Fine River Dim Sum Restaurant （缘来轩）

Drove into Houston looking for the best dim sum and the reviews about Fine River Restaurant don't lie. It's a cozy and quaint locally owned business that has a line of Chinese folks out the door. Arrive early or be ready for a wait outdoors. When you arrive, write your name and # in party on the clipboard, grab a menu and order sheet and get to picking all the deliciousness! This was our very first time ordering dim sum, so I prepared by watching a couple of YouTube videos to ensure I ordered what I would like to try. Everything was delicious. Once you're called, you hand over your order sheet, take a seat, and they deliver the food a couple of dishes at a time. I can't wait to go back for more!

Fantastic no frills dim sum every day restaurant. The restaurant had most of the dim sum classics and the prices were very reasonable when compared to the prices at other local restaurants. Service was quick and friendly. This is a family owned small business and many of the dishes were served by the owner’s son. On Sundays come early or you might have to wait for a table! The vegetable spring rolls were only $2 for 3 rolls cut into 6 pieces. My only complaint is that the fluorescent lighting in the dining room is very harsh.

This is probably a new favorite dim sum spot of mine. Loved how there was no wait on a Sunday morning compared to the other dim sum restaurants in Chinatown. All the dishes were fresh and not too greasy which is important to me when it comes to dim sum. Very affordable prices and fast service too. My favorite dishes were probably the eggplant, turnip cake, and fried shrimp balls.

Everything was really delicious, except the Yu Teow. It's extremely hard, like just coming out of the freezer and overheating in the microwave to defrost it. That's how hard it is. Taste old and stale. Three of us tried a piece, and all said the same. It needs to be off the menu. Pronto! What a waste of $ for ordering that. None of us like it. Tofu roll is highly recommended 👌 👍

Tried out Fine River Dim Sum for the first time today. It was pretty good. When we went (4 PM) the restaurant was empty. Food came out at a good pace. Price and portion was good. I enjoyed the salted egg yolk buns... Yum! Will come back if I'm in the area.