Wow, this place use to be my go to place to eat. I remembered going here a lot for wedding and family dinners prior to COVID. This place stop dine in during COVID and stop cooking food for a while. Their bakery did remain open. They recently reopen. I really wish I liked the dim sum food that we had this past new year day. However that was not the case. The building itself was also super cold. Maybe we went here too early. There was no hot water in the women restroom when I was last there. There was only about two server when we went here. It took forever to get most of our party water to drink. The tea did come after ten minutes of sitting but the water took about 45 minutes or so. Being here with kids, yea has too much caffeine for them so they waited a long time for water. It took about twenty plus minutes to get our check. The food was not what it used to be. read more

Wei Hong Seafood Restaurant - empty tables and chairs - Seafood Near Me - Saint Louis, Missouri

Visited on 4/3/2020: Opened for take out order online (appears to be full menu & easy to navigate) & pick up on their bakery side, still have a selection of bakery goods & daily roasted ducks/pig Togo. Their door says delivery through chowbus though I'm not familiar. We ordered a whole roasted duck for $24 (TIP: ask for extra sauce), a few dim sum items & a couple sweet bakeries. Overall, fair traditional Chinese food, friendly cashier, outer appearance showed some aging but clean interior (bakery side) and has protective glass to protect their employees. read more

Went for lunch the other day. Never been before so I felt a little lost when I went inside the bakery.( If you do get lost in the bakery go to the left and follow the hallway). Once in you see a large open area that has many tables. They will sit you down and give you a menu. Their menu for lunch has many great choices and very reasonably priced! I ordered the Kung Pow Chicken. Very tasty and not too spicy! I also got the Taro fried balls to go. They were the show stopper! I loved them so much I wanted more than the 3 I had! It had a soft crispy outside and a lovely sweet savory warm inside! I found that there was pork in it so they are not vegetarian but o so good! I plan on going here again! read more

Wei Hong Seafood Restaurant - Seafood Near Me - Saint Louis, Missouri

This review is for the HK BBQ side and not dim sum or sit down dinner. Wei Hongs HK BBQ is some of the best in STL. It's a mom and pop shop and authentic so you have to deal with a wait and bit of a language barrier. The way they make their buns and bbq are very old school and nostalgic. It's a no frills kind of place. You can grab buns from their bakery case their coconut buns and hot dog buns are the best. For BBQ make sure to grab their roast pork or roast duck. The crispy pork skin and juicy roast duck. It's the bomb! Their sanitation can be a bit sketchy but that's part of the risk you take eating at this place. read more

Wei Hong Seafood Restaurant - Seafood Near Me - Saint Louis, Missouri

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The best dine-in with the large round table with large round glass spinning top for sharing. The menu is fantastic! Whole fish, roast duck, and all the authentic extras. The attached bakery is great for moon cakes and again, all the stuff you'd find in China as well as a full chopped duck to go. read more

I can't believe I've never reviewed Wei Hong but it had been a little bit since I had been here. On New Year's Eve I started thinking about what would be a nice New Year's Eve dinner (yes, I procrastinated) and arrived at Peking Duck from Wei Hong. It's the first place I ever had Peking duck shortly after they opened and it's a lucky dish to eat for New Year! I placed an online order for the two course Peking duck and a hot n sour soup. The only part of the building that was open (pandemic) was the bakery and you had to go in there to pick up your order. There were about eight people in line ahead of me so I had plenty of time to peruse the other offerings. I ended up leaving with a few almond cookies and egg tarts that were freshly made. If you don't already know course 1 of the duck is the crispy duck skin, steamed buns, cucumber, green onion, and hoisin sauce. Course 2 of the duck is duck mixed with Chinese sausage and crisp noodles served with lettuce to make lettuce wraps. I hadn't had this in a bit and it was SO GOOD! We made 2 meals out of it and it was even good the following day. They had packed everything beautifully. The egg tarts were delicious too! Looking forward to dining here again when it's safe. I'll be back and you should go too! read more

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Old opera Theatre or some type of Theatre. Less options for Dim Sum than Lulu or Mandarin. But there are more Cantonese offerings with generous parking, bakery attached next door, and lots of seatings. It's looks by far the dingiest from the outside, but it's a lot nicer on the inside. I think in terms of quality this is better than Lulu or Mandarin, but just with limited options and the carts are way way slower. People need to work the carts here. read more

Wei Hong Seafood Restaurant - Seafood Near Me - Saint Louis, Missouri

I ordered (take out) crab rangoon and shrimp crepes. The crab rangoon tasted like they'd been sitting under a heater for a long time. Too chewy and they weren't served with the red sweet and sour sauce. The shrimp crepes were tasty and fresh, but I wasn't given soy sauce packets. I was traveling and didn't have any which kind of ruined it. If you come, maybe be cautious about the crab rangoon, and double check your take out order for the right sauces. read more

Came here for my dad's birthday dinner because he's a total foodie's nightmare who'd rather eat mediocre midwest quality chinese food than opening up his tastebuds to the vast culinary wonders the world outside of generic chinese restaurants has to offer. Anyway, chose Wei Hong because pops wanted peking duck, and WH turned out to be one of the best bets in STL. Overall, I was pleasantly surprised by the food quality and above average asian-restaurant-level service. Food: -BBQ combo appetizer with bbq pork and jellyfish, well-prepared standard cantonese bbq pork, and really refreshing jellyfish with a subtle spicy kick -Braised beef and tofu beancurd casserole, I thought this was delicious and super flavorful despite some beef chunks being too fatty, parents thought the tofu beancurd was undercooked -Peking duck (1/2 duck courses), more authentic than Lulu's with the crispy duck skin, also came with 4 crispy duck thighs, steamed buns/hoison sauce/cucumbers/onion for wrapping; I thought they had those asian pancakes made specifically for wrapping the peking duck but turns out they just had generic tortilla wraps, peking duck ghettofied... -Stir fried duck with lettuce wraps (2/2 duck course), the stir fried duck cubes were too salty, parents also complained that they were overcooked Service: -Very friendly and patient for a typical chinese restaurant, much appreciated especially since I flew in redeye in the morning and was in a super over-worked/menopausal state of mind by dinner time Bonus star: -I asked them to make my dad some sort of a special birthday dessert that's low on sugar, the lady whipped up a freshly-made beautiful asian fruit cake at the end of dinner, really delicious and light-tasting, pops loved the little impromptu dinner surprise and they only charged me $20 for the 8" cake read more

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My favorite thing about Wei Hong is its interior---it used to be a theater, so it has high ceilings and pretty red curtains in front. The wooden tables and chairs make the restaurant feel regal. I came here for dim sum today with a group of friends and the food was good, but not spectacular. The first thing my friends did were to each order a Vietnamese coffee, which came with a French press thing that drips espresso into condensed milk. Then you add ice cubes and mix the whole thing. I don't like coffee but I tried my friend's Vietnamese coffee and it was SO GOOD---not too sweet, and not bitter at all. I thought that their chang fen (the long white noodles with shrimp or beef) was not as good as LuLu's. The service was excellent and they refilled our water and tea promptly. The ladies pushing the dim sum carts visited our table frequently...perhaps a little too frequently when we were trying to have a conversation. However, I appreciated that they were making the food available to us! I did particularly enjoy the shu mai and the clear-wrappered dumpling with pork and shrimp and veggies inside. The BBQ pork bun and sticky rice wrapped in lotus leaf was good too. My friend couldn't remember the name of a dish she had really liked in a previous visit, so the waitress was super patient as we tried to describe what it is. She ended up ordering for us the exact thing we had described, which is on their menu as "fried rice dough fritter crepe". This name amuses me because it's so detailed...but it sums it up quite well. I've had dim sum all my life but this is the first time I've seen this dish, and it is delicious! It comes with a sweet/soy-sauce-y dipping sauce. So if you are looking for a unique dish...order this chinese doughnut dish from Wei Hong's dim sum. read more

We took my grandmother here for her 80th Birthday lunch earlier this month. She originally wanted to go and do fried fish at Hatfield's but they were too far away for us since we had other appointments to keep. I used my trusty Yelp app to find a place that was nearby and highly rated and found this restaurant. I loved the theater atmosphere and the old highly intricate furniture. The staff was very nice. My grandmother wanted a coffee and they modified their Vietnamese coffee to satisfy her very straightforward taste buds. Then when she tried to order a Saint Paul Sandwich even thought it was not on the menu, they knew what it was and recommended Egg Foo Young instead. Although the wait was at least 20 minutes during a relatively slow lunch hour, the food was fresh and hot and generally pretty good. I felt that my Chicken with Cashews was a little bland with too many pieces of celery. However, I also tasted the Kung Pao Chicken which was spicy and yummy with a better balance of vegetables. The soups were above par for me. The Crab Rangoons, Egg Foo Young, Pork Dumplings, and Coconut Dumplings were acceptable but nothing to write home to grandma about. Overall, I plan to bring my mom and try out the Dim Sum the next time I am in St. Louis. read more

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It was great.... if you're looking for dim sum and pastries, very good place to pick and run..... It's not a seat down place... good selections .... read more

Roast pork delicious..melt in your mouth The best I've ever ate. Duck yummy so soft & tender All pastries yummy Love the fresh tofu drink Overall I love this place read more

During a weekend dim sum brunch, unlike other Chinese places where about a dozen baskets arrived simultaneously just minutes after you were seated, here some dim sum dishes were cooked to order. There were still a few carts wandering in the auditorium too offering basic, ordinary items such as shumai or bbq pork buns. There were no really superior standouts among the parade of dishes we tried, but we had no complaints either. The restaurant does a roaring trade with its own version of Peking duck. The menu also features Cantonese classics and some Sichuanese such as double-cooked pork with celery, and spicy clay pot beef. Rumor has it that the chef departed two years ago and standards have been somewhat affected. Not sure if it's true but dishes featuring luxury ingredients like duck tongues, venison, lobster and abalone were not available on our last visit due to discontinued supply. read more

I've been here twice in the past month and neither of them were on days that they have the dim sum carts. However, we ordered from the dim sum menu, which I really like because a) their dim sum menu has pictures for people who don't know the names of all their favorite dim sum dishes and who can't read Chinese as well as they should (like me) and b) it means they make everything when you order it (so it's fresh). Dim sum (and other dishes we ordered): Fried green beans with pork sauce - amazing Clear noodles with beef and bean sprouts - very good Radish cakes - decent Chicken feet - flavored well, but I'm still not a fan of all the little bones Steamed pork buns (cha sao bao) - husband loved them Shrimp dumplings (har gow / xia jiao) - good Sticky rice wrapped in lotus flower and steamed - one of my favorites... I could come here and order two or three of these and eat them all by myself for a whole meal and I would be completely satisfied Pork/shrimp dumpings (shu mai) - my friend who had these for the first time, he described these are heavenly The service was slightly better than your average Chinese restaurant. We were greeted and seated quickly and the food didn't take too long to come out. Also, the friendly boss lady gave us free dessert because my mom was talking to her in Chinese and telling her all about how her little baby girl (yep, me, in my mid-twenties) just moved to St. Louis. Anyway, she seemed to like us and gave us a sweet dessert soup with tiny tapioca balls. Yummy! read more

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This dim sum experience was a little surreal but that's not necessarily a bad thing, I was interested in trying some place we had never been so I perused the reviews and lists before settling on two choices - the wife made the final decision. I read through the reviews before narrowing it down to the two that she chose from and decided that the objections noted largely fell into the following categories: 1. People who did not have dim sum - I discounted them immediately as there can be a wide gap between the dim sum experience and the lunch/dinner dining experience. 2. People who do not understand dim sum - I discounted their perspective on everything but the food because they had actually tasted what I wanted to taste. 3. People who are dim sum aficionados - I treated their opinions like gold as long as they were established Yelpers. So...on to the review... We decided on dim sum but the women in my family dragged their collective asses so long that a 12:30 arrival looked sadly optimistic by the time we left the house. My very strong preference is to arrive quite a bit earlier so that everything is fresh and hasn't been riding around on the carts for an hour or more. You will understand this concern if you enjoy Hong Kong style dim sum. It is all hand-made and in most places they do run out of things. The teen drove and we had a bit of trouble finding the place which led to an even longer delay in arrival. Still, we walked right in and were seated immediately. I attribute this to the fact that we were the only people in the dining room initially. I asked the woman who seated us if we would be able to get fresh dim sum and she assured me that we would. This was the beginning of the surreality. There was a considerable number of staff clearing and re-setting tables so I am guessing that we had arrived shortly after their Saturday rush had departed. Regardless, a woman appeared with a cart even before our beverages arrived. The wife quickly grabbed a couple of items off the cart and I picked one that looked especially good - shrimp & scallop steamed dumpling. The interesting thing about my first bite was that the noodle had a really good taste and consistency. The filling was good and tasted very fresh but I kept flashing back to the noodle - it was simply better tasting and had a more appealing consistency than most of the places we go. A few minutes later the same woman appeared with a different cart full of stuff. I picked out the bbq pork buns that I like and tried a bite. Rather than the red pork that you typically find these buns had a shredded pork barbeque inside of them. The pork was good but what was amazing was how fresh and flavorful the rice flour bun dough tasted. Once again, the starch stole the show. About this point in the meal, a waitress turned up with their picture menu. I picked out a couple of things and was told that it would be a few minutes because they had to make those items in the kitchen. Also, a woman showed up and pitched several items to the wife that weren't on the menu. She bit on the notion of shrimp & tofu and then the woman said "ok, I'll go make it for you." Absolutely surreal! Other dishes came and went. Some we loved, others weren't a great hit. When we were finally finished the kid decided on a dessert. She liked it quite a bit so the lady who pushes the cart around simply brought her one in a go container. She also took home an entire order of pot stickers which she ate with dinner and declared delicious. As we walked out I noticed that there were several Chinese families in the restaurant having dim sum - none of which I saw on the carts or on the picture menu. Surreal... read more

Wei Hong Seafood Restaurant - Not really sure what to make of this... - Seafood Near Me - Saint Louis, Missouri

I love there French beef and honey walnut shrimp. Super tasty and great staff. I ordered to go and the food was great. Thank you for the awesome food! read more

So I finally took the dim sum plunge this weekend. I'd been meaning to for quite a while, and the arrival of an Asian-American friend from out-of-town was all the impetus I needed. I figured an authentic Chinese person could help me navigate the strange and intimidating waters of dim sum. As a bonus, my friend could even communicate with our waitress her native tongue, and I smugly convinced myself that this would lead to better food and service. After meticulous Yelp research, I went with Wei Hong. It looks like Wei Hong, Lulu, and Wonton King are the major players. Each of them have lots of good reviews and a couple bad ones. In the end I thought Wei Hong had the slight edge. We arrived around 11:15 on Sunday. I was expecting a small joint packed with people yelling in Chinese all around me, and was afraid we would have to wait to get seated. I couldn't have been more wrong. The interior of Wei Hong is a cavernous ballroom with many tables and lots of space between them. Only a couple of the tables were occupied when we arrived. Within 45 minutes the place got more crowded, but never filled up completely. Just about everyone there was Asian, which seemed to indicate the food would be good. We were given a 2-sided laminated card with pictures of all the food offerings and short English descriptions of each. Every now and then someone would come by with a cart and present us with various items, which we could either approve or deny. I let my friend take care of all the ordering. On the whole the food was good. but not amazing. Shrimp dumplings, chive dumplings, steamed pork buns, giant meatballs, all were solid. The crispy fried sesame balls with red bean paste were pretty awesome. I remember being shocked how low our final bill was for all the food we ate. So all in all, this was a great experience that I would recommend. I'd give it 3.5 stars. My friend, however, found the food to be so-so. For dim-sum newbies who don't have the luxury of an experienced guide, you may be intimidated. The wait staff can be pushy, so just be assertive and don't be afraid to say no if they put food on your table that you don't want. read more

I love you Wei Hong, and I love you even more Dim Sum!! 4 of us ate here and literally STUFFED our faces. We way over-ordered to the point where dishes appeared after a while that we couldn't remember ordering. And our total came to $39. Are you for real!?! I could never score a deal like this in ATL! Waitress was accommodating, and the congee bowl was gigantically delicious. Perfection. read more

Wei Hong Seafood Restaurant - Dim Sum - Seafood Near Me - Saint Louis, Missouri

I called ahead of time because I wanted to treat my parents to something special, and knowing how awesome Wei Hong on S Grand is, called here. I gave the time and day (Labor Day) specifically asked if they would be open on labor day. When arrived, said they weren't open until 1 hr later, even though I specifically gave the time when I called for a reservation. Horrible service - I had a series of questions since the menu was written mostly in Chinese, the waiter literally walked away from the table after I asked each question, (BEFORE answering the question). As I had about 10 questions to try and narrow down what I want, I had to holler back over to him, hey, I have another question EACH and EVERY time. Myself and other tables had the same experience with water refills and tea refills, we had to shout at waiters to come and do anything. I haven't even gotten to the food.... Despite my questions, somehow everyone got food covered in gravy. Even though he didn't mention any gravy to any of us asking questions before we ordered the dish. The appetizer was lukewarm and tasted old. You know when you heat up crab rangoon the next day, and the filling is congealed, that's what the filling was like... super suspicious. I had a stomache the rest of the day and the next day when I woke up. I am the leftover queen and took my food home thinking I'd eat it the next day, maybe it was a weird fluke. When I opened the container, it smelled horrible, something was NOT right. I think they served us day old food and covered it in gravy. My advice, stick to the Wei Hong on S Grand, I know I will. read more

Even though their website says they're open Sunday...AND we made a phone call to confirm they were open, prior to celebrating my mom's 86th birthday, they were not open. Dislike It turns out that their bakery is open. Not the restaurant. The default should be, if you have "restaurant" in your name, that when people call inquiring about your hours, that they're interested in eating at the restaurant. Not the bakery. read more

Very okay food. Duck was clearly fried not roasted. Very unprofessional service. The strange and unwelcoming attitude ruins your day before you want to taste their food. read more

The dining area is not always open. Only on holidays. It looks super creepy in there because they have theater/like stage. I'm not sure if they use it or not but I usually just get a few of their foodies from here. I've never experienced their dim sum before but would love to. 5 stars for delicious peeking duck!!! I usually frequent here! Love their peeking duck and bbq buns! All their other pastries are just ok! I would love to buy and eat others but it seems like every time I do it would taste old and stale. I usually buy the foods that I know is popular and made daily. read more

We love going here because of the authenticity of their Chinese food. I'm a big fan of their peking duck while my son loves their salt and pepper porkchop and my wife loves their egg foo young and tofu caserole. The service is not that good though, they need to hire more people in there. But overall, the place is good. read more

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Authentic Cantonese foods. Reasonable price. Above average in comparison to NYC. I like the imported Chinese furnitures from China. Very nostalgic in some way. This place used to be a theatre for live shows. I felt like going up there and sing while I was eating. Most likely I will make some money by being paid to stop singing. Anyway, beef chow fun was very good. Singapore noodles is not that good because they added spam in it. The Roast pork and ducks were very good. All the Hong Kong pastries here are made fresh. I highly recommend the egg custard, and hotdog buns. Also, their dim sum is average. Most of the servers are students. If you have any question go ask the petite woman running around like a chicken without a head. She's the owner. read more

Wei Hong Seafood Restaurant is a great place to go out and eat some Chinese food. Located on Olive Boulevard in University City, is housed in an old movie theater. Inside the theater seats have been taken out and the floor has been leveled off in a stair stepping fashion. This has allowed ample table room of varying sizes of groups. Once seated you have the joy of having to choose what it is that you are going to eat. They have all the normal stables that all other Chinese restaurants have, as well as many other dishes. Also you have the choice of choosing what you will eat by the cart that they drive by your table. You can just simply point at what you think looks the most appetizing and then, quickly let your taste buds rejoice. read more

Wei Hong Seafood Restaurant - Seafood Near Me - Saint Louis, Missouri

If you want to try a different dining experience then this is it. Set in an old theater the inside is huge with a stage and disco dance-ball for parties or weddings. Parking is off to the sides and back and on the side is a tiny Chinese bakery. The Westernized Chinese food here such as the Orange Chicken and the Chow Fun was good and for the price $$ plus the portions were generous. Their were only four of us dining in and there was a lot of food left over. As for the Dim Sum that is another story. Being from Hawaii with it's strong Asia population and ethnic foods I was spoiled growing up with authentic Dim Sum and Asian cuisine. After moving to St. Louis I have made it a mission to find decent dim sum. It seems for now I am still on the search. Dim Sum here I would have to give a so-so rating. The only uncomfortable moment was after I ordered clams with black-bean. The dish never came out while we were eating. Most of our food came out slow and 5-15 mins apart so I did not know if or when it would come. As you can see from my photo the place was empty only 2 other parties were dining that evening but the service was slow. As we were finishing up I assumed they forgot my order so I asked for the check and was informed that the staff did not have clam so they had someone drive to the store to buy some and the person had just gotten back and they were preparing my dish finally. I did not know what to do at that point so I just asked them to bag the dish so we could pay and go. Other then that issue the evening was decent as was the food. read more

Great Chinese food restaurant set in an old theater which makes the atmosphere quite fun. When you walk in you're in a big open space akin to dining at big fancy event. Food is served family style which is further promoted by the lazy susans on each table for easy sharing. It also comes out as it's ready. This is worth noting since if you go with the approach of ordering individual entrees, just know someone's food may come out and the other person may be waiting a bit. Service was very prompt. Highly recommend the hot tea. It's not the best Chinese food I've ever had but it's solid and definitely above many places I've dined at. read more

Very good Cantonese style food. Everything are yummy, fresh, and the service is fast. Will definitely go back to try their dim sum. Highly recommended! read more

Wei Hong Seafood Restaurant - Seafood Near Me - Saint Louis, Missouri

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Third time here and they never disappoint. Always grest service, incredible food and better than expected.

Food is good, but less than my expectations. Nice environment, good for traditional Chinese-style gathering. Fair price.

Picked up roasted pork and shumai yesterday from the bakery attached to restaurant ... the dude came out and started swinging the cleaver like a champ..3 minutes later I was walking out with 2 lbs of goodness...I believe they charge $10 a lb. for pork...there were roasted ducks hanging and they looked delicious ..$23 a piece for duck and $5 for each pack of 4 shumai...so far soooo good. read more

Would have been a three star review, but the chang fun was so fresh and yummy and that's my favorite thing. This was just a surreal experience. This place could be featured in a Stephen King book that is made into a movie. Its in what used to be a theater - where the seats used to be is where the restaurant is. The food was pretty good. I don't know if it was because we were late for dim sum but they would offer us things off the menu or describe them to us and then go to the back to make them if we consented to trying them. The good part was that we got everything made fresh; the bad part was we couldn't actually see most of it before we agreed to try it. Still, the descriptions were good so not too many issues with that. They also made Teen 1 an extra portion of the coconut cake to go since she liked it so much. That was a nice touch that was much appreciated. We were the only non-Asians in the place, which is always a good sign. I'll be back for some chang fun and coconut cake; maybe try to go earlier so i can see if they do more with carts. read more

Kat V. and I met for dim sum lunch March 21. We got shu mai, beef tendons, shrimp ball and something else I don't know. I was glad forks were on the table. The food was good, but the beef tendons had a lot of fat and bone. But good taste. The rest was A-OK. Service was impeccable. And, yes, this establishment is in an old theatre. Redux works! read more

There needs to be a support group for dim sum addiction. Lately, my cravings for little steamed dumplings, egg rolls, and garlicky bok choi stops me from enjoying the regular St. Louis Chinese-American food that festers in this city. In a town where people in the city still call Chinese restaurants "Chinamen" (I cringe every time I hear that), it's nice to go to a restaurant that laughs in the face of ignorance. Wei Hong is located just east of I170 on Olive, located in a long strip of Asian restaurants, including Lulu's Seafood, which also has a decent dim sum. What separates Wei Hong from the rest is that it's located in an old movie theater with an elegant (compared to other Chinese restaurants in the are) ambiance. There are two tiers of the dining room and at noon on a Sunday, the place is busy, but not too busy to the point where you have to wait for a table. Tea (not in bags, but from actual tea leaves) is served in ceramic pots and tops off the experience. My favorite thing at Wei Hong are the shrimp dumplings, filled with the signature ingredient, ginger, garlic, and wrapped in a delicate translucent wrapper. It's slightly sweet and tastes great with a dab of soy sauce. They come in little steamer tins in groups of three or four. There's several other kinds of dumplings that include veggie, beef, and pork. There's probably more, but I'm too full to type them all. The service is bare minimum, but that's great for dim sum. The servers visit your table with carts filled with tasty Chinese treats. Each item is offered, you pick them out, the server writes it down, and leaves. Simple. Straightforward. Freakin' delicious. Although I like the competition down the street for their overall seafood choices at Lulu's, I love Wei Hong for their cleanliness and tremendous menu that I'll be sure to order from in the very near future. Oh yeah... a feast for two and a couple of take home boxes cost less than $25. read more

So I haven't been here for dim sum. I've been here for dinner a couple times now and had things ranging from the takeout-esque stuff to the more fancy items on their menu. I have to say that this is a solid "fancy" Cantonese place, whereas Wonton King is more of a casual Cantonese place. Anyway... The wait staff is always nice. They may not be that attentative so you'll have to do your fair share of hand waving to get their attention, but their food is pretty darned good that sets it apart from a lot of the other Chinese places in the area: Pan Fried Flounder - This is the best place where I've had pan fried flounder so far. Don't let them try to convince you to get the big one... ask for a small one as that fish is far superior. Suan cai da chang - uh... pork instestine with pickled veges... I swear... it's much better than it sounds... though that may not mean very much to many :) Orange beef - Probably the best orange beef I've had in the area. shrimp stuffed fried tofu - this comes with the brown sauce you see in a lot of canto food... no... not THAT brown sauce that's on egg foo young... though I had high hopes for this dish, it wasn't that great. However, I don't know of anyone else who makes this. I'll ask the Chao Zhou guy some time... his fried tofu is the best in town... Noodle soups - ah.... nothing like chicken stock flavored with pork and ham... Let me also say that the auditorium setting with the old Chinese ladies and little kids running around with their DS's makes me think of Chinese School the day of the New Year's thing when we were all paraded out to do skits and songs and whatnot. Creepy. Ok one last thing (this is a pretty convoluted review, I know). These guys serve those fried fritters and congee. Wonton King does too. WHY THE FUCK ARE THEY NOT OPEN FOR BREAKFAST OR LATE NIGHT?! I think this calls for a congee shop in the loop that's open til 1 hour after the bars close. read more

I thought I would chime in on the Dim Sum discussion since I too am addicted. For those who don't know what dim sum is... it's a popular Chinese alternative to brunch. Served "tapas style," options usually include combinations of pork or seafood dumplings like shrimp & pork shumai (my fav), barbecued pork stuffed buns, stuffed eggplant, seafood turnovers, barbecued beef pastry and the list goes on. Dim sum is generally one of the best bargains in town! Wei Hong on Olive is the same bakery restaurant family that runs the South Grand location. But, on South Grand, they do not have dim sum. Other local restaurants that I know serve Dim Sum have better steamed items like shumai, shrimp balls, etc. However, Wei Hong has a bakery and many dim sum items that are baked or fried are better at Wei Hong. The U. City location is located in an old theater . They could have put more effort into laying it out and decorating, and it's a bit cluttered. But, the theater concept is unique and they actually show Chinese movies during dinner on some nights. I'm sure the neighbors are happy that it isn't a porn theater anymore!! Make sure you stop through the bakery on your way out. There are some interesting items that you can take to go and they have duck and other meats for sale, as well Other local dim sum options include: Wonton King, Hunan Garden and Lulu. read more

I agree with Nowell--there needs to be a dim sum support group; preferably one that hands out pan-fried turnip cakes instead of coffee and stale Schnuck's cookies after the meeting. But that is where Nowell and my agreement ends. Seriously? Wei Hong? W. T. F. Let me list what's cool about Wei Hong: 1.) the old Chinese lady picking pea pods at the corner table while her two (assumable) grandkids are rockin' out on their DS's (the only thing that detracts from this is the fact that EVERY good Chinese restaurant has an asian grandma picking pea pods surrounded by video gaming children) 2.) the "idea," and I cannot stress enough, the IDEA of a Chinese restaurant--or any restaurant for that matter--in an old theater. Wei Hong's dim sum is shit. Its greasy, ill made, and their ingredients are not fresh. Their chow fun (a dim sum staple for some that is similar to lo mein, but with fat noodles) is okay, but not what i would qualify as "good." That leaves the "hype" surrounding the fact that its in a old theater. Bullshit. There is so much sweetness that could be created by turning a theater into a Chinese restaurant (old concession stand turned Chinese bakery, anyone?*); all Wei Hong did was rip out the seats, put down carpet, and then throw tables everywhere. It looks terribly tacky and cheap. Oh, and with all the talk of how cool it is that its in a old theater, I like how everyone forgets that it was a PORN theater. Yep. I'm serious. I'll leave all the Wayne's World-esque jokes involving Chinese food and porn (cream of some young--never mind.) to the rest of you. *- speaking of bakeries, their attached bakery is not bad. read more

First things first,I come from an Asian American neighborhood and childhood, and I have avoided Chinese/cantonese food in St. Louis like the plague because everything is so disappointing. But then I saw Wei Hong! Decor: It's a lot bigger than it seems from the front. And it has that nice Chinese restaurant red velvet wall and wall decorations in the back with nice wooden seats and large tables. Service: They very fast and efficient and the owners and waiters' English is passable. I talked to them in Cantonese later and they were very friendly. Food: Like I said, it's as good as 'real' Chinese food gets in St. Louis! Their Chinese bakery is the ONE thing I missed a lot from home and I was glad to see one here. The food is a bit on the greasy side and it isn't super authentic/gourmet, so one less star there. Bottom Line: If you're canto, here's the food you want :] read more

Sorry for this one. We entered this place on Sunday went in the restroom to wash our hands, we both came out horrified at the condition of the place. Looks like they forgot to clean up after a drunken party. We left and went to LuLu's down the street. Always a good experience there. read more