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    Tea Cup Cafe

    3.7 (655 reviews)
    InexpensiveDim Sum, Cantonese
    Open 11:00 am - 8:30 pm
    Updated 1 month ago

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    Casual
    Moderate noise
    Dogs allowed
    Good for groups

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    Ginger D.

    3.75 stars.. came here on Mother's Day! Took awhile to get seated. The service was just not good. It was also very loud. It took ages to even get water. I will say the food was good! I feel like I would only come back if I got takeout!

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    Rachelle P.

    Dim Sum Served All Day!! Hubby, our toddler and I enjoyed the Har Gow, Shanghai Dumpling and Egg Tart! My favorite was their delicious egg tart! This is a small, veteran-owned business with nice staff, cute fish tank and plenty of nice seating areas for big parties! 4/5 stars overall for food and service! I even ran into the owner of Uptown Takeout I'll have to try next! SYOY! :D

    Xiao long bao
    Lili M.

    Finally tried this popular spot after recommendations from friends and internet reviews. The day I came with my friend we were sat quickly but there were a lot of people also dining in. The inside is beautiful, clean, and the staff were friendly. My friend and I had house special chow mein, jya jee gai, steamed cha siu bao, and xiao long bao. I thought all the food was delicious. The chow mein had thinner and more fried noodles than I'm used to but was flavorful. It was my first time trying the jya jee gai and it was delicious! The skin was crispy and the seasoned salt added a delicious flavor to the chicken. I'm glad to have finally tried this spot and will be back in the future.

    14. Mongolian Beef Combo Plate
    Karla M.

    Downtown Sacramento is a desert for Chinese food, especially a combo plate. I hadn't eten all day, and was craving just that for lunch. I took my craving over to Yelp!, where I came across a few positive reviews for Tea Cup Café. I have not been to Tea Cup in decades! I went over to their website and found just what I was looking for, a combo plate! I placed my order, paid on their website and received an email confirmation shortly afterwards. 15 minutes later I arrived, was greeted by a nice lady who had my $15. Mongolian Beef Lunch Special waiting for me. I asked for hot oil, and went on my way to work, When I got back to my office I opened the bag right away, and was so happy to find an eggroll. I ate the eggroll first, and it was decent. The Mongolian beef was stir-fried with charred red chilies, white, and green onions. and came with chicken fried rice, and chicken chow mein. At first glance, the noodles, and rice had good portions, but the Mongolian beef seemed to be mostly onions. I went in for a piece of the Mongolian beef first, it was tasty, but slightly salty. After my 1st bite of beef I realized that there was plenty of beef under the onions. Then I tried the noodles, and rice, both were good and had a decent amount of chicken in them. I added soy sauce, and hot oil to the noodles, and rice. I never finish my combo plates, but I was so hungry and ate the whole thing! I typically do not comment on parking, but since another Yelper said there was no parking I wanted to add there is a parking lot with plenty of parking on the side, and rear of the restaurant through the alley. If you live, work, or happen to be downtown, give them a try.

    Rachel K.

    Tea Cup Cafe is a great spot for dim sum and Cantonese dishes. They offer a large selection of items including dim sum all day long. There are some items that are only made on the weekends, and you'll want to check out their specials to see if anything appeals to you. This is one of the few restaurants in Midtown that has parking, which makes it a great spot to visit with your friends and family. They have smaller tables as well as large tables with the lazy susans. My recommendation is to order a bunch of dishes to share family style because there's a lot to love. On our recent visit we ordered the green beans, har gow, shu mai, potstickers, bbq pork puns, sesame balls, sesame balls with egg yolk, xiao long bao, and pork dumplings. It was a lot of food and we ended up eating our fill and still taking home a lot of leftovers. My favorites were the potstickers, green beans, and shu mai. They're open seven days a week for lunch and dinner (brunch on the weekends) and I think we'll be stopping in again soon.

    Amanda M.

    I came here for lunch one day and it was very busy, especially on weekends and holidays. We ordered a variety of dim sum and non dim sum items. Everything is made in house and fresh daily which is really nice. It's a small family owned business, and service sometimes can be a bit slower during when it's really busy. We ordered the Classic dim sum dishes such as har gow, siu mai, chicken feet, beef tripe, egg tarts and another pastry I've never seen before - a fried dough with some cinnamon in it. All the dim sum was delicious. We also got some beef stir fried noodles which had lots of flavor. Also tried their Singapore noodles and orange chicken (not pictured), very good flavor. Overall, nice dim sum place and will come again. Parking can be a difficult since they have a small lot.

    Green onion dumpling
    Mel M.

    A locally owned family restaurant offering very tasty dim sum, dumplings, and small bites. Beyond the dim sum menu, a complete menu is offered to fulfill your cravings. Service is quick and the staff very friendly and attentive. Tables and chairs are plentiful. The restaurant appears to be well kept.

    Susan K.

    I was so hungry and craving dim sum, so I ordered some har gow and lo mai gai for pick-up. The har gow was good, but the lo mai gai was underwhelming. I wasn't a huge fan of the filling and it didn't have that deep earthy flavor cooked into it (which is arguably the best part of lo mai gai).

    Sly C.

    In a nutshell; has one of the best egg tarts I've ever had in recent times, good food overall Parking is a pain though considering it is downtown area, they have a small lot for parking next to the building but I'm sure that may get filled up in busy times. The food, dim sum, and egg tarts were all great. Servers were all accommodating. Place has a lot of tables and can sit a number of parties. Designed like most dimsum places. Overall great experience.

    Crispy Fried Chicken
    Alana E.

    Wow! I'd spent ages searching for a place that serves good jya jee gai in the Sac area and was pointed towards this place by a few friendly souls online. My expectations were on the lower side, as it's definitely hard to find that dish these days, but this place blew them out of the water. We rolled up to a mostly empty restaurant and were seated and served almost immediately. The inside is on the sparse side, but is clearly well loved and maintained. We ordered the jya jee gai, house special chow mein, the steamed cha siu bao, and the xiao long bao. All the dishes came out quickly and were all decently good, but the jya jee guy was by far my favorite. It was not too greasy, with the perfect mix of special salt and tasted just like I remember. I'm so glad I finally found somewhere I can trust to make it.

    Johannah W.

    We just don't have enough Dim Sum so when we are traveling it is always a stop I look for! We walked in and were greeted immediately and taken very good care of. It is a comfortable restaurant and somewhere you can easily relax, which is just what we needed. We loved everything we tried honestly but some notable ones were certainly the Lotus Rice, Chive Dumplings and Egg Tarts. The Sesame Balls were also standout, they were very clearly freshly made and piping hot! We were just absolutely blown away with how wonderful everything was. Another winner in my book!

    Sweet and sour pork combo and sui mai
    Alan J.

    I have been here several times. I'm up and down about this place but still keep eating here. Frustrating when they are busy, service somewhat lacking and they don't seem to fazed that I am frustrated. When they are slower, great place to eat in peace and have a great conversation if desired. Food is steady. I think it's the most consistent Chinese cuisine in town. The dim sum is good. The meat and veggies are great Oddly enough the rice and noodles, easiest to prepare, are mediocre. Prices are good....nothing flashy here....just consistency.

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    Pork buns are not as they used to be. Everything seems frozen and reheated. They used to have really good buns.

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    worst tasting chinese food ever. no flavor to the fish maw soup. no flavor to the hong kong style crispy noodles shrimp chow mein.

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    below average taste, short list to pick from of their dim sum list. Pricey dishes, try it once and done with it.

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