Been here at least 5 times, and we just can't get enough of the delicious food. The service is…read morealways on point. The waiters are friendly, attentive, and make you feel welcome every visit. The restaurant itself is huge, super clean, and has a stage and giant TV screens that give it a fun, lively atmosphere. This time we ordered the pork shumai, shrimp dumplings, BBQ pork buns, and my personal favorite- the hot and sour soup. Everything was fresh, flavorful, and exactly what we were craving. We also grabbed some creamy egg yolk buns to take home for dessert, and they did not disappoint. Easy to find parking.

My family and I come here from time to time for dimsum even though it's a further drive for us…read more Food: it feels like there is more variety than Golden Island, the other place we frequent. The dimsum consistently comes out hotter too. We came today and had a bit of a sour experience. My MIL thought that the dishes were miscounted on our stamp sheet, and somehow the cart ladies and the manager(?) got involved. Everyone started counting dishes for a heated 5-10 mins. My MIL insisted the # of dishes were incorrect and the ladies kept counting out loud (and it got louder) but I feel like everyone kept on counting different numbers. Haha, it was kinda awkward and silly. One of the cart ladies seemed frustrated, briefly walked away and then came back and started using a random pair of chopsticks on the table to bang against each dish to count it aloud. Thought that was very classless no matter who was in the wrong. Just bad hygiene and rude. Ultimately, not sure who counted wrong or if my MIL made a mistake. Also, the cart lady avoided us on purpose after the altercation. She eventually came back later with her cart and I very specifically asked her for egg custard bun. She gave us the running salty egg yolk one..when I told her this she exploded at us. Very rude. She was already on the defense without us even saying much. The manager tried her best to deescalate everything so I could appreciate that. Another random thing that I caught was a male manager was refilling our pot of tea and he didn't even announce himself and hurriedly brought the super hot pot of tea between two people that were sitting closer to each other than the slot next to them between another pair on our table...I just thought that was so thoughtless and inconsiderate. My experience all other times have been good, so I'll chalk this down to the stress of the July 4th weekend breaking people down inside & projecting it on customers lol

It was our first time coming in here and food was amazing and also customer service . Place are…read morebeautiful and clean .

Delicious as always, we always enjoy our time here everything on the menu is delicious .read more

I love that ordering food is easy that the service is fast and Gilbert gives great customer serviceread more

The digital menu at the front is optimized very well and Gilbert's service and guidance was quite…read moreinsightful for our positive experience at Luscious Dumpling.

Ordered to go: Beef noodles and pork fried rice. I wasn't…read moreable to try the rice as it was consumed by my husband He's a chef (very selective) and just kept digging in! No complaints and to me that is a success! Beef noodles - best one I've had in a long time! Broth is tasty and not overwhelming, it had the perfect touch of flavor/spice and had a VERY generous amount of tender beef! The serving could easily be good for two but I consumed it to the last spoonful of broth. The noodles have the right texture to my bite. Will definitely be back and order the same and try other dishes too. Thank you to the chefs who prepared our food! Ordering online was easy and it allowed me to choose a modification (such as stating allergens) and there is another option to enter a special note if needed. Order is paid at the store only. Staff is friendly and polite.

Beef noodle soup - i like it and baby likes it. Snob says meat is cheap…read more Chili wontons - we always like Pork soup dumplings - good Crab roe dumplings - wouldn't get again doesn't taste like crab taste like pork Pan fried pork dumplings- not fried like we think. Not get again

I got off from work with the intention of going home, but traffic was bad, and I was starving. So I…read morejust exited on Convoy and blindly pick a restaurant I hadn't tried from all the options on Convoy. I am so grateful I randomly learned about this place. China Max has some of the best buns and dumplings that I've ever had. I usually struggle with AYC restaurants because I feel pressured to finish everything but I didn't in this location. I'm fact, I kept ordering more food! Will most definitely come back!

We went to China Max on 28-May 2026 to celebrate my mother-in-law's 95th birthday with her adult…read morechildren and spouses. We were excited to learn that China Max was re-opened, but certainly since the fire, there have been many very good Chinese restaurants that have opened in North County, . . . . . and you don't need to deal with the horrible parking situation on Convoy, which always biases my opinion. But, here we were, excited to celebrate my MIL's birthday, and she gorged every dish that came out like she hadn't eaten in weeks. So, I know she enjoyed the meal and the celebration. She would just shove out her plate to ensure she got to pick out the best bite of every dish that arrived, ensuring my father-in-law didn't take it first, . . . . . . as he was in the prime location as food was delivered to the table, . . . . . even while still having food in her mouth and chewing. Comical, to say the least. Interestingly my father-in-law did everything he could to ensure she always got the first and best bites and kept asking her if she wanted more of the dishes she liked. The food is marginal in quality and it's like fast-food assembly-line kitchen prepped food and lacks the artistry of really quality Chinese food. I used to run joint venture companies in China, as early as the late 1980's and traveled extensively to the many provinces and was gifted the TRUE FLAVOR of REAL Chinese food, . . . which of course, biases my opinion. Service by our waitress was wonderful, efficient, and really great, and she was wonderfully kind in bringing out a beautiful Birthday dish for my MIL based on chocolate buns and red bean buns. So, I know she enjoyed the food HOWEVER, . . . . . .I have no interest or plans to ever return, because I have so many other options to enjoy quality Chinese food in other locations.

Back after few years, Ownership changed hands several times. Dimsum is still hit or miss. Ambiance…read morefar superior to Jasmine & has private rooms for occasions Good: beef & cilantro rice roll Ok: baked snow mountain bbq bun (warm but no hot), spare ribs, siumai & hai gou were dry Bad: beancurd roll tasted awful,

I haven't been back since pre-Covid. There are so many other dim sum that Emerald would not be my…read morefirst choice. It's been around since my parent's generation and we had a family luncheon that they picked this place. We arrived at 11am on a Friday and quickly placed our order. It's no longer push cart and you order from the menu. I was on my hour lunch break and it took 30 minutes to get the food. I guess it's a good thing that food is made fresh but if you're on a time crunch, don't dine here. Service was non existent. They were short staff and if you wanted something, good luck on waiving them down because they don't come to check on you. We ended up ordering more food and waited. Turns out, it was never placed. Make sure they print out a slip as proof so you know your order was placed. As far as price, it ranges from $6.68 to $11.88. Average was $9.68 like the siu mai. That's $2.50 each! Price increase and quality went down. The har gow skin was thick, the siu mai was bland. Chicken feet was decent. It has free parking. Inside was bright and they have a private room.

My cousin took us here for lunch, and I absolutely love dim sum! I enjoy going with a big group so…read morewe can try everything. We ordered a ton of dishes, and everything was absolutely delicious. The only weird thing was that they only had a small dish to eat out of, not actual saucers for dipping, so I wish I could've added some sauce. The vibe was super cute, and the servers were really friendly. Here's what we tried: Crispy Scallion Pancake - light and crispy Spicy Udon with Wonton - chewy, spicy, flavorful Sui Mai - fresh, flavorful, made daily Xaoling Bao - juicy and delish Chicken Dumplings - big portions, interesting flavors Crispy Pork Chop with Fried Rice - hands down my favorite dish here, must get! Ham Sui Gok - super crispy and chewy with a tasty filling

This place was tucked in the neighborhoods south of the 78 in San marcos and is an addition to the…read moreslim selections of dumplings available in north county san diego. The noodles and dumplings were good, they definitely are better than some of the other dumpling offerings. Service was normal, and the chili wontons were sooooo delicious I still think about them to this day. The inside has a lot of seating, it's like decorated on one side of the restaurant and not the other which is interesting lol, but I would come here again if I were craving dumplings in SM.

BEWARE IF YOU COME HERE TO BUY ROAST DUCK! I used to buy…read moreroast duck here almost every month until they sold me a leftover roast duck. It was Tuesday, which meant they hadn't sold out by the previous Sunday because they were closed on Monday and reopened on Tuesday. So they sold me a roast duck that was already two days old. It tasted terrible! the meat was dry and salty! Since then, I've never gone back because I'm terrified of eating leftover roast duck again. The restaurant owner is terrible! for selling leftover food to customers!

The restaurant was packed in n a Friday evening. Although there were only 2 waitpersons, they…read morereally managed to serve all. We don't need people to attend to us all time but they managed to appear next to our table when we need something. Great management on their part! Food was tasty and delicious as usual. Love this place!

This is one of my flavor Chinese Food in TJ, each time when I plan to Mexico I always skip the…read morelunch in US and drive there directly, also I bring my own seafood from seafood market and their owner cook the seafood for me. Recommend item is Kao Po Chicken and Spicy fish

From the owner: Nosotros es una restaurante especial de China, es Comida de ShangHai, hay muchas comidas…read moretradicionales de China! BIENVENIDO!