Wong’s King

Stars:
* No wait even on Sunday for Dim Sum.
* Delicious Chicken Feet :).
* Decent variety of dim sum options, more than the standard of shiu mai, har gau, etc…
Lack of stars:
* Service was off. They don’t have Chili oil on tables, we have to ask for it and when the server brought it to us… it was only on a tiny plate and enough for probably one person. I don’t know about y’all, but my family love spicy food and one tiny plate of chili oil to be share among 4 people = disaster.
* The tea was not thick enough even after we wait a while for it to brew in the teapot. I don’t know how to fix defective tea, maybe next time we should ask for less hot water in the teapot.
I can see myself coming back here for more dim sums. I still think Jin Wah in Beaverton is a better option for dim sum, but then again we can always have more dim sum places in our lives. :).

First time coming over to the Beaverton Wong’s king and was not impressed at all… warning: Rice does not come with the meal you need to order your own !
1.Food was alright. We had a 8 course meal and almost everything tasted the same… probably just msg…
I was upset that the Peiking duck was sliced with little to no meat on the skin. They then gave us the rest of the duck chopped and thrown on a serving dish. I have had better.
2.I think the servers are trying their best but the lack of speaking english at all causes unnecessary confusion and misunderstanding. As well when placing dishes on the table our waitress seemed unable to rearrange and free up space at our table, and I had to help them several times.
3. Atmosphere is very clean and modern. Love the Chinese décor.

I think I only keep coming back to this place because I don’t know where else to get Dim Sum.
The service and organization here is awful. From start to finish I’m pretty sure 8 different people helped me. It’s bizarre how the hostess also buses and waits tables — even when there are cleared and empty tables!
Also strange: the busboys are wheeling around huge carts with bins filled to the absolute brim with dishes. And since the bins are so full, the busboys need to delicately find a slot to place each dish to prevent the whole mess from falling apart. I used to bus tables and I know that the key to good busing is to be FAST and keep MOVING. Empty those bins and clear some tables! Please! These are the laziest busboys I’ve ever seen in my life.
The waitresses are numerous and incompetent. We asked for chrysanthemum tea and got jasmine. We asked for plum sauce and did not get any. We asked for extra bowls and it took 10 minutes. I think it all stemmed, though, from a lack of communication within the restaurant. Each person needs to have their designated duty, rather than everyone doing a hodgepodge of activities.
The Portland location is WAY better than this one. Get your act together Wongs King Beaverton!

Oh so sad…
At the entrance, you’ll see their achievements and pictures with famous chefs, but be prepared to be disappointed.
Food… Overpriced, MSG-​ed, lack of food placement skill, and gross. Oh yeah, and bad service.
The Service:
I went there with my boyfriend for dinner. When we walked in, the waiter told us to wait even though the restaurant was empty. They took a long time just to set up our table. We waited for about 15 minutes. They work really slow. Then after we sat down, ordered, and got our food… Our water wasn’t refilled (and it was 45 minutes later).
The Food:
We ordered the Hong Kong style lobster, sweet and sour pork, and choy sum.
All of the food had MSG in it, which made us really thirsty. The lobster tasted like pad siew and it was super salty. The sweet and sour pork was gross. It is equivalent to Panda Express’ version of it. I’ve never had sweet and sour pork covered in batter. It looked like a mini corndog or something. That’s so gross. Couldn’t even taste the meat; we can only taste the sauce on the outside, and the batter. The choy sum is okay, but I expected it to be crunchier.
The Ambiance:
Does not equal to the quality of the food. I am very disappointed.
Once I saw pictures on the menu, I knew it was a trap. The dishes cater to non-​Asians. And the prices are way too expensive, especially when they can’t even make good and REAL Chinese food.
Tip:
*If you order soup, make sure you have at least 7 people with you.

If shark cartilage is supposed to help those with cancer, then maybe shark fin helps those who can’t swim???
Well, I can swim — and I love huge animals with tons of sharp teeth that would rip my leg off in a second.
I don’t know if I like the fact that Wong’s serves shark fin soup. Was that shark fin drying out on some roof? Where’s the shark it was attached to?
The décor is nice, but the experience was off.
The guy they send around to take drink orders wasn’t 21, so we couldn’t order alcohol. We had to wait.
The next person didn’t speak English, so she made me flip through 2 menus and point at the pictures. That’s fine — next time (if there is a next time) I’ll copy the characters down. They didn’t know what a «rum and coke» was, although it’s on the drink menu.
The BBQ Pork picture looks amazing, and the BBQ Pork is not amazing. I immediately wished I had Panda Express BBQ Pork on my plate. I also found the honey walnut prawns to be less flavorful than the honey walnut shrimp at Panda Express.
3 of our dishes were yummy, and I enjoyed the atmosphere.
I have left overs that I refuse to eat, because my mother and I both felt sick after dinner last night, and the feeling lasted until this morning.
I’ll have to go to the other location and see what the hype is about.

The Good: Upscale seafood and other Chinese dishes at semi-​reasonable prices. It has a very clean and nice ambiance.
The Bad: Some of the servers do not speak English, but they still have good service (frequent water refills, quick service, etc.)
Try: the duck. They first serve you the duck skin with bread and plum sauce. Delicious. However, the insides are not as great. I also recommend the sizzling rice soup.
Don’t Try: coming here on a low budget. You need to spend to eat the really good seafood.

I like this location in comparison to it’s Eastside counter-​part; simply because I don’t have to wait in line, more airy and brighter ambiance. The food is just as good, even though I have to order it rather than selecting from a cart. Similar to DC style of serving, I enjoyed it.
Another reason I liked it more than the Eastside is the lack of loud noise. I made eating more pleasant.
I have returned a few times; recommend others to do the same.

Wong’s King in Beaverton does not hold up to the SE Portland location. Obvi. But there are distinct differences; some of which gives this location merit.
For starters — it is in Beaverton. If I didn’t live out here I’m sure I would never come to this location. But I must face it that China Town was really the only other viable option before this spot opened up.
The last thing I want to do when I need a dim sum fix is drive the half hour out to 82^nd and then wait for a table for 1 – 1.5 hours. The wait at Wong’s King in Beaverton has never been more then 15 minutes when I’ve gone.
Right when they opened they did not have any dim sum carts but rather chose to execute a check-​box menu. In theory this should have at least meant fresh hot dim sum. Some how this was not the case. I would place my order and longingly stare at other people’s food, dreaming of a cart rolling by to satisfy my hungry immediately. Furthermore, the food seemed less fresh. Not quite sure how that worked out. After some time passed they brought in carts. It was a vast improvement. But I don’t think they were busy enough because on my most recent visits they have a couple carts with the most popular items and then a check-​box menu for some of the less commonly ordered items. I get it. They are working out the best systems. And sometimes these things take time.
The ambiance is a lot less Chinese restaurant and a bit more… nice? This can be appealing. I guess it depends on what you are looking for. I’m okay either way.
The food mostly tastes the same. I do tend to like the har gow better at SE. But it could just be the day to day variation that any restaurant experiences. The main difference, I think, is the service. When I’m here I’m not being yelled at in broken English. I’m instantly brought water. Asked what kind of tea I want. Frequent water fills. Pleases & thank yous. Chili oil and soy sauce is brought out. It is unlike any other dim sum experience.
It’s still on my to-​do list to give their regular menu offerings a try. I just often feel hesitant to eat Chinese for dinner. I’ve eaten at some great places and don’t want to face disappointment. I’ve heard mixed reviews but have had the hot pots strongly recommended to me. Once I do, expect a review update!

I really like this place, but not for the dim sum. I of course like it for the atmosphere, I always feel like I’d doing some fine dining, even though the prices are more than reasonable. I always get the same thing the green beans without beef and steamed rice. I never eat the deep fat friend stuff, but that’s ok, my food mate always love eating what I don’t. I think he had the Kung Pao. and said it was delicious. I feel that anytime there isn’t any food left or it’s quiet– the food must be good right? I hope you enjoy as I did!

They were not terribly busy when we walked in, but biz picked up when a bus load of Chinese tourists stopped by half-​way through our meal.
The crowd was small enough that they only needed one loaded trolley to serve the room, but that trolley was full of dim sum deliciousness. We went for some shrimp dumplings, a little pork, some ribs, and added (from the kitchen menu) choi sum (green vegetable with garlic) and some salt/​pepper prawns in the shell.
Back in my days of living on Lamma Island, in the South China Sea, salt/​pepper prawns at the Sampan Restaurant (who were also my landlord), was one of my regular meals. This entrée took me right back there, prepared exactly the way you would find in Cantonese China.
So six plates, 2 hot tea, about $ 20 of Mrs. BDB’s money, not including tip. A great deal, a great meal, and as always, great company and conversation. Sweet!

The dim sum looked like everyone enjoyed it, but those of us with any dietary restrictions had to avoid it all. Looks like everything is made with flour, soy sauce and garlic, and most of the meat is pork or shellfish. They didn’t understand our requests for vegetarian or gluten-​free foods, and the practicing jews in our crowd were pretty upset at the lack of good guidance from staff on what was safe for them.
I personally can’t consume gluten, garlic or dairy but it’s exhausting to keep asking them if the food might contain any of these offenders. I should really know better than to come to a Chinese restaurant but I keep getting fooled by friends or other reviews of this chain. No longer.
I think what was most offensive was the condescending lying going on. I specifically asked for the «salmon fried rice». They trucked out a ginormous bowl of fried rice with some white-​and-​pink bits of flesh scattered throughout, but I couldn’t find one speck of salmon in the haystack. I asked the server and he said to me three times, «Yes, that salmon fried rice», but it was clearly the lower-​priced (and presumably lower-​cost) shrimp-​and-​scallop fried rice (and some pretty pathetic, rubbery leftover-​chopped-​up bits of shrimp and scallop). i don’t mind if they don’t have what I ordered — but don’t lie to me and tell me you’ve just served me something that clearly isn’t what I asked for — and then pretend you don’t understand me, and charge me the higher price anyway. Grrr.

We were very excited to have this restaurant come to the West Side of town where we live. We gave them a month or so to get organized before we tried them. The first visit was horrible, the waitstaff was running around like they had no idea what they were doing. The wait for our food was very long and service was highly unorganized. There were no dim sum carts you just ordered off the menu and they eventually brought it out. It was expensive and not that great.
We waited another few months for the 2^nd visit and instead of dim sum we ordered a combination meal off the menu, we all went with Kung Pao Chicken. Sadly it was not authentic at all, and the portions were very small while costing upwards of 9 bucks. It is just not worth the money for average food. The service was a bit better the second time but we went without water refills for a long time. Twice was enough for me to know I am not going back.
The upside is that the place is very beautiful and light and bright.

It’s decent. Clean (Yes, that’s a surprise huh?) and the staff is there to cater to you.
They offer HK style cuisine (even their dimsum). Having been raised to this type of Chinese style of cooking, I’m quite tired of it and there is nothing that stands out from this restaurant.
The over all appeal is there just like a pretty girl. Pleasant to look at. But if you’re used to that scene. You’re looking for something more.

I’ve been here once, shortly after the grand opening for dimsum on a Sunday. The wait was quite long, but not unbearable.
The restaurant was very very disorganized. Servers/​hostesses running all over the place, and they kept getting our orders wrong. We had to order dimsum dishes off a menu, different but quite efficient if done right. However, the «waiters» didn’t know if they were bringing the food to the right table half the time. A few items were sold out, and they didn’t even take it off the bill. But the food was decent, about the same as Jin Wah if not a tad better. I do think this place is over-​priced.
I’ve heard some really awful stories about the management of this restaurant. The employees are treated really bad, hardly given any of the tips so I would advise to tip accordingly…
Also beware of them adding the gratuity without telling you, and good luck if you try to ask for your $$ back later. Double check your bill carefully. I think this restaurant is sketchy…

Wong’s King, how nice of you to open a location here closer to me so i don’t have to suffer the long drive to the east side to get some Chinese food. you even cleaned up the image and it looks and feels fancy. who can’t love that you also have a bar with more then just a few bottles of cognac? a happy hour menu, which i have to give this a try on another night and wow this is starting to feel like a Portland restaurant not just a Chinese restaurant.
We had dim sum and i must say, the siu mai is fabulous. other dishes wasn’t mind blowing but they were good. the cha siu bao delicious tasted fresh and not stale. over all it was a good dining experience with good food. Another great addition to the west side for good Chinese food.

Bottom Line — The Beaverton location of Wong’s King is not of the same calibre that the east Portland location is. If you really want dimsum, it is worth the drive to their east Portland location, and I recommend avoiding the Beaverton location.
Dimsum at the Beaverton Wong’s King is consistently disappointing, especially compared to the east Portland Wong’s King and even Ocean City on East 82^nd.
I came for dimsum at the Beaverton location a few days ago, and the restaurant was about half full, and there was only one dimsum cart going around, so it took forever to get food. And when the cart did come by, the gal pushing it did not speak chinese and when we asked for something, she became confused. If there is only 1 cart for the whole restaurant, at least assign an employee who SPEAKS CHINESE to be in charge of it.
We ordered the beef rice noodle rolls and what came out was so disappointing that I actually laughed out loud when the guy brought us the dish. It seriously looked like someone had eaten ¹⁄₃ of the plate (I uploaded a photo of it, so take a look!).
I have definitely experienced better and would rather not have dimsum than to come back to this location.

Hmmm, I seem to be going against the grain with my rating, but we went for dim sum today and were impressed. The selection was good, the food was good, and the service was fantastic.
I say this surprisingly because when I used to work in our San Jose offices (now remote up here), I went to dim sum fairly regularly, including the touted Mayflower Restaurant in Milpitas. Good food, but god save you if you wanted service.
I didn’t even have to order anything at Wong’s King… I’d just ask any cart if they had «x» and next thing I knew, «x» would be hand delivered to my table. It was awesome. My daughter announced that she wants to have dim sum again tomorrow. Screw work and school… let’s do lunch! :)
We ordered shrimp and chive dumplings, shrimp rice rolls, pork/​shrimp shumai, steamed pork buns, pot stickers, sesame balls. All quite good. We’ll go back.
Expect a wait.

Wong’s King Seafood Restaurant is legendary in the city of Portland. Quite naturally it was with great enthusiasm and anticipation that a Wong’s King opened in Beaverton. However, something seemed to go seriously wrong. Negative comments and criticisms started to pile up about the Beaverton location. Curious as to how a restaurant could be so successful at one location and then have problems at another, I decided to give the Beaverton property a try. I haven’t yet tried the Wong’s King Seafood Restaurant on SE Division so I feel I can be totally unbiased here.
First of all, Wong’s King Seafood Restaurant in Beaverton is a beautiful and spacious restaurant. Tastefully decorated and clean. The staff here is pleasant and efficient. They go out of their way to make sure their patrons have what they need.
There were reports that the Beaverton location had no dim sum carts. Pleased to say that that is no longer the case. The dim sum carts were really rolling on my visit. The people pushing the carts were very friendly and accommodating. The dim sum at Wong’s King is just as tasty as it is visually appealing. Perfectly prepared Chinese dim sum. At the dim sum lunches Wong’s King also offers soups, congees (rice porridge), and other specialty plates. Of course you also have the option of ordering off the menu.
At Wong’s King the proportions are large and the prices are fair. My brother and I made absolute dim sum pigs out of ourselves and our bill including drinks and congee came to only $ 32. If the Beaverton Wong’s King had problems then I would say that they have now ironed them out. The dim sum at Wong’s King is as good as it gets. Personally, I live on the west side and I can see no reason to drive to SE Division when there’s such a great Wong’s King Seafood Restaurant right here in Beaverton.

«HAI GAO, SHU MAI, YOU WANT STICKY RICE???»
You won’t hear any of that here. Matter of fact, you won’t hear, see or smell much of those familiar nuances that (aside from the food) lures most of us into dim sum houses.
AMBIANCE:
Although the décor is well executed, it seems too contrived for what it is, and frankly, it just doesn’t feel right in there. This is Portland. If I want to see colorful banners hung up high, I know where to look. Allow your food /​service speak for itself, not your interior. That should only be an added bonus. At least the music remains the standard Chinese songs you’d expect.
SERVICE :
Please fire and rehire. You don’t change the structure of dim sum only to fail in it’s most basic concept — Selecting and Receiving your food «HOT» and instantly if not very, very promptly. (I must say though, the verbiage used while interacting with the six (?!) different servers was impressive. You are spoken to like a «King», however, I’d rather listen to broken English and get my damn food in a timely manner than the other way around.) Almost forgot, there are at least two copies of your order taped to your tablecloth. Perhaps a ticket hanging in the kitchen as well. One + Two = Three. It’s elementary, So why is it that I had 2 sets of dishes not brought out yesterday? Was it because we were a table of three at a time when there was only one other party dining? Stop wasting paper and BRING ME MY FOOD!
PORTION VS. PRICE:
Now I’ve been to the SE location a multitude of times, I was expecting same price and similar portion sizing. To my astonishment, I was given 4 pieces of shrimp in each Hai Gao, Chicken feet the length of my ring finger-​to-​my-​palm, and Shu Mai that actually had to be eaten in two separate pieces. So the size was there, it was the flavor that lacked. Thus I returned today, and sadly, same story.
As for pricing, you’ll pay more than usual spots, maybe 20% more. Actually 35% more because for our «PARTY OF 3», we were automatically taxed a 15% gratuity fee. (no further comments)
THE LAST THOUGHT:
Before getting Snazzy with your display case of trinkets and serving water out of crystal glasses, take a look at what makes a dim sum restaurant such a integral part of Chinese Culture. Since you are so proud to represent us, exemplify what we are about with more thoroughness.
Like the finest foods, efficient service and subtle comforts of home.

Expansion is always tough. For me the food was OK… but for the price it seemed over price. I went a little crazy and decided to treat myself for take out dinner. I ordered 3 dishes and the bill was like $ 37. I’d be fine with that if everything was heads and shoulders above what I know I can get elsewhere… but it wasn’t. it was good… don’t get me wrong. But not sure if its worth the extra.
I’ll go back and try dim sum at some point… but from what I’m reading I’m going to wait awhile until they sort out the issues.