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    Ocean Harbor

    3.2 (637 reviews)
    Open 10:00 am - 9:00 pm
    Updated over 3 months ago

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    Loud
    Casual
    Good for groups
    Dogs allowed

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    Sandy C.

    My favorite place for dim sum in Philly hands down. Reminds me of the LA dim sum places. Ladies come by with carts offering their items and check them off on a paper on your desk. For people who gave low reviews... you got to lower expectations... if you're Asian they'll likely speak to you in Chinese even if you're not....they will just put carts and items in your face to see if you want it... you won't be offered water... you got to ask for water or tea yourself.... You got to get up and walk to the front to pay.... But the food quality is so worth it here! Five stars for me! And so worth it at about 6 dollars a dish!

    Mia H.

    I came here for some breakfast with friends and it's a good traditional dim sum spot! The interior is spacious and when I walked in, it immediately brought me back to my childhood. Service here is standard for dim sum and they always have staff walking around with various carts and trays full of dim sum offerings. We got a variety of your classics: har gao, rice noodles, turnip cake, dumplings, buns, and more. Everything was pretty solid. Overall, not a bar spot for dim sum!

    This was our favorite dish. Description of the dish is in my review.
    Sarah K.

    Wish I could give this place a 4.5 stars, but giving it 4 stars. Let me tell you why. But in case you don't want to read everything, if you are wondering if you should go to this place for dim sum, yes, they have the push cart dim sum and, yes, the food is good. Yes, go here! :) First of all, I had a really good feeling or a really bad feeling about this place when we were pointed to our seat. The waiter who was seating us asked us if we wanted tea and we said that we were still waiting for other family members, and told him not now but instead of saying "ok," he yelled at us "TEA?! TEA?! YOU WANT TEAT?!" while slamming his hand on the teapot. So, we simply said yes to not anger the man. This is why I couldn't give it a 5. Other than the initial unpleasant encounter, I have to admit that everything here was good. There were some foods, which were meh, but overall everything was delicious and better than Grand Palace Restaurant, IMO. Attached is one picture (hopefully you can see it) that was the best thing my family ate here. The manager was delighted that we liked it, proudly stating that it is a new dim sum dish. I don't know what it's called, so that's why I had to take a picture. It was shrimp covered with crunchy dough and then covered with a green rice roll. Sooooo good! It took us a long time to get another plate of it, but it was worth the wait. This place was also better at explaining what dishes were other than the simple "chicken, shrimp, beef, dumpling" responses at other push cart dim sum places. Overall, the staff was friendly and whenever I asked for my favorite dim sum dish, the shrimp rice noodle rolls), they all said "coming, you wait." LOL. And they made sure that we had our favorite dish. Other dishes that were good were: -chow fun -shrimp cheung fun (shrimp rice noodle rolls) -har gow (shrimp dumplings) -pork shumai Dishes I would not get again here: -steamed beef short ribs with black pepper (too greasy) -fried tofu squares with shrimp (it was literally one piece of shrimp and all tofu) The restaurant is much smaller (much smaller) than Grand Palace Restaurant, but this particular Saturday, the wait didn't seem too long. Our party of 4 got seated right away at 11:30am. It did get busier as the day got later. I would definitely go back again the next time I'm craving dim sum and I'm in Philly.

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    Komal R.

    Super quick service. As soon as you arrive, they direct you to a table. Soon the cart ladies will start coming up to you one by one. Each cart has different items so make sure to ask what they have. Don't get intimidated by the noise and don't rush your orders. I would suggest going through each cart first and only order once you know what you want to try. I saw a LOT of food getting wasted, almost everyone who left before us had food leftover on the table - felt really bad about it. The coconut jelly and custard tart were really delicious. I would pass on the eggplant shrimp. The pork buns were ok, would have liked more filling and a thinner shell. Bring cash.

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    Uyen N.

    I remember a few years ago I tried to find a dimsum place with dimsum carts pushing around, but there wasn't any, except for this place. So I've been 'loyal' to it every time I want dimsum in Philly. The food here is pretty good too and reasonably priced. There's also a lot of option. I'd recommend not ordering beef organ because it has mainly daikon.

    Jon P.

    This is my first time here for dinner and it did not disappoint. Every dish was absolutely delicious! I've been here for dim sum plenty of times and dim sum is really good here. Probably the best location in Chinatown for dim sum in my opinion. Servers were all so friendly, nice and attentive. Restaurant is nicely designed and clean.

    Taylor W.

    Great dimsum place! Seated quickly and food came really fast in the prime hours! All the dishes were good and servers were really fast in getting us any additional condiments we requested!

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    Ana S.

    This place was recommended by a local. Everything I ordered was fresh and delicious, and the service was excellent. Prices were very reasonable. The space is large and can easily accommodate big groups. I'll definitely come back if I'm in the area.

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    Miles A.

    Didn't stop in for dim sum (though I will be back to try that), and had a decent experience. Pretty quiet on a weekday night. The decor is nice and we were welcomed in. The sweet and sour chicken was a massive portion and was quite tasty. The chicken pieces were fried very light and crispy, and big pieces. Friends got the soup and dim sum sampler and said it was good. Everything came out very quick from the kitchen. Looking forward to try dim sum. Thanks

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    The best dim sum in Philadelphia! Love the experience and the carts have great variety.

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    Are Dim Sum served all day on weekends?

    I believe the cut off time for dim sum is 3pm, from what I remember.

    Are they open for dine in as of today?

    No dine in opportunity when I went on Saturday 2/13/2021. Carry out only

    Tea carts every day, or only weekends?

    If you're talking about dim sum, where food options are pushed via carts around the restaurant, it's every day before 2pm.

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    3.9(58 reviews)
    10.5 miBustleton

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    4.2(314 reviews)
    1.0 miArt Museum District, Fairmount, Logan Square, Spring Garden
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