Came here with a large party of family friends (17) on a Tuesday afternoon. They weren't very busy due to the Christmas week, but the service was great and accommodating for a large group. We ate like kings and some dishes were better than others. My favorites were the shu mai har gow egg foo young pan fried crispy noodles soft shell crab read more

I grew up with Kowloon as our main dim sum spot and ever since then, I haven't returned until recently. I would not recommend Kowloon as a decent dim sum spot. I would rather choose ABC Seafood or The Pearl over Kowloon if you're in the Arlington area. The restaurant has plenty of tables. Service is quick, almost too quick. I went on a Sunday around 1pm. But the day I went, there was less than 10 tables and the ladies with the carts were eyeing our table every few seconds. This might sound nice but then I got too nervous to look around anymore. I just like to take in my environment while I'm eating. The food quality was sub par. Everything was dry, tough, almost stale. The dim sum was left in the carts longer than most people would like. The taste of each dish was decent though. The texture of each dim sum dish really turned me off so that alone would not have me returning back. read more

Such an Arlington staple but the location hasn't been updated so don't expect super nice and fancy. Food is pretty standard - sometimes too salty or sometimes too bland. But it's a great place for large families and to order multiple courses family-style. Always love getting the súp măng cua and shrimp balls here read more

Went for dim sum and its one of the best in the area! They had the carts and felt like a hidden gem. This is for when you want a quick drive. Some great items: Bbq pork buns The chili oil Broccoli Meat dumpling read more

The Dim Sum Is Good The bad they need to separate & add more Hot Cart choices.Because I ask was the Item Hot the cart lady says Yes but it was Stone hard. Need to put more Selection like Beef Rice Roll, Pork Rice Roll, Egg Rolls,And Hire More People read more

The food is great here if you know what to order as not everything is good. We came in on a Saturday for dim sum and there was plenty of workers and attentive to our needs. The place looks a little drab but just like any other chinese restaurant that host weddings. It is a staple in Arlington. read more

Pretty much your run of the mill Viet/Chinese dim sum spot that has tons of seating but is always crowded on the weekends haha! The dim sum itself is standard. I really liked their crispy pork but was VERY disappointed by the calamari. It was INSANELY soggy and then they took it to cook it up again and it came back and was STILL SOGGY LOL. Service was okay. The hostess (maybe owner?) was super nice but one of the lady servers we had was literally yelling at the other younger server (some mix up with the stamping) and she was loudly telling him to count all the dishes and then scolded him for being wrong. Again, really loudly and in front of us which was extremely awkward. I also don't expect these places to be the cleanest which is fine but the worker who cleaned the tables sprayed the cleaning solution onto the sauces so just even the slightest bit of attention or care could have mitigated that. All in all, it was fine but just not a great experience. Like I'd go here if my family took me but it's overall just...alright....good for the price I suppose. read more

Large restaurant with entrances I'm the front and back. I was recommended to come here by a friend and let's just say I am soooo happy to find a good priced and delicious version of chow fun noodles. We also got the fried potstickers. I can't wait to go back amd try their dim sums! Note they stop serving dim sums after 3pm and on weekends they do the dim sum carts read more

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I came with my boyfriend on a sunday afternoon, when we got there we were standing there for a minute , they were staring at us the whole entire time we were eating , they were waiting for us to go so bad im never going back i felt like i couldn't even eat in peace without someone watching me and the food was false advertising read more

Everything looks different after covid! Lots of change in staffing, food, and just about everything and this place is no different! Except it is for the better in my opinion! They used to have a lot of ladies that does not speak English AT ALL w their dimsum carts but now lots of young kids that is very attentive and super fast!! And they understand and can explain what it is they have in their cart! And yes they are very attentive and lighting fast and super super polite!! What a turn around for this restaurant! Food is always good here, never a problem for me. Keep it up guys! read more

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I have been going here since I was a little kid and that's been 10+ years now. Great place for some dim sum! It is a little run down and old, but what do you expect.. this place has been here a long time! They never fail me when I'm looking to eat dim sum though. In my opinion, the food is always delicious and probably the best dim sum place in the Arlington area. I love going here to eat during their dim sum hours. All the carts going around with all the different options. So many to choose from. It's also more enjoyable when you go with family or as a big group, so you can order more items to share. Everything tastes good though. I definitely recommend this place, if you're looking for some dim sum in this area. No doubt, I'll be coming back to this place time and time again! read more

It was basic and flavorless. Just wasn't the best for us. If you are looking for something fast and cheap, that's it.

Best dimsum I've found in Texas so far. Love their chicken feet and tripe. The char siu bao is made perfectly.

We did lunch dim sum here on Monday and found the food really tasty and the service was great. Dim Sum was ordered (no carts) during the week but from what I understand, they do the carts on the weekend. We'll definitely return! read more

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This place probably has the cheapest Dim Sum in the DFW. I went to The Pearl a few weeks ago and they charge $4.99 for Chicken Feet. No lies. I will not be going back there. With that being said, not only is this place cheap, it offers a huge variety of traditional Dim Sum dishes. The service is just like any other Dim Sum restaurant, straight to the point with no frills. The wife and I came here a couple weeks ago on a Saturday around 11 AM. They were pretty busy, but still managed to quickly seat us and ambush us with carts and carts full of delicious Dim Sum dishes. We got an order of the Chicken Feet, Chao, Shumai, Tripe, and a few other dishes that I don't know the names of. All of the dishes we ordered were under $5 each. I really enjoyed every dish except for their take on "bot chien" and the sticky rice with Chinese sausage. Do not order these dishes. The bot chien was very greasy and the sticky rice was hard and disgusting. Overall, the dishes we normally order at Dim Sum restaurants were solid. To me, they all taste the same. But, this may be our new go to spot since the prices are reasonable. We'll definitely be back for more! read more

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So it's not beautiful. Its even grody. The chandeliers on the ceiling remind me of Asian homes in the 90s. If you can look past that and order off a steam cart, you're in din sum heaven minus the Hell that is Kirin Court parking. Parking here is a total nonissue. I've been eating here since undergrad, circa Bush Jrs first term. I go for the dim sum fix. Fried taro, tofu, eggplant stuffed with shrimp, siopao, shumai (pork and shrimp), beef tripe, sesame balls... and a big ass bowl of rice. Hot tea helps digest. And its loose leaf, not bagged! Caution-- I always get carried away. I come starving, and the food is steaming on the cart. Pointing, ordering, and eating it is great joy. Thus we always end up with a bill over $50 and two boxes of leftovers. Gluttony is life. There's a changing table in the bathroom, that always deserves a shout out. read more

We used to LOVE this place. Over the years it's just gone downhill. Went today and our food was terrible, along with the service. Instead of giving us fresh items, they took our food and put it in the microwave. We never even got our food back until we ASKED where it was. Our server kept RUSHING me to sign my receipt when I had just got out of the bathroom. 0/10. read more

Food Cold nasty microwaved our food Rushing us Not good service no one was there didn't get us all our food and charges 3$ for Card don't come here. read more

My first impression of this place was the great location, then when walking inside the restaurant I couldn't help noticing how spacious ~ then my initial though was this place must be really popular to hold this many table settings. However the first red flag was the mile long menu. Our server as well as receptionist was welcoming and nice. However the food was terrible. Food tasted soo (foul) bad we had the embarrassing gesture to call it bad. Chef needs to step up their game! Not sure will give this place another chance! read more

We went here to celebrate my uncle's 81st bday. I haven't been to this area since college, which was back in 93 or 94. This place looks the same, but the food is gross. The dim sum is old and cold. Way better places to go read more

Everything we ate was great! There were some problems with what we have ordered but they food they served was very satisfying. We ordered water spinach (this was I think good for 6 people) Tofu and vegetable (for 3-4 ) Fried calamari ( it turned out its fried squid but kids loved so we ordered one to go) Then pork fried rice again good for 4-5 people. Price was not bad for the taste and big serving the have. read more

Honestly been here 2 times and I love their dim sum. They never disappoint me, in fact the 2nd time was better! The staff are super nice and attentive. On weekends they push cart around but if it's weekday you have to order on paper which I like better. Our usual contain chicken feet which is so soft and flavorful. The Ha cao was good but there was too much flour base though I don't mind. The shrimp shiu mai is better than pork and they're are stuffed with filling. 10/10 My to go place! read more

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Taking a break from life for 30 mins... delicious! Highly recommend the best dim sum in DFW! The food never fails! They have been open for over 20+ years... People ARE friendly, great service and THAT MAKES SO MUCH DIFFERENCE. support your local neighbors... it makes a difference! read more

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Nice people there. This review is for their sim sum. They had decent options...some good, some just ok. They don't seem to have the spicy mustard and Sriracha that I see offerred at other dim sum places. read more

We came here with our son and his wife for dim sum on Sunday. At 11am there were surprisingly few people here. I can't say the experience was "bad" but it wasn't great. Everything we tried at the table was good, just a bit over salted. When we have enjoyed dim sum before it tasted fresher and seemed more of a selection than we were offered here. Possibly just due to the size of the crowd. I will definitely go back and try it again. read more

Love this place! Whenever I'm craving dim sum o go here! I love the salted shrimp and the crispy pork... soooo good! Staff is always friendly. The place can use some updates but overall love the place. read more

Kowloon Chinese Seafood Restaurant - Food is always good! Took my husband for father's day and here loved it. - Dim Sum Near Me - Arlington, Texas

My family loves this place!! We've been coming here for quite some time. Food isn't spectacular, however as we are regulars wait staff and management is always very kind and attentive to us. Dim Sum, isn't the best, but always still tasty and does the job for something local. My favorite items from the dim sum cart is probably the bbq pork buns, roasted pork, and the beef salad. Don't sleep on the roast pork!! On their menu, the Canh chua is the best! Ask for extra tamirand so that its extra sour, if that's what you fancy. Definitely a classic for my family, not the best food, but always a good time. read more

I grew up eating dim sum here! From my youth till now, my family and I come here to eat on one Sunday a month after church. The flavor of their dim sum is good. I love that they now offer dim sum every day of the week, but on weekdays, it is by order, so you wont get the carts on weekdays. My food recommendations are: -"football" (a deep fried dumpling filled with the same filling as sticky rice or taro balls, the dumpling wrapper is very similar in texture to mochi) -shumai (pork and shrimp dumpling) -har gao (shrimp dumpling) -sticky rice -fried taro balls (this MELTS in your mouth) -fun rolls (it comes with this sweet soy sauce that i use to dip all of my dumplings in) read more

Oh god I've never had dim sum this terrible. We went early and you would think the food would be hot. First dish was the ha cao and it was so cold, so disgusting, and so dry. It tasted exactly like how those frozen packaged ha cao would taste when heated up. None of their dim sum dishes had flavor. The roasted bbq bun was so bland. How is that even possible? I swear to god every dim sum dish they have, they just got it from the frozen aisle of Hong Kong market and heated it up. Save your time and go to the pearl. After a few dishes, we just had to leave and go to another restaurant. read more

The service was bad and food quality not good. This place has really gone down. Besides the quality and service not up to par their restroom is not clean. read more

Food was delicious but the staff looked frazzled. The Sunday lunch was very busy. Our waitress was excellent and couldn't do enough for us. Place did need some clearing of tables. read more

Wow, this place is amazing. We usually come in Saturday afternoons. The food is fresh and tasty. The service is amazing, you are constantly being waited on severed. Every time we go, literally within a minute of sitting down we are stuffing our faces. The staff here really go out of their way to accommodate you. They were out of something, and the little guy ran to the back of the kitchen, things were yelled, and within a few minutes the dish I wanted was served. The food is good but what really does it for me is the friendly staff. It must be noted, that I am extremely picking and I've been eating legit Asian food in this area for a while. There no place like this one. read more

Not like it was back in the 90s . We barely got to our table an 3 carts came to our table and 5 people talking at us at same time. Food coming out of cart was cold. The dim sum cart crew wasnt making rounds and i practically had to go get it myself. Waiter did not come around and refill drinks, at all. read more

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Combo tofu hot pot good but only try again if near https://www.yelp.com/biz_photos/Jwodpizy2dyHbTXjJRWESA?select=CnNPjtOlm8KvpbALRLdUIQ&utm_source=ashare&ref=yelp-android Quail eggs dumpling read more

So good! Great selection. We ate everything we picked. Flat beef noodles, dumplin soup, rice soup, all the wontons and dumplings!!! read more

Kowloon Chinese Seafood Restaurant - Dim sum!! Great selection. - Dim Sum Near Me - Arlington, Texas

Haven't read the other reviews but I wanted to post that OMG service was amazing when I went last Sunday morning for Dim Sum. The staff was all super friendly, drinks were always filled and we even got fresh Dim sum made. We had asked for mussel but one of the waitress said it's been sitting out, I'll tell them to make one fresh for you! EXTRA points for her!!! I'm Asian and I know how Asians were NOT taught Waiter 101! But wow we were totally impressed with the service last Sunday! High 5 to Kowloon! I hope other restaurants in the area would do the same and come fill my water! =) read more

We went for Dim Sum on Saturday at noon. They have a very large restaurant but only a couple tables were full, which made me worry about how fresh the food on the carts was. Overall some things were better than others. I liked the beef flat noodle dish, though a tiny bit of salt would have gone a long way. The pork shumai was my favorite, and my honey's favorite as well. I liked the sesame/red bean balls. The shrimp balls were ok but a little chilly. I did not like the shrimp egg rolls, they were similar to the shrimp balls but not as good. The crispy shrimp was inedible - it was so overcooked, the shrimp was hard. They also had little flavor so we did not eat but one piece. I noticed that the cart ladies didn't bother telling us what most of the food was, there were many dishes that the Asian customers were eating that weren't offered to us. I would have liked to have been offered them as I am not particularly squeamish and like to try new things. But, I didn't know what they were and couldn't see into the cart well enough to ask. Our bill came to $33 including tax. If we hadn't ordered the crispy shrimp but instead had more shumai we would have come out around $30, which for two people is quite reasonable. Overall I think Dim Sum is best when the place is full and the food moves quickly. Especially with shrimp dishes where you don't want the shrimp to continue cooking but you also don't want it to be cold. At a restaurant with "seafood" in the name though you would hope they knew how to cook shrimp properly. I doubt I will go back for Dim Sum. I could be convinced to try it again for the menu, which is quite large, and see if when cooked fresh i am happier with the food. read more

I live in the Houston area now, but my family used to come here all the time when we lived in Arlington. We came back for a visit recently, and even though I typically think food in Houston is way better than food in the DFW area- Kowloon is one of the star exceptions. Okay, to be fair- I come here with my fluently Vietnamese mother, and I let her order everything. She speaks entirely in Vietnamese with the staff, so I don't know exactly how english-friendly it is. I have never seen anyone there that wasn't Asian, but that doesn't mean that everyone shouldn't give it a try!! This place serves both dim sum in the cute rolly carts, and lots of dishes a la cart to be ordered through the server. Waters are constantly refilled, which is rare for an authentic Asian restaurant. My family never really goes for the dim sum, which I think is pretty average. What you want to go there for is for a family style meal using the dishes off the menu. Their Fried Shrimp with Cheese is dream worthy. I've literally tried many restaurants in the Houston area to try and find an equivalent, but I've yet to find one. It's the number one thing to order here. They also have really good Canh Chua and fried shrimp balls (think vietnamese wedding food). The duck with baos is always really good here as well! Definitely worth checking out! I don't ever get the dim sum so I can't comment on that, but family style meals are great here. read more

Haven't gone here in over 5 years, I remember the food being good back then. Now the food is disgusting, cold and the employees are hostile, my dad got yelled at for grabbing a bowl from an empty table and they called him crazy, all on Father's Day. I usually never leave a restaurant with leftovers, but the food here was just that horrible. My fried rice was wet, my dumplings were greasy, and the service was nonexistent. The waitress included a 15$ tip in the bill and and argued with us when we didn't want to tip. This is probably the worst experience I have had with a restaurant ever. read more

Best Dim Sum in Arlington, in DFW. Friendly genuine people... kind, great attitude! You going to get the best food, great prices and the best sincere friendly service! Yes, highly recommend! read more

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