Dim Sum Cafe

Not amazing dim sum, but great for being so far from Chinatown! Its great for a quick fix. We ordered the steam beef rolls, chicken feet, steamed beef tendon, and pork dumplings. All were good and decent.
Also, we love spicy so one of the first things I look for is a full jar of chili oil. Ours was empty. It doesn’t look like it gets too busy here, so not sure why the staff doesn’t have time to fill the chili oil at every table.
Overall, food is okay. I’d come back for a quick cracking fox, but not for quality dim sum.

Good Dim Sum place, good price point. Nice clean establishment with good service. Usually have it to go when I’m in town. Would recommend to stop in for quick bite. Not as good as ones in San Francisco but very good for being in Vegas and like the price.

I’ve been going by this place since it opened but had never given it a go. Wanting take out which is not a good idea for dim sun, I called and ordered to noodle dishes from their menu and an order of egg rolls.
I have become very fond of Singapore noodles and I ordered that for myself. The flavor was just OK. It needs more curry to give it a spiciness it was lacking. When taking my order, I was asked if I wanted any soy sauce or chili oil on the side. I’m glad they asked because when I get Chinese take out, it’s normally thrown in the bag and then it’s thrown out because I don’t use it. I did get some chili oil and I used the whole container to try to give the Singapore noodles the heat they should have but this is the wrong way to get the heat. The chicken chow fun was good. n The two egg rolls were standard.
I like the quickness in making and picking up my order. If I go here again, and I ordered the Singapore noodles, I’d make sure they knew to add a good amount of curry.
Dim Sum Café is OK, but I’m not a fan after one try.

I am from Nor Cal so Dim Sum was basically the thing to do on a Sunday back there. I probably used to eat dim sum @ least 1nce a week every week. Ever since moving to vegas I have been hunting for a place to satisfy those dim sum cravings. This place did it for me! Is it the best Dim Sum place I’ve ever been to? No — is it the best I’ve been to in Vegas? I think yes.
Also try their Won Ton soup! It’s reeealy good. & I’d stay away from the shrimp har gow, the steamed ship dumplings are better. Also the steamed pork dumplings are SUPPER JUICY BUT they do not come with the traditional sour sauce for steamed pork dumpings. Still I would HIGHLY recommend them. :)

I was very skeptical coming here but finally took the plunge. First if these neon lights were on spring mtn It would be a cover for a massage parlor and not a legit one. Second every time I drive by there’s hardly any cars there so with dim sum where it’s usually high volume, how is it possible to serve fresh dim sum? They must be serving week old dim sum?
Well took the chance and as I walked in on a Sunday morning at 11:15 which would be prime time in spring mtn, I walked in to an empty restaurant. We decided to give it a shot and ordered 6 items including steam beef tripe, ha gow, siu mai, pork steam noodle roll, congee, and steamed beef spareribs.
Other than the ha gow which was literally whole baby shrimp compressed together, everything else was pretty good. My favorites were the steamed beef spares and the beef tripe. Total was under 20 bucks and I left satisfied. Maybe I went in with the absolute lowest expectations — that’s prob it. But if I’m in the area and want a quick dim sum fix and lazy to make the 10 – 12 min drive I’ll come here. When we left they did get 3 more tables and had 2 to-​go orders so this place is managing to survive. Give this place a shot if you’ve had the same skepticism. It’s decent.

Great staff. Food is top of the line. They just expanded the menu and the staff takes the time to explain steaming times of the food

Food was absolutely delicious and with good portions, even for 2 people! We ordered Family Meal A which had 2 egg rolls, 4 curry cream cheese rangoons, bbq pork fried rice & sesame chicken (which was our favorite).
We also had to try their shumai because that is our favorite. $ 2.50 for 4 pcs of pork & same price for chicken shumai. Both came out steaming hot and plump, but we had to say pork won the battle. Hubby loved the bbq fried rice & killed the plate no problem. We will be regulars here. Wish we took pictures, but the food was too good!

I kept seeing this place, and since I love Dim Sum, I just had to try it.
My wife and I went there around dinner. Not a good idea. We were the only ones in the place during dinner time. Not a good sign.
Food was almost mediocre quality. I have to agree with Andrea S. Pass on this place.
Drive down to Orchid Garden on Sahara. You will get fresh Dim Sum, made all day, and served in the traditional way, not fresh out of the freezer, into the micro wave oven.

For Dim Sum outside of Chinatown this place is A-​Ok. They need a beer and wine license if they want to increase their dinner traffic. All the dim sum was good.

Something is wrong when dim sum parlors in casinos taste more authentic /​larger portion, and cost the same than in a Chinese restaurant. Last couple time I left this restaurant disappointed. Noodle soup had some strange flavor, so we asked the waiter if there’s curry. We got this strange look and sarcastic laugh from him «there’s no curry in soup». Not wanting to wait in line at Ping Pang Pong (arguably the best dim sum in Vegas), we hit up Café. Seaweed Salad portion is now ¼ of what it used to be with Same price. Sticky rice, not sticky at all, was picking up rice from the plate individually, and don’t remember anything was stuffed in the rice either. Wonder what other dishes got downsized? I’ll get in line at Ping Pang Pong in the future. This joint is visibly cost cutting on portion and quality. Which never ends well

Please trust Unilocalers when they say a place is not great.
I was craving for dim sum, and it was close by, so why not?
I was ignored the moment I stepped into the restaurant, despite the fact that they were not busy. I ordered har gow, shrimp noodle, chicken feet, beef tendon and shark’s fin. My shrimp noodle was bland. The har gow was tough. My beef tendon lacked a lot of flavor. Chicken feet and shark’s fin are the ones i enjoyed. Their food is not the best, but it’s somewhat edible.
Wont be back!

Ordered Shrimp Har Gow, BBQ Pork Buns, and Sesame Chicken for delivery. Delivery is fast and the food is still hot and not mushy, which is obviously a plus.
The Shrimp Har Gow is steamed and really shrimpy, if that makes sense? It’s not gross if you like the taste of shrimp like me! The Sesame Chicken was recommended by the person taking our order over the phone and it is a good amount of crispy and saucy– the sauce has good flavor, too. Unfortunately, the BBQ buns have a lot of breading (like ¾ of an inch thick) and not a lot of filling. That’s too bad because the filling is the best part!
I’ll definitely order from Dim Sum Café again, especially because they are so fast! The delivery guy also said, «Enjoy your food» which was friendly, too. When you’re giving your order over the phone, they’re very friendly and helpful (I wasn’t sure what to ask for when trying to order shrimp dumplings). Thanks for great service!

This was the best dim sum I’ve ever had in my life and I’ve made my way up, down and all around Chinatown. It was fairly untraditional as they don’t push carts around. You have to wait a bit longer than normal for dim sum but the positive side to that was that everything was piping hot with incredible flavor!
Must haves:
Baked BBQ Pork Buns — best ever with a slight honey glaze.
Shrimp stuffed eggplant
Pork Shumai
Calamari — warning, this was on the salty side but deelish.

Was expecting this place to be a frequent future haunt but no such luck sadly. After reading the reviews and living not too far from this area, was banking on it given the amazing Chinese/​Taiwanese food scene in Las Vegas. I added almost as much chili sauce in food weight to get any sort of a flavor or desire to eat. So bummed.
Ordered —
1.) Baked bbq pie (Char Siu Soh) — Commercially made and pre-​frozen. And, if they did make and then froze, where’s the pork? Yikes. Had two bites. It tasted like pre-​made canned puff pastry that hasn’t been cooked enough and had what I call, ‘The Sheen’. Horrid.
2.)Hot and Sour Soup — Clearly the base for all soups is used and they forgot which soup was ordered. It was the worst hot and sour soup I’ve ever had, and that’s saying a lot. The soup also had ‘The Sheen’ and tasted as if re-​heated several times with oil and water. No flavor aside from oil. Ingredients were old.
3.) Baked bbq pork bun — We were getting desperate to like something. It reminded me of fast food Chinese bakeries. The dough is like sponge cake and it had been pre-​frozen. Would be surprised if onsite creation.
4.)Shrimp shu mai — We were in need of liking something and this was okay but not fresh and pre-​frozen fast food taste.
5.) Beef and Broccoli — Luckily for my kid, she was neutral on this one due to hunger. Ate some of the beef but the broccoli, as she noted, tasted weird. At first thought it was her pickiness, but the dish was tasteless, the broccoli had a rancid taste, and again w the beef, ‘The Sheen’. Carrots were also commercially frozen. Given it was 9.50, could have done so much more.
Am giving an extra star because the staff were so friendly. It was takeaway, and the sauces were placed first in the bag under the food which looked like Jackson Pollock got a hold of brown toned oils and went crazy in a plastic bag and all over all the styrofoam food containers.
Still mourning. Ambiance of place was quite pleasing, though there were only two tables occupied and that may have been a sign. if they completely re-​vamped their culinary situation, they would be packed.

The food was just ok. The service was prompt and friendly but the food did not stand out against other restaurants.
The chicken had some chewy parts and the flavor was decent but lackluster. I was hoping for more but in the end the meal was just average for Chinese food. Overall it was a nice, clean restaurant but the food left a little bit to be desired on the flavor scale.

Quick synopsis: Not as bad as people first thought when they opened, but not as good as dim sum restaurants in Chinatown (yet).
I can’t even remember what this location was before it was Dim Sum Café, but I eagerly waited their opening. With the bad reviews coming out as soon as they opened, I decided to hold off coming here until they could find their groove. I finally paid a visit here last weekend. The restaurant is clean and spacious, but the table tops are a bit bare for a dim sum place. If you want soy sauce or any other of the condiments like hot sauce you normally see at a dim sum restaurant, you have to ask your server to bring you some.
As far as the food, it satisfies the craving for dim sum, without having to drive all the way down to Chinatown from the westside. Their fried rice is a small serving for the price, but has good flavor and is enough for 2 people. My husband enjoyed their fried shrimp balls, which came with a generous serving of mayo. The filling for the stuffed eggplants was tasty, but the skin on the eggplant was tough and inedible. Baked BBQ pork buns weren’t too flavorful and lacked filling. Pork suimai had melt-​in-​your mouth meat, but the wrapping fell apart when trying to get it out of the container. Unfortunately they were out of the baked cream buns, so I’ll at least be back to try those out. Service was very attentive and my water never went unfilled. Menu shows that charge for hot tea, but we actually were not charged for, which I appreciate. I think this place will continue to learn from it’s mistakes and get better.

We finally decided to try this place, right around the corner from where we live this is the first time we’ve been there. It was delicious, what can I say? Really good food! It’s Wednesday night, I’d say Wednesday is a great night to go: our server was polite, sweet, lovely, wonderful, attentive everything you want in a server. I asked her when she works and she said she only works Wednesday nights!
I’ll post some pictures, the inside of the place is clean, pleasant. I like the blue colors. kids love the fish tanks, I wouldn’t call it a «wow», but I would call it a nice clean place for family to eat. By the way, no alcohol service at all. So if you like wine or beer with your Chinese food, my suggestion is order for takeout.
Especially liked the deep fried crab balls, and the salt-​and-​pepper shrimp!

Lots of Dim Sum to choose from! It’s a laid back atmosphere where you order off a menu with Dim Sum divided up by price with the cheapest being $ 2.50. Unlike lame tapas places where you order something delicious for $ 8 and you only get 2 small bites, these portions are much better and each one could be a satiating snack in itself.
I kind of went nuts and ordered more than I could eat but it was worth it: Fried Shrimp Ball, Pan Fried Chive Dumpling, Stuffed Eggplant, Baked BBQ Pork Pie, & Chicken Shu Mai. I liked the Chive dumpling and BBQ Pork Pie the best. The crust around the pork on those is pretty weighty and dense so they’ll fill you up. Delicious!

So, looking to eat Dim Sum on Chinese New Year in Chinatown is probably going to cost you at least a 45 minute wait. Let’s not forget the Saturday/​Sunday morning/​brunch rush.
I found this place as a desperate attempt to skip lines, get good service, and most importantly, stuff my face with the glories of dim sum awesomeness.
This isn’t your typical «authentic» dim sum where you’ll see carts coming around. Yeah, I like that part of dim sum, too, but, having had eaten here, I’ve come to appreciate the beauty of a sit-​down made-​to-​order dim sum.
For the first time in my life, I was able to be present during my meal, focusing on what was on my plate and appreciating every bite of what was happening to me rather than having my eyes darting all over the place, looking at what the next cart has to offer, frantically attempting to grab every goodie from each cart.
Pros:
No wait here. No lines.
Fresh items that are cooked just for your order.
Lower possibility of over-​ordering, because my eyes are always bigger than my belly.
Good pricing.
Delicious
Quick/​good service
Cons: No cart people walking around?
Items ordered:
Pork Porridge– 5 star. Who knew porridge could be so good without adding soy sauce. The broth was so delicious, I was amazed at how they had made this.
Stuffed eggplant — 5 star. OMG. Do it like Nike, because this stuff is sooooo good.
Steamed pork Dumpling — 5 star. It ain’t Din Tai Fung, but, you can’t compare anything to that standard. This is as good as it gets for a dim sum spot.
Pan fried chive dumpling — 4 star.
Pork Shumai– 3 star.
Chicken Shumai– 3 star.
Egg roll– 2 star. Good, nothing extraordinary
Combination chow fun– 3 star.
Red bean sesame ball– 5 star. Crisp, light, fresh, not too oily.
Steamed bok choy– 3 star. It’s veggie. What can I say.
Radish cakes — 4 star (special menu). My fave, but not on regular menu :(.
I can’t believe in my dim sum history, I’d pick a sit-​down place to be one of my fave and best moments, but, yes, I think I have found my spot. I shall report back after I have tried the other famous spot at the Rio casino… but, till then, I give this place my solid 5 star.
Oh, and I hope they carry white vinegar in the future. I can’t enjoy dumplings to the fullest with red vinegar, which is apparently all they have for customers to use for the dumplings.
Don’t forget to pick up an almond cookie for 50cents on your way out. This isn’t that cheap, nasty, hard almond cookie you can get at CVS or in a box. It tastes homemade, and crumbles in your mouth.

Ok so for being a dim sum lover I have to say this place kindda gives the main places a run for their money.
So it’s not the biggest and busiest dim sum place but it was clean the people were nice and the food was GREAT!
To me when you go eat dim sum you want to experience the whole cart table service and crazy mad house atmosphere if it was your first time having dim sum ok, but if you just want some food and go about your day then this will satisfy your fix.
It’s all about the food anyways and they have very good dim sum. The service was pretty fast and you order exactly what you want and it comes out all at the same time instead of waiting for a cart to come by so you can fight for what’s left.
But here at Dim Sum Café you can choose from an awesome menu they have everything and then some just as good as a menu as the busy dim sum places if not better and the prices and portions are perfect.
All I have to say is that for an off the stripe local neighbor’s location it was just the right place for me. You should totally try it because you won’t be disappointed.