Wow! Ocean Bay Seafood Restaurant is now open 10am everyday for dim sum! Yay! so happy because I…read morelove dim sum Definitely recommend Ocean Bay Seafood Restaurant to family and friends. We came for dim sum and stayed for lunch. I loved that the rice rolls were made only if someone ordered them. My fav is the shrimp rice roll. The shrimp rice crepe wrapped me in its warm embrace while the fresh shrimp was almost crunchy, steamed just right. The chicken feet will always be one of my favorite dishes, they marinate it well and it's usually very flavorful. Our seafood chow fun was very well made, fresh rice noodle with shrimp, scallops, squid and other seafood cooked just right. The chefs here are spot on every time in taste, texture and the degree to which everything should be cooked to perfection. It's always a joy to feast here for celebrations, family dinners and everything in-between. Two thumbs up! Ocean Bay Seafood Restaurant is definitely a hidden gem and consistently brings amazing comfort food to all who crave an exciting foodie adventure.

We stopped by Ocean Bay Restaurant for Sunday dim sum. The menu has all the typical dim sum…read morefavorites, and everything we ordered was satisfying. My favorite was the shrimp cheung fun--it's one of my go-to dim sum dishes, and this one did not disappoint. We also ordered from the menu the pan-fried noodles with beef, which came in a surprisingly large portion and was very tasty. Service was quick, and the food arrived without much wait. One thing to note is that the dining room feels a bit tight, especially with the traditional dim sum carts moving around the aisles. Parking was easy since there's free parking nearby, which is definitely a plus. Overall, while Ocean Bay wouldn't be my first choice for Sunday dim sum, it's a solid option if you're in the area or craving dim sum without a long wait.

Really flavorful soup dumplings! Super yummy but not heavy, and they come free w your dine in…read more Pan fried pork buns also delicious - aroma is very fragrant, inside meat yummy and delicious. Super affordable!

Cuisine: 7 Service: 7…read moreDecor: 7 Value: 7 Overall: 7 I guess this updated review is long overdue. I am harsh on Shanghainese restaurants because I grew up eating the real thing and just visited Shanghai last year. However, this restaurant has become the standard by which I judge Shanghainese cuisine in NYC nowadays. Let's start with the Shanghainese style dim sum that I love. As consistent as anywhere, I believe they have my personal favorite Steamed Soup Dumplings. I'm even a fan of their large gimmicky ones (though a real thing from Yangzhou, China) with the straw, especially the crab and abalone version. Another top notch item is the Turnip Puffs, which has a fantastic filling and amazingly crispy and airy crust. Most of the other dim sum items are decent. When it comes to the cold and hot dishes, they do most of the traditional stuff well enough. Not always up to my standards, but most people I have taken there enjoy it enough. I do like their Stir Fried Rice Cake w/ Sheperd's Purse & Shredded Pork, ad well as their Duck Vermicelli Soup. Also, since they started working with Corner 28, their Cantonese food game stepped up quite a bit. Roast pork and Roast Crispy Pig are both really solid. Pan Fried Shrimp & Chive Dumplings are good too. There are a few other Shanghainese restaurants that do certain dim sum or dishes better, but I do believe Shanghai You Garden is currently the best overall Shanghainese restaurant in NYC.

- The valet parking situation was a nightmare--completely packed and overflowing with cars; we…read moreended up searching for street parking, which wasn't much easier in the surrounding area - We reserved a private room for a family event on a Thursday afternoon during lunch; the main dining room was nearly full, making it clear this is a popular destination for dim sum/lunch - The restaurant is large and spacious with plenty of seating to handle the lunch crowd; there's also a separate section dedicated to BBQ meats and bakery items, which is worth checking out - Service was fast and efficient: the dishes arrived quicker than we could serve ourselves, and the staff was attentive, promptly clearing and replacing used plates throughout the meal - The food was enjoyable overall: we had a family-style banquet, and every dish was well-seasoned and well-prepared; the standout dishes were the incredibly tender steak and the flavorful crab fried rice - Before leaving, we also ordered a few BBQ rice platters to go and picked up a couple of buns for the road: unfortunately, the roasted pig and roast pork rice dishes, and buns were all fairly average, and the ladies working the bakery/BBQ counter weren't nearly as friendly as the dining room staff - Overall, 4 stars for the dine-in lunch experience thanks to the quality of the food and attentive service, but 3 stars for the BBQ/bakery takeout

***This review is strictly for their banquet-style entrees, not dim sum***…read more THE FOOD ---------------- + Banquet-style platters were solid - Our group of 3 tables ordered the Five combination cold appetizers platter, Fried Tofu, Braised Fish Fin and Crab Meat Soup, Sliced Abalone with Mushrooms and Bok Choy, House Beef Short Rib with Broccoli, Lobster, Crab Fried Rice, Crispy Fried Chicken, Steamed Fish, Longevity Noodles were all decent. Highlights included: ++++ House Beef Short Rib with Broccoli - Meat was soooooo tender. It literally fell off of the giant bone in the middle. ++++ Steamed Fish - I wasn't sure what type of fish was ordered, but the fish was delicious. Fish sauce was tasty and the fish was silky smooth. ++++ Lobster - Can't go wrong here, although it wasn't the traditional Cantonese-style as it was drier, but, nevertheless, still excellent. THE SERVICE ------------------- = LIGHTNING FAST! Our entrees for our 3 table banquet came at a ridiculously furious pace. Before we could even pick up the community spoon to scoop food from the prior entree, the next one would come out. It was wayyyy, waaaaayyyy too quick. THE SURROUNDINGS ------------------------------- + MASSIVE main dining room that is perfect for dim sum on weekends. + Private dining room - We sat in here for our small banquet. There were 4 large tables inside, but it was plenty spacious. - Valet only parking lot behind the restaurant was a nightmare and JAM packed, even on a Thursday afternoon at 12 PM. Can't imagine what it's like on a weekend during dim sum hours. Yikes! = The restaurant is located in a residential area, so you can potentially get lucky with a street parking space, albeit a few blocks away. RANDOM OBSERVATIONS -------------------------------------- = There is a takeout area connected to the main restaurant. They sell dim sum, bakery pastries/buns and roast meats there.

Met my friend who recommended this place…read more So good! I definitely will be back. We got the watercress with enoki, shrimp noodles and the crab soup dumplings. Everything was perfect. Perfectly flavored not too salty and just yum. Waitress was super nice and helpful. Kept checking in on us. Ambiance was pretty spacious inside since I have seen from outside but pretty comfortable inside.

I had a lovely lunch here…read more I ordered the kao fu and the lions head meat balls. Kao fu is wheat gluten similar to seitan and it comes cold, braised with mushrooms. The flavor of this dish was quite sweet, with warm spices and the richness of soy sauce. I loved the texture of the wheat gluten, it's meaty and chewy and pairs well with the accompanying shiitake mushrooms. The lion's head meatballs were extremely tender and soft, coated in a sweet and savory glaze and served with steamed bok choy. The Shanghainese flavor profile is sweeter and less oily than other Chinese food, and I found my dishes to be rich without being overly fatty or heavy. The service here is extremely friendly and the prices are very reasonable. I will likely return soon.

This restaurant was packed on a Sunday. My friends and I got seated in less than 5 minutes without…read moreany reservations. First thing I noticed was the paper dim sum menus and clean leather backed menu. We ordered everything from your tradition dim sum Har gow, siu Mei, pork buns, and chicken feet. We ordered cucumber salad, beef lo mein, fried pork ribs and crispy shrimp from the lunch menu. Our food came out hot and fresh. The portion sizes were fair and everything was delicious. The dishes were seasoned well and packed with plenty of flavor. The service here was great. We had our table cleared and waters refilled multiple times. The restroom was really clean and everyone was wearing proper uniform attire. This is a great place to enjoy some quality dim sum and Cantonese food with large party. Highly recommend making reservations in advance and checking out their specials.

Recently came here for dim sum and I thought that it was okay. This spot is open pretty late in LIC…read more(up until 2am on some days!) and also includes a bar. Their service was really sweet and attentive the entire time. We ordered a couple different staple dim sum spots and thought that it was overall okay. It was on the bland side and everything was more expensive than what you would typically see at dim sum. It didn't really hit the craving that I had. Overall, even though this is close to home, I would rather make a longer trek to get better dim sum.

Came for lunch on a Saturday after visiting Tangram mall which is only a block away. First time…read morehere but took about 15 minutes to get seated for a table of three. Tried the soup dumplings of course which were really good and their stir fried noodles with pork, also very good. I'd pass on the mixed berry tea next time as that was a bit too sweet fory liking, but overall a good experience. We got our food pretty quickly. Will be back to try some other dishes like maybe their noodle soup.

Spent the day exploring Chinatown in flushing and tried this place based on a yelp search. It was…read moreon the upper floor of of a strip mall and when we walked in we were able to get seated right away. The restaurant was clean and the service was very good. The soup dumplings were very tasty although some of them broke as we took them out of the steamer. Very tasty nevertheless and the pan fried buns were delicious. We also had the fried Chinese chive box which was like an empanada filled with egg and loads of scallions. I could eat a bunch of these for breakfast in a regular basis. The Shanghai Siu Mai was not my favorite, but I'm glad I tried it. It was essentially a fried rice in a dumpling wrapper. Definitely a good spot for dim sum.

The place is very clean and quiet. Easy to place order and the food is great. They also provide…read morewater for free. Nice place. I will come again

I have been going here occasionally since they opened. The dumplings and various main courses have…read morebeen acceptable for the most part, but I recently had what was the worst chinese meal in a very long time. DO NOT order anything from the "Special Summer Menu." It is essentially a bowl of tepid noodles slathered with some horrible commercial sauce and a few vegetables. You can do better at literally any other Chinese take out place in the area for less money. Mine was with some awful peanut sauce that made the dish inedible. These items should not appear on the menu. Also had the greasy scallion pancakes which were served with some sort of indistinguishable sauce (not soy, closer to hoisin, which is not typical). Again, could not finish as they were beyond the grease factor. I wanted to order the vegetable dumplings, which were reliably good, but for some reason did not appear on their automated menu system. Finally, as a Caucasian customer I always enjoy having the racist staff bring me a plastic fork instead of chopsticks. It is the final insult to a mediocre experience.

Just took my son to Hi Fry in Elmhurst -- and let me tell you, this spot is SMALL but fights like a…read moreheavyweight. We went all in: Stir-Fried Beef w/ Spicy Pepper & Chives -- had me sweating like I was in a 12th round with Mike Tyson. Crispy Fried Chicken -- so good I almost told my son he couldn't have any... but I'm working on being a better dad . Pork & Crab Dim Sum -- little bombs of flavor that disappeared faster than my paycheck on a Friday. This place is a gem. Customer service? Top notch. And here's the kicker -- every time you spend over $10, they bring out a WHEEL. Spin-to-win action like I'm at a Vegas buffet in Queens. Elmhurst, you did it again.

A cozy dim sum spot on Broadway! The food was delicious and reasonably priced, perfect for a quick…read morebite. My favorites were the spicy wontons and the wagyu beef bao. The dim sum was perfectly made and wonderfully soupy. Will be back!