Harbor City Restaurant in Seattle

The web application used for ordering is incredible. I went here for dim sum with friends and the app made it fun and effortless to order our food. The app also notifies the group when a new person joins the table order with a friendly greeting. The staff were really kind, one of the members let me in on a secret for getting my tea pot refilled. Simply just leave the lid open to indicate you need more tea.

They dont walk around with carts anymore however you order online. Dim sum is what youd expect it to be. Waits on the weekend can be 15-30 min depending on time of day and number of people. Theyre usually pretty good at it. They forgot one of our dishes but we didnt mind because we were already full with our 6-9 dishes. Love the variety of dishes!

Food was really amazing! We ordered some delicious dim sum food, and the noodles were really delicious! However, the service was very lackluster, and the place was a bit unkept. Still worth a stop if you wanted to get food to go or if you don’t really care about the service too much.

Roasted pork is the best, big portion. Street parking is $0.25 per 30 minutes, feeling a liitle bit unsafe to park there.

On a Saturday 11am, we waited about 25 minutes for a table for 4. Once seated, we had quick service and everything was delicious! Ordering via the QR code was easy - I liked how everyone at the table can scan and see what is being added to the tables order. The tea was great, every dish was so tasty, and we appreciated how the larger items come pre-cut.Parking: we avoided the expensive parking lots, so spent a while looking for street parking. Well likely take the light rail next time.

It falls way below my expectations for a dim sum place regarding food choices, taste, and service. Concerning Covid is the right thing to do, but it takes the fun out of my son-in-laws first time eating at a dim sum restaurant. I wish the website stated there will NOT be food carts going to each table. I do like the new app they use which recognized all guests at the same table once they scan the QR code.

Great food. It is not special more than other dimsum places that I have tried. The fish maw soup was a little bit light. Overall, I recommend this place for the Cantonese atmosphere and the authentic dimsum. You can also have a walk in the China town to discover this area

We ordered Peking Duck and House special fried rice. The peking duck pieces had a slight funky odor. The bao buns they served with the duck were very tasty. The fried rice wasnt fried enough and shrimp in the fried rice felt almost raw or just slightly boiled. Service was fast though.

No frills dim sum restaurant. It has all the basics, and it tastes great. Probably one of the most authentic dim sum restaurants on the Seattle area, but you will find better dim sum in NYC, Boston, etc. Currently, they’re not doing the carts, but the mobile ordering is very easy.

This is a no frills dim sum restaurant in the heart of Chinatown and the food here is delicious. The service is friendly and the ordering process is super easy via a nifty app where you can add dim sum items with accompanying pictures. Got here around noon on a Sunday with a party of 2 and had to wait about 20 minutes for a table which wasn’t that bad. Everything was very good and I highly recommend coming here for some authentic dim sum.

We love Harbor City Dim Sum. Older building with a bustling atmosphere. No more cart service but still a great experience ordering at the table through the app. This is the best Dim Sum in Seattle and a regular stop for us. We will definitely be back!

I always go here for my dimsum (other option for me is across the border 😄). Everything is good. Their charsiu (pork bbqis the best outside of Vancouver BC for me. It gets pretty crowded during lunch hours so time your visit. Traditional Hong Kong dimsum which is how dimsum should be. Don’t miss the roasted duck!

The food here is amazing. The wait is worth it and they have dim sum all day long

I have been here several times but now have the time to write a detailed review for this excellent and delicious restaurant. The food is super delicious and tasteful. I tried the cilantro shrimp dumplings, chicken feet, and vegetable seafood hotspot. The service was not excellent since we waited quite a long to get our first order. The problem is a lack of employees, and I find it interesting why the restaurant does not hire more. Overall, we enjoyed our food and the great atmosphere here. Many Asians dine in, so it is a good signal that the Asian food is decent and delicious. I highly recommend this restaurant to anyone.

Stop by whenever you can! Food was amazing, service super friendly and welcoming with a delicious jasmine tea on an exciting rotating table and simple QR code menu/ordering system for the BEST dim sum in town! 💜 The shrimp rice cakes are especially amazing, and i did get the spicy chicken and seafood fried rice to go!! 😂 Cant wait to go back.

I only had two items -- the scallop dumpling and the flaky BBQ pork pastries. Both were delicious, and the scallop dumpling was also gorgeous.

Came here with a group of friends for a celebration. The vibe was cool and the food was mostly good, except some pork/meat dishes were a little pink on the bottom.

Use my friend words: “the taste of food barely worth 4 stars, but the experience are not”. I don’t mean they are bad but they are like okay level service.One bad thing is they don’t have Chinese drinks available, like HK style milk tea, which is not quite good.

We loved it, visited twice so far and will be going back when in Seattle area, food is always delicious... dumplings, chowmin, fried rice, chicken feet are few of those yummy dishes.... and cant forget the tea....

Good food and reasonably priced. We didnt have to wait to be seated and were able to order at the table online with the QR code provided. Service isnt the best as far as getting drinks refills. Dont expect them to come back and check on you, but thats kinda typical of asian restaurants. Majority of guests were asians so thats a good sign of decent Asian food. Hot tea provided at no additional cost at the table already so that was nice too.

The food is amazing. I ordered sesame sponge cake at 10pm. They made a completely new batch for me instead telling me they are out. Very nice gesture of the restaurant. Manager is very friendly and helpful too. 10/10 would recommend.

Used to be one of the best Dim Sum place in Seattle. The place has fallen apart.1The hostess bypasses you to seat you if you dont make eye contact. Whats the point of writing down your name?2The place feels grimy and humid. Tables are sticky and the sauce containers are disgusting and never cleaned.3expect to wait an hour or more for your food to arrive.4no customer service skills whatsoever.Never coming back to this place again. There are better dim sum places out there where you dont feel like needing to shower afterwards.

This is the second time I have been at the restaurant and I don’t think I will come back. We waited 30 mins to have a table. A group of people was behind us on the list but they had a table first. My husband asked and the waitress ignored him. It took 30 mins to get the first dish in our order then another 30 mins for the rest. Food was good but not special than any other dim sum places. It was definitely NOT worthy for waiting that long. Service was unfriendly. I gave 2 stars bc the bao was good

Great dim sum and fair pricing. They have a lot of good options. I enjoyed the sticky rice with the sausage where they give lots of meat. I also love the egg custard bun.

The food is AMAZING and the staff are so nice and helpful. The food comes out quick and hot. Their dumplings are so good and so is their honey walnut shrimp.

My family is visiting from CA, we eat dimsum all the time in So. Cal, expectation was high. I like the there are variety of dimsum. There are items on menu that I have not seen in So.cal. Some are good but some are ok. Sumai was good. Salted squid could have been more crispy and needed more jalapeños. Shrimp cake on deep fried tofu was good, tofu was crispy outside but still soft inside. Scallop dumplings were not so good, skin was very thin, nothing special about tiny pieces of scallops. Deep fried shrimp dumplings was interesting, screwy texture. Deep fried shrimp balls were cover with noodle and crispy noodle and cheese dipping sauce. Sauce was sweet, crispy outside and soft inside. You have ordered on your phone, it was not working first time and order did not go thur, so have to do it again. It was little confusing to check out and paid on the phone. Communication was difficult at time. Line for long when we came out.

Almost as good as NYC dim sum. Ive really struggled to find some good dim sum outside of NYC - especially places that have the rare steamed lotus seed bun. This place has it and the dishes we tried were solid, with the minor caveat that food here seems the tiniest bit underflavored - a bit undersalted and undersweet. But I still liked it. Major bonus points for affordability, and they accept credit cards.In my experience - Id say this place is B+ to A- tier; NYC dim sum is between B+ and A; Hong Kongs good places are A to A+.Dim sum dishes ordered:— Ha gow (shrimp dumplings- Yum. Shrimp is not as sweet and flavorful as in Hong Kong which is a high bar, but it was still tasty.— Shrimp cherng fun (steamed rice roll- Very impressed with freshness of noodles. Wish shrimp was larger as thatd be sweeter. Sauce needs to be sweeter.— Beef cherng fun (steamed beef rice roll- Very impressed with freshness of noodles! Char siu in it was good. Like the shrimp one, sauce needs to be sweeter.— BBQ Pork buns -Solid for a fix. Fluffy and sweet bun, but wasnt the best filling. Not a very strong taste.— Steamed Lotus Seed Buns - Real lotus seed, but wasnt sweet enough— Pan fried shrimp cakes - best dish of the ones I tried here! Surprisingly tasty.— Sesame balls with lotus seed paste - skip next time; dough was chewy and delicious but too thick, and there wasnt much paste. Go with Mee Sum Pastrys instead.This place also has the real authentic dishes like chicken feet, which I dont like to eat, but other tables got them and it looked fresh. Honestly it seemed like most dishes you get here would be solid. I didnt hate anything (unlike Din Tai Fung, lol). Got 7 dim sum dishes total split between 2 people. It came out to roughly $43, and we were both pretty stuffed.Service-wise, they were great. We beat the crowd Sunday at ~10:30am and there was no wait. It got pretty busy at 11 so get there early to avoid the waitlist. There was a minor hiccup when we paid at the front; they accidentally billed us as the wrong table but refunded and fixed it without us prompting, giving us the refund receipt just in case. Appreciated that!While they didnt have cart service when I went, I actually loved their QR code made-to-order system which lets you order dishes with your friends and it updates live. You can clearly see the cost of each dish as you add to your cart and most dishes had pictures. It was a lot less hassle than trying to flag down cart servers to get the dim sum dishes you want. Food came out pretty quickly and they served free, delicious tea like real dim sum restaurants in Hong Kong.TL;DR - highly recommended, very good value for tasty and fresh dim sum, and great service. 100% coming back here for my dim sum fix.

Great food at decent prices. Cleanliness and service are a little lackluster. Had a ‘needs improvement’ rating from the health department. But if you can overlook that, they have some pretty tasty Dim Sum

I loved this place so much. I’m new in Seattle and when I found this place I’ve started going to there often. So today was my last day when I was there. First time in my life(I’ve been in more than 6 different countries in Asia, I’ve tried street food million timesI found cockroach 🪳 in my plate! More disgusting moment in my life(with foodcouldn’t happen :(The inspection needs to be done there!

Came here for dim sum whilst visiting Seattle from Vancouver. We ordered the bbq duck as well as a variety of dim sum dishes. The bbq duck was not good at all and was way too salty. The bbq pork bun was also not good. The other dishes were passable though my friend that I came with did not agree. Coming from Vancouver where the dim sum is top notch, the dim sum in Seattle doesnt even compare.The service is terrible but thats expected from a Chinese restaurant. I asked for the wifi password and was told they didnt have wifi although when I searched for wifi networks, a network for Harbor City showed up.

Delicious! Thursday night 8pm was not busy at all and the food was great. I liked ordering from the web app on your phone.

You win some you dim sum!Come here, order a bunch of random stuff, and get your fix. Order more than you can eat and pawn off stomach space to your friends who are also about to food coma. Its all pretty cheap anyways . One thing to note is that the food safety is a "Needs to improve" which is kinda scary but hey, dont think about it LOL

Don’t require vax cards or masks to enter but lots of people still wear masks for courtesy. We waited for a table and they allowed us to pick a seat ourselves and there’s a QR code to not only scan the menu but order and add dishes throughout your dining experience. Quick, efficient, good tea. Can’t remember all we ordered other than free range chicken, a small honey walnut prawns (wish I got large for sharing purposes), shrimp dumplings, chicken feet, and a couple other things. Super good food! Second time being here ^_^

This is my go-to spot for dim sum nowadays. Great selection and even offers online ordering. Online order that is REALLY EASY to use BTW.

Highly recommend the eggplant and shrimp, and the pan fried shrimp and chive dumplings with sesame seeds. The restaurant is clean and you order via QR code to make it fairly simple and contactless.

Five ***** weekend brunch fresh made to order dim sum restaurant. Nice environment, nice folk yet staff is really overworked. Evening fare is hit or miss, staff really thin, you have to try many dishes to find the gems. Often you might be very disappointed or find the optic of the presentation as quite haphazard.

Loved their food! Each dumpling is filled with a lot of ingredients and portion is decent. I will definitely go back again :)

Delicious food. Wide selection. Large portions. Good prices. Nice staff / customer service. Easy to dine in or order online and pickup.Our go to spot for traditional Chinese food.(photos are a combination of dine in and takeout)

Good place for dim sum! Large menu and friendly service. Food comes out hot ad fast. I think I still prefer jade garden but nevertheless a good dimsum spot in Chinatown.

Great and authentic Cantonese food. From food to decoration, everything is so authentic that you can hardly find them in Guangzhou or even Hong Kong these days due to the rapid urban pace in Asia. Highly recommended.

This is my go-to dim sum place in Seattle! There’s a lot of food choices on the menu and it is reasonably priced. Food arrives quickly and the portions and the noodle dishes especially are pretty large. The food here’s really good and authentic 10/10 would recommend!!!

really great dim sum spot in seattles china town areathe wait can be long especially on weekends, we waited about 30 mins at 11:30 AM on a saturdayordering is done through an app and the food comes quickly, the har gow and shu mai are great but be aware that most of the dim sum dishes are bigger in size than my other dim sum experiencesorder less but leave full, we ended up giving a doggy bag to one of the homeless

Yummy big size of dimsums ever tasted. Chinese broccolis with oyster sauce are overcooked.

First time visiting here with my wife and I. The food was delicious and service was excellent.Ordering the food was a little confusing. I didnt know that you needed to scan the QR code and then order online and your food will be delivered to your table. Wife and I both scanned the QR code to check out the menu, but my wife ordered for us and there wasnt an option to have the food delivered to our table. That was because I scanned the QR code first and she scanned it second. What ended up happening was our food ended up being to go instead of dine in. Luckily our waiter was really nice and fixed this for us. I recommend first time visitors to have one person use their phone to order.

Overall each dish was seasoned well and was cooked just right! The must tries would be the crispy pork and the dumplings!

One of my faves places to eat when I visited Seattle. They are known for their Dim Sum but make sure to try their other dishes. Reasonable price and good serving size. Definitely try the HK Sampan Style Congee and Daikon Cakes. Cant go wrong with Chicken Feet and their variety of dumplings. Due to covid, you place your order online and they bring you the food. You can even pay your bill online as well.

This was the first time I came here for dinner and I was surprised by how empty it can be in the late evenings but there is zero compromise on food. We ordered a table full of food and everything was delicious.Whe ordered Egg & scallions fried rice, chicken & fish fried rice, Kung pao chicken, stir fried green beans, egg rolls, pan fried chives shrimp cakes, steamed BBQ pork buns, steamed chicken buns, steamed shrimp dumpling with carrot & green peas, pan fried tofu with shrimp, roasted pork.I would still prefer coming earlier during the day when they have the steam carts, with different dimsums, dumplings and steamed buns, serving fresh and hot going one table to the another.

Really good dim sum!! Great portions, great prices and great selection. Would recommend coming early (around 10amif you don’t want to wait for a table on the weekend as it gets pretty busy. Otherwise, very yummy dim sum and also the green beans were delicious!

Awesome, very well priced dim sum spot. Food was high quality and service was fast.They always have a long line on weekends so be prepared to wait 1hr+ but well worth it and you can walk around and come back close to when your name will be called.

No frills dim sum place in Seattle. Definitely recommend if you have a big appetite for dim sum and looking for a place that offers authentic Chinese cuisine. Ordered several items from the menu but absolutely liked their shumai, shrimp dumplings and fried rice. The staff is also a bit more hospitable than your average Chinese restaurant. They even had us try their freshly baked custard cake. Highly recommend if youre in town as the food is great and prices are reasonable.