A good place for dim sum, although definitely not my favorite. It's not particularly busy, so like some reviewers have said, there aren't many carts going around. I've never had absolutely bad dim sum, but I've definitely had better. We come here usually with my BF's relatives, and that's about the only reason we have dim sum here. They have the usual dim sum you'd find elsewhere: har gow (shrimp dumplings), chicken feet, siu mai, etc. but I wasn't very impressed.

Was invited to a wedding and the reception was held here. I don't know where to start... The restaurant itself was spacious enough that I thought the kitchen and staff would be experienced enough to serve decent food. The usual asian weddings, soup, crab/shrimp ball, veggie noodle basket, honey walnut prawns, fish, and a rice dish. The food that came out on the table was the worst, soup tasted like soy sauce in warm water, crab/shrimp ball tasted nothing like it --- flour mixture covered what looked like rice crispy, veggie noodle basket was more like broccoli/coliflour and a pile of hay, the prawns were over cooked-- drenched in yogurt, fish was either under cooked or way over cooked that it was too tough to make in smaller pieces--we didn't even bothered with trying to taste it, and the rice that was covered in lotus leaf.......what was the point in bringing it out?? no taste, rice was not fully cooked. Although the food was not great, the servers were all rushing to clear the tables as if they had another party lined up behind this one and did not even bother to give out boxes for those who wanted to take the left overs home. Some silver ware were disgustingly dirty.Another time, (long long time ago), we went here in a larger group for dim sum. The selections were not that great as they did not push around carts and simply handed the little menu and made our choices from there. They had posted an ad that if we cut this coupon and present it to them we would be able to get percentage off of the total bill. So we went there, ate, and presented the coupon when we went to pay. They did not honor the coupon and denied that there was such coupon posted.Another time, went there for a table of two for brunch. We both ordered noodle soup, duck and spicy beef. The broth/soup was so so, duck was little portion piled on top of a giant plate of shredded lettuce and the spicy beef was over cooked.a v o i d t h i s p l a c e a t a l l c o s t !!

Hello? Can anyone hear me? The walls echo by how empty this place is. I am not at all a fan and would resort to this place only if every other dim sum place was closed. I came here a while back and discovered it being located behind a hidden, worn down Asian strip mall. All I have to say is that it's disappointing dim sum. The food comes out cold.Dishes ordered: The usual dim sum.

The Tea Palace is awesome. It's so close to where I live, and the Dim Sum is great. I've been going here with my family since they opened, and it has become our regular place for weekend brunch. We used to drive to another place in China Town, but not any more. The quality and selection are why we stay close to home. The prices are great, there is plenty of parking, and the place is huge. Even if they are hosting an event or party, there is always enough room for me and my family to get right in and start eating.

I don't think I can be really fair to Tea Palace because I was the only person in my party. And I did not get the hot tea because it was (finally) warm outside; I was instead served ice water. So I only got one dish: sauteed (free range) chicken with vegetables. Rice was on the side, not included with the dish itself.First, the iced water was quite refreshing. It tasted filtered, not tap. And refills were offered quite regularly; I was happy no one just dumped water in my glass without asking first.Second, the food itself was good. However, rather than having baby corn, bamboo shoots, bok choy, snow peas, or other Asian vegetables, the vegetables were regular broccoli, carrots for coloring, and a few mushrooms. Sesame seed oil was evident as were slices of ginger, which looked very much to me like bamboo shoots - so my mouth was shocked to get a bit of ginger bite. The chicken was almost shredded and, at the time, did not taste quite fresh.Finally, there was so much food, that I ate half and, with my glass of ice water, got quite full. Heating it up the next day, it tasted quite nice - and, oddly, the chicken tasted fresh. And, while it may be my imagination, I detected MSG the second day (as I need to drink lots of water to counteract it and had been at the restaurant, but not at home).Note on the building, decor, and layout. from the outside: this building does, indeed, seem to be almost palatial, and does seem to suggest a nice Chinese palace. The interior is well appointed and very spacious, although the chairs, wood with a nice yellow brocade-like cover, could do with some cleaning. (I'm surprised they were not covered with plastic, unless they were purchased used and somewhat soiled.) Somewhat confusing is that there is a foyer with two entrances to the same space: Silk and Tea Palace. In the foyer itself is a large reception desk which has a glass waterfall behind it. Since there was no one at the reception desk (it was about 6 pm), I wandered in the Tea Palace side and looked confused until a waiter led me to my table.Note on wait service: just about right. No one hovered, and inquiries were made just enough to make it seemed they cared a bit.Oh, and yeah, I echo all notes that say it's in the parking lot BEHIND the store. Definitely don't park near the store unless you're trying to walk off some of those calories from your meal.Grand total for this experience, including ~20% tip: $15. For a birthday or celebration of some sort, this may not be a bad place to come as it has somewhat of a festive or special occasion appearance. However, if you're on a budget, there are probably better restaurants (food quality wise) that don't charge as much.

I had been here several times before but this was my first time coming here for a wedding reception. Luckily I knew this place and we managed to get there early, because parking is a pain! If you don't get there early enough, you gotta park far!Anyway, my friends had half the restaurant reserved for their wedding reception. It was great that it was sealed off. The managed to have an area for the professional wedding photographers for guests to take pictures with the bride and groom. There was a table setup for the guest book, wedding games and for your seating assignment. We walked in and everything was organized so simple. I was glad we were seated at a table near the stage where we could see the bride and groom, the projection screen, the wedding cake and even near the restrooms.The only disappointment I have to say about this place was that they really didn't know how to organize themselves for this party. We didn't get any ice refills on our ice bucket. Some of the waiters were all over the place and wouldn't know which tables already had what dish. And one of the waiters even took one of our dishes before we were finished. I know most Chinese restaurants that serve for weddings, if the plate isn't empty... they don't take it. And with that being said, the guests are usually allowed at the end to box up the leftover dishes. So before the waiter could take another dish that wasn't done with, we had to stop him.Then there was the cake cutting. The bride and groom did their cake cutting and right after, the staff finished cutting the cake for them. There were about 4 staff members helping with cutting the rest of the cake, along with plating them and having them ready to get passed out to the guests. Since my table was so close to the cake, I noticed one of the waiters had gotten cake icing on her arm and straight up licked her arm and continued to cut the cake. I was somewhat disgusted with the fact that that is not only unprofessional but also unsanitary.All in all, the food wasn't bad but I will say that I have had better Chinese food. I think I'll stick to just eating dim sum here.