Came here with a friend after we realized that the wait time for 鼎泰豐 (Din Tai Fung) was 180 minutes (yes, 3 whole hours) on a Saturday night. The experience here was JUST AS GOOD as you would have gotten at 鼎泰豐 (Din Tai Fung) but with a lot less of a wait time. All of the juicy dim sums were great, especially the pork and the Korean Barbecue one. The Honey Walnut Shrimp is also a total home run and the service was fast and attentive. 100% recommended!

A bit expensive but worth it. The pork dumplings were a little small but were super good. The pork shrimp shumai was massive, although not quite as good but still delicious. Fried rice portion was massive and good. Baked pork buns were okay, I'm getting them at night though so I don't think they were fresh and that's probably why. Overall a good choice.

The California roll was so good and fresh and the Thai tea is perfect love it!

I am not crazy about the meat here. I’ve tried all varieties of their meat products here, and some meat is very hard to chew and bite through. Some meat doesn’t seem all the way fully cooked. (Feel that out for yourself). I personally do not like that they don’t cook their meat all the way through. The meat can taste too “gummy” to chew, or toOo “hard” to bite through. I do like some of their side orders… like the dumplings, the fried rice, the macaroni. Their sushi doesn’t always taste good to me. I also do not like their service sometimes. I used to come there more regularly mainly for their fried rice, and one of the Asian guys who work there, and the woman (his girlfriend) or something… they started talking in “Chinese” or whatever… and would make certain facial expressions and gestures towards me, that made me feel like they were annoyed by seeing me be a regular customer, financially supporting their business. Some people really do NOT belong in business. If I have frequent regularly customers who show up to my business and support me?? I’m gonna have the biggest smile on my face… cuz they are PUTTING MONEY IN MY POCKET AND HELPING MY BUSINESS TO CONTINUE TO OPERATE. These people wanna give you “bad attitude” sometimes, if you chose to be a “regular.” They do NOT always appreciate repeat customers. So I stopped going regularly. Plus the issue I have with them not cooking their meat all the way through properly. The only reason they continue to seem to get “business” is cuz they are opened really late at night… when other food spots have closed. They do tend to give BIG servings of food (which is good). Much bigger servings than say…Panda Express. Which is good. However, beware of the meat. They just always seem to under cook, or overcook their meat. So beware of that. You also can’t relax and dine in there, because they offer no real generous seating… they have “supplies” stacked up everywhere against the walls where there is supposed to be seating with a dine-in option… but they don’t offer it. The space is too tight. I also think they are waaay toOoo overpriced. It’s ridiculous.

I had been there few times and the food looks and tastes delicious, service is super fast and the girls are very friendly, portion is very decent and price is very reasonable. I had the green beans and cabbage with chicken, so delicious and the rice very tasty. Personally I really love the taste. There are few tables to enjoy the food right after being served . Highly recommend this food.

Fast and very friendly service. They pile a lot of food in for the price. Prices are very affordable. Food was great quality and fresh. I wish I had one in my neighborhood.

Northern Cafe is fire! The dumplings were amazing, so juicy and flavorful. Service was on point, super chill vibes from the staff, and they were quick with everything. If you're craving bomb dumplings and a great spot to chill, this is it. Totally worth the hype, no cap! Will be going back again soon!

Dishonest Tipping Practice I’ve been to this northern café in Beverly Hills before with my white husband and had a pleasant experience, so I decided to take my parents visiting from Beijing. Unfortunately, this time was very different. The waiter didn’t greet us or offer any conversation. We didn’t need his help for the self-service water, but he poured it for us anyway and then walked away. At other northern-style cafes, tipping isn’t expected since it’s mostly self-serve. Here, you scan a QR code to order, pack your own food, and check out at the counter. When it was time to pay, I noticed the waiter had already selected a tip for me without my consent. The only words he spoke were asking me to swipe, and when I questioned why the tip was already included, he seemed irritated and just told me to sign. I didn’t want to make a scene in front of my parents, but this felt like tip fraud. Also the food tasted not great, you can see the dumplings were broken. I’d appreciate a response from the owner about whether this is standard practice and a partial refund of my tip. If it is, it’s even more concerning. Update: the owner simply would like to deny other than checking the camera. I have uploaded My receipt picture already and they chose to deny. Read previous reviews pls this happened more than once

Thank you so much to “T-M”. Really enjoyed having a snack, ordered the BBQ Pork, which was hot and was enough quantity for the price. It’s a huge restaurant that have been there for over 45 years. The place was organized, could be better storage but definitely the kindness and service of Mr. T-M was making my time a better one. Definitely worth it to be there to eat your food hot enough and have a good time watching some sports while eating good Chinese food. I’ll come back soon!

Great chinese food in this neighborhood. It is certainly catered to a more American palate. Expansive menu, great location, good for large groups or a quick business lunch, and good service. The sizzling beef/ scallop and garlic peashoot were amazing. I highly suggest it.