Ken’s Asian Taste
“Favorites were the ol' standbys like shiu mai, har gow, ngau cheong (beef rice rolls) and fung jow (chicken feet, Chris Y's favorite apparently).”
“This is the best dim sum place we've tried so far compared to Jing Fong, Oriental Garden.”
“Most of the dim sum places in Chinatown are getting expensive, so I stick to this place for my quick fix.”
Ken’s Asian Taste
Takes Reservations: Yes
Delivery: Yes
Take-out: Yes
Accepts Credit Cards: Yes
Bike Parking: Yes
Wheelchair Accessible: Yes
Good for Kids: Yes
Good for Groups: Yes
Has TV: Yes
Waiter Service: Yes
Price range.
$$ Price range $11-30
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I haven't gone to a Chinese Dim Sum restaurant in a long time and when I finally did, I wasn't disappointed. The service was average and nothing special but the food was delicious. The dim sum was on point and the waiters weren't rude which is always a good thing at a Chinese restaurant.
I've also ordered takeout from the front desk and the ladies there were so friendly and helpful, which is quite rare. The takeout tasted just as good as it was in person if you were eating there so the quality surpassed my expectation.
I remember having dinner here a while back, although the dishes were smaller than what I was use to the flavors and taste were pretty spot on. They cook up really well Canton dishes that other Chinese restaurants can't do in Chinatown. So if you want to show off to your friends, take them here for some real Cantonese style dim sum and dinner.
This is a place to go to if you want to have Dim Sum but in a not so crowded place and in addition want excellent lunch specials where the portion is generous.
Seafood dinner is also great as this is a seafood restaurant after all. No hanging barbecued items in this restaurant, but if you're not in the mood for that, thats why you're here instead.
Yeah, just two stars for what is one of my most frequently visited Chinatown restaurants for brunch. My friends and I come here because on Sundays we are too hungover or too lazy to decide on another restaurant. We also can't deny that it's dirt cheap and service is fast. Our game is to guess how little we can get away with spending on dim sum each time. 😀
Ken's dim sum is served the old fashioned way, by women pushing carts and pushing you to sample their wares. It's almost as if they are on a quota system or can't go back to the kitchen until their cart is empty. It's all part of the dim sum experience, bartering, pointing, looking underneath the covers, trying something you've never had, and still not quite knowing what you just ate. The dim sum is ok. Nothing special stands out in my mind. I guess the chicken feet are tasty. We normally order a bunch of dim sum dishes and then one or two lunch rice plates to fill us up. Advice: We ALWAYS order the sautéed fish filet with vegetables. It's under $6 and comes with a bowl of rice. I think it's the best-tasting dish at Ken's, and one waitress always knows what we want when we sit down!
P.S. Our cheapest group dim sum lunch was a little over $6 but we normally spend *gasp* $8-9.
P.S.S. BYOHCG. Bring your own hand cleaning gel instead of using their downstairs restrooms.
Until recently I never consider getting dinner at Ken's Asian.
I been here many times for lunch and for dim sum the idea of dinner escaped me.
There are 43 items on their Dishes On Rice list!
The most expense is $4.95 and you get a small bowl of Soup of the Day.
So for a quick & cheaper dinner, supper, late lunch or lunch won't go hungry!
So far I am only 1/3 through their Dishes On Rice list and my favorites are-
Roast Pork with Pan Fried Egg on Rice; 4/5.
Diced Pork with corn on Rice; 4/5.
Shredded Pork with Pickled vegetable on Rice; 4/5.
Braised Fish with Bean Curd on Rice; 3/5 (a little greasy)
Note: so far everything tastes fresh.
I will try a sit down dinner soon.
Bf and I were craving dim sum after our Cronut outing. We were actually waiting for 15mins next door at Sunshine27 (our normal dim sum restaurant) when we decided to just go next door.
We immediately got a table downstairs. No wait at all!
I believe most of the dim sum were $2.50 each and higher for the specialty dishes.
Since we were seated downstairs, there were no ladies pushing the carts. We told her what we wanted and she brought it to us.
All of the main staples were good: shumai, hargau, cheungfun, chive and pork seared round dumpling.
When we heard that the kitchen was making durian pastries, we immediately asked the dim sum ladies to bring us one. She smiled at us probably thinking that it's nice and unusual that young ppl like durian. For those who don't know what durian is, it's the fruit that looks like a pineapple, but smells really bad to ppl who have never tried it, or had and dislike/hate it. It's either a love/hate relationship with this fruit. Another waiter brought down a couple of dishes asking around for who ordered it, and my bf said Ours! No one was taking our pastries! The durian pastry was twice the size of the ones from other restaurants. It was warm from the oven, but since it was so big, the inside was a little cold. But that's ok, since it tasted like the textured of custard
Overall we spent less than $20 w/ tip for the meal.
Good place to have dinner and dim sum. Small place even when there is more tables in the basement. They also have fresh seafood for dinner which is a plus. Busy but still has good service, they work as a team.
Ken has really good taste in Asian, that's for sure.
I've been meaning to come ever since my fellow Chinatown expert recommended their dim sum on the weekends. I finally stepped in last weekend, and his recommendation followed through with a superior experience.
First off, there was no wait. Yes, there was no wait for dim sum on a Saturday at 12:30PM. We walked right in and were eating a minute later. The restaurant was a little small and carts didn't have the best time navigating, but they were able to have full coverage and I never felt a lull in service. They would sometimes take single lunch trays around to tables to distribute last pickings of an earlier cart.
The quality wasn't mind blowing, but it was definitely on par with the Jing Fong's and Golden Unicorn's. One note that my friend mentioned that could be true: they tend to have a better early dim sum. Some of the dishes we received were on the verge of getting cold; if we arrived any later, I would've skipped some of our choices.
Lastly, the prices were baffling. We ate enough to be satisfied, not necessarily full, and including tip it was only $7 pp. What a steal! I will definitely be back and move Ken's up my list of dim sum go-to's.
Came here for dim sum on a Sunday morning and it was great. Service in Asian establishments are usually non-existent and this one was no exception. The servers aren't rude or anything, but they don't make it a priority to be attentive. That aside, the food was pretty good. They have the usuals like rice noodle roll stuffed shrimp, chicken feet, siu mai, egg custard, etc. Can't really go wrong with anything when it comes to dim sum.