I don't usually rate any restaurants or if I do I never leave a bad review but this restaurant I just had to. The service was bad you have to look around and keep asking for water, they aren't packed or busy but they'll sit you next to strangers with no privacy because they're lazy. And they overcharge for their dim sum. The food is alright, if you aren't Chinese or speak Chinese, if they never seen you before they'll rip you off charging you extra. read more

MMMMMMM don't we love dead flies all over our tables??! Right when you walk in you are greeted with a strong aroma of gunk/mold. So pleasant am I right? The food was not good... anyways just go next door to Fook Lam for a true dim sum experience. read more

Legend Seafood Restaurant - Dim Sum Near Me - Honolulu, Hawaii

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BUYERS BEWARE. Normally on Sundays mother in law, wife and me do grocery shopping and then we would go have Dim Sum. Today the ladies decided to visit Legend Seafood Restaurant. The meal was going fine until one of the ladies pushing a dim sum cart came by our table and started selling us how good their braised ox intestine was really good. So my wife ordered it, but told the server to give her more beef burdock and reduce other stuff like the tripe, intestines, etc. So we gotten the order. It So happened that the wife glance at our bill and there was a stamp on Special Order which they charged for special items like roast duck, Char Siu and the likes. When they same lady passed our table, my wife just casually ask her why her order was stamped special order ($10.99) instead of Large order ($6.95) as stated in the menu. She gone and explained because my wife wanted to switch to more of the beef burdock instead of a regular mix. My wife told the server that she could have told us by doing so, we may incur a price increase. Instead she told my wife in a condescending manner that we should have asked, and walked again. My wife wad really angry by now and we just decided to leave after that. Also throughout the meal, no one cleared our empty basket and plates. read more

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We chose this place to celebrate Chinese new year 2021. Never been here before because during pre covd it was hard to get into theses restaurants. We were 5. Took the most remote table which ended up being a mistake because it was really hard to get attention to order. We waited so long the manager came over and asked I we wanted the check. To be fair-we spent first 30 min getting seated and everyone in place--looking over and deciding what to order and order drinks. They were out of beer so had to settle for Heineken but once our waitress came over it was fine--service and the food. All the standards were great and not having eaten in a Chinese restaurant since a year ago--it felt festive. We exchanged gifts and red envelopes and went hone with leftovers aplenty. Parking in the garage was also cheap and plentiful. Only downgrade for 5 star was that they don't take all credit cards and we had a couple half naked people I e wandering past the massive windows facing a'ala park and the river. Not so appetizing. read more

Legend Seafood Restaurant - Dim Sum Near Me - Honolulu, Hawaii

Went on a Saturday around 1:30 while Beretania street was closed for Chinese New Year celebration. Checked in, got a ticket with our number/place in line and only had to wait ten minutes or so. Three of us were seated at a clean table. Fairly quickly made our selection off the dim sum cart and we started eating. Food was good, wish I knew what prices were before ordering but it's never that way. Had to ask for shoyu and mustard. Also had to ask for glasses of water. There seem to alway be the case with Chinese restaurants. read more

we eat here frequently but I always felt this place was too expensive for the amount of food I received. today I went with my wife and we only ordered dim sum. 1 plate with 5 pieces of chicken wings, 2 individual servings of rice soup, 1 fried chives, 1 3 piece shumai, 1 order 2 pieces of seafood roll and 1 order spare ribs and we was charged $47.08. these were all small appetizer sized portions and the total and was almost $50. read more

The workers here are super friendly. The bathroom is surprisingly clean and this is for a Chinese restaurant. The food is delicious. I had the crab, the lobster, some jellyfish some peking duck, egg drop soup, a seafood stir fry and shrimp fried rice walnut shrimp all very delicious and the prices are reasonable and a good part of Chinatown parking was easy in the parking lot. The shopping center is pretty nice too and open read more

The waiters were very attentive and the place was calm and clean. Highly recommend the green beans and the salty fried fish and chicken fried rice and the pork dim sum. The beef chow noodles were pretty good too. The portions are very generous so be ready to share. read more

40 minutes after seating we finally got water. 25 minutes after ordering, no one asked to come by if we're okay until someone dropped off water. People who came in 30 min after us ordered and got 2 dishes first after we got just 1/6 dim sum orders. This is almost 40 min after putting our order in. Extremely long wait time and barely got checked on. read more

A big, busy Chinese Restaurant with excellent food, a dim-sum menu and parking in an adjacent parking structure. A great stop during or after a visit to Chinatown. read more

My family must be having dim sum withdrawals due to the quarantine, because today was the third time in one week that we had it for lunch. Overall we were pleased with the taste and flavors of the dishes but felt like maybe they had lost some of their touch in quality from being out of practice for a while. Our favorites today were: the seafood bundle (sea bass with baby corn and black mushroom wrapped in foo jook bean curd), beef tendon (good consistency and flavor ), and gailan choy (Chinese broccoli off the regular menu). The seafood dumpling, shrimp dumpling, and chive and shrimp dumpling were all tasty but we wanted the white rice flour wraps to be thinner and the crust to be crispier and less doughy on the barbecue pork pastry. The personable and energetic manager, Yan, explained to us that the cook creates the flavors of the dishes but the workers are responsible for forming the wraps with their hands. Turnip cake was better at Yung Yee Kee because of all the dried shrimp they put in. The baked egg cream buns were yummy for dessert. We returned the following night for an 8 course dinner which we special ordered tbc... read more

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Beware of this place. They do not charge you the right prices and will charge you higher prices with bs explanations!! For example dim sum, there are different prices for each category (A, B, C, etc). They'll stamp the higher price item even if you don't order it (example: you order an A item, and they charge you for c item instead, which is the most expensive, in the stamp card). This is easy to not notice when you are ordering a lot of items and do not look at what they are actually stamping/charging you for. I caught them doing this and they told me oh, the price changed for the items. I told them ok, where's the updated menu then? And they couldn't provide it. They will take advantage of you. They charged my party all large dim sum items (the most expensive) to make the most money out of us, and give a bs explanation that prices changed but couldn't back it up with a menu or anything. On top of that we were generous to even tip them even with them giving us an dishonest and outrageous bill. They had the audacity to come to us requesting more tip because we had a party of 6 (said we had to tip 18% for that). Tipping is not required, and we didn't have to even tip for the bad service they provided us, but we still did. Please please please, do not support this business. They will take advantage of your hard earned money. I went to Fook Lam the next day and the food was delicious, and they were honest with their prices. My bill came to be $100 at Fook Lam in comparison to $160 (excluding tip) at Legend restaurant. Take this as a warning for you. Unless you're a local, maybe they won't take advantage of you. Otherwise. avoid this place and go to a different dim sum restaurant instead. read more

We're always looking for amazing dim sum restaurants so we tried here. Lots of parking, big restaurant so we didn't have to wait to be seated. Service was good; very attentive. The food was okay. We are deep fried taro fans and theirs isn't very good. It was under cooked and pasty, like the batter had a lot of flour. We didn't stay long because we go for deep fried taro. We only ordered baked manapua and pork hash. We keep telling ourselves to stick with what we know is best and Mei Sum has the best deep fried taro ever. read more

Legend Seafood Restaurant - Deep fried taro. Pale. Tasteless. Mei Sum has the ultimate best deep fried taro. - Dim Sum Near Me - Honolulu, Hawaii

I gave a 2nd star because I've eaten here a few times in the past and generally enjoyed the food but wasn't blown away by anything. This though is a very short focused review on their sweet and sour pork, which my daughter brought home as leftovers. I didn't think anyone could mess up sweet and sour anything, but the sauce was off, and there were bone chips in the pork that threatened to crack a molar or two. That's it, that's the review. read more

The ambiance was authentic, quick, and so fun! They are always so attentive to you and they come around with carts for so many different dishes! You get the opportunity to look at the carts and choose things off of them (which is so authentic and one of the few since COVID). They come around fairly frequently, and they get you seated quickly. They sat us quickly and bus their tables efficiently and thoroughly. All of them help each other and got us everything that we needed at all times. They give you a paper at your table that gets filled out for each dish. They will circle or stamp the paper and that's how you keep track! They have carts for different types of food, ie, steamed items, fried, dessert, etc. Each cart gets replenished fairly quickly, but it also goes pretty fast as well, so keep your eyes open. And always bring your paper for them to stamp if you're walking up to the carts to save them time! They're very good about answering questions about anything on the carts. My only reasoning for losing a star is because you don't get to choose what you want, you kind of need to just hope for it to be on the cart. If you order something it may take some time (which is completely understandable). Other than that I loved it! read more

Legend Seafood Restaurant - 14. Shrimp Dumpling 44. Steamed Look Funn with Shrimp 15. Pork Hash - Dim Sum Near Me - Honolulu, Hawaii

COVID TAKE OUT I was craving dimsum and was so happy to find that Legend was still doing take out. I called to place an order 2 hours ahead ( I recommend this because the lady said they'll need time to steam the dimsum for you). The lady who answered the phone was super friendly and repeated my big order back to me exactly. To pick up we parked at the Chinese cultural plaza parking garage and Legend allows you to walk in towards their register in the back to pay and pick up (mask required). The process was quick and easy. The dimsum ordered (see pics) was fresh and tasty (usual Legend quality), we have no complaints! The shumai and shrimp dumplings were extra delicious and I was craving sesame balls + bbq pork buns so that did not disappoint either! Prices are their usual with no changes in recent menu. Thank you Legend! read more

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Service was okay! After seeing and the other reviews and match it with my own experience. It confirms the activity and validate the ethics they're accused of. The older man at the counter after I offered a tip in cash that tip of 15 % is necessary nothing below that is not acceptable! My impression is he wanted me to tip and that got me questioned this man's integrity I ask is it a law to tip? He relied not really so don't come back. Shocking!!! When I was at the counter they have a tip jar which they place a cash tip. So I figure when I suggested to the man at the counter if I can give it directly to the server or leave it at the table, that is the time he became argumentative and defensive. Just simply terrible and sketchy. My next is BBB. This also can be a grounds for discrimination and extortion. Maybe' read more

Haven't been here for a while, I heard there are new owners. The food is still good as ever, the service was friendly and excellent. If you're in China town, give this place a try. Located in the Chinese Culture Plaza. Aloha, Derek read more

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Came here for dim sum one morning. They are quite busy. With most Chinese restaurants service is always going to be not that great. As we had to flag down the ladies often for anything we needed. And they are very quick so you have to be quick with what you want and need or they will quickly walk off after you mumble one sentence. The dim sum comes around in carts. Each cart is put in categories: steamed, baked goods, fried, etc. when they wheel by they show you what they have and you just say yes or no. And for what you take they write it on a sheet of paper on your table. My cousin lives across the street from here so they are regulars here. I normally order fried taro, siu mai, shrimp dumplings, char siu buns, streamed pork ribs. Everything was excellent. read more

Legend Seafood Restaurant - Dim Sum Near Me - Honolulu, Hawaii

Zero star! IF YOU LIKE RAW SASHIMI SHRIMP DUMPLINGS AND SUFFERED FROM MSG , GO TRY THEM !! RAW SHRIMP DUMPLING Dim Sum !!!!! Was a regular customer to them, more than 10+ years , now their food gone straight downhill! If you like uncooked RAW food and mega MSG , then it is your place! To make it short 1) you can see how raw the shrimp dumplings it is , shrimp are sticky , COLD, with guts and transparent like glue ( my husband ate one and vomit!) see pictures 2) the Peking duck was just AGED dry duck with TONS OF MSG, my arm, neck , leg are numb after the high msg intake and mega salty and my heart burn 3) TOTALLY UNACCEPTABLE! When home opened the take away , called the owner mentioned about how bad is the raw dumplings with raw shrimp and might be some raw pork fat ! she said their cook was left , she said at night ( like 6pm) better customer not to order dim sum since the cook left the other ones did not know how to use steamer to cook them . Others use the microwave to " cook " them Well , if you do not know how to cook food and meet the health and safety standard . Why you sell it? Why you still open the restaurant? I am not ordering frozen food . Why not I buy frozen dim sum in store which is more safety and tasty than theirs? COMPLETELY UNDERCOOKED FOOD AND UNFRESH FOOD WITH LOAD OF MSG IF YOU LIKE RAW SASHIMI SHRIMP DUMPLINGS AND SUFFERED FROM MSG , GO TRY THEM !! DIM SUM AND OTHER FOOD ARE BAD read more

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Ate here accidentally while trying to search for Simply Sichuan (which doesn't exist anymore despite the sign above the door here). This is the building adjacent to Legend but the waiters run food in from outside. Despite that oddity, and somewhat false advertising, we were surprisingly pleased with the dim sum. The pork hash rivaled the best we've had on Oahu. The shrimp dumplings, sticky rice, and tripe were all pretty good. The fried look fun also had good wok flavor and lovely very soft beef. read more

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I was with user WonderingCloud today eating the dim sum at Legend Seafood Restaurant. While my friend WonderingCloud didn't care for the food today and thus left a negative review, I thoroughly enjoyed all the items and think most of them were very flavorful. Although I've had better tasting chicken feet in the past (in California, when the chicken feet was cooked with pumpkin and taro which gave it more complexity in taste), Legend's take on the chicken feet is not bad at all, and it melts in your mouth. WonderingCloud and I came to Legend for dim sum whenever we were in the area, and most of the time we were satisfied. The servers are always nice and helpful. I don't know why he didn't enjoy the food today...but I felt he didn't do the restaurant justice. Therefore I wanted to voice my opinion. read more

Came here for a graduation party. The food were all delicious. The service were awesome. read more

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Food quality has dropped off a lot since their prime years (mid-90's), especially noticeable after pandemic. Service was never a strong point, but it's par for Chinese restaurant (not very good). It was passable for basic dim sum lunch off the carts but pretty expensive for what you get; some items better than others. Special ordered Chinese broccoli (Gailan w/garlic), Singapore noodles, and then cake noodle w/ minute chicken to go. First two were pretty good, 'cake' noodle was 90% mush with mediocre flavor on the gravy. Just ho-hum for the price; meat ingredients (all orders) were very stingy in quantity. Chinese Cultural plaza is sadly a filthy, dying place these days. Would love to see it recover. read more

Their toilet set seat had doo doo all over it! So so terrible nobody checks the toilet! Toilet paper out!!!!!'nn

Visited here while in Hawaii but I was disappointed at the lack of service, my guests and I had to leave once the wait staff began arguing over who would cover certain tables. We sat for nearly 10 minutes without anyone acknowledging us, so we decided to leave. I heard this restaurant is under new management so I imagine it would take time to get their act together. read more

Food quality is good and portions much better than other dim sum places. Highly recommend.

No frills traditional Cantonese Dim Sum rolled up in carts- I love the fact that I can just order a bunch of stuff- steaming hot - right off the carts - served in bamboo steamers ( it makes a difference! ) read more

Legend Seafood Restaurant - The basics - Dim Sum Near Me - Honolulu, Hawaii

Went searching for a good Dim Sum place in Oahu - wouldn't you know it, there's a TON of them, especially in Chinatown. This place didn't disappoint. food was quick to come out, service was excellent, and our measure of good Dim Sum is always how fall off the bone is the chicken feet, and how flavorful. if you perfect this very finicky dim sum dish, you know the rest is golden. RESULT: chicken feet is ON POINT. read more

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Legend Seafood is a consistent venue for Chinese food, whether dim sum or formal wedding banquet. Just about all of my Chinese relatives deem Legend as the "fancier Chinese restaurant with quality dishes." There is usually a crowd waiting for a table outside during dim sum hours, especially during the weekends. Being Memorial day, we expected a crowd but was pleasantly surprised we were able to get a table right away at about 10:30am. By 11am it was packed and there was a wait outside. Like traditional places dim sum restaurants, expect carts that come to the table for dim sum and order from the server those menu items like the noodles, rice and soup dishes. We got the usuals: siu mai (pork hash with shrimp), ha gau (shrimp dumpling), pai gwut (spare ribs with black bean sauce), siu long bao (XLB pork dumpling with broth inside), wu gwok (taro puff), lo mai gai (mochi rice with chicken in lotus leaves), churn girn (spring roll with pork, shrimp and chives). There is a cart for the steamed items, baked items, fried items (turnip cake, stuffed bell peppers with fishcake, fried fun), soupy items (congee, tripe stew, soft tofu, red bean soup), cheong fun (shrimp, scallop, beef, char siu) and specialty items. Just point if you don't know what it's called. Leave your bill close to the edge of the table as they will stamp it every time you order an item. Eating with Chinese family members, each person usually keeps an eye on the bill like a hawk as they always fight to pay at the very end. Unlike at most other restaurants where the server has to punch in every item ordered into the POS system and they have the running total, the check isn't calculated until you bring it to the counter. So the, "I'm going to the bathroom," then sliding your credit card to the server trick to pay the bill doesn't work here. You have to have the bill in hand and walk to the cashier, which is in the back right corner. We also got roast duck, which was mostly the boney pieces and didn't have much meat. It came with a plum sauce. For our noodle dish, we got beef chow fun with black bean sauce. That was a home run! Great flavor and very fresh fun noodles. Do order your noodle or rice dish early as it is made to order and will take a little bit depending on how busy they are. You need to ask for ice water if you want. Lift your tea kettle's lid if you need your tea refilled. It's pretty loud in there so don't expect an intimate setting. Service is what you would expect from a Chinese dim sum joint. Not all will speak English. Mannerisms might come off rude but it's more of a cultural difference. Bringing a Chinese friend that can speak the language will likely get you more attention. I think this is why my friends bring me to dim sum, I do the ordering. Service is better during dinner service, especially during a banquet and set dinner. I feel that's really when they shine. Parking available in the garage on Maunakea. They validate for parking, $1 an hour. read more

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Our family's go to spot for dim sum! We usually go on the weekend but we had a day off during the week and decided to try it out -- dim sum is not just for the weekend right?! Surprisingly it was busy but didn't deter the prompt service and tasty food. Our favorites are the classic hargow and sui mai...black bean spare ribs, garlic ong choy, pan fried spinach and scallops, and of course you can't forget the egg tarts! Yumm!! read more

My boyfriend and I have been craving dim sum lately, and thankfully we found Legend. I grew up eating dim sum in Boston's Chinatown so I was adamant on finding a restaurant with cart service vs ordering off a menu. There's no better feeling that letting your eyes be bigger than your stomach and ordering too many things to try off the carts. The restaurant was busy and packed on a Sunday morning but our party of two was seated quickly and tea was brought right out. The carts have signs on the front to let you know what was in them - helpful so you didn't have to always ask. I love being able to see the food (so I know I'm ordering the right thing) so it was a great experience for us. Shrimp dumplings are always my fave. Their pork filled pineapple buns were super ono. It's also neat that their stamp sheet already had the prices added up so you're not trying to do the math yourself while inhaling foods. read more

Legend Seafood Restaurant - BBQ Pork Manapua, Pork Hash, Shrimp Dumplings, Spare Rib, - Dim Sum Near Me - Honolulu, Hawaii

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My God. This place is loud! It is crazy LOUD. So loud there is no way you can talk comfortably to your companions without yelling at the top of your lungs. So loud that your ears actually hurt. Given the spectacular dim sum I still have to give the place 4 stars to be fair. But next time I go I might consider bringing earplugs, yes really. read more

Really good food. Service was great and food came out outstanding. Nice little gem to try and authentic food. read more

Legend Seafood Restaurant - 68. Roast Duck - Dim Sum Near Me - Honolulu, Hawaii

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Food was old, cold, service was poor the noodles had no vegetables but green stalks. I asked for vegetable seafood noodles . It had no carrots no mushrooms no chestnuts. Like wth? Forget going here. read more

Legend has been around for a long time but unfortunately the quality has decreased. First off their restaurant is very cramped and seating can be tight. Just walking over to the counter to pay my bill was challenging given the tight seating and people milling around. The service is not good, the servers look really stressed out. The ambiance sucks because it's hard to have a conversation in the restaurant since the acoustics are terrible. Their serving size is ok but the taste of their dishes are nothing to write home about. Additionally the ongchoy they served me that day was old. Not impressed and not sure why the line is so long but it's mostly non Chinese people who don't know any better haha. read more

This is my normal go to dim sum restaurant but for no particular reason. The food is alright but not the best dim sum I've ever had. The service is also alright, but normally I don't have to wait too long to get seated or for my food to come out so that's why I keep coming back. Parking in the Chinatown cultural plaza parking lot read more

Legend Seafood Restaurant - 30. Steamed Look Funn with BBQ Pork, 14. Shrimp Dumpling, steamed 21. BBQ Pork Manapua - Dim Sum Near Me - Honolulu, Hawaii

It's been 7-8 months since we last ate here but some thing seems different? I think the owner and chef changed because the dim sum tasted very different. The yumcha skin is thicker and less dense. The spareribs were a bit spicy and the sauces are on the sweet side. Very disappointed. read more

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You have to want to experience and enjoy transitional dim sum to appreciate this place. They have a big selection of food, including desert options. The staff are friendly and attentive, constantly offering different food options. We enjoyed SOOOO much food to mention. (Parking is located off of Mauna Kea street in a parking lot) read more

Legend Seafood Restaurant - Dim Sum Near Me - Honolulu, Hawaii

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Traditional dim sum place with carts. Taste was alright and nothing spectacular. One star above average for attentive wait staff and not having cleanliness issues like other dim sum restaurants. read more