This our first time here and it didn't disappoint, the food,service is excellent…read more I would highly recommend this hot pot and will come back again.

This place is pretty good! The broths are very flavorful and the quality of meat is pretty good. I…read moregot the ayce hotpot and drinks - drinks are so worth it especially with unlimited watermelon juice!! The service is pretty good. Servers are attentive so it's not hard to get more hotpot items!! The place is also pretty spacious, seats are comfy, and the place is kept at a good temp with all the hotspots around.

Ive always had a decent experience here. I've celebrated birthdays and holidays here. Of course the…read morecriteria to call it "decent" includes having mean waitresses, a typical wait time before you get seated, paying with cash gives you discounts (amongst others). But by now, you should be aware of all these eating in chinatown. I view this restaurant as traditional sit down chinese food. Its not your haute cuisine, or trending niche food item you see on IG. Its your "banquet styled" authentic and old school dishes your first gen parents like. My all time favorite dish to get here is the salt and pepper sole fish fillets. The soft crust, with flaky fish, topped with crunchy bits of salt/jalapenos and garlic/green onions really really does wanders to my tummy. Another all time fav is the chinese snow pea leaves. This place just does it well, tender leaves, strong garlic taste in every bite as well as the quantity in this dish is amazing. Their Pepper beef with egglant clay pot dish is pretty delicious too. Good way to scarf down the rice and finish you off. Panfried noodles here are also high in quantity and quality, so it can't be beat. Ngl - For good food, this place is the places to go. However more requirements is warranted to have a good experience. Confucious misses most of these criteria with only the food leading. I can see why people give it 3's, but my experiences are usually better than worse so I'ma go with a 4.

One of the true litmus tests of an authentic restaurant is the crowd -- and this place is packed…read morewith locals and elderly Asian diners, which tells you everything you need to know. No trendy decor, no modern gimmicks, just a classic old-school Chinese restaurant focused on what matters most: the food. Every dish feels honest, flavorful, and deeply authentic. Explore the menu freely because you honestly can't go wrong here. The prices are fair for the quality, portions, and traditional cooking. If you want to experience Chinese food in its truest form, this is the place.

9/5/26: always buss down at this place! chuck flap is the…read moreonly meat i care about so weekends and dinner ayce aren't worth it to me, but sometimes you have to sacrifice and just do it! there was a summer i used to go here every. single. week. in the summer... probably consumed so much sodium i was dehydrated.. haven't had this place in months, and it hit the spot just right! i will be back again. eats- - spicy sukiyaki broth - chuck flap - veggies

This place was soooo good. Please understand that this is my first hot pot experience so I don't…read moreknow how it compares to other places but it was amazing. There was plenty of parking out front, I felt welcomed when I came in, and our waitress was friendly and helpful when explaining how to do everything. We did tier 2 dinner with no seafood and it was $39.99. This is not exactly budget friendly but in my opinion if you can eat a lot it is worth it. This place is group friendly for sure. I will say more than 4 people could get chaotic with hot pot. Please note everyone will need to agree on the same tier. If you are new to hot pot don't hesitate to let the waitress know so she can walk you through the experience. We got 4 broths and various cuts of thinly sliced beef and veggies and we all were full within the allotted 90 minutes dining period. Make sure not to waste food because there is a 10$ charge if they deem you wasted an access of food. Overall this was a blast and I will be back during winter!

Food: 4/5 Service: 5/5…read moreAmbiance: 4/5 Overall: 4.2/5 I will forever hold dim sum true to my heart, and Crown Seafood does a pretty good job at it. However, I do believe that, with so much big competition in this area, some of their dishes can be better. 1. Ha Kao - Pretty nice and plump dumplings with a good wrapper to filling ratio, though the wrapper kept falling apart on us and sticking to the container and didn't complement the shrimp on the inside. 2. Siu Mai - I'm so mad I didn't enjoy this, despite it being one of my favorite things to get at dim sum. The ones we got were just really meaty with none of the other flavors coming through. 3. Shrimp Rice Rolls - I adore these, and Crown thankfully makes it really good. Perfectly bouncy, and unlike the Ha Kao, the texture of this is right for the inside to complement it. I do wish their sauce was a little more complex, though. 4. Fried Shrimp Balls - This is one of the dishes that seems to be pretty uniform across all the restaurants. You're either going to like it or not. I enjoyed it though. 5. Soup Dumplings - Yummy, light broth and not overly medicinal. The wrapper texture was a little inconsistent from bite to bite overall. 6. Egg Tart - I usually don't really like this, but this one was made well. Nice crumbly texture and a very light eggy taste in the filling. Other than that, there were no major flaws in either the service nor the albeit bare interior and exterior of the building. Overall a really good experience that holds up well compared to the other dim sum places in the area.

Establishment is spacious, relaxed, and clean. Staff is professional and attentive…read more Food is tasty with good presentation. There is a large selection available to choose from. They have fresh seafood available, at market price. TLDR: Excellent service, great food, excellent establishment, good value. Would recommend!

Not a bad spot for dim sum!…read more We came on a Saturday for lunch and it was pretty busy, but we were seated within 10-15 min. Unfortunately they no longer have the carts, so for dim sum you just order dish by dish. The food itself was not bad! The squid inktruffle har gow, truffle shumai and shu mai quail eggs were definitely interesting and good and nothing something that we've seen before on a dim sum menu. We also tried the crispy fried egg noodles with beef and vegetable but it felt like there was maybe a bit too much salt/msg. The staff was also very friendly and accommodating!

There's a lot of choices for Dim sum in Houston, and we had heard good things about Ocean Palace…read more Happy that we weren't disappointed and we were impressed by the friendly service and great food. Even when it was busy on Father's Day morning, the staff did a good job of managing the crowd. Inside is a very grandiose and expansive dining room that was busy but not overly loud or uncomfortable. Immediately, the famous dim sum carts are coming your way with a fresh assortment of classics. My personal favorites were the fried taro ball and the shumai which were great, along with the duck. Overall, we were mostly satisfied with everything, and we noticed that staff were very accommodating to large groups and others. Every server we encountered at the carts was very kind and we left very satisfied.

Brought some friends here for the first time. Was greeted by our server, Jeanie told us how the…read moremenu work and also gave us some time for our party fully got here. Atmosphere and atheistic of the restaurant is amazing too! Food was phenomenal as well as the meat came as soon as we came back from getting our sides. Will definitely come back!

Went here with my friends and was my first time. Great prices and everything was very clean. Vinny…read moreour server was amazing

We met our friend at this restaurant for dim sum. We've been here before, usually for dinner, but…read morethis was only our second time coming specifically for dim sum after quite a while. The place is usually quiet, which has always made me wonder about freshness due to the slower turnover. That said, these days most dim sum is likely frozen rather than made to order, so it wasn't a major concern. We came on a Wed around lunchtime, and there was essentially only one other table dining. The restaurant was extremely quiet, but they had three servers on staff, so service was very attentive. We ordered about eight dim sum dishes, and everything arrived within roughly 10 minutes. Flavorwise, everything was good. Most dishes we ordered was priced around $7.95 each, which feels a bit on the higher end. They do charge for tea per person, and I noticed they were also promoting a Lunar New Year set dinner. In total, the three of us spent $80 for dim sum, which felt a bit much. It wasn't outstanding, but it was a decent meal especially when you need a quiet place to talk.

After looking at the previous reviews, I wasn't expecting much. I have to say, it's a good place…read more I went here with my parents and their friends for dinner. They have a live fish tank, so their seafood is fresh (with lobsters, crabs and fish). The place was very clean (with clean bathrooms). I think they have two private rooms too. It was a Monday evening, and there were only two other tables there. But around 8, more patrons came in. We ordered a Peking duck, which I think could have been a little more crispier, but it was good. The soup that came with it need a little more flavor. Their Pepper Steak was delicous. The sweet and sour fish was a fried whole fish (head and tail) that was sliced in a way that's it was still part of the whole fish without bones, battered and topped with sweet and sour sauce. The water spinach was good too. The lobster was a typical Cantonese style dish, which was yummy. I don't know how Dim Sum is, but dinner was pleasantly a good experience. For vegetarians, Cantonese isn't vegetarian friendly, but the menu has vegetarian choices. Cantonese food tend to add oyster sauce to a lot of their dishes, so you might need to inform them to exclude it for the vegetarians.

If you're looking for a unique meal in Houston's Chinatown, Chongqing Chicken Pot is an absolute…read moremust-try. They offer a rare two-in-one concept that seamlessly transforms your meal mid-way through. You start off with a rich, highly flavorful chicken dry pot. The chicken is packed with intense spices and savory depth. Once you've eaten through the main dry pot, the staff adds broth right into the pot, turning it directly into a hot pot soup base for round two! For the hot pot phase, the custom options are extensive. You can add whatever you like to cook in the bubbling broth--beef slices, meatball varieties, cabbage, and tons of other traditional add-ins. To cap off the meal, they also have quite a few great dessert options to cool off your palate. The concept is ingenious, the flavors are bold from start to finish, and the hot pot portion holds up exceptionally well. It's easily one of the most memorable spot concepts in Chinatown!

This has become one of my regular spots for years because the food is always so delicious and…read morecomforting. I've tried the beef ribs, beef brisket, and chicken options. As a huge beef lover, I honestly did not expect the chicken to be my favorite, but it was incredibly flavorful and paired perfectly with the seasoning. One thing I really love is that after you finish the meat, they refill the pot with bone broth so you can turn it into a hotpot, which makes the whole experience even better. Just be careful when choosing the spice level -- their "mild" is definitely closer to what most places would consider medium spicy