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Our restaurant owner and chef was introduced to several culinary influences and traditions from many regions. Our dim sum has a very broad range of flavors, textures, made with eclectic cooking styles and fresh ingredients. With the addition of hibachi style tables we will offer traditional meats and vegetables for grill and family enjoyment. We will serve several dietary restricted items, from gluten free, dairy free, and vegan friendly. There will always be a wide variety of fresh dishes and tea for you to enjoy.
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Traditional Chinese dim sum menu of small plates with pots of tea. Everything is made from scratch, designed for sharing, and priced under $10.
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ikwahteric
I’m a BHS student, and a Chinese, and this is week 5 of my Student Eateries Series
Today, I’m craving some Chinese food. So, I came here for dinner today.
The atmosphere was pretty nice, two bathrooms near by, different types of seatings, and the music was chill.
I ordered Dan Dan Noodles and some Black Pepper Steak for dinner today. I also ordered a sprite for the drink. The servers were quite friendly, but the waiting time was a little bit long for food, around 20-30 minutes. Also, the portion sizes were quite small for an expensive price, so I had to order Wonton Soup at the end to fill up my stomach. However, the taste and smell made it up for the portion sizes and prices. The black pepper steak was very flavorful, although a little tough to chew. The Dan Dan noodles and Wonton Soup both had incredible flavors.
Overall, this is a more pricey restaurant, but the flavor and smell makes it up. This is also the only good Chinese restaurant, so, I recommend you go here if you crave some tasty Chinese food.
Is it authentic? It’s definitely not as authentic as real Chinese dim sum, which has huge portion sizes. However, the dumplings here are very tasty, and could be compared to the flavor of a real dumpling back in China.
Does this restaurant accept digital payment?
Mostly. This restaurant accepts Apple and google pay, but may not accept apps such as PayPal, Venmo, CashApp, etc.
… moreToday, I’m craving some Chinese food. So, I came here for dinner today.
The atmosphere was pretty nice, two bathrooms near by, different types of seatings, and the music was chill.
I ordered Dan Dan Noodles and some Black Pepper Steak for dinner today. I also ordered a sprite for the drink. The servers were quite friendly, but the waiting time was a little bit long for food, around 20-30 minutes. Also, the portion sizes were quite small for an expensive price, so I had to order Wonton Soup at the end to fill up my stomach. However, the taste and smell made it up for the portion sizes and prices. The black pepper steak was very flavorful, although a little tough to chew. The Dan Dan noodles and Wonton Soup both had incredible flavors.
Overall, this is a more pricey restaurant, but the flavor and smell makes it up. This is also the only good Chinese restaurant, so, I recommend you go here if you crave some tasty Chinese food.
Is it authentic? It’s definitely not as authentic as real Chinese dim sum, which has huge portion sizes. However, the dumplings here are very tasty, and could be compared to the flavor of a real dumpling back in China.
Does this restaurant accept digital payment?
Mostly. This restaurant accepts Apple and google pay, but may not accept apps such as PayPal, Venmo, CashApp, etc.
Jessica T.
Food: 3/5
The spare ribs, shrimp dumpling and steamed rice roll with pork were okay. Bok choy was mid but other dishes I ordered were either bland or too salty. Shrimp chive was too salty to my taste. You’ll prolly get bloated due to all the sodium they put in. Also don’t order the sesame noodle, very bland and not authentic.
Service: 2/5.
Asian female server or manager, Not sure if she had a bad day or what but she had some attitude. At least have some respect to your customer instead of eye rolling when asked for receipt. Other servers were super nice and attentive. I hope the 22% tip I gave would fix your attitude.
… moreThe spare ribs, shrimp dumpling and steamed rice roll with pork were okay. Bok choy was mid but other dishes I ordered were either bland or too salty. Shrimp chive was too salty to my taste. You’ll prolly get bloated due to all the sodium they put in. Also don’t order the sesame noodle, very bland and not authentic.
Service: 2/5.
Asian female server or manager, Not sure if she had a bad day or what but she had some attitude. At least have some respect to your customer instead of eye rolling when asked for receipt. Other servers were super nice and attentive. I hope the 22% tip I gave would fix your attitude.
Joanne Davidman
We came for our anniversary dinner. We had Shabu Shabu which was delicious. It was our first time so they talked is through what to do. We purchased a bottle of sparkling wine which was why our bill was high. Food is delicious, fresh and plenty. I highly recommend.
… moreJeremy McAdam
Delicious food, fun experience! We live in Maine and have eaten a lot of ethnic foods, but first time trying hot-pot. The employees were all super helpful and patient with teaching a couple of country bumpkins how to go about the steps. Overall, it was a really fun experience and the food was delicious! We will travel back specifically just to eat here again!
… moreBernard Truong
Conveniently located downtown Burlington near church street, it has a selection of almost 40 items for dim sum.
Friendly staff and the service was excellent. Although dim sum is not served after 4pm, our server went to check with the kitchen and we got our dim sum! That’s what service is all about, especially for a restaurant… never turn customers away once they are already there!
We ordered about 8-9 items from the menu and there were all good with the exception of 2 that were average compared to the rest. We recommend the green beans and pork and the fried shrimp wonton, they are really yummy.
Definitely worth the detour while in Burlington, we will be back for sure.
… moreFriendly staff and the service was excellent. Although dim sum is not served after 4pm, our server went to check with the kitchen and we got our dim sum! That’s what service is all about, especially for a restaurant… never turn customers away once they are already there!
We ordered about 8-9 items from the menu and there were all good with the exception of 2 that were average compared to the rest. We recommend the green beans and pork and the fried shrimp wonton, they are really yummy.
Definitely worth the detour while in Burlington, we will be back for sure.
Tyler M
I have been going out to eat all of my life; this is the best restaurant I have ever been too. The atmosphere is spectacular, the staff went above and beyond and of course the food was unbelievably splendid. I’m genuinely thinking about moving to Vermont just so I can eat here more often-! What a wonderful time thank you guys! Everyone one is so sweet, thank you for the tea leaves I’ll be back soon 🙂
… moreA M
Dim sum in Burlington VT! While there are no ladies pushing carts, this dim sum is great. We found Cafe Dim Sum in 2021 – long waits for a few tables but well worth it. They closed to expand/renovate with the re-opening in the summer of 2022. Now during serving dim sum all day during the summer and offering hot pot soup in the evenings during the Fall Winter Spring. Our favorites are the tangy crispy spare ribs, shrimp dumplings (har gow), shrimp & pork bamboo roll, eggplant black bean sauce, baby bok chow, shrimp rolls, edamame, sesame balls and scallion pancakes. Probably will skip the garlic pork green beans. Wish they’d stir fry the taro cake instead of deep frying it. The shabu shabu or hot pot soup dinner is individual convection soups. While the soups are separate for each individual, the custom ordered meat, noodles, vegetables are usually shared. You are given chopsticks, fork, nets and spoons to cook your own soup. They have a whole area for making your own dipping sauces. Also dinner has a few dim sum dishes like edamame, tangy crispy spare ribs, sesame balls and scallion pancakes. We make hot pot at home in 1 large shared pot so for us, the dim sum is the draw!
… morePhilip Yazbak
If you’re craving Asian cuisine and you are near Burlington look no further than this well run Dim Sum style spot with fantastic menu options. If you come during non-hot plate hours (I believe it is before 4pm) it is a self-order/counter-service restaurant. You go up to the front and look at the menu items on a large board. They have variety of tea to order as well. We ordered 5 items which came out as they were made. It was fast service and my favorite part about the experience was that you pay at the end at the counter whenever you want so there is no delay or waiting on waitstaff to bring the check. We got a large pitcher of ice cold water. The tables were clean, the chairs were comfy, and the bathrooms were spotless all clear indications this was a well run restaurant. Our first order came out 6 minutes after we placed the order and it was the scallion pancake. The scallion pancake was super crispy and had 6 good sized pieces. They were super crispy, vegan and came with a delicious savory dark sauce – they were easily the best scallion pancakes I’ve ever had. The next item came out at 10 minutes, the sticky rice with red bean paste. There were 3 of these and they were wrapped in large inedible/decorative leaves tied with some string which took a little effort to open. The rice was sticky and gooey and the red bean paste was a soft core that mixed into the surrounding rice. It was sweet and delicious but a very small portion. While delicious it was probably my least favorite of the 5 items we ordered. The final three items all arrived at the 15 minute mark. The Fried Taro Cake was super crispy and had a tofu like appearance almost like somewhere between rice and tofu. The outside was fried and actually tasted a lot like a churro. It was amplified by dipping it in the sauce that came with the scallion pancake and our next item which was a Crispy Vegetable Egg Roll. The egg roll was absolutely mind blowing. My only complaint was it was just two small egg rolls – I will have to order more next time. The red egg roll sauce was a little sweet with a delayed but distinct spice. The last item and my favorite of them all was the Eggplant Black Bean with sauce. If you like Eggplant you CANNOT go wrong ordering this. The flavors were incredible and the sauce and beans did wonders in supporting the tenderly cooked Eggplant pieces. I’ve never had a dish quite like this. When we were all done we went up to the counter and paid. I would have been happy paying well over 50 dollars for this meal but was pleasantly surprised when I found the total bill was only 33 dollars. Talk about food for your money. I highly recommend Cafe Dim Sum. Stop in and try something new and be blown away like I was. One of my favorite spots near Church street.
… moreSiddhartha Kumar
Great food as always, but price is getting quite steep at $11 for a (E) level dish and $8 for a (B) level dish.
… moreAB Nepal
Food was good. Their shrimp/ pork shu mai was better than just chicken. Dim sum was also delicious. I wish they would have more variety like noodles.
Cucumber salad was refreshing! Shrimp and rice roll was good. Their chili sauce was flavorful!
… moreCucumber salad was refreshing! Shrimp and rice roll was good. Their chili sauce was flavorful!