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    Pagoda Restaurant - Jacksonville

    3.3 (143 reviews)
    ModerateCantonese, Szechuan

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    Good for kids
    Happy hour specials

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    Tiki bar
    Tatty C.

    My boyfriend and I went here for Thursday night dim sum in the Secret Tiki Temple. It was the first time for both of us but a person recommended it to me a couple of years ago. This was a really fun place and I will definitely be coming back with girlfriends. They have a weekly Wednesday night party with music but I'm interested in coming back for happy hour. Happy Hour is Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, & Friday 5-7 PM. $6 Cocktails: Mai Tai, Jungle Bird, and Painkillers $3 Dim Sum: Pork Siu Mai, Crab Rangoon, and Shrimp Roll What we drank: The Old Shanghai, Painkiller, and Chrysanthemum tea. *Drinks were delicious. Geoff was such a great bartender. Each Old Shanghai came with a strike on a gong. It was fun! What we ate: Pork Siu Mai, Steamed Pork Bun, Deep Fried Pork Dumpling, Beef Rice Noodle Roll, Sticky rice in Lotus Leaf, Roast Duck (1/2 portion). *They did forget the fried rice that was supposed to come with the roast duck but that's fine, we were full at the end of the meal.

    Fried red snapper
    Thea N.

    Hands down one of the best Chinese sit-down eateries in Jax next to Peony's. Serving authentic Cantonese-style food family style in the south side area with its wooden beams, celebration of Chinese decor, and neat little tikki bar room in the corner, Pagoda brings back traditional Chinese food into the running of delicious cuisines. It's always hard to find Chinese restaurants that aren't the usual quick fast-food takeouts, especially here in Jacksonville, and when we stumbled upon this place it was like hitting gold. My husband and I went there twice and both times had a great experience. The quality of care in the food was noted in eat bite. We ordered the roasted duck, dim sum dishes and a custom dish - fried red snapper sitting in a pool of delicious dark sauce topped with sprinkles of ginger and green onion. By the end of the lunch, I felt like I had to be rolled out. I do recommend visiting during lunch hour as I've heard that's when the quality of the food is best and it's much more quieter in the restaurant. The servers were very attentive and friendly and always made sure your order is exactly how you wanted from the way it's cooked to when you wanted it served.

    Tina G.

    We enjoyed our night out at Tiki Temple. We ordered a few appetizers and the House fried rice. Very good! Loved how it's decorated!! Everyone that worked there was really nice. This place would be a great time for anyone including kids. Looking forward to our next visit!!

    Last meal of the year! Pan fried chive dumplings, beef tripe with ginger sauce, bok choy
    Maya C.

    It's New Years Eve and I decided to stay home instead of going out celebrating with my friends. I just wasn't in the mood to party this year. But regardless if that, I did plan ahead of time as to what my last meal of the year would be...Dim Sum. I had already known that Pagoda had dim sum but I wasn't sure if it would be as good as the other well-known dim sum place. Willing to take a chance, I checked out BiteSquad and looked over the menu. I didn't check ahead of time to see if they were open, I just figured they would have normal hours since they had been open for Christmas Day according to their page. I ordered three items: Pan Fried Chive Dumplings, Beef Tripe with Ginger Sauce, and Poached Baby Bok Choy. The bok choy was an automatic "get-it" for me as I love it. They were open, my items were delivered on time, and I was ready to eat. There were 4 dumplings that came with two chili soy sauces. I passed on the sauces and ate them plain. They were good, tasting like literally veggies wrapped in a thin layer of dough. Next I went to the beef tripe. This was swimming in the ginger sauce with the addition of shredded carrots. The tripe was very tender and didn't require a lot of chewing, which I like. Then last but not least was the bok choy it it's own poached juices. Nothing phenomenal here, just good tasting Chinese cabbage that I happily ate and felt healthier eating. All in all everything was great and I was nice and full afterwards. I would definitely order from them again and I'd like to dine in as well.

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    Marquita P.

    Pagoda is a treasure! I'm ashamed I'm only now reviewing it. It's an old school Chinese food and dim sum joint, complete with a gold Buddha statue, dimly lit red ambiance lightning, a secret tiki bar, and a few stuffed pandas thrown in for good measure. I cannot wait for this pandemic to end so I can eat in and bask in all its glory. They don't make 'em like this anymore. I've tried their pork shu mai and pan-fried chive dumplings. The dumplings in particular are very good. They're more sauteed than what I'd consider fried. Little pillows of chives, egg, and shrimp come four to an order. Tonight I opted to forego the shu mai in favor of two orders of dumplings to go with my house fried rice. It was my first time trying their fried rice. Pagoda's includes bean sprouts, which I sometimes have to add at other places. Most striking is the use of chunks of actual chicken breast. Usually fried rice comes with nondescript pieces of chicken so kudos to Pagoda for going with white meat chicken instead of taking a shortcut. The tiki bar sits off to the left upon entering the foyer. Despite COVID, it seems to still host a fairly regular crowd. One night in particular when picking up takeout, the bar was full as if we're not in the middle of a pandemic but to each their own. I'm itching to try it but for now, it's just not worth the risk. I'll get to enjoy the full Pagoda experience in due time.

    Orange chicken
    Tammy H.

    We celebrated my Mom's birthday at Pagoda last night. This restaurant has been there since I was a child and was still how I remember. The food and service were excellent! They even gave her dessert dumplings for the occasion. It's "old school" Chinese and it's great. I'd rather eat here than a Chinese take-out place anytime.

    Rich H.

    I'm on a mission to eat at all the dim sum places in Jax. I'm here at Pagoda on Baymeadows and it was...fine. I mean, it wasn't bad, but in comparison to others it lands solidly in the middle. Some good things: the dim sum is made to order. Everything came out hot and fresh. The staff is super friendly and warm. Here's what we had: (1) pork congee, bok choy, and deep fried shrimp balls. The shrimp balls were great. (2) Chicken feet in black bean sauce. (3) Salt and pepper shrimp. These were a bit cumbersome to eat. The whole shrimp was tempura battered and fried, head, peel and all. It was tasty, but difficult to peel.

    Appetizer menu
    Barb T.

    Fun little secret tiki bar like place. We went here with friends and had a great time. Very limited seating and you can only stay an hour and a half, but very fun place for craft cocktails and appetizers. They will be opening up the restaurant part again soon but definitely worth a visit now if you want a little novelty.

    Secret tiki bar
    Kelly W.

    I visited Jacksonville in January 2020 and was searching for a tiki bar to properly celebrate my birthday. I did a search for 'tiki' using Google maps, and came across the Pagoda House and it's 'Secret Tiki Temple.' The restaurant has been around for 15 years and is still owned by the Tam family. The tiki bar is fantastic and has only been around for four years, though you would never know how new the bar is judging by its very authentic decor. My hats off to the owner's son, who put the tiki bar together and cultivated just the right look for this bar. There is even a VIP area behind a bamboo screen with a private nook in which to sip your rum drinks. I was there early in the evening, around 5 PM, and we were taking care of personally by Julia, the food and beverage manager. She was wonderfully attentive and clearly knows the history of tiki culture. She gave us a history of the restaurant and was a fantastic server. The food was great, by the way. Everything was very fresh and the fried items, including the crab rangoon and spring rolls, were light and tasty. I would fully encourage anyone in the Jacksonville area to visit the Pagoda House.

    Entrance
    Ritche S.

    I can't believe I have been passing by on this restaurant for a long time and never went inside. 1st impression was the decor! It feels like it was taken from a page of a Bruce Lee movie and expected a fight would broke out with chairs flying and Bruce Lee would come to the rescue Anyway , All my boys were hungry after a a full day of activities on a Saturday. We started with dim sums , rolls and soup. Which was really awesome. Then we had the main course that comes with jasmine rice either fried or plain. We kicked ass and finished whatever was in front of us. Check the pictures food looks delicious... the hot tea we ordered didn't come in a usual tea bag . It was an actual dried leaves. Check it out!

    Pork Fried Rice and Eggrolls
    Neila Z.

    Benn coming here for years, it's always delicious. Tonight is just some Pork Fried Rice and Eggrolls. Everything here is good. Family Owned https://www.pagodajax.com/

    pork spareribs with black bean sauce, shrimp dumplings, rice noodles with shrimp, sesame balls, and pork shumai.
    C L.

    A classic Chinese restaurant with dim sum. Space looks partly updated with some pretty cool graffiti art murals on interior walls, however furniture is old, well-worn and surfaces quite sticky. Tables, chairs, soy sauce bottle, and hot mustard container ... all sticky! Plates, silverware and cups are very much dingy and overly used and may be time for replacing ALL of it. Server was sweet, but coughing ... bad :/ Food was pretty good though. We ordered the pork spareribs with black bean sauce, pork shumai, shrimp dumplings, rice noodles with shrimp, steamed Chinese broccoli and sesame balls. I think the food would've tasted better and had been more appetizing if the plates on our table looked fresh and clean. We also didn't drink their iced water since their old dingy cups made it look like iced bucket water. 2.75 stars, but could be an easy 3.5 with new plates, cups and silverware or even a 4 if the environment was no longer sticky. You dim sum, you lose some.

    our deep fried pork dumpling did not look or feel like it was even deep fried

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    Love this place! Service is excellent. The roast duck is amazing!! The place is like a movie set our of a Quentin Tarantino movie!!

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    Ask the Community - Pagoda Restaurant - Jacksonville

    Are they open for dining in or do they only have the tiki bar? What's the current status as of February 2022?

    Have you any idea when you may reopen for dining in? I've heard only the bar is open and the Tiki theme is gone. New owners? Please update, thanks?

    The Tiki bar is open but only a limited menu is available at this time. Please check out www.secrettikitemple.com for more info. Reservations are recommended on weekends.

    Do they serve dimsum the whole day?

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    Peony Asian Bistro - Hot and Sour Soup

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    4.2(482 reviews)
    3.1 mi•Southside
    •$$

    Peony is the most authentic restaurant quality Chinese food in the city! Not to be confused with…read moreCanton take out, this is the closest you'll get to NYC dine in experience. The staff are polite and efficient, and the dining room is open and bright-they have a few big round family style dining tables with a Lazy Susan in the middle.

    We saw a post in the Jacksonville Fun, Eats & Drinks Facebook group that reminded us that it's been…read moretoo long since we've been to Peony Asian Bistro so we fixed that over the weekend. They're at 10586 Old St Augustine Road in Mandarin with a nice size parking lot so their location is great and parking isn't a concern. I'll get to the food in a minute but I'll start by saying that before we opened our fortune cookies at the end, I jokingly said "I hope one of these says 'you will get your original Facebook account back". They didn't say that but I included a photo of both because I feel like they're close enough As far as food goes, we split the Peony Sampler for an appetizer and loved it. It definitely did it's job as a sampler because now we know we like all of their appetizers and would order any of them on their own in the future. I ordered Egg Drop Soup after that because it's a favorite of mine. I always add a little salt to their version of it but I add salt to a lot of soups so that may just be a "me" thing. I had the Sweet & Sour Pork with Fried Rice for my entree, which is the same things had last time and it's still great. Between the appetizer and the soup and the entree, I was hoping to have enough to take home for lunch tomorrow and I definitely did. My wife had the General Chicken. She really liked the sauce because it was sweet but has a little bit of spicy kick to it. She said the same thing I said about the chicken itself; she loved that it was big pieces of juicy white meat. She was also surprised by how much she liked the broccoli which made for one of those things where you could get a bite of everything at once. She also had a lot to take home, so she's happy with that too. Thank you again to the person who posted about Peony in the group recently. We had a great lunch thanks to your reminder.

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    S & R Dim Sum - Front of Store

    S & R Dim Sum

    4.0(345 reviews)
    8.7 mi•Riverside, Brooklyn
    •$$
    Locally owned & operated
    Catering service

    I've been craving for a Taiwanese beef noodles and vegetable spring rolls, and came across this…read moreplace. It wasn't a new place for my husband since he'd been here before. 1. Beef noodles - the broth taste decent and had just enough spicyness to my liking. The beef was tender and I would say to it's price has reasonable amount. Although I thought it has the wide rice noodle but instead it came with the thin noodle. Overall, their beef noodles satisfied my cravings. 2. Veggie spring rolls- this actually surprised me as it came out super small ‍and almost nothing inside. At first I thought the wrapper maybe was just thin and will have a good fillings inside but I was wrong. 3. Pork steam soup- my husband ordered this. He was a bit disappointed as it was dry inside. Service- we noticed that there's just 1 all around server which made the wait time longer especially when the customers started to showed up. Ambiance- it was strategically located and the inside has enough space even with the numbers of occupied tables when we were there.

    Had lunch here for the first time and honestly I'll definitely be back. The food was hot and fresh…read morewhich I absolutely love. The pork soup dumplings were a bit different than how I'm used to having them prepared. They were thicker at the top and there wasn't much broth in them. However, the pork inside was a generous amount so it made up for the lack of broth. I enjoyed the chili oil and the vinegar provided on the side, great addition to every bite. I ordered the spicy beef noodle soup which was very aromatic, which I love about the dish whenever I order it. It had plenty of heat which is great as well. Finished it all off with a bottle of Sapporo. The service was quick and easy, and the ambiance was laid back which I loved for a nice rainy afternoon lunch. Please check them out if you're ever in the Riverside area!

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    Ten Seconds Rice Noodle & Ramen - Jimmy got the Hibachi with chicken. Came with fried rice and veggies!

    Ten Seconds Rice Noodle & Ramen

    4.3(39 reviews)
    5.4 mi•Southside

    Me and wife went to this place on a Monday for our lunch Date. I must say the ambiance of the…read morerestaurant is very nice and simple. For drinks I ordered Brown Sugar Bobba it was nice and refreshing. For Appetiserwe ordered Veg Spring Rolls and Veg Dumplings, I must say both was just delicious, nice and crispy. For entree, we ordered Vegetable Chow Mein and Ramen Soup Bowl, it was good but lacked a bit flavour. Our server was very kind and helpful. Overall I highly recommend this place if you like Chinese Food.

    Ten Seconds is a new addition to the ethnic food paradise of this neighborhood. A small but clean…read morespot, it was nearly empty at lunchtime. Service was meh at best: the young ladies were more interested in their phones and there were two of them to one of me. I initially wanted to try the soup dumplings (Xiao Long Bao), but the waitress convinced me not to as "they take too long" to prepare. Instead I went with the pork fried dumplings and the Taiwanrse sausage. The dumplings were very average: not bad flavor but they had a flavor and were uniform in a way that suggested they came right out of a bag from the freezer. There are much better and fresher dumplings to be had in Jacksonville. The sausage, however, was quite good. It was taught, porky, and had notes of five spice & maybe cinnamon. It further reinforced my view that meat always tastes best when served on a stick! It helped bring in the final score two three stars, making up for poor service and mediocre dumplings.

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    DOMU - Curry

    DOMU

    4.3(1k reviews)
    3.7 mi•Southside
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    Per the website: DOMU has been awarded a Bib Gourmand in the MICHELIN Guide 2026!…read more My boyfriend had mentioned this place, and I knew I had to try if they received such a prestigious award. He mentioned wait times for tables, so I chose a Tuesday evening to try to avoid the crowds and it worked as I was immediately sat upon arriving. There are QR Menus on the table and my server directed me to view there. I spotted the Tokyo and was intrigued by the Ajitama Brûlée (signature torched seasoned soft boiled egg). What I Ordered: - Tokyo: For $16.95, I thought this was reasonably priced and excited to try as reading reviews raved about the umami flavor of their ramen. Without exaggeration, this was a life-changing ramen. The best ramen that I've had in my life!! The torched egg was genius and added a beautiful texture to the rich, and flavorful broth. The fried chicken thigh was a delicious protein and cooked so well. Honestly, every ingredient was crafted well and combined to make such a beautiful bowl. - Lychee Martini: What better way to toast to life, then with a martini! The popping bubbles were not my thing, but the flavor of the martini was delicious. I can see why many suggest trying it. This is my 1900th review on Yelp, and I couldn't pick a better place to review and RAVE about my experience. If you are in Jacksonville, RUN don't walk to this location for a stunning experience as it's a gorgeous location that is very cozy. Though I didn't wait, I definitely would to have a Tokyo Ramen again!

    I visited this establishment for an evening out and wanted to share some feedback based on that…read moreexperience. During our visit, a manager engaged in repeated personal interactions with my guest that felt outside the bounds of typical professional service. While I understand that friendliness is part of hospitality, the frequency and tone of these interactions became uncomfortable and detracted from the overall experience. After the visit, I brought this to the attention of the business directly in the hope that it would be acknowledged and addressed. Unfortunately, I did not receive a meaningful response or any indication that the concern was taken seriously. I'm sharing this here so others have a complete picture when deciding where to go, and so the business has another opportunity to reflect on how customer interactions are handled. With more attentive management and clearer boundaries for staff, this could be a much stronger experience.

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    Hawkers Asian Street Food

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    4.2(2.3k reviews)
    8.8 mi•Brooklyn, Riverside
    •$$
    Full bar
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    This is hands down our FAVORITE restaurant in JAX. Everything off the menu is outstanding. The roti…read morewith the curry sauce is enough to bring me back again and again. Our other favorite picks off the menu are probably the ramen, chicken lo mein, and Po po lo's curry. Some downsides- the restaurant is loud, there is often a wait to be seated, and the food comes out as it's ready, not all together. However the food is worth it! The staff is great, very kind and attentive, and both locations have the same quality of food and service. We love it here!

    While searching for a proper lunch spot in the Riverside area of Jacksonville today, I happened…read moreupon a fantastic corner establishment named Hawkers and what an absolute delight it turned out to be! The vibrant, traditional Chinese murals painted across both the exterior and interior immediately caught my eye. I found them thoroughly captivating and beautifully artistic. Though the venue itself is intimate, the layout and decor are executed with exceptional taste and style. I was seated at a lovely table beside the glass window overlooking the street, which offered the most wonderful view for a relaxing afternoon. The staff greeted me with genuine, warm smiles and provided exceptionally friendly service throughout. To begin, I ordered the Thai Basil Paloma, which proved to be an absolute perfection of a beverage for a Sunday. For my main course, I was intrigued by their new duck option on the menu and it was an absolute triumph! Rich, exquisitely prepared, and utterly delicious. Also, thank you to Thomas for his service It made for a flawless Sunday afternoon from start to finish. Full marks to Hawkers for an outstanding culinary experience. I shall most certainly be returning!

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    Pagoda Restaurant - Jacksonville - cantonese - Updated September 2026

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