Very impressed by this place! Super friendly staff. My server was from Taiwan where I studied and she recommended the lamb dumplings. It was incredible! Tasted really good, came out promptly.We also ordered crushed cucumber salad which was very tasty, the dim sum combination, it was tasty as well. Got honey walnut shrimp which was amazing and a bunch other stuff.But I can’t recommend this place enough. Everyone should go try their amazing dumplings!
The dumplings and the big bun are to die for! Extremely delicious and flavorful! On the other hand their bar seating isn't really bar seating. We walked in and chose to sit at the bar and instantly felt regret and felt like we were being criticized in their language. Felt uncomfortable so ended up sitting at a booth. I did mention to the server who brought the food that they should remove the chairs if they don't want anyone sitting there. Will come back to get a better experience which includes being offered water, or any beverages at that and better service.
Food: 5 stars, service: 4 starsThe food was delicious. I've only recently tried getting into more authentic chinese food and it was worth it here. I tried their soup dumplings and they were so flavorful. They came with a sour sauce, that I added a little chili oil to, and it made them that much better. I also had the braised beef soup that was delicious. I did add some chili oil and little bit of vinegar to bring out the flavors but the base soup was good too. I ended up taking about half of it home because I was full so Im hoping it stays well.The service left a little room to be desired. Everything came out in a reasonable amout of time. However, when ordering, I first ordered the soup dumpling and said that I needed a minute to see if I wanted anything else. The server didn't come back for about 20 min (only after the dumpling were served) and I was finally able to finish my order. She wasn't overly busy at all so Im not sure why she waited so long to come back. Overall, though, service was decent.
Some of the best dumplings you’ll ever lay your tongue on in San Diego. I know I didn’t say “eyes” but you’re taste buds are more important here. If you don’t like the food, you may have got it to go. It’s always better to dine in here and never do take out. It almost ruins the experience… all dumplings are meant to be devoured fairly hot & fresh.
Best chinese food in San Diego! Their pork buns are the best! They're huge and delicious. Also their dim sum and wanton dishes are really good. We had really nice customer service too.
Food took more than 20 minutes to come out. The waiting area for take-out is right by the window so it's the hottest area in the restaurant.Had the spicy wontons and spicy noodles - sauce was good but there's no distinctive taste to it?
Great tasting spring rolls and lamb dumplings. The egg drop soup had lots of eggs, but the broth was virtually tasteless. Plus soup was served after the first two items. The Hot Pot Tang Fan had meat ribs on top that tasted okay but was grisly. The rice had canned vegetables in it but good fresh mushrooms. The fruit tea was mediocre. I will not return.
Stopped in at 11am on a Friday (no line) and ordered just two items to go, house fried rice and 5 pork/shrimp/chives dumplings steamed. About a 20 minute wait so I grabbed coffee across the street. Very friendly staff and the food was so delicious! Wish we had a Chinese restaurant in central North Park ?
Absolutely horrendous food. There's subpar food that's eh but good enough to eat and then there's this place. Not even half decent. Took one bite of each thing and couldn't finish the rest. The pork bun tasted like store bought brown gravy, pork pan fried dumplings weren't crispy and tasted like tv dinner Salisbury steak and the egg drop soup was more like water that an egg sat in, it was literally just water, worst thing of the bunch. Complete waste of money.
(Edited review: Review was written in 2018 for Great Wow. Store is different now) Braised pork bun is delicious, it has soft dough and a tasty filling. The family is very kind and provides excellent customer service.