We had a group gathering here and ate banquet style. The wines were decent but a lot of the dishes were nicely prepared from the vegetarian soup to the water spinach and marinated stir fried squid. Typical restaurant foods at a banquet style place but the cooking overall was delicious and very filling. read more

The dim sum here is not as flavorful as in other Chinese restaurants. Service and ambience were fine but we were disappointed by most of the dim sum dishes (ie lor-mai-gai, jar-leung, seen-jook-gueng, etc). read more

Food 5/10 Quite mediocre dim sum, nothing really exciting, the flavors were just missing. Besides the 流沙包，everything else tasted quite bland and boring. The 叉烧包 was way too sweet and not juicy at all. The shrimp dumplings were solid, they got the job done. Atmosphere 6/10 Large room with tables while carts are being pushed around. Service 5/10 The service was really pushing us to take more food, disturbing us a lot more often than I would have liked. read more

Ocean Harbor - shrimp - Dim Sum Near Me - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Yeah, this is an incredibly mid Dim Sum / Cantonese Seafood restaurant in Philly's Chinatown. I ate two meals here with my family, one lunchtime Dim Sum, and one Seafood style dinner, so I've had both experiences here. For both, the food tasted fine, but not spectacular. Everything was fairly authentic, but nothing knocked my socks off. I had some concerns for how the dim sum was run. They didn't have people pushing carts, instead, there was a table in the middle of the restaurant where servers were dropping off plates of dim sum. Many of those plates of food were sitting there for who knows how long. From there, the servers would take the dim sum to the respective tables. Service was slow. Additionally, some customers got impatient and would walk up to that table, grab food, and then take it back to their table. There were even some customers who would camp the table, waiting for their favorite dim sum to arrive. Overall, everything was a clown fiesta so it made me a bit uncomfortable to eat there. Nothing too bad to say about dinner, asides from how the venue is a bit cramped. We had a big party and the tables were close together and not very comfortable. Looking back, the food here is fine but definitely not the best in Chinatown, and they have a weird dim sum system. Enough talk. read more

Ocean Harbor - Ocean Harbor - Dim Sum Near Me - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Chefs come and go, food can be hit or miss, depends on what time you get there, dim sum can be fresh from kitchen, if it's not, don't order that item. The place can be really loud on weekends. So why 5 stars? This place has been existence for over 30 years. It's just like some old dim sum restaurant in Hong Kong, you go there not because the food is the best or even good, you go there for the memory. I hope this place can last another 30 years. read more

Day trip to philly on a day. Start off the day with Dim sum. Lol - Beef Tendon - Black pepper Short ribs - Century egg pork Congee - Sugar cubes - Beef Cheung rolls 2x - Coconut pudding - Beef balls - mini delicious egg tarts read more

It is the Most authentic dim sum in Philly. Nothing else comes close. There are fancier tables, plates and nicely packed dim sum but nothing like the "ocean" experience. read more

a popular dim sum place that's tucked away in Philadelphia's chinatown. This place is always a must whenever I am in town. Be warned that the lines are usually out the doors and you'll need to grab a number ticket to wait for your seat. It's so popular that you might need to share a table at times with strangers in order to grab a seat, but I think the wait is well worth it for some traditional dimsum. This is one of the few places I know that still serves dimsum by cart so if you're looking for that traditional experience along with some great food, I would highly suggest to pay this place a visit. My favorite items at this place are their chicken feet and beef short ribs which always hit the spot! read more

Ocean Harbor - chicken feet, beef short ribs, beef tripe, shrimp rice roll, shrimp dumpling - Dim Sum Near Me - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

My wife's family and I, who had been going here for years, are now done with this place! The food is usually good, but the employees and the owners are a bunch of nasty, untrustworthy toads. I know for a fact, that if you're not with someone who can read their language, they'll overcharge you. They also have a foul habit of chasing down diners for tips even when they leave the standard 20% for what is usually substandard service. I hope losing us as longtime customers (always 2 full tables) hurts their bottom line. read more

This place has really gone downhill. I've always run into issues of them trying to scheme my group for money. From adding extra dishes that we did not get (PLEASE keep track of how many items you get.. because THEY WILL circle more than you actually selected) and more recently, my group was yelled at in Chinese for not leaving enough tip. Never coming back here. read more

My mom, daughter, and granddaughter dined here just about every weekend while we lived here in Philadelphia for my daughter's fellowship. Great food, great memories..... we got to know the staff well, so they treated us well. BUT one time a waitress came up and did give the tips lecture as some others have experienced, which I do find rude. BUT, these types of restaurants seem to be known for sub par services ‍ I miss it, and their delicious dim sum! We are from California, and I thought it was better than So Cal dim sum, but not northern Cal. I like it better than DC and NY dim sum too. We also chose to celebrate my mom's 90th birthday for dinner, and it did not disappoint! It was a fabulous 10 course traditional Chinese banquet meal, enjoyed by all! (Family traveled from all over the country! ) read more

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We go for dim sum and are never disappointed. The restaurant is roomy and clean. Service is quick, efficient, no-nonsense. The food is delicious--we recommend the chicken feet, shrimp dumplings, and pork bun. It's a fun place to go with a large crowd of people--and pretty affordable as well. read more

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I stopped by for quick bites, kept it simple and went with the following: - Hakaw - Siomai - Shrimp Rice Noodle Roll - Chinese Broccoli - Fried Squid (last minute order) I like that they have carts that go around, you just tell them what you want. However, I came few minutes after they opened, so they did not have all the items. Just need to tell them what you want and they will get it for you, granted they did not have picture menu (or maybe they did and you just needed to ask). The Fried Squid was salty and was bit over fried. The Shrimp Rice Noodle Roll - each roll only have 1 shrimp.... not sure if this is the norm or not, but yeah... it was a surprise. read more

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A must-go to restaurant in Philly Chinatown for yum cha lunch. Carts filled with sweet and savory dishes are pushed around the dining room, you choose your dishes, and the servers mark on your card for your bill. Each dish is inexpensive and you can try a lot, especially if you have a large group. The staff is very helpful, and they usually speak Cantonese, Mandarin, and/or English. It is very lively, and there could be a wait if it is a weekend day, but it is worth it. This most recent time, we got the zongzi, cha siu bao, soup dumplings, fried baby squid, sesame balls, cold delicate beef rice wraps/dumplings, bbq pork taro dumplings, and jasmine tea. Other times we've gotten the jellyfish, other types of dumplings; honestly so much variety it will take a few visits to try it all. Everything is tasty. read more

Read carefully, this is for south of San Jose peeps only. Look, Dim Sum is best at Koi Palace or Cupertino. But if you need to get cure your craving and you done want to drive too far, this is the best bang for your buck. First off, the lady (owner?) is super friendly and you can tell she cares about service. They are busy however, so just appreciate them working hard and you'll be fine. Flag them down if you want something, they don't have attitude. How's the Dim Sum? Good. Why 4 stars? Well the service is good and I'm not aware of anything that comes close to curing my cravings that's within 25 minutes south of San Jose. read more

Love this place. I grew up in Philly and moved to Miami. Any time I am back in Philly I go to Ocean Harbor for dim sum with my son. It's a tradition! Love the food and variety of choices! read more

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Dim sum without the carts is just not the same... but I'll settle for dim sum takeout during COVID times. I can't remember when we had dim sum last, but we were craving some badly. We placed an order for some essential dishes -- shrimp dumplings, chicken feet, rice noodle w/ fried dough, sticky rice, turnip cake, spring roll, and chive dumplings. Everything was spot on and delicious. One complaint is the container they put the chicken feet in is not the leak proof kind, so make sure the container stays upright and don't make any sharp turns if you're driving to pick up your food. read more

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Other than Ocean City, Ocean Harbor is another go-to place for Cantonese DIm Sum dishes on traditional carts. Arrived at around 12:30 pm and the place was packed. There appeared to be no systemic seat arrangement in place so we had to line up and wait. Luckily the line moved rather quickly and in about 20 minutes we were seated. Expect extremely confined seating place and loud noises. Ordered mostly dim sum dishes and will be comparing some of them against Ocean City. Ha Gau (shrimp dumplings): wrap was too thick and too much starch in the stuffing. Shiu Mai: tasted standard. Chicken feet: standard. Beef tripes: a bit bland. Beef meatballs: unlike Ocean City, they placed Yuba at the bottom, and added Worcestershire sauce on my request. The taste was far greater. Egg tarts: small but tasty, puff pastry kept its dry texture, and the egg yolk stuffing was not too sweet. String beans: stir-fried with dices of pork and pork fat, a great veggie addition to dim sums. Congee with preserved eggs and pork: did not add pepper as Ocean City did, kept the rice taste of standard congee, but a bit bland due to minimal amount of preserved eggs and seasoning. Steamed rice rolls with shrimp: standard. Steamed rice rolls with twice-fried dough sticks（炸两）: a pleasant surprise caught by us when it was carried out by a staff member. The plate went empty rather quickly. The rice rolls was freshly made and dough sticks very crispy, will recommend this over the rice rolls with shrimp. Roasted duck: ordered via staff. Roasting technique was quite nice. Crispy skin, melting fat, sweet and savory taste, and a lot of duck meat. Overall: don't mind the rather chaotic environment, just enjoy the food! read more

Ocean Harbor - Dim Sum Near Me - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

This place used to be good, a few years ago. It has gone downhill. I kept coming back hoping for improvement. I am giving up. If you want Dim Sum, there are other far better place in Chinatown. Their dinner is no better - greasy! I am very disappointed with this place. I have frequented this place for decades. Service? What service? The rudest servers I have ever encountered. The way I saw them treating other customers. They are friendly to you if they know you. Everyone else, they are rude. I heard them demanding tips from others. If you don't have good service, demanding a 15-20% tip is ridiculous! Also beware when you ordered Dim Sum, because they circled more than you ordered and circled a larger size too - I asked why they circled 3 when I just ordered 2, the lady said 'oh sorry'. I usually don't pay attention to this and just the one time I happened to look. I wonder how many times it has happened before. Go elsewhere, there are a lot of nicer place in Chinatown. Also, the restroom is dirty. read more

Average quality dim sum served from roaming carts. Attentive service. Easy to get a table midweek. When I tried to visit during a weekend years ago there was too long of a wait. One reason for this is it is a small restaurant compared to some dim sum places in large cities. read more

Glad to see a real dim sum experience here. Overall the items were okay. Not too busy a place. They walk around with trays instead of carts read more

I came here for dim sum with my family. To be honest, I think their food quality went downhill. I remember they used to be much better than what I just had. Not to mention service was just average. You would get better service if you know the people though. And cleanliness is just so so. I didn't come here for dinner. Maybe dinner dishes are better than their dim sum. Just maybe. read more

Stopped in for some Dim Sum after finding my favorite place across the street was closed. They have a pretty go0d selection to choose from but a major complaint is they did not move the carts around to frequently, and a lot of the food was not very hot and had to be reheated in the kitchen, read more

The ladies pushing carts around were friendly but the server who served our table was very rude and aggressive. She rushed us bc the restaurant was so crowded. We didn't enjoy the meal. Food was so-so. read more

Great food, quick service , loved the clams with black bean sauce, rice and noodles great!!

Decent traditional dim sum in Chinatown of Philadelphia. They have most of the staple dim sum dishes like rice rolls, turnip cake, shumai, har gow, and dumplings. Quality is pretty decent compared to other places in philly. The procedure of their traditional dimsum is you are seated and then the staff comes around with a few dishes in their cart and you select what you want. Pricing is more expensive than what I am used to. For two people, we had about 7 dimsum dishes and the total was about $66 including tip. The restaurant could use some more staffing but overall food is good. read more

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Great food and reasonable price. Food is always fresh and delicious. Order from the menu as most of their items have not gone up in price in comparison to the other restaurants in Chinatown. Make sure you ask for low oil when ordering to get the best experience! Nick Tien read more

Food: Great authentic dim sum! I always make sure to ask if there are 'ladies with carts' when I'm recommended a new dim sum restaurant because I believe these places are definitely more authentic. Great variety of dishes and everything is hot! Cost: Typical dim sum cost. No too worried about the cost here being a deterrent for people to come and enjoy some dim sum. Environment: A very large restaurant- no issues accommodating large or small parties! Service: There are plenty of people circulating with the carts so don't worry about having to wait in order to get more dishes if you're hungry! I didn't have to flag anyone down during our meal here and once we were done with all our dishes it seemed like there was someone always near by for us to grab some more food! Uniqueness: A great and authentic dim sum restaurant- if you're around the area and craving for some dim sum, definitely stop here and help yourselves! read more

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More than just dim sum. Their hot and sour soup might be my favorite in the city. The ma po tofu is rich and flavorful and just the right amount of spicy for my tastes. Chinese broccoli is always a favorite. We've tried pork lo mein, and it was good. Pork shu mai were also tasty. Takeout portions are generous. My orders fed me for days. Inside there are round banquet tables with linens, space between tables so dim sum carts can maneuver. If you're a fan of dim sum, it looks like most other dim sum places. All around good value and taste. read more

I have travelled a lot and eaten a lot of Dim Sums over the years, and in other Asian countries, so I have high standards also as a Chinese Cantonese person. I would probably give this place a 3.5 stars. Very authentic for Dim Sum goes. Though the sticky rice that's wrapped in a leaf (lo mai gai) was pretty bland. You can tell the flavor hasn't seeped into the rice based in how white the rice still is (see pic), usually it turns a little brown from the leaf's flavoring.. The rest was decent : hai gow (shrimp dumpling), Gai Lan (chinese brocoli but this is very basic and hard to screw up), hai cheung fun (shrimp wrapped in a long noodle), dan tat (egg custard in a flaky crust). Service is kind of lacking but let's be honest most dim sum places are not exactly known for best service. It's usually about the food. I didn't even go during rush hour which is usually brunch hrs. I just went at 2:30pm on a Saturaay and I still had to flag wait staff and the servers down to bring trays and carts around to me. Usually most places are happy to bring food around to you to sell you as much food as they can. read more

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A staple to Chinatown food. I grew up eating dimsum, and this was comparable to an authentic dimsum experience- carpeted floors, large tables with lazy susans, and especially the roaming carts filled with delicious dimsum. I judge a dimsum place by how good their hakaw and Siomai are (I am a simple man with simple needs). And Ocean harbor passed with flying colors, great Siomai and Hakaw. There was also such a large variety. Would recommend if you are looking for a dimsum place in Philly. read more

Ocean Harbor - Hakaw, Siomai, Bean Curd, Fried Squid - Dim Sum Near Me - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Not even close to being a good restaurant. Overly salty food. Thick wrappers on dumplings and rice rolls. It's not OK to roll turnips with bean curd skin and call it dim sum. Sorry we went in. read more

Is there really a good dim sum place in Philly? Besides this location, Ocean City by Sangkee is worse. Of course service is terrible. Always super crowded on weekends. Takes forever to a table and then iced water or a refill for it. But guess what? It's where I go for dim sum in Chinatown. Dim sum tastes good, comes out hot and fresh, and is a much cleaner place compared to Ocean City. However, if you can venture out into South Philly, I recommend Wokano. It's way better and is my favorite spot for dim sum in the city. read more

Ocean Harbor - Dim Sum Near Me - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Best authentic dim sum place in Philly (that's worth the price). My family usually brings me here. Today I brought some friends. They have the traditional carts and dim sum is $ (as it should be!) I honestly hate going to places that sell $7 for 4 crystal shrimps. I went with a party of 3- total was $65 for all of us. We ate for around 1 hr and had around 15-17 options. Ribs are my favorite to get with a side of Congee with the 1,000 yr old egg. The variety is vast (dumplings, fried shrimp, tofu, jellies, pastries, veggies, soups etc). Place opens at 10 but I suggest coming around 10:30 for 1) seats because the place gets filled fast on weekends and 2) more options. If you come to early there might not be as many foods ready read more

Ocean Harbor - Dim Sum Near Me - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

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They take credit card. The service is not good, it's hard to flag someone down. That's when you know the dim sum is pretty good. read more

Ocean Harbor - Dim Sum - Dim Sum Near Me - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Needless to say, this place is absolutely the best dim sum place in the whole Chinatown! The most important thing is you get what you see so there's no messing around with confusion! The foods are always fresh since they do sell a lot of them during the day! The wait time are usually tolerable(within 45mins)!unless there are event going on( like Chinese New Year parade) Crystal shrimp dumplings are the best in town as well! My go to place for dim sum in the area!The foods are also very affordable with great quality! Great for groups P.s. If you are looking for an Americanized dimsum place you should go somewhere else. Not all the best but authenticity guaranteed! read more

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One of my favorite dim sum places of all time! Totally forgot to review it only because I'm so used to just coming here on a Saturday with friends that even after leaving this city, I crave it when I'm here. It's so very loud in the best way. Lots of round tables and bustling carts with the best siomai, buns, turnip cake and delicious dough fried sticks splashed with soy sauce. If you love Chinese broccoli or pork and shrimp stuffed dumplings, this is for you. It's so simple and good and you could get stuffed for under $20 with some tea. It's so homey and one of the nicest places to relax in an authentic restaurant that doesn't overprice its food or try to be fancy. read more

Ocean Harbor - Dim Sum Near Me - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

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This place serves dim sum in carts, like what you'll experience if you are in Cantonese areas All the dishes that we had were yummy the picture doesn't have everything that we ate ‍. I was too concentrated on eating that I forgot to take photos. Things that I really like are: shrimp dumplings, shumai, green beans, sticky rice wrapped in lotus leaf with chicken, taro pastry, changfen, and egg tarts Eating dim sum is such an experience and I recommend you to try it if you have never had. However, PLEASE be fully vaccinated before you go. This place gets crowded and chaotic read more

Ocean Harbor - a variety of asian food in tins - Dim Sum Near Me - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

First time coming here but wont be back. The service is bad. Ladies that push the carts served cold dishes and call you aunty when the customers around are clearly older. They are nice and friendly to people that know. Cashier isnt that good either she just stands there looking at customers from head to toe. She doesnt tell you credit card has an extra charge read more

Ocean Harbor - Not that good - Dim Sum Near Me - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Always good food and great service! Nice selection of dim sum. May be crowded at peak hours, but worth the wait. Staff does everything to accommodate my gluten free requests. read more