I've been going to Purple dot forever! Definitely over the past 10-20 years. A lot of their dishes are good! Some of my favorites are the dim sum items, along with baked spaghetti. Definitely a must try! I don't think any dish has disappointed so far. read more

Probably my favorite place to go to at the end of the night drinking. The food always comes out fast and tastes great every time. Favorite dish is the spaghetti. Service is a hit or miss honestly. They can be really attentive or just completely ignore you. But more often than not, it's fine. The servers always make sure our glasses are full. Parking is just a pain sometimes and there are always homeless people harassing us so I never really look forward to coming here lol. read more

This place is garbage. Not my first choice when in Chinatown but the place we wanted to go to was closed. Ordered some wonton noodle soup and a couple of dim sum dishes. Noodles broth was straight up water, no kind of flavor or taste. Dim sum was eh.. read more

Our favorite go to Chinese spot or late night after 2am eat. We usually get beef chow fun, salt and peppers tofu, black egg and pork porridge. read more

Dim sum is pretty good. Other dishes like stir fry and pot are rather like small kid's food, meaning it is lack of cooking skills. The service is pretty okay , but it takes forever for the dim sum to arrive. read more

The interior looked recently remodeled with cream colored chairs and booths and all new flooring. The fish tanks storing the fresh lobster, fish, eels, and crab were also impeccably clean which can be rare for a chinese restaurant. When you come in, the waiter expect you to know what you want and are not the best at giving suggestions. We ended up ordering some sweet and sour chicken,chicken chow fun(dry, not wet), bok choy sauteed in garlic, seafood fried rice, and garlic beans in garlic a d chili oil. The chow fun was not clumped together which i was really happy about! It's the worst when you order it and it os clear they rushed through separating the noodles and it comes out in a huge clump on your plate! The bok choy was perfect, as was the sweet and sour chicken and the seafood fried rice. My only complaint was that there was quite a bit of oyster sauce in the green beans and it gave it a fishy taste which i didn't like. This place is open late and i would be mpre than willing to come here after a night out with friends! read more

Found out about this place from an article my friend sent me last night that talked a bit about their story during this COVID-19 situation. Not great for my expanding waistline but I had to check it out. I think it was Carol who took my order over the phone and food was ready in 15 minutes. They really made an effort to keep everything clean in there and I can appreciate that. She was so pleasant and service is half of the experience for me. I ordered salt and pepper pork and house special chow mein. Fair prices, generous portions, and food tasted great! As you know, delivery services takes a big commission so if you're able to, please call and do pick up. It's quick and easy and I saw plenty of parking. I'll be back! read more

Been coming here for decades and always loved their food, but this time, the service and all 3 servers were beyond horrible. We order a plain congee with century egg; it took ~30mins to arrive and it came out wrong (it came with a regular egg instead). The odd thing was NO ONE cared to get us the right order. They literally didn't even try to fix the order, not even the manager - they just said "Yea, we'll cancel" (while walking).... Wow. read more

I used Grubhub for delivery and ordered three drinks and two of them were wrong. My bubble tea contained no "bubbles" or bobo pearls. The restaurant was contacted and they stated that they do not add "bubbles" in there bubble teas. lol, okay. I also ordered a mint seven with "pearls" to be added. There were no pearls added and the restaurant insisted that they added them. Overall, this business falsely advertises, demostrated the inability to follow directions, lacks integrity when questioned and overall lack of quality in their products. Lesson learned. read more

Purple Dot Cafe - This is the Mint 7 with added pearls. Restaurant insisted the pearls were added. lol, ok- must be magical pearls that dissappear on delivery - Dim Sum Near Me - Seattle, Washington

Sorry no service at all! We are a party of 4 and we ordered 7 dishes with 2 soups. No bowl given with the soups. Asked 4 times and all they said was okay but still no bowl. ??? All the food wasn't good at all. Feel like a scam! read more

I'm so glad Purple Dot is open for the late night. You can swing by after going out or even just for a snack. They have a wide variety of Chinese dishes and you can order dim sum. I got the salt and pepper wings, baked spaghetti and the tofu and pork belly hot pot. I split this with my girlfriend and we were sure stuff and had left overs. The wings were perfectly fried and had jalapeño bits and green onion. The baked spaghetti was super cheesy and had a lot of sauce. This was the first time ever getting spaghetti at a Chinese restaurant. I highly recommend trying it if you haven't before. The sauce is different from Italian and is sweet with some meat. The hot pot had tofu, pork belly, squid, fish and bok Choy. All of this costed $35. I'll definitely be back and try more things on the menu. read more

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Some of the best Dim Sum in town! Usually never a wait, friendly staff. I think they stopped the carts but there's an extensive menu.

QUARANTINE 2020: Have ate here two times prior to quarantine for dim sum, and have gotten take out as well. I had been craving some delicious Chinese food and decided to venture out and come here yesterday evening around 10pm because I had heard Purple Dot has maintained relatively late operating hours. I arrived, put my order in: Buddha's Delight Chow Mein, Shrimp Dumpling, Sticky Rice, Bbq Steam Bun, Mongolian Beef. All came to about $40 dollars. After paying I struck up a conversation with who I imagine is the owner. Very kind and friendly gentleman! He even offered me a mask which is amazing considering how in demand face masks have been. So not only is he keeping his business alive and thriving, he is also trying to keep people safe by being giving enough to offer a stranger a mask. Side note: Had my own mask, but he still offered just in case I needed an extra. :) Food was ready in about 10 minutes! Really hot and packaged safely. All my food was delicious and fresh. Flavors are still on point even late into the night. Not an easy thing to do when operating for such long hours daily. Highly recommend. Thank you for your amazing food. read more

The food was good, nothing was spectacular. I was hoping the barbecue duck noodle soup's broth would have had more flavor. The broth was bland. The Mongolian beef was tasty. As well as the chow mein and fried rice (big servings, family style). The potstickers were tasty, even a little sweet. This could've been 4 stars if they had acceptable service, but unfortunately they did not. The service was below average. It wasn't busy on a Saturday night and it was so difficult to get them to come check on us. We had to flag them down multiple times. Parking is difficult in this area. Plan extra time so you can find parking. On the side streets, you'll most likely be paying at a machine to park for a couple hours. read more

If I could rate this place zero stars, I would. Brought family from out of town and never again. Cleanliness - Went to use the bathroom and it was just like using a port-a-potty. I just held my breath until I was done doing my business. Sat down at the table and was just disgusted with how sticky everything felt from water cups to plate and chop stick. The menus were filthy and sticky. I don't know how this place passes health inspections. Service - didn't bring out enough water cups for our party of 8. We tried multiple times to flag someone down before actually getting them to bring more. Had to ask two different people before silverware was brought out. Don't know why because it was slow on a Wednesday afternoon. When asked if the food was brought out family style, the server said no so we ended up ordering way too much food. We also had to ask for dim sum menu since they did not offer it upon walking in. Food - looked great but it was mediocre at best. Wonton soup and pork hock noodle soup lacked any flavor whatsoever. Only redeeming dishes were the Manila clams and honey walnut prawns, however, I can find other restaurants that make those dishes better with a cleaner environment. Everything else could have gone straight to the garbage. Don't waste your money here. If you're looking for great Chinese food, try Macky's Dim Sum in issaquah. Went there the next day and it was a huge difference. Worth the further drive. read more

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So, my sister who used to live here moved to Arizona with her family. Then they came back go visit for a couple of days. They wanted to go to Purple Dot since they miss authentic Chinese good food. Apparently, Arizona does not have any. So, about 9 of us decided to have dinner over there. The staff they have are amazing. They are helpful, polite and courteous. But since they are Chinese, communication is a little bit a problem. My sister ordered chocolate milk but mentioned the brand name "Milo". She likewise said it is for the kids. A few minutes after, when they started serving the drinks, 3 glasses of RedWine arrived. Apparently the waiter thought she wanted Merlot. He apologized when we said its for the kids. Can't blame him though. Milo-Merlot slang.. they sound almost the same. Lol. We just feel bad though. The Peking duck which we think is their signature dish didn't come with much meat anymore. It was mostly skin. Good, yes. But they became cheap. Their spaghetti is the bomb! I know, Chinese restaurant.. but they make spaghetti like back home in the Philippines. Of course, we had other dishes and they were all good. Definitely our Chinese go to place in Seattle. Do check them out! read more

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Purple Dot Café is my go-to spot in Chinatown. The atmosphere is so welcoming and the food is delicious. Service was amazing. There's so many options on the menu to choose from too - I usually go for the dim sum menu and my favorite is the football and shu mai. Highly recommend if you're ever in the area! read more

Ill be honest, Purple Dot isn't my first choice for food places. But last night, in our drunken state, there was a promise of "bomb French toast." I was sold. We came in around 1am, and the place was fairly busy, which isn't unusual. Service is quick, it's only when you're trying to leave that it seems to slow down. Anyway, we ordered about a million things and the French toast. When the French toast came out, it looked like deep fried tofu, with a pool of butter. No lies, it was kind of awesome. But eating it was a different story, it wasn't exactly terrible but I wouldn't consider it French toast. There's a distinct Asian taste to the bread. Well, there's a distinct taste to any bread (ex: brioche, white bread, etc). But this one had that Asian bakery taste to me, I swear this exists. The French toast was okay, not terrible but not something I would come back for. Maybe I just needed to be drunker to really enjoy it. read more

Purple Dot Cafe - French toast - Dim Sum Near Me - Seattle, Washington

I have had a chance to drop by here a couple of time over the last 2 months. I unfortunately can't remember what I ordered, but I was pleased with the value and the quality of my food. My guests who aren't as adventurous with food were also quite happy with their orders and service. I will definitely be back for more! read more

MAGGOTS AND HAIR IN MY FOOD. This place has horrible service. We asked for water 3 separate times and they didn't even refill our tea either when we asked. They weren't even busy as we were sat down immediately. As a business you should make things right. I had to ask for them to remove the dishes that were CONTAMINATED. I literally wanted to throw up and could not enjoy my food. Wish I could give this place a 0 star but I needed to let people know that THEY SHOULD NOT COME HERE. I deserve a refund. read more

Purple Dot Cafe - Hair in my food. Wish I took a picture of the maggot in our food before they took it from us. - Dim Sum Near Me - Seattle, Washington

Had a wonderful experience eating here and the food and service were great!! Came with a party of 5 and we were seated quickly and everything we ordered was so good. Portions are generous and gave us enough to bring home for leftovers. Will definitely return read more

If I could leave no stars I would. I've dined here a couple times now. The first experience here wasn't the best, but food was good so I thought I'd try it again. First mistake. Two of my friends and myself decided to come dine here for dinner on a Saturday evening at around 7 o'clock. Wasn't too busy, we didn't have to wait in line got a table instantly. After being seated one of the waiter's brought over us some hot tea to enjoy. Shortly afterwards our main waitress came over and took our orders, one of our friends ordered one meal but waitress came back and said that one was out and recommended something else (very rudely and demanding I might add) then left us sitting there in a bustle without even asking if there was anything else we needed or if we wanted drinks. Fast forward a slow TWO HOURS LATER. Frustrated we called over our waitress and asked where our food was and if we could get some drinks (as the tea we were brought in the beginning has become ice cold) Let me add. That they were decently busy, not completely slammed. It was a nice amount of customers in there. Which every single one of us were waiting for our food. It's almost as if they only had one communal pot to cook with back there. Anyways. Food finally came at 9:15pm only a little over two hours later. It was only one mean. My meal. Which we all shared because by then the three of us were starving. By the time we finished that meal another meal came along with our drinks, but guess what? The three of us ordered coca-cola's to drink waitress came with one can, and two cans of sprite. "No more coke, you get sprite" that was the only insight we got as she dropped off our second meal and drinks. Okay, no biggie food and drinks are here. Only one more meal to go! By now it's about 9:30. Again the waitress comes back with more food. Why does she have two whole meals? Well, I guess that they had the stuff to make the dish they were apparently out of, and instead of asking which one my friend wanted they made both? So now we have an extra meal, no worries I suppose. Anyways. They were quick with bringing us the check and constantly checking to see if we put money or our card in there. They charged us for extra food we did not receive, and had the audacity to charge a service fee and include a tip in the surcharge... I always tip generously atleast $20 or 25% whichever is greater. So for them to preemptively put a tip on my tab with the crappy service we received was a real slap on the face. Food is 7/10 Service is 3/10 Would I recommend? No. Stay in and cook or go somewhere else and spend the same amount or even less, for way better food and service. read more

Lunch take out during quarantine. It has been years since I've ate here and I hadn't had the dim sum. Got a few items for take out I've been finding that in this new way of life with everything going on it's been such a pleasure interacting with the owners. Carol the daughter takes your order through facebook messenger. I asked if everything on the menu was a available cause I know some businesses have a smaller menu. She said it was all available. I had a bunch of questions and she graciously answered all of them. She relays the order to the restaurant. I will return again and when I can actually sit at the restaurant because of the customer service. She even messaged me later to make sure my order went smoothly. The dumplings were generous in size eat a couple and you'll be full. Sticky rice is usually one of my go too, and I love green beans. Everything was delicious and I had plenty of leftovers I arrived a little early everything was ready I only had to wait for my slush which was fine it was nice and fresh. read more

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If I could do Negative star I would, the food is absolutely horrendous... no wonder they have no customer, staffing is nice but food is absolutely gross and I'm Asian... read more

Excellent food but it seems like they are understaffed. I went on Sunday night with a few friends and it took around 2 hours from the point of getting seated (took about 20 minutes to get seated when they had open tables that were dirty) to the point we finished our food. read more

Always a good place to go for late-night eats when you're out in Seattle. But do expect it to be busy during those late night hours. Lots to choose from on their menu, like most Chinese restaurants, so you should be able to find something to satisfy your cravings. read more

Ot wS a Wednesday evening aroud 7pm and I ordered a chicken chow mein (hk style), and 3 dimsum staples; siu mai, beef tripe and chicken feet. The restaurant wS mostly empty, so I got food pretty quickly. The place is nicely appointed and clean, unlike many hole in the wall places. I got my chow mein first. It was cooked well, but very light on flavor. The noodles were crisp on the edges but the topping, made mostly if thin chicken slivers and bean sprouts, lacked depth of flavor. It could have used some salt and white pepper. The dimsum dishes came soon after. The tripe was like the noofles; very light on flavor, but clean tasting. Chicken feet were tasty and flavored well. My favorite was the siu mai, which had chunks if shrimp and good flavor. I enhanced it all with the chili oil provided at each table. All in all, not bad, but as far as chinese restaurants go, I'd give it a 3.5 out of 5; better than average, but not by much in terms if food. 4 out if 5 for restaurant decor and 3.5 for value. As usual 2 of 5 for convenience as only street parking is available, and it's the ID. read more

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I love all their food especially my favorites: siomai and chicken feet. The customer service is excellent and the ambiance is amazing. I love coming back here every time I crave for Chinese food. read more

Kids wanted to take street car so we went to Seattle. Wondering around in Chinatown and found this restaurant quite popular. That's a sign for a good dim sum place. The interior is quite modern and clean. Place is big. Good for us since we have a big stroller and two toddlers. The dishes were super delicious. The walnut shrimp was amazing. Far beyond our expectations. All other dishes were also very decent. We got the shrimp dumplings, beef triples, chicken feet, baby rib, and beef meatballs. Will definitely come back again next time in the Chinatown area read more

Highly recommend this place!! I connected with Carol over Facebook Messenger and she answered all my questions and took my order. They can customize dishes (except dim sum) so don't be afraid to ask! Pickup was super easy! Ordered the garlic pea vines (now my new fav!), vegetarian Singapore noodles, shrimp dumplings and mapo tofu. I meant to also order the mango slush bit completely forgot. Gives a good excuse to visit again! read more

Terrible service food comes one by one and takes forever so you need to follow up each time also make sure to review the receipt there was only 3 of us and they added a service charge when i ask them why is there a service charge the waitress pretends that it was added by mistake. read more

Always good late night Chinese food. Love their crispy noodles HK style. Waiters are nice and dim sum at night is always a plus!

They now add a 15% service charge to the "Pre-tip Amount". We were only a party of two. Nobody even told me about the default service charge, so I almost tipped additional. The food here was still great. However, bring your patience. Service was slower than pre-COVID. read more

I went here after a Saturday night out and I really like the fact that they open up until that late. The food wasn't that good, there wasn't a lot of flavors tbh. We ordered E Fu noodles and it was undercooked and so hard to chew. I also had HK milk tea and it was bitter the first time so I had to ask it to be remade. If you're out Saturday night, there's better options around Chinatown area, I would say. read more

This place deserves NO stars. They almost killed me. Im VEGAN and ALLERGIC to egg. As i was eating my tofu i swallowed a piece of egg. What's crazy is I CALLED the restaurant directly before ordering asking if they could accommodate. The man on the phone not only said yes, but relayed the entire order back to me. First Uber eats csr tried to push me off even thought i said I HAD TO USE MY. EPI PEN. I said i need to speak to a supervisor. The supervisor did everything within her means was kind and honestly its not her fault, she was very sympathetic. It's sad that uber has gone hill. Not sure what happened to uber eats but I will order through caviar from now on. NEVER ORDER FROM THIS PLACE THEY ALMOST KILLED ME. I will be contacting the health department as well! Considering their lack of attentionn to ALLERGY customers makes me question what else is wrong with their establishment. read more

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Went here for dim sum the other day, it was pretty good, the carts had what we were looking for especially them chicken feets!!!! Service is ok, you definitely need to flag the servers down if you need something. You can try this, but this doesnt always work.....flag down the dim sum cart lady, then she in turn will flag down your server. Good luck with this attempt. read more

Purple Dot Cafe - Them chicken feets....and the usual suspects. - Dim Sum Near Me - Seattle, Washington

Open pretty late... When my friends and I arrived here from the east coast at midnight on a Wednesday, the restaurant was empty. The kitchen closes at 1 AM so we all had to put our orders in fairly quickly. The portion sizes were huge. The wonton soup for instance was meant for sharing and not for one individual. It came out in a large bowl prob the size of a medium pho. The chao and calamari also came out in huge sizes. I guess it is a family style restaurant. Go figure since the tables have the turn tables. The food was okay and so was the service. We did come at an odd time so I'd say this review is an outlier since we didn't come at the peak times where the food could have been prepared with more love or service could have been more optimal. read more

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Very authentic Chinese foods, great place for dim sum and seafood. Good service and environment, excellent value! I especially recommend the stir-fried garlic lettuce, bean curd rolls, pan-fried eggplant, and live whole fish if you're looking for some authentic Chinese dishes. I come here with my Chinese family all the time and it's always a good experience. read more

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Do not eat here if you don't wanna get sick !!! We ate there and then using the restroom they're were lots of baby roaches in there!! So disgusting !! How is this place not closed !!! Yuck the food was very oily and lots of msg used probably! This place is not sanitary and It should be disinfected for the roaches and it's bathroom infestation! read more

We have always loved purple dot as our go-to dimsum place, and we now have a group of friends that come here every few weeks. They have a nice smaller cozy feeling to the restaurant. Their food is authentic and delicious. Our favorite dishes are the siu mai, shrimp rolls, chicken feet, and the no mai gai. It's all good though; you can't go wrong. Just remember that this is a normal dimsum place; you have to stop the people with the carts and pick out the ones you want. Highly recommended!!! read more

Purple Dot Cafe - Dim Sum Near Me - Seattle, Washington