This was soo good. Not much pork but there was shiitake mushrooms in it. Very tasty! 5/5* SHRIMP, PORK AND MUSHROOM SIU MAI (4) $6.50 -came out steaming hot and juicy. Tasted so fresh, it was flavorful and it had a good amount of shrimp. 5/5* BBQ PORK PASTE AND RICE CRISP RICE ROLL $$8.80 -it's char siu and little crispies wrapped in a soft blanket of rice noodle. The rice noodles were glistening when they came out. Super fresh and warm! They put the sweet soy sauce on the side to dip or pour over. This was SO GOOD and unique. I don't know of any other dim sum spots that sell this version of rice noodle rolls. 5/5* STIR FRIED RICE ROLL WITH XO SAUCE $8.50 -this was the first item they brought out to us and it was barely even warm. There was no sear on the rolls either. My husband asked this to be reheated again and they took it back with no problem. When they brought out a new one, it was hot and it had a nice sear. It had a wok aroma. Unfortunately there wasn't much flavor and the rice rolls were too soft..there wasn't much of a chew. I bit into a roll and bit something hard..I spit it out and it clanked on my plate. A tiny piece of gravel! This happened twice, so I gave up eating it after the second time. Super fail. My husband said these were decent so he gave it 3/5* SAMPAN STYLE CRISPY HARGOW (5) $7.50 -basically deep fried hargow. It was hot, super crispy and the shrimp was juicy. They topped it with green onion, red onion and a seasoning that tasted like old bay seasoning? The seasoning threw me off, odd combo. Not bad but wasn't a fan. 3/5* Service was really friendly and there was always someone zooming around if we needed something. When we asked for soy sauce, chili oil, vinegar and hot mustard, our server gave us huge sauce plates of them. Most places are stingy with their sauces. We were also checked on to make sure that we got a new plate of xo rolls too, which we appreciated. Since we moved further south, we haven't been back to Koi in a while, our usual dim sum spot is Grand Dynasty in Cupertino. But after this experience, we'll probably bring back Koi into our dim sum rotation. Even if it's a little further! read more

I have been going for over a year now and love the food. Food: My friends and I had multiple orders of the shrimp, rice rolls; they were so delicious. We also ordered the dumplings, deep fried crab claws, and the honey BBQ pork buns! Everything was perfect. Service: There are not enough servers, so you have to chase them down. The restaurant gets packed very quickly. Ambiance: I arrived one minute after the restaurant opened on a Saturday afternoon, and a third of the restaurant was already crowded. They were many large families and couples. I was jealous of all the families who got to utilize the lazy susan. I will continue to come. This place offers the best dimsum in the Bay. read more

Koi Palace - Shrimp Rice Roll - Dim Sum Near Me - Milpitas, California

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Great dim sum restaurant. Lots of traditional as well as unique food selection. All the dim sum options were good. Only one subpar dish ( the fried rice dish was a bit bland). Pricier than other dim sum places but worth the extra cost. read more

Probably the best dim sum place in the area. I live for anything they have here with shrimp- har gow, noodles, dumplings and bao of any kind, soups, shrimp rolled up in long flat rice sheets, you name it. It's always so juicy and fresh. Their steamed vegetables (Chinese broccoli, bok choy) are so simple yet so delicious. The wait can get super long on weekends so come early! You can expect very fast paced, kind of chaotic but actually quite orderly (authentic) service when you dine here. My friend even had her wedding reception here. Asian wedding banquet style food is great here as well. read more

The ambiance is great here. It was very representative of the Chinese culture and as someone who enjoys this culture and isn't part of it I really liked it. The service was quick and efficient very reflective of the entire Asian restaurant scene. They took orders quick and the food quickly. I'm a vegetarian and I don't think I would have come here with my family which got me excited to try this place. There were quite a few vegetartian options, the fried tofu, spring rolls, and steamed vegetables, there was a flat dimsum kinda thing. The hot congee was excellent. However the desserts were the star of the show. They had a fried durian spring roll that I had never tried and it was pretty darn good, but the mango cream roll was something out of this world! I'd be happy to go back in a mixed crowd, preferably with someone who can communicate in mandarin! read more

Koi Palace - Dim Sum Near Me - Milpitas, California

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Love the hot food, the ambiance and seating.. especially the company of good friends! Service is fast and a bit rushed. Pro Tip- good to know Cantonese to make the best choices from the menu. read more

Koi Palace - Kid friendly and cozy - Dim Sum Near Me - Milpitas, California

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LOWER THE PRICES! It's overpriced for good dim sum. There is nothing special about this food. It's twice what you should pay.

On the menu they have teas that are either $2 or $3 so depending on which pot you choose. I went with the $3 tie guan yin because I feel that it adds more depth of flavor to my meal. They charge $1 more for the pan fried daikon cakes with xo sauce. Their chili oil is delicious with all their dim sum selection. Service can be bad depending on how short staffed/busy they are. But the food is always consistent and never disappoints read more

Koi Palace - Xiao long bao - Dim Sum Near Me - Milpitas, California

One of my favorite places for dimsum in the area! They have a great selection of your classic dimsum dishes, including some twists on favorites that include multi-colored XLB, coffee ribs (favorite), and piggy pork buns. They also are great for banquet style dinners with family or large groups. I would definitely take relatives or people visiting here for a nice gourmet Chinese meal. read more

Koi Palace - Oxtail with kabocha - Dim Sum Near Me - Milpitas, California

for the osmanthus beef shui mai, rainbow Xiao long bao, egg yolk bao, sampan har gow, fried taro puff I didn't really like the roasted duck (greasy & undercooked), pork shui mai, bbq pork paste & rise crispy roll (greasy), sea scallop w/ black truffle, har gow (overcooked). Not to mention the prices read more

Koi Palace - Prices $$$$ - Dim Sum Near Me - Milpitas, California

Good size restaurant that has been around for many years. Busy place for lunch. Not the cheapest Chinese food but tasty. Came here for dim sum and ordered a few dishes outside of the common types of dim sum I usually order. Customer service was good. Tea was refilled regularly and wait staff were courteous. After not being back for a few years, I was pleasantly surprised by the food and dining experience. Solid Chinese restaurant that serves Hong Kong style cuisine. read more

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The waiters/waitress today did a great job. However, the place today was loud. The waiter and us could barely hear each other so it was very difficult to place an order with the loud volume, let alone have a conversation with the people you came with. It seemed like there was so program going on with singalongs, etc. I wish they advertised that, so we were prepared and would have came at another day. The food was okay. I was looking forward to the colorful shanghai dumplings and was a little bit down when I didn't get the colorful ones. The pork roasted duck was good. The peanuts and tea they gave while we decide on what to eat was fantastic, great for this cold weather. read more

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The Peking Duck dinner set for 4 was good. We picked the not-so-good options. I'll definitely try others next time. XLB: 3/5. Typical. Nothing special. It was a dinner set for 4, not sure why it came in 5 pieces. Not complaining. It was half gone before I could take a picture! Duck bone soup: 4/5. The duck flavor was great! Fish Maw with duck confit: 4/5. Not stingy with fish maw. Don't forget to get a order of rice or fried rice. Peking Duck: 4.5/5. The duck seemed small, but good enough for 4 persons. The skin was still crispy when it came out. Steam Lobster: 1/5. Bland. The garlic flavor was not strong enough. It would be better if it came with vermicelli instead of enoki mushrooms. The lobster had very little meat. Not recommended. Lamb rack: 4/5. Very tender. It melted in your mouth. Not enough flavor. Might try some other optional dishes next time. Dried scallop egg white fried rice: 3.5/5: bland. Needed a bit more salt. read more

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Get here early! We arrived at 10:15am as they opened and it filled up quickly. The shopping center was kinda quiet but probably since we were there early for a Sunday. Getting out was crazy because people were fighting for parking spaces. As much as I miss the ladies walking around with the carts, there's something about choosing dim sum on a menu and having the dishes brought out hot and ready that makes me happy. Typical elevated dim sum place, decor is lovely, bright and clean, and where you still need to flag down the servers to close out your bill or get more tea. Had some items on the menu I haven't had in a long time. They had some specialty items. Everything was delicious. I liked this location becuase it's closer to home but the Daly City location felt more attentive. Will definitely be back. Sorry no pics, we were starving and they did not let us down. read more

5/27/23 Arrived at 11:20 and was seated within 15 mins on a Saturday for a Table for 6 ?!? I would say not that bad of a wait! We're usually trying to beat the rush and come at opening but it's chaotic on the weekend. Today we took our time, pick up the elders and it was busy but not insane for turns of table as the brunch folks were all leaving. We ordered all our usual favs. Prices have definitely went haywire since we moved to EDH as this meal for 6 was $350 for 2 elders, 2 adults and 2 kids! Insanely over priced if you ask us for mediocre dim sum. BTW, they charge an 18% service charge no matter how many people are with you. You can be dining by yourself and have the charge. We expected it with a group of 6 but seriously for any groups less than 6, you're gonna tack this on and provide horrible service? Not sure why we signed up for this but here we are lol They have all the favs but they all come with a heavy price tag that isn't always shown. Just assume market price. We asked for a side of xo sauce (iykyk) but great for dim sum but the small plate came with a $6.50 price tag! Well hot damnnnnn girlfriend! Hahaha... Food was as expected and service we'll always needs some work. These type of places don't give great service. You always have to ask for what you want...water, forks (kids), napkins, order more stuff, take empty trays away etc.. I miss the old days where the ladies push a cart and you get to see before you pick what you want to eat! Those days are gone and not here today! You better know what you want and order it off the menu! Gooood luck! Parking is ehh, food is average, prices are wowzers. read more

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Food is amazing. Service is fast even though a lot of people dining yesterday for Thanksgiving.

We went in on Friday noon for lunch. It was very busy but we were seated immediately. - Shrimp & pork siumai: good but the size for each piece was rather small - Baked BBQ pork bun: good and soft bun but the filling was very little - Fried glutinous dumpling with meat filling: good taste & crispy but very disappointing as the skin was very thin and the filling was just super little - not even a tablespoon! - Durian bun: the bun was very soft and the durian filling was good but had weak durian flavor I wish that they didn't put automatic 18% gratuity to all the bill since the service was subpar (no water refill for us although many servers walked around us all the time). read more

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there was HAIR in our soup!!! service was average food was ok and they wanted tips and service charge for 3 people don't think we will be back read more

Koi Palace - Receipt - Dim Sum Near Me - Milpitas, California

I have been to Koi Palace for both dimsum and dinner over the years. Every experience has been mediocre (1 star off), noisy (1 star off), and crowded (1 star off). The restaurant has the basic Chinese menu items, but nothing particularly creative or unique. The espresso-battered pork ribs is somewhat unique I suppose, however, the ribs usually consist of unseasoned meat with a nice espresso-flavored coating. The Peking duck is very bland as well. It seems like they do not adequately season their dishes, but rely on lots of sauces for flavoring. The restaurant caters to frequent wedding banquets and uses a very thin cloth divider to separate the wedding from regular customers. You can hear everything: the emcee, the DJ, the bad karaoke... This is clearly a restaurant that you do not go to have a nice quiet meal or to catch up with friends in a meaningful way. Even when there is no wedding, the restaurants places its tables very close together in order to serve more customers. On most occasions, the table next to us would be literally pushed up against our chair backs. I feel bad for them as it would be very difficult for them to go in and out without creating musical chairs or causing a big rukus to adjacent tables. Why do I still come here? My mother-in-law wants to come here. read more

Ordered about 5 items which came out to be about $60 dollars before taxes and tips. It was very expensive for the portions given but the food was good. My favorite is the beef stew and I always get it whenever I go to Koi Palace. It was delicious as always but the soup was half full in the container, despite it being around ~$9. The honey walnut prawns were good as well as the walnuts were caramelized perfectly, but the batter on the prawns left much to be desired. The XLB was okay as well, the presentation was interesting with the veggie slices underneath, but they were flavorless. The shu mai was good, however, though it was ~$2 per piece. The har gow was hard and flavorless as well. They do not give sauces unless requested, so definitely request it if you want it. TIPS (for to-go): 1. Ask for sauce and utensils. 2. Do Dine-in instead. read more

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