Short version: Canton House serves good dim sum in Duluth. It's worth visiting. I'd be happy to come back here. That said, I think the dim sum at Royal China is better, but your experience could be different. Long version: This review is for Canton House's second location on Pleasant Hill Road in Duluth, "Canton House Restaurant & Event Hall." It opened in May 2024. Canton House's original location is on Buford Highway in Chamblee. The business started in 1994. It's family owned and operated. For those unfamiliar, Canton House has been a staple for dim sum and Chinese (Cantonese) food in metro Atlanta for decades. The Buford Highway location has been popular among the local Asian community and beyond for a long time. Canton House is known not only for its food, but also as a wedding/event venue. I went to a wedding reception at Canton House Chamblee in 2014. It was really cramped. Canton House Duluth is completely different. It's a lot bigger and much nicer. They won't have that problem here. Canton House joined Happy Valley and Royal China as Chinese and dim sum restaurants from the Buford Highway area to: (1) open in and/or relocate to Gwinnett County and (2) expand into bigger spaces designed for handling large events. Canton House Duluth is a lot like Royal China in both its large size and grandiose appearance. Think fancy, shiny hotel ballrooms with high ceilings, ornate chandeliers, banquet-style seating (lots of round tables with Lazy Susans), formally-dressed servers, and elegant style and decor. This location has a totally different look and feel than Chamblee, which is more like a traditional Chinese restaurant. During our visit, dim sum prices were as follows: Small plates: $4.75 each Medium plates: $5.75 each Large plates: $6.00, $8.00, or $9.00 each We showed up around 1:30pm on a Sunday and all the push carts were still out. I've observed peak dim sum hours in metro Atlanta to be around 11:00am to 1:00pm on weekends. We stayed until about 3:00pm. By that time, some of the carts had disappeared. However, many items could still be requested. We were seated immediately upon arrival. There was no wait like I'd seen in pictures online. In fact, the huge dining room was over half empty. The atmosphere would've been better if it was busier. We were swarmed with carts and served right away. Good service. Below is a list of what five of us got. Numbers in parenthesis indicate number of pieces per plate. Numbers preceded by an 'x' indicate number of plates. * Congee with century egg, green onion, and youtiao (deep-fried wheat flour dough) x5 - served into bowls and finished tableside * Egg tarts (2) * Steamed barbecue pork buns (cha siu bao) (2) * Baked barbecue pork buns (2) * Baked egg custard buns (2) * Mango stuffed mochi (3) * Coconut stuffed mochi (3) * Beef tripe (reticulum, omasum) * Beef tripe "soup" - served tableside into a bowl with all sorts of beef offal * Shrimp dumplings (har gow) (4) * Chicken dumplings (shumai) (4) * Pork and shrimp dumplings (shumai) (4) * Lotus leaf rice * Steamed pork spare ribs with douchi (fermented and salted black soybeans) x2 * Beef short ribs * Pork pot stickers (dumplings) (3) * Chinese broccoli with oyster sauce * Turnip cake (3) - pudding made with mix of shredded white radish, dried shrimp, Chinese sausage and mushroom; steamed, sliced, and pan-fried * Taro dumplings (2) - deep-fried dumplings with mashed taro, diced mushrooms, shrimp, and pork * Steamed rice noodle rolls with beef (3) - they also had shrimp * Non-spicy chicken feet * Spicy chicken feet * Egg white and milk pudding x2 Overall, we found the dim sum to be sufficiently fresh and tasty. The only item we wouldn't get again is the mango stuffed mochi. While the consistency of the mochi was good, the flavor wasn't appetizing. I think the filling was mango puree. On the other hand, the coconut mochi, filled with coconut cream, was quite yummy. Everyone enjoyed the congee. My favorite items were the egg tarts, steamed and baked barbecue pork buns, beef tripe (not the "soup," but the smaller version), pork spare ribs, beef short ribs, and steamed rice noodle rolls with beef. I also liked the egg white and milk pudding. My wife's favorites were the pork pot stickers, turnip cake, and taro dumplings. The beef tripe "soup" was unique and not bad. It was filled with so many different organs that not even the staff could tell me what everything was. The lotus leaf rice and chicken feet, generally two of my favorite dim sum items, were just OK. The lotus leaf rice was too dense and sticky (perhaps it sat out too long) and the chicken feet were a bit on the chewy side. I didn't see douhua -- soft tofu served with sweet ginger syrup. Side note: This shopping center, Pleasant Hill Square, has changed a lot. Gone are big-box stores Staples, JCPenney, Old Navy, Toys"R"Us, and Barnes & Noble. In are Canton House, Kang's Kitchen, Gohan AYCE Buffet, The Juicy Crab, and Yuki Asian Fusion. read more