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    Sum Yee Kae

    3.9 (80 reviews)
    Open 10:30 am - 3:00 pm, 5:00 PM - 9:00 PM

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    Ann L.

    We came here for Father's Day dinner and ordered the set menu. While the restaurant has a nice atmosphere, the overall experience didn't quite match the premium price. Service was noticeably slow throughout the meal. We had to ask for items multiple times, and in some cases ended up getting them ourselves. The food was decent, but nothing particularly memorable, especially considering the cost of the set menu. If you plan to dine here, I'd recommend ordering à la carte instead of the set menu. Unfortunately, the set menu wasn't worth the price, and it's not something I would order again.

    Joy Q.

    3.5/5 Looks like Sun Sui Wah rebranded into Sum Yee Kae. Not sure if it's a change of ownership and chefs, but I was glad that the interior wasn't changed and I spotted familiar friendly faces (waiters and waitresses) as I walked in Ordered a range of dim suns. Some were better than others. Overall met expectations. Really liked the congee, egg tarts. Thought the pork buns (dough was too thick), rice crepes (the bun dough was too thick for my personal preference, and I wish there was more filling/flavor), and duck (too fatty but nice flavor) could have been better. Nice vibe to come with a group. Expect wait and challenge with finding a parking spot on the weekends

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    Eilene C.

    For my birthday lunch, I wanted dim sum and heard about this restaurant in Bellevue. I enjoyed all the food and so did my family! It's not your usual food on a cart as we ordered the food online and the servers brought them to us. Because the restaurant is located in a busy shopping plaza, parking was scarce. I loved the tall ceilings and bright interior. I definitely want to come back for their dinner menu.

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    Warren W.

    We arrived on a Saturday at 12:20pm and waited an hour. -lotus wrapped sticky rice: small and meh. Flavored with soy and rice almost al dente. -chicken feet: large paw, tender, good flavor -Red bean purse: flaky, warm, flavorful. Would recommend. -steamed pork bun: fragrant bun, not a lot of filling. -rose scallop dumpling: like a shrimp dumpling with a scallop on top. It's good. -swan shaped duck pastry: must try. On the oily side from the duck. -daikon cake- not good. Cool, chewy feel from being stale. So much flour very little daikon. -sesame red bean ball: good. Our were very hot. The paste is sweet and smooth. -Dan Tat (egg custard cup): cold. Both if the pastry is soggy from sitting there. Sides were still flaky. The service was slow, it was painful to flag the down for refill of the tea pot. The restaurant look exactly the same as the last restaurant; Sun Sui Wah. They ran out of chairs and used metal folding chairs at some tables. Another underwhelming Bellevue Dim Sum place. They will go out of business soon. The good items here will get you in once but not likely worth coming twice.

    Earnie G.

    Sum Yee Kae replaced Sun Sui Wah in the same location. The local owner remains the same, but the restaurant is no longer associated with the BC, Canada Sun Sui Wah. Sun Sui Wah was great when it was on point, but it could be inconsistent. First, Sum Yee Kae is still in soft opening, so it's not 100% where they want it to be yet. And it shows. Service is fine, though nothing special. There are now tablets and (optionally) a QR code for phone ordering, which helps make dim sum service a little faster. But they still miss things (we had to point out two items we did not receive while there this time, so we could get them). Food was good, sometimes better than Sun Sui Wah's similar item, sometimes not. And when it was a "not equal," it was not great. Some dumplings (here's looking at you, shumai) had skins that were far too thick, especially on the bottom. More than half of the variety of dumplings we tried seemed oversteamed. When they got it right, the food was outstanding, but that was only about 25% of what we ordered. We'll give Sum Yee Kae another chance in a month or so. Hopefully, they work out the rough spots during the soft opening by then.

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    Great service! Love the bear ice tea. Come early to find parking. Rice rolls are fresh.

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    Wen A.

    best and freshest lobster in town, they can cook it in many different style, and the host is super accommodating. I love this place, I have been coming here to eat lobster once a month and never disappointed. Their customer service is world class. I love the foods and the service.

    15. Steamed BBQ Pork Bun, 14. Steamed Salted Egg Custard Bun, 17. Steamed Bean Curd Rolls with Pork in Abalone Sauce
    Maxine L.

    Saturday morning dimsum. For a party of 6, we waited about 1 hour. I'd recommend joining through Yelp before you get there bc their waiting area can get really crowded. The interior looks pretty much exactly the same as from before they rebranded. Service was really fast and good as well. For food, we got a variety of dishes. Standout for me was the royal swan with roast duck. The pastry was super flaky and the filling was flavorful. Really yummy. Other items like the lotus leaf wrapped sticky rice, bbq pork buns, and Chinese broccoli were okay. I was disappointed by the salted egg custard buns. Filling was good, but the bun part at the bottom was really dense. Bean curd was okay, though I don't prefer the oyster sauce. The steamed rice rolls had a weird chemical-y aftertaste? Overall, this place was okay. Not worth the wait for mid dimsum.

    Alex N.

    This place took over another dim sum place and now that I've tried this place. They pretty much taste the same, which is a good thing! The only downside to this place in my experience was the service, the food took a while for it to come and was separated from each other for quite some time. Water was not refilled appropriately. Overall, despite the service, I would still come back due to the quality and uniqueness of the food.

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    Frank L.

    No improvement from previous same restaurant. Yelp remote checked in, arrived, noone is at the storefront for you to check in with. A bunch of customers standing around unsure of what to do and who is in line or already waiting. That is the sense, feeling you get when you walk in. Waited 10 minutes for someone to appear. Then a woman walks in, 4 fingers in the air walking into restaurant and grabs who is seemingly the manager, they get seated before everyone waited. We waited 10 minutes patiently in the lobby and to have that happen I make a point with the manager that they just arrived and got seated, he gets irratated instead of being professional and shows me his phone that has a list and says her name that got seated and asked if I wanted him to call her from the phone to show proof it was them. Is that how you respond to customers? You should stay composed and explain and be apologetic rather then being defensive and realize there are people waiting in the lobby for someone to attend to them and for that to happen, know that people can get the wrong idea. No real apology, not real anything, though he did then seat us right after that. Sure, you're busy, sure, maybe understaffed. Thats on ownership and management. Don't vent that onto the customers. The food itself, its the exact same from previous restaurant. Actually, a tad over salted. The grouper was delicious though, well prepared, and fresh, for $70 it better be, and it delivered. I feel sorry for the guy or manager because he must be flustered at the situation he is in. It could have gotten way worse if I chose to escalate it, but I stayed cool mainly because I wanted my guests to eat, and he did seat us. Its too bad though that the hugely anticipated previous restaurant and this renamed one is absolutely not what everyone was hoping it would be.

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    Phoebe C.

    Dim sum was good and standard but service was slow, so definitely beware when ordering multiple times. The place was clean and newly renovated. The parking is difficult and small spaces.

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    Rachel S.

    Food was good. They were a little slow because due to how busy they were. We had to wait a bit to be seated even if we made a reservations. Bummer was they had run out of one of the dim sum I wanted to try. Decor was nice. But fair warning it's really loud in there. The place is really busy and parking was hard. So plan accordingly.

    Kim T.

    Sum Yee Kae did not hit the mark for me unfortunately :( their wait times are extremely long on a weekend so make sure to add your name to yelp waitlist in advance. Their dimsum dishes tasted mediocre and very very pricy. The space is great for large groups and feels really grand but dim sum was just so sad for some reason. Maybe they are still working out a couple things after the rebrand. I'd recommend to look for other spots for dim sum.

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    Thank you, Nathan! That's amazing to hear! =)

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    3 months ago

    Delicious food and excellent service! I ordered roasted duck, beef cube and broccoli.

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    Thank you! Glad you enjoyed your visit =)

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    3 months ago

    Heng is the Great Waiter,Very professional,He is the best person I have ever met.

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    Thank you so much! We will let him know =)

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    Thank you, Anon! We appreciate you.

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    Best service ever and warm friendly waiters. New restaurant in Bellevue. Good lighting.

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    Food was pretty good and the ambience of the restaurant was beautiful and luxurious. GT was great as well!

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    The environment has been nice and quiet. the assistant has been pretty patient to recommend dishes to is.

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    Amazing service and even better food. The restaurant is beautiful and the servers were super helpful.

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    I really enjoyed my visit to Sum Yee Kae! The food was delicious, and the service was excellent. I highly recommend it!

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    thank you, Nathan!

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    Food is really good. I can eat in this restaurant every single day. Service is a absolutely good

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    Thank you! =)

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    very good service, the server is always smiling. the foods are fresh. I like this place.

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    Everything we ordered was good. Messi was our server and he is very friendly, great service.

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    Food was good. Awesome service and good price as well. I will be back next time. Overall, it is a good experience for us.

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    Excellent experience today! Dim sum was delicious. Appreciated the modern ambience and good service.

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    Royal Kitchen

    Royal Kitchen

    3.5
    (144 reviews)
    0.8 mi
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    Royal Kitchen is my favorite spot for dim sum! I usually start every meal with a pot of…read morechrysanthemum or jasmine tea. I also really appreciate that they ask whether you'd like tea before bringing it out, so you're aware there's a charge. A lot of dim sum restaurants automatically serve tea and add it to the bill without asking, so I like the transparency here. Everything is always fresh, flavorful, and reasonably priced. My favorites are the shrimp shumai and sticky rice, but I've enjoyed everything I've tried. The customer service is always friendly and attentive, and there's plenty of parking, which makes every visit easy. If you're looking for delicious dim sum at a great value, I highly recommend Royal Kitchen! It gets very busy throughout the day, so go early!

    Royal Kitchen is a decent place to go if you're craving dim sum in the Bellevue area. I went with…read moremy family around 3pm and it was not busy on a Thursday. We ordered shrimp rice roll, har gow, football, shrimp with eggplant, shrimp with bell pepper, spare rib, Xiao long bao, sautéed pea tips, chicken feet, meatballs, shrimp and chive dumplings, tripe, and mango pudding. I really liked the filling in the football, which contained ground pork and mushrooms, not so much the flour for the outer layer. I also liked the tripe, pea tips, and chicken feet. They were delectable. Other than that, it seemed a bit plain. I didn't really like the chili oil they used, it was more like a sambal. I'm glad we ended with the mango pudding for dessert. The mold for it was so cute. Hopefully next time I come here they change up the chili used.

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    Top Gun Seafood Restaurant

    Top Gun Seafood Restaurant

    2.9
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    3.6 mi
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    Too Gun is probably my favorite dim sum place I've tried so far in Wa (I'm picky and have been…read morespoiled by dim sum in Las Vegas, New York and SF) I've tried so many dim sum places in this state and many missed their mark but this place has very good quality dim sum! My mom and I went in right at opening time in a weekday and were both pleasant surprised by the quality of the dishes. My favorite dish (chewing fun/shrimp rice noodle roll) was very fresh. I also loved the duck and the baked goods including pineapple bun (I usually don't like the custard once but this one was not as gooey as it usually is) and bbq bun - the bread was sooooooo soft. The fact it was already so busy at opening time on a weekday really says a lot! I'm sure it's pretty crazy during the weekends... My small nitpick would be the service and ordering. You order through your phone using a QR code but the reception was really bad for me and they don't have WiFi for guests. We were able to put in an order with a waiter but that took a while. The food is worth it tho!

    We want to love this place, but the quality of food has gone way down…read more Lots of staff from our former Bellevue dim sum fave that closed- on 140th Don't love the QR code table side order, miss the carts, end up ordering the wrong thing half the time Best things to order: sticky rice, crispy shrimp, footballs

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    Lee's Kitchen

    Lee's Kitchen

    3.9
    (48 reviews)
    3.6 mi

    Have only ever gotten take out from here and have enjoyed it each time! Inside has lots of seating,…read morenicely decorated and cozy. You're able to self serve your own water, seat yourself, and order from the table using a QR code. An introvert's dream so I definitely have to come dine in some time. My first time ordering from here, we got the Chinese sausage and bacon stone pot rice, stir fried rice noodles with XO sauce, and braised pork feet rice rolls. All were delicious but my favorite was the stone pot rice. Second time I ordered here, I got garlic chicken wings and fries. Loved it! The wings and fries tasted so fresh. Super crispy and juicy, flavorful. And they were super generous with the fries. There were tons and so yummy - crispy on the outside and soft and hot on the inside. Service is good too. Food is always ready when I arrive and the lady is very friendly.

    Honestly I don't even know why I even bother ordering Uber Eats from Lee's Kitchen (Factoria…read morelocation) anymore. They've messed up my orders about 3 times now. First time, they didn't secure the lid to the bowl of congee and it arrived all over the poor uber driver's car and in the delivery bag. Second time, they served us burnt congee that reeked of chemicals and had little burnt bits in it. Then this time, the congee is absolutely tasteless and they gave us the wrong soy sauce for the shrimp rice rolls. Shrimp rice rolls usually come with a sweet soy sauce, but they always pack you a whole sauce container of regular soy sauce that you won't realize until you pour it over the rice rolls. Sure they might be more reliable if you're dining there; but please don't even bother ordering take out or delivery. It's funny because every time i order congee, it's because I'm so severely hungover and sick and am so desperate for some comfort food. And every time without fail, they make the situation worst some how lol. Also every time we do call in to complain it always sounds like a teen kid that's working and is not helpful at all. Ugh.

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