Dim Sum Palace
“Good dim sum here, have been here twice so far and it has been very fresh, more so than china town actually.”
“Don't pass up an opportunity before the theater or anytime for Dim Sum Palace.”
“Wasn't sure if it was good but most places are closed late night after 11 and I wanted something close to home.”
Dim Sum Palace
Delivery: Yes
Take-out: Yes
Accepts Credit Cards: Yes
Accepts Apple Pay: Yes
Good for Kids: Yes
Good for Groups: Yes
Has TV: Yes
Waiter Service: Yes
PokéStop Nearby: Yes
Price range.
$$ Price range $11-30
3 reviews
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Overpriced and flavorless. Paid $72 before tax/tip for 2 people for a late dim sum lunch. The only good dishes were the snow pea leaves and the scallion pancake, but those are really hard to mess up. Tried 4 different types of dumplings and shumai and all of them lacked flavor. The mixed mushroom dumplings were inedible.
Service was also terrible. They didn't bring out any sauces for the scallion pancake or the dumplings and shumai. There wasn't even soy sauce at the table. We had to hail down the waitress twice to remind her to bring some. We were more than halfway done with everything before any sauces ever arrived. The waitress also had to ask us which dishes we were still waiting on – apparently she didn't know what had been brought out or not. This seems to be a common theme since when we arrived, the party next to us was quite vocal about their anger with the service when they berated the waitress for having never brought out several of the dishes they ordered and ended up cancelling them all because they had been waiting quite some time.
Can't figure out for the life of me how there are such good reviews for this place. Definitely will not be returning.
Dim Sum Palace is legitimate!
I came in not expecting much – a Dim Sum restaurant in tourist saturated, Theatre District? I'd usually pass but my girlfriend and her sister convinced me to try it for fun.
It's very clean and modern. Very friendly service – I felt welcomed as they spoke in their native tongue to test my girlfriend and I (we're Chinese).
As for the food: you get what you pay for. It's more expensive but the food is DEFINITELY a step up in quality than the Chinatown/Sunset Park/Flushing restaurants I've been to. I knew it right when the Buddha's Delight dumplings came out that they weren't playing. The skin was extra sticky and had a generous amount of fresh filling. Texture was perfect and I could tell the chef was into his craft. Other dishes (Green Tea balls, etc.) also didn't have as much oil as other places and had noticeably higher quality.
We also shared the same sentiment with our entree: HK Pan Fried Noodles. It was fresher and the sauce was much more viscous than the other places. Was definitely into it.
Tea was also the perfect complement and closer. Although we were finished with our meal and ready to pay, our waiter took the teapot for a refill as we were waiting for the check (I initially thought he was getting a head start in cleaning). It was a nice touch in hospitality that I noticed and we definitely didn't feel like they were trying to kick us out after our meal.
Worth mentioning: Dim Sum Happy Hour is 3-6 and Dim Sum items are half off. You'll be paying the same Chinatown prices but the food will be double the quality! I'll probably be stopping by here again – especially if I'm around for the happy hour.
I'm so happy this place has opened up in Hell's Kitchen. There's a dearth of good Cantonese/dim sum places in midtown, so Dim Sum Palace is a very welcome addition.
The place is new, so they're still ironing out some service/delivery issues, but my husband and I didn't have a problem when we dined there over the weekend. No wait around 11:30AM, and our waitstaff was very attentive. We ordered a couple classic dim sum dishes: sticky rice, char siu bao (BBQ pork buns), shumai, and har gau (shrimp dumplings), as well as a tofu + salty fish + chicken casserole (one of my favorite dishes). Everything was really fresh and we didn't wait long for any of our dishes. They serve dim sum all day, everyday, so I'm looking forward to returning on weekdays to get my fix. And there's late night congee for $2!
Prices are a little higher than Chinatown, but that's to be expected given the location and quality. I'm definitely looking forward to coming back!