I've heard that some people prefer dim sum at Ocean City, which is right down the street, to this place but I tried both and realistically it's all about what you like. While I liked some dishes there better than the ones at Wong's King, I liked more dishes overall from Wong's King. Prices are pretty similar as well. BEST to go to dim sum with groups. You get stuffed. I'm listing the things I like with incorrect spelling just fyi. Ha gow (rice noodle shrimp dumpling) Shui mai (pork shrimp dumpling) Bolo bow ("Pineapple Bun" contains no pineapple*, Egg custard pastry (like a dessert but not too sweet) Wu gaw (haystack looking thing, it's crispy on the outside, has taro root on the inside which is a purple-potatoe like thing and a meat mixture in the middle. Probably my favorite thing) Sticky rice - YUMMM The wait to get in can sometimes be a drag but I go to Sozo, the bubble tea place which is close by if it's a long wait. Sometimes the carts can be slow moving but it's a great value overall.
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Lica N.
My last dinner in Portland was a hit at Wongs! After a day at the coast we were all famished and was ready to chow down. We didn't want to cook and was in the mood for some Chinese food but couldn't decide on where. Out comes the phone and my trusty Yelp app! Wong's King Seafood came up with some good reviews so we trusted them and here we came to eat. The dining area is big but not huge as Im accustomed to with Chinese resto's in LA/OC especially ones that have dim sum. The menu was fairly large and we had plenty of things to choose from. We decided on some seafood, noodles, rice, beef, chicken and pork. I think we got pretty much everything covered. BBQ pork ~ yelp.com/biz_photos/pLKq… Tasty! moist and great flavor and good way to start dinner. Salt and Pepper Squid ~ yelp.com/biz_photos/pLKq… A must whenever I see it on the menu. Crispy with good salt/pepper flavoring. Squid was fresh and not chewy! Addicting!!! Orange Chicken ~ yelp.com/biz_photos/pLKq… Was afraid it may be too sweet but it had a great flavor. The coating was fried crisp and tossed in a tasty sauce. House pan fried noodles ~ yelp.com/biz_photos/pLKq… One of my fave things to order at a Chinese restaurant. The thin noodles are fried up and topped with fresh sauteed veggies in a yummy sauce. Together its an addicting plate of noodles that you want more of! Sizzling Beef ~ yelp.com/biz_photos/pLKq… Pretty tasty dish. The beef was thinly sliced and had great flavor. House Fried rice ~ yelp.com/biz_photos/pLKq… A fried rice mix of pork, chicken and shrimp. Good flavor! Heard the dim sum here is really good. Next time Im visiting the city I may need to come here for some yumcha! Eyes ~ Very nice restaurant! Nose ~ I'm smelling some yummyness! Ear ~ Usual noise level with people dining. Mouth ~ Oh damn the noodles are yummers! Tummy ~ A very well satisfied dinner!!! .
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Sudipto G.
Lots of variety in dim sums but was a hit and miss with the flavors. Also felt that a lot of them were too oily. Its a bit hard to communicate what you want too, wish they wouldn't hurry you so much and give you time to look at the menu.
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Salaam And Maharlika D.
Would have to say that Wong's King is one of the better Chinese restaurants in town, but definitely not the greatest nor the worst. Been here a couple times throughout the years they've been open and can see why it's only been a couple: Dimsum is average - not the greatest selection. The food quality and taste is just okay - went here recently with family and the salt pepper squid looked and tasted like something served from the Olive Garden, the happy family my uncle ordered was so small there was nothing happy about it, and the fish maw soup tasted watered down. Dishes are also waaay overpriced, and not to mention the portion sizes are smaller compared to other competing Chinese restaurants in the area. I will say though that their Peking Duck Two-Course meal is delicious, and the only reason I ever and will ever go, and their waitstaff is friendly, but other than that I would definitely recommend Ocean City or HK Cafe for dimsum, and Powell's Seafood or somewhere else for the food to get more bang for your buck.
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Caroline N.
I've never had their dim sum, but my family comes here often to eat dinner for special family occasions. We always get the peking duck, which is DELICIOUSSS. They bring out the duck and slice the skin right in front of you, and then you proceed to eat it with steamed buns, scallions and hoisin sauce. They then chop up the rest of the duck for you to enjoy with the rest of your dinner. Their prices may be slightly above average for a Chinese restaurant, but the food quality is amazing and all the dishes I've had were good. The service is also superb, everyone is so polite and accommodating!
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Ben S.
We have been going here for a while now for dim sum on the weekends. Having tried dim sum in various cities, we think this place is one of the best we've had. The carts nimbly navigate through the maze of tables with ease and the servers are helpful in describing what some of the dishes are to non-Chinese people. Whenever we leave, we are pleased with the charge on the bill and feel very full from all the great food we sampled. They also can handle larger groups. Only knock is that sometimes they run out of my favorites. If you don't want to wait in line (sometimes for a long time), get there before 11:30 and you can usually be seated quickly.
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Mei W.
Plenty of seating early on week days. Servers were very friendly and attentive which is unusual for a Chinese restaurant. Food was fresh and hot although served on carts. Wonderful variety of little dishes. Definitely go back more often.
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Regina C.
I decided to try the dinner special, 3 entrees and 1 soup for $25. My entree selections include roasted duck, sea cucumber with abalone sauce, and seafood and tofu in curry sauce. 1 star for decor and cleanliness 1 star for quality of food 1 star for quantity of food for 3 people (enough leftover to take some home) 1 star for service and throwing in red bean soup dessert :)
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Maximus C.
Came in at 3 o'clock on a monday, party of four, the place is pretty dead probably because dim sum time is over. We were greeted at the door and told dim sum was over which was okay with us except when we sat down a cart trying to get rid of the last of the lunchtime leftovers came up to us trying to push her last bits at us. Yes this was okay too except everything was flavorless and tasted a bit off. My friend told me it took all he had to swallow the beef short rib. We then sat with no water and no tea for 15 more minutes while every person who looked like waitstaff seemed to be fumbling around with dirty dishes. We had to flag someone down to help us. Tea and water were promptly served. Then we ordered. The food was pretty bad. My hot and sour soup was obviously egg flower soup even though the waitress insisted otherwise. She then offered to bring me some vinegar to remedy the flavor (didn't help). The potstickers were flavorless and the fried won ton filling tasted rancid. The place looked pretty on the inside but clearly there is something wrong in seafood land. When you have a tank full of live crabs I expect something fresh if anything. As we were leaving the waitress said "see you next time" (maybe in another life).
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Sonya L.
We ate there this evening. First, I wish I could say the food was terrible. It was not. It was pretty good. But because of my experience in their parking lot, and later when we asked for help, I feel compelled to warn people about this. Our car was broken into in broad daylight in their lot. The thief smashed a window, and took a SEAT CUSHION. There must have been 30 cars in that parking lot. By no means was it desolate. We parked the car across the lot in direct line of sight of the front door. After it happened, we saw other spots in the lot where there was broken glass on the ground, so this lot must be known as a place to break into cars. But after spending $120 in their restaurant for an early dinner, when we went back in and asked the staff to borrow a broom they barked "NO" and walked away. If you go, keep an eye on your car!
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J D.
The last time I came here, we spent most of our time trying to get food, as the carts avoided our table. Was reminiscent of a hidden camera show, but without the big reveal and laughs. They didn't appear to want to sell us food, so we get dim sum elsewhere now. On previous visits when we were able to procure food, it was pretty good. Bonus star for that.
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Desiree K.
This was seriously the worst service we've ever had. Then they charged $62 for the crab when we were quoted $23 twice. They never said it was per pound until the end. And it didn't come out until 20 minutes after the rest of the food. The manager was absolutely no help in the end. We will NEVER go back to this restaurant.
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Andrew D.
This place has the best Dim Sum in Portland. And it also has the longest wait. Which in my opinion is worth it. Just grab a number, go to Fubonn and come back. Since it is such a busy restaurant that means that their food is very fresh and prepped daily which is also a plus. While the service is often very mediocre and shoddy, I'm not there for the service. For first timers, I would suggest trying everything! Seriously, dont knock it til you try it. Especially with dim sum. The Steamed dishes are my favorite especially the Ha Gao (check spelling) which is a steamed shrimp dumpling, and the Siu Mai ( check spelling) which is kind of like a pork dumpling. They also make very good DEEP FRIED TARO BALL. I'm not familiar with the Mandarin name for it. It's basically a mix of taro and pork battered thinly and rolled in flakes then deep fried. Delicious. Dont get them confused with the fried taro cakes, that is much different. STICKY RICE is also very good here, it comes wrapped in steamed taro leaves, and has sticky rice, egg pork and chinese sausage. A few family members also enjoy CHICKEN FEET. I have tried it a few times, and I can understand why people like it. But its not for me. It tastes like chicken but theres barely any meat. If you are in the mood for good dim sum, this is the place to go in Portland.
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Erin O.
I dim summed a lot when I lived in the Bay Area in California, so I have to say that Wong's King ranks for dim sum in my book. It's not close to where I live, so I've only been here twice so far, but when in the neighborhood, I wouldn't pass the chance to visit. The downsides? Crazy busy so expect a hectic and cramped parking lot at best and the same for the waiting room. But they keep the tables flying, so you WILL get in and if it's for dim sum, I can't imagine you not liking it. If you are a newby to dim sum, definitely take an experienced friend with you so that you pick the right items from the carts that are pushed through the dining room. Think small plates with delicious "appetizers" that, when eaten together and shared, make up a scrumptious meal. And although there are some vegetarian and meat options, you really should like shrimp as some of the best dim sum has shrimp in it. If I had an online menu, I'd rattle off suggestions for you. Without it, just trust me and grab someone in the know and go. It's great.
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DK Kai D.
The service sometimes is not very good. Had a few unpleasant experience. The food is good. Dim sum is just ok. It's a good place for dinner, but I would not recommend for dim sum.
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Christopher F.
Had the Peking duck. Very good. The wife ordered the crab, and she loved her dinner too. The dinning room is very clean and staff is attentive. Only complaint is I wish I found this place earlier. This is a great place to do a date night or celebration night.
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Amy L.
Service is much better now than before. It's no longer over crowded or a very long wait for dim sum. Our group arrived at 10:30 maybe that's before the usual peak time? Best place in Portland for dim sum. I love their buns they must have changed chefs because they quality is much better than before.
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Kelsey M.
This used to be my standby dim sum place. I used to claim that this place had the best dim sum in Portland. No longer. My boyfriend and I got the worst food poisoning of our lives here. Beware the room temperature har gow and shrimp chee cheong fun, which actually ends up being the opposite of fun. I'll spare you the details of our 19-hour agony-fest. You're welcome. We were so used to eating room temperature "hot" items from here, that we didn't think twice about it because a) it tastes that delicious, b) we always had to wait forever to get in so we were starving, and c) we had done it many times before because cold food seemed to be a regular occurrence here. Needless to say, we haven't been back since, so it's been a couple years and will hopefully be many, many more. Since then, we've branched out and tried lots of other dim sum spots in Portland. I feel obligated to share my findings with you: It turns out that this is NOT the best dim sum in Portland. It gets much, much better.
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Fun T.
Arrived around 1145 not too many people in dining room... Always a bad sign. Ordered ha gow (too sticky and not very shrimpy), and fun gow (meh). Tried a couple things from the non steam cart. Gow chow gow and the seaweed roll were cold. Ew. Tried the beef cherng fun = cold. They did microwave the cold dishes, but consistency was ruined. Even for the cheap price, this comes off the bookmark list.
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Benson N.
This is my favorite place to eat Dim Sum! There is a sh1t ton of places to eat Dim Sum in Portland but this is my favorite. I think their speciality is the fried dim sum that they make. It is crunchier in texture (which is a good thing) than other places I've tried and the taste is better. The only thing I'd say that they could improve on is the service. But only because they are so busy it's hard to keep up with every table, I understand. This place is good but it is also expensive. But so good! But still expensive. Can I say "sh1t?" Oh well, we'll find out! This place has beer; I like it!
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ILove Foo D.
We made it a point to stop here while we were in Portland to have an authentic dim sum experience. It was noon on a Saturday and we were giddy for dim sum. While waiting we were surrounded by many asian locals which confirmed to us that we were in the right place. You select dim sum from carts the servers bring to your table - take it from a rookie, you will definitely want a menu of their dim sum to know what to order! This definitely will help if you're as white as I am and don't know a lick of the Chinese language as I do not. Also, be aware that they give you the entire plate/steam basket of 3-4 dim sum rather than serving you one (I forgot to tell the hubby this and in a matter of 30 seconds while I was talking with one server and my husband another, I turn around to five additional plates on our table). The cilantro dumpling, har gow shrimp dumplings and traditional potsticker dumplings were delicious. With all of the plates on our table we were worried what the bill would be, but with 7 plates we were surprised when our lunch came to only about $24. With the overall experience I was left giggling from the fast-paced fun! We will have to come back again with our first visit under our belts!
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Shawn W.
TERRIBLE service. There for dinner, at 6:00 on a Sunday night. Got there and the whole back lot was empty, so it wasn't as crowded as usual. The edges of the restaurant were filled with lots of families, everyone looked happy. We sat down, and were ignored. It took 10 minutes for them to come to the table. I ordered the soft shell crab...."No soft shell crab, you need more time? OK" So she left. Came back in 5 minutes, "No soft shell crab" No kidding. I get it. We ordered a few items, and waited. And waited. The tea came. 10 minutes later the first lonely dish came. It wasn't an appetizer, but we treated it like one. And finished it. No rice or other dishes. I had to flag down another waitress and order some rice (!) it came in 5 minutes. Not other dishes yet. 10 minutes later, the next dish came, solo again. 12 minutes later, the next dish came. Our soup never arrived. We were walked around by more waiters and waitresses than I thought could ever ignore us....and it was strange. Is this how discrimination feels? Hmmm. I finally complained to the guy in the blazer, and he tried to make it right, taking off a few items on our tab. Meanwhile....at the huge family tables, LOTS of smiling faces, eating 10 different plates of yum. If I ever go again, I'm joining a party of happy Chinese folks. LAME service.
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Tana J.
I like this place. The food I choose is always on point. I am not a fan of how unavailable the waitresses are. Sometimes you have to go find someone to help but the food is delicious. Get there early or plan on waiting forever!
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Johanna L.
Wong's King is decent. Some of the dishes were tasty and some were just ok. We went on Christmas day and the wait was ridiculous, which I had expected. We luckily nabbed a seat at the attached bar next door and didn't have to wait nearly as long, but the service was crappy (they were slammed) and they were out of a couple of dishes we ordered. The person serving us was way more accomodating than the bartender, who seemed downright rude at times but I gave him a pass due to how crazy it was in there. We were there for nearly 2 hours and I don't think they ever got to our number... so, yeah. The bar is the way to go if you can get in there. My favorite things I tried were the Taro Puffs, the meat dumplings, and.....? Not so great were the beef brisket and dumpling noodles, and the shrimp and chive dumplings. We also got an ok but odd chive and (maybe crab? maybe egg?) stuffed eggroll in place of the green onion pancake that they were out of on the house, and I don't know... something else. There's gotta be a better time to visit this place instead of holidays and weekends, and it's by no means a gourmet experience... just novelty and a fun thing to eat from time to time. Wong's King is ok.... but I need to find a better dim sum place in Portland!
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Jenny C.
The food is delicious when I come to eat here, however the service always varies. The staff seem reluctant to serve us, as we have to wait 20-25 minutes for them to take our orders and the same amount of time to get our food. One time, the waitress dropped our sesame ball when she was clearing some plates. She said she was going to replace it for us, but then later came back and claimed that our little boy dropped it deliberately. I wish that the service here would be better, as the food is delicious, however most of the time it is a hit and miss for me. If service is something important to you when choosing a place to dine I would not come here.
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Nik O.
Continuing my tradition of dim sum in every city I visit, we tried Wong's for my last day in Portland. We went here because my friend is boycotting "the better dim sum place" because they charge for tea and rice. Lol Nice big restaurant, seems very clean, really attentive service but I'm just not a fan. We went early around 11:30 so in theory we had fresh dim sum, but everything from the steam carts were just lukewarm. Except for tripe which came directly from the kitchen, but I don't eat that. Pricing seems comparable to most other places - not cheap but reasonable we ordered a lot of things and it was $50 for 3ppl. Flavors were ok, nothing exceptional but the fried shrimp won tons were really good. I also ordered soup w egg noodles and duck - looked awesome but it was probably the worst noodle soup I've ever had. Typical egg noodles, but broth AND duck were both completely flavorless. I did really like their dim sum menu at least. I like pictures and you can point at what you want if its not on the cart. I likely won't be back since there seemed to be several other dim sum places down the street.
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Gil E.
I'm somewhat surprised that this restaurant isn't more highly rated. Perhaps it's the location-they should move about 80 blocks closer into Portland. The menu is epic and I've never been to any Chinese populated country, but this is what I picture a more upscale Chinese restaurant to be like wherever China is. The true measure of any ethnic (aka non-shite-American-food) restaurant is the number of that ethnicity being at said ethnic restaurant. This place always has a large Asian (sorry, I usually can't tell the difference between a Norwegian and a Fin) contingent, with large tables packed with food and people. There are about 600 items on the menu, but I sadly almost always eat the same chinese food. General Tso's/Crispy chicken, hot and sour soup, potstickers, Happy Family, Green Bean in garlic sauce and broccoli in the same sauce. Delicious, and I always leave wishing I were dead because I'm so stuffed. If you have 20-30 family members in from out of town, bring them here, especially if you don't want to talk to them, because they will be busy stuffing their faces and falling into food coma. Are there better Chinese Restaurants in Portland? Please let me know, because I haven't found one. Which begs the question, what's wrong with you, Chinatown Portland????
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Natalie S.
Best Dim Sum in Oregon. I would suggest avoiding the weekend unless you're willing to wait. Dinners are great there. I've never had to wait for a table at dinner. Their staff may not have the best English but I've never had problems getting what I want in the end. Also get their rewards card. Our family rack up enough points to have free birthday dinner at least twice a year.
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Chiemi N.
I've been Wong's King many times over the years. Oh how I wish I would have reviewed it back then, I would have given it more stars, and leave it at that. For the most part, I've been here for dim sum. But there was the one occasion that we came here for dinner. I went to the book signing event by Nicole Mones for "The Last Chinese Chef". In her book, the foods that she described sounded amazing. The host of the event had asked the author what her favorite Chinese restaurant was, and the author's comment was that Portland was lacking good Chinese restaurants, but when in town, she ate at Wong's King, and she even told us what to order. I have to say, that was an amazing dinner! This was a couple of years ago. Even before that time, I used to go to Wong's King for dim sum. I always thought they were the best dim sum place. But this last time, and the time before, it just seemed to be a little lackluster. Not very much variety. I think there's a possibility of returning...but not before trying some other dim sum places.
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Dorene S.
Wong's King seldom disappoints. They have, hands down, the best quality (and dependable) dim sum in Portland (quite comparable to Hong Kong in terms of quality though lesser variety). The wait is long for dim sum on weekends, so l tend to get there by 9:30 am when they open. Otherwise, during the Fall or Winter, you may find yourself shivering in the waiting area for at least an hour or so. You do get more variety of dim sum after 10:30 am though. The steamed BBQ pork buns are soft, with delicious filling. I also especially like their daikon (white carrot aka turnip) cake. If you visit, make sure to check out the BBQ place next door. I'm a fan of their BBQ pork, deep fried pork, steamed chicken, squid..ok..pretty much everything that they sell. KPI (Key Performance Indicator) ratings (1-5, 5 - best): Quality: 5 Delivery/Service: 4 Cost: 4
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Trish M.
This is the best Chinese food I've had since moving to Vancouver. It reminds me of the restaurants my parents took me to in LA or San Francisco. It has been a long time since I had albacore. It was great.
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Chris Y.
This is one of the better dim sum restaurants that I have tried here in Oregon. I liked pretty much all of their dishes it just took a little long to be delivered to our table but it was totally worth the wait.
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Gina B.
W.e LOVE Dim Sum and make it a point to eat it in every city we travel to. This is some of the best Dim Sum we have ever eaten. Better than NYC, Seattle and there is only one place in San Francisco that beats it, but only by a little. Very fresh and very delicious. Reasonably priced for the quality of food received. We will never come to Portland without stopping at Wong's. Will probably go back tomorrow on our way back to Seattle.
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Pui S.
Totally forgot to write about this place until today! 4 solid stars, really? ----- yeah for American-Chinese I will see that, so stay put and enjoy your food.. but this place is not for me! Enjoy your Wong's King, I'm gonna go to my little HK Cafe.
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Dan H.
If I ever were to open up a Dim Sum restaurant I would call it You Dim Sum and You Lose Sum. Now based on that last sentence I should probably never open up a Dim Sum restaurant. Wong's King goes for the more traditional name. Probably a good move. Yes, the stars were aligned and I finally got here for Dim Sum close to a year after my last visit which was actually my first visit. That was a long way for me to say this was my second visit, but first for Dim Sum. Oh mama that is some good Dim Sum. One of the friends that came along for this Friday lunch outing is from Taiwan. She ordered all the food for us which was totally fine. We all wanted her to order and she had no issue ordering. I don't know most of the names of things we had, but there were steamed buns, dumplings, sticky rice and sausage covered in some kind of leaf, pork ribs, buttery desserty buns and little tarts with some kind of flan type thing in it. Obviously my fingers typing here aren't doing what we ate justice. It was all very very good and there were copious amounts of all of it. After all was said and done and the food coma started to set in, the whole meal only cost us $13 (with tip) each. Side note. When I went to use the bathroom a Gin Blossoms song that I haven't heard in like 10 years was playing and now I can't get that damn thing out of my head. I won't subtract a star for it, but I'm currently in hell. If the world is indeed ending tomorrow (it isn't) I'm glad I was able to get to Wong's King for some mighty fine Dim Sum.
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Claudine V.
I have definitely experienced better than this place, especially because we have so many great dimsum places in San Fran. The crispy noodles was just okay The hakaw was more steamed flour wrap than the shrimp. Siomai was good. The pork bun was small with small pieces of pork inside. Will not come back to this place again.
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Benjamin G.
By far some of the best dim sum I've ever had... I've had dim sum up and down the West Coast and this place always does it for me. Yes, you need to get there before it opens to get in there in a reasonalble measurement of time, but it really is worth any length of waiting time in my opinion. The cool thing... it ranks pretty high on some world ranking system for Chinese restaurants in the world... now that's some bragging rights there!
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Luisa G.
I am a huge fan of Wong's King. It is the best dim sum/shumai in portland. They also have good meals you can order from the regular menu. Authentic and delicious. Ambiance is great as well. Make sure to get there early if you are planning to have lunch on the weekend.
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Flora C.
The dim sum is okay. -Chicken feet-Good -Spare ribs-Good -Rice noodle with soy sauce-BAD (The texture is too tough.) -Signature Chow Mein-Awful (It is so oily and I never had sweet chow mein before.) -Toro and Daikon cake-OK
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Kris H.
I always come here for dimsum when I'm in PDX. The dumplings are quite tasty. The service is great. I always get a kick out of the outfits the female servers wear, it totally reminds me of airline stewardesses of bygone eras. Go early rather than later on weekends. Avoid parking in the lot. It took us almost 30 min to get out once.
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Josie V.
I've been to Wong's King many times over the past 5 years or so. I have to admit the quality is not as good as it once was. Dim sum here is pretty decent, but the consistency is sometimes a little off. Dinner here is pretty good. The deli part next door is great for takeout service if you want certain meats. If you want a good entertainment and some laughs, watch all the crazy Asian drivers rolling up into this joint. I try not to park in the front lot because I've been a witness to a couple parking accidents. I try to park on a side street and walk because I fear for my car and my own body sometimes. I can say the Asian driver thing because well I'm Asian and I'm embarrassed about my own mother's bad Asian woman driver habits. I just hope I don't adopt them one day. The girls that work the front on the weekend and take table requests are pretty good. I like that this place has a decent sized waiting area. So you don't have to wait outside in the cold during the winter.
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dan c.
Want some quality dim sum in Portland? Well, there is no other place to go. Traditional dim sum service complete with carts being pushed by ladies with less than stellar English. All of the food is fresh and delicious and the best part is once your seated you don't have to wait! Be prepared to wait on the weekends and the waiting room can get pretty cold in the Winter so wear a coat!
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Gillian P.
I was craving a fortune cookie, so I figured, I'd check out the local chinese food joint. I'd been to one by the same in Estacada that was awesome. Can't go wrong, right? Well... We walked into a spacious fancy room that looked straight out of Vegas in the 70's. The menu's claimed to be worth 500 bucks each. The food, seemed to be of fair price, until we realized it was an a la carte ass raping. A side of rice for a 13 dollar orange chicken dish would have been an extra 10 bucks. There weren't any combination meals. No entre came with a side. We weren't even given condiments. On top of that, my dumb ass ordered duck tongues which apparently have bones in them. :( 13 bucks for about a handful of well seasoned bones and chewy cartilage. The fried rice tasted like cheap freezer bag fried rice. The wait staff ignored us despite it not being busy at all. All in all, never have I left a restaurant this pissed, or without leaving a tip. It was disgraceful. In two words, sub-par and over-priced. And I never even got a fortune cookie.
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kelly s.
Here's another border line vote. I like a lot about this place, but there are moments that could be improved. They make some great shrimp dumplings and their dim sum cannot be deeply faulted for a US mass dim sum joint in Portland. Their special order items are outstanding, and the hot pots are very tasty. If you have friends who want to order sweet and sour, etc... discourage them from doing so, this isn't the place, and these items aren't really that great here, everything else is nice, and not too pricey.
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Michael R.
Hot damn that was some tasty sum sum. Everything was piping hot and fresh. The duck was incredible as was the hum bao, bean curd, sticky rice, har gao, fun gor, etc. Best dim sum that I have had in anywhere. Arriived early no wait. Smart portion sizes. Good tea. One of the servers treated me like the dumbass I am but the rest were great. My new fave dim sum place.
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Ajia T.
Mmm...can you say, "dim sum?" Well, at Wong's King, yes you can! I first went here with a few friends of ours who have either lived in China or are Chinese. They spoke Mandarin and I seriously suggest you bring someone along who speaks the language, if possible. I hadn't had any good dim sum in PDX and was sincerely salivating for sesame balls and bao. Our friends heartily recommended this place, so I knew it had to be good. They were right! I was truly sated! Some of the excellent cart choices available include: pork bao, dumplings, egg custard (dim yum!), Peking duck, fried noodles, sesame balls (super dim yum!), candied shrimp, short ribs, etc. If you feel daring, try the chicken feet (or "Phoenix Claw," I think it's called). It's really odd sucking on a chicken's toe, but the skin tastes like fried chicken skin, very tasty! Overall, I think this place is very reasonably priced and has great service. There's no way to avoid waiting for a table, it's so packed. Get there early on Sunday, at like 10:45 a.m., and you should a table in 10 minutes or so. If you come later, be prepared to wait 30 minutes or more. Then stay and eat a nice, long, leisurely meal. We usually stay 1 1/2 to 2 hours or so. It seems like everyone else does, too. When you finally pull yourself out of your chair to leave with your full belly, be sure to say Thank You and "Dim Sum Damn Good Eats You Got Here!" :)
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Born T.
Chinese food is our family's favorite choice. Everywhere we travel, we try to find Chinese restaurant. We ate Chinese in France, Canada, Germany, Thailand and in more than 15 states we traveled. SO, we decided to venture to the Wong's King (the drive for us is 45-50 min), because it's on the top 10 best Chinese restaurants. We got there at around 5.00pm on Sat, there were only two other customers, so the service was good and prompt. We we celebrating and ordered Fried garlic fish fillet $22, Half soya chicken with onions $12, Multi flavored lamb $19, Cod fillet with sugar peas $14. The four of us agreed that $70 plus tip was not worth it. The only decent dish that we liked was soya chicken. Bland flavor and the cuts of lamb they used were very cheap. Lamb and chicken were generous portions, however, cod fillet was 70% peas and 30% cod. The Fried garlic fish fillet was very skinny and small fish. One would think that for $22 he/she can get generous size fish, but no. That was total rip off. I read other reviews and AGREE : you can smell dirty bathroom from the entrance hall. Trust me, you don't want to smell that. I brought hand sanitizer just to avoid using bathroom. Do yourself favor - save money and go to the Taste of Szechuan in beaverton. Incredible food, good prices, better bathrooms.
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Gibran R.
Dim sum yum! and more! I hail from Honolulu and so I'm a bit of a dim sum snob. This place fits the bill when you need a fix for their tasty morsels of steamed goodness. There is a large variety of dim sum options that will suit almost any taste....from the beginner to the seasoned dum sum diner. When you do sit down, the dim sum carts circulate at a good pace and you can get food in a timely manner. The only drawback is the long line (up to 40 min wait) on busy days. Go with a group of up to 4 people (the larger the party the longer you'll wait) before 11:30am and after 1:30pm on weekdays if you don't want to wait. And... Their dinner menu is amazing. I didn't know much about "authentic" Chinese dishes until I went there for a Chinese New Years celebration with some of my acupuncture professors. You pay a little more than at your typical Chinese-American restaurant, but the food is many times more tasty. The dishes are much more refined with subtle blends of the 5 Chinese tastes (sour, bitter, pungent, salty, sweet). As my professors said, a balanced meal is a sign of a true master chef.
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Jedd C.
I've been craving Chinese food here in Portland something fierce and have been mostly disappointed with most of the restaurants i've tried... but not with Wong's King Seafood Restaurant It's the best i've had in Portland so far....and until fellow Yelpers help me find another...It's the best....to me :) Recommendation: Orange Chicken for $10 or Braised Abalone in Oyster Sauce for $68!!!! for one abalone!!!!! (mind you I couldn't afford the abalone but I'm sure it's tasty)
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John T.
I was just here the other night for a bday celebration. From what i heard before hand i was really unsure what to expect. A few people loved the place and a few said it was horrible. I guess lucky me half the guest here work at this restaurant so they took extra care of us, so yeah folks i can't be responsabile if this place doesn't live up to my review since i'm only writing about my experience. The place tries so hard to not be chinese. The purple uniforms, the fancy plates all so pretentious. I got scared as i saw more plates leaving the kitchen and being more and more fancy. Overall the meal was good i was surprised. The crab and linguine (weird to see a pasta dish) wasn't to spectacular. I loved the ribs though. I kind of wished i saw the menu so i can tell you more what was ordered. but i can't but hey lets go eat here and see if they're any good without the family hookups
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Alex T.
Probably the go-to place on the east side for Chinese food. The dim sum is good, and the dinner is really good. The atmosphere is nice as well, as everything is clean and just real modern looking. It's as close to a real Chinese restaurant as you'll find in Portland. What Golden Horse is to Chinatown, Wong's King is to the east side of Portland. Parking is never a problem either since it has a pretty good-sized lot.
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Will W.
This was the third Dim Sum restaurant we tried during our stay in Portland. It was by far the best of the three (others were HK Cafe and Louie). I especially like their service! Food was pretty good too. BTW, I'm from San Francisco if this matters.
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Jennifer L.
Hm. I didn't know I was a fan...LOL Honestly, I would give this place 3.5 stars... It has been a while and plenty seem to have changed but lots of stuff remained unchanged... :P I came here last week with my family and relatives. We were seated promptly. Maybe it was too bright and early in the morning, so the servers and cart-drivers weren't very energetic -- "what kind of tea would you guys like?" *straight face* "ha gow! siu ma! fong jao! pai gwhat!" *straight face* It was kind of funny. There wasn't much selection. I remember they had more stuff than that. :\ There were only FIVE carts going around. I'm not lying or exaggerating. Is that right? I even memorized the five carts to make it more efficient for my family to order: 1) the "dumpling" cart (e.g. ha gow and siu mai), 2) there was the "rice roll" cart (aka "cheong fun"), 3) there was the "sweets" cart (e.g. egg custards), 4) there was the "stew" cart with the gigantic rice pot on top, and lastly 5) there was the "bun" cart (aka "bao"). I think Wong's King is still probably the better and cleaner place for decent dim sum with decent service. My family only goes here. I'm not around Portland enough to know what other good or better dim sum places are around here locally anymore. I would say Wong's King has dim sum comparable to most mediocre Chinese restaurants I've been to in San Francisco. :) Service is not bad and have been "not bad" for as long as I can remember. :P I was a little surprised that I went with 11 people and I only spent $90! I thought it'd be around $150 at least. ^o^
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Simon T.
Best Dim Sum place in town. Not the best ever, but best in Portland. As a transplant to Portland, I didn't have much faith in the Chinese food after trying a few places in Chinatown (that was my first mistake). After going to Legin for sometime (which is ok, but tends to be a little greasy), I decided to wait through the long weekend lines and try Wong's King. I'm glad I did. The service reminded me of the other high end dim sum restaurants in Southern CA and Hong Kong - very courteous and speedy. All of their standard dim sum fare is done very well, with high quality. I really enjoy the pork shu mai (a staple in dim sum) but wish their shrimp har gow was up to par with the rest of the dishes. Another standout dish here is the pork spareribs - the black bean sauce is flavorful but not too oily. The bbq pork buns here are better than any of the Chinese bakeries in town, the honey glaze they use on top is a nice touch. Other things that they do pretty well: shrimp noodle, egg tarts, beef meatballs, congee, sticky rice. I haven't had their dinner menu, I only go for the dim sum...but the extent of the menu is impressive and their fancy displays of dried shark fin and abalone in the reception area lead me believe that they aren't kidding when they say they specialize in seafood. Wong's King just won the #1 spot for top Chinese food in the United States. While I can't agree, I can certainly say that it has quality, traditional Canton style -food that I can count on. When my Chinese parents make the move to Portland, I can at least say there's some decent dim sum here they can look forward to!
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May P.
This is probably my 3rd time here. The only reason why I came here is that Legin( another Dim sum place a few blocks down) no longer serves dim sum. Overall Dim sum is average here, nothing special, , average pricing, and probably one of the cleanest dim sum places I've been to. Only thing I didn't like was the customer service, I stood in front of the cashier ready to pay, for 10min!! As two of the employes were talking...
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Forrest S.
I am not a dim sum expert, but I am lucky enough to have a few roommates from Hong Kong who have been kind enough to educate me in what is good and what is bad Chinese food. Wong's was very good ( for an American Chinese restaurant ) by their standards. Sure, they said there was better in Hong Kong, but that is to be expected. To them, this was the best you can get in Oregon. My first visit was the best, as it was early on a saturday morning, so it was a guarantee that there would be a huge selection of dishes. We descended on this place with a ravenous hunger that came from nowhere. A hunger that would even frighten those with the worst case of the munchies. 15+ dishes and $70 later, we crawled our way back home satisfied and full, with no desire to eat until the next morning. Now that was a way to spend a saturday. This was so far the best dim sum I have had, although there were a few dishes that could have been better, such as the pork hombow. For the most part you can't really go wrong with anything here, unless of course you are squeamish about chicken feet. My only complaint was that keeps this from getting 5 stars is that there is a lack of consistency with some of the food. Some is amazing, while some if just average. Still the best dim sum in town.
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kristin e.
To avoid any clutter, I will say only this: Probably the nicest (read: tastiest) salt n pepper pork I've had in a long time. Totally worth the drive out there though I wish it weren't so out of the way (-1 star). This place also seems highly favored for dim sum in Portland and I've never had dim sum here yet so maybe next time, I can go for that AND order an extra dish of the swine so fine.
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Brian V.
Been here once and stayed in line for like 30 minutes. What I've noticed about this place is that their foods is a bit sweeter than compared to other places such as Jin Wah. Different style of cooking, but still delicious!
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Rani V.
Haven't found better dim sum in Portland. Don't think it exists. Would love to know something that comes close- if only for variety.
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JW R.
Big space. Good service. Food, well honestly I have no idea. Some of it was yummy and some of it was horrifying. The dim sum prices were good, it came to less than $10 each and we were all stuffed. Then they brought us a to go container that had been used. Call me stuffy, but I ain't going back.
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Pingle I.
It was great before then, but whatever happened to the prices And quality? I did love this dim sum spot before it got super expensive compared to its competitors.
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Stefanie N.
I come here soley for the dim sum. However, expect a long long wait. The service can be a little slow and half the time their servers seem like they're out of breath from running around. This is usually the place I go to when I need a dim sum fix!
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Stephanie P.
Not to sound like I'm shilling for Yelp or anything, but whenever I'm going on a trip, I check in here to see what places the locals recommend. I was in Portland recently and we were looking for someplace good for dim sum - left to ourselves, we probably would've ended up at House of Louie and all of its sketchiness, but luckily we heeded other Yelpers and went to Wong's King instead. This place is kinda far from downtown, but definitely worth the drive. It's located in a business-type office complex, which is a little weird, but once you go inside, you see a HUGE front room, a small waiting area, and a smaller lounge in back. We went at 11:00 and just beat the lunchtime rush, so we were able to stroll right in and sit down. The first thing that was offered to us was beef with black bean sauce, which was amazing - it had a slightly spicy, peppery sauce, kind of like beef jerky flavor but moist and delicious. We accidentally ordered sticky rice, which turned out to be really good. The humbao were fluffy and generously filled, though not especially memorable. The shrimp dumplings were tender and flavorful, and the giant plate of Chinese broccoli was nicely steamed with a yummy sauce poured over. My favorite item, though, was probably the pineapple balls, which were sticky mango-flavored mochi balls with pineapple chunks inside, rolled in coconut shavings. They were surprisingly heavy and dense, but really really good (I usually don't like any of the dessert items offered at dim sum joints). The cart rotation seemed pretty good - there were occasional lags where we sat and waited for five or more minutes for the next cart to come around, and they followed an odd pattern through the room so that we sometimes got a tempting glimpse of a cart that then zoomed away out of our reach. The busboys were RIGHT ON TOP of the hot water refills for my tea, though. It seemed like a disproportionately large number of our dishes were "large" or "special" priced (I don't think we got anything that fell into the "small" category), but the total bill for two people was about $25, which seemed very reasonable. If you go, get there at 11:00 to beat the crowds, because the lobby filled up FAST after we sat down. Even so, I've waited a lot longer for dim sum that wasn't nearly as good. Thanks, Portland Yelpers!
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Jenny M.
For many years, I used to take my family and friends here frequently to enjoy their featured dim sum. During the first couple years when they first opened, the dim sum was always fresh, service was friendly and the atmosphere was great. After being open for quite some time, the portions have skimped, prices have gone up and service was okay. This didn't stop me from coming. I stopped after they failed their health inspection and the news was everywhere. Unbelievable.
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Kala V.
Happy Hour is bad idea
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liluv p.
Extremely disappointed with the service. I dont care how good the food is if I dont like the service im never going back. I dont know why most Chinese restaurants have bad service.
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Blue A.
yammmmmy~ exactly YUE style taste~delicious~ I like the carb most~
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Rosie C.
When I was growing up in Portland, my family would always go to Chinatown for dim sum. As years pass, we've grown out of Chinatown and started venturing more into other parts of Portland where Chinese establishments have settled. Enter Wong's King. Off of 82nd and Division, this place is the #1 place to get dim sum in Portland, hands down. A definite competitor to Legin and House of Louie (is it still there?) --- it's spacious, has fresh dim sum & their service was quick. This is no hole-in-the-wall dim sum place, it's the real deal. But the secret's already out -- there's always a huge line, so best go early if you can.
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Danyel S.
The food is great until you find a fly on your plate. The head waiter picked the fly with a spoon and said "no more fly." There was an argument about it because I refused to pay in a place where hygine doesn't exist. In 2010 the Health Department gave 43 points to this restaurant (the minimum required is 70). portland.everyblock.com/…
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Jason B.
Came to Wong's for some Sunday dim sum, and we were not disappointed. As we rolled up the parking lot was pretty full, so I dropped the wife off to put our name in while I parked. As I was getting out of the car I get the text from the wife "30 minutes, but FULL of Asians!" She knows my number one rule of eating ethnic food is that if the place is stuffed with those of it's ethnicity, the food has GOT to be legit! We had our 2 and 3 year old girls with us, and they got right into the spirit of dim sum, trying multiple shrimp dishes and chowing down on the pork shu baus. Made us proud! The cart girls were REALLY on top of things, as we could barely finish a dish before the next cart arrived. There was enough broken Engrish spoken to explain most dishes, and the food was excellent! Lots of shrimp choices, and plenty of traditional dishes as well. They also had a little take out counter right next door with whole roasted ducks and spareribs that looked incredible! I think I just found my favorite Sunday treat! You can't go wrong in a place called Wong's. I highly recommend it!
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Em M.
Took my mom here recenty for her birthday. It's kind of nice that you can go to this restaurant casual or a little dressed up. On to the food... We enjoyed the food. We ordered so much that they had to move us to another table with a large lazy susan. - Steamed Whole Fish with ginger and scallions in a nice simple broth - Mongolian Beef (for my husband) - Dungeness crab with ginger and scallions (good but not the best I"ve ever had. Seemed a little heavy on the batter) - A couple variations of vegetables - Crispy spicy pork chops - Roast duck and a few more that I can't remember. If you're looking for good chinese I would definitely recommend Wong's.
This was one of my first stop on my road trip up north. This is one of the nastiest dim sum places I've ever eaten in my entire life. I guess you can say I'm spoiled with great dim sum in San Francisco. Everything was cold, the har gow skin was mushy, the shrimp rice roll was disgusting. The soy sauce they used for the shrimp rice roll as salty.. it's suppose to be sweet. I guess this is a 4 star for u Portlanders.... but in SF this would definitely be a 2 star. Will never come back again. Great service though.
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Brie P.
Yay dim sum! Next time I need to go with more than two people because I wanted to try everything...which makes for a lot of left overs :) I think the longer you stay at your table the more selection of food you'll see.
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emily r.
This was a horrible experience. Fellow yelpers, I have been let down by you. I trusted those 4 stars! Our group of 4 was having a craving for chinese food, and thought dim sum would be fun. Wong King was very busy, but we were seated very quickly, in a little room off to the side of the main dining room. This is where it went so wrong. First of all, they only brought in 2 carts the entire time we were there. We had shrimp dumplings and bbq pork. I think we managed to get some shumai as well, and there were vegetables as well. We specially requested sesame balls and had to wait 30 minutes to get them. There were all sorts of exciting things being eaten in the main room, but when I went in there to look I was ushered back into our little room, so I didn't even see what else they had and couldn't ask for anything. But now, I am SO GLAD that we didn't eat anything else. We got fed up and waited forever for our check, and then I popped into the bathroom before we left. This is why this place gets one star and will NEVER get my business again. Are you easily disgusted? Do not read on.... ... ... I went to the restroom, and both the stalls were occupied. I waited for about 30 seconds, when the larger, handicap stall opened. One of the women that pushes the carts, wearing her purple uniform, held the door open for me, and I went in. The entire seat had stacks, STACKS, of urine soaked toilet paper all over it. Lets make it clear, I am a hoverer, I was never going to sit on the seat. But there was just no way in this circumstance. I left the stall and waited for another one to open up, and another woman who worked there came out a moment later. Except, this stall was, um, well... covered in excrement. The seat had a poop right on it. Not a smear, not a piece, a WHOLE POOP. These women WORK THERE. Granted, maybe they were about to go tell someone to clean it up, I didn't see it before they went in there. But seriously? SERIOUSLY? How can a bathroom at a restaurant even get like that? NEVER never never never eating there again. ever. EVER!
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Prima B.
Food is just ok. Not a place for vegetarians. Most of the workers don't speak english. They overcharged me and can't explain where it came from.
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James H.
We were on our last day of vacation and stopped here for dim sum today. The food was ok but this restaurant has very few dim sum choices for vegetarians. When we asked for a vegetable plate it took excessively long to bring it. I have had better dim sum in Los Angeles.
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Mike J.
We came for the Dim Sum lunch, 5 hungry - some hungover - people. We left stuffed and happy! I've had Dim Sum in Hong Kong... so perhaps my take on things is a bit jaded, but Dim Sum in the US, real Dim Sum, is hard to find. That said, this place comes as close as any I've found here. It's a big room, food carts making the rounds, no one speaks English... the ambiance is right on ;). The food was pretty good too, nice selection, enough people eating that turnover was good and the food was fresh. Dim Sum is a unique dining experience if you don't speak Chinese... but after a few visits you'll start to figure it out. This place does a good job, take a deep breath and jump in!! I'll be back next time I'm in the neighborhood!
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S H L.
NASTY + GROSS = Wong King The dim sum was absolutely horrible. The food temp. was warm with limited variety. NO THANKS.
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Rose K.
My sister lives in the Portland-area and loves dim sum, so I usually go here at least once when I'm in town. We find it to be the best dim sum in the area. They even have a few veggie options, though I wish they'd have more since Portland is such a veg-friendly city. I usually get the vegetarian cheung fun (rice noodle roll), the vegetarian duck (tofu skins, yum), Chinese broccoli (the oyster sauce on the side, since the rest of my family is not vegetarian), and more recently the mushroom noodles. The mushroom noodles are delicious - crispy noodles with a delicious medley of mushrooms, including king oyster mushrooms. This is where I fell in love with king oyster mushrooms. The first time we got the dish (in 2011) was better than this year, but it's still delicious. I'd definitely recommend that dish if you like mushrooms!
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David D.
Yeah, this place is as good as it gets. I've had dim sum from all the hot spots on the west coast-- Seattle, Vancouver BC, San Fran and Oakland. I can't say this place is the best on the west coast, but it definitely measures up to the big dogs. Now I will say that it is hands down the best in PDX, if it's not already evident by the 45 minute wait to get in. Everything served at Wong King's is amazing -- It's hard for me not to order one of everything from the steamed cart and, from what I call, the "goodie cart" which has all of the fried dumplings, various pastries and other fried and baked goodies.
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Brie S.
This is hands-down my favorite Chinese restaurant in Portland - the only drawback is its location, quite possibly the most inconvenient to get to from my home in SW PDX. The salt and pepper calamari is OUT OF THIS WORLD and the bok choi is always a favorite. I've never had a bad dish at this place. I'm always reassured when, as a non-Chinese person, I'm in the minority at this place. We went for DimSum once and really enjoyed it.
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David N.
This is probably the fanciest Chinese restaurant in Portland. Guaranteed. Don't believe me? Go there for a five-course dinner and see how much you end up blowing. It's a seafood restaurant, so it'd be criminal to go there for dinner and not have seafood. Not even sure what was ordered, but I do remember that there were no leftovers between the six of us. Peking duck, awesome. Salt-pepper squid, best around. Clams, crab, prawns, oysters, oh man that was good. If you're into awards and accolades, they got that covered too, all displayed right there when you walk in. I was more impressed with their high-end liquor selection displayed in the same case. It's also a good dim sum place. Be forewarned that it might be a ridiculous wait if you get there at lunch time, and even worse if it's on a weekend. That many Chinese people waiting on a regular basis for dim sum can't be wrong, right? My brother's wedding reception will also be held here in early August. Let's hope it's the great quality translates well when they serve 25+ tables the same 6 course meal. Not to harp too much on spending money but I heard a rumor that if you want a copy of their menu, it's this completely outrageous sum of money that rivals your meal. Word on the street is that the take home version of this menu is encased in platinum folder/platter that Indiana Jones found on one of his expeditions in China. Quite possibly it once held the original copy Sun Tzu's Art of War for the Iron Chef. Just a rumor though.
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Stuart C.
Dim sum is really good. We just had a amazing dinner. Sampan crab, Chilean Sea Bass with Egg Plant and Pork Belly with preserved Turnips and Chinese Spinach. They are doing great food besides the Dim sum. It's a must if you like real Chinese food. One draw back is that the parking lot is small when you go for Dim Sum. At dinner time the parking is a lot better.
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Brian M.
Saw the number of reviews and ratings and decided to give it a try. Not exactly what I was expecting when it comes to Chinese in this area, but that is a good thing. A nice non-cheap atmosphere with a good sound system playing traditional Chinese tunes. The food was exceptional. I know why this place gets so many good reviews. The General Tso's was spicy but not overly so, and the breading on it, and the sweet & sour pork was light an not over cooked or mushy like you sometimes get. Over all one the best Chinese restaurants outside of downtown and one of the best I've been to in some time.
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Lucia C.
EHHH I could I have done better I know. That's what all my friends would have told me back at home. But when you're CRAVING dim sum, you decide that the awards and high ratings might mean something. So you go back once more, hoping that you were wrong, only to be left disappointed again. Wong King's is not very impressive. Their dim sum dishes are mediocre and pretty pricey. I broke the bill down to 1.50 for a small, 2.50 for a medium, and 3.50 for a large dish. My table ended up spending $15 per person- twice as much as it would have cost in LA. I can understand why this place has so many awards though. With the limited number of well-established dim sum resturants in Portland, it thrives like a monopoly. Plus it advertises celebs such as Martin Yan on Chinese New Years. This place has a corporate mind built in. I respect that.
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Wendy Z.
Does spinning a Lazy Susan count as exercise? If so, I got one heck of a workout! My Party came to Wong's King on Halloween Sunday around 5pm. We were there to celebrate my birthday! The place was fairly empty. I hear that during Dim Sum service it gets packed. I cannot wait to try their Dim Sum! We started with a few orders of pork and shrimp dumplings and pork buns. They were the best dumplings that my mouth has ever received... I'm not exaggerating one bit. We also consumed some of the most tender spare ribs I've ever tasted. Too tender for chopsticks. The garlic shrimp was pretty good, not stellar. There was also an orange chicken dish that was flavorful-- but a little sweet. Even the rice was above average. And the tea was some of the smoothest (free restaurant) tea I've ever had. Not at all bitter. I'm pretty sure I consumed an entire pot all by my lonesome. The waitstaff here are as poised and polished as flight attendants. I felt a little silly wearing a cat ear headband in honor of Halloween. The decor is a little distracting and quite red. But I forgot all about that once the food started to arrive. There were a lot of families eating here, and they seem to be kid friendly enough. We did have a couple of kids in my party. And they were served water in large, glass water goblets. Which proved to be a disaster waiting to happen. My only complaint is that this place isn't accessibly priced for me to dine on a weekly basis.
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Christina K.
This place gets five stars! Really clean and the dim sum is VERY GOOD! I will be back for sure
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Michael Z.
We've only experienced the dinner menu so no idea what the dim sum is like yet. Based on the full menu food, we are definitely coming back to find out! The service was fantastic, I mean it, over the top for anything I'm used to at Asian restaurants 'round these parts. Our water glasses were never empty, our tea was refilled every time I turned around, they brought a clean pair of chopsticks when they noticed (before I did) that the hand end had slipped into some sauce... The food was fabulous, I learned I'm just not a big fan of welks but they were very well prepared and the broth was delicious. Our other dishes (we got an appetizer and four dinners so we'd have leftovers) were all delicious as well. My only complaint would be the portion size on the pork belly because it was so good, I could have eaten quite a bit more and been happy. Thanks to a friend and coworker, I now feel compelled to order a gigantic, colorful drink when I got to any Chinese restaurant and my mai tai filled the bill. Strong but not flammable, day glo and tasty. A good time was had by all.
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Paul K.
I love Wong's King, this brings me back to memories of dim sum that I got in Singapore and Hong Kong. Key thing, BE EARLY, unless you don't mind standing in a long line. The food is VERY good and the service is pretty good. We've only gone there for dim sum, so far, but we will come back and try another seating. This isn't the most kid-friendly place, but it's really not bad for kids. I always have to take our kids up and let them look into the fish tanks of live shrimp, fish, crab and other creatures. It is very authentic for an upscale Asian restaurant compared to others I've been in in Asia. The food is real Chinese, not American Chinese.
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Stephanie S.
I have a new found love for Chinese food in Portland!!!!! Yahooo! Most places these days are gross. Disgusting almost. This place is pretty new... A week ago, my Nana (in a wheelchair), and cousins were in town. My Nana really wanted a Lobster, and the rest of us were craving Chinese. We hit the Dining Guide and found stellar reviews about this restaurant! Parking is easy, they have a lot... And getting inisde with the wheelchair was no issue at all! Moving a char or two around made it easy to get my Nana right up to the table. The menu is sooooo long and kind of complicated, if you are new to the restaurant. So, I took the reigns and started picking things out my family would like. Shrimp and Scallops in pepper sauce - huge shrimp and scallops! Very very tasty with snow peas. Chicken in a sesame sauce - very strange. Cold, and not something we'd order again. Mom liked it though... lol Mongolian beef - BEST I've EVER had!!!! Very very spicy though! lol I about died! The veggies in it were so fresh and still had a crunch to them... Not overcooked and soggy, like most places. The meat was nicely flavored and not mushy, like most places. lol We ended up ordering another order of it! Just asked for a liiiittle less spicy, and it was PERFECT!!! My Nana got a 2lb Lobster $38... She got it steamed and they open it for you, which is nice since she has no feeling in her hands. As son as she got her melted butter, she was a happy camper! Which is unusual for her... ha! Overall, the food was absolutely amazing. I wish I lived closer, Id be there all the time!! Service was outstanding! We had the manager serving us most of the meal, along with our waiter. Water stayed full, tea stayed poured and plates were continuously changed out. I will most DEFIANTLY be back, again... and again... and again... :) This guy Rick wrote an awesome review too!! yelp.com/biz/wongs-king-…
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Rick E.
Wong's King has restored my faith in Chinese food. When I was a kid, my parents were pretty shy about any food from the "near or far or very middle east" (name that tune!) except for budget-priced chop-suey-style Chinese food. I guess I thought it was pretty good, too. But then I made friends from other cultures, and the leftovers in their fridge knocked that tired ol' broccoli beef outta the park, and I especially became a devourer of all things southeast Asian. I rarely ate Chinese except when budget-minded friends insisted on a family-style special at any place with Golden or Silver or Dragon or Palace or Jade or Garden (in any possible permutation) in the name. I've had my flirtation with the Hong Kong-style restaurant here in Sacto and in the Bay Area. That can be a fun way to spend $5 when you just wanna snack. I also enjoy getting some roasted duck or pork from the deli at a local Chinese market in my neighborhood. But I can't say I've had a really tremendous dining experience at a sit-down-and-eat Chinese restaurant in ages....or maybe ever! So, last weekend while visiting Portland, I was talking with some foodie friends about how dead Chinese food has been to me--mainly by the hands of Thai and Vietnamese cuisine--and how every Chinese meal I've ever had in Portland has been incredibly disgusting. When I told the story of the goopy sauces and gristly cuts of meat at the old location of Hung Far Low, I actually saw one of my friends cringe and shudder. But I was hardly exaggerating. When I said "I don't think there's any good Chinese food in Portland anyway," he mentioned that Wong's King was indeed excellent and worthy of the many awards they displayed in their foyer, including recognition by an international Chinese restaurant industry magazine as one of the top 100 Chinese restaurants in North America. My curiosity had been piqued! The decor was splendorous, yet well-lit, and it was maybe the first place I'd been in Portland where it didn't look like everyone was either in a band or ready to go climb a mountain. So, in my raggedy cut-offs and repugnant-looking obscure band t-shirt--and friends dressed similarly--we kinda felt like some of the guests didn't like us. The staff was very gracious, though! At first, the menu looked rather expensive, and we were concerned that this might buck the vacation budget. But remember that this is served family-style, and for a party of four, six entrees is gonna result in several meals' worth of leftovers. Our six entrees added up to $96, but if we had ordered the same for seven or eight people, everyone would have left satisfied in terms of volume and variety. I ordered the Choice of Three BBQ platter with pork shank, chicken, and jellyfish, plus the snow pea tips with garlic. My girlfriend got the bamboo pith and oyster mushroom with abalone sauce. My friends ordered some various meat delights and a whole roasted duck, which was delightfully dissected at our table-side (drawing much interest from other diners in the room) so that the skin was removed, then taken back to the kitchen to be more fully cooked and sectioned. There were puffy little cakes which were to be doused in hoisin sauce before wrapping around a piece of duck skin, and then...down the hatch! This was such a heavenly taste, and fun to eat, too! My BBQ combo was unexpectedly served cold, but the pork shank slices were scrumptious, and the jellyfish was certainly interesting. Both had a slightly pickled flavor, but the pork shank also had a boldness reminiscent of salami. The jellyfish reminded me of the tendons that you might've had in a Vietnamese beef noodle soup such as bun bo hue. Just a little more substantial than that in terms of flavor and mass. Not particularly recommendable, but I'm glad I tried it. The weirdest thing we ate was certainly the bamboo pith. Reaction to the texture was split. It was too mushy for some, but I quite liked it because when you bite into it, all the abalone sauce trapped in the cavernous fibers of the bamboo pith come rushing out like the gooey center of a piece of Chewels gum (remember that stuff?). But instead of sugary grossness, the abalone sauce kinda tasted more like chicken fat. Yet, you also know that it's much, much lower in fat! It's an ingenious taste of sinfulness that's actually pretty good for you! The service continued to be outstanding despite our ragamuffin looks. It was like we had an attentive team of three helping us. The waiters were very dapper in their suits, and the waitress looked like an old-school air hostess with wardrobe straight from the silver screen era. They agreed to take our cash and partial payment on two different credit cards with no fuss. We tipped 'em big 'cos they deserved it.
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Tani S.
Meh was the feeling I left with after dim sum at Wong's. We arrived at 10 am on a Saturday morning so perhaps it was too early but the dumplings were just ok (didn't enjoy their Shanghai dumpling rendition) with har gow the only one that our family enjoyed. The congee was quite good as well. Given that this is one of the few dim sum places in Portland I think we'll give them another chance but be a bit more careful in our ordering choices next time since the drive back to Seattle is a long one...
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Lina C.
Service sucks. Waiter placed wrong order and when I told her it was not what I ordered, she told me she would have to pay for it out of her own pocket so I kept the dish. What place does this? Dim sum is good. Might go back if desperate for Dim Sum since it's fresher than most places.
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Quynh P.
We held our wedding reception here with 200+ guests. The food was perfect, service was awesome. Fu Le was there for all the planning up until the day, but he made sure his brother was there to take care of us. The only problem was one of the items we specified was made incorrectly. Next day we came back to let Fu Le know, he made sure we were whole game. Gave us the most sincerest apologies, gave us a discount off our final bill and gave us a very generous gift card to make up for it. 10 stars for service before and after and the food of course.
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Jeff V.
This place made us feel like we were in Garden Grove, CA again. Walking into the place it feels like a hotel/convention center banquet hall. The place on a Friday had large groups of Asian families with their kids running all of the place and tapping on the crab tanks. Besides the bothersome kids, the place was noisy but not too bad. The seafood dish with tofu, scallops, and shrimp was good, not great. The half roasted duck was tough, but good if you covered it in Thai chili sauce. The prices seemed a little high also. Christa A. liked the place a bit more than me. Would I go back? If someone really wanted to. Other than that, probably not. Now I am on my quest for another great Asian place up here.
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Brian L.
Pretty good place to get dim sum and dinner. It is quite expensive for the small serving. The service staff is definitely not the friendliest. I would say this place is pretty authentic when it comes to Chinese food in the Portland area as I'm Chinese.
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Miles S.
This is the best dim sum in Portland. Execution is flawless. Definitely worth a visit.
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NessaBelle H.
I just ordered take out from this place for the first time. And because they don't have their menu on line, I had to find it on MenuPix. And when you find a menu this way, you never know how old it may be or whether or not it's been updated, but the menu I found didn't have rice on it.. I mean, other than fried rice.. There was no indication of having to order rice separately, but having said that, it didn't say it was included either. In any case, assumed I was getting rice, and I probably should've asked, but when I got home after driving through the once-a-year Portland blizzard, I was surprised to find a severe lack of riceage. On top of that, there were only 4 potstickers, which were quite delicious, however the menu said there would be 6 of the delightful little buggers. Huge bummer. Also, the scallops and shrimp in pepper sauce was decidedly more like snow peas and celery with very sparsely disbursed seafood.. in pepper sauce. And for $16, we should've seen less green. The seafood did seem fresh and had pretty good flavor, but I wasn't a huge fan of the sauce. Lastly, the steamed chinese broccoli with oyster sauce was slightly disappointing. It came as a HUGE pile of naked steamed chinese broccoli, and a teeny tiny itsy bitsy miniature container of oyster sauce. Hardly enough to cover even half of the portion, if not less. I definitely had to do some doctoring up to feel like I wasn't just eating plain chinese broccoli. This place might be better as a dine-in experience, but I doubt I'd do take out again. When I picked up the food, I payed a few $ more than anticipated, and when I asked for a to-go menu, they said they were in the process of getting new ones (with inflated prices I assume). So, no updated menu for me. Overall, the food seemed fresh and of decent quality, but maybe a little spendy for what you get, at least at dinner. However, I think I'll go back and give the dim sum a shot.
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Sonny D.
Food is ok a little to greasy for my taste. Liked the fried rice, service was ok. I go here with my friends when we have a big group. Good place to eat with friends. Their bar side is ok shots are big. Their dim sum is pretty good though.
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Rosy D.
Very Good Dim Sum, but really pricey. HK Cafe is just as good, and if your coming from Inner Portland Wong King is a bit of a trek.
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Dan M.
So many dishes! So little time! On my first visit to Wong's King I brought six family members who didn't have a clue about dim sum. I knew it could be a disaster, but other Yelp reviewers gave me the confidence needed. My wife, the dim sum aficionado, wasn't along, so I had to take the reins. With so many unaccustomed palates at the table, I stuck to the basics. Meanwhile I watched in dismay at the amazing array of unfamiliar dishes circulating around us that we didn't have room for. Oh, for time to try them all!!! Quality was top shelf! The freshness, the flavors, the presentation, all were as good as I've ever seen. The dining room was beautiful and clean, the waiters attentive and helpful. The only complaint from my tablemates was that they ate too much, and were pained from overeating. This was the first time I'd seen first-timers stuff themselves at dim sum! A few nights later we called Wong's King for carryout. Our food was again phenomenal. Looking forward to our next trip to Portland so my wife and I can try all those fabulous dim sum dishes I had to forego this time.
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Irene C.
I am writing this as I have just woken up from a two hour food induced coma-nap due thankfully to Wong's King Seafood Restaurant. When the man and I walked up to the restaurant and saw all the people waiting for a table, we had a quick discussion about what our wait-limit would be. Me: So what should our limit be for wait time? Man: 20 minutes. We walk into the restaurant and up to the hostess to potentially put our names in. Me: How long's the wait for 2 people? Hostess: About 45 minutes. Man: (after watching food carts go buy) Okay!! And so we waited with the masses in a strange busstop-like waiting area. The wait was about 45 minutes, but it flew by with the amount of people watching to be done. We had a hole in our hearts for dim sum for the LONGEST time, and it was pleasantly and satisfyingly filled. I would attempt to type out how I pronouce the dishes in Chinese, but for fear of embarrassing my ancestry, I will not. The shrimp dumplings are my man's favorite, and he enjoyed Wong's thoroughly. Spare ribs were really good, and it had squash too, which I have never seen. The chicken feet were flippin' fantastic. I love my chicken feet, and each order comes with four! I would like to say I generally am well-mannered when I eat, but there are few things I will throw my manners out the window for: Alaskan crab legs, chicken wings, and chicken feet. You should have seen me, so barbaric I'm sure I offended some people. Egg custards were perfect. Perfectly flaky crust and perfectly sweetened filling. As I'm typing this, I just remembered I have an extra one in the fridge and am really excited. I'm going to cut this short so I can eat it. The service was WONDERFUL. Sometimes, I go into Chinese places and try to order in my crappy Chinese, and I get the "Wow, what a disgrace to your people with that crappy Chinese." - look, but the staff was great! I literally wanted to hug the server who brought us our check. Oh, also handy: small dim sum dishes are $2.50 each, M - $3.50, L - $4.50. Thought that would be helpful. Okay, egg tart time!
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Mardi C.
thanks for bringing dim sum to my moms hood. Now I don't have to go downtown for this wonderful array of yummy goodness. HOWEVER, a little more expensive, and some of the dishes aren't what I ordered, BUT still, thank you for bringing a clean, nice, dim sum parlor to my old hood. great cilantro shrimp, sticky rice, shrimp and lobster sauce rolls, and turnip cake. love it. humbao, shu mai, and more. solid. huge amount of food on table.
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Alice C.
As a relatively frequent customer, because they have the only decent dim sum east of Beaverton, I would give the dim sum 3 or 4 stars, but the service can be terrible. I mean slow, and delivered by obviously overworked waitresses with miserable expressions on their faces. Memorial Day Monday was the worst yet: arriving at 1:30 pm (dim sum stops at 3), we didn't get seated until 2:30, and, by then, the exhausted staff seemed to have given up pushing the carts around. Three tables at the kitchen end of the place, including ours, were waiting for service while the carts moved back and forth in the middle of the huge dining area. We and the other tables near us asked the servers, and then the manager, to please send the carts our way, but it took nearly 45 minutes and the grim, exhausted faces of all the staff convinced me that this place treats its employees like crap. This really kind of ruins any happy mood the food might produce.
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Aaron J.
I was in Portland for a meeting and a cohort of mine suggested that we check out what he called the best real Chinese around. We arrived at Wongs which was easily accessed off of I-205. We were quickly greeted and were given amazing menus that had colorful nice pictures and descriptions. We ordered some sizzling pork ribs, schezwan shrimp, pork and shrimp dumplings, and a seafood hot pot. The food was served family style and was truly authentic and very tasty. I will definetly visit the place again in the near future.
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Scott L.
So this is how Dim Sum is done in Portland.... The place was not packed like sardines. Each table had an ample amount of room. This is so different from SF Dim Sum restaurants. The service staff was quick and attentive and the food came around quickly. Good food and good service. I can see why this place is very popular.
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Rachel A.
It took me a few years to find this place after I moved to Portland. A few long, desolate, dim-sum-free years. Since then I've been back several delicious, though slightly nerve-wracking (I can't be the only one who just wants the vaguely disapproving staff to like me, can I?) times. The dim sum is great, and they have all the classics you're expecting (har gow, shumai, chicken feet and even those little egg custards if you don't go too early), and a few you've never seen before (I recommend the meat-filled, flaky pastry covered, topped with powdered sugar thing, though I have no idea what it's called). Plus an overwhelming selection of tea that the host will bark out at you the moment you're seated. Is it the best dim sum I've ever had? Maybe not, but you just can't go wrong with fresh, steaming little bundles of delicious meat and vegetables delivered straight to your table by angry ladies in cute hats.
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John S.
I moved here from LA, so it was easy to get my Dim Sum fix when needed. I had a coworker that just immigrated from Hong Kong and he'd take us to some amazing places. So when I moved to Portland it wasn't long before I felt I needed to score. Well I looked online and found a few places, one place that was highly reccommended was a Vietnamese Sandwich shop, they had a few Har Gao (shrimp dumpling) that had been there for hours and the dumpling wrapper or skin was like chewing gum. I thought that perhaps Portland was a Dim Sum wasteland and I gave up. A couple of years I found a review here on yelp for Wong King and gave it a chance. I was not disappointed. Great Dim Sum, busy restaurant which is key to a good Dim Sum place, that means fresh food, and more choices available. The Dim Sum is great, as good as I have had, and the service is very good. Most speak enough English to explain the dishes and they are very friendly and willing to try to communicate with you. If you can charm your head waiter/waitress they'll help you order some of the good stuff off the menu. I love the place and we go every month or so. I am glad I found a place to get my fix! I highly recommend Wong King.
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Martha R.
I think maybe Portland doesn't have any good dim sum. I have had Legin and it's okay... just okay, but better than Wong's King. The service and atmosphere I like better at Legin although it seems like these two places are like distant cousins. Both have the hugeness, the aloof service, and average dim sum. To be somewhat contradicting, I did like the dim sum at Legin. Maybe I was there on a good day? I would like to go back to Legin more than I would like to go back to Wong's King. But maybe I was at Wong's King on a bad day. They had almost nothing for us. The hot and soup soup was terrible (and man, I love that stuff). The offerings and service = weak. But I guess I will have to FORCE myself to try Wong's King again - because I feel like it just must have been a bad day. What else explains all the good reviews?
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Jessica C.
Today was my second time to Wong King's. Both times I have left completely satisfied, ridiculously full and pleased with service. I am hardly the person to ask anything when it comes to dim sum - but everything I've tried at Wong King's has been great. Weather it contains pork, shrimp (personal fave), black bean paste (another fave) or just veggies, it will taste good to many taste buds. They get you seated pretty fast - but be aware during peak lunch hours it can get crazy. Both times they have been filled to the brim of guests chomping down (guys next to use were eating tripe - ewww.) For, what seems to me authentic, dim sum, go to Wong King's. You will savor the experience!
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Wayne L.
This is as good as any dim sum place in SF or Vancouver. Servers were actually friendly and helpful. Parking lot was a pain and for a weekday, it was crowded - weekends must be a zoo!
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Lauren B.
I'd never had Dim Sum before Wong's King. If this is what dim sum is supposed to be, I would eat it anywhere and everywhere. As stands, this place rocks. Sure, the waitstaff barely speaks English. That's fine. If you eat around Portland enough, you should already be fluent in "point, gesture and nod", and while the cart ladies can be slightly brusque, I don't mind. I'll deal with a little brusque for this amazing food. In a way, it's nice. The privacy of a language barrier, even if it's not a huge one, is kind of nice in all of the hubbub. Dumplings, shrimp in skins, fluffy pastries, egg-yolk custard... And for almost STUPID cheap. I've stuffed 4 people here for 40 bucks, and am constantly dragging people here only to have to drag even harder to get them to leave. It's phenomenal. I look forward to going for actual dinner, which I hear is more expensive but equally, if not more, impressive.
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Carlo X.
Been on normal and dim sum hours. It's too greasy, but most chinese food is. I think this is a wrap for me. I can't eat this stuff anymore. My wife loves it but she's never had proper dim sum. I might let her drag me here again. I'll just have the duck. It was the best thing I've had there, everything else has the same caloric count as McDonalds. WHy aren't there more obese chinese people? Every dish was so SHINY with grease!
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Phil T.
Came here for Dim Sum. While it was not as good as Yang Sing in San Francisco, I was pleasantly surprised to find that the dim sum here is at least as good as some of the places I've been to near Shenzen in China. Having said that, I will focus the rest of my review on why 4 stars rather than four. The rate at which food was coming out of the kitchen onto carts was slow. So slow that I did not have a chance to try any daikon cakes or have any greens. I noticed that some of the carts did not even make it to my table. What a shame. The shanghai pork dumplings were on par but it was not served correctly with vinegar and ginger. Some of the available dishes were questionable on whether it stuck true to its roots, but as long as you stick to the common staples, you'll be fine here. Prices are excellent at 2.50/3.50/4.50
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Anna N.
Dim Sum Anyone? The wait there is EXTREMELY long for dim sum! I usually have to wait for about 45 minutes everytime i go there. If you have a party of 5+ or more expect a longer wait! The carts go by slow and they tend to run out of food before 2pm. I must say, their dim sum is a lot less greasier than other dim sum restaurants so that's why i put up with the long wait. However, they serve the same kind of dim sum like any other restaurant, just less oil. I find it more expensive than other dim sum restaurants and majority of their wait staff don't speak english so its hard to communicate with them, unless you're advance in finger pointing and waving your hands around. Overall, food is decent, service is extremely slow and majority of their staff don't speak english.
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Todd V.
Went here for mother's day brunch. Had to wait a long time, but once we got in the service was excellent and the food was quite good. Not great, but plenty good and lots of variety. We paid $18 per couple before tip, which I thought was pretty awesome considering how many different things we ate. Why it took my wife a week to realize that she had left her camera on the table after the meal I can't really fathom, but when I went back 6 days later it was behind the counter and the manager happily returned it. Mother's day brunch in a big restaurant would be just about the easiest time for someone to make off with a forgotten camera, so kudos to Wong's for their honest employees and managers!
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Chad H.
If I was stranded on a desert island. All I would want is dim sum. Wongs dim sum is the best I have ever had, you have to try this place. Only downside no dim sum on the magical carts in the evening.
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Catherine F.
Ah, China. Land of traditions. Traditions such as fake baby formula and poisoned pork. Such as melamine in the wheat gluten. And, of course, MSG. Most of my experience with Chinese food has been of greasy, sticky, heartburn-inducing schlock, made from offal and substandard freezer-burned meat bits, drowned in heavy sauces. As such, I typically eschew it (although I used to receive truly fabulous dim sum in San Francisco, back when I was married into a Chinese family). So, recently, when His Goatness (the hubby) and I found ourselves fiending for Chinese food, I really wondered why... but (unadvisedly) succumbed to the craving. Yelpers far and near, I trust you. So when Wong's King Seafood kept popping up on the radar, I took you at your word and went, ready and willing to be pleased. A little medical tidbit: glutamate is an amino acid which is an excitatory neurotransmitter (check it out on Wikipedia). Some people can tolerate high doses of it, ingested as MSG. Some people suddenly suffer neurological effects after ingesting it. Personal tidbit: I am one of the latter. I discovered this in vet school in the Caribbean, after my first and only MSG-induced seizure. I'm sure you can see what's coming, like the punchline of a bad joke. Need I mention that, having not eaten Chinese food in years, I forgot to ask about MSG? Menus: overwhelming selection, with beautiful pictures. Difficult to decide. Steamed barbecued pork buns: an old fave. Gristly bits of stale pork, not much barbecue sauce, bland buns. Meh. Disappointment. His Goatness tried an imported Chinese beer (which I'd never heard of before, and which I can't remember the name of). The first sip produced one of the strangest expressions I've ever seen on his face. He's not a fussy man. I made him send it back. Delicate honey-grilled seabass: subtle, tender and exquisite. Once I got home, I noticed that (like many of the items I spotted on the menu) it's on the "environmental catastrophe" list. Dammit. Salt and pepper fried duck tongues: I was feeling Andrew Zimmern-ish. Gristly, stale, slightly spoiled-tasting chunks in a wonderfully crunchy, salty crust with fried garlic and peppers. Like old rubber tires in a savory preparation. Like eating one's shoes when the food runs out. Definitely a famine dish. Zimmern, buddy, they're all yours. Multiple-flavor lamb hot pot (had been going for a seafood dish, but His Goatness voted on this): arrived in a gargantuan tureen, with a ladle and optional greens (lettuce? cabbage? unsure), no bowls. We weren't clear on how we were expected to eat it. It sat there, bubbling merrily on its little Coleman camp stove in the middle of our table. I emptied my rice bowl (they charged us $2 for a cup of steamed white rice) and served it myself, when it became apparent that we were on our own (the one guy who came to the table during this half-hour spoke no English, and pointing at stuff and making faces will carry one only so far). Lamb: gamey, bony, gristly chunks in the bottom, lurking like toads. (I can hear my father's voice in childhood: "Dig deep; puppy in bottom." One of the many reasons I'm ruined for polite society.) Floating bits of green stuff, boiled to death on the gas stove. Huge sheets of tofu. Two giant mushrooms, like brown jellyfish. Bizarre, sweet-ish off-taste. A sauce (for dipping? Mixing in? It wasn't explained) that tasted of miso, fiercely salty. Two pickled ginger bulbs, I think. It was... odd. Complimentary dessert: tapioca, taro root and white sugar soup. Taro root -- as in poi. Tasted like the sugar-water I fill the hummingbird feeder with. Had the texture of a bad sneeze during a head-cold. And that's about the time the heart palpitations set in, followed immediately by the stupendous headache and whirling black spots. His Goatness asked about the dishes: all contained substantial amounts of MSG. I stayed awake until 3 a.m., wanting to make certain I didn't fall into a fatal arrhythmia in my sleep (I would have died, and no one would have been the wiser until morning). Life-threatening food poisoning: $80. (I thought Chinese food was supposed to be inexpensive?!) The wisdom gained from having survived the experience: priceless.
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Mr. S.
The 4 stars is actually a rounded up 3.5. I can honestly say that if it hadn't been for some carts outright skipping our table I would have rated a 5. My wife and I used to splurge at Yank Sing in San Francisco and after moving away we semi- resolved we'd never enjoy dim sum again. A shellfish sensitivity she developed during her second pregnancy really sealed the deal. We've tried to go again (somewhere in Chinatown off of 4th which was actually pretty good,) but I could see in her eyes that having to be careful at dim sum took all the joy out of it. So on the way to the airport one day, my mother-in-law treated me and the kids to Wong's King. I was pleased to see that it was reminiscent of Yank Sing- not so cavernous or nearly as high end, but special and the owners' and staff's pride was evident. There were a number of chinese families that morning as well, large families taking up 8 to 10 chair tables and the carts seemed to bee line right to them. The only carts that we didn't have to flag down seemed to be the bao and chu mai. I noticed that the non-chinese tables looked to be playing it safe and I couldn't help assuming that the servers' assumption was that we'd probably be doing so as well. The bao and chu mai were excellent though and the staff is very friendly. I will definitely be a little more vocal on my next visits. There's just something weird about requesting fried chicken feet from across a room, any room.
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Kody L.
Though this place is a bit out of the way for me, I had to try it after reading all these great reviews. It was worth the trip and we got a table right away when we arrived at 10:00 am. By the time we left, it was getting quite busy. This is one of those huge dim sum places that you won't find in Chinatown. This means there will be more variety coming out on the carts like rice porridge with fish and peanuts, noodle donuts and many things I'm not familiar with. Really good and I'm glad the veggies aren't super greasy like I've experienced at other places. The server are really patient, which is contrary to most other dim sum restaurants I've been, too. But sometimes that makes it feel authentic. Can someone explain the reason for displaying shark fins, various shellfish (is it abalone?) and other random things at the entrance? I guess the obvious is it's a display of wealth. Mostly just me taking notice...
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Kay G.
I live in the Bay Area now, and there are a lot more dim sum places here, but the quantity of them translates to a wide variety in quality and prices... which makes me value Wong's King Seafood all the more. Yes, here on the Peninsula I live just around the corner from Koi Palace. Yes, Yank Sing and City View are 20 minutes away, and south is the incomparable Joy Luck in San Mateo. But north, far north in Portland, is a gem that shines all the more brightly for the fact there are so few places that even compare. If you are going on the weekend, go before noon or you will wait. But it is worth the wait. Really. This is a Hong Kong style dim sum parlor. Big chandeliers, tasteful colours, clean and well-dressed servers pushing carts full of food. It is all good. I never had a bad eating experience there. Prices are very reasonable, especially compared to what I pay in the Bay Area for edible dim sum.
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Rachael J.
I must say I am surprised by some of the reviews. Although this was my first dim sum in Portland (not known for their Asian cuisine) I have been several times in San Francisco (can we say China Town?). So I must admit I had low expectations. But everything was great! We went with friends who had been several times which was very helpful. They knew to show up early (on a Sunday) and beat the wait. One of the reasons our friends frequent Wong's King is because of an MSG allergy which none of the food contains. All the food tasted very fresh and more importantly was not greasy like some other dim sum's I've had. They also knew one of the yummiest dim sum items were these fried seaweed rolls. When we didn't see any carts circulating this treat I asked one of the servers and they had the kitchen make some and bring them out. We did not find the meal overpriced at all. $58 for 6 people to gorge themselves is pretty good if you ask me!! Can't wait to go back again soon!!!
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John L.
I dont know why all the complaints. You know it's authentic when almost all the customers are Asian. Hell, I'm Asian and I enjoyed it. Fairly priced, decent service. probably as good as Chinese will get in Portland. Enough said.
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Susie K.
The best dim sum I have had in Oregon, but unfortunately it's not the best dim sum I have ever had. Go really early, because my friends and i went early and had to wait a long time. The waiting area is cramped, but consider yourself lucky if you can get inside because the other option is to wait outside, and it was snowy on the day we went. brrrr... The dim sum was really good, and i would like to go back. It's just a bit far for this suburbian girl, but it's worth the drive for good dim sum. I will continue my search for fantastic dim sum, but this is going to be on my list of decent places.
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Tiffany W.
Wong's!! Why can't you be here. Here in Orange County???? Alas, I can only eat your delicious food when I make the trek up to the great northwest.. I guess I will have to wait again until I taste your yumminess that is sizzling tofu/eggplant and crispy upside down noodles.. and how can I forget... the crab with fried garlic... ok seriously..I need a ride to ptown..
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David T.
Great Dim Sum.
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Tet W.
I had this place bookmarked for a while and finally we tried dinner here. This place is busy and there is usually a crowd of 5 to 6 to a table. We ordered the shrimp dumpling which was huge and fantastic. We also ordered the chicken shu mei which was very flavorful, plump and juicy! The flavors just explode in your mouth as you chew into these little nuggets of gold. Just the way I like it! It was great with a little chili oil and soy sauce! Yummmm!! We also order a couple entrees which was the five spice chicken and the chicken chow mien. I like the thin noodles they cook their chow mien. It didn't feel nearly as heavy as the typical chow mien I eat when they use thicker noodles. They could have added more chicken to the dish as it seemed that the proportion of noodles to chicken and veggies looked mostly like a ton of noodles with little veggies and strips of chicken here and there but overall the chow mien was okay and a mild tasting filler dish like fried rice. A completely necessary thing considering many of there meat dishes are super rich and packed with flavor so the noodles do well in mellowing out the rich flavor. The five spice chicken was light and packed with flavor. Just the perfect thing to pair with either fried rice or a noodle dish. We definite had left overs for two after our bellies were stuffed with awesome Chinese food! For all we ordered we paid $40 not including tip. I feel it was reasonably priced for the quality and quantity of food we had. I really want to come here again, but this time to go during their dim sum hour because we got a little taste of their dumplings and they were the highlight of all we tasted! I highly recommend making reservations as this place is really busy and there is definitely a wait for those who attempt to walk in during peak hours. The staff is friendly and our food came out 15 minutes after we ordered so what seems like chaos is highly orchestrated wonderfully by the staff. Can't wait to be back for more and I highly recommend bringing a lot of friends as you can try more things.
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Ashley C.
Aside for the clean atmosphere, it's no different from other dim-sum place. The plates are very redundant and there's nothing extraordinary from servings to servings. You think they have the seating announcement method correct and done more efficiently, but it's still chaotic. I am still trying to figure out what is all the rave.
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J C.
After much encouragement, I decided to given Portland dim sum a try. I've had dim sum in SF, NY, LA, Vancouver BC and Seattle and I would give this place between 3-4 stars in comparison. The best dish was the xiao long bao (steamed small soup dumplings), these were great almost at the level of Din Tai Fung in San Marino, CA. The wait staff are cool, you don't feel rushed. I just wish they had more carts and more variety.
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Patrick I.
Visited Wong's for dim sum on a week day. Despite all the positive reviews posted about the quality of food here I left feeling disappointed. The quality of the dishes were not up to par with what I've had back home in Los Angeles.
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Rebecca H.
I generally find Chinese food bland, too greasy, and it upsets my stomach. I never eat Chinese before a long road trip or an airplane flight, if you get my drift. But husband was jonseing for Chinese, this place got good reviews, off we go. It is a lovely restaurant, clean and bright. The servers are efficient, pleasant and helpful. I've never seen the thing where the printed order is taped to the table to make sure you get everything ordered, but whatever works, I'm sure it gets really busy and it helps them stay on track. We ordered the King Ribs, because it was highly recommended. Meh, I say. They are deep fried, but a little dry, no sauce, and sorta flavorless. I wouldn't get them again. The calamari was divine. They truly are garlicky, salty pillows of squidy goodness. I like that they are the larger squid pieces, not the little tentacles because white folks like me are squeamish and I always worry about a tentacle stuck in my teeth. Which reminds me of "Better off Dead" when the French foreign exchange student said, "He put his testicles all over me!" when she meant to say tentacles, but I digress. The calamari pieces are covered in garlic, sliced scallions and jalapeno. I'd get the calamari again. The snowpea leaf stirfry was ok, not great, a little oily, but as a side dish it was decent. Finally, we had a half order of crispy chicken. More garlic, yay! Nosferatu wont be doing a fly-by tonight. It was also just decent. It comes with a soy based sauce that is great if you have a piece of chicken off the bottom of the carcass but anywhere else it's just dry. Wong's King doesn't seem to have the ability to deep fry meat without excessively drying it out. That's just as well, we don't need to eat deep fried food anyway. Except calamari. The dim sum may be much better and I'll definitely review again after we try it, and this is one of the better Chinese restaurants we have tried around here, so I'll give it three stars, although it was really more like a 3.5. For all this food we spent $47 before tip and brought half of it home. We overhead the hostess telling a caller that there were no reservations available this upcoming weekend (today is Tuesday), but there are some limited reservations on Friday, so this place must get busy. Per usual, I'm glad I didn't have a long trip scheduled tonight. Sheesh. ------------------------- addendum: 12/07 I've gone back a few times and found I do like the food better. The sweet stuff, like orange or lemon chicken is way too syrupy sweet, and the noodle dishes are oily, but overall it's pretty good. Some dishes, like the fish of the day and the mushrooms and broccoli in abalone sauce are very good. The dim sum is fantastic! I was really impressed with the quality, cost, and the service is good too. I don't get that guilty feeling when I say "no" to a server, they just smile and move on. I will definitely go back for calamari and dim sum. Just be sure you get there by 10:30 or so, or be prepared to wait a long time for your dim sum!
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R C.
Discrimation against non asians, we have been here multible times and the service just has gotten so bad we will not be back. Dim Sum is good, but if you go for a dinner service look out.
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Yvette B.
IF YOU ARE FROM SEATTLE.... DO NOT EAT HERE!!!! The dim sum is bland, and so is the Congee soup as well as the chinese broccoli. I'm a frequent customer at Jade Garden in Seattle, and this place doesn't come close to it. Also the bathrooms in this place are disgusting, yikes!!!
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Devon D.
YA! Dim sum is an all-around blast. It's a stuff-your-face on cheap but delicious and interesting Chinese food joint. You'll hear very little English here, so most of the plates you pick up will be a complete mystery. Think that's a pork bun? Try sweet custard filled. And what are these strange fried purple potato-mash cones filled with saucy meat?? All you can drink tea, fantastic/spicy calamari, and lots of unique shrimp appetizers. A definite Portland must.
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Scott W.
Wong's King pretty much had a lock on Dim Sum here in town. Selection was good, the food clean and tasty. With a small parking lot and long waiting lines, King's ruled the market with classy decor, and great Dim Sum. But lately they have been slipping. The last couple of times and several of my other Asian friends agree that they have fallen in their quality and tasty does not come too mind when eating there. Even one of the waitresses agreed with me. I hope they get their act back together soon.
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Michelle H.
We went to Wong's King for a dim dum lunch today for the first time ever, had a great experience, and wondered why we had never ventured here before. Unlike other dim sum places I've been to, the servers at Wong's King were not in a hurry, and consequently, we had a more enjoyable time due to not feeling rushed. Everything was very fresh and service was extremely helpful and friendly. I even put in an order for a special rice noodle roll with char siu that they were not serving from the carts, so they made mine fresh in the kitchen. We had all of our dim sum favorites today...sticky rice, rice noodle rolls, siu mai, char siu bao, har gau, Chinese sausage rolls, and steamed dumplings. All were delish...so much so, that we forgot to save some room for the dessert cart. For under $30 with tip, and including two take-home containers, we had a delicious lunch at Wong's King that was so satisfying that we probably won't even need to eat dinner. We both reluctantly left the restaurant today, but were comforted by the notion that we would surely be returning soon and often for some more great dim dum.
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Yer Y.
Try the Succulent Pork. Not bad for Chinese food in America.
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Joyce F.
Many people just go to Wongs King because of its fancy interior which many chinese restaurants lacked years ago (or they have connections with the people who work there.) The food? Was fine the first year they opened, but the quality has gone down so much since then. Chiefs are constantly changing so they are unable to maintain its quality. The food is also very overpriced. Many Chinese people who have high expectations for Chinese food will know that Wongs King isn't the place to go- don't believe me? just ask any chinese person who often goes eat out in the portland area. However, I think their dimsum is alright...pretty good variety the last time I went. Honestly, I dont know if this is a fair review as I havent gone there in about a year ...but the last 5+ times I went for dinner were not so great.
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Ben D.
"Lost in Translation" We met a friend's family at Wong's King Seafood Restaurant around noon and the wait was about 30 minutes. There is a boba shop nearby to ease the wait. The parking lot is exceptionally small for the number of folks packing the place for Sunday dim sum. There were 7 of us total, including three small children under 4 yrs. old. This place seems to be quite family friendly and nearly half the tables had young children. I'm a big fan of dim sum and recently got back from Hong Kong, so I was excited to go. What I found was frankly average, par for the dim sum course. They had the typical large round tables that seated roughly 8 and the typical pushy ladies hawking their cart's dishes. Some dishes were great, others lackluster. I normally would have rated it a 4/5 but the fact that nearly half of our dishes we requested was different that expected in some way pushed it down to the average 3/5 range. Thus, the "lost in translation" title. The shaomai were great, but larger than I've ever seen. They were tender and flavorful with large pieces of shrimp inside. Everyone clearly enjoyed these and we ordered more without hesitation. The pot stickers (guotie) were massive and the server cut them in half and injected a sweet sauce. They weren't very crispy on the outside, but the sauce was sweet yet fantastic. I personally prefer more traditional pot stickers, but these were gone in under a minute. The shrimp dumpling (xia jiao) was the only thing that was exactly as expected. They didn't last long, but no one was begging for seconds either. The shanghai style dumplings (xiaolongbao) were pretty dry and lacked the savory soup that I love. The dumpling wrapper is thicker than I prefer, but I'm pretty used to this varying by local. Turnip cake (luobo gao) is usually my favorite. It's usually 1/2" thick, crispy/charred on the outside and soft and gooey on the inside. So, I solicited ever server to see if they had it. Finally, one of the carts stopped by with what she said was turnip cake. Sadly, it turned out to be taro cake (yutou gao). The difference is dramatic, since this taro cake was over 1" thick, dry and quite starchy. No one liked it much. We asked for "noodles" frankly expecting pan-fried noodles. Instead, we got rice noodle rolls (zhu chang fen) with beef. The beef inside was soft like a pate and the little ones rather enjoyed it. The flavor was pretty good, but it was definitely another unexpected dish. Another one of my favorites is usually the jellyfish salad. The one at this restaurant has a mild spicy kick and is saturated in sesame oil, but otherwise completely bland and flavorless. Underneath, the daikon or turnip and carrots were soaking in rice vinegar. If you mixed the 2 quite a bit, it improved the flavor of the jellyfish a bit. That said, this is definitely not my favorite jellyfish salad. The pork spareribs (chashao) were great and didn't need any of the accompanying (hoisin?) sauce. They were voraciously devoured in a few minutes. The pork buns were equally delicious and we ordered seconds. My wife liked the rice porridge (congee), but I think it's pretty difficult to mess that up.
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Dawn R.
O M G. The food here is awesome - some of the best authentic Chinese I've had in Portland (and I've lived here over 20 years). The Dim Sum is also good (although it's so popular that the lines are out the door) but I really like the dinner option. The ambiance is a little bit "different" - I was reminded of the dinner experience on a cruise I took several years ago with the high ceilings, lots of lighting, white noise music and people surrounding us in uniform -but it's not terrible and I go there for the food, anyway. The service is solid, too, with lots of wait staff and a system in place that makes sure your orders are accurate and delivered in a timely manner and your water glass and utensils are always at your fingertips. One of my favorites!
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K C.
Not bad...I liked it. This is probably one of the better dim sum restaurants in the Portland area.
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Terry C.
I've been to a lot of dim sum places, some are good and some are crappy. Wong's is about as good as it gets. This place has set a precedent on how all Chinese restaurants are being designed these days. Unfortunately Wong's has set up such high expectations every where you go doesn't quite come up to their standards. Though Ocean City comes close. I've been there for dim sum, dinner parties, buy a lottery ticket and for dinner. They are what they are, a Seafood restaurant. I've never tried their "American Chinese foods" before but I've had their more exotic foods. Before Oregon banned shark fin their shark fin soups was very good. Very well seasoned. Their abalone is ok, it's drizzled with a brown oyster sauce like taste. It's an exceptional dish to have, however what will deter you from getting it is a the price. Some abalone goes for $75.00 a pound. I was a littke dissapointed with the "long ha ye mein" Lobster with ye mein noodles. It wasn't as flavor full as I thought it might be, but it's worth trying. The problem with Won'gs is the wait. I won't go there for dim sum because of the wait. Sometimes you have to wait a good 2 hours to get dim sum. Yes, the dim sum is better than other places, and it's fresh, but you'll likely lose 5 lbs before you get to a table. Go dim sum in a weekday, when your retired, or off work, whatever, it's less crowded.
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Windy S.
The quality of dim sum has drastically gone down hill here. They have also reduced their selection. Looks like it's time to find a new Dim Sum Spot. Ocean City? HK Cafe? Jin Wah? Best Taste? *Sigh* so disappointed...
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Max B.
Delicious dim sum. Everything tastes fresh and flavorful. It is always packed, because it is so delicious. I would recommend going on the weekdays for dim sum, as it is cheaper than weekends and holidays. Also on weekdays an order of dry beef chow fun is only $5! The shanghai dumplings are decadent, the shrimp balls are not greasy at all and very tasty, and the shu mai are definitely the best in town. If you can shlep all the way out to 82nd and Division, a treasure trove of Chinese dumplings awaits.
(5)
Kim L.
Best Dim Sum in Portland! I would get there early to avoid a long wait.
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Parker P.
Time to clean the floors and chairs Wong's King....you are looking terribly dirty these days ;0( Service isn't as friendly as it used to be, not a regular place we go any more.
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Tony T.
Hands down, best dim sum in Portland. I think the wait time is usually long however the quality of dim sum is far better than anywhere else in Portland. If you're in a pinch and you need to be seated quicker or if you have a big party and just can't wait. I would recommend going to Ocean City down on 82nd.
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Julie M.
When Ron Chinn says you must eat here, just go. Glad I did...it opened my eyes to another groovy part of the East Side experience. Anglo friends, go. Be the Minority. Popularity has come to Wong's King, so avoid it if that's not yer thing. Being sited near a volcano has been good luck for them, apparently. Skip it during Holidays like Chinese New Year and Mother's Day, naturally. Head toward Mt Tabor on division ~ then just east. It's spacious, and bizzy. The waiting room graciously provided (indoors) has seating and room for wheelchairs and families. Not divey or cheap, but worthy...and you may have left-overs. I did not try the Dim Sum...I prefer ample steamy piles of veggies, with saucy meat. #4 bus outside, and PCC, WPC and the # 72 are just West, tucked in next to Mt Tabor. MAX a bit East. Good side-walks for pedestrians, Parking behind, and easy to get of I-205 to get here. Russian and Asian Markets are in this district, so give yourself time to explore this part of Southeast. Please don't drive over just for a nosh. If you are in th market to buy, homes just east of 82nd are an incredible bargain, and you can Bike or walk easily in this area. Downtown is just minutes by bus...so consider getting rid of your car. I did, Am now ready to sell my east-side house on Parkrose...and can carry a Contract, if you have a reasonable down. I may buy another along 102nd...mid- county offers lots of space for big garden, and easy access to all Portland has to offer. Like fantastic Chinese Food options. DOZENS he Pan-Asian flavors, Restaurant and store sites, consistency and hospitality makes the East-Side a Lucky place to be if you are hungry! Wongs King is the head of the Dragon. Bus bike or dance, but go there.
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Ann B.
I love this place!! It can be a bit pricey but soooo worth it. (Pricey for dinner, but for dim sum.. It's a great deal) The service is amazing, great attention to detail. The food...wow. I've been there various times throughout the years. Plus I've been there for dim sum, dinner, and my friend even had her wedding reception there (yes, I know this sounds very Asian)- but it def attest to the great food that this place offer. Hint: if ur lazy and don't want to go inside, there's a To Go side and u can order some tasty duck.
(5)
Ema A.
FINALLY, delicious Chinese food in Portland! Tofu broth with bamboo pith, orange chicken, green bean with black bean sauce & chicken chow mein with soy flavor - each dish was perfectly cooked & flavored. Whoop!
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Mike R.
I've always found that the more Asian people who frequent Chinese restaurants the better off they are. My wife speaks Cantonese so it is much easier to understand what your getting when you go out for Dim Sum. Dim Sum is served daily I think till 3:00. You can always get Dim Sum like entrees in the lounge for happy hour. The food has always been great and the service very attentive and courteous. 87th and Division isn't prime real estate but Division west of 52nd has blown up for ritzy and hipster haunts so just come a bit further East and get you so Dim Sum. BBQ duck next door to go for under $10 for 1/2 and darn tasty just don't look into its eye!
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Nichole S.
I go here for Dim sum and when they piss me off I go to Ocean city and vice versa. You have to get there at the magic time right when they open or after 1 otherwise enjoy the line and the rude people who chain smoke right in front of the automatic doors. Also be careful this is one of the most dangerous parking lots beside Fubon Market down the street. The Charsu bao are the best aka BBQ pork steam bun btu they seem to have trouble rotating them as often as I need I find myself stocking this ladies cart. The shumai are also very good and the fried calamarie ordered from the kitchen. Some of the cart woman are straight up rude ignore them and smile. All the stuff is pretty decent but Ive got to tell you why this plays irks me. THE BATHROOMS are filthy beyond filthy shit smeared dirty floors nasty there has got to be a better way I guess Im back to being treated like crap over at Ocean City.
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h p.
AHHHHHHH! wong's king is the BOMB! my asian friends always rave about this place. i felt like a young child excited for a trip to chuck e cheese, but instead i was heading to dim sum! lucky for me, i went with my Vietnamese friend who served as a great captain of this adventure. we tried all sorts of tasty things INCLUDING chicken feet! hehe... how adventurous of me! for those of you picky eaters out there... this is not your spot. trust me. for the rest of ya'll... do it! you'll thank me laterz.
(5)
Ed P.
We thoroughly enjoyed our dinner at this highly recommended restaurant. The garlic chicken, wonton soup, deep-fried shrimp balls (indeed, everything before us) was delicious. The restaurant was crowded, so our server was initially delayed in taking our order; however, having ordered, service was very attentive and professional. Truly, a very tasty dinner, and we couldn't finish all of it, but we were very pleased. The restaurant has been there for seven years, and I hope it will remain for many more because I intend to explore most of what appeared on the menu! The bar is a bit expensive, but the food is reasonably priced. I recommend Wong's King Seafood for couples and families.
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craig p.
I drive all the way across town to go to Wong's King. It is the best. 1. If you don't like Chinese food don't review the restaurant. 2. You do not get food poisoning from the last meal you ate. It can take days to incubate. It is more likely you got sick from your cooking at home. Do you use a bleach solution when you cook. I thought not. Have you cooked chicken in the last 5 days? There you go. 3. If you are not taken care of promptly then flag down a waiter or host. They want to make sure you are happy. 4. Quality costs more. Still compare the bill to what you would pay at say a steak house. $60.00 for a steak. $14.95 for an excellent dish that 4 can share. 5. Just because you see empty tables doesn't mean you shouldn't have to wait. They have to have the staff to care for you. The kitchen has to be able to get the food out. If the kitchen has lots of orders to fill that involve complex preparations (live seafood, Peking duck) they have to limit the number of people they can seat until the kitchen catches up. 6. And most importantly, never leave a restaurant unsatisfied. Talk to the manager on duty. Tell him or her why you are not happy. Give them a chance to make it up to you. The last thing they want is for you to not come back. Any good restaurant will bend over backwards to make amends. If not then they are truly not a good restaurant. 7. If you have the worst case of food poisoning of your life, vomiting, diarrhea, muscle pain, and cramping and lasts 2 to 3 days, then you don't have food poisoning. You have norovirus. It is epidemic and highly contagious. If you have it, you both will have it. I have been in the food service industry for over 40 year and I thought this had to be said. This is a good place to say it.
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Tim M.
I gotta disagree with the previous reviews here, this IS NOT the best Dim Sum in Portland. I have been here twice now, the Dim Sum menu is extremely limited, they seem to have one shrimp filling, then a couple of different ways to provide it in gloppy steamed won ton wrappers, one sausage offering, sticky rice, chicken feet, a soup cart(But no hot and sour) and a desert cart-that's it. no duck, no shrimp and peas, no BBQ pork, no stuffed mushroom, no stuffed pepper, no spare ribs... the list goes on. Very disappointing.
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Pintcho W.
The bar is pretty low for good dim sum, if Wong's King is the best on offer in Portland. Everything was overcooked, stodgy and lacked finesse. I should know, I was brought up with dim sum back in the east (Asia that is). The steamed char siu pau was fatty, and mostly dough, though the baked version was edible. The har gau or siu mai, were just massive hunks of indiscernible meat. The roast meats were overcooked and dry, though the duck was tender enough. The carbs (glutinous rice) and cheong fun (flat rice noodles) were steamed to death until mush. This at least bodes well for the proteins which need long cooking - hence the chicken feet and spare ribs were quite tasty. Very disappointed indeed. I may have to make my own, to satisfy the craving anon.
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Kirsten W.
I am a sucker for a good dumpling and was excited to try dim sum at Wong's King. The dim sum experience is fun as food rolls by on large carts in a giant room. Every time I have been to Wong's it has been crowded with an eclectic group. I enjoy the entire experience and the food is just a plus. My usual consists of har gow, shumai, pork ribs and tea. I rate this place a 4 because of the atmosphere, kind employees and satisfying food.
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Aniko N.
Dim sum here are definitely decent to my taste. Best of all, people who work here is very attentive. I recommend to get the sticky rice so good. Uh, one warning don't get the congee not that flavor able .
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Jessica K.
I'm a slave to my cravings and I don't crave Dim Sum during the day like a normal person. The craving hit at 7pm on a Monday night on the way home from the airport. So while they didn't have Dim Sum at this hour, we still wanted to check this place out and ended up with a pretty terrific dinner of hot pot chicken and Szechuan prawns with broccoli. The portion sizes were great and the food tasted just as delicious the next day as leftovers in my lunch. The service was fast, friendly and attentive and our server was kind enough to point out when we ordered that our chicken would have bones in it. Also everyone else who was there that evening appeared to be out for a large family dinner and it seemed like they handled the large groups well. We saw a few references in the restaurant to memberships so I looked it up and it appears that they have a pretty cool reward points system to get deals on the food. If I lived closer I would be a part of this for sure. I'll definitely be back for the Dim Sum. Judging by the other reviews it looks like you want to get there early for this, so my belly and I are starting training now.
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Jason K.
I was taken here for lunch the other day. I ate a lot of stuff I couldn't readily identify, but who gives a shit? It tasted good, was well prepared, and didn't give me MSG shakes or uncontrollable poops. And that's nice. The parking lot was a clusterfuck though. It was like driving in india. Or Chicago. Park on the street, walk to it, and save yourself a lot of hassle. How would I describe the ambience? Very Jack Burton.
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Dawne N.
We tried Wong's based on a friend's recommendation. The food was very good but the service while friendly was slow. The atmosphere is a tad sterile.
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Yvonne D.
This place was super crowded when we try to come for dim sum on a monday morning, maybe it was labor day? Anyway this place was recommended by a friend, after waiting for about 15 min for our table, the service was nice. Everyone seems attentive, however I didn't care for the food? The taste is way different from where I came from...but everyone else seems like they're enjoying the food... :/
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Michael F.
Here is how much I love dim sum: a few years ago I planned a vacation to Canada for what I was told was the best dim sum outside of Hong Kong. It delivered and now that my standard has been set I bring myself to Wong's King. For a novice this place can be very intimidating. The waiting area is slightly controlled chaos with crowds shifting about during the standard 20-40 minute wait. Once you are seating be prepared to make your decisions quick and with little information as most of the staff speaks limited English. If you go for dim sum do not expect to be waited on hand and foot. The servers are there to get the food out fast to everyone and move on. The choices are staggering and I can only say that being adventurous is the way to be here. If you don't like it then choose something else until you find what you like. Eventually you will!
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Angie L.
Okay, I'm adding another star for this place for the DINNER menu. Service is so much better than during dimsum hours, and the food is actually pretty good. On the pricier side, but very tasty. Better yet, they never run out of glasses/tea cups during dinner
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Mel B.
Yup, you got it! 5 stars and I'm sticking to it. Should I list my credentials? Should I state that I eat dim sum almost every week, sometimes 2? Should I include that I've had dim sum in SF and LA that I'm Asian to boot? What? No? You're right! Who cares. In the end, good service is good service, a clean restaurant is a clean restaurant, and good food is all relative, and to me, that dim sum was all good! So the wait was a bit long, close to 45 min on a Sunday morning, but worth it! They must be doing something right if all these people would wait this long.
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Roberto L.
Lines move fast...Very good service (tea always full) and good portion size compared to area competitors and most important, very tasty. They have a loyalty rewards program and for those of us who dim sum frequently, that's great.
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JIM L.
This was the first time I have ever had Dim Sum. I loved it. The Food just kept coming by, with little asians in like 70's stewardess outfits, peddling it. The table was full of food and we just kept eating. That lethargic feeling after reminds me of meals from my childhood( and every over indulgence meal since). The staff wasn't very friendly and they even asked if we would like to share a table with another white couple( do they think we are all related?). After eating and filling up the table with our food, eating with someone you don't know would be difficult. I will be back.
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Christa C.
this dim sum is best Ive had in the Portland area. the prices are very reasonable, better than on the west side, the wait is long for a party bigger than four but well worth it! Take out is more expensive than eating there. the food is fantastic, the servers are well...dim sum servers, a little short but not rude. Eat at this place, you will not regret it.
(5)
Andy V.
This place deserves 6 stars if yelp lets me to. Give it a try and you'll know what I'm talking about.
(5)
Jens J.
The Yeep writing the review gets to say how many stars a restaurant receives even though the Yeep he is eating dinner with says Wong's should get four stars. The difference in opinion is a result to our different viewpoints on the seasonings used. We were asked if we had reservations when we entered. Despite having none, we were promptly seated in the half-filled restaurant. In the far corner of the room a Chinese-American friendship society was having a meeting. The service was stellar with one, and sometimes two, wait staff fussing over us, frequently refilling our water glasses and tea cups. We came here in hopes there was congee, but none was available tonight, so we settled for the wonton soup (or more accurately, I went along with JP's choice of wonton soup because I was tempted by the crab soup). For entrees, we went with the spicy shrimp, garlic crispy chicken and because JP was extra-hungry, also the Mongolian beef. The wonton soup was essentially flavorless, though the pork in the soup was seasoned with a spice that I didn't recognize and definitely didn't like (I found the spice to be very gamy). The spicy prawns, served on a bed of lettuce, were definitely chile-hot spicy, but were also seasoned with that same odd spice used for the pork in the wonton soup. No dipping sauce came with the prawns. I didn't like this dish either. The garlic crispy chicken was neither garlicky nor crispy. Again, it was seasoned with that same spice used for the spicy prawns and pork in the wonton soup. I could eat only piece of the chicken. Interestingly, this chicken dish comes in a 1/2 order ($12) and a full order ($21). Rest assured that the 1/2 order is very much a full order. The only dish that was pleasantly seasoned was the Mongolian Beef. However it was mostly just green onion, very little meat. My guess is that the cooking here is "authentic", not tailored to American taste buds like mine. So if you are seeking out an adventurous dining experience, Wong's may well be your choice! But my opinion is that this place is overrated.
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Matt L.
There are only two negative points to dim sum at Wong's King: it's hard to understand what the wait staff are saying (there's a lot of chinese flying around) and it's hard to get into because of how dang popular it is. But you know what? I'm okay with that, because once you get in, even if you're not exactly sure what is being pulled off the cart and put onto your table, chances are it's going to be something delicious. As a general rule, though, you should always eat anything involving pork dumplings. Anything! Potstickers, bao, dumplings in little tins, little half-circle ones with veggies, all that stuff. There are some steamed vegetable things that you can pretend are healthy while enjoying their deliciousness at the same time, there are custards and other more exotic desert options... I'm always kind of overwhelmed by all the options, but I never walk away with a stomach anywhere short of bulging. So remember - get there a bit early to get your seats, go with a big group of people, and don't be afraid to experiment. Finish the whole thing off with some bubble tea from Sozo around the corner, and you're pretty much good for the rest of the day.
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Cora P.
Even with new dim sum options opening up, Wong's King is still the definitive dim-sum experience in Portland. With an enormous space that has the same ambience as the extra large conference room of an airport hotel, a bustling staff and the potential for crowds like every Sunday is Mother's Day it's easy to have low expectations, or just generally be discouraged upon arrival. Don't. The food will make up for it all. It's not bombastic food - it's definitely not American "Chinese" food. Some things will be familiar, other things while daunting are still worth the experimentation. Wong's King has mastered the art of making food with just the right balance - the right scent, just enough saltiness, sweetness or bitter twinge that elevates the ingredients. So be brave and take your place at the table even if you have to wait. (But if you absolutely can't wait, hit their small BBQ storefront next door and just take some spareribs home).
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Ruby O.
So I'm not sure about this place. I mean I think the dim sum was good, it wasn't mind blowing or anything. I've definitely had better. Also by the time we got a table I was so starved I could really have eaten anything and thought it was good. So yeah... maybe I should go back and try again.
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Brian Q.
I had dinner here and I have to say there wasn't anything special about this place. It was just o-kay. I ordered the half roast duck, schezuan shrimp, and grilled short rib. Perhaps their dim sum is better. Roast duck: I've had better and I've had worse. Schezuan shrimp: The shrimp were well cooked (i.e. not overcooked), but the dish completely lacked in spicyness. Grilled short rib: The best dish out of the three. Served on a bed of sizzling red onion and bell peppers. The beef was very tender (lots of tenderizer I'm guessing). Atmosphere-wise, it is much nicer than most Chinese places. Real tablecloths and napkins!
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Alexander T.
Excellent Dim Sum - as a tourist in the region I was pleasantly surprised by the vast amount of Chinese, Thai, and Asian food in the area. This would rate among the highest Dim Sum restaurants if it was in Houston, but I cannot comment as I did not try another other Dim Sum place in Portland. They also have a take out BBQ area, which blew my mind. I will always be sure to stop by if I am in the area again.
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Adrian K.
Blegh. Not only is it kinda gross and confusing, it's also a million year drive if you live within "Portland Proper." Only 1 or 2 things here were palatable, everything else was a congealed mush of nasty flavors. My delightful grandfather needed a fork, and it took about 20 min for them to find a fork to give him. Since nobody seemed to speak English, we had to make gestures with 3 fingers spread apart to mimic tines, stabbing wildly at our plates. I believe a picture was drawn, as well. While I might see myself back here some day, I will absolutely not go out of my way to come here.
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james c.
We have dined at this place several times in recent years. Our friends the Wongs (no relation) provide guidance. Our food experience has always been pretty good. This visit was for dim sum. The selection was good, that is our favorites were all there and served at the right temperature and in the right condition. Perhaps our friends being with us helped. They are well known. Service was good. The price was right too at midday. I would have left thinking "another 5 star experience" if I hadn't needed to use the men's room. It was disgusting, maybe in the worst condition I have ever experienced in an American restaurant restroom. All issues related to cleanliness and supplies. It was not a short term problem based on an accident. My wife said the ladies room was adequate... barely. My concern now is what might be going on in the food prep and cooking areas. Are standards of cleanliness maintained for chopping boards and utensils? Are staff throughout washing their hands? It shakes my faith in what till then was one of my favorite places because there is no way for me to know. I hope this was an exception but the problem took more than a half day to develop.
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Justin E.
I have been here twice, once for dim sum and once for dinner. First and foremost the wait staff here is excellent I have not seen better in years. Glasses are always full, plates are changed out, you never have to ask for anything, in service this place recieves 5 stars. Dim Sum: Its a good expierance seeing the carts come by and asking if you want anything from their carts. The dim sum is ok, I have had better. We got there late so we were nearing the end of dim sum service so our choices were limited and we didnt recieve any speacilty items we ordred. Dinner: Was a much diffrent expierance with the food. This is not your typical chineese food, this is more authentic. If your looking for cod, lobster, duck, pig intestines, you are on the right track. They do cook the traditional orange chicken but if you want to taste something authentic this is the place to go. Perfectly clean, top of the line wait staff, dim sum is ok, dinner is good and out of the ordinary.
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Hayden N.
There's always a ridiculous long wait on Sunday, but worth it. The only dim sum place that I would go to in Portland. The food is not greasy and tasty, there's a variety of choices for your mid-day snack. The Peking duck is always fantastic! The service is inconsistent, however, it was quick this time when we went.
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Jason M.
Dim sum is awesome and authentic, even to a white boy like myself. I have not come in for dinner so I can't comment on that. For dim sum the selection is huge, and for the most part the cart folks that roll around are willing to help work around your non-Cantonese-language issues via the point and grunt method. I wouldn't go as far as to say they are unfriendly, but they certainly don't smile and greet you like an old friend. They seem to be all business here. Get a side of the "chinese broccoli" (Gai lan) to make yourself feel better for eating all the unhealthy stuff. If you don't stray to the super exotic your meal will be cheap (less than 10 a person in some cases). Don't forget to finish the meal with an egg custard, holy sh!t those are so good.
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Snow M.
After reading the many reviews here, I formulated my plan of attack. Dad would pick me this morning at 10am, should arrive there by 1030am to look for parking and hopefully be seated by 1130am. Dad overshot the pick up window by about 15 mins and I wondered if this was going to throw the whole time table out of kilter. There was no traffic on the freeway and the whole back section of the parking lot was empty thus making parking a breeze. We waited maybe 5 mins before we were seated and once we were seated they descended on us. Steaming carts and trays with all sorts of fresh hot delicious treats. Yes, it was predominately Asian but we were not the only Caucasians there and there were some dishes were not offered to us such as the congee and others. Perhaps they didn't think we would be interested or know what it was. No matter. We tried the usual fare: Shumai with pork, with shimp. The steamed buns were fantastic. I particularly loved the bbq pork ones. The noodles were also very good, thin and delicate. Now we near the end of the meal and I notice we haven't tried anything out of the usual. Then I spot her... a large silver cart moving slowly through the restaurant dishing out only on thing. She moving past me without stopping as if I wouldn't be interested in what she has. I flag her down and ask her what is in the cart. "Fish balls in sauce" she says to me with a twinkle in her eye. I can tell she is expecting me to say no thank you. I had seen the chicken feet go by earlier and I really wanted to try something out of my comfort zone. "Yes, please." I reply and she pauses. No, really, she pauses like she wasn't sure if she heard me right. She dips the fish balls (three to a skewer) in the sauce and just before she plates them, she looks to me one last time and asks, "You sure?" I nod my head and she set them on the table. She muttered something under her breath as she moves away, now I don't speak Chinese but I am pretty sure she said "Crazy White Broad." The fish balls were interesting. The sauce was nice and the balls had a texture of firmness equal to scallops. They sorta tasted like something which I couldn't identify but I liked them just not enough where I would order them again. The staff was attentive and friendly, this place is going on the list for when Beth comes to town again.
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Ian H.
So much fun! It was my first dim sum experience and I want to go back sometime with a bunch of friends or family. It's great for groups and I really like the style of dining. All those steam carts rolling around full of an endless bounty of tasty treats. I would say its more about the experience than anything else. The food, although good, isn't anything for me to get too worked up about. Still, I plan on returning.
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Denise O.
Always packed but best dim sum around my area!
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Jose M.
Most likely when you come here, it's for dim sum. If you never have dim sum before, I think this is the place to go in Portland. Not in Chinatown. If you don't know what dim sum is, just go to youtube. This place gets very crowded during weekend. Better come here early, like 10:30 am, if you want to get a seat right away. One thing about dim sum is that the look sometimes deceiving. Some of them might look/sound disgusting, but they're all actually taste quite good.
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John F.
This restaurant comes highly recommended by friends of mine who just love the place. They used to live in San Francisco, and I tend to trust their opinion on asian food, though unfortunately we just don't see eye-to-eye on this one.. That said, I'm going to preface this by saying that I don't have a lot of experience with dim sum. For what it's worth, here's my $0.02. The restaurant is very popular with both the Chinese and non-Chinese crowds, and the two times I've been there the waiting room is spilling out onto the sidewalk. Fortunately the staff does a good job of keeping the line orderly and moving people in and out without making anyone feel rushed. The place is clean and neat but not particularly thrilling, think Hilton banquet chic. The food is a mixed bag. The various items served from the wandering carts varies from divine to just bland and mouth-drying. Unfortunately the percentage I really liked was low compared to the percentages I felt were decent or just awful to my palette. Of course I'm not particularly fond of shrimp, which further limits what I'll enjoy. I also saw a lot of people making special orders from the kitchen, but it was never made clear to me how one goes about doing that.
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Ray H.
ABSOLUTELY THE WORST Chinese food I have ever had. Chicken in the pot was more gristle and bone than meat; the beef in the beef and tofu pot was stringy and dry, and the tofu was tough. Tough tofu? Unbelievable. It must have been at least a month old. Service was terrible: it took about 30 minutes to get this slop, which obviously just came out of a steam table or some such bulk kettle in the kitchen. Never again for this joint. In a town full of really good food and restaurants, I don't know why anyone would go to Wong's King. I hope I don't get sick.
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w w.
went there many times and this last time, the server did not pay attention to our request for NO MSG. Into the 3rd dish, my husband broke out in sweats, blurry vision and had to be escorted to the car.he was allergic to MSG and knew right away. We told the server and she showed me the bill and only the last dish (ordered last minute with the manager) had NO MSG req. All the dishes she took for us had MSG.We wrote to management the next day and no one bother to call or respond! Shameful.We are regulars. My husband suffered the whole night and we had to stop by ER to make sure it was just the MSG reaction. Shame on you, Wong King for your customer service!!
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Marie S.
Some friends of mine think it's the place for dim sum. Really, I only like maybe 3 of the dim sum dishes, and even those are just ok. I recently ordered off of the menu - these items I liked more than the dim sum, but not enough to keep me coming back for more... I ordered the house special pan-fried noodles - yummy - and the deep fried shrimp (dumplings?) - also yummy. So I guess, if you're heading out just for dim sum I'd suggest trying a different place. If your friends are set on going to Wong's King, remember there are some other yummy things on their menu and you'll be just fine!
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Brandon T.
I didn't get to come here for Dim Sum so I will have to come back one of these days. As for what I did have: The snow peas and garlic were great! The salt and pepper pork was delicious and you could practically count the msg crystals on the slices (yum!). The mayo, candied walnut and shrimp stuff was pretty good too. I don't think I am forgetting anything, probably am though, still it was all good and we caught them at a slow time (practically empty in there). It looks like that place could get really busy, I'll have to check it out one of these morning when they actually have Dim Sum available. Oh wait! I remember what I forgot....The tea was really just a pot full of flowers and hot water, I kid you not. I think someone at my table special ordered it that way, but it was still pretty good.
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Ken N.
Dim Sum is something we enjoy quite a bit. I've been here several times. Besides the normal items we like (Beef meatballs, Ha Gow). Items are fresh and very good. Shu Mai is large and tasty. The hom bow is a little on the small side. Same goes for the don tot (egg tarts). They do have some items I don't normally see. Sugar can shrimp is a unique item. I don't see it at other Dim Sum restaurants. Word of caution. This place is BUSY. Be ready for 20-30 people in the lobby if you come at lunch time on the weekend.
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Shannon H.
Dim sum is not just a food, it's a way of life. There are those who are too nervous to try anything but the most mundane dishes, those who want nothing but the bizarre dishes, and those (like me) who like to sample a little of everything until their belly is about to burst. I love being able to choose dishes off a cart. For me, dim sum just doesn't work any other way. I also love that those carts just keep rolling around, so I don't have to place an order and hope that it's not too much or too little. Hmm, what am I in the mood for now? Oh yes, I will take a plate of those delicious pork shrimpy things please. Also, for those not accustomed to dim sum, it's a meal best shared. You usually get 3 or 4 pieces on a plate so if you have someone to share with you can try more dishes before reaching maximum capacity. My favorite dish is a shrimp one that is served in a flat rice noodle/sheet. They have a sauce they put on it for you too. I have no idea what this dish is called, but it's delicious! So if you're looking for dim sum Wong's King is a solid bet. I'm not going to compare it to dim sum I've had in San Fran or anywhere else because, let's face it, we're not in San Fran or anywhere else. We're in Portland. Oh, and keep in mind this is a cheap food. You can easily feed two people for under $20 and come away stuffed. At least me and my best friend do it routinely. I guess depending on appetite your mileage may vary. Happy dim summing!
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Don S.
The waitresses with the carts come sporadically even high noon with few choices and scanty number of dishes. Most seem perpetually angry, and the language barrier is very significant. I was a bigger fan years ago, but the quality/freshness has fallen, as have the variety, the service while the prices go higher. $14.50 for 4dishes yesterday of basic meh quality dim sum.....gone is the $2.50 any dish pricing during the week for lunch. Gone is my business.
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Jason S.
I've been to this place 40-50 times for dim sum. When you are walking in and see old Chinese guys hanging out smoking cigarettes, chances are pretty good the food is authentic and delicious. The little Asian women pushing the food carts are on commission so will literally race to your table upon arrival so do not commit to too much food too early. Let them all come around to find what you like and then circle back. Really well priced too. 4 of us were there recently, ate alit with sodas and took some food home with a bill under $50. Pretty good if you ask me for GOOD Chinese food/dim sum in Portland. What a concept!!!
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Daniel B.
Good dim sum, had many selections available and they were fresh. Foods were not too salty and oily. The chicken feet were okay, it could be much more tastier. Shrimp and pork shumai were delicious. I would definitely stop by here again next time in portland.
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Justine E.
This place is amazing! If you like good Chinese food this is the place to go. There is a bit of a language barrier but most of the time they can tell you what things are. BTW I am only reviewing the dimsum not the normal menu. Everything I've ever had at this restaurant is fantastic, I cannot recommend this place enough.
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Veruca S.
I read many of the reviews on yelp before choosing my dim sum restaurants to visit. I have to say, that Wong's was ok, but for variety and value, I think HK Cafe has my business going forward. It was difficult to get the staff's attention to get tea or water and mid-week, the variety of dim sum wasn't very expansive. Oh..and their bathrooms are dirty. It appears the art of flushing is not something the patrons have mastered.
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In B.
I've tried Dim Sum at other places/ even other countries.. but was never satisfied because it felt like the ingredients they use weren't always fresh. Seafood dimsum was always too fishy, pork/beef always had some sort of odor.. but after trying Wong's King.. I'm a fan. Pretty much Every. Single. One. we tried was tasty. A++ =)
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Roman S.
conflicted.. still not a bad place.. 1) some of the portions seem smaller than usual "family style" 2) the soups of the day usually are pretty bland and ehh 3) mapo tofu not spicy 4) fried rice was messed up - way too salty.. first time that's happened with fried rice. their redo was much better 5) expensive fish was just so so it doesn't impress me as much as it did before.
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Theresa L.
We only knew that Wong's King Seafood restaurant have best sea food and Cantonese Dim-Sum. Now that we had experiment their Light , Umami, non greasy, delicious CHEF's MENU Fusion creation. we soem gourmet seekers went to Wong's King ordered a table for 12 the new healthy creation menu~ the four appetizers are great flavorful cold dishes, that enhance our apetite. Nancy , our swim coach's wife loves the Red Date stuffed with sticky rice ball. (and she mentioned that she hates red date before!) All of us love The supreme Soup with Tibet dried pine mushroom, chicken, Virginia ham, dried scallop. piping hot and delicious, penetrate your throat, stomach and the nice flavor returns back to your brain! Truffle on top of the steam bean Curd, Cavia with Chinese nutritious mountain YAM, Stuffed tomato with fresh dungeness crab meat on the pumpkin puree. Steamed Jumble clams with vermicelli and garlic squash. stuffed Papaya with Almond jelly and mixed green. all these fusion invention by healthy , light, non salty and Umami creation lead us to a new path of the Chinese yummy gourmet kingdom......
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Olivia O.
I really am a huge fan of Wong's King. I used to come here regularly with a group of girlfriends in college, on Sundays, hungover - this was it! Oh my love, would you like some shrimp wrapped in slippery glass noodles? How about some pork bao? Or sesame balls? Chinese broccoli? Shrimp dumplings? Sticky rice with surprises inside? Yes, please, one of everything! Now I'm older and I've recently rekindled my love for Wong's King by starting a monthly Dim Sum Club with my friends. Everyone shows up and at some point everything is ordered - even chicken feet, jelly fish salad, broth with unknown-unknowns inside. I love ordering a giant table for all 11 of us or however many show up, and then during the wait, heading over to bubble tea next door. And a trip to Wong's King is always best followed up by a trip to Fubonn. Everyone is always inspired to try recreating the delicacies we had at Wong's at home after our feast. A trip to Wong's is definitely a mark of a weekend well spent.
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Bernadette M.
Came here for Dim Sum! This place is good, but the only thing that strayed me away from giving it 5 stars is because they dont really show you whats in the cart? We could of ordered more stuff, but if you dont know the name or what you want, then your a lost cause.
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Paul R.
As I walked into the restaurant I was greeted by a beautiful girl who quickly brought us to our table. A young man quickly came by and poured us water and opened our chop sticks and laid them across our plates. The menus are great and show pictures of each dish (this is great since I am a visual person). I decided on the crispy green beans and wok seared wontons for an appetizer. The green beans come very lightly battered accompanied by an amazing dipping sauce. If my mom prepared all my vegetables like this growing up I certainly would have eaten all my vegetables at the dinner table. The wontons are plated up for a nice presentation and tasted as good as they look. They had a spicy kick which I loved. Once again the sauce was amazing (If I could buy the sauces in the store I would). For my main course I went with the Peking Duck, since it caught my eye on the way in. It was a table side carving! I had never seen it done before so it was like dinner and a show all in one. The crispy duck skin was served with fresh steamed buns, scallions, and a dark sauce of some kind (plum?). It was fantastic! I only ordered the half course of the duck which was the thinly sliced crispy skin with some meat but you can also order the full course that comes with the meat diced with some other things and you make lettuce wraps with it. I will be back soon to try the rest!
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Michael M.
There's very few dim sum restaurants I've been to outside of LA that look fairly well maintained, but this place is. Again, for a dim sum restaurant, the people are friendly...inattentive, but friendly. The dim sum is really good and they have a great selection.
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Kate C.
Had my first Dim Sum experience and went back not two days later for more. Delicious offerings all around! Turns out the head chef (Fu Lai Wong) is something of an international culinary star...there are awards on display from what is essentially the Olympics of International culinary competition in Asia, at which Wong's team took not only gold, silver, and bronze, but also a cumulative first place trophy. Zang. The Peking duck is worth it, no matter what meal you're there for - filleted first course, dressed second course with steam buns and all the fixin's. My favorite part of all of it is the homemade chili sauce!
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Eric B.
The advice of getting there early is definitely well-founded. However, I think that a dining experience's success should be the responsibility of the restaurant not the customer. Unfortunately, Wong's did not seem to take that responsibility to heart. The food was fair but I wouldn't classify it as the best in the city as some have. The service was the true chasm in our adventure to this nigh-legendary establishment. It was an odd split between rude floor staff and very apologetic and helpful maître d's. Sadly, despite their efforts, I find myself unable to justify a return visit to a place that was one of the most disappointing restaurants I have been to in the City of Roses.
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Frank R.
Food poisoning is a big problem here! If you look up this establishment on the Multinomah County Health Dept. inspection website you'll see multiple violations with unsanitary conditions being at the top of the list. Friends of mine recently experienced a case of food poisoning (the whole family got sick). This is too bad as it is a very nice establishment, and like the other reviewers have mentioned, the food does taste pretty good. I draw the line with dysentery, personally. I've been luck most times, but there have been few times where I felt a little off the next day. It does give new meaning to the tired old catchphrase "tastes great; less filling". Yeck!
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Becky N.
This place serves up some decent dim sum. It certainly doesn't even come close to the best, but it wasn't the absolute worse that I've had. Some of the fried dishes were cold. The steamed dumplings were just ok. I still have yet to find a dim sum place in Portland that I like.
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Alex B.
I caution everyone to watch that bill. The checks are written in characters. I don't know if it is chinese or vietnamese or whatever else but they placed 2 items that we did not order on the check. Both costing at 8 dollars. Staff and management should learn to speak and write in english. Long wait times. Over rated food. Expensive.
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Peter T.
Went astray tonight, no burgers, hot dogs, or pizza; business dinner at Wong's King Seafood in SE Portland, reportedly "the place" for great dim sum. Don't think I will venture out for that, undoubtedly crowded. Liked it tonight, very few customers and we had one of the private dining rooms anyway. My host, another old China hand like myself, had arranged to have a high level strategy meeting for his business, and supplied the room, grub, and beer. He ordered as if we were still in China, hosting some locals, a veritable orgy of courses, splendid as all get-out. The chopsticks peanut test. Tsing Tao beer. Two kinds of fried tofu to start, the regular kind, and salt/pepper spiced, lobster sashimi, shimp balls, duck skin, duck lettuce wraps, choi sum, singapore noodles, fried rice..........and on and on. Unbelievably good. Very authentic Cantonese. We looked at each other near the end, our bellies full, eyes glazed over, and probably both thought "welcome home." I miss living in China. I made the mistake of leaving the first time. And then stupid me, I left a second time.
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Justina S.
I would say that I am not a fan, but this place has decent food. The location of this place is small. Parking is a hassel. So if your lucky kuddos to you, if not, then there's always street parking. when you walk in, there's chairs in the lobby area where you can wait. I tell you, if you don't come early enough your looking at a 25-30 minute wait. The food there is pretty good. I the chicken feet there is finger licking good, lol. I would say yes I would reccomond this place. Oh also one thing, the service is amazing! The employees actually replenish your drinks for you with out you having to ask them! Come on, you know what I'm talking about :) So quit reading this and try it out yourself :) Enjoy
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Stephannie Q.
the dim sum waitress were very pushy and didnt understand, "no" when we were done ordering. the short ribs and shrimp puffs were good but the stirfry was beyond greasy and covered in oil.
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Eliana M.
I haven't even had the dim sum and I'm already a big fan of the place. Dinner here is great, and the Sizzling Egg Plant and Egg Tofu in Thai Sauce is one of my favorite dishes in all the land!
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Jesseca T.
We pulled into the parking lot at 1045 last Sunday and it was FULL- we parked way around back where there were still 5-6 slots open. We waited about 15 minutes then were seated. The room seats about 100 people that we were in, although I think they have another room too. $40 for basically all we could eat n more- that's 2 adults, one little girl eating primarily custard tarts. We ate everything! It's been a year since we moved from the Bay Area and we were craving some serious DimSum, which is what we got. Custard tarts, chinese brocolli, rice in leaves, steamed shrimp dumpings, sesame seed balls, seafood pancakes, pork shu mai, I can't even remember it all. As usual, the classics were served first and as we were leaving we saw some dim sum we don't normally see, the special stuff which usually comes out later. With over 1000 dimsum recipes I'm sure these guys are keeping it fresh all of the time! Can't wait to get back here, this is definitely a do over.
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Aimee L.
Yummers. Haven't been here in eons and happy to see it's exactly the same. Great dim sum, great prices, speedy service - almost too speedy in that we commented we always feel like it's a race to eat what's on the table before the next cart comes around :) Only reason why not 5 stars is that they need to have vegetable side dishes on the carts as well so they don't have to be special ordered - we essentially had plates and plates of meat, nothing to really balance it out. But I dig the lavender uniforms, the fact I have never had anything I dislike (even when I don't know what it is), and it beats the heck out of anything in actual Chinatown here. For newbies - go with a group - you'll fill up fast if it's just the two of you and with a group you can sample a lot more (and it's sooooo inexpensive, and so fun).
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Susan L.
Dimsum with the 2 important people in Portland! However, interesting dining experience. The Chinese run the restaurants but the customers are half asian, half Caucasians. You get a ticket.. more organized and less chaotic. As if you're waiting for the dmv. There's a glass encased of chef wongs accomplishments along the wall as you're waiting to get in. Food definitely subpar...this is the best dimsum in OR? really? Thank goodness I'm in Cali!
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Holy-foo' X.
Wong's King seems to be best known for their Dim Sum, which I have not as yet had the opportunity to try. However, "Seafood" also shares the billing on the Marquee, so we made sure our recent take-out order was resplendent with seafood. And so it was, if nominally... The seafood combo platter was rich, delicious, w/quality ingredients and just enough zip to keep things lively. But.....and this is a pretty substantial "but/however".... easily 3/4 of the topping on this meal was not seafood---it was tofu cubes! I like tofu well enough and do eat it on occasion.... I sometimes even order it on purpose! But I ordered the seafood combo platter, and paid through the nose @ $16 for a middling portion. They don't have to completely banish tofu from this dish... but how about reversing the soy:seafood ratio, hmmm? I think I counted 3 dinky shrimp in my take out box.... sorry that is simply NOT 5 star material.... I was leaning toward giving Wong's 3 stars after also trying their generously sized but rather bland sweet and sour soup, but the experience was buoyed by their smoked duck which was o-u-t-s-t-a-n-d-i-n-g. Plenty of large chunks of duck thigh w/skin intact to soak in the gorgeous smoke bouquet, there was also neck bone duckback in this mix, which had little meat on its own, but contributed meaningfully to the overall effect as only bone-in can. The service @ Wong's was fine if a little slow ( they weren't busy, only one table had customers) and the ambiance was nondescript. However, since it was a carry-out order I don't give as much weight to ambiance as I would for a dine-in experience. Oh yeah, I will spend money at Wong's King again, and next time let's hope it'll involve more "dim sum" than the total pieces of seafood I tallied in our take-out boxes during this adventure...
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D G.
Dim Sum is a formula. Har Gow , shumai and chicken feet add up to the sum of yum. I'm sure that has been said before but again this shit is good. You wanna be a King try Pork Chitterlings in hot pot Mmmm good Andy Griffith.
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Henry O.
Tofu sweet soup Amazing! Chicken feet Amazing! Shumai Amazing! Service outstanding! Price very reasonable! Dim Sum fan indeed!
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Jess P.
We got there early on a Saturday morning and the place was relatively empty. However, it got much busier as the morning progressed. Very happy with my dim sum experience. As a vegetarian, I usually expect to eat little else besides the sesame balls and egg custard, but the staff was incredibly accommodating in creating me vegetarian dishes.
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Yomari C.
Not only was the dim sum not great, but some of it was cold, and after being ignored for a good 30 minutes while our two kids went hungry, we had to leave. I had to let manager know. He comped our "mea"l (the few things we did get served when we first arrived) but honestly, it did not make up for the experience.
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L. D.
It's a bummer to say this but after two years in Iowa, we returned to Wongs King and it has gone downhill. I heard the head hostess left and opened her own dim sum restaurant close by and took most of the chefs with her. Bummer bummer bummer! We won't be going back.
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Leann S.
Just had great dim sum. Steam bao, su mi, shrimp won ton. We will be back our next time through town. Lots of carts. And dishes to choose from.
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Pinki S.
Shit place....I wish I could give no star. We waited long for our food and get nothing and last we left this shit place.... the guest who came after us , the staff take their order and the waiter didn't ask us Even for order and then we gave order and waited long. After 1 hour we left this place. They didn't apologize for their bad service.
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Eileen T.
You don't get what you pay for here. They just style everything to make it look "pretty" but the food is extremely salty. Probably to cover up how long it's actually been in their freezer. The most recent time we went here (probably the last time ever) we had a gift card priced at $100.00 and the bill was $60.00. After they rung up the bill they kept our gift card. We asked for it back, saying we had at least $40.00 bucks left on it, and they continued to argue that we had nothing left and kept the card. That's the worst customer service I've ever seen from a Chinese restaurant. The prices are too high for their disgustingly salty food, and the customer service is horrible. I also recall they received a health warning a few years ago. I highly recommend Hong Kong Cafe which is just down the way on 82nd in east port plaza if you're looking for Chinese food. Friendlier and better food.
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Kim H.
Ocean City and HK are nearby - head there instead. The dim sum here was lackluster, and with so many other dim sum closeby, why choose this one? We went during the busy lunch hours, but the carts were still missing a lot of the key dishes. They did have chicken feet, but it was a little bland. The egg tarts were also not very flakey. Wong's will do in a pinch, but expect a wait. For some reason, it can be busier than its more delicious counterpart, Ocean City.
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Mike T.
Great food! I went to lunch with a few buddies and it was excellent! We will be coming back for more!
Went to Wong King's for dim sum on a Wednesday around 11am. It was pretty empty, only about a third to a half of the tables were seated. Having been here before on a weekend, it was definitely a surprise to see just how much more dead it was on weekdays. Only one of each kind of dim sum cart was in service, and even then, sometimes they would take a pause before going another round due to the lack of people eating there. I came with 2 other friends and we only ended up getting the shrimp dumplings (har gao), pork dumplings (shiu mai), shrimp rice noodle rolls, and steamed bbq pork buns. Maybe it was an off day, but we definitely weren't feeling it. Perhaps the dim sum wasn't as fresh since not too many people were there and they didn't need to replenish the carts so quickly. I know a friend of mine particularly likes this place for dim sum as it has the most extensive menu in the Portland area. Personally, I prefer Ocean City's, although I've only been to Wong King, Ocean City, Jin Wah, and Good World. Even on their good days, Wong King serves decent dim sum, but I don't think its necessarily worth the wait at times. That having been said, I think it's worth a try if you're looking for a place in Portland with the most extensive dim sum offerings. However, I would recommend going on a weekend as the quality will be better as they are forced to replenish the carts regularly due to the demand. If you're looking for more standard dim sum fare, then perhaps you might give Wong King's a pass as it's nothing too outstanding compared to the other places in Portland.
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Vanessa B.
I have been here for lunch and loved the dim sum. Its why I'm giving them 2 stars. Dinner is a completely different story. We were seated right away, but waited quite a long time to order. While ordering the waitress says "that's enough. You ordered a lot". Last I checked she wasn't paying the bill and said as much. She silently took the order and left us till it was time to serve our food. I was excited and looking forward to the dinner menu. Brought a few friends and was a little embarrassed. We ordered several entrees and a few appetizers. There was nothing impressive about the dishes. Seafood was old, vegetable dishes overly salted and fried rice extremely greasy. I'm not sure if they were having an off night, but I'm too turned off to give their dinner menu a second chance. Lunch dim sum is good and quite satisfying. I may be back for that.
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Yang X.
I went there for a dinner but only three guests were there. I didn't remember the name of the dish, but the shrimp was very good. The other dish was mediocre. Overall the restaurant was good.
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Angela D.
Why this place even bothers to serve dim sum is beyond me. There are so many other places that do a better job. CORRECTION: there WAS another place that did a better job, Legin, which I believe is now closed due to the expansion of Portland Community College. The pork dumplings (shiu mai) were too salty, the shrimp dumpilngs (har cow) were tasteless, and the chicken feet were gelled and unappetizing. (I realize that to some of you, chicken feet is already unappetizing, but for you chicken feet lovers out there, these were a disappointment.) Now, just because it wasn't the greatest dim sum I've ever had, I was taking my grandma out for brunch so we stayed and finished the meal anyways. It wasn't as if it was inedible, but I can definitely say that I will never come here for dim sum again.
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Phyllis B.
What happened? Does Wongs King have new owners or new manager? On a Thursday morning in August, we drove into the nearly empty parking lot a few minutes before 10. When they finally opened the door to the empty restaurant we sat down. Ladies with the carts took their time coming by and when they did, they dim sum choices were limited to the big hits: har gow, shiu mai, chow siu bau. Later ,there was a little more variety such as sticky rice in lotus leaf, but it seemed only to contain a chunk of lap chong. The har gow was bland as was the Shanghai dumpling, the the turnip cake. The fried taro, savory, was good. But these are the regular items. nothing was unusual. The garbage can out by the front door overflowed. I don't know, but something here is different than it was in previous visits. Too bad. I will go elsewhere.
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Robert G.
The staff is friendly even though most hardly speak English. A good sign that this is truly authentic. The mango pudding is good, but, the coconut pudding is flavorless. I enjoyed the taro hot buns, baked seaweed wrap, Chinese broccoli, sweet pork Bao, and the roasted pork is delicious. I will probably be here once a month.
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Bill D.
Went with a meet-up group to try the recently revised dinner menu. We had a nice classic Cantonese dinner, cold chicken, steamed sole, clams in curry sauce, crab, scallops & beef, bamboo pith with baby bok choy, corn soup. Everything was fresh and well prepared. Best meal of its style I've had in Portland.
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DA Y.
Dimsum in pdx has never been this good. They have unique items like sweet and sour pork spare ribs and taro puffs. Siumai taste so good. It beats jinwah and Chinatown easily. Too bad their westside branch closed.
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D T.
Worst customer service ever! I'm Asian so I don't expect much of customer service in an Asian restaurant but this place every waitress look like they hated their job. We were there for dim sum and every waitress walked by our table without asking if we want something even though our table have NO freaking food on the table. We have to hunt them down to get their attention.
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Ferid J.
My wife took me to this restaurant. Gee, on Sunday morning at10:30 am people already waited to be sated. I just can't believe it. I had no patient in waiting, but I was a lot of people waiting so there must be something special about this place. Once I was seated and had dim sum here. Everything I ate was excellent. It worth waiting!
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David H.
Though they do have real authentic ingredients like on choy. The quality is lack luster. On choy for example wasn't as crisp or as fresh as ones we would find at all authentic Chinese restaurants in SF. Food is greasy too unlike real authentic dim sum found in china, or SF. Cold chive dumplings was also like a cold shower to the meal. If this is the best Portland can do as a foodie culture, there is a lot of room to rage away market share Unless you want to cater to non Chinese or people who really understand true authentic Chinese dim sum
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Sha L.
To be honest, their food is fine, not the worst I ever had. However, their service is not ok. I wish it is because they are too busy rather than they only take care people who are from local. It is my first time visiting Portland, that makes me sad.
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Yi Z.
Well made dim sum, best Cantonese food I ever have in the Portland area. Well service reminds me the breakfast I had in Guangzhou! To avoid crowded people, you better come earlier in the weekends or holidays.
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S. Y.
Good stuff. I live a few minutes walk from Chinatown in San Francisco. I eat dim sum regularly. Their shu mai were awesome and REALLY big. Legit! 4 of us age for around $45. I would eat here again.
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Vi L.
Adequate dim sum but terrible service. I had to ask 5 times for a knife and fork to feed my kid, 3 times for various sauces that should have naturally come with dishes ordered (like vinegar for xiao long bao, hoisin for turnip cake, mayo for seaweed rolls) but that never came. wtf cantonese ppl?! I'm ordering the food in Chinese!! I will notice when part of what I ordered is missing and for each time I have to chase you down, I'm taking a dollar off your tip.
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Megan S.
Have been here twice--once for dim sum, once for dinner. Both experiences were okay--not spectacular, not horrible. I think my biggest issue with this place is that you get the distinct impression that nothing is very fresh. At dim sum, for instance, I couldn't help but think that almost nothing was made in-house. The dumplings and buns were probably frozen. Everything was fine. The char siu bao were good, and the shrimp and scallion dumplings were nice, but I suspect they were previously frozen. The price also leads me to believe that most things come in frozen--3 of us stuffed ourselves for $26. What we had for dinner was similarly lackluster. Poor quality meat (not bad, just cheap), pretty sweet sauces on everything--generally Chinese takeout quality food. This isn't necessarily bad--sometimes you want that sort of thing. But it doesn't really fall into the category of "good food." It's got a definite junk food quality to it. The service we received was fine--prompt and polite. No complaints there. The atmosphere is kind of funny. Grandiose and faux-opulent in a way that only a Chinese restaurant can be. Everyone told me that the ladies who push the dim sum carts are notoriously stern, but we didn't encounter that at all. We might go back for dim sum (although looking forward to trying out Boke Bowl's dim sum soon), but I doubt we'll ever go back for dinner. There's so much good food in this town that it's hard to be satisfied with a place like this.
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Leah H.
Wong's King is my go to for dim sum. They offer it all week until 3p. The wait on the weekend can be a bit long, especially if you arrive between 11-1 but isn't too bad outside of that. The selection is basic and they will typically have everything you would expect at dim sum although it would be nice to see some specials or rotating items. I really appreciate the quality of their shrimp. It is never mushy or small. The calamari is one of my favorites; it's super garlicky and salty with chopped peppers and green onions. The steamed pork buns really seem to vary in quality on each visit which is a disappointment. They actually carry soup dumplings (they call them Shanghai dumplings here)! They are not exceptional but since they are kind of tough to find in Portland, I'm always sure to order one. Best ever? No. Best in Portland? Maybe!
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Bill S.
First time at Wong's today. Top notch dim sum. Everything I ate was excellent and the service was very good. My Chinese language skills are non-existent, so I had some issues with understanding just what I was asking for or getting. As a result my first item was fried duck tongue. It was very good until I found out what it was. (Still good, but kind of a bad mental picture). Definitely coming back to Wong's. I'd recommend this place to anyone.
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Vanessa M.
Kind of a small place for afternoon dim sum, but it was probably one of the better Chinese food places in the area. The service can be a little slow and rude sometimes but its part of the experience I guess. I think the meal was decent but they are rather expensive and not as tasty as I was hoping for.
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Azis V.
Foods here are expensive. I can order the same, and tbh, better food from other restaurant nearby with less expensive price. It's not that I cant afford it or anything. If this is a 5-stars rated and good food restaurant, i wouldnt mind paying that mind paying that much for food. I came to have two orders togo. The salted fried shrimp only has 12 of the shrimps in it. The worse part is, the shrimps were smaller than the shrimps i order from other restaurants. My second order was the seafood fried noodle. First of all, the noodle is dry tasting and there were lack of seafood in the dish. I did not expect a $13 seafood noodle dish to be that expensive with little seafood in it. I like their dimsum, other than that, this is disappointing.
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Micah W.
The best dim sum I have ever had . Friendly staff and a clean formal dining environment . The wait was a little long but they keep it moving .
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M N.
Growing up with eating "real" Chinese food, Wong's King is the only Chinese restaurant my family goes to. Their dim sums are so yummy with great selections. I suggest you show up as they open to guarantee a table on weekends.
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Lindsey G.
Very good dim sum. Best I have had!!
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Kim W.
We've only ever come here for dim sum. And it's a super fun experience. I recommend coming in a group of 5 or more! Just because you end up getting to try a lot of things. Plus it's fun. What we do is have someone who is in charge of flagging down the carts and picking the food. One hard part about this place is that some times it's hard to understand the employees pushing the carts. And some times they don't want to be bothered with your questions. Our favorite things to get, that we know isn't something weird are: Shanghai dumplings, doughnut noodle, Chinese broccoli, Calamari, Steam/baked buns/bao, Sticky rice, Shumi (sp?), this noodle dish that comes with like everything! and that's all I can think of off the top of my head. But trying things are an adventure! So do that too! And you really cannot beat the price! We get EVERYTHING! Like the things we know we like and things we want to try out! And leave totally stuffed and the whole thing costs us like $10 each! It's great! Plus they have like a rewards program you can sign up for free.. and you get points every time you go in, and the points go toward money off your meal and stuff.
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Victor D.
The quality was good. Went with my friend who eats dim sum every week since childhood. Must try the meat balls and the pasty tofu dessert. I was impressed and it did not feel heavy after eating like 10 differnt dishes... it might different for everyone but this dim sum place is worth trying
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Patrick S.
Compared to other dim sum in Portland, this place really is King...all of the dim sum here was good, but the xiao long bao barely had any soup in them, so don't bother getting them unless they change them sometime soon. And definitely order some mango pudding from the server before you head out. They also have amazing roast duck and cha sieu (bbq pork) at their take out door, right next to their main entrance with the "bbq to go" sign above the door. I don't bother to compare this place with the great dim sum in NY, BC and SF, since they're so far away, but if you're in town...this is the place to be.
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C C.
Good dim sum. The chow mien noodle was excellent. The wait was long!! We were told 20 minute for a table. It was more like 35-40 minutes. She told everyone 20 minutes no matter how many people were waiting. I'd come back during the week for sure!
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Tom J.
Everyone told me, go to Wongs King I finally got to go for yummy tasty Chinese food I am a giant ho! Yum yum, lick it up it's so spicy yum, yum, lick it up it's so sweet yum, yum, lick it up it's so tasty yum, yum, lick it up it's my fave treat! Forget dim sum! I want the greasy stuff! So....the crab rangoon were not the best I've ever had, but they were very good and contained actual crabmeat/imitation crabmeat, i.e., something besides cream cheese. For my entree, I ordered the five flavor chicken, which I've never seen on a menu before. It's fried and did have a terrific flavor, upon first biting into it, the dish has a maple type of taste that then evolves into flavors of sweet orange and a slight spiciness. I'm thinking they might use Chinese five spice powder. My friend's beef and scallops came in a super delicious sauce with lots of veggies, a healthier choice and still quite good. I kept drinking their hot tea and feeling really good. I looked at my friend and said, "what do they put in their tea?" But who cares? I had a blast!
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Alex B.
Best dim sum in Portland! Way better than Ocean City, with the exception of dan tats. My mouth is watering just thinking about their dim sum, and we just got home!
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Jay M.
Dim sum is just OK here. As large as the dining room is you would figure that they would have a better mixture of variety. We did see a lot of requests for certain normal Dim Sum items that had to be retrieved from the kitchen as special or one off orders. Pork Sui Mai was a little cold and dumpling wrapper was dry on the top edges. Other dishes were pretty standard until we ordered the shrimp toast which was extremely oily and cold. Service was good but not very attentive as we went awhile to get more tea and a water refill. I remember when they started Dim Sum in their Beaverton location a few years ago before they closed it and it was better quality there, even when you had to get it made to order. I wish that location was still open.
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Georgie K.
Use to be so good, but the last time we went it was not as good. The service was different and less attentive. The food was less good.
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Brenda L.
Not sure how to rate this restaurant. My family and I were really craving for asian food while visiting Portland (I know there are many other cuisines to eat here ..haha). Nonetheless, the food was NOT fresh! Most of our dishes were precooked and heated up again (tasted like frozen food reheated). Would not recommend this place. I give it two stars for the service, that's about it.
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Jade W.
Dim Sum small medium large all $2.75 Monday- Friday. What a Steal! I go whenever I can. Delicious. Best Dim Sum in Portland.
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Jimmy W.
Edit: sorry i thought i was in the HK cafe review section and didnt realize i reviewed wongs king! Wongs is still pretty good but not as good as HK as far as I'm concerned. Not sure how to delete this review and put it in the right restaurant. I don't give 5 stars very often but HK cafe sure is taking it to the next level. Maybe they are a 4.5 but the food is very good and the value excellent. I have reviewed them in the past for dim sum. We had dinner recently and I was very impressed. I have eaten there probably 15 times now and I am going out on a limb and declaring them best Chinese restaurant in Portland for taste and value. They seem to get better and better. Service is pretty good for a Chinese restaurant too. Water kept full, tea kept full and rice refilled. The dinner menu is extensive, prob at least 120 different choices. Everytime I go there I see some other table eating a dish I wish i had tried. I had made a bunch of money recently and decided for our family of four to splurge. We ordered, honey walnut shrimp, steamed chicken with soy sauce, tofu and fish fillet in hot pot, scallops with pea pod, shrimp dumpling dim sum (har gow), soy sauce noodles pan fried with pork and chicken and bean sprouts, and house special fillet mignon. Bill was $85. Free house soup and red bean desert (which I didn't care for but the wife and kids like it). Lots of leftovers for the next day. Whenever you go to a Chinese restaurant and over 90% of the people are Asian that mean you are getting as authentic as you can get. Go try it for dim sum or dinner and you will not be disappointed. And for the record i have no affiliation with this restaurant! Oh yeah try the free house hot sauce, best in the city , I wish I could buy it, may try next time.
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Meg N.
Always a hit for dim sum. Sometimes the wait can be long, especially on 3 day weekends. Shu mai, soup dumplings, bean curd skins, are all awesome and the best BBQ pork in town.
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peabody j.
Dim Sum on Sunday at this place was on my list for a long time and I finally went, and all my expectations were met and exceeded. I am a fan. Long wait, but just as much as any good place or brunch in Portland. It's a slow Sunday adventure, when you want to have fun and have lots of open time and want to enjoy the company you are with. Of course the service is kind of weird and you have to figure out how to get what you want and what everything means, but that is exactly the point! Extremely well priced, cheap food for amazing dim sum. Fun, seemingly authentic (I would not be the judge) and really really good food for dim sum. All-around highly enjoyable experience that I will be recommending to others and returning to.
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Valerie M.
Food was awesome! Didn't get to try dim sum but definitely will go back to try it. Our waiter spoke minimal English and unfortunately this left us with only water to drink. Definitely will go back and hopefully increase the rating to a five!
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MIDORI D.
This is one of my favorite place to have lunch with big group of friends. You don't need to wait, just start to grab whatever you want to eat. Lunch time is affordable, especially with some friends. This place is always busy so I recommend to go there around 11a.m. Kids friendly.
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Melisa V.
best advice for coming to Wong's King for dim sum: come with a big group of people. not only will you be able to sit at a round table with a lazy susan in the middle, but you'll be able to try more and get a sense of what's good, great, disgusting and just okay. even though we were running a bit late (our friends had come to get a number about 20 minutes earlier) we still had to wait another 20. the nice thing about dim sum though is the instant gratification. no need to place an order, no need to wait. the food starts appearing instantly. within the course of about 20 minutes we had quite a bit of food. everything from rice balls filled with egg and meat (no clue what it's called) to sliced pork and duck to fried shrimp on a sugar cane. of course there were also an assortment of dumplings, pork buns, the stuffed noodles and the mochi pastries. one of my friends is now thinking of creating a website for the names clueless americans give all of the dim sum delicacies, because we had NO clue what most of them are called. hopefully from my description it was kind of clear. there was a great variety, but I've had better elsewhere. I would definitely return for the experience if going with a large group.
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Elizabeth B.
I know, lots of people think this is the place for dimsum, but really, there are far better dimsum places out there. They really sell their food with the name, the atmosphere, and the awards in the display cases. Granted its a good nice to bring friends, but food and the prices are just good, not fantastically great. As far as dinner goes, really not worth it. Peiking/beijing duck are not even sliced correctly, I've had the one course as well as the 3 course peiking/beijing duck. It takes a real chief to cut it.
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Brady T.
In actuality, I really enjoyed the dinner I had here. We ordered a slew of different dishes, ranging from Seafood to Vegetarian. I was pleased with the taste, and service we received. The problem came 6 hours later when I became fairly ill. Hence the 2 stars. Don't know if its a 1 time deal or not, but I really don't like it when a restaurant makes me sick. I would probably go back and give them another chance.
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Zoe K.
Stopped on my way home to California. Food is good. Price is not so good, given I am from California where good Chinese at good price is abundant. I guess it's not fair to compare with California :) 3 stars due to price. I'd give 4 for food if price was right.
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Wesh W.
Good, huge, busy. Get there early and expect to wait. Once you're seated you'll forget the parking hassle, the wait...everything but the deliciousness.
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Aaron S.
Very very very very so-so. Some of my American friends loved it, but they also love Panda's Express.. (not to say that Panda is not good.. it is actually decent for fast food.) It is so grossly over-priced, and you don't really see real Chinese going there. It is always packed with (I believe) Southeast Asian looking people but never Chinese Chinese. None of my Chinese friends in Portland go there. I have tried both dim-sum for lunch and entree for dinners. Dim-sum is passable but among the top in PDX nonetheless. Entree is just like any other Chinese restaurant in town. Ridicoulous high price and long wait makes Wong's King a no-no for me.
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Mark S.
Near perfect - wonton soup - the broth is so good. I also had garlic chicken and green bean pork - both cooked to perfection. This is the BEST Chinese in the NW - go now!
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Dan L.
I love getting my dim sum here. Too bad it gets so ridiculously busy that the wait time can go up to an hour. Other then that thought the service is great here.
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Holly M.
We went here for a friend's birthday and it did not disappoint. Everything about this place was good--the service, the ambience, the FOOD! We did have a funny thing happen: hubby and I were the only white people at our table- the rest of our friends were Filipino. The waitstaff came to our table, only to deliver flatware just to my husband and I! The rest of the table went silent for a moment, and then we all busted up in laughter. Hubby and I know how to use chopsticks, so we passed on the flatware to some of our chopstick-hating friends. Was the waitstaff's move racist? Maybe. It didn't bother us too much other than for a good laugh.
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Scott B.
OK, the Dim Sum alone get's this place 5 stars. I have not found a better Chinese place in Portland. Makes me feel like I'm back in China.
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Bruce L.
We weren't going to this place originally due to mix comment from my friends. when we got there, there were tons of people waiting, so the wait til was long. service was average. the food quality is not consistent, comparing to the other Chinese dim sum place. some dishes were ok, but the shrimp dumping is not good, and the to fu skin wrap wasn't good neither. It seems like their dumpling types of food has skin that are too thick. Another problem is the layout of their tables, it has one pathway for the dim sum carts, so when people order dim sum from the front cart, the carts behind will get stuck often and create traffic jam. I probably won't go back again unless there's no other choices given the long wait and just average food.
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Craig O.
This place serves some crazy food. Food I won't even try and I am very open to trying some crazy food. I have had Dim Sum several times and this place has it down. If you are a vegetarian don't eat here, everything has fish or pork in it and god bless them for that. :) Go early, take a group, go alone and eat with strangers. It's all fun, its clean, its educational, its a beautiful restaurant and you will go back.
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celeste m.
Yelp, you didn't fail me! When some friends and I decided we needed dim sum and right away, we consulted Yelp for some ideas, and Wong's was the clear winner. We arrived at around 11 a.m. on a Sunday and there were already scores of people in line, but our wait was only about 15 minutes long. The dim sum was great, and four of us stuffed our bellies for under $35. It really is a shame that there aren't many decent Chinese restaurants in P-town, but just head to Wong's and you'll be all right.
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bridget n.
i have mixed feeling about Wongs King. I really like their dim sum; good but more pricey than Jin wah. their resturant is cleaner and a bit more...fancy? (it is also newer, though) i have had dinner there only once, and i haven't been back since. bill made my chinky eyeballs pop outta their eye sockets! and honestly, it was nothing to write home about. i recently went to a wedding there and food was pretty good then. maybe i'll stop by for dinner again and give them another chance. once again, hooray for dim sum : )
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BoiseFoodie A.
have tried both the dimsum service and dinner. satisfied - more than satisfied - with both. dimsum is varied, plentiful, easy on the wallet and really really good. be judicious in your choices because the carts keep coming, although if you live in town you can always take the left overs home. sesame balls are a must for me and these are authentic with the lotus root paste (not just bean paste). if you don't see something you want, feel free to request and the servers will get it for you. Service was attentive and friendly. if you haven't tried dimsum before, this is one of the user-friendly places to get your feet wet. not to mention, you are getting great quality as well. now, for dinner, we had crab. they fished it out of the tank and cooked it up. it was sweet and juicy and portion is easily enough for two. they charge by the pound and our plate cost about $25 (for a two-pounder). we had the crab with noodles. next time we will go for a spicier one. we have also tried the duck (half order, not the Peking duck). portion was very, very generous. did not come with rice though - order separately if needed. i was surprised by how good the duck was given that they are a restaurant specializing in seafood. what I appreciat a lot are the great big tables - no stinginess in seating. big dining area. plenty room for the carts to get around. great for families and large groups as well. place gets busy over the weekend lunch hour (dimsum service closes at 3pm). But our wait was about 15 minutes, which was not that bad at all.
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Sung L.
It's both the best and worst Dim Sum I've had in Oregon because it's the only Dim Sum I've had in Oregon. It's not as good as having Dim Sum in Chinatown in Los Angeles but that's probably not a fair comparison. They had a crazy long line so that would indicate that they have lots of regulars. They had some really good shrimp shumai, although the steamed buns filled with bbq pork were not very good. I thought their selection was a bit odd ... less steamed items and more fried items than I was expecting. The space reminds me of a hotel convention area where they have lots of big round tables.
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Gene B.
This is hands-down my favorite Chinese restaurant - primarily because of dim sum (I could have this every weekend), but also after a recent visit for dinner. I've giving it 5 stars based on the dim sum I've had in NYC, LA (more recently, in Monterey Park - which I believe has the largest population of Chinese in one US city) and the SF Bay Area. Though it's location is unspectacular to say the least, the freshness of their ingredients, attention to detail in preparation, service (Chinese restaurants aren't known for this, especially for dim sum, but Wong's King REALLY TRIES!) and finally, reasonable prices. My wife likes to go late (after noon) for dim sum, as that's when more exotic items appear (shrimp-filled eggplant, etc.) - but I like to go early (they open at 9:30 am on weekends) to avoid waiting in line. They earn the fifth star because they've been solid since they opened this location (2006) - my brother-in-law (who happens to be Chinese) says that they have to find a new restaurant every couple of years, as the quality inevitably goes down.
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Venerable V.
Yup. Dim sum. Yup. Busy-get there early. This is the kind of place where you get your grub on. The only thing I'll add is that the servers dress like flight attendants.
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Amy W.
I signed up JUST so I could post this review. I am officially boycotting Wong's King Seafood Restaurant for the foreseeable future. This WAS the place I swore by for the best dim sum and the food IS good, BUT! Today's experience was beyond poor from the service side. Unfortunately, there is a general acceptance that the servers at dim sum places are likely to be surly. However, we were repeatedly ignored and after being swiftly passed by for a third time I intervened asking for service and a particular dish. The cart server said rudely she didn't have what I was looking for and shoved off again without asking about other things. It took me being pissed and saying "well maybe we would like some other food!" as she walked off in order to stop her again. My tart reply made her stop but ever more rudely and losing her temper she said "well what do you want?" Ugh. I'm very grumpy because I left there hungry. Yes... I actually left dim sum hungry. That's how bad it was. The cashier said she was sorry but she didn't grasp the gravity until I told her I'd be going to Ocean City for awhile. Apparently she gave us a 20% discount but that was far from what we should have seen. My parents owned a restaurant. That was our livelihood. You do not last long as a business with employees who treat their customers as we were today.
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Mike H.
My girlfriend and I went for the lunch dim sum, which I believe is served from 10am-3pm. We had the Shrimp Dumpling Ha Gou, which was moist and had an excellent taste. I tried the rice noodle roll with beef and it had a fantastic taste yet it was absent the salty taste of many beef dishes. I have tried dim sum at many places while I was living in the Bay Area and this place is right on par with those establishments. I would say it's the best in Portland based on my experience, as for all of Oregon, I can't say.
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Luis P.
We found this place by looking at Zagat in the Portland area. We are always ready for chinese cuisine but as of late we have been hardly impressed by the many places we dined in southern California. How did the chinese cook in Portland, Oregon was the question that day. Zagat suggested with a high score this place so we went there for dinner. That first visit everything was downright tasty. We had a Won Ton Soup that had the clearest broth we have ever seen, kind of tasted like duck stock? Plump won tons, not a lot of shrimp (skimpy, as a matter of fact) but with all the other makings such as barbecue pork, chicken, assorted veggies in place). Had a roasted duck dish and the meat was a little chewy (better try the peking duck), a whole steamed fish they sold us for $25 (which ended being boiled more than steamed, which took most of the flavor and surely stayed in the water, still it was served with a pleasant sauce, but this one was no winner), crispy garlic chicken dish which turned out crispy and very flavorful, sizzling cod fillet which was only average, scallop & shrimp with pepper sauce turned out tasty enough, lots of white rice and mango pudding for dessert (complete original where chinese food is concerned for us). Total amount came to around $110 which was not excessive compared to similar places in souther California. We were so happy with the meal we found an excuse to return a couple of days later. This time the won ton soup broth was murky and tasted like plain chicken broth (probably the better chef was taking a break) and the food in general was not as delightful as that first visit. Isn't it funny how one day they will give you much better food and when you return the quality has decreased? Still, it was equal if not better than most chinese in California, so it was worth the visit. 4 Stars at the most.
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Liliana G.
wow! this place was great! i def recommend you go here with a group so you get to try as many different dishes as possible. also, i could tell it would be best to go when you have a lot of time to spend, thereby ensuring you see the biggest variety coming out of the kitchen. thanks to kyle f's suggestion, i tried the rice porridge. yummy and full of flavor. props to don b. for making sure we got mochi balls. they were soft, chewy, light, and delicious all in one. i especially liked the pineapple ones. i can't even remember all the other yummy stuff we got, but it was all super good. extra bonus points for the super low $$.
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Maggie and Chad T.
OMG to start off. #1 Thank you yelpers for the come early advice - we got there at 11:30 and waited 10 minutes for a table. #2 I wish I wasn't such a lazy American and knew another language. I have no idea what i ate - to be fair the staff didn't try to tell me either. I know it was a lot of shrimp #3 They seem to keep to the middle of the room with a lot of the more authentic dishes so if you know what you like hollar #4 Take your time - we came at exactly the wrong time mid shift. So when we sat we were given tea - offered shrimp this and that - some rice - then nothing but dessert for about 10 minutes. So we stuffed ourselves on some yummy stuff assuming they had a bad selection. We were wrong - then they came out with calamari - veggies - short ribs .... My advice get in early - stay long ... unless I'm waiting and then get the hell outta my way!
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Amber L.
This is my favorite dim sum place in town, second favorite ever (top favorite is in San Francisco). Their dinner is pretty good too, but it's a little pricey compared to other Chinese joints (but it is much better quality). If you're looking for good take-out in the neighborhood, go to Shenzhen which has good Chinese food but definitely lacks the ambiance (and flight attendant waitresses) of Wong's King. Also, a BIG plus- Wong's King has my favorite salt and pepper squid ever. Ever. Also, they have a BBQ take out next door which has delicious roast pork and roast duck. We always end dim sum with a healthy take home portion of BBQ.
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Sara K.
The dishes are hit or miss. But more often hit. When I walked in I was very excited, and may have set my expectations to high. It appears that every Asian person in Oregon was there. Speaking sarcastically of course. I really like the House Specialty Pan Fried Noodles. I encourage getting seafood dishes here since that is their specialty. Definitely not a fusion place like I have found other Asian cuisine in Portland to be.
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L. K.
"Really?--you want to charge for carry out containers because we "ordered too much"?" Go to Wong's King for dim sum whenever we visit Portland. We always order a large variety because we want to try as many of the offerings as possible and because we know that they can easily sell out of a particular item if you don't get it when you see it. At the end of our meal, imagine our surprise when they said they could only give us the little chinese carry out containers and one small rectangular container for our left overs and that we would have to pay for additional small rectangular containers. One of the employees commented that we had "ordered too much". Aren't restaurants in the business of selling food? I asked if they charge for containers when people order Carry Out. Was unable to get an answer--supposedly 'language barrier'. They did end up giving us some rectangular containers to take the food home--shapes of some of the food could not have fit into the chinese carry out containers. This 'container episode' certainly had a dampening effect on the dining experience.
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Diana L.
I'd agree some of people saying the food quality is inconsistent. 2 of 3 shrimp dim sum orders are great, but another one is very bad. Other food is regular and so-so. I'd say this one is authentic but the food is not that great for a top dim sum restaurant.
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Miwako T.
Ok. We went there for Sunday dim sum and the place was packed. Quite nice. They got more variety in desserts than other places and I loved that.!
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Ryan H.
This place kicks ass for Dim Sum. My rules for this place: RULE #1) DO NOT GO WITH SOMEONE WHO IS GOING TO WHINE ABOUT WAITING 20 MINUTES TO GET A SEAT, AND THEN DRAGS YOU OFF TO ANOTHER PLACE THAT TAKES 20 MINUTES TO DRIVE TO AND 15 MORE MINUTES TO GET SERVED. C'mon people, just chill and wait for the awesome dim sum, ok??? Rule #2) Order a lot. To the point of stuffage. Mmmmm stuffage. Rule #3) Then order some dessert. I hesitate to say which one, because they don't seem to make very many of the one I love. And if I'm there and you steal my favorite dessert, I get mad. Ok, it's the little tasty delight that is the green gnocchi, filled with cononut goodness. Mmmm. I've had normal meals here too - they are OK. I'd rather go to Om Seafood for standard meals. Dim Sum, however, A+ for Portland.
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Catie L.
GREAT for first time Dim Sum-ers, like myself. As far as quality goes, but definitely take an experienced buddy. They push carts around and yell out what's on it...I had NO idea what they said, but some more experienced friends picked well and I tried some great stuff! I had a great time with some lovely Yeeps too! Believe folks when they say to get there early! The line forms fast and furious! At least it did on the Sunday morning we went. The sesame balls were an instant fav. I can't remember the sticky dessert balls with nuts or pineapple...that was all Don B.'s bag. Go there if you like Dim Sum and don't go if you're not into food with weird textures. On a cleanliness scale of 1-5, I'd give it a 3.5. Variety is great, quali-tay is good.
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Neil O.
Patience and a deep appetite seem to be the top prerequisites at what is probably *the* place to go for dim sum in the PDX area. I've always been met with a 15-45 minute wait at this place, but the wait was always worth it. The dishes are fresh, fresh, fresh.
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Claire C.
Admittedly, I am a dim sum neophyte, so I can't be too critical - throw a few shrimp balls and shu mai at me and I'm a happy camper. After extensive research, we went to Wong's King on a Sunday afternoon. We actually arrived fairly late in the afternoon, so we got the remnants of the dim sum cart. Had the standard shrimp balls, shrimp noodle, shu mai and some other sort of dumpling - flavor was pretty good, but I'm sure it would have been better had we arrived earlier in the day. One major complaint- and I am super picky about this- the ladies restroom was ATROCIOUS. I walked in and immediately walked out, opting instead to use a gas station bathroom on my way out of town.
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Paige H.
I've really been excited to do the whole dim sum thing, but haven't had the opportunity, so one day the hubby and I just decided to go. I went on a Sunday afternoon, and it was really easy to get a table. They did eventually given us a menu because we had trouble communicating and just ate it all, having no idea what any of the dishes were. The only down side, it kind of tasted all the same. A total bonus, it was dirt cheap. We are amateurs... and it was all okay. We intend to continue trying to figure this out, with very happy tummies in the process.
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Olivia T.
I love the dim sum here but I don't love the waiting time. Usually I have dim sum in a party of five which consist of me, my mom, my mom's fiancee, my sister and her boyfriend. We waited for about almost two hours. By the time we had our table, I was so hungry and cranky. Yes a hungry Olivia = a very cranky not so nice Olivia. The food was good, I just wished they only have 15 minutes or 30 minutes waiting the most for party of five people.
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Edward J.
I am prejudice when it comes to dim sum. I've had so many dim sum in my life that I know what taste authentic and which dishes are my favourite. When I wasn't a vegetarian I ate things from boiled cow stomach to pheonix claw (vinegar chicken feet), and delicious grilled turnip cake to warm ginger syrup tofu bowl. DELICIOUS! Just thinking about it and I'm in love. I have to say Wong King is the best so far in Portland. I have finally found my dim sum spot. The price is reasonable and the food is fresh and well steamed. Not as great as Toronto or LA, but... it is still awesome for Portland. They also serve free jasmine tea! Of course, I speak perfect fluent Mandarin and few Cantonese, I had no problem getting the cart ladies to give me the news when the new dishes are coming out... and the best of all of food. Oh yeah, on the weekend show up as early as 11am if you don't want to wait for a table. PS: Not a place for vegan! But a good place for vegetarian. Just bring a mandarin or cantonese speaking friend with you. I doubt the cart ladies understand what "vegetarian" means. PS2: Get the congee, egg custard, lotus sesame ball, rice noodle covered fried dough, and the fuck'n awesome warm sweet ginger syrup tofu bowl. PS3: Don't get anything fried, that's for people who are afraid to try the authenticity.
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Chaein H.
love thier porridge chicken feet and sweet tofu(to fu fah ) decent priced n very attentive service .
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Jay P.
I'm with a lot of the lower reviews, if you're looking for a reasonable priced dim sum or food. You're going to get something a little bit less quality for what you're paying for. The food was the best here when it first opened, you see all those awards they got? They haven't really gotten anything lately because their chefs haven't really done anything great. The service is really ok too because they aren't trying to impress anymore and just try to keep the business running. The wait staff takes forever to do what you need them to do also. It was a 5 star when it opened, but now it's not the greatest... Parking is a hassle some times also because there are also other vendor/merchants on the block. Go to a place like HK Cafe if you're looking for something better.
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Nick M.
The food is poor, the service even worse and the level of stingy is pretty high. You don't even get rice with your food and when you ask for it, your food will be cold before you get the rice. There was not one part of the experience that was pleasant, other than that moment when we left and I knew I would never return. After we left the food has made all four of us sick and it really is a pretty horrible place to go.
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David G.
Dim sum is such a treat. Along with Sushi, Tapas, and Super Bowl food, tiny bits of food are the coolest way to stuff your face. YOU SEE there are no limits. As long as the food flows I can shovel it in. Wong King has typical dim sum fare and some surprises . I really like their chili oil. It is a little smokey and tart. Shu mai , Har Gow and chicken feet are my fav's. Like many of life's small treats, the best can be the unexpected or a risky choice. My favorite part of Dim Sum is when the server ROLLS HER EYES at me for not choosing Hum Bao! Like its the only thing on her tray that is Dimly worth any sum.
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T. S.
I know my Dim Sum, and having experienced some of the best in Vancouver/Richmond, Canada as well as Philly and San Fran...I give this place a 3. I will be back tho, since there isn't a lot of options when it comes to Dim Sum in Portland. I do wish their parking lot was much bigger. Parking is terrible here.
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Makenna C.
I came here knowing that lots of people consider this the best dim sum, so my expectations were high. While it was good, I have to say that I must separate myself from the party and proclaim that I enjoyed Ocean City's food better than Wong's King. Congee is one of my favorites and the pork and egg version here was a little bland to me. I can't remember everything we ate (we ate a lot) but I enjoyed the shrimp rice noodle probably the best. There was another sort of soft, soupy shrimp dumpling that we got more than one order of and was delicious, but one order wasn't cooked completely - the dough was still pasty and the shrimp was half grey inside. Big no no and the reason I'm marking them down a little lower than I probably would have otherwise.
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Jesse E.
I say in the bar and the happy hour menu was decent, food was good, and the drinks were strooong. The waiter was very friendly and attentive.... UNTIL, a young couple showed up to talk about their wedding catering. After that, I didn't see him again for about 40 minutes; basically not until they left. Water was empty for 30 minutes.... I will give them another try, but for now, 3 stars cause I absolutely hate to have empty water for more than 10 minutes!
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Holly D.
We had reservations. There were 14 of us and half of our troupe was a visiting delegation from China. They wanted to treat us to a nice Chinese dinner and had heard about Wong's King from previous delegations. We got there at six- place was empty. Over the next two hours we were served 21 dishes followed by three of the most amazing desserts I have ever tasted. From the Peking Duck to the Sampan Clams, we had food cooked in every style, eggplant, fish (with and without the head), chicken in several forms, rice, bok chok, mushrooms of all kinds. The wine flowed freely and so did the conversation. Service was impeccable- When one dish was almost finished and another one was brought out, the nearly empty dish was simply moved to a smaller dish so we could still spin it around the lazy susan. I have never had a meal such as this, nor will I probably again..until I visit China next year. Parking is tough, a dark and rainy night makes it hard to find..even though the sign is big, the place is very unassuming...the website has excellent pictures. I don't even want to know how much this cost, but if you can't go to China, go here.
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Erika N.
Now that my favorite dim sum restaurant is closed, this is my go-to place. I like it but it's just not as good as the spot I was going to for almost a decade. It's not greasy like other dim sum places. The food is really good. Not out of this world, but I def enjoy it.
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Don B.
Something seems to have changed a bit. I still consider this to be the best dim sum I have had in Portland, but after my last visit I left wanting more. Not more volume. Good baby Jesus no. I was so full it was painful. But it was the flavors. Some of my favorites were still good, but the random 'little-of-this, little-of-that" that I tried were, well, not all so great. It's still my first choice, but I need to knock it down a notch until it knocks my socks off again.
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Matt H.
A friend who knows a lot about dim sum took me here and I have been in love ever since. I like to go with someone who knows the dishes, as I am a novice, and the language barrier can make asking questions somewhat difficult. I plan on ordering something off the menu next time; the house special fried noodles look amazing.
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Jonathan H.
We are regulars at another dim sum spot and were taken aback by the convention center style of eating. It was loud, busy and the carts of dim sum did not change over the 45 minute we were there. The service and staff were nice and very attentive. We wanted to break out and try something different but were not impressed. Obviously there were many there who did like it. It seemed like it might be popular because it is "safe" if you know what I mean. Nothing to shocking to the general public. Oh well....
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Jessica N.
Probably the best place I've had dimsum in town, I don't remember the places I went as a child - but as I can remember now, the food is yummy. Being a college student and/or working when home I don't have the chance to visit the place during the non-busy weekdays. It's so difficult to avoid Sundays when dimsum is making my tummy yell at me impatiently. Sundays suck though cause a majority of asian families go around lunch time after church... Gah! Sometimes the wait can be moments or even up to an hour. But! It's totally worth it. I order the same thing everytime, the shrimp noodle with the soy type sauce. Some of this, some of that, maybe something new - mmm the fried taro root. However, it's a place I'd rather go with friends, with family, but never alone. Dim sum can add up, but from what I hear the prices here are cheap in comparison to what Cali has to offer sometimes. The parking lot though... It sucks - enough said.
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Lisa H.
Would have given zero stars if I could. Waited at the bar for over 35 minutes and couldn't order a drink while waiting for a table.
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Nicole C.
SUPER long wait, but always worth it. The food tastes so fresh, and the prices are great. An awesome selection, and never a dull moment with fantastic cart service!
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Chris E.
Awesome Dim Sum. I'd say probably the best in Portland. The atmosphere is casual and the food is served in one big dining room, which can be noisy. We arrived early and were lucky to get a table quickly, but when we left in the late morning, all tables were full and there were quite a few people waiting. I'd say get there early. The service was incredibly fast and efficient with many different carts of Dim Sum options circulating around. If you don't know Dim Sum, it was hard to communicate with some of the servers to ask what the items were. I'd say don't worry about it and just try anything that looks good and enjoy. We weren't disappointed by anything. For a group of 5 our bill was around $65, which was very reasonable. We will definitely go again. I'd suggest that you go hungry and don't plan to eat for the rest of the day!
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Jodi W.
Went here Sunday 10/28/12 for Dim Sum. First off....the place was NOT crowded. We got service right away from our waiter and that is as far as good service went. I realize that sometimes you wait at this type of meal, but this was bad. We got our first plates about 15 minutes after we had been seated, then we sat waiting for the servers to come around...... For another 15 min. At that point they brought around chicken feet,bean curd and steamed rice. We politely declined... And then the same server came around four more times with the same items, and then let us and the other servers know how "picky" we were being! After another ten minutes or so another cart finally arrived and we chose five items, they were delicious BUT cold. We did not complain.... The worst was when we left. We got up and stood at the register for about 5 minutes I went out to get the car and my girlfriend ran back inside because she had grabbed her purse but had left her iPad on the chair next to her. They had already cleaned up the table and told her in no uncertain terms that they did not find an iPad. She was gone a while so I parked and went back inside. We told them that we were not leaving until we got her iPad back. We stood there a few minutes and they FINALLY opened the drawer next to the register and there it was!!!!! I can't believe they actually tried to tell us they didn't have it, then when they realized we were not going to leave ....it " magically" appeared in a drawer. Delicious but cold food...crappy, rude servers ...... Thieves??????? We won't be back.....
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David T.
this is a dirty restaurant. two out of three of our cups had a bug in it. one had a fruit fly and the other had an ant. when we asked for new cups of water due to bugs, they gave us new cups. even at that, one cup had tea leaves in the cup of water. food wise, it was less than mediocre. my salt and pepper squid was too salty with something that tasted like cajun spice on top. i ordered rice porridge and a few other dishes. it was just poorly made. the dim sum is better in the seattle area. even if i had a dim sum craving, i'd rather go without in portland.
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Kevin C.
It's funny that this place bills itself as a seafood restaurant - it seems a bit misleading, since if you only came for the seafood, you would be about as angry as a French mob during the late 1700s (in other words, don't come for the dinner experience...you'll be disappointed). But if someone gave the angry Parisians some of Wong King's DIM SUM, Marie Antoinette may have been spared, since the pitchfork-wielding peasants would have been SO SATIATED by the food that they would've forgotten about the whole starving-and-dying-from-government-corruption-and-Âwasting issue. As someone who, before Wong's King, used to drive 3 hours, cross a national border, and then drive another hour, just to satisfy a dim sum craving, this place opening a couple years ago was a blessed, blessed time. The dim sum here is top-notch. The hao gao are full of shrimp and the essence of bamboo, and the rice-flour wrappers are never too chewy or dense. The egg tarts, if you get them while they're hot, are such an ephemeral, ethereal treat - crust flaky, filling still quivering with glistening joy. The Chinese chive dumplings are pungent and sharp, as they should be. Oh and the shumai are about as lovely as humans can imagine. And the rice-noodle-wrapped-chinese-doughnut is so good - the doughnut still hot and crispy contrasting nicely with the soft caress of the rice noodle. In other words, the gold standards by which i judge all dim sum places are phenomenal. But wait there's more! Call now and...o wait wrong line. They have some interesting, non-traditional dishes that are also hands-down fabulous. XO Sauce Noodles are smoky and spicy, and they handroll the rice noodles, so they're always fresh and tender. I love Wong's King so much. As has been said in many-a-middle-school-yearbook - "NEVER CHANGE"....
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Ed S.
Simply put, this place has gone downhill since when it first opened. There are better alternatives for dim-sum and dinner venues.
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Elizabeth S.
Love the Dim Sum here. However, it gets way too busy and you are expected to wait for at least an hour during the busiest times. Also, they share a small parking lot with other businesses so parking also sucks too. I love this place and have fond memories here eating with friends.
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Allen C.
Just got done eating. My friend Monica treated me to dim sum and I would be more than willing to pay for it the next time I am in town. I really enjoy the food here; they have small portions for a relatively cheap price and the more you eat the fuller you get. I typically can put away my food but I actually got full. I look forward to coming again. Cheers and good eats!
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David L.
Disappointed at the quality of the dim sum. I am from San Francisco and perhaps my standards are much higher. Ha-gow was not fresh and bland. Seafood noodles was cooked well.
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Dave S.
This place is legit. How do I know? Because almost everybody in here was Chinese and the wait staff barely spoke any English. (They had to bring an English speaking waiter for us.) The food is delicious and prices are very reasonable-- especially their specials! I ordered the pork belly on a bed of spinach and turnip greens. The portion size was huge and the pork was soft, flavorful and exactly what I was hoping for. Delish! WARNING: If you don't like pork fat, don't get this because it is very fatty. My wife ordered some kind of batter-fried fish. It had a sweet sauce on top with bell peppers and onions under it. The fish was well cooked and tasted super fresh. This my favorite Chinese restaurant in Portland.
This is the saltiest Chinese food I've ever had. I feel like they use the laziest recipe possible for the dishes, because that's how it looks and tastes. No bueno.
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Jim K.
Absolutely, positively the best dim sum that I've ever had. Wong's King succeeds with all of the standard dim sum offering (shumai, har gaw, humbao, etc) but really shines with the creativity and quality of their unique offerings. Their new fried tofu skin roll great, and other items I haven't seen anywhere else. Everything is extremely fresh, and because of their large customer base, doesn't sit around in the steamer cart forever. Many items are brought out directly from the kitchen on trays by servers, and are typically some of my favorites. Be prepared for a long wait if you go for dim sum on the weekends (30 minutes is average) but it's totally worth it. And since dim sum is best shared with a large group (more chance of trying many different items) there's only more time to chat. Be sure to ask for a nice pot of Jasmine tea to go with your meal. Happy eating!
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Sandra W.
Went for dinner the other night and we're glad we tried it. First of all, fully 3/4 of the families in the dining room were Chinese. When the kids aren't eating, they like to wander around, but they're so well mannered they're not bothersome at all. Cute actually. It's hard to describe the ambience of the dining room. It's clean and utilitarian, and they use white tablecloths and pink cloth napkins, but it's not fancy at all. We ordered three dishes: The spare ribs ($18), General Tso's chicken, and Mongolian Beef. We also tried the Honey BBQ pork appetizer, which is the best I've had anywhere, including NYC! So tender and tasty, and accompanied by a divine plum sauce. The food came out sequentially, not all at once. First out was the Mongolian Beef, then the rice, then the General's chicken. Both dishes were very tasty. We were so impressed. Then the spare ribs came out. They looked weird -- grey; and dusted in some sort of orange-colored spice. One bite confirmed that appearances are usually correct. The ribs were TOUGH, deep-fried and then dusted with some sort of spice, but all I could taste was oil that tasted like old fish. Yuck. Yuck. Yuck. What a waste of $18. I would like to try the dim sum someday; but as for dinner, we'll do it if we're already on that side of town.
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Hana J.
My group came here for dim sum on Sunday, and left happy and bursting with food. It was very busy, so we waited 15-20 minutes for a seat, but the food was well worth the wait! After moving here from CA, I have been searching for a good dim sum place in PDX and I think I have finally found it! I have never been to a dim sum restaurant that was good at the service and the food (generally it's just the food), but Wong's King refilled our waters and teapot multiple times, and we were greeted with a cart of steaming shu mai and other tasty foods as soon as we sat down! The steamed foods were so amazing; they put a lot of emphasis on the herbs rather than the sweet sauces and such. My mouth is watering just thinking of their shrimp and cilantro wontons! The only thing we weren't able to get was mango custard, but that was only because we were too full by the time the dessert cart came around! For us, the cherry on top was their steamed custard buns, a must have for any dim sum place. Our first set was so delicious - not too sweet and very light fluffy custard. I would take a half star off for the second set though, because the custard wasn't quite cooked all the way and you could taste the egg yolk. Overall though, I think this was a fluke and I'm willing to overlook it because the rest of the food was so delicious! Prices were normal for any good dim sum place; our ticket was $50 on the nose for 3 adults.
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Mee-stique K.
I can't believe they have better chinese food then in SF!!! That's not fair!! :( I think the chinese chefs needs to go and take a trip here and learn a handful of tricks from them. They had such good and fresh seafood that I didn't want to leave. They had many really good dishes like freshwater prawns sauteed with garlic and scallots. Really good jicama, chinese donuts and celery...(really don't know what this dish is called but it was sooo yummy) Their dimsum is good too!! They have a very good chicken bun which I wish they serve it here! I would be in dimsum heaven if they did!
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Randy N.
Wong King has never let me down. I usually stop by for dinner whenever in Portland craving for some good Chinese food. Good, clean, and friendly atmosphere. The staff is also very attentive. I really need to come here for dim sum in the near future. Overall the food is great and I leave happy!
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Leanne S.
Was recommended here. Let's start off by the ants on the table. When addressed to server he said "oh yeah, sorry". Whatever,it happens, but then looking around dirty dishes piled everywhere. Old beer bottles piled up and nevertheless blood on the bathroom floor all over and none of the restroom logs were completed. The kitchen was dirty and WOULD NOT GO BACK. Enough said!
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Andrea F.
Super tasty and fresh. The duck was perfectly crisp and I think the crab puffs are made in house. The prices were reasonable for the excellent quality of food. We went for an early dinner on a Monday @ 4:45pm and by the time we were leaving @6:30 the place was starting to get packed. I will be going to try dim sum; I hear it is a very long wait so I will do it on a day I don't have my toddler.
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Wolf L.
Yes! We found us some dim sum! Dim sum used to be a regular Sunday morning ritual for us when we lived in our old burg. We'd grab as many family members as possible and head on down to Chinatown. It's one of the things I've truly missed since moving to Portland. A co-worker told me about Wong's King. Excellent dim sum, he said. This Sunday morning, we decided to give it a try. The dining room is surprising large--looking very much like a traditional dim sum place. I was happy to see a small cadre of highly efficient looking cart ladies moving among the tables. Yes! It even smelled like a real dim sum restaurant. Unlike the places we used to patronize in L.A., the service at Wong's King is excellent and the dining room looks very clean. We were swarmed by the cart ladies as soon as we sat down. We got pork buns right away--no wait! We also got egg tarts right when we wanted them. (We have a private joke about egg tarts. When we asked for them at Empress Pavillion once, the grumpy cart lady shouted, "EGG TART COME LATER!" So, we always say that at least once when we go to dim sum.) Every dumpling, bun and shu mai we ordered was better than the last. The char siu was tender and tasty. I really, really like this place, and I'm glad we got there early. The line was out the door when we left. We also wished GF's Chinese momma lived close by. She'd love this place. We'll have to take her when she visits.
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Britt C.
Stepping into Wong's is like stepping into another world...though you may have to wait a while to cross over the threshold. When you arrive you will probably have trouble parking, then there will probably be a line in which case you will have to take a number and entertain yourself and your growling belly until said number is called. But it will be worth it...especially if that growling belly happens to also be churning with booze from the night before. There's nothing like some good, greasy dim sum to get you back on your feet on a Sunday morning. Dim sum isn't dim sum unless you have the carts. It also isn't dim sum if you can actually understand what the women pushing the carts are saying to you when you ask them what they have inside their little round metal trays. Wong's is authentic on both counts. The food is yummy, varied and it just keeps on coming. And when you get your bill you will wonder how it is even possible to have paid so little for so much. Oh Wong, I miss you already. I'll be back next weekend.
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Alicia F.
Holy dim sum batman! This was my first experience with dim sum and I have to say, I'm a fan! To address other reviews: 1. Yes, go early, we arrived right when they opened at 9:30 and within an hour this very large restaurant was completely full. 2. There is no pacing yourself, it's been six hours since we left and I will probably not eat dinner. Can't remember the last time I was this full. 3. This is amazing food! We will definitely be returning!
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Scott Z.
Delicious
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Ed C.
This is not an average Chinese restaurant. It is bad at sweet and sour chicken, mapo tofu, and fried rice. The price, however, is far too high. What it is good at is seafood dishes. Do not order any everyday Chinese entrees. Order deep fried fish or fish soup. Order clams. But do not order sweet and sour pork. One exception was Mongolian beef. It was excellent. I would not go back there.
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Jason T.
This place is a must to try for dim sum. Arrive early to guarantee a seat and enjoy every minute of the experience. I will be returning many times to enjoy this experience.
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Izzy N.
LOL.. you've got to be kidding me. The wait and shitty parking is not worth it. My entire family agrees. Even though our wait wasn't that long because we hit it early, I felt sorry for the people waiting in the long line for this. It's barely mediocre dim sum at best. This is not as good as it gets in Portland, people. Wake up. On the plus side, it's pretty damn clean. But so are Iowa rest stops. Pass!
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Nikie R.
Superb dim sum! Service was quick, and they had pretty much all of the dim sum you can think of there. The waiters and waitresses were all very nice. And the bill was about $27, and that was feeding 3 people. I'm definitely coming back here!
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Gloria H.
I'm a little upset with this place although it's not really their fault. Why, we really made extra efforts to come here - saved our stomach from another place, took a pretty long bus ride and walked quite a few blocks...only to come to a tiny strip mall. We had high hope with all the reviews and even locals telling us this is where the Chinese community is...?!?QUE? What Chinese community?!? Goodness, you guys are SO deprived... Alright, back to the restaurant. We were pleased when first entered because most of the patrons were Chinese. It was spacious and bright and ladies in uniform were pushing food carts around. We sat down and as I was just saying to my husband how I wish they didn't "assume" we are tourist and give us the standard Jasmine tea...the guy came over with a pot of tea. I have to ask - what kind of tea is this? He was a bit surprised and said sheepishly "Jasmine". I looked at him and told him what we would like. He walked away with his head down like a child...serve him right, this is the first time I was not asked what kind of tea I want. Food - nothing interesting or spectacular. After a few mediocre dishes, we decided to save our stomach and move on to the Kennedy School! The last dish we decided to try (siu lon bao) turns out to be the worst...such is our luck. When our bill came - I was in shock. $11! I couldn't believe my eyes. This is beyond cheap...given the price, I really can't give them less than 3 stars, it would be a crime. Portlanders - you guys have great restaurants, pubs, bars...we are so envious BUT you are very deprived of good chinese food including dim sum.
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Xochil S.
Yuck. Yuck. Yuck. Not the best. Typical Portland, think something is great and glom onto it. Weird food temperature, good service, Americanized dim sum. Maybe again, maybe not.
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Sherry Y.
I mostly come here for dim sum (or at least I did). It's been a while since I've been here, but one of our friends wanted to meet here for dim sum yesterday, (despite hearing that they failed their health inspection a few months back (and passing the redo)). We got there just at the right time, because about two minutes after we walked in a whole bunch of people walked in. We still waited about 20 minutes though (and that was when it was pretty empty in the waiting room). Much of the staff speaks passable English, bonus, espcially given how little English the staff at some other Chinese restaurants speak. We ordered several dishes. The har cheong (shrimp noodle roll) was dry and hard and not very hot. There was a steamed shrimp dumpling shaped like a traingle that was kind of mushy; the har gau was decent. I've had dim sum at Wong's King that was great--but not this time. I would say I give it a solid three stars for this visit, especially given how long the wait can be. There are dim sum places almost as good without such a long wait. I've also had dinner here a couple of times in the past. Their Peking Duck, while not real Peking Duck, was tasty--but still left me wanting the genuine article. Wong King's is a decent place to have a 'nice' Chinese dinner. Probably the nicest in Portland, but not quite sure if they're the best. I'll probably wait until I'm in SF or NYC for my nice Chinese dinner.
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Adam S.
You can't talk about a good Dim Sum restaurant without talking about the lines. Dim Sum is typically visited on a weekend for brunch with family members. I was smart the first time I came to Wong's King. I knew that they opened at 10:30 so I got myself up early on a Sunday and took the trek to the east side. When we arrived we found parking pretty easy. We got seated fast as we arrived there at 10:45. The restaurant was already 90% full. The first thing that you notice about the food here is how fresh it is. That may have something to do with the amount of people that turn up for Dim Sum. I am a big bao (bun) and shumai (dumpling) fan and I enjoyed each one I had here. We also ordered a BBQ pork dish as well and really enjoyed the flavor and quality of the meat. The Dim Sum here was your typical selection from every single Dim Sum place in the world. Tea came fast (no surprise) and food made it's way around the restaurant timely. Water however came pretty slow, and when we wanted to order something special it took a while before we finally received it. I won't fault them for it as we were eating from when we got there to right when we paid the check. My only complaint is as Dim Sum dishes come the portions seem to be smaller then I typically see. I would give them 5 stars if they were a little bigger. This as other YELPERS have said is a trek from downtown but if you want good Dim Sum you are much more likely to find it off of 82nd then you are in the Chinatown area. By the way their website tells that they will eventually deliver... that would be NICE.
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Ant S.
This place gets an "OUTSTANDING" from me. My second day here in Portland OR, and I'm taken to a dim sum place out of California that beats almost every one that I've been to so far. I'll need to go to the other Dim sum places in CA again to properly review them now because this place may beat them all. Parking was tiny, especially if you have a non-compact vehicle, but the wait was good. We got seated rather quickly around 11:45 which I thought were busy times... and of course, the selection was grand. The quality of stuff here was exquisite. I've never been more pleased with the over all taste! Presentation was delightful as most dim sum places but the caterers uniforms added to the flavor. Something about the purple hats I guess. And lastly, the price. I was with 3 other people and a baby and we had about 8 or 9 different items. Usually, I'd expect to pay around $65-$70 but it was $35! OORAH! Hell of a meal. Hell of a deal. Good for you, good for me. HMMMM GOOD!
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Erin M.
The 30+ minute wait on a Sunday morning is worth the excellent service and tasty dim sum from King's. From my experience, this is your typical weekend dim sum experience, with a room full of chairs & guests eagerly waiting their turn. The dining room is good size, loud, and full of energy. The dim sum is great, and if you don't see what you like the service is better than average- just ask and they will make it! Prices are decent, parking can be difficult, but it's a great way to start off your day!
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Guy R.
Great restaurant for the family! Best Dim Sum in the Portland/Vancouver metro area.
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michelle c.
Wong's King is the best place for Chinese in Portland. I've been here three times in my past four visits. Their only shortcoming is a lack of love for the vegetarians. Their prices are very reasonable and my super picky Chinese dad thoroughly enjoyed it. I don't think I've seen him enjoy a meal so much since his last visit to see me in Los Angeles. Bonus points for their mixed drink selection. There is something very comforting to me that I can have an "exotic" umbrella drink with my meal. Call me cheesy, but I'll take my happiness where I can get it.
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Figaro A.
i was visiting portland from los angeles when i found this place online and decided to check it out. not expecting too much, given my spoiled palette from l.a.'s chinese food capital, i ordered some usual dim sum morsels (har gow, shiu mai, chicken feet, spare ribs, etc.) and BOY DID I THINK I WAS BACK IN L.A. / MONTEREY PARK AGAIN. It was that good! Kudos for Wong's King Seafood for bringing authentic flavors of L.A. Chinatown to the Pacific NW.
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Hungry B.
WONG IS KING! I drive 2-3 hours just to eat at this place or whenever I am in Portland. As an Asian in Oregon, this is the place for your Dim Sum and Chinese BBQ fix! I'm betting this is better than any of the places I enjoyed in California. I'm betting my parents will say the same once I take them. During peak times (10:30am-1pm) for dim sum, be ready to take a number and wait 30 minutes or more. I've seen folks bring and play boggle while they wait. They have a waiting area with chairs. Thought that was a good idea. Also call ahead to make sure they aren't closed to sit down dining. I've done that several times as a result of the entire dining place being closed/booked for a wedding banquet. I've also sat in the cool hidden bar and ordered off the menu. Dim sum and Happy Hour, what could be better! You still can order off the menu to go even if the place is closed down for a celebration banquet. They also have a great BBQ/Butcher/Deli for your duck, bbq pork, etc. They've got all the Dim Sum dishes. My kids (8 and 5) love going. Huge dining area. Aquaria of dinner (chuckle). Wong's story (the owner/chef) is an amazing one, highlighted by the entry way glass case filled with top chef awards from Hong Kong cooking competitions.
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Paul C.
Good dim sum, but too much of a circus on the weekends for most people to handle. Business has slowed a bit because of competition from HK Cafe. Better prices at HK. Food quality is about equal though.
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Rachel L.
We usually get dim sum here, which, after years of dim sum being shoved in my face, is NOT my favorite.. BUT. This is the best dim sum I've had. The waitresses (wearing lilac purple) are always pushing out new items fresh and hot from the kitchen. Bonus: I've heard them call out dishes in both chinese AND english. The decor is nice and everything is CLEAN, what a relief from most dim sum restaurants.
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Kerrie L.
The first time someone mentioned "dim sum in Portland" to me, I was absolutely skeptical. I've been in the Bay Area for 12 years, and naturally, I didn't think anything Portland had to offer would be able to compete. SOOOOO WRONG! Wong's King's food is great - nice variety and good quality. Decor is great - lots of big tables, and chandeliers to keep babies' attention while their parents eat. And to round it all out, this place is CHEAP. Really really inexpensive...as in, a party of 8 could eat for, say $60? Highly recommended.
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Thomas M.
Wong King's was my introduction to the magic of Dim Sum, which I still love and would eat here anyday. My first experience here included a wait for over an hour which was worth every minute for the experience. However in the last week I have eaten here twice (Vietnamese GF's family events) and I have been totally disappointed both times. Yesterday the GF's family rented out the entire space for a wedding reception. We had a traditional Ten course meal which I am sure was not cheap, but I was not a huge fan. The food was VERY traditional (my chicken was served with the head cut off as a separate piece on the plate). This made me loose my appetite a bit, but past that nothing was that special about the food at all. I left feeling super greasy, salty, and unsatisfied. I would rather hit up a PF Changs any day as sad as that sounds.
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Andrew K.
If you're in the mood to go for Dim Sum, this place will serve your needs. I lived in Eugene and would make the trek up to Portland for this restaurant on occasional weekends. The siu mai is good, but like a previous post mentions, it isn't served with the typical vinegar and ginger. I like the congee here because it has real shredded meat, not leftover ground pork like some other places tend do. If you have vegetarian friends, the gai lan is about all they'll be able to eat. All in all, I enjoy this place, and though its not the best yum cha establishment, it serves the needs of people in Oregon. Now, I know some people think that "in San Francisco this place would get two stars, blah blah blah", but in the Pacific Northwest, all is relative, and this place hits the spot!
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Ryan C.
i give it a 4 coz i think the place is nice, clean, & quiet... one of the few chinese restaurants that can keep their place clean and quiet... as for food, ate the dim sum there at 12ish noon.. thus the "meh" food.. har gao a little tough, char siew bao kinda hard with little filling, chicken feet has too much pepper (the veggies) taste, and cheong fun was kinda tough too. siew mai was a-ok.. HOWEVER, bai gu (pork spare-ribs) was heavenly!! cooked with yam, not many restaurants do this, and the pork was so flavorful. took my eyes off it and my GOOD FRIEND gobbled it all away. grrr! cah leong was not too bad. had to wait for 10 or so mins and the chinese doughnut was crispy. two of us spent $13 for about 7-8 dishes. not too bad, decent i'd say. i choose jade garden in seattle chinatown anyday! they got alot of praws in their dish, wong king has alot of pork in their dish.. that's the major diff! btws the place is like in the suburb of portland and in abundance of restaurants.. saw it on the way back to portland.
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Jessica R.
Extensive menu with lots of food I'd like to try. Tasty food. Very formal. About 7 different people served us - one handing the dishes to another. I want to go back....but I'm waiting until they can get higher food inspection scores from Multnomah County. I just can't stomach it right now. I checked their food score again today. It was 43...out of 100!. A minimum of 70 is required to comply with food safety regulations. I ate here once and it was good, but food safety trumps taste, so my score has changed to 1 star.
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Becka L.
This was my first trip to Wong's King, and I'd heard good things about it from my friends. Altogether, it's a decent place for dim sum in Portland. A couple notes: Chinese restaurants vary so widely in terms of day-to-day quality that it's almost impossible to base your expectations on individual reviews. Also, as a generalization, don't expect Western-type waitservice at Chinese restaurants - it's just not the same culture. People who work in Chinese restaurants often work more than one job per day, and they're there to do a job, not coddle the customer. So if they don't stop by and ask how the food is, or see if you need anything, it's not intentional - the concept is just not on their radars. Basically, if you want something, wave them down. Ok - the food. Not too much MSG, which was nice. We had a variety of dishes, including shrimp dumplings (haw-gow, and please excuse my wacked out spellings here), pork/shrimp dumplings (shiu-mai). Also some deep fried tofu skin stuffed with veggies & meat, and saucey tofu skin stuffed with different veggies & meat. We also had some steamed bbq pork buns (char-siu bow) and ordered a couple of noodle dishes. The pork chow-mein (yook see chow mein) was really tasty, but the beef chow-foon (gon chow gnau haw) was a bit devoid of flavor and a disappointment. The tea was what my family (and many other Chinese families, I'm sure) affectionately call "Chinese restaurant tea" - this is not a place where they will ask you if you want chrysanthemum tea. Wong's King does not compare to Chinese restaurants up in Richmond, BC (which rival HK), but as a Chinese restaurant in Portland, it's a place I would probably take my parents to. If we're talking about rating it on a dim sum scale, I would say that it's around a 6 when compared to zeros like House of Hong in Seattle, WA or 10s like Kirin in Vancouver, BC. Expect a long wait on the weekends, be prepared to sit in a DMV-like waiting area if you expect to hear your number called, and arrive by 12:30pm at the latest if you want hot food.
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Tom S.
This is one of the best Chinese restaurants in the Portland area. Amazing dim sum. Great for dinner too. Excellent sweet Chinese soups for dessert. Generally very good service. Little meat deli on the side sells roast duck and pork for take-home too. Not sure what's going on with their Beaverton branch, which seems to be suffering from service/management issues, but we've always had good luck at this (original?) location.
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Rose A.
Good Dim Sum, atmosphere is clean and very nice. Fairly authentic items on the menu, I also had chickens feet which were very good. The waitstaff speaks a little English and can be hard to understand, but they understand you. The authentic clean atmosphere in the restaurant almost reminded me of the opening scene of the second Indiana Jones movie! Enjoy...it's all very good!
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Mary Jane D.
i love dim sum at wong's king!!!! i've eaten here twice and both times the dim some was GREAT!!! i usually eat dim sum closer to home.. at jin wah.. but my coworkers recommended wong's king.. and i don't think i'll be eating at jin wah anymore. i'll make the trip from aloha to the southeast!! plus it's a lot cheaper than jin wah!! funny side note... today while waiting for a table i saw the manager of jin wah and some servers eating at wong's king!! so goes to show... wong's king is a whole lot better!!!
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Cesar d.
If you're hungry for dim sum and hate to wait for your food, then get here before the noon rush! This is Portland's spot for authentic dim sum. The place is clean, the service is quick, the food is great and those uniforms are rockin'! And if you're not familiar with dim sum, this is a great place to start. Remember, the dim sum carts move fast, so you've got to be faster. Unleash your palette, let it run through the fields of savory, sweet, hot and spicy. Start with the chrysanthemum tea! Then let the energy of the flying dragon on the ceiling flow! Feng shui is all around. And each plate will remind you.
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Rebecca N.
Fantastic Dim Sum, excellent service, great prices and now a full belly. And if they bring you the durian pastry, do not ask questions....just order it.
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Jen J.
Very impressed with service and food quality for going so late to Dim Sum. We arrived after 2pm and I t hought there wouldn't be anything left. They were out of custard buns but if you've been going to dim sum any number of years you should know that that is expected. Tons of other dishes were available and they tasted fresh. Our waitress and the cart pushers were pleasant. We used to joke about trying to get them to smile so it was refreshing. We took my husband's dad who loves his dim sum and he approved and overate. Next time we are going early so my daughter can have her custard buns!
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Jennifer R.
Absolutely delicious! Heard a lot of great raves about this restaurant and glad I was able to attend a lunch celebration here. We had a 10-course meal that consisted of duck, honey walnut prawns, lobster, fried rice, fresh prawns, fried chicken and much much more. The steamed fresh prawns were incredibly sweet and succulent. All the dishes had great presentation and top notch flavor. Many of the dishes such as the fried chicken and steamed prawns came with optional dipping sauces, but were unnecessary since the meats had great flavors inside and out. Although we could barely button our pants, we decided to try a few dim sum dishes in between our courses. Yes yes, they too were finger-licken tasty! One thing I really appreciated was the friendly waitstaff and the cleanliness of the place. (Granted, we had our own private room so I don't know what it's like in the 'general' seating.) Each time our plates were filled with bones and other scraps, they replaced our plates with clean new ones. I think it was their way of 'tricking' us and making us feel good about ourselves so that we don't realize how much we've really eaten.
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hung n.
When it comes to dim sum, it's all about consistency! This place has always been good! Although, beware lunch time can back up so come early and enjoy - you won't be disappointed!
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Kathie B.
We arrived about 12:45 on a Sunday, and, as all the reviews state, the wait was long. We opted to eat in the lounge. Yes, we missed out on the Dim Sum experience, but we gained very personalized service. Some reviews state that asking questions about the menu is difficult, as many of the waiters don't speak very good English. We found just the opposite. Both gentlemen were extremely willing to describe the food. I wasn't impressed with the amount of fat on the spareribs, nor the batter to seafood ratio on the Calamari but overall the food/flavor/portion size was pretty good. The menu options were excellent and the wait staff treated us exceptional.
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G T.
Food is great but service is hella slow and wait staff are just plain rude. If their food wasn't good, I would never come back.
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Thuy H.
after reading all the yelp reviews, we HAD to try this place out. we were lucky enough to find a parking as we pulled in. there was a long line. it's a good sign if people were willing to wait. i love how they have their line organization together unlike other places that i've been to. they have chairs for customers to wait. the atmosphere and decor is awesome. very clean and organized. the servers are very attentive and helpful. the food was awesome. definitely a good place to check out.
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Randy A.
Whenever I have a weekend without a honey-do list, I love coming here for their dim sum breakfast. Why do I like coming on days I don't have anything else planned, you ask? Because I'll spend the rest of the day laying on the couch in a shu mai-induced coma. The food here is great, and QUITE easy to inhale, especially if you're a huge fat guy like myself. The waitstaff is... well, let's say "direct". They're no-nonsense, and I can definitely appreciate that. It's not TOO pricey, but it's somewhat of a trek across town from where we're located- but worth it every single time.
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TandA B.
Had a great first time experience here. If unfamiliar with dim sum make sure you request a menu. It is full of pictures and descriptions. This proves to be very helpful for the kids.
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Jeanne F.
Probably should have gone here for dinner. This place was PACKED. We waited over an hour for a table. During lunch time, Dim Sum is served. Dim Sum is good, but fairly bland food. We were hoping for more seasoned/spicy food. We'll have to go back and order off the dinner menu.
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Tracy Y.
It's sad. There are no good Chinese restaurants in Portland. This sort of works for me in that sometimes you just have to suck it up and eat...something...Chineseish. The dim sum was okay. Some better than others. I had to eat it so it was fine. I think it's worth a trip to Vancouver to have a real Chinese meal. God help us.
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Nancy K.
I love dim sum. I go have dim sum with the family for birthdays, holidays, and whatever special occasion that we deem worthy. I used to think Wong's King had the best dim sum in Portland. I went there over the weekend with the family for my b-day lunch. It was disappointing. There wasn't much variety, the majority of the uncovered dishes were stone cold and tasted like they were made hours ago (not what I was expecting since we were there at noon). The covered dishes were ok - the usual standard fare...har gao, shu mai, shrimp rice noodles. My biggest gripe is that the women pushing the carts didn't make eye contact as they walked by so I had to first stop them and then ask them to show me what they had. I think this was the first time I've had dim sum where the ladies did not at least say what they had in their carts. I don't have x-ray vision and I don't know the names of all the dim sum in the known universe. I probably won't be having dim sum here again for awhile.
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L. C.
Best dim sum in Portland. I spent most of my life in LA and SF so I have extremely high standards for Chinese food and I did not think it was possible to find good Chinese food in Portland. I searched high and low and went to many places and nothing even came close. People recommended me to Wong's King and I was blown away. Their dim sum compares with the top restaurants in California. The service is fantastic and they are extremely organized. I loved it so much that I did my wedding dinner at Wong's King and everyone was extremely happy about the service and the food. The prices are extremely reasonable as well. Imagine my surprise and excitement when I saw on my commute to work a week ago a Wong's King sign pop out of no where in SW Portland. Thank you Wong's King for giving me a taste of home!
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H. K.
The best dim sum in Portland. Get there early and expect to wait. Make sure you are standing inside the little waiting area or else you won't hear your number when it's called! The dim sum is truly excellent, better than some of the places I've been to in SoCal. Their food even impressed my mom visiting from Taiwan. I like the atmosphere here because it reminds me of the bright, loud, bustling Asian restaurants my family would eat at when I was a kid. Outside of their dim sum, however, the food at Wong's King isn't anything to write home about. It's good but not spectacular. Maybe there's a special Asian person menu and I need to go there when my mom's in town so she can order for us? I don't know what it is but I don't think the food tastes that authentic. The food is kinda pricey and the portions are small.
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Verelle S.
Food seemed to come out in a strange order, and we weren't given any assistance in what to order. The menu is ginormous, and not being someone who goes out for Chinese often, it is pretty intimidating. Can't say I'd go back unless I had a knowledgable friend to dine with.
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Krista T.
I never would have eaten here if it wasn't for the wedding reception I was invited to. I am not a big chinese food fan, but Wong's King was great. It is a huge restaurant so it held the 200 or so wedding guests comfortably. I don't know how it is set up normally though. The food was incredible. I think my absolute favorite was the glazed shrimp. We had lobster that was a little tough, steak in a taro basket, soups, noodles...it was an endless feast. And it was all fantastic. Even the almond cookies and rice cakes for dessert were great. I don't know how this private party compares to an average dinner here, but if its even half as good then its worth heading to SE for!
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Jim S.
If you've ever had dim sum in SF or LA, you are in for a shock at this place. Everything we ate was greasy and overpriced, and the wait was pretty long, even at an odd time on a weekday. We only went because my wife had been craving dim sum after not going back to California for a year, and this is, apparently, the best that PDX could offer. As much as she missed Chinese food, we never went back. Now that we're back living in Los Angeles, we remember what real dim sum tastes like!
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jaine p.
I love to hit this place right around 11:30, anytime after that and the wait can be horrendous. Awesome dim sum... love the selection and presentation.
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Jason P.
I have been searching and searching for a Chinese restaurant similar to the ones I like in New York and San Francisco. I have not had any luck. This place was recommended by a friend (for Dim Sum only) and was the only chinese reviewed in the 2010 Willy Week food guide. So I tried it. It was not tasty and it was extremely over priced. I don't know what else to say other than Panda Express is better (and way cheaper). I guess my asian experience is going to be limited to all the great Thai, Japanese, and Vietnamese food in PDX until China represents.
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brian c.
Went to Wong King for Dim Sum. It was my first Dim Sum. It was ok. I don't know what good Dim Sum should be. The place was fairly big and open. Not to much in the way of ambiance. TIP.... Go with somebody who has been to Dim Sum before, it can be over whelming.
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Phillip B.
This restaurant is super wonderful.So much better then anything in the Gresham area.When your craving a real chinese food fix,you have to give Wong's a try.
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Marlin S.
Wong King is in my opinion the best Dim Sum in the Portland area, and I have tryed many. I compare it to restaurants in down town Sanfrancisco
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Jonathan W.
The traditional dim sum I've been searching for since I moved to Oregon. I grew up in a traditional Cantonese family, and on occassion we would frequent saturday dim sum at a local chinese restaurant or dim sum parlor down in NYC. I moved to Eugene/Springfield 5 years ago and have been hunting for that traditional dim sum ever since. My wife and I were up in Portland to see a show at the Rose Quarter, and we decided to try this place out after reading all the great comments about the traditional dim sum served here. After eating, I have to agree, its exactly what I've been looking for ever since my wife asked "what's dim sum?" The first thing I noticed was the very elaborate decor, reminiscent of the many chinese restaurants me and my family frequented in NYC. The wait was about 30 minutes, but it was well worth it. The first thing we got was the gai-lan (chinese broccoli). It was cooked perfectly, and came with the requisite oyster sauce, though neither of us really needed it. We also got a scallion pancake. It wasn't bad, about on par with the frozen ones I fry up at home. Both of these were served to us by one of the many servers who bring stuff fresh out of the kitchen. The first cart we partook in was the dumpling cart. We got an order of shumai(pork/shrimp steamed dumping) and hargow(shrimp steamed dumpling). The shumai was very good, it was nice and plump and not dry at all. The hargow was decent. The rice flour wrapper was a little thicker than I'm used to, but the overall flavor was good. The next cart was the bao cart. We only ordered the yellow egg custard bao, and it was pretty good. My wife absolutely loved it. Next came the "cheong fun" (rice roll) cart. I ordered my favorite shrimp cheong fun, and also a beef cheong fun for my wife to try. The shrimp cheong fun was exactly as I remember it the last time I had dim sum in NYC Chinatown, complete with the sweet soy sauce. I tried the beef cheong fun as well. I've never really liked it as much, and it's about as good as any other I've ever had. The taste of chive wasn't as prominent, which I found to be good since that's really what I don't like about it, but some might feel different. We also had a plate of charsu(bbq pork). It was good, again very reminiscent of Chinatown style, which is a little less salty and relies more on the flavor of the pork than the sticky coating. Safeway bbq pork this is not. One of the last dishes we got were Shrimp and pork pan-fried dumplings. This was a style of dumpling I hadn't had before, but they were pretty good. My wife liked them especially. They were filled with shrimp pork and some sort of green vegetable, might have been bok choy. My wife said it tasted like spinach. I also ordered a plate of pai gwat(black bean pork shortribs). It was a little more gristly than I like, but that may just be a more traditional preparation of them than I remember. As one reviewer mentioned previously, they had a little bit of squash with it. From the desert cart we got an order of the wu gock(mushroom pork Taro dumplings). They were quite good as well. We also got an order of dontot (egg tart). It wasn't hot when we got it, and seemed pretty standard in line with the others I've gotten at Oregon Chinese places. Be aware, the servers are all native Cantonese speakers, and it was a little hard to understand their fast-speaking at times. That might have been due to the fact that I did start speaking in Cantonese to them, and my Cantonese is a bit rusty. My wife said she couldn't understand a single thing they said in English. I still don't know what the cart with the hood and gailan was, as the lady pushing that cart didn't speak to us at all. But by that point we were plenty full with what we had ordered already. Overall, an excellent dining experience, and the place to be if you want authentic dim sum.
(4)
Carlos D.
DIM SUM DIM SUM DIM SUM I Love DIM SUM. The Dim Sum here is great. Its is top notch Dim Sum. It might not be as good as some of the big destinations like Vancouver/Richmond, San Fran, Hong Kong but its damn good. This is hands down the ONLY place to eat dim sum in portland. I tried several other places on 82nd, NE, Chinatown and was wasting precious Dim Sum eating time. It gets SUPER packed on the weekend and even weekdays around noon it is pretty packed but not as bad. Expect a wait of around 30 - 60 mins on the weekend around Noon. Getting in before 11AM seems to be the best bet, you can go after 1:00 or 1:30 but you might miss out on some items and while its all fresh alot is cooked and steamed when they open. Look out for all of the steamed items, they always amazing, mostly shrimp variations, delicious fried wontons, meat puff pastries, baked or steamed pork buns, char siu, duck or chicken are outstanding! chinese broccoli is not flash fried, and baby bok choi with garlic is another favorite. OK you get the picture, Im a big fan. Now I just need more eating partners to take this place down more often. As far as dinner I have struck out and gone about 50/50 I know there is good dinner to be had but I probably made the wrong choices, I need to go back for dinner and maybe just let the house pick my dishes. Ok now Im having dim sum withdrawals and have to end this review.
(4)
Esther H.
This place kicks ass. The dim sum waitresses are dressed like airplane stewardesses from the late 60s or early 70s with lilac triangular hats and jackets. The food is not greasy and the menu is diverse. Plus it's cheap - a Christmas lunch for 5 including dessert came to $40. If you're a whitey like me, get one of the menus before ordering dim sum - some of the waitstaff do not speak English so you may need to point to verify what you are getting, or to show what you want (especially important if you have a vegetarian or pescetarian in the crew). Also, avoid getting seated in the side room with the 4 large tables - much less food gets served in there. :( Also, what people say about the wait is true, but it's worth it. We went at 1pm on Christmas Day (!) and were origingally told there would be a 2 hour (!) wait. Then it got shortened to "45 minutes to 1 hour." All told I think we ended up waiting about 35 minutes.
(5)
Chris E.
The funny thing about dim sum is that the tastiest looking things usually aren't the best. Pick out the weirdest, most unappetizing looking glop and you're most likely in for a taste treatstravagnaza. There's this bowl of some sort of gelatinous, bony animal bits that is SO particularly delicious that I sometimes go into a trance trying to recrate the taste from memory.
(5)
Len D.
Nice selection and very attentive staff. Too much salt, and presumably, MSG as well. Very reasonably priced. The Chinese broccoli was not coated with oil as often seen in other dim sum restraurants, a welcome change!
(4)
Prescott T.
The dim-sum here is great! Went here for my grandmother's birthday and their staff upheld excellent service.... my grandmother presented them with pocket money. Towards the end..i thought fruit was going to come out as the typical Chinese dessert..but instead..the managment asked us what kind of tong sui (sugar water soup)..and they made it just for us. Their chefs are always presented with rewards from China.
(4)
Stephen C.
Wong's King is the best dim sum in Portland. I've been eating dim sum in Portland since I was a kid. I've been to the usual places: House of Louie [average], Fong Chong [gave me food poisoning. twice.], Legin [2nd only to Wong's King], etc. I thought they were all great until I ate dim sum in other cities like Seattle, San Francisco, and Vancouver B.C. Only then did I realize Portland dim sum was missing something. Then Wong's King opened up, everyone raved about it, so I went to try it. Finally, Portland had great dim sum. They have all the usual dim sum dishes, and they do them well. The har gow, shumai, char siu hum baaus, and spareribs are all great. But the best dishes are the ones that too many people are afraid to eat, like chicken feet. Go to dim sum, try one of everything and you will be surprised by how many of Wong's King's dishes you will enjoy. And if you don't like dim sum, their dinner menu is pretty good too. Considering how they cook and present the duck, I think it's the best in the city. But if you're going to spend money here, spend it on dim sum. The only catch? Be prepared to wait on the weekends for a table. I've been on holidays and the wait can exceed an hour. Your best bet is to go during non peak hours so you get seated quickly and get the dishes you want.
(5)
Ricci L.
oh wong's king. why art thou always so busy? i guess i shouldn't be coming at 11am with the fam. anyway... their dim sum is good, for the most part. there's always a couple items that aren't up to par (in my book) every time. but hey, they're human. there's been times when all the tables around us got water and we didn't. once, they told my table they were out of cups (what do you mean you're out of cups? where did they go? don't you have like a thousand cups in the back??) anyway. the food's good enough. the line sucks. and sometimes you can't hear the people calling your number. make sure you have someone in your party near the hostess people. the women pushing the carts around are nice enough, i guess. the management, however, not the greatest. i guess they're there to run the business, not schmooze. but whatever. i went to a wedding there over the summer, they rented the whole place. it was nice! our server guy was awesome. poor server. all those drunk asian people causing trouble. please accept our apologies. see you on sunday!
(3)
Bao N.
This is as good as it gets in the PNW, kids! The service is professional, the food is fantastic, and it's usually busy so everything is fresh.
(5)
Emily B.
I've never been on a cruise ship because I think they are giant toilets/Super 8 Motels at sea. Anyway, I was a big fan of Shipmates when it was on the air. I loved the chintz factor of the dining and dancing hall. Somehow, some way, when I enter Wong King, I feel like I'm in a dining room on a cruise ship. It's definitely an adventure. They have a nice pictographic menu that helps me, the intrepid traveler, decide what delicious dish I want. Because of turbulence, they wheel out your giant plates of food on carts. You will enjoy yourself here, just try not to spill on the carpet. Mmmkay?
(4)
Tabitha R.
Hubby has been craving chinese food since we moved here. I -- am not the biggest fan of Chinese food ... perhaps it was the last chicken dish I had in SF Chinatown which put me off meat for 3 years ... but I digress! So we found this place on yelp ... reviews were good ... it was kind of a haul ... but so far we've had pretty good luck with the yelpers recommendations (thank you all!). We we headed out. Of note -- there is a Wongs King Chinese Restaurant about 6 blocks from our house on 17th & Tacoma ... but it doesn't specify "seafood" ... haven't been yet but it's on our list. When you walk into Wong's King Seafood Restaurant it's really nothing special. It kind of feels like a wedding hall ... big room, lots of tables .. the strange thing is the the staff are all dressed like airline personnel - captains, flight attendants ... strange ... but they're very attentive. But enough about the ambiance on to the FOOD! They have an extensive menu with many many MANY choices ... lots of options for anything you could possible want. And I do mean ... anything. We opted for crab rangoon, steamed crab with garlic and vermicelli and honey walnut prawns. Everything was wonderful ... we did order too much ... but we always do. This is the kind of place where you take a big group. They do family style dining ... and they do it right. Large lazy susans sit in the middle of each of the larger tables and the food just keeps coming and coming ... hmmm maybe I'll have my birthday party there. HA ... enjoy!
(4)
Emily F.
My grandfather, who immigrated from China as a teenager 60-some years ago, LOVES this place. He's lived in Portland for most of his life, eats exclusively Chinese food, and has probably been to every Chinese restaurant that's ever been in business in P-town. That said, we always end up here for Dim Sum at least once every time we visit him. If you don't get there basically when it opens, expect to wait up to an hour. Parking seems to be a little scarce, though I haven't paid much attention lately now that we have a handicap tag for my g-pa. The food is reliable and delicious. I can't think of any Dim Sum item that we wanted which they didn't have. The bok tong go...yes. So fresh, so good. Dim Sum can be overwhelming anywhere if you haven't experienced it before, as the carts come quickly and often, but don't let this intimidate you! In sum, Wong's = yes. Yes yes yes.
(5)
Connie G.
The best Dim Sum in town. It's not just the food it's the entire experience. A steady hum of loud voices and the clanking of tea cups to saucers. The wait on the weekends can be up to an hour but it's such a blast to hang out with friends and pig out on dumplings and beers for a couple of hours.
(4)
Jen C.
Wong's King is the best you could get when it comes to Dim Sum and service. Yes, I mentioned service is actually pretty good. Most Chinese restaurants just toss you the food. This one actually have people out front greeting you as you come in and telling you thank you for coming as you leave. Dim sum is the best in Portland. That is definitely the reason for long lines on weekends. No reservations. So you better come early to get your seats or you will find yourself waiting for at least 30 minutes. This place is also great for dinner parties. They have special priced packages which you could order at a reasonable price. My parents love this place.
(5)
Eduardo O.
Ate dim sum. I liked ordering from the menu much more.
(4)
Jason L.
Easily the best weekend Dim Sum in the area...But get there early to avoid the crowd!
(5)
christina v.
Excellent food and superior service. This is my favorite dim sum restaurant in town. They serve the delicious traditional dim sum items. I love to go here to try the creative dim sum items that no other restaurants serve them. They have the largest dim sum menu in Portland. Their seafood is always fresh and delicious I love the decor of this restaurant. This is the most fancy Chinese restaurant in Portland. The staffs are excellent. They never rush you to finish. If they see your plate is dirty, then staff automatically change you a clean plate. The only downside of this restaurant is parking and the long wait on the weekends.
(5)
Ryan N.
Best dim sum I've been able to find out here, and not all that far off my best ever.
(5)
R M.
Best dim sum in Portland. Be prepared to wait, especially on weekends. If you sit near the kitchen door you get first dibs on the carts coming out to the dining room.
(5)
Julie D.
Great place, with good service and just as good as any authentic Chinese restaurant in L.A.
(5)
Piao Piao L.
About a week ago we decided to spend a day down in Portland, mainly to check out its best chinese options. What better way to start the day than by sampling the #1 place, which happens to be a dim sum establishment??? I got addicted to dim sum a few years ago while visiting Guangzhou. Since then I've made the rounds of the various places in Seattle, and haven't been terribly impressed. The best I found is Imperial Garden in Kent, which is nothing to write home about. So we got here around noon, and the place was packed. Parking lot overflowing. The wait was around 10 minutes, which is usually a good sign. The room was crackling with Cantonese, which is also usually a good sign. The restaurant was clean, staff dressed in nice uniforms, a far cry from some of the shabby dim sum places popular in Seattle's ID. So, on to the food. We got a nice variety, probably 10-12 dishes between the two of us. Overall I have to say it was hit or miss. The chicken feet were excellent. Various dumplings and meat-filled mantous were sort of ho-hum. Sweets like sesame balls and mango pudding were pretty fair. Nothing that blew either of us away. I'd say it's comparable to Seattle's best, but that's about it. I didn't see anything that differentiated it from an Imperial Garden. So I guess my recommendation is if you live in Portland, it's a good option. If you live in Seattle, probably not worth the trip (better to drive north to Richmond).
(3)
Coco L.
it's alright... long wait for only ok food
(2)
Erin E.
We triend Wong's King on the recommendation of a friend who said it was the best Chinese food she'd had in the city. Um...? First, the atmosphere: we walked into the restaurant to find it enormous, coldly modern and empty except for one table. This automatically made us uneasy, as they must have had 200 tables total - we felt like we had walked into the wrong place at the wrong time. They were severely overstaffed, and all the servers looked confused and obviously had nothing to do. We were seated in the MIDDLE of the empty restaurant, which I guess you'd have to experience to know just how weird this was. There menu is huge, but this place is NOT vegetarian friendly, which was surprising as I can always find several things on a Chinese menu that I can eat. In all 7-8 pages, we found 2 items that were vegetarian - a fried tofu appetizer and a mushroom dish. We talked with our server to see if we could get a Veggie Chow Mein, and he accomodated us. We now had 3 dishes to try. We were not entirely disappointed with our food, although each dish was pretty much the same as the other. The appetizer and noodle dish were bland, but the mushroom dish was pretty good. The service is really weird. Our server was very nice, and did try to help us find something we could eat. But when the food began to arrive (one by one), we started to feel like we were in some futuristic movie. That, or we were really stoned. The female members of staff are dressed head to toe in lavender, and look like 1960's flight attendants, with their neat little hats cocked slightly to one side. The women are apparently not allowed to talk or make eye contact with the customers. A woman would bring out our steaming dish, never once looking at us. Timed perfectly, she would arrive at our table at the same time as our male server, who came from behind us. She would offer him the dish, he would take it, and she would turn and walk quickly away. Then he would place the dish on our table and explain what it was. This interesting but uncomfortable performance happened three times, as each dish came out. Our server tended to hover over us, refilling our teacups each time we sipped, and asking us multiple times how our food was. I know this is done with good intentions, but it really drives me crazy. My boyfriend and I couldn't really have a conversation, because suddenly we had this third guest at our table, who was just standing instead of sitting. So we had to fight our urge to ask each other 'What the F**K?!!', and save our opinions for the ride home.
(2)
UW g.
after searching for a decent dim sum place that we haven't tried before, i looked on yelp to see what portland-ers were saying about dim places and wong king showed up. went on a whim and it was definitely worth it. the food is amazing and you can taste the freshness of the products and ingredients. the house noodles are a little salty, but full of great flavor and they don't skimp on the seafood. i've already recommended this place to my friends. worth the short drive outside of downtown portland for great dim sum.
(4)
Reed W.
I've been eating Dim Sum in Portland for about 20 years. Back in the day when Bob ran it I always went to and enjoyed Fong Chong in old town (when you could sit at the counter). But those days are long gone and so is the food at Fong Chong (never liked their sui mai...always tasted "off" to me). Now my favorite place for Dim Sum is Wong's King. I'm not saying it's always perfect but in general it's very good. I enjoy the busyness of the place so you know most of the food is fresh. They also have some dishes that you don't get at other places like the rice porrage that you can order a small bowl of and other dishes that just aren't available at other places because they don't do the volume. Recommended for Dim Sum!
(4)
Brenna S.
This place is just plain crazy. I attended a wedding reception here recently and was introduced to REAL Chinese food. None of this General Tsao's or Sweet and Sour nonsense... but authentic Chinese food like Shark Fin Soup and Chinese Lobster. After the first 4 courses of food were brought to our table, I kind of lost track of what I was eating, and I kind of didn't want to know, but 9 courses later I do know that it was really, really good. Also, the waitresses wear these amazing, bright little outfits that remind me of '60s stewardesses. Wong's King is definitely worth the trek out past 82nd.
(5)
Nate F.
I have never been disappointed here. There is something magical about sitting down and the food is just there. You don't order and you don't wait for it to be cooked. I've had quite a bit of dim sum in Portland and this is by far the best. The noodles are fresh and never rubbery, the staff is friendly and quick. The decor is clean, modern and bright, which is something missing from quite a few other dim sum spots. Anyway, definitely worth checking out...
(5)
Mimi J.
Great dim sun in Portland. Good service. It was crowded that day. It took us about 30 minutes to be seated. But it was worth waiting. Every food we order was very good. We will definitely going back again when we there.
(4)
Eva J.
SO flipping delicious. We ate here for Christmas and we got there at 3ish to avoid the crowds and it was a good thing we did, this place got packed. Even though every table was full you still plenty of room at each large table. You aren't snug as a bug. Every dish we all got was delicious and they give you so much of it. The seafood fried rice was my favorite, but the eel was delicate and sweet. The hot and sour soup was so savory and comforting, the multi flavored tofu was incredible. Not sure where the multiflavor part comes in but they were delicious. We also ordered a couple other dishes I can't remember the names to, but they were also flipping mouth watering. We ate plenty had plenty left over and still had drinks and it came to $25.00 per person. This was a great Christmas dinner and I would come again, even though it's all the way in SE..way way SE by 205, is not where I normally anywhere near, but it's worth the drive.
(4)
Norman L.
The thing about Dim Sum is that you can't get great tasting Dim Sum unless you go back to China. But If you live or visiting Portland, you're stuck with what you can get. For 30 years, if you been in Portland that long there was the old Fong Chong, 7 stars, and House of Louie, back then you can't even find parking downtown. Also Dim Sum was way below par from good restaurants in Bay Area or even up north to Vancouver BC. Since Wong's King has been around, the others are subpar and this place has retained it's supremacy for Dim Sum. All you need to do is try the Siu Mai (Pork Dumplings) and Ha Gow (Shrimp Dumpling) for Dim Sum. Oh that MSG heaven. The wait for Dim Sum could take a long time so the best times to go are exactly at 10am when they open, 11:15 when the first wave of people are leaving, and 12:30pm when the second wave of people are leaving. Yes parking is a drag here so go ahead and just park on the street where you can't go wrong unless you have mastered the wave of people that are coming and going there. As far as the dinner goes, it is usually quieter than the Dim Sum crowd but just as delicious as you can't go wrong with the Beef Chow Fun and the West Lake Beef Soup. They have a good open setting there and the staff is nice and works really hard to handle all the mobs that go there for lunch. I really gave it 4 stars because this doesn't compete with the places that I went in Hong Kong and even Bay area for the food. If you're complaining about parking, at least they have a parking lot and free if you park on the street as it's not downtown where you have to pay.
(4)
Larry H.
The first time I came here, someone got shot dead 10ft from my car, illegally parked in the convenience store next door. After waiting till midnight for the 12 cops to inspect the scene and clear the road (stand around talking about their bowel movements) I finally got to drive home. Anyways, I've gone back often, maybe too often. There've been multiple occasions where I've gone twice in 3 days. This is one of the only places where if I'm hard up on cash, I'll dip into the savings just to pig out here. While the service can be spotty at times, the food is top dogs if you know what to look for. For example, if you order the lamb hot pot it's not that great. If you get the King's ribs, which is what they're known for, you can't go wrong. If you feel like being a fattie and don't care who's watching, get 4 orders, believe me the ribs are something else. While I don't usually go for Happy Family, I go for it here. It is done perfectly, with each different morsel complimenting each successive piece. The crab vermicelli hotpot is fantastic, while their sampan anything is delectably crunchy and excellently seasoned. Their calimari is like biting through a spicy layer of crunch into a fluffy cloud of heaven, best in the city hands down. I've tried so much calimari in this city and Wong's King's calimari is the only one that made me cry. The only problem is I've had it so much that I've run out of tears. Pan-fried chilean sea bass can be pretty good, as the fried sole is also worth sampling. The duck chins aren't that great for part of a meal, but they'd be great for snacking while watching a game, delightfully crunchy with a smooth finish. Roast pork is pretty fatty but well worth the extra calories, while their roast chicken/duck are certainly worth considering if you don't want seafood. Pepper salt pork chop can be great, while the home-style pork ribs are also very satisfying. Sizzling pepper steak is great at times with nicely tender sweet peppers. The Beijing Duck is made to order and while their pancakes to wrap it in aren't that good, overall it's something worth considering when you want to cause a bit of a scene with them cutting up the duck tableside. I'd recommend going Taiwanese style since just eating duckskin in your scallion and hoisin wrap isn't as good as having the succulent duckmeat too. The lobster noodles were pretty good, but the lobster dishes are pricey as you can imagine so it's best to have some dough if you want to make it part of your food ensemble. Then again, maybe not having lobster is wasting Fu's commitment to his quest for perfect water conditions in his fishtanks. With a lobster dish you can easily break a hundred between 4 people or 2 if you're a glutton. The seafood fried rice in the stone wok is pretty delectable but make sure you don't have their regular rice with it since it takes away from the enjoyment. The goose hot pot has a nicely rich stock that shouldn't be missed, although their other goose dishes can be hit or miss. Keep in mind that if goose offal isn't your thing then you shouldn't order the hotpot. The private room is available for reservations of 40 people. Their daily dim sum is much better than Legin a couple blocks away, although Legin gets more hype. It can be a bit of a wait on the weekends so I'd recommend getting there at 1030 to beat the crowd. Their fried shrimp balls are pretty tasty, short ribs aren't bad, although at times they don't have everything on the dim sum menu. The cured beef is good when you can get it . If you want to beat the rush though, I'd recommend eating at the bar. The waiters bring the food to you and you can get hammered besides. Be warned though, sometimes there's smokers. While this place can't match up with the palatial places in Taipei, it's still the best in Portland and while there may be some neighborhood drama going on at times, it's still worth taking a bullet for. Fu, you are the man.
(5)
M P.
This is regarding their new location in Beaverton Oregon next to Target: We went at 5:15 on Saturday, seated immediately at a very sunny table (by the time we left everyone by the window was sweating). There were a zillion servers but no one bothered to take our order or the other 4 tables around us. We actually were talking amongst the tables about how may servers could walk by w/o noticing we were just twiddling our thumbs. Finally we asked if we could order....no one comes. Eventulaly at 5:50 we order. At 6:30 our first dish arrives without the rice. We stop someone to ask for rice...eventually 10 minutes later rice comes. Then the 3 other dishes come out in 20 min increments. The 2nd dish to come out was cold the last one steaming hot. The food was ok, but we had had it by 8pm and the kids were ready to go. We asked for them to box the food when the last dish arrived. So...I would go to the one on 82nd until they can figure out the service. This was a consistent problem at all the tables around us. Don't take kids yet....venture on your own. Make reservations if you dare! Or get take out. Maybe dim sum is better.
(2)
Stephanie C.
everything a dim sum place should be!! crowded, loud, chaotic, delicious. have a lot of classic dim sum dishes. reasonably priced. would like to return soon!
(5)
Lenny G.
After reading all the Yelp reviews for Wong's, we left Ashland at 5:50 am and drove straight there arriving at 10:15. The restaurant was already open and we were seated immediately. We'd never eaten at a Dim Sum place before and picked seven dishes total that added up to only 24 bucks! It wasn't all delicious, but the entertainment value forces the 5 star rating. One of the servers whizzed by our table calling out the dish in Chinese, another came over and explained what she had in English but we still couldn't understand her. Others never even looked at us, passing us by completely. When we asked one if there was any chicken feet today, she excitedly brought us some from another cart. But I failed in my attempt to hold the slippery things in my chopsticks and knocked my water over. They quickly brought a pile of napkins and a new water. I enjoyed just watching the thrilling procession of carts and the bounty of unusual and wonderful dishes. Looking around at the other tables, I could see some great looking items that we somehow missed. Still, we tried many things that are totally unavailable in the southern half of the state, and got some ideas on how to manage next time we come. See Nastassia G.'s review for photos and more details.
(5)
Jeremy S.
Not too shabby. Far from the best Dim Sum I've ever had, but far from the worst. We went on a Tuesday around noon and got a table right away, but when we left, the parking lot was completely full and people were waiting for tables. On a Tuesday! It's a fairly large restaurant compared to most other restaurants, but half the size of some of the larger Dim Sum joints I've been to (such as the Pink Pearl in Vancouver, BC). Anyway, the food was good...a tad on the greasy side and a tad on the bland side, but overall quite decent. The complimentary tea was surprisingly good. It was only the wife and I, so we didn't get to try a whole mess o' dishes, but the standards that we had (pork shu mai, shrimp dumplings, beef and pork spareribs, sticky rice wrapped in the leaf, sesame balls) were good enough. I would definitely go back if I got a hankerin' (or if I wanted to go someplace interesting with a bunch of friends).
(4)
Daniel P.
NOT the best for vegetarians. If you want weird meat, this is the place to go. I don't know about dim sum. There was so much stuff that I didn't have time for dim sum. This is a seafood restaurant. The fried tofu appetizer melts in your mouth. The crab "rangoon" as I know it wasn't too greasy. The hot and sour soup seemed of good quality. Service was great. I got the salt and pepper soft shell crab for my entree. Deep fried and wonderful. garlicky. The awards, the giant bottles of cognac, the shark fins and the king crab were also fun. Don't get medium size soup or rice for two people unless you want leftovers. good place for family.
(4)
Phil l.
This review could really go either way. Compared to dimsum in Hong Kong, China, or the mega-Chinatowns in NYC, SF, or Vancouver BC, this shouldn't even qualify as a dimsum restaurant, with its meager diversity of dimsum offerings. However, seeing as this is the only place in Portland to have "real" dimsum, it gets a "it'll do when I get a craving for dimsum" score. They have the staples, siumai, shrimp dumplings, and different buns, but the quality of the food varies wildly from day to day. But at least the service is pretty good.
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Laurie E.
I am a long time Dim Sum purchaser and have been to Wongs King for Dim Sum and a proper, multiple course Chinese meal. My in-laws are Chinese and usually choose the meals for dinner. Most dinner dishes are quite good, but I was very disappointed in the Lemon Chicken. It tasted like it was made with a package sauce and artificial dye. Dim Sum is good but a little bit more expensive than most of the other Dim Sum restaurants on the East Side. My in laws had their own Chinese Restaurant so I have a lot of experience eating Chinese food. I find Wongs King traditional dishes pretty good and it's Americanized dishes average. Parking is crowded and our car gets dinged nearly every time. I recommend parking on the street and walking in if the lot looks crowded. If the lot is crowded expect a long wait. You can get a nice Pearl Tea at the cafe next door while you wait in line. Be sure to give the hostess your name and get a seating number when it's really busy.
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Ling Tzu W.
So just to clarify for everyone that this is a dim sum restaurant. Dim Sum portions are not going to be very big but you can order bunch of stuff so you and your family can share. I was on the east side of Portland and I was craving for some Dim Sum but I didn't want to wait in line at HK Cafe so I decided to try this place out per recommendations from friends. Even tho the yelp reviews on this place was not very high, I thoroughly enjoyed this place. 1) service was attentive to make sure you as a guest didn't get hurt. But it was typical dim sum place where you have to flag the carts down proactively. W 2)food was good! I would say it is equivalent if not better than HK Cafe. I wonder if the food quality is better since there is no line going into this place and they are not in a rush to push out food to guests. 3) when we went there was no wait and I noticed that all of the wait staff were female... Not very traditional...and go girl power ! Overall, I enjoyed it! My out of town guests that were with us enjoyed it ! I would say the visit was a success!
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Grace X.
Always seems to have a long, long line no matter how early you get here on a weekend. They definitely overestimate how long the wait time is so don't be disheartened if they tell you 25 minutes. The tea is delicious and usually they always bring out ice water. One less thing to order - which is nice. I've noticed service is sketchy if you're seated near the entrance or near the edges. The carts are always further inside. The same cart visited our table 3 times before we had to ask the busboy to help U.S. flag down another cart today. Usually not an issue but I think it's based on where you're seated. Food is good but it's not particularly special. Leaves you pretty thirsty so that makes me think there's some MSG in the food. For around 10 plates our bill was $35.
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George R.
I go to Wong's almost once a week for the dim sum. I dig the place and the staff. I never leave unhappy. Thanks Wong's King!
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Amiee H.
First of all, I don't understand why there is a HUGE waiting room of people waiting to be seated and when you are called inside, you realized that there are a billizion open tables!! So why were we just waiting so long to be seated when there are so many open tables?!?! I don't understand. Maybe there are trying not to overwhelm the wait staff? But I saw so many of them standing around and just doing nothing...so that's not the issue. Maybe the kitchen only comes out with so much food and they didn't to overwhelm the kitchen staff? But I saw copious amounts of food on those dim sum carts, so that's not the issue. Hmmm...I guess it will only be a mystery to us diners. Since I had so much time in the large waiting room, waiting to be seated, I noticed there was a wall of newspaper clippings, magazine articles, and awards all praising the great food that Wong's King serves, which is great....but then I noticed that most of those were dated back at least 10 years ago. What has happened to them since? They just stopped dishing out good food or they just stopped getting recognized or they just stopped caring and didn't update the wall of praise? Perhaps it was because we were there at a later time of day (because it took so long to seat us) but there wasn't much variety in the dim sum options. The dim sum that we did get to eat was decent. I think I like HK cafe a little more. Some people mentioned that Wong's King is a lot more expensive than HK cafe, but I didn't really notice too much of a price difference. Maybe it's a little more, but not noticeable to me. I would like to comment that the wait staff, although slow to seat us, was SUPER nice and friendly. All the dim sum ladies were SO sweet!! It seemed like they actually cared about us and wanted to feel comfortable and have a good dining experience. As opposed to HK cafe, that practically throws the dim sum at you and could care less if you are a happy diner or not. The dining area is kinda dark, but maybe it's also because they pulled down all the sunshades and it was an overcast day. The room lights inside didn't feel bright enough to me. Just felt so somber inside. Overall: I wasn't super impressed with my visit there, most likely won't go back. I think even with the terrible service at HK cafe, I'll still go there since there's more variety of dim sum available. The dim sum lady's good service is Wong King's only saving grace and that wasn't enough to attract me to go back. Sorry.
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Carrie R.
I went with a large group of people for a Sunday brunch. We waited for 30 minutes and then once we were seated the food was immediately brought out on little carts. My favorite was the spicy wonton which was a special that day. The egg tarts were delicious in addition to the steamed pork buns. I was not a fan of the shrimp wontons because I thought was pretty bland and boring. This place doesn't look like much on the outside but once you are in the restaurant it has a very beautiful and tasteful ambience. The value was also incredibly reasonably priced. I can't wait to come back.
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John C.
Went there for lunch yesterday. I was going to do the lunch specials but went for the Dim Sum again. I can't stop! Four stars today because staff was not as attentive. Seemed more like they set you and forget you. Granted there is nothing you want but a box at the end to take home the leftovers, but it seems the only interaction you get is from the cart girls.
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Jando S.
When Wong's King first hit the scene, they knew they were good. Not only were they big enough to take on the crowds, but they were clean enough not to turn the noob Chinese eaters away. They also managed to not only impress the Portland masses with their take on Canto cuisine, but also bust out some serious DIm Sum as well. Things have changed considerably. The prices are now among the highest in town, though the quality of the food has taken a dive. No matter, the reputation they've built over the last decade still brings in the crowds, especially during the weekend Dim Sum. They've accrued a large following of gringo love, while many long time Chino customers have ventured onto the next best thing. The other thing that is noticeable is the once friendly service has turned semi-sour. A whole different family of wait staff now manages the front lines without a smile in sight. Asian service in the US has never been touted for its amiability but even this is pretty bad by those standards. No lie, the Chinese food game in Portland is a rough one. Coming in second to the rising Vietnamese establishments popping up around town, it's becoming harder and harder to identify a quality Chinese spot that locals can appreciate. That's not to say the ship for Wong's King has sailed completely, but they need to get back to shore.
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Sandra C.
Like many others who just recently moved into town, there are certain things you just crave. Dim Sum happened to be what I wanted that day when I came here. Expecting dim sum to be just dim sum I was so disappointed and shocked. At 2 pm in the afternoon, there was still a 45 minute wait. When the place is suppose to close at 3/4. Once we got seated, we started to order, I think I know why the waiting is horrendous. The tables for 4-5 are given to people of 2s. And the big tables that are empty are reserved for only parties of 8-10. And I see 5 people on a 8 person table. I didn't think you can ruin dim sum. But This place did just that. The beef tripe, had no flavor and felt like I was eating the bad end of the beef. The dishes you can't ruin, like har gao or Siu Mai, ehh can be be better. It lacked flavor. The only thing that was good on the table was the spare ribs, at least they had the decency to add pieces of pumpkin. The egg tarts were only freshly baked out of the oven that melted in my mouth. If it weren't freshly baked, I would of thrown that dish under the table along with the other unsatisfied dishes.
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Arnold P.
4.5 stars, but hey, it's the real deal. Both the dim sum and regular menu items are awesome, but I prefer their dim sum. Everything is amazing and the service is decent. If you time it poorly you're going to have to wait, but if you're lucky you'll get a spot eventually. The hot sauce is great but parking can be miserable. Go try...GO!!!
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Veteran D.
Vastly disappointing in terms of service, which can most charitably be described as awful. Food is fine, though be careful of large amounts of tofu (and not much seafood) in the Mixed Seafood Hot Pot. Over an hour from being seated to receiving all entrees, delivered intermittently. 30 minutes after seating before searching out someone to please take our order. 20 minutes later for soup to arrive. And on, and on, and on.
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John E.
After a late Doctor appointment in PDX traffic closed in so The Wife looked at me and said, "Get your Yelp on and find Chinese food." I had heard about this place a lot so we set sail on the S.S. Yelp-tanic and headed for Division. We scored a handicapped spot on a rainy evening (cancer has it's advantages) and I wheeled my knee scooter right on in. It was early and they were pretty empty, about four tables of people were there. The hostess dropped three different menus on the table, only one of each, and headed back to the front. We looked at each other. We looked through all three menus and were a little confused. I even looked at a passing waitress with a perplexed look but she was busy placing folded napkins and didn't help. We switched menus a few more times and it finally started to make sense. We decided to get some spring rolls, garlic shrimp and General Tsao's prepared mild (we're wimps). We love General Tsao's, it is our make or break dish for a Chinese place. So we started waiting for our appetitizers. And waited. 17 minutes later the spring rolls arrived, we double ordered so there were four. We started digging in and were not through our first roll yet when the main courses arrived. Timing issues. The rolls were very good, served with a sweet red sauce, crisp and good veggies inside. The General Tsao's was very very good, a different taste than I am used to, we usually get a more Hoisin based sauce at other places but this was still excellent. The coating was delicate and crunchy and the chicken was tender. The Garlic Shrimp was served over a pile of broccoli and was also delicate, the shrimp was cooked perfectly and the garlic was there for sure but it didn't overpower. The broccoli absorbed the sauce and made for a treat. In the end we decided to average out the rating to three stars. The food was a solid four stars, but the service was two stars at best. No one ever refilled our water, they offer no sweetener for the tea, just caked sugar in an old 50s style diner sugar dispenser with a little metal flap on the spout. No one bothered to really hang our at our table until they delivered the bill, then they sure hung out for our payment. We are totally torn on whether we will return here or not.
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Pauline T.
Dinner review: Peking duck was on point. They bring it out on a cart and cut it right at your table. They serve it with these steamed buns that with sauce and it is SO GOOD. I only give this restaurant 3-stars because the rest of the meal was mediocre to non-satisfactory. We had pork ribs (very dry), crab meat seafood soup (bland), and crispy fish (too salty). Food also was served very sporadically and took a long time. Food was served over a 20-min period. I have had their dim sum before.. SUPER long wait time.
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Jerry Y.
Came with one of my best friends. He has been in Portland for nearly three years. And he said it is one of the most delicious and real Chinese restaurant here in Portland. I love the fish there and also others things. Look forward for the next time.
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Angie M.
Waited 30 minutes to get in while there were many empty tables available. Lack of personnel they said. Finally sat down to a table with plates and chopsticks but no condiments. Had to ask for them. Finally a cart comes by and we get some dim sum. Another cart comes by a few minutes later but the people at the tables next to us commandeer the cart so it takes 5 minutes more to get our turn. As we were leaving and I was paying the bill, I could see into the kitchen. Oh gawd! I wish I hadn't seen that. This is why I'm giving them 1 star. There were dirty dishes piled high on a table just inside the kitchen and apparently no one washing anything. In front of the sink where someone should have been doing dishes was about an inch of standing water with food debris floating around in it. Ugh! Disgusting! I doubt we will ever come here again. I could have barfed at what I saw in the kitchen. If what I saw of the washing area is anything like the food prep area, it's a wonder people aren't getting food poisoning here. Bottom line: beware.
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Manchi L.
I came at 10am in the morning, got seated quickly. They didnt ask for my option of tea, and gave us a pot of tea. The dimsum were cold. Taste, so so. Service, do not expect anything, they skipped my table many times.
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Sweet T.
For dinner, long wait at the door, nobody standing there greeting customers at all. There were not that many people in the restaurant, but had to to wait a long long time to get food after ordering. Totally waited more than an hour and finally got our dishes. Service is horrible. Food is so-so. Won't go back.
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Chad H.
Every time my family comes to Portland we always stop here for dim sum and it never disappoints. Wong's has become a family tradition for us and we always look forward to the fun atmosphere. It's good to feel like a minority and having dim sum allows the opportunity to mingle with other cultures. For those who are unaware of dim sum think of a buffet brought to your table, however instead of fried chicken it's bbq spare ribs and other Chinese appetizers. Go check it out at the very least it will be a experience.
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Maureen M.
I've been going here for years and I've always had good dimsum here. I could give my day today a 2 star but it wouldn't be fair for the other good days. I guess I'm just disappointed today on a Tuesday night knowing how busy they get on the weekends that they would have a fast efficient service. Today everything was so slow. Our rice was the 20 mins behind all the other dishes we ordered and we eat everything with rice. anyway, I'm just sad to say we might not be back here for a long time. A bad experience does that to us
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Janice P.
This place has the quintessential dimsum feel. An awesome selection of dim sum and a full dinner menu is available all day. 3-4 stars because their xlb (Xiao long bao, soup dumplings) were frozen and the bottom of the dumpling skin was stuck to the alum foil cup so it kind of ruins the whole slurp of the soup dumpling. They also did not have black vinegar for my dipping sauce. I had to ask thrice for shredded ginger and a friend physically got up after I asked 4 times for some chinese hot mustard which I feel should be on the table. She also got up for a refill on her diet coke. But that's also the charm of a chinese joint? Yell if you need anything and eat well in the midst of laughter and conversation with loved ones. Family style. Their beef chow fun wasn't as flavorful as I wanted it to but things to try are their ha gao, shrimp dumpling with leek, potstickers, Cha siu bao, cheong fun with shrimp, siu mai... I will definitely go back with a lot more people to try more things. They need to step up their XLB game!
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Jennifer L.
It took a few minutes for us to even be greeted and sat. Initially took our order in a timely manner. Another nearby table placed their order after us, yet they got not only their soup, but also their duck (which they carve tableside) before we even got our appetizer. Honestly, we felt that was because the other table was a large Asian family, something we've experienced before. Finally our app arrives after waiting an excessive amount of time and I was annoyed because she felt the need to move my beverage away from me (not because she needed to put the dish down either). We had to flag them down for condiments, not good. Then before we barely have a chance to start the app they bring out the first dish served on a regular plate. Several minutes later they bring out the dish served on a hot plate. We had to ask for our rice, which finally came out several minutes later. Nothing quite like making sure the food gets cold before we can eat it. They kept wanting to move my beverage away from me too, which was annoying because there was no reason for it. It was like they had never served a table before to be honest. We had the Shui Mai app, which was bland. The Five Flavor Chicken had only one very overpowering flavor - maple syrup. That was seriously all you tasted, but on the back end you had heat (possibly red chili sauce). So that was awful too. Then there were the Pork Ribs in Chef's Special Sauce. These tasted okay, not great, just okay, but in hindsight is a terrible idea because you're supposed to eat this with the rice, but there are bones in them. So really all you can do is eat the meat off the bone (they didn't leave a plate for bones either) with nothing else. I will definitely not be returning here, even if the dim sum is supposedly pretty good.
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Nate W.
My wife was hankering for some dim sum, and I can never get enough Asian food. Probably our favorite part was that it seemed genuine - it was just a plain Jane Chinese restaurant with no gimmicks or ploys. We had shu mai, steamed buns, and hot & sour soup. The hot & sour soup wasn't my favorite, but the dim sum was good and hit the spot for us. Not the best I've ever had, but exactly what I was looking for. I'd come back.
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Seema F.
We arrived at 1pm on a Saturday. There were only 3 of us and it was not that crowded so we thought we would be seated shortly. Instead, we waited nearly an hour while several groups left and they seated people who came after us. After a while, we asked if they skipped us. They hadn't, but one girl allowed us to sit. When we walked in the dining room there were about 12 empty tables, so we were sitting there for no reason. By the time we sat down they were down to 3 carts--fried, shumai/noodle, and congee. There was so little variety, we hardly ordered anything and left after 10 min (and the 4 items we got were mediocre). We complained to someone who confirmed that the other carts stopped earlier (presumably when we were unnecessarily waiting). She told us to order from the menu, but we were there for the carts not menu dim sum. I fully expect horrible customer service from Chinese restaurants, but this was above and beyond. It's the first time we've ever left dim sum still hungry. There's no need to waste your time here when Ocean City (with variety and the ability to seat people in a timely fashion) is just down the road.
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Allan A.
Food is ok and the serving is big i should say that each dish is good for two person 31/2 star for this place because the service is slow specially when they're busy
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Julia S.
Wahoo for Wong's King! Had a great dinner the other night at Wong's with my family (party of 11)!! Ordered the chicken lettuce wraps, chicken and pork buns, pot stickers, orange chicken, and way too much more. We loved the Ma Po tofu, my new favorite healthy and vegetarian dish. The consistency of the tofu was firm but not over cooked- and just enough sauce to make it spicy! For 11 people it cost about $21 per person- not a bad deal at all. The food was brought out quick and we even had enough leftovers for a doggy bag. My only complaint was how we were initially treated as we came into the restaurant. We had booked a reservation that morning (since we had a huge group coming) and confirmed our phone number and amount of guests dining for the evening. When we arrived the staff gave us a blank look and mentioned that she couldn't find us on the reservation list at all. We took at look at the list ourselves, found our phone number listed for a party of 4 for someone name "Brenne." Luckily we had some very assertive and very hungry family members who would not put up with it- so the staff reluctantly let us in and led us to an empty table. If you do make reservations, make sure you get the name of the person who books you- and maybe even call again to confirm your reservation just in case!
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Alice L.
Yay! Dim Sum in Portland that is very close to our beloved King Wah here in Daly City. This will be our new regular spot when we move! The skin on the rice rolls (cheung fun) and the shrimp balls (har gow) is usually how I gauge the skill of the chef: should be thinnish and chewy, never thick and brittle. Wong's King was perfectly bouncy and flavorful. The scallop dumplings were one of my favorites. All of the other dim sum was also on point and delicious.
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Andrew A.
2nd best Chinese in Portland Metro. This place is a welcomed oasis in a city littered with disgusting Chinese restaurant interiors (especially the bathrooms.) Moreover, workers are actually smiling and providing basic customer service pleasantries; something also missing at the majority of Chinese restaurants. The Dim Sum is very good, but not great. For a place this size, you'd think there would be more of a selection. It seems like more than 50% of the cart items are shrimp based. The menu is extensive: most of my favorites are up to par. Outside of prime Dim Sum hours, there's usually no wait. I've ordered countless items off the menu and have rarely been disappointed. The House Fried Rice for $10 stands out as a value play.
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H K.
So good, must have the wonton soup! Best crab puff I have ever had, and great service. Totally a diamond in the rough. I can't wait to go back and try more! I was not a fan of the lemon chicken, but the chicken was cooked well. Next time I'm going to try a hot pot!
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Tianyi S.
Having comfortably resigned myself to life as an Oregonian, I recently revisited Wong's King Seafood with more reasonable expectations (ie: not expecting 6 authentic courses, plus rice, tea, soup & dessert, for $30, as I would in my hometown*), and a group of hungry friends. We ordered the steamed ginger & scallion flounder, honey walnut prawns, crispy pan-fried seafood noodles, salt & pepper pork chops (literally, the best thing ever cooked up by Chinese people) and dry-fried string beans. The flounder was perfectly steamed and fragrant with ginger, the honey walnut prawns were huge, and the pork chops were pounded tender, and mounded with spicy garlic, jalapenos and white pepper. I wouldn't order the pan-fried seafood noodles again- would instead, go for the roasted pork (with its perfectly striated layers of crispy skin, fat, and juicy meat) or the tea-smoked duck. However, the best thing about Wong's King is by far, the service. Our server checked on us all throughout dinner, making sure we had water and tea, and asking how the food was. She continued to ply us with tea even after we had paid our bill, and in general, made us feel like we were superstars- even (dare I say it) regular customers (!) You can certainly find cheaper Chinese food in Portland, but you won't find Chinese joints with better service, fresher ingredients, and a nicer atmosphere. I'd come back just to get warmly smiled at by the hostess. :) *which, preposterously and awesomely, has roughly two Chinese restaurants for every Starbucks joint, the economics of which dictate that Chinese restaurants generally charge less for a large dish than Starbucks does for a tall drink. Ethnic enclave, I miss you...
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Ness N.
I used to LOVE WKSF. It was once the BEST in town when it came to seafood dim sum but after getting sick TWICE after eating here, a friend alerted me to the fact that this place has been featured on KPTV's Dirty Dining for loads of infractions and even a dead mouse in a trap in the kitchen in January 2015. My advice: AVOID. kptv.com/Clip/11041430/d… Instead head on over to Ocean City or my newest fav HK Cafe.
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DD K.
Super good dim sum place. We r from Cali some of the dish we ask for 2 because it taste so good.
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Jeff D.
I've eaten at Wong's King for the last 10 + years and have had nothing but great experiences there. We've taken many friends out to eat there from out of town along with family for special occasions. We were there last night to dine with family in town, and to have their Peking Duck which has been legendary. This is the experience we actually had: 1. They were out of most of their signature dishes from Peking Duck to Roast Pork, Emperor Chicken, Lobster, etc... 2. Service was deplorable. It took roughly 10 minutes to even get menus and water. It took 25 minutes to get our first dish, barbeque pork, which is pre-made and requires very little prep. It was 35 minutes until our final dish arrived. The restaurant was at about 25% of capacity. It definitely appeared that the restaurant was under staffed. Tables were not being cleared in any timely fashion. 3. Subtle and not so subtle favortism towards Chinese/Asian customers. We were one of three non-Chinese groups I could see in the restaurant. I saw a table of Chinese/Asian customers come in after us, get seated and menus promptly, and had their first dish well before our table. Also, our table was not set as we came in, but when the place settings were put down my husband and mother in-law both received chopsticks, my father in-law and I did not. My husband and his mother are Filipino, my father in-law and I are both Caucasian. 4. Restaurant in disrepair. They had torn up the carpet and not replaced it. Bathrooms were a mess. 5. Food was still good. What they did have available on the menus was as we've experienced in the past. The Pork over preserved Turnip is very good. I really hope someone from Wong's King reads this review. This has been one of our very favorite restaurants in the past, but from last night's experience, I won't be going back anytime soon, and could not recommend this place at all.
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Katie P.
A friend and I were really craving Chinese on a Sunday when Frank's Noodle House is closed, so... cue Wong's King Seafood Restaurant. The ambiance here is interesting. Let me paint you a picture: the restaurant looks like it converts into a ballroom in style of your local Elk's club. The main room is HUGE and brightly lit, with 1950's carpeting and round tables with white tablecloths for you to stain up real good. Looking around the room, the large round tables on the perimeter were filled up with Chinese families, which is rare in a city of 'ethnic' restaurants run by white people who serve hipsters. Authenticity! Score! There are dirty aquariums on the walls, which house lobsters and potentially other creatures if you could see through the cloudy water. Yum? The menu is HUGE and it will take you a while to decide on something. Two entrees and two appetizers were enough for two people to completely stuff themselves. The entrees are priced just a little more than your average Chinese restaurant, but the portions are much bigger. The honey roasted BBQ pork appetizer ($6) was sugary sweet, but pretty good. The crab meat wontons with cheese ($5) were just as tasty as any Thai restaurant's crab Rangoon. The beef with tea mushrooms ($16) was absolutely delicious and the chicken chow mein ($11) was really good as well, with thinner than usual noodles. Like, angel hair chow mein. Wong's is located a bit far out of the way if you're an inner east-side dweller and sitting down inside can be a bit uncomfortable... between the ambiance and the fact that every waiter/waitress looked and acted miserable. That being said, I probably wouldn't go there again, but they fed us super well. Wong's, you're a solid A-OK, partner.
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Derek L.
The best dim sum in Portland Oregon. Service is excellent and fast also friendly. Food are very fresh. Super crowded all the time. Go here early and enjoy good food.
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Yen N.
Nothing compares to dim sum in BC but with the options we have in Portland, this is where i would go when my friend/family want dim sum. I personally would drive 6 hours for good dim sum! I do like their sui mai & ha kao, decent size and pretty tasty. There are actually chunks of meat and shrimp. Other places only have fillings, rumors has it Portland dim sum all come in frozen. Other dim sum items were typical. I also ordered house special pan fried noodles. Noodles were crispy, sauce was good, seafood was fresh....except for the bbq meat, I had old pork smell. Don't order their thousand year old egg! It was bland! Shredded pork tasted old and there was only one tiny piece of egg! I also ordered tofu pudding, it could use more soy milk!
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Erwin P.
It used to be a good place to have a dim sum, but the last visit was enough to make us not coming back ever. First of all, the men bathroom was so filthy. One of the stall wasn't worked with the urine being unflushed (yikes!!!) to make matter worse they were out of hand soap!!! (Are you kidding me?) Most of the cart-lady cannot speak English, so it makes us frustrated just to order simple stuff. And also this particular short hair-with-glasses lady have no manner at all. She just put food on the table rubbing over my head without saying excuse me whatsoever. Just plain rude!!! Would not recommended this place for dim sum. Heck, even ocean city or hk cafe will service you good unlike this place.
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Michelle M.
This is my usual dim sum to-go place in Portland. I think their pork shu mai is the best here, while other places in town tend to taste a little funky to me. Cheap, too! For 2 people, we usually leave with a bill that's about $10. Their peppered squid calamari is decent, crispy. Their hai cao is great, too!
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Carolyn C.
This review is for DINNER and also for DIMSUM. The dinner here is spectacular. There are two menu's - one for regional dishes and one for typical dishes. Each dish includes a picture which is beyond helpful, and makes you want to order everything. We had the Peking duck, the Peking pork, Wonton and fish soup (Mata? M-something?) and the fried fish on a plate. Every dish was outstanding. I can't recommend this place highly enough for dinner. As for Dimsum, it was so-so (three stars worthy). There wasn't much variety in terms of dumplings and shumai. The pork/shrimp/chicken dumpling was very good though. I'd say find a different place for dimsum and come here for dinner. Plus, over the Chinese New Year weekend they do traditional dragon dances during dinner :)
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Kel L.
Wong's King..... You make my tongue sing You make everything Chinese groovy Wong's King, I think I love you But I wanna know for sure Give me more pork BBQ I love you Wong's King..... You make my tummy sing You make Dim Sum groovy Wong's King..... I think you move me But I wanna know for sure So c'mon and give me Hainan crab oh please You move me Wong's King..... You make my mouth sing You make everything taste groovy Wong's King..... Wong's King..... C'mon, c'mon, Wong's King..... Stir fry it, wok it Wong's King..... I love you.....
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Rena J.
The dim sum is alright. But coming from Silicon Valley, I've been spoiled with much much much better and cheaper Chinese food in general. Everyone knows what the dim sum is like. I'm here to talk about the dinner. I was pleasantly surprised to find that the food was... Good! We had pork belly over preserved mustard greens, soy sauce duck with yam, imperial pork chops, steamed whole cod fish, seafood soup, Chinese broccoli with beef. All of it was tasty. The pork belly was super tender and fatty, just like should be. Just like when I spent 9 hours trying to be vegetarian only to deliriously consume way too much pork belly at Hakka Restaurant in San Francisco years back. *sigh* yum. I loved the sweetened soy sauce yams in the duck dish. The duck itself was too fatty but it was tender. Good or not so good thing depending on preference. Steamed whole fish was reportedly overcooked. I wouldn't know considering I only ate the belly area and that was perfect. Imperial pork chops were good and extra saucy. I know they're not supposed be dripping sauce but I'm a saucy girl. Seafood soup was ok. Well seasoned! And came with white pepper and red vinegar. Yum. The spongy seafood thingies were too crunchy when I'm used to it being soft with good springy bite. Dessert was almond "wu." It's kinda like a milky gruel. It was ok, I wasn't impressed but I'm not complaining about free dessert. It wasn't cheap and the wait was 2x as long as we were told but we did have a party of 8. I've been here for dim sum and noticed the same issue with seating. They make you wait but once you get inside, there are tons of open seating! Why did they make us wait for them to push together multiple tables when there were large round tables available in the back?! It felt so wrong to eat at a Chinese restaurant with a large group and be denied a lazy Susan... I'm not holding it against them simply because it shouldn't affect the rating on its food.
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Linda N.
Hmm I'm torn when deciding how I feel about Wong's King. As a budget eater I feel they are too much on the expensive side in comparison to HK Cafe down the street... However, the food is top notch! We come here countless weekends for weddings.They are super popular for Vietnamese and Chinese weddings but this last week I came with my family for a nice vegetarian dinner and it WAS AMAZING. We got the dish with a taro cake topped with mixed vegetables, braised tofu & mushrooms, and mixed vegetables & mushrooms. The taro cake was insanely amazing and well worth the dollars! One challenge I had was finding someone who could take our order in English and answer my questions. I was looking for three vegetarian dishes and asked for what was recommended. I was disappointed that the staff didn't understand "vegetarian" but in the end our server recommended some great dishes. Oh and their menu is full of pictures!!! I love knowing what I will be getting and being able to make an educated decision on my meals. However, our taro dish didn't look exactly like the picture but it was SO good that it didn't matter :)
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Address :8733 SE Division St,Ste 101
Portland, OR, 97266
Takes Reservations : Yes Delivery : No Take-out : Yes Accepts Credit Cards : Yes Good For : Lunch Parking : Private Lot Bike Parking : No Wheelchair Accessible : Yes Good for Kids : Yes Good for Groups : Yes Attire : Casual Ambience : Casual Noise Level : Average Alcohol : Full Bar Outdoor Seating : No Wi-Fi : No Has TV : No Waiter Service : Yes Caters : Yes
Lin F.
I've heard that some people prefer dim sum at Ocean City, which is right down the street, to this place but I tried both and realistically it's all about what you like. While I liked some dishes there better than the ones at Wong's King, I liked more dishes overall from Wong's King. Prices are pretty similar as well. BEST to go to dim sum with groups. You get stuffed. I'm listing the things I like with incorrect spelling just fyi. Ha gow (rice noodle shrimp dumpling) Shui mai (pork shrimp dumpling) Bolo bow ("Pineapple Bun" contains no pineapple*, Egg custard pastry (like a dessert but not too sweet) Wu gaw (haystack looking thing, it's crispy on the outside, has taro root on the inside which is a purple-potatoe like thing and a meat mixture in the middle. Probably my favorite thing) Sticky rice - YUMMM The wait to get in can sometimes be a drag but I go to Sozo, the bubble tea place which is close by if it's a long wait. Sometimes the carts can be slow moving but it's a great value overall.
(5)Lica N.
My last dinner in Portland was a hit at Wongs! After a day at the coast we were all famished and was ready to chow down. We didn't want to cook and was in the mood for some Chinese food but couldn't decide on where. Out comes the phone and my trusty Yelp app! Wong's King Seafood came up with some good reviews so we trusted them and here we came to eat. The dining area is big but not huge as Im accustomed to with Chinese resto's in LA/OC especially ones that have dim sum. The menu was fairly large and we had plenty of things to choose from. We decided on some seafood, noodles, rice, beef, chicken and pork. I think we got pretty much everything covered. BBQ pork ~ yelp.com/biz_photos/pLKq… Tasty! moist and great flavor and good way to start dinner. Salt and Pepper Squid ~ yelp.com/biz_photos/pLKq… A must whenever I see it on the menu. Crispy with good salt/pepper flavoring. Squid was fresh and not chewy! Addicting!!! Orange Chicken ~ yelp.com/biz_photos/pLKq… Was afraid it may be too sweet but it had a great flavor. The coating was fried crisp and tossed in a tasty sauce. House pan fried noodles ~ yelp.com/biz_photos/pLKq… One of my fave things to order at a Chinese restaurant. The thin noodles are fried up and topped with fresh sauteed veggies in a yummy sauce. Together its an addicting plate of noodles that you want more of! Sizzling Beef ~ yelp.com/biz_photos/pLKq… Pretty tasty dish. The beef was thinly sliced and had great flavor. House Fried rice ~ yelp.com/biz_photos/pLKq… A fried rice mix of pork, chicken and shrimp. Good flavor! Heard the dim sum here is really good. Next time Im visiting the city I may need to come here for some yumcha! Eyes ~ Very nice restaurant! Nose ~ I'm smelling some yummyness! Ear ~ Usual noise level with people dining. Mouth ~ Oh damn the noodles are yummers! Tummy ~ A very well satisfied dinner!!! .
(4)Sudipto G.
Lots of variety in dim sums but was a hit and miss with the flavors. Also felt that a lot of them were too oily. Its a bit hard to communicate what you want too, wish they wouldn't hurry you so much and give you time to look at the menu.
(3)Salaam And Maharlika D.
Would have to say that Wong's King is one of the better Chinese restaurants in town, but definitely not the greatest nor the worst. Been here a couple times throughout the years they've been open and can see why it's only been a couple: Dimsum is average - not the greatest selection. The food quality and taste is just okay - went here recently with family and the salt pepper squid looked and tasted like something served from the Olive Garden, the happy family my uncle ordered was so small there was nothing happy about it, and the fish maw soup tasted watered down. Dishes are also waaay overpriced, and not to mention the portion sizes are smaller compared to other competing Chinese restaurants in the area. I will say though that their Peking Duck Two-Course meal is delicious, and the only reason I ever and will ever go, and their waitstaff is friendly, but other than that I would definitely recommend Ocean City or HK Cafe for dimsum, and Powell's Seafood or somewhere else for the food to get more bang for your buck.
(3)Caroline N.
I've never had their dim sum, but my family comes here often to eat dinner for special family occasions. We always get the peking duck, which is DELICIOUSSS. They bring out the duck and slice the skin right in front of you, and then you proceed to eat it with steamed buns, scallions and hoisin sauce. They then chop up the rest of the duck for you to enjoy with the rest of your dinner. Their prices may be slightly above average for a Chinese restaurant, but the food quality is amazing and all the dishes I've had were good. The service is also superb, everyone is so polite and accommodating!
(5)Ben S.
We have been going here for a while now for dim sum on the weekends. Having tried dim sum in various cities, we think this place is one of the best we've had. The carts nimbly navigate through the maze of tables with ease and the servers are helpful in describing what some of the dishes are to non-Chinese people. Whenever we leave, we are pleased with the charge on the bill and feel very full from all the great food we sampled. They also can handle larger groups. Only knock is that sometimes they run out of my favorites. If you don't want to wait in line (sometimes for a long time), get there before 11:30 and you can usually be seated quickly.
(4)Mei W.
Plenty of seating early on week days. Servers were very friendly and attentive which is unusual for a Chinese restaurant. Food was fresh and hot although served on carts. Wonderful variety of little dishes. Definitely go back more often.
(4)Regina C.
I decided to try the dinner special, 3 entrees and 1 soup for $25. My entree selections include roasted duck, sea cucumber with abalone sauce, and seafood and tofu in curry sauce. 1 star for decor and cleanliness 1 star for quality of food 1 star for quantity of food for 3 people (enough leftover to take some home) 1 star for service and throwing in red bean soup dessert :)
(4)Maximus C.
Came in at 3 o'clock on a monday, party of four, the place is pretty dead probably because dim sum time is over. We were greeted at the door and told dim sum was over which was okay with us except when we sat down a cart trying to get rid of the last of the lunchtime leftovers came up to us trying to push her last bits at us. Yes this was okay too except everything was flavorless and tasted a bit off. My friend told me it took all he had to swallow the beef short rib. We then sat with no water and no tea for 15 more minutes while every person who looked like waitstaff seemed to be fumbling around with dirty dishes. We had to flag someone down to help us. Tea and water were promptly served. Then we ordered. The food was pretty bad. My hot and sour soup was obviously egg flower soup even though the waitress insisted otherwise. She then offered to bring me some vinegar to remedy the flavor (didn't help). The potstickers were flavorless and the fried won ton filling tasted rancid. The place looked pretty on the inside but clearly there is something wrong in seafood land. When you have a tank full of live crabs I expect something fresh if anything. As we were leaving the waitress said "see you next time" (maybe in another life).
(1)Sonya L.
We ate there this evening. First, I wish I could say the food was terrible. It was not. It was pretty good. But because of my experience in their parking lot, and later when we asked for help, I feel compelled to warn people about this. Our car was broken into in broad daylight in their lot. The thief smashed a window, and took a SEAT CUSHION. There must have been 30 cars in that parking lot. By no means was it desolate. We parked the car across the lot in direct line of sight of the front door. After it happened, we saw other spots in the lot where there was broken glass on the ground, so this lot must be known as a place to break into cars. But after spending $120 in their restaurant for an early dinner, when we went back in and asked the staff to borrow a broom they barked "NO" and walked away. If you go, keep an eye on your car!
(1)J D.
The last time I came here, we spent most of our time trying to get food, as the carts avoided our table. Was reminiscent of a hidden camera show, but without the big reveal and laughs. They didn't appear to want to sell us food, so we get dim sum elsewhere now. On previous visits when we were able to procure food, it was pretty good. Bonus star for that.
(2)Desiree K.
This was seriously the worst service we've ever had. Then they charged $62 for the crab when we were quoted $23 twice. They never said it was per pound until the end. And it didn't come out until 20 minutes after the rest of the food. The manager was absolutely no help in the end. We will NEVER go back to this restaurant.
(1)Andrew D.
This place has the best Dim Sum in Portland. And it also has the longest wait. Which in my opinion is worth it. Just grab a number, go to Fubonn and come back. Since it is such a busy restaurant that means that their food is very fresh and prepped daily which is also a plus. While the service is often very mediocre and shoddy, I'm not there for the service. For first timers, I would suggest trying everything! Seriously, dont knock it til you try it. Especially with dim sum. The Steamed dishes are my favorite especially the Ha Gao (check spelling) which is a steamed shrimp dumpling, and the Siu Mai ( check spelling) which is kind of like a pork dumpling. They also make very good DEEP FRIED TARO BALL. I'm not familiar with the Mandarin name for it. It's basically a mix of taro and pork battered thinly and rolled in flakes then deep fried. Delicious. Dont get them confused with the fried taro cakes, that is much different. STICKY RICE is also very good here, it comes wrapped in steamed taro leaves, and has sticky rice, egg pork and chinese sausage. A few family members also enjoy CHICKEN FEET. I have tried it a few times, and I can understand why people like it. But its not for me. It tastes like chicken but theres barely any meat. If you are in the mood for good dim sum, this is the place to go in Portland.
(4)Erin O.
I dim summed a lot when I lived in the Bay Area in California, so I have to say that Wong's King ranks for dim sum in my book. It's not close to where I live, so I've only been here twice so far, but when in the neighborhood, I wouldn't pass the chance to visit. The downsides? Crazy busy so expect a hectic and cramped parking lot at best and the same for the waiting room. But they keep the tables flying, so you WILL get in and if it's for dim sum, I can't imagine you not liking it. If you are a newby to dim sum, definitely take an experienced friend with you so that you pick the right items from the carts that are pushed through the dining room. Think small plates with delicious "appetizers" that, when eaten together and shared, make up a scrumptious meal. And although there are some vegetarian and meat options, you really should like shrimp as some of the best dim sum has shrimp in it. If I had an online menu, I'd rattle off suggestions for you. Without it, just trust me and grab someone in the know and go. It's great.
(4)DK Kai D.
The service sometimes is not very good. Had a few unpleasant experience. The food is good. Dim sum is just ok. It's a good place for dinner, but I would not recommend for dim sum.
(3)Christopher F.
Had the Peking duck. Very good. The wife ordered the crab, and she loved her dinner too. The dinning room is very clean and staff is attentive. Only complaint is I wish I found this place earlier. This is a great place to do a date night or celebration night.
(4)Amy L.
Service is much better now than before. It's no longer over crowded or a very long wait for dim sum. Our group arrived at 10:30 maybe that's before the usual peak time? Best place in Portland for dim sum. I love their buns they must have changed chefs because they quality is much better than before.
(4)Kelsey M.
This used to be my standby dim sum place. I used to claim that this place had the best dim sum in Portland. No longer. My boyfriend and I got the worst food poisoning of our lives here. Beware the room temperature har gow and shrimp chee cheong fun, which actually ends up being the opposite of fun. I'll spare you the details of our 19-hour agony-fest. You're welcome. We were so used to eating room temperature "hot" items from here, that we didn't think twice about it because a) it tastes that delicious, b) we always had to wait forever to get in so we were starving, and c) we had done it many times before because cold food seemed to be a regular occurrence here. Needless to say, we haven't been back since, so it's been a couple years and will hopefully be many, many more. Since then, we've branched out and tried lots of other dim sum spots in Portland. I feel obligated to share my findings with you: It turns out that this is NOT the best dim sum in Portland. It gets much, much better.
(1)Fun T.
Arrived around 1145 not too many people in dining room... Always a bad sign. Ordered ha gow (too sticky and not very shrimpy), and fun gow (meh). Tried a couple things from the non steam cart. Gow chow gow and the seaweed roll were cold. Ew. Tried the beef cherng fun = cold. They did microwave the cold dishes, but consistency was ruined. Even for the cheap price, this comes off the bookmark list.
(2)Benson N.
This is my favorite place to eat Dim Sum! There is a sh1t ton of places to eat Dim Sum in Portland but this is my favorite. I think their speciality is the fried dim sum that they make. It is crunchier in texture (which is a good thing) than other places I've tried and the taste is better. The only thing I'd say that they could improve on is the service. But only because they are so busy it's hard to keep up with every table, I understand. This place is good but it is also expensive. But so good! But still expensive. Can I say "sh1t?" Oh well, we'll find out! This place has beer; I like it!
(4)ILove Foo D.
We made it a point to stop here while we were in Portland to have an authentic dim sum experience. It was noon on a Saturday and we were giddy for dim sum. While waiting we were surrounded by many asian locals which confirmed to us that we were in the right place. You select dim sum from carts the servers bring to your table - take it from a rookie, you will definitely want a menu of their dim sum to know what to order! This definitely will help if you're as white as I am and don't know a lick of the Chinese language as I do not. Also, be aware that they give you the entire plate/steam basket of 3-4 dim sum rather than serving you one (I forgot to tell the hubby this and in a matter of 30 seconds while I was talking with one server and my husband another, I turn around to five additional plates on our table). The cilantro dumpling, har gow shrimp dumplings and traditional potsticker dumplings were delicious. With all of the plates on our table we were worried what the bill would be, but with 7 plates we were surprised when our lunch came to only about $24. With the overall experience I was left giggling from the fast-paced fun! We will have to come back again with our first visit under our belts!
(4)Shawn W.
TERRIBLE service. There for dinner, at 6:00 on a Sunday night. Got there and the whole back lot was empty, so it wasn't as crowded as usual. The edges of the restaurant were filled with lots of families, everyone looked happy. We sat down, and were ignored. It took 10 minutes for them to come to the table. I ordered the soft shell crab...."No soft shell crab, you need more time? OK" So she left. Came back in 5 minutes, "No soft shell crab" No kidding. I get it. We ordered a few items, and waited. And waited. The tea came. 10 minutes later the first lonely dish came. It wasn't an appetizer, but we treated it like one. And finished it. No rice or other dishes. I had to flag down another waitress and order some rice (!) it came in 5 minutes. Not other dishes yet. 10 minutes later, the next dish came, solo again. 12 minutes later, the next dish came. Our soup never arrived. We were walked around by more waiters and waitresses than I thought could ever ignore us....and it was strange. Is this how discrimination feels? Hmmm. I finally complained to the guy in the blazer, and he tried to make it right, taking off a few items on our tab. Meanwhile....at the huge family tables, LOTS of smiling faces, eating 10 different plates of yum. If I ever go again, I'm joining a party of happy Chinese folks. LAME service.
(1)Tana J.
I like this place. The food I choose is always on point. I am not a fan of how unavailable the waitresses are. Sometimes you have to go find someone to help but the food is delicious. Get there early or plan on waiting forever!
(4)Johanna L.
Wong's King is decent. Some of the dishes were tasty and some were just ok. We went on Christmas day and the wait was ridiculous, which I had expected. We luckily nabbed a seat at the attached bar next door and didn't have to wait nearly as long, but the service was crappy (they were slammed) and they were out of a couple of dishes we ordered. The person serving us was way more accomodating than the bartender, who seemed downright rude at times but I gave him a pass due to how crazy it was in there. We were there for nearly 2 hours and I don't think they ever got to our number... so, yeah. The bar is the way to go if you can get in there. My favorite things I tried were the Taro Puffs, the meat dumplings, and.....? Not so great were the beef brisket and dumpling noodles, and the shrimp and chive dumplings. We also got an ok but odd chive and (maybe crab? maybe egg?) stuffed eggroll in place of the green onion pancake that they were out of on the house, and I don't know... something else. There's gotta be a better time to visit this place instead of holidays and weekends, and it's by no means a gourmet experience... just novelty and a fun thing to eat from time to time. Wong's King is ok.... but I need to find a better dim sum place in Portland!
(2)Jenny C.
The food is delicious when I come to eat here, however the service always varies. The staff seem reluctant to serve us, as we have to wait 20-25 minutes for them to take our orders and the same amount of time to get our food. One time, the waitress dropped our sesame ball when she was clearing some plates. She said she was going to replace it for us, but then later came back and claimed that our little boy dropped it deliberately. I wish that the service here would be better, as the food is delicious, however most of the time it is a hit and miss for me. If service is something important to you when choosing a place to dine I would not come here.
(3)Nik O.
Continuing my tradition of dim sum in every city I visit, we tried Wong's for my last day in Portland. We went here because my friend is boycotting "the better dim sum place" because they charge for tea and rice. Lol Nice big restaurant, seems very clean, really attentive service but I'm just not a fan. We went early around 11:30 so in theory we had fresh dim sum, but everything from the steam carts were just lukewarm. Except for tripe which came directly from the kitchen, but I don't eat that. Pricing seems comparable to most other places - not cheap but reasonable we ordered a lot of things and it was $50 for 3ppl. Flavors were ok, nothing exceptional but the fried shrimp won tons were really good. I also ordered soup w egg noodles and duck - looked awesome but it was probably the worst noodle soup I've ever had. Typical egg noodles, but broth AND duck were both completely flavorless. I did really like their dim sum menu at least. I like pictures and you can point at what you want if its not on the cart. I likely won't be back since there seemed to be several other dim sum places down the street.
(2)Gil E.
I'm somewhat surprised that this restaurant isn't more highly rated. Perhaps it's the location-they should move about 80 blocks closer into Portland. The menu is epic and I've never been to any Chinese populated country, but this is what I picture a more upscale Chinese restaurant to be like wherever China is. The true measure of any ethnic (aka non-shite-American-food) restaurant is the number of that ethnicity being at said ethnic restaurant. This place always has a large Asian (sorry, I usually can't tell the difference between a Norwegian and a Fin) contingent, with large tables packed with food and people. There are about 600 items on the menu, but I sadly almost always eat the same chinese food. General Tso's/Crispy chicken, hot and sour soup, potstickers, Happy Family, Green Bean in garlic sauce and broccoli in the same sauce. Delicious, and I always leave wishing I were dead because I'm so stuffed. If you have 20-30 family members in from out of town, bring them here, especially if you don't want to talk to them, because they will be busy stuffing their faces and falling into food coma. Are there better Chinese Restaurants in Portland? Please let me know, because I haven't found one. Which begs the question, what's wrong with you, Chinatown Portland????
(5)Natalie S.
Best Dim Sum in Oregon. I would suggest avoiding the weekend unless you're willing to wait. Dinners are great there. I've never had to wait for a table at dinner. Their staff may not have the best English but I've never had problems getting what I want in the end. Also get their rewards card. Our family rack up enough points to have free birthday dinner at least twice a year.
(5)Chiemi N.
I've been Wong's King many times over the years. Oh how I wish I would have reviewed it back then, I would have given it more stars, and leave it at that. For the most part, I've been here for dim sum. But there was the one occasion that we came here for dinner. I went to the book signing event by Nicole Mones for "The Last Chinese Chef". In her book, the foods that she described sounded amazing. The host of the event had asked the author what her favorite Chinese restaurant was, and the author's comment was that Portland was lacking good Chinese restaurants, but when in town, she ate at Wong's King, and she even told us what to order. I have to say, that was an amazing dinner! This was a couple of years ago. Even before that time, I used to go to Wong's King for dim sum. I always thought they were the best dim sum place. But this last time, and the time before, it just seemed to be a little lackluster. Not very much variety. I think there's a possibility of returning...but not before trying some other dim sum places.
(3)Dorene S.
Wong's King seldom disappoints. They have, hands down, the best quality (and dependable) dim sum in Portland (quite comparable to Hong Kong in terms of quality though lesser variety). The wait is long for dim sum on weekends, so l tend to get there by 9:30 am when they open. Otherwise, during the Fall or Winter, you may find yourself shivering in the waiting area for at least an hour or so. You do get more variety of dim sum after 10:30 am though. The steamed BBQ pork buns are soft, with delicious filling. I also especially like their daikon (white carrot aka turnip) cake. If you visit, make sure to check out the BBQ place next door. I'm a fan of their BBQ pork, deep fried pork, steamed chicken, squid..ok..pretty much everything that they sell. KPI (Key Performance Indicator) ratings (1-5, 5 - best): Quality: 5 Delivery/Service: 4 Cost: 4
(4)Trish M.
This is the best Chinese food I've had since moving to Vancouver. It reminds me of the restaurants my parents took me to in LA or San Francisco. It has been a long time since I had albacore. It was great.
(5)Chris Y.
This is one of the better dim sum restaurants that I have tried here in Oregon. I liked pretty much all of their dishes it just took a little long to be delivered to our table but it was totally worth the wait.
(4)Gina B.
W.e LOVE Dim Sum and make it a point to eat it in every city we travel to. This is some of the best Dim Sum we have ever eaten. Better than NYC, Seattle and there is only one place in San Francisco that beats it, but only by a little. Very fresh and very delicious. Reasonably priced for the quality of food received. We will never come to Portland without stopping at Wong's. Will probably go back tomorrow on our way back to Seattle.
(5)Pui S.
Totally forgot to write about this place until today! 4 solid stars, really? ----- yeah for American-Chinese I will see that, so stay put and enjoy your food.. but this place is not for me! Enjoy your Wong's King, I'm gonna go to my little HK Cafe.
(2)Dan H.
If I ever were to open up a Dim Sum restaurant I would call it You Dim Sum and You Lose Sum. Now based on that last sentence I should probably never open up a Dim Sum restaurant. Wong's King goes for the more traditional name. Probably a good move. Yes, the stars were aligned and I finally got here for Dim Sum close to a year after my last visit which was actually my first visit. That was a long way for me to say this was my second visit, but first for Dim Sum. Oh mama that is some good Dim Sum. One of the friends that came along for this Friday lunch outing is from Taiwan. She ordered all the food for us which was totally fine. We all wanted her to order and she had no issue ordering. I don't know most of the names of things we had, but there were steamed buns, dumplings, sticky rice and sausage covered in some kind of leaf, pork ribs, buttery desserty buns and little tarts with some kind of flan type thing in it. Obviously my fingers typing here aren't doing what we ate justice. It was all very very good and there were copious amounts of all of it. After all was said and done and the food coma started to set in, the whole meal only cost us $13 (with tip) each. Side note. When I went to use the bathroom a Gin Blossoms song that I haven't heard in like 10 years was playing and now I can't get that damn thing out of my head. I won't subtract a star for it, but I'm currently in hell. If the world is indeed ending tomorrow (it isn't) I'm glad I was able to get to Wong's King for some mighty fine Dim Sum.
(5)Claudine V.
I have definitely experienced better than this place, especially because we have so many great dimsum places in San Fran. The crispy noodles was just okay The hakaw was more steamed flour wrap than the shrimp. Siomai was good. The pork bun was small with small pieces of pork inside. Will not come back to this place again.
(2)Benjamin G.
By far some of the best dim sum I've ever had... I've had dim sum up and down the West Coast and this place always does it for me. Yes, you need to get there before it opens to get in there in a reasonalble measurement of time, but it really is worth any length of waiting time in my opinion. The cool thing... it ranks pretty high on some world ranking system for Chinese restaurants in the world... now that's some bragging rights there!
(4)Luisa G.
I am a huge fan of Wong's King. It is the best dim sum/shumai in portland. They also have good meals you can order from the regular menu. Authentic and delicious. Ambiance is great as well. Make sure to get there early if you are planning to have lunch on the weekend.
(4)Flora C.
The dim sum is okay. -Chicken feet-Good -Spare ribs-Good -Rice noodle with soy sauce-BAD (The texture is too tough.) -Signature Chow Mein-Awful (It is so oily and I never had sweet chow mein before.) -Toro and Daikon cake-OK
(2)Kris H.
I always come here for dimsum when I'm in PDX. The dumplings are quite tasty. The service is great. I always get a kick out of the outfits the female servers wear, it totally reminds me of airline stewardesses of bygone eras. Go early rather than later on weekends. Avoid parking in the lot. It took us almost 30 min to get out once.
(4)Josie V.
I've been to Wong's King many times over the past 5 years or so. I have to admit the quality is not as good as it once was. Dim sum here is pretty decent, but the consistency is sometimes a little off. Dinner here is pretty good. The deli part next door is great for takeout service if you want certain meats. If you want a good entertainment and some laughs, watch all the crazy Asian drivers rolling up into this joint. I try not to park in the front lot because I've been a witness to a couple parking accidents. I try to park on a side street and walk because I fear for my car and my own body sometimes. I can say the Asian driver thing because well I'm Asian and I'm embarrassed about my own mother's bad Asian woman driver habits. I just hope I don't adopt them one day. The girls that work the front on the weekend and take table requests are pretty good. I like that this place has a decent sized waiting area. So you don't have to wait outside in the cold during the winter.
(3)dan c.
Want some quality dim sum in Portland? Well, there is no other place to go. Traditional dim sum service complete with carts being pushed by ladies with less than stellar English. All of the food is fresh and delicious and the best part is once your seated you don't have to wait! Be prepared to wait on the weekends and the waiting room can get pretty cold in the Winter so wear a coat!
(5)Gillian P.
I was craving a fortune cookie, so I figured, I'd check out the local chinese food joint. I'd been to one by the same in Estacada that was awesome. Can't go wrong, right? Well... We walked into a spacious fancy room that looked straight out of Vegas in the 70's. The menu's claimed to be worth 500 bucks each. The food, seemed to be of fair price, until we realized it was an a la carte ass raping. A side of rice for a 13 dollar orange chicken dish would have been an extra 10 bucks. There weren't any combination meals. No entre came with a side. We weren't even given condiments. On top of that, my dumb ass ordered duck tongues which apparently have bones in them. :( 13 bucks for about a handful of well seasoned bones and chewy cartilage. The fried rice tasted like cheap freezer bag fried rice. The wait staff ignored us despite it not being busy at all. All in all, never have I left a restaurant this pissed, or without leaving a tip. It was disgraceful. In two words, sub-par and over-priced. And I never even got a fortune cookie.
(1)kelly s.
Here's another border line vote. I like a lot about this place, but there are moments that could be improved. They make some great shrimp dumplings and their dim sum cannot be deeply faulted for a US mass dim sum joint in Portland. Their special order items are outstanding, and the hot pots are very tasty. If you have friends who want to order sweet and sour, etc... discourage them from doing so, this isn't the place, and these items aren't really that great here, everything else is nice, and not too pricey.
(4)Michael R.
Hot damn that was some tasty sum sum. Everything was piping hot and fresh. The duck was incredible as was the hum bao, bean curd, sticky rice, har gao, fun gor, etc. Best dim sum that I have had in anywhere. Arriived early no wait. Smart portion sizes. Good tea. One of the servers treated me like the dumbass I am but the rest were great. My new fave dim sum place.
(4)Ajia T.
Mmm...can you say, "dim sum?" Well, at Wong's King, yes you can! I first went here with a few friends of ours who have either lived in China or are Chinese. They spoke Mandarin and I seriously suggest you bring someone along who speaks the language, if possible. I hadn't had any good dim sum in PDX and was sincerely salivating for sesame balls and bao. Our friends heartily recommended this place, so I knew it had to be good. They were right! I was truly sated! Some of the excellent cart choices available include: pork bao, dumplings, egg custard (dim yum!), Peking duck, fried noodles, sesame balls (super dim yum!), candied shrimp, short ribs, etc. If you feel daring, try the chicken feet (or "Phoenix Claw," I think it's called). It's really odd sucking on a chicken's toe, but the skin tastes like fried chicken skin, very tasty! Overall, I think this place is very reasonably priced and has great service. There's no way to avoid waiting for a table, it's so packed. Get there early on Sunday, at like 10:45 a.m., and you should a table in 10 minutes or so. If you come later, be prepared to wait 30 minutes or more. Then stay and eat a nice, long, leisurely meal. We usually stay 1 1/2 to 2 hours or so. It seems like everyone else does, too. When you finally pull yourself out of your chair to leave with your full belly, be sure to say Thank You and "Dim Sum Damn Good Eats You Got Here!" :)
(4)Born T.
Chinese food is our family's favorite choice. Everywhere we travel, we try to find Chinese restaurant. We ate Chinese in France, Canada, Germany, Thailand and in more than 15 states we traveled. SO, we decided to venture to the Wong's King (the drive for us is 45-50 min), because it's on the top 10 best Chinese restaurants. We got there at around 5.00pm on Sat, there were only two other customers, so the service was good and prompt. We we celebrating and ordered Fried garlic fish fillet $22, Half soya chicken with onions $12, Multi flavored lamb $19, Cod fillet with sugar peas $14. The four of us agreed that $70 plus tip was not worth it. The only decent dish that we liked was soya chicken. Bland flavor and the cuts of lamb they used were very cheap. Lamb and chicken were generous portions, however, cod fillet was 70% peas and 30% cod. The Fried garlic fish fillet was very skinny and small fish. One would think that for $22 he/she can get generous size fish, but no. That was total rip off. I read other reviews and AGREE : you can smell dirty bathroom from the entrance hall. Trust me, you don't want to smell that. I brought hand sanitizer just to avoid using bathroom. Do yourself favor - save money and go to the Taste of Szechuan in beaverton. Incredible food, good prices, better bathrooms.
(2)Gibran R.
Dim sum yum! and more! I hail from Honolulu and so I'm a bit of a dim sum snob. This place fits the bill when you need a fix for their tasty morsels of steamed goodness. There is a large variety of dim sum options that will suit almost any taste....from the beginner to the seasoned dum sum diner. When you do sit down, the dim sum carts circulate at a good pace and you can get food in a timely manner. The only drawback is the long line (up to 40 min wait) on busy days. Go with a group of up to 4 people (the larger the party the longer you'll wait) before 11:30am and after 1:30pm on weekdays if you don't want to wait. And... Their dinner menu is amazing. I didn't know much about "authentic" Chinese dishes until I went there for a Chinese New Years celebration with some of my acupuncture professors. You pay a little more than at your typical Chinese-American restaurant, but the food is many times more tasty. The dishes are much more refined with subtle blends of the 5 Chinese tastes (sour, bitter, pungent, salty, sweet). As my professors said, a balanced meal is a sign of a true master chef.
(5)Jedd C.
I've been craving Chinese food here in Portland something fierce and have been mostly disappointed with most of the restaurants i've tried... but not with Wong's King Seafood Restaurant It's the best i've had in Portland so far....and until fellow Yelpers help me find another...It's the best....to me :) Recommendation: Orange Chicken for $10 or Braised Abalone in Oyster Sauce for $68!!!! for one abalone!!!!! (mind you I couldn't afford the abalone but I'm sure it's tasty)
(4)John T.
I was just here the other night for a bday celebration. From what i heard before hand i was really unsure what to expect. A few people loved the place and a few said it was horrible. I guess lucky me half the guest here work at this restaurant so they took extra care of us, so yeah folks i can't be responsabile if this place doesn't live up to my review since i'm only writing about my experience. The place tries so hard to not be chinese. The purple uniforms, the fancy plates all so pretentious. I got scared as i saw more plates leaving the kitchen and being more and more fancy. Overall the meal was good i was surprised. The crab and linguine (weird to see a pasta dish) wasn't to spectacular. I loved the ribs though. I kind of wished i saw the menu so i can tell you more what was ordered. but i can't but hey lets go eat here and see if they're any good without the family hookups
(4)Alex T.
Probably the go-to place on the east side for Chinese food. The dim sum is good, and the dinner is really good. The atmosphere is nice as well, as everything is clean and just real modern looking. It's as close to a real Chinese restaurant as you'll find in Portland. What Golden Horse is to Chinatown, Wong's King is to the east side of Portland. Parking is never a problem either since it has a pretty good-sized lot.
(5)Will W.
This was the third Dim Sum restaurant we tried during our stay in Portland. It was by far the best of the three (others were HK Cafe and Louie). I especially like their service! Food was pretty good too. BTW, I'm from San Francisco if this matters.
(4)Jennifer L.
Hm. I didn't know I was a fan...LOL Honestly, I would give this place 3.5 stars... It has been a while and plenty seem to have changed but lots of stuff remained unchanged... :P I came here last week with my family and relatives. We were seated promptly. Maybe it was too bright and early in the morning, so the servers and cart-drivers weren't very energetic -- "what kind of tea would you guys like?" *straight face* "ha gow! siu ma! fong jao! pai gwhat!" *straight face* It was kind of funny. There wasn't much selection. I remember they had more stuff than that. :\ There were only FIVE carts going around. I'm not lying or exaggerating. Is that right? I even memorized the five carts to make it more efficient for my family to order: 1) the "dumpling" cart (e.g. ha gow and siu mai), 2) there was the "rice roll" cart (aka "cheong fun"), 3) there was the "sweets" cart (e.g. egg custards), 4) there was the "stew" cart with the gigantic rice pot on top, and lastly 5) there was the "bun" cart (aka "bao"). I think Wong's King is still probably the better and cleaner place for decent dim sum with decent service. My family only goes here. I'm not around Portland enough to know what other good or better dim sum places are around here locally anymore. I would say Wong's King has dim sum comparable to most mediocre Chinese restaurants I've been to in San Francisco. :) Service is not bad and have been "not bad" for as long as I can remember. :P I was a little surprised that I went with 11 people and I only spent $90! I thought it'd be around $150 at least. ^o^
(3)Simon T.
Best Dim Sum place in town. Not the best ever, but best in Portland. As a transplant to Portland, I didn't have much faith in the Chinese food after trying a few places in Chinatown (that was my first mistake). After going to Legin for sometime (which is ok, but tends to be a little greasy), I decided to wait through the long weekend lines and try Wong's King. I'm glad I did. The service reminded me of the other high end dim sum restaurants in Southern CA and Hong Kong - very courteous and speedy. All of their standard dim sum fare is done very well, with high quality. I really enjoy the pork shu mai (a staple in dim sum) but wish their shrimp har gow was up to par with the rest of the dishes. Another standout dish here is the pork spareribs - the black bean sauce is flavorful but not too oily. The bbq pork buns here are better than any of the Chinese bakeries in town, the honey glaze they use on top is a nice touch. Other things that they do pretty well: shrimp noodle, egg tarts, beef meatballs, congee, sticky rice. I haven't had their dinner menu, I only go for the dim sum...but the extent of the menu is impressive and their fancy displays of dried shark fin and abalone in the reception area lead me believe that they aren't kidding when they say they specialize in seafood. Wong's King just won the #1 spot for top Chinese food in the United States. While I can't agree, I can certainly say that it has quality, traditional Canton style -food that I can count on. When my Chinese parents make the move to Portland, I can at least say there's some decent dim sum here they can look forward to!
(5)May P.
This is probably my 3rd time here. The only reason why I came here is that Legin( another Dim sum place a few blocks down) no longer serves dim sum. Overall Dim sum is average here, nothing special, , average pricing, and probably one of the cleanest dim sum places I've been to. Only thing I didn't like was the customer service, I stood in front of the cashier ready to pay, for 10min!! As two of the employes were talking...
(3)Forrest S.
I am not a dim sum expert, but I am lucky enough to have a few roommates from Hong Kong who have been kind enough to educate me in what is good and what is bad Chinese food. Wong's was very good ( for an American Chinese restaurant ) by their standards. Sure, they said there was better in Hong Kong, but that is to be expected. To them, this was the best you can get in Oregon. My first visit was the best, as it was early on a saturday morning, so it was a guarantee that there would be a huge selection of dishes. We descended on this place with a ravenous hunger that came from nowhere. A hunger that would even frighten those with the worst case of the munchies. 15+ dishes and $70 later, we crawled our way back home satisfied and full, with no desire to eat until the next morning. Now that was a way to spend a saturday. This was so far the best dim sum I have had, although there were a few dishes that could have been better, such as the pork hombow. For the most part you can't really go wrong with anything here, unless of course you are squeamish about chicken feet. My only complaint was that keeps this from getting 5 stars is that there is a lack of consistency with some of the food. Some is amazing, while some if just average. Still the best dim sum in town.
(4)kristin e.
To avoid any clutter, I will say only this: Probably the nicest (read: tastiest) salt n pepper pork I've had in a long time. Totally worth the drive out there though I wish it weren't so out of the way (-1 star). This place also seems highly favored for dim sum in Portland and I've never had dim sum here yet so maybe next time, I can go for that AND order an extra dish of the swine so fine.
(4)Brian V.
Been here once and stayed in line for like 30 minutes. What I've noticed about this place is that their foods is a bit sweeter than compared to other places such as Jin Wah. Different style of cooking, but still delicious!
(4)Rani V.
Haven't found better dim sum in Portland. Don't think it exists. Would love to know something that comes close- if only for variety.
(4)JW R.
Big space. Good service. Food, well honestly I have no idea. Some of it was yummy and some of it was horrifying. The dim sum prices were good, it came to less than $10 each and we were all stuffed. Then they brought us a to go container that had been used. Call me stuffy, but I ain't going back.
(2)Pingle I.
It was great before then, but whatever happened to the prices And quality? I did love this dim sum spot before it got super expensive compared to its competitors.
(3)Stefanie N.
I come here soley for the dim sum. However, expect a long long wait. The service can be a little slow and half the time their servers seem like they're out of breath from running around. This is usually the place I go to when I need a dim sum fix!
(4)Stephanie P.
Not to sound like I'm shilling for Yelp or anything, but whenever I'm going on a trip, I check in here to see what places the locals recommend. I was in Portland recently and we were looking for someplace good for dim sum - left to ourselves, we probably would've ended up at House of Louie and all of its sketchiness, but luckily we heeded other Yelpers and went to Wong's King instead. This place is kinda far from downtown, but definitely worth the drive. It's located in a business-type office complex, which is a little weird, but once you go inside, you see a HUGE front room, a small waiting area, and a smaller lounge in back. We went at 11:00 and just beat the lunchtime rush, so we were able to stroll right in and sit down. The first thing that was offered to us was beef with black bean sauce, which was amazing - it had a slightly spicy, peppery sauce, kind of like beef jerky flavor but moist and delicious. We accidentally ordered sticky rice, which turned out to be really good. The humbao were fluffy and generously filled, though not especially memorable. The shrimp dumplings were tender and flavorful, and the giant plate of Chinese broccoli was nicely steamed with a yummy sauce poured over. My favorite item, though, was probably the pineapple balls, which were sticky mango-flavored mochi balls with pineapple chunks inside, rolled in coconut shavings. They were surprisingly heavy and dense, but really really good (I usually don't like any of the dessert items offered at dim sum joints). The cart rotation seemed pretty good - there were occasional lags where we sat and waited for five or more minutes for the next cart to come around, and they followed an odd pattern through the room so that we sometimes got a tempting glimpse of a cart that then zoomed away out of our reach. The busboys were RIGHT ON TOP of the hot water refills for my tea, though. It seemed like a disproportionately large number of our dishes were "large" or "special" priced (I don't think we got anything that fell into the "small" category), but the total bill for two people was about $25, which seemed very reasonable. If you go, get there at 11:00 to beat the crowds, because the lobby filled up FAST after we sat down. Even so, I've waited a lot longer for dim sum that wasn't nearly as good. Thanks, Portland Yelpers!
(4)Jenny M.
For many years, I used to take my family and friends here frequently to enjoy their featured dim sum. During the first couple years when they first opened, the dim sum was always fresh, service was friendly and the atmosphere was great. After being open for quite some time, the portions have skimped, prices have gone up and service was okay. This didn't stop me from coming. I stopped after they failed their health inspection and the news was everywhere. Unbelievable.
(1)Kala V.
Happy Hour is bad idea
(2)liluv p.
Extremely disappointed with the service. I dont care how good the food is if I dont like the service im never going back. I dont know why most Chinese restaurants have bad service.
(1)Blue A.
yammmmmy~ exactly YUE style taste~delicious~ I like the carb most~
(4)Rosie C.
When I was growing up in Portland, my family would always go to Chinatown for dim sum. As years pass, we've grown out of Chinatown and started venturing more into other parts of Portland where Chinese establishments have settled. Enter Wong's King. Off of 82nd and Division, this place is the #1 place to get dim sum in Portland, hands down. A definite competitor to Legin and House of Louie (is it still there?) --- it's spacious, has fresh dim sum & their service was quick. This is no hole-in-the-wall dim sum place, it's the real deal. But the secret's already out -- there's always a huge line, so best go early if you can.
(4)Danyel S.
The food is great until you find a fly on your plate. The head waiter picked the fly with a spoon and said "no more fly." There was an argument about it because I refused to pay in a place where hygine doesn't exist. In 2010 the Health Department gave 43 points to this restaurant (the minimum required is 70). portland.everyblock.com/…
(1)Jason B.
Came to Wong's for some Sunday dim sum, and we were not disappointed. As we rolled up the parking lot was pretty full, so I dropped the wife off to put our name in while I parked. As I was getting out of the car I get the text from the wife "30 minutes, but FULL of Asians!" She knows my number one rule of eating ethnic food is that if the place is stuffed with those of it's ethnicity, the food has GOT to be legit! We had our 2 and 3 year old girls with us, and they got right into the spirit of dim sum, trying multiple shrimp dishes and chowing down on the pork shu baus. Made us proud! The cart girls were REALLY on top of things, as we could barely finish a dish before the next cart arrived. There was enough broken Engrish spoken to explain most dishes, and the food was excellent! Lots of shrimp choices, and plenty of traditional dishes as well. They also had a little take out counter right next door with whole roasted ducks and spareribs that looked incredible! I think I just found my favorite Sunday treat! You can't go wrong in a place called Wong's. I highly recommend it!
(4)Em M.
Took my mom here recenty for her birthday. It's kind of nice that you can go to this restaurant casual or a little dressed up. On to the food... We enjoyed the food. We ordered so much that they had to move us to another table with a large lazy susan. - Steamed Whole Fish with ginger and scallions in a nice simple broth - Mongolian Beef (for my husband) - Dungeness crab with ginger and scallions (good but not the best I"ve ever had. Seemed a little heavy on the batter) - A couple variations of vegetables - Crispy spicy pork chops - Roast duck and a few more that I can't remember. If you're looking for good chinese I would definitely recommend Wong's.
(4)Plume Z.
just like HK Café. but HK Café has more choices and rooms than Wong.
(3)Brian P.
This was one of my first stop on my road trip up north. This is one of the nastiest dim sum places I've ever eaten in my entire life. I guess you can say I'm spoiled with great dim sum in San Francisco. Everything was cold, the har gow skin was mushy, the shrimp rice roll was disgusting. The soy sauce they used for the shrimp rice roll as salty.. it's suppose to be sweet. I guess this is a 4 star for u Portlanders.... but in SF this would definitely be a 2 star. Will never come back again. Great service though.
(2)Brie P.
Yay dim sum! Next time I need to go with more than two people because I wanted to try everything...which makes for a lot of left overs :) I think the longer you stay at your table the more selection of food you'll see.
(4)emily r.
This was a horrible experience. Fellow yelpers, I have been let down by you. I trusted those 4 stars! Our group of 4 was having a craving for chinese food, and thought dim sum would be fun. Wong King was very busy, but we were seated very quickly, in a little room off to the side of the main dining room. This is where it went so wrong. First of all, they only brought in 2 carts the entire time we were there. We had shrimp dumplings and bbq pork. I think we managed to get some shumai as well, and there were vegetables as well. We specially requested sesame balls and had to wait 30 minutes to get them. There were all sorts of exciting things being eaten in the main room, but when I went in there to look I was ushered back into our little room, so I didn't even see what else they had and couldn't ask for anything. But now, I am SO GLAD that we didn't eat anything else. We got fed up and waited forever for our check, and then I popped into the bathroom before we left. This is why this place gets one star and will NEVER get my business again. Are you easily disgusted? Do not read on.... ... ... I went to the restroom, and both the stalls were occupied. I waited for about 30 seconds, when the larger, handicap stall opened. One of the women that pushes the carts, wearing her purple uniform, held the door open for me, and I went in. The entire seat had stacks, STACKS, of urine soaked toilet paper all over it. Lets make it clear, I am a hoverer, I was never going to sit on the seat. But there was just no way in this circumstance. I left the stall and waited for another one to open up, and another woman who worked there came out a moment later. Except, this stall was, um, well... covered in excrement. The seat had a poop right on it. Not a smear, not a piece, a WHOLE POOP. These women WORK THERE. Granted, maybe they were about to go tell someone to clean it up, I didn't see it before they went in there. But seriously? SERIOUSLY? How can a bathroom at a restaurant even get like that? NEVER never never never eating there again. ever. EVER!
(1)Prima B.
Food is just ok. Not a place for vegetarians. Most of the workers don't speak english. They overcharged me and can't explain where it came from.
(2)James H.
We were on our last day of vacation and stopped here for dim sum today. The food was ok but this restaurant has very few dim sum choices for vegetarians. When we asked for a vegetable plate it took excessively long to bring it. I have had better dim sum in Los Angeles.
(2)Mike J.
We came for the Dim Sum lunch, 5 hungry - some hungover - people. We left stuffed and happy! I've had Dim Sum in Hong Kong... so perhaps my take on things is a bit jaded, but Dim Sum in the US, real Dim Sum, is hard to find. That said, this place comes as close as any I've found here. It's a big room, food carts making the rounds, no one speaks English... the ambiance is right on ;). The food was pretty good too, nice selection, enough people eating that turnover was good and the food was fresh. Dim Sum is a unique dining experience if you don't speak Chinese... but after a few visits you'll start to figure it out. This place does a good job, take a deep breath and jump in!! I'll be back next time I'm in the neighborhood!
(4)S H L.
NASTY + GROSS = Wong King The dim sum was absolutely horrible. The food temp. was warm with limited variety. NO THANKS.
(1)Rose K.
My sister lives in the Portland-area and loves dim sum, so I usually go here at least once when I'm in town. We find it to be the best dim sum in the area. They even have a few veggie options, though I wish they'd have more since Portland is such a veg-friendly city. I usually get the vegetarian cheung fun (rice noodle roll), the vegetarian duck (tofu skins, yum), Chinese broccoli (the oyster sauce on the side, since the rest of my family is not vegetarian), and more recently the mushroom noodles. The mushroom noodles are delicious - crispy noodles with a delicious medley of mushrooms, including king oyster mushrooms. This is where I fell in love with king oyster mushrooms. The first time we got the dish (in 2011) was better than this year, but it's still delicious. I'd definitely recommend that dish if you like mushrooms!
(4)David D.
Yeah, this place is as good as it gets. I've had dim sum from all the hot spots on the west coast-- Seattle, Vancouver BC, San Fran and Oakland. I can't say this place is the best on the west coast, but it definitely measures up to the big dogs. Now I will say that it is hands down the best in PDX, if it's not already evident by the 45 minute wait to get in. Everything served at Wong King's is amazing -- It's hard for me not to order one of everything from the steamed cart and, from what I call, the "goodie cart" which has all of the fried dumplings, various pastries and other fried and baked goodies.
(5)Brie S.
This is hands-down my favorite Chinese restaurant in Portland - the only drawback is its location, quite possibly the most inconvenient to get to from my home in SW PDX. The salt and pepper calamari is OUT OF THIS WORLD and the bok choi is always a favorite. I've never had a bad dish at this place. I'm always reassured when, as a non-Chinese person, I'm in the minority at this place. We went for DimSum once and really enjoyed it.
(5)David N.
This is probably the fanciest Chinese restaurant in Portland. Guaranteed. Don't believe me? Go there for a five-course dinner and see how much you end up blowing. It's a seafood restaurant, so it'd be criminal to go there for dinner and not have seafood. Not even sure what was ordered, but I do remember that there were no leftovers between the six of us. Peking duck, awesome. Salt-pepper squid, best around. Clams, crab, prawns, oysters, oh man that was good. If you're into awards and accolades, they got that covered too, all displayed right there when you walk in. I was more impressed with their high-end liquor selection displayed in the same case. It's also a good dim sum place. Be forewarned that it might be a ridiculous wait if you get there at lunch time, and even worse if it's on a weekend. That many Chinese people waiting on a regular basis for dim sum can't be wrong, right? My brother's wedding reception will also be held here in early August. Let's hope it's the great quality translates well when they serve 25+ tables the same 6 course meal. Not to harp too much on spending money but I heard a rumor that if you want a copy of their menu, it's this completely outrageous sum of money that rivals your meal. Word on the street is that the take home version of this menu is encased in platinum folder/platter that Indiana Jones found on one of his expeditions in China. Quite possibly it once held the original copy Sun Tzu's Art of War for the Iron Chef. Just a rumor though.
(5)Stuart C.
Dim sum is really good. We just had a amazing dinner. Sampan crab, Chilean Sea Bass with Egg Plant and Pork Belly with preserved Turnips and Chinese Spinach. They are doing great food besides the Dim sum. It's a must if you like real Chinese food. One draw back is that the parking lot is small when you go for Dim Sum. At dinner time the parking is a lot better.
(5)Brian M.
Saw the number of reviews and ratings and decided to give it a try. Not exactly what I was expecting when it comes to Chinese in this area, but that is a good thing. A nice non-cheap atmosphere with a good sound system playing traditional Chinese tunes. The food was exceptional. I know why this place gets so many good reviews. The General Tso's was spicy but not overly so, and the breading on it, and the sweet & sour pork was light an not over cooked or mushy like you sometimes get. Over all one the best Chinese restaurants outside of downtown and one of the best I've been to in some time.
(5)Lucia C.
EHHH I could I have done better I know. That's what all my friends would have told me back at home. But when you're CRAVING dim sum, you decide that the awards and high ratings might mean something. So you go back once more, hoping that you were wrong, only to be left disappointed again. Wong King's is not very impressive. Their dim sum dishes are mediocre and pretty pricey. I broke the bill down to 1.50 for a small, 2.50 for a medium, and 3.50 for a large dish. My table ended up spending $15 per person- twice as much as it would have cost in LA. I can understand why this place has so many awards though. With the limited number of well-established dim sum resturants in Portland, it thrives like a monopoly. Plus it advertises celebs such as Martin Yan on Chinese New Years. This place has a corporate mind built in. I respect that.
(2)Wendy Z.
Does spinning a Lazy Susan count as exercise? If so, I got one heck of a workout! My Party came to Wong's King on Halloween Sunday around 5pm. We were there to celebrate my birthday! The place was fairly empty. I hear that during Dim Sum service it gets packed. I cannot wait to try their Dim Sum! We started with a few orders of pork and shrimp dumplings and pork buns. They were the best dumplings that my mouth has ever received... I'm not exaggerating one bit. We also consumed some of the most tender spare ribs I've ever tasted. Too tender for chopsticks. The garlic shrimp was pretty good, not stellar. There was also an orange chicken dish that was flavorful-- but a little sweet. Even the rice was above average. And the tea was some of the smoothest (free restaurant) tea I've ever had. Not at all bitter. I'm pretty sure I consumed an entire pot all by my lonesome. The waitstaff here are as poised and polished as flight attendants. I felt a little silly wearing a cat ear headband in honor of Halloween. The decor is a little distracting and quite red. But I forgot all about that once the food started to arrive. There were a lot of families eating here, and they seem to be kid friendly enough. We did have a couple of kids in my party. And they were served water in large, glass water goblets. Which proved to be a disaster waiting to happen. My only complaint is that this place isn't accessibly priced for me to dine on a weekly basis.
(4)Christina K.
This place gets five stars! Really clean and the dim sum is VERY GOOD! I will be back for sure
(5)Michael Z.
We've only experienced the dinner menu so no idea what the dim sum is like yet. Based on the full menu food, we are definitely coming back to find out! The service was fantastic, I mean it, over the top for anything I'm used to at Asian restaurants 'round these parts. Our water glasses were never empty, our tea was refilled every time I turned around, they brought a clean pair of chopsticks when they noticed (before I did) that the hand end had slipped into some sauce... The food was fabulous, I learned I'm just not a big fan of welks but they were very well prepared and the broth was delicious. Our other dishes (we got an appetizer and four dinners so we'd have leftovers) were all delicious as well. My only complaint would be the portion size on the pork belly because it was so good, I could have eaten quite a bit more and been happy. Thanks to a friend and coworker, I now feel compelled to order a gigantic, colorful drink when I got to any Chinese restaurant and my mai tai filled the bill. Strong but not flammable, day glo and tasty. A good time was had by all.
(4)Paul K.
I love Wong's King, this brings me back to memories of dim sum that I got in Singapore and Hong Kong. Key thing, BE EARLY, unless you don't mind standing in a long line. The food is VERY good and the service is pretty good. We've only gone there for dim sum, so far, but we will come back and try another seating. This isn't the most kid-friendly place, but it's really not bad for kids. I always have to take our kids up and let them look into the fish tanks of live shrimp, fish, crab and other creatures. It is very authentic for an upscale Asian restaurant compared to others I've been in in Asia. The food is real Chinese, not American Chinese.
(5)Stephanie S.
I have a new found love for Chinese food in Portland!!!!! Yahooo! Most places these days are gross. Disgusting almost. This place is pretty new... A week ago, my Nana (in a wheelchair), and cousins were in town. My Nana really wanted a Lobster, and the rest of us were craving Chinese. We hit the Dining Guide and found stellar reviews about this restaurant! Parking is easy, they have a lot... And getting inisde with the wheelchair was no issue at all! Moving a char or two around made it easy to get my Nana right up to the table. The menu is sooooo long and kind of complicated, if you are new to the restaurant. So, I took the reigns and started picking things out my family would like. Shrimp and Scallops in pepper sauce - huge shrimp and scallops! Very very tasty with snow peas. Chicken in a sesame sauce - very strange. Cold, and not something we'd order again. Mom liked it though... lol Mongolian beef - BEST I've EVER had!!!! Very very spicy though! lol I about died! The veggies in it were so fresh and still had a crunch to them... Not overcooked and soggy, like most places. The meat was nicely flavored and not mushy, like most places. lol We ended up ordering another order of it! Just asked for a liiiittle less spicy, and it was PERFECT!!! My Nana got a 2lb Lobster $38... She got it steamed and they open it for you, which is nice since she has no feeling in her hands. As son as she got her melted butter, she was a happy camper! Which is unusual for her... ha! Overall, the food was absolutely amazing. I wish I lived closer, Id be there all the time!! Service was outstanding! We had the manager serving us most of the meal, along with our waiter. Water stayed full, tea stayed poured and plates were continuously changed out. I will most DEFIANTLY be back, again... and again... and again... :) This guy Rick wrote an awesome review too!! yelp.com/biz/wongs-king-…
(4)Rick E.
Wong's King has restored my faith in Chinese food. When I was a kid, my parents were pretty shy about any food from the "near or far or very middle east" (name that tune!) except for budget-priced chop-suey-style Chinese food. I guess I thought it was pretty good, too. But then I made friends from other cultures, and the leftovers in their fridge knocked that tired ol' broccoli beef outta the park, and I especially became a devourer of all things southeast Asian. I rarely ate Chinese except when budget-minded friends insisted on a family-style special at any place with Golden or Silver or Dragon or Palace or Jade or Garden (in any possible permutation) in the name. I've had my flirtation with the Hong Kong-style restaurant here in Sacto and in the Bay Area. That can be a fun way to spend $5 when you just wanna snack. I also enjoy getting some roasted duck or pork from the deli at a local Chinese market in my neighborhood. But I can't say I've had a really tremendous dining experience at a sit-down-and-eat Chinese restaurant in ages....or maybe ever! So, last weekend while visiting Portland, I was talking with some foodie friends about how dead Chinese food has been to me--mainly by the hands of Thai and Vietnamese cuisine--and how every Chinese meal I've ever had in Portland has been incredibly disgusting. When I told the story of the goopy sauces and gristly cuts of meat at the old location of Hung Far Low, I actually saw one of my friends cringe and shudder. But I was hardly exaggerating. When I said "I don't think there's any good Chinese food in Portland anyway," he mentioned that Wong's King was indeed excellent and worthy of the many awards they displayed in their foyer, including recognition by an international Chinese restaurant industry magazine as one of the top 100 Chinese restaurants in North America. My curiosity had been piqued! The decor was splendorous, yet well-lit, and it was maybe the first place I'd been in Portland where it didn't look like everyone was either in a band or ready to go climb a mountain. So, in my raggedy cut-offs and repugnant-looking obscure band t-shirt--and friends dressed similarly--we kinda felt like some of the guests didn't like us. The staff was very gracious, though! At first, the menu looked rather expensive, and we were concerned that this might buck the vacation budget. But remember that this is served family-style, and for a party of four, six entrees is gonna result in several meals' worth of leftovers. Our six entrees added up to $96, but if we had ordered the same for seven or eight people, everyone would have left satisfied in terms of volume and variety. I ordered the Choice of Three BBQ platter with pork shank, chicken, and jellyfish, plus the snow pea tips with garlic. My girlfriend got the bamboo pith and oyster mushroom with abalone sauce. My friends ordered some various meat delights and a whole roasted duck, which was delightfully dissected at our table-side (drawing much interest from other diners in the room) so that the skin was removed, then taken back to the kitchen to be more fully cooked and sectioned. There were puffy little cakes which were to be doused in hoisin sauce before wrapping around a piece of duck skin, and then...down the hatch! This was such a heavenly taste, and fun to eat, too! My BBQ combo was unexpectedly served cold, but the pork shank slices were scrumptious, and the jellyfish was certainly interesting. Both had a slightly pickled flavor, but the pork shank also had a boldness reminiscent of salami. The jellyfish reminded me of the tendons that you might've had in a Vietnamese beef noodle soup such as bun bo hue. Just a little more substantial than that in terms of flavor and mass. Not particularly recommendable, but I'm glad I tried it. The weirdest thing we ate was certainly the bamboo pith. Reaction to the texture was split. It was too mushy for some, but I quite liked it because when you bite into it, all the abalone sauce trapped in the cavernous fibers of the bamboo pith come rushing out like the gooey center of a piece of Chewels gum (remember that stuff?). But instead of sugary grossness, the abalone sauce kinda tasted more like chicken fat. Yet, you also know that it's much, much lower in fat! It's an ingenious taste of sinfulness that's actually pretty good for you! The service continued to be outstanding despite our ragamuffin looks. It was like we had an attentive team of three helping us. The waiters were very dapper in their suits, and the waitress looked like an old-school air hostess with wardrobe straight from the silver screen era. They agreed to take our cash and partial payment on two different credit cards with no fuss. We tipped 'em big 'cos they deserved it.
(5)Tani S.
Meh was the feeling I left with after dim sum at Wong's. We arrived at 10 am on a Saturday morning so perhaps it was too early but the dumplings were just ok (didn't enjoy their Shanghai dumpling rendition) with har gow the only one that our family enjoyed. The congee was quite good as well. Given that this is one of the few dim sum places in Portland I think we'll give them another chance but be a bit more careful in our ordering choices next time since the drive back to Seattle is a long one...
(3)Lina C.
Service sucks. Waiter placed wrong order and when I told her it was not what I ordered, she told me she would have to pay for it out of her own pocket so I kept the dish. What place does this? Dim sum is good. Might go back if desperate for Dim Sum since it's fresher than most places.
(2)Quynh P.
We held our wedding reception here with 200+ guests. The food was perfect, service was awesome. Fu Le was there for all the planning up until the day, but he made sure his brother was there to take care of us. The only problem was one of the items we specified was made incorrectly. Next day we came back to let Fu Le know, he made sure we were whole game. Gave us the most sincerest apologies, gave us a discount off our final bill and gave us a very generous gift card to make up for it. 10 stars for service before and after and the food of course.
(5)Jeff V.
This place made us feel like we were in Garden Grove, CA again. Walking into the place it feels like a hotel/convention center banquet hall. The place on a Friday had large groups of Asian families with their kids running all of the place and tapping on the crab tanks. Besides the bothersome kids, the place was noisy but not too bad. The seafood dish with tofu, scallops, and shrimp was good, not great. The half roasted duck was tough, but good if you covered it in Thai chili sauce. The prices seemed a little high also. Christa A. liked the place a bit more than me. Would I go back? If someone really wanted to. Other than that, probably not. Now I am on my quest for another great Asian place up here.
(3)Brian L.
Pretty good place to get dim sum and dinner. It is quite expensive for the small serving. The service staff is definitely not the friendliest. I would say this place is pretty authentic when it comes to Chinese food in the Portland area as I'm Chinese.
(4)Miles S.
This is the best dim sum in Portland. Execution is flawless. Definitely worth a visit.
(4)NessaBelle H.
I just ordered take out from this place for the first time. And because they don't have their menu on line, I had to find it on MenuPix. And when you find a menu this way, you never know how old it may be or whether or not it's been updated, but the menu I found didn't have rice on it.. I mean, other than fried rice.. There was no indication of having to order rice separately, but having said that, it didn't say it was included either. In any case, assumed I was getting rice, and I probably should've asked, but when I got home after driving through the once-a-year Portland blizzard, I was surprised to find a severe lack of riceage. On top of that, there were only 4 potstickers, which were quite delicious, however the menu said there would be 6 of the delightful little buggers. Huge bummer. Also, the scallops and shrimp in pepper sauce was decidedly more like snow peas and celery with very sparsely disbursed seafood.. in pepper sauce. And for $16, we should've seen less green. The seafood did seem fresh and had pretty good flavor, but I wasn't a huge fan of the sauce. Lastly, the steamed chinese broccoli with oyster sauce was slightly disappointing. It came as a HUGE pile of naked steamed chinese broccoli, and a teeny tiny itsy bitsy miniature container of oyster sauce. Hardly enough to cover even half of the portion, if not less. I definitely had to do some doctoring up to feel like I wasn't just eating plain chinese broccoli. This place might be better as a dine-in experience, but I doubt I'd do take out again. When I picked up the food, I payed a few $ more than anticipated, and when I asked for a to-go menu, they said they were in the process of getting new ones (with inflated prices I assume). So, no updated menu for me. Overall, the food seemed fresh and of decent quality, but maybe a little spendy for what you get, at least at dinner. However, I think I'll go back and give the dim sum a shot.
(3)Sonny D.
Food is ok a little to greasy for my taste. Liked the fried rice, service was ok. I go here with my friends when we have a big group. Good place to eat with friends. Their bar side is ok shots are big. Their dim sum is pretty good though.
(3)Rosy D.
Very Good Dim Sum, but really pricey. HK Cafe is just as good, and if your coming from Inner Portland Wong King is a bit of a trek.
(3)Dan M.
So many dishes! So little time! On my first visit to Wong's King I brought six family members who didn't have a clue about dim sum. I knew it could be a disaster, but other Yelp reviewers gave me the confidence needed. My wife, the dim sum aficionado, wasn't along, so I had to take the reins. With so many unaccustomed palates at the table, I stuck to the basics. Meanwhile I watched in dismay at the amazing array of unfamiliar dishes circulating around us that we didn't have room for. Oh, for time to try them all!!! Quality was top shelf! The freshness, the flavors, the presentation, all were as good as I've ever seen. The dining room was beautiful and clean, the waiters attentive and helpful. The only complaint from my tablemates was that they ate too much, and were pained from overeating. This was the first time I'd seen first-timers stuff themselves at dim sum! A few nights later we called Wong's King for carryout. Our food was again phenomenal. Looking forward to our next trip to Portland so my wife and I can try all those fabulous dim sum dishes I had to forego this time.
(5)Irene C.
I am writing this as I have just woken up from a two hour food induced coma-nap due thankfully to Wong's King Seafood Restaurant. When the man and I walked up to the restaurant and saw all the people waiting for a table, we had a quick discussion about what our wait-limit would be. Me: So what should our limit be for wait time? Man: 20 minutes. We walk into the restaurant and up to the hostess to potentially put our names in. Me: How long's the wait for 2 people? Hostess: About 45 minutes. Man: (after watching food carts go buy) Okay!! And so we waited with the masses in a strange busstop-like waiting area. The wait was about 45 minutes, but it flew by with the amount of people watching to be done. We had a hole in our hearts for dim sum for the LONGEST time, and it was pleasantly and satisfyingly filled. I would attempt to type out how I pronouce the dishes in Chinese, but for fear of embarrassing my ancestry, I will not. The shrimp dumplings are my man's favorite, and he enjoyed Wong's thoroughly. Spare ribs were really good, and it had squash too, which I have never seen. The chicken feet were flippin' fantastic. I love my chicken feet, and each order comes with four! I would like to say I generally am well-mannered when I eat, but there are few things I will throw my manners out the window for: Alaskan crab legs, chicken wings, and chicken feet. You should have seen me, so barbaric I'm sure I offended some people. Egg custards were perfect. Perfectly flaky crust and perfectly sweetened filling. As I'm typing this, I just remembered I have an extra one in the fridge and am really excited. I'm going to cut this short so I can eat it. The service was WONDERFUL. Sometimes, I go into Chinese places and try to order in my crappy Chinese, and I get the "Wow, what a disgrace to your people with that crappy Chinese." - look, but the staff was great! I literally wanted to hug the server who brought us our check. Oh, also handy: small dim sum dishes are $2.50 each, M - $3.50, L - $4.50. Thought that would be helpful. Okay, egg tart time!
(5)Mardi C.
thanks for bringing dim sum to my moms hood. Now I don't have to go downtown for this wonderful array of yummy goodness. HOWEVER, a little more expensive, and some of the dishes aren't what I ordered, BUT still, thank you for bringing a clean, nice, dim sum parlor to my old hood. great cilantro shrimp, sticky rice, shrimp and lobster sauce rolls, and turnip cake. love it. humbao, shu mai, and more. solid. huge amount of food on table.
(3)Alice C.
As a relatively frequent customer, because they have the only decent dim sum east of Beaverton, I would give the dim sum 3 or 4 stars, but the service can be terrible. I mean slow, and delivered by obviously overworked waitresses with miserable expressions on their faces. Memorial Day Monday was the worst yet: arriving at 1:30 pm (dim sum stops at 3), we didn't get seated until 2:30, and, by then, the exhausted staff seemed to have given up pushing the carts around. Three tables at the kitchen end of the place, including ours, were waiting for service while the carts moved back and forth in the middle of the huge dining area. We and the other tables near us asked the servers, and then the manager, to please send the carts our way, but it took nearly 45 minutes and the grim, exhausted faces of all the staff convinced me that this place treats its employees like crap. This really kind of ruins any happy mood the food might produce.
(2)Aaron J.
I was in Portland for a meeting and a cohort of mine suggested that we check out what he called the best real Chinese around. We arrived at Wongs which was easily accessed off of I-205. We were quickly greeted and were given amazing menus that had colorful nice pictures and descriptions. We ordered some sizzling pork ribs, schezwan shrimp, pork and shrimp dumplings, and a seafood hot pot. The food was served family style and was truly authentic and very tasty. I will definetly visit the place again in the near future.
(5)Scott L.
So this is how Dim Sum is done in Portland.... The place was not packed like sardines. Each table had an ample amount of room. This is so different from SF Dim Sum restaurants. The service staff was quick and attentive and the food came around quickly. Good food and good service. I can see why this place is very popular.
(4)Rachel A.
It took me a few years to find this place after I moved to Portland. A few long, desolate, dim-sum-free years. Since then I've been back several delicious, though slightly nerve-wracking (I can't be the only one who just wants the vaguely disapproving staff to like me, can I?) times. The dim sum is great, and they have all the classics you're expecting (har gow, shumai, chicken feet and even those little egg custards if you don't go too early), and a few you've never seen before (I recommend the meat-filled, flaky pastry covered, topped with powdered sugar thing, though I have no idea what it's called). Plus an overwhelming selection of tea that the host will bark out at you the moment you're seated. Is it the best dim sum I've ever had? Maybe not, but you just can't go wrong with fresh, steaming little bundles of delicious meat and vegetables delivered straight to your table by angry ladies in cute hats.
(4)John S.
I moved here from LA, so it was easy to get my Dim Sum fix when needed. I had a coworker that just immigrated from Hong Kong and he'd take us to some amazing places. So when I moved to Portland it wasn't long before I felt I needed to score. Well I looked online and found a few places, one place that was highly reccommended was a Vietnamese Sandwich shop, they had a few Har Gao (shrimp dumpling) that had been there for hours and the dumpling wrapper or skin was like chewing gum. I thought that perhaps Portland was a Dim Sum wasteland and I gave up. A couple of years I found a review here on yelp for Wong King and gave it a chance. I was not disappointed. Great Dim Sum, busy restaurant which is key to a good Dim Sum place, that means fresh food, and more choices available. The Dim Sum is great, as good as I have had, and the service is very good. Most speak enough English to explain the dishes and they are very friendly and willing to try to communicate with you. If you can charm your head waiter/waitress they'll help you order some of the good stuff off the menu. I love the place and we go every month or so. I am glad I found a place to get my fix! I highly recommend Wong King.
(4)Martha R.
I think maybe Portland doesn't have any good dim sum. I have had Legin and it's okay... just okay, but better than Wong's King. The service and atmosphere I like better at Legin although it seems like these two places are like distant cousins. Both have the hugeness, the aloof service, and average dim sum. To be somewhat contradicting, I did like the dim sum at Legin. Maybe I was there on a good day? I would like to go back to Legin more than I would like to go back to Wong's King. But maybe I was at Wong's King on a bad day. They had almost nothing for us. The hot and soup soup was terrible (and man, I love that stuff). The offerings and service = weak. But I guess I will have to FORCE myself to try Wong's King again - because I feel like it just must have been a bad day. What else explains all the good reviews?
(2)Jessica C.
Today was my second time to Wong King's. Both times I have left completely satisfied, ridiculously full and pleased with service. I am hardly the person to ask anything when it comes to dim sum - but everything I've tried at Wong King's has been great. Weather it contains pork, shrimp (personal fave), black bean paste (another fave) or just veggies, it will taste good to many taste buds. They get you seated pretty fast - but be aware during peak lunch hours it can get crazy. Both times they have been filled to the brim of guests chomping down (guys next to use were eating tripe - ewww.) For, what seems to me authentic, dim sum, go to Wong King's. You will savor the experience!
(4)Wayne L.
This is as good as any dim sum place in SF or Vancouver. Servers were actually friendly and helpful. Parking lot was a pain and for a weekday, it was crowded - weekends must be a zoo!
(4)Lauren B.
I'd never had Dim Sum before Wong's King. If this is what dim sum is supposed to be, I would eat it anywhere and everywhere. As stands, this place rocks. Sure, the waitstaff barely speaks English. That's fine. If you eat around Portland enough, you should already be fluent in "point, gesture and nod", and while the cart ladies can be slightly brusque, I don't mind. I'll deal with a little brusque for this amazing food. In a way, it's nice. The privacy of a language barrier, even if it's not a huge one, is kind of nice in all of the hubbub. Dumplings, shrimp in skins, fluffy pastries, egg-yolk custard... And for almost STUPID cheap. I've stuffed 4 people here for 40 bucks, and am constantly dragging people here only to have to drag even harder to get them to leave. It's phenomenal. I look forward to going for actual dinner, which I hear is more expensive but equally, if not more, impressive.
(5)Carlo X.
Been on normal and dim sum hours. It's too greasy, but most chinese food is. I think this is a wrap for me. I can't eat this stuff anymore. My wife loves it but she's never had proper dim sum. I might let her drag me here again. I'll just have the duck. It was the best thing I've had there, everything else has the same caloric count as McDonalds. WHy aren't there more obese chinese people? Every dish was so SHINY with grease!
(2)Phil T.
Came here for Dim Sum. While it was not as good as Yang Sing in San Francisco, I was pleasantly surprised to find that the dim sum here is at least as good as some of the places I've been to near Shenzen in China. Having said that, I will focus the rest of my review on why 4 stars rather than four. The rate at which food was coming out of the kitchen onto carts was slow. So slow that I did not have a chance to try any daikon cakes or have any greens. I noticed that some of the carts did not even make it to my table. What a shame. The shanghai pork dumplings were on par but it was not served correctly with vinegar and ginger. Some of the available dishes were questionable on whether it stuck true to its roots, but as long as you stick to the common staples, you'll be fine here. Prices are excellent at 2.50/3.50/4.50
(4)Anna N.
Dim Sum Anyone? The wait there is EXTREMELY long for dim sum! I usually have to wait for about 45 minutes everytime i go there. If you have a party of 5+ or more expect a longer wait! The carts go by slow and they tend to run out of food before 2pm. I must say, their dim sum is a lot less greasier than other dim sum restaurants so that's why i put up with the long wait. However, they serve the same kind of dim sum like any other restaurant, just less oil. I find it more expensive than other dim sum restaurants and majority of their wait staff don't speak english so its hard to communicate with them, unless you're advance in finger pointing and waving your hands around. Overall, food is decent, service is extremely slow and majority of their staff don't speak english.
(3)Todd V.
Went here for mother's day brunch. Had to wait a long time, but once we got in the service was excellent and the food was quite good. Not great, but plenty good and lots of variety. We paid $18 per couple before tip, which I thought was pretty awesome considering how many different things we ate. Why it took my wife a week to realize that she had left her camera on the table after the meal I can't really fathom, but when I went back 6 days later it was behind the counter and the manager happily returned it. Mother's day brunch in a big restaurant would be just about the easiest time for someone to make off with a forgotten camera, so kudos to Wong's for their honest employees and managers!
(4)Chad H.
If I was stranded on a desert island. All I would want is dim sum. Wongs dim sum is the best I have ever had, you have to try this place. Only downside no dim sum on the magical carts in the evening.
(5)Catherine F.
Ah, China. Land of traditions. Traditions such as fake baby formula and poisoned pork. Such as melamine in the wheat gluten. And, of course, MSG. Most of my experience with Chinese food has been of greasy, sticky, heartburn-inducing schlock, made from offal and substandard freezer-burned meat bits, drowned in heavy sauces. As such, I typically eschew it (although I used to receive truly fabulous dim sum in San Francisco, back when I was married into a Chinese family). So, recently, when His Goatness (the hubby) and I found ourselves fiending for Chinese food, I really wondered why... but (unadvisedly) succumbed to the craving. Yelpers far and near, I trust you. So when Wong's King Seafood kept popping up on the radar, I took you at your word and went, ready and willing to be pleased. A little medical tidbit: glutamate is an amino acid which is an excitatory neurotransmitter (check it out on Wikipedia). Some people can tolerate high doses of it, ingested as MSG. Some people suddenly suffer neurological effects after ingesting it. Personal tidbit: I am one of the latter. I discovered this in vet school in the Caribbean, after my first and only MSG-induced seizure. I'm sure you can see what's coming, like the punchline of a bad joke. Need I mention that, having not eaten Chinese food in years, I forgot to ask about MSG? Menus: overwhelming selection, with beautiful pictures. Difficult to decide. Steamed barbecued pork buns: an old fave. Gristly bits of stale pork, not much barbecue sauce, bland buns. Meh. Disappointment. His Goatness tried an imported Chinese beer (which I'd never heard of before, and which I can't remember the name of). The first sip produced one of the strangest expressions I've ever seen on his face. He's not a fussy man. I made him send it back. Delicate honey-grilled seabass: subtle, tender and exquisite. Once I got home, I noticed that (like many of the items I spotted on the menu) it's on the "environmental catastrophe" list. Dammit. Salt and pepper fried duck tongues: I was feeling Andrew Zimmern-ish. Gristly, stale, slightly spoiled-tasting chunks in a wonderfully crunchy, salty crust with fried garlic and peppers. Like old rubber tires in a savory preparation. Like eating one's shoes when the food runs out. Definitely a famine dish. Zimmern, buddy, they're all yours. Multiple-flavor lamb hot pot (had been going for a seafood dish, but His Goatness voted on this): arrived in a gargantuan tureen, with a ladle and optional greens (lettuce? cabbage? unsure), no bowls. We weren't clear on how we were expected to eat it. It sat there, bubbling merrily on its little Coleman camp stove in the middle of our table. I emptied my rice bowl (they charged us $2 for a cup of steamed white rice) and served it myself, when it became apparent that we were on our own (the one guy who came to the table during this half-hour spoke no English, and pointing at stuff and making faces will carry one only so far). Lamb: gamey, bony, gristly chunks in the bottom, lurking like toads. (I can hear my father's voice in childhood: "Dig deep; puppy in bottom." One of the many reasons I'm ruined for polite society.) Floating bits of green stuff, boiled to death on the gas stove. Huge sheets of tofu. Two giant mushrooms, like brown jellyfish. Bizarre, sweet-ish off-taste. A sauce (for dipping? Mixing in? It wasn't explained) that tasted of miso, fiercely salty. Two pickled ginger bulbs, I think. It was... odd. Complimentary dessert: tapioca, taro root and white sugar soup. Taro root -- as in poi. Tasted like the sugar-water I fill the hummingbird feeder with. Had the texture of a bad sneeze during a head-cold. And that's about the time the heart palpitations set in, followed immediately by the stupendous headache and whirling black spots. His Goatness asked about the dishes: all contained substantial amounts of MSG. I stayed awake until 3 a.m., wanting to make certain I didn't fall into a fatal arrhythmia in my sleep (I would have died, and no one would have been the wiser until morning). Life-threatening food poisoning: $80. (I thought Chinese food was supposed to be inexpensive?!) The wisdom gained from having survived the experience: priceless.
(1)Mr. S.
The 4 stars is actually a rounded up 3.5. I can honestly say that if it hadn't been for some carts outright skipping our table I would have rated a 5. My wife and I used to splurge at Yank Sing in San Francisco and after moving away we semi- resolved we'd never enjoy dim sum again. A shellfish sensitivity she developed during her second pregnancy really sealed the deal. We've tried to go again (somewhere in Chinatown off of 4th which was actually pretty good,) but I could see in her eyes that having to be careful at dim sum took all the joy out of it. So on the way to the airport one day, my mother-in-law treated me and the kids to Wong's King. I was pleased to see that it was reminiscent of Yank Sing- not so cavernous or nearly as high end, but special and the owners' and staff's pride was evident. There were a number of chinese families that morning as well, large families taking up 8 to 10 chair tables and the carts seemed to bee line right to them. The only carts that we didn't have to flag down seemed to be the bao and chu mai. I noticed that the non-chinese tables looked to be playing it safe and I couldn't help assuming that the servers' assumption was that we'd probably be doing so as well. The bao and chu mai were excellent though and the staff is very friendly. I will definitely be a little more vocal on my next visits. There's just something weird about requesting fried chicken feet from across a room, any room.
(4)Kody L.
Though this place is a bit out of the way for me, I had to try it after reading all these great reviews. It was worth the trip and we got a table right away when we arrived at 10:00 am. By the time we left, it was getting quite busy. This is one of those huge dim sum places that you won't find in Chinatown. This means there will be more variety coming out on the carts like rice porridge with fish and peanuts, noodle donuts and many things I'm not familiar with. Really good and I'm glad the veggies aren't super greasy like I've experienced at other places. The server are really patient, which is contrary to most other dim sum restaurants I've been, too. But sometimes that makes it feel authentic. Can someone explain the reason for displaying shark fins, various shellfish (is it abalone?) and other random things at the entrance? I guess the obvious is it's a display of wealth. Mostly just me taking notice...
(4)Kay G.
I live in the Bay Area now, and there are a lot more dim sum places here, but the quantity of them translates to a wide variety in quality and prices... which makes me value Wong's King Seafood all the more. Yes, here on the Peninsula I live just around the corner from Koi Palace. Yes, Yank Sing and City View are 20 minutes away, and south is the incomparable Joy Luck in San Mateo. But north, far north in Portland, is a gem that shines all the more brightly for the fact there are so few places that even compare. If you are going on the weekend, go before noon or you will wait. But it is worth the wait. Really. This is a Hong Kong style dim sum parlor. Big chandeliers, tasteful colours, clean and well-dressed servers pushing carts full of food. It is all good. I never had a bad eating experience there. Prices are very reasonable, especially compared to what I pay in the Bay Area for edible dim sum.
(4)Rachael J.
I must say I am surprised by some of the reviews. Although this was my first dim sum in Portland (not known for their Asian cuisine) I have been several times in San Francisco (can we say China Town?). So I must admit I had low expectations. But everything was great! We went with friends who had been several times which was very helpful. They knew to show up early (on a Sunday) and beat the wait. One of the reasons our friends frequent Wong's King is because of an MSG allergy which none of the food contains. All the food tasted very fresh and more importantly was not greasy like some other dim sum's I've had. They also knew one of the yummiest dim sum items were these fried seaweed rolls. When we didn't see any carts circulating this treat I asked one of the servers and they had the kitchen make some and bring them out. We did not find the meal overpriced at all. $58 for 6 people to gorge themselves is pretty good if you ask me!! Can't wait to go back again soon!!!
(4)John L.
I dont know why all the complaints. You know it's authentic when almost all the customers are Asian. Hell, I'm Asian and I enjoyed it. Fairly priced, decent service. probably as good as Chinese will get in Portland. Enough said.
(4)Susie K.
The best dim sum I have had in Oregon, but unfortunately it's not the best dim sum I have ever had. Go really early, because my friends and i went early and had to wait a long time. The waiting area is cramped, but consider yourself lucky if you can get inside because the other option is to wait outside, and it was snowy on the day we went. brrrr... The dim sum was really good, and i would like to go back. It's just a bit far for this suburbian girl, but it's worth the drive for good dim sum. I will continue my search for fantastic dim sum, but this is going to be on my list of decent places.
(4)Tiffany W.
Wong's!! Why can't you be here. Here in Orange County???? Alas, I can only eat your delicious food when I make the trek up to the great northwest.. I guess I will have to wait again until I taste your yumminess that is sizzling tofu/eggplant and crispy upside down noodles.. and how can I forget... the crab with fried garlic... ok seriously..I need a ride to ptown..
(4)David T.
Great Dim Sum.
(5)Tet W.
I had this place bookmarked for a while and finally we tried dinner here. This place is busy and there is usually a crowd of 5 to 6 to a table. We ordered the shrimp dumpling which was huge and fantastic. We also ordered the chicken shu mei which was very flavorful, plump and juicy! The flavors just explode in your mouth as you chew into these little nuggets of gold. Just the way I like it! It was great with a little chili oil and soy sauce! Yummmm!! We also order a couple entrees which was the five spice chicken and the chicken chow mien. I like the thin noodles they cook their chow mien. It didn't feel nearly as heavy as the typical chow mien I eat when they use thicker noodles. They could have added more chicken to the dish as it seemed that the proportion of noodles to chicken and veggies looked mostly like a ton of noodles with little veggies and strips of chicken here and there but overall the chow mien was okay and a mild tasting filler dish like fried rice. A completely necessary thing considering many of there meat dishes are super rich and packed with flavor so the noodles do well in mellowing out the rich flavor. The five spice chicken was light and packed with flavor. Just the perfect thing to pair with either fried rice or a noodle dish. We definite had left overs for two after our bellies were stuffed with awesome Chinese food! For all we ordered we paid $40 not including tip. I feel it was reasonably priced for the quality and quantity of food we had. I really want to come here again, but this time to go during their dim sum hour because we got a little taste of their dumplings and they were the highlight of all we tasted! I highly recommend making reservations as this place is really busy and there is definitely a wait for those who attempt to walk in during peak hours. The staff is friendly and our food came out 15 minutes after we ordered so what seems like chaos is highly orchestrated wonderfully by the staff. Can't wait to be back for more and I highly recommend bringing a lot of friends as you can try more things.
(4)Ashley C.
Aside for the clean atmosphere, it's no different from other dim-sum place. The plates are very redundant and there's nothing extraordinary from servings to servings. You think they have the seating announcement method correct and done more efficiently, but it's still chaotic. I am still trying to figure out what is all the rave.
(3)J C.
After much encouragement, I decided to given Portland dim sum a try. I've had dim sum in SF, NY, LA, Vancouver BC and Seattle and I would give this place between 3-4 stars in comparison. The best dish was the xiao long bao (steamed small soup dumplings), these were great almost at the level of Din Tai Fung in San Marino, CA. The wait staff are cool, you don't feel rushed. I just wish they had more carts and more variety.
(4)Patrick I.
Visited Wong's for dim sum on a week day. Despite all the positive reviews posted about the quality of food here I left feeling disappointed. The quality of the dishes were not up to par with what I've had back home in Los Angeles.
(3)Rebecca H.
I generally find Chinese food bland, too greasy, and it upsets my stomach. I never eat Chinese before a long road trip or an airplane flight, if you get my drift. But husband was jonseing for Chinese, this place got good reviews, off we go. It is a lovely restaurant, clean and bright. The servers are efficient, pleasant and helpful. I've never seen the thing where the printed order is taped to the table to make sure you get everything ordered, but whatever works, I'm sure it gets really busy and it helps them stay on track. We ordered the King Ribs, because it was highly recommended. Meh, I say. They are deep fried, but a little dry, no sauce, and sorta flavorless. I wouldn't get them again. The calamari was divine. They truly are garlicky, salty pillows of squidy goodness. I like that they are the larger squid pieces, not the little tentacles because white folks like me are squeamish and I always worry about a tentacle stuck in my teeth. Which reminds me of "Better off Dead" when the French foreign exchange student said, "He put his testicles all over me!" when she meant to say tentacles, but I digress. The calamari pieces are covered in garlic, sliced scallions and jalapeno. I'd get the calamari again. The snowpea leaf stirfry was ok, not great, a little oily, but as a side dish it was decent. Finally, we had a half order of crispy chicken. More garlic, yay! Nosferatu wont be doing a fly-by tonight. It was also just decent. It comes with a soy based sauce that is great if you have a piece of chicken off the bottom of the carcass but anywhere else it's just dry. Wong's King doesn't seem to have the ability to deep fry meat without excessively drying it out. That's just as well, we don't need to eat deep fried food anyway. Except calamari. The dim sum may be much better and I'll definitely review again after we try it, and this is one of the better Chinese restaurants we have tried around here, so I'll give it three stars, although it was really more like a 3.5. For all this food we spent $47 before tip and brought half of it home. We overhead the hostess telling a caller that there were no reservations available this upcoming weekend (today is Tuesday), but there are some limited reservations on Friday, so this place must get busy. Per usual, I'm glad I didn't have a long trip scheduled tonight. Sheesh. ------------------------- addendum: 12/07 I've gone back a few times and found I do like the food better. The sweet stuff, like orange or lemon chicken is way too syrupy sweet, and the noodle dishes are oily, but overall it's pretty good. Some dishes, like the fish of the day and the mushrooms and broccoli in abalone sauce are very good. The dim sum is fantastic! I was really impressed with the quality, cost, and the service is good too. I don't get that guilty feeling when I say "no" to a server, they just smile and move on. I will definitely go back for calamari and dim sum. Just be sure you get there by 10:30 or so, or be prepared to wait a long time for your dim sum!
(4)R C.
Discrimation against non asians, we have been here multible times and the service just has gotten so bad we will not be back. Dim Sum is good, but if you go for a dinner service look out.
(1)Yvette B.
IF YOU ARE FROM SEATTLE.... DO NOT EAT HERE!!!! The dim sum is bland, and so is the Congee soup as well as the chinese broccoli. I'm a frequent customer at Jade Garden in Seattle, and this place doesn't come close to it. Also the bathrooms in this place are disgusting, yikes!!!
(1)Devon D.
YA! Dim sum is an all-around blast. It's a stuff-your-face on cheap but delicious and interesting Chinese food joint. You'll hear very little English here, so most of the plates you pick up will be a complete mystery. Think that's a pork bun? Try sweet custard filled. And what are these strange fried purple potato-mash cones filled with saucy meat?? All you can drink tea, fantastic/spicy calamari, and lots of unique shrimp appetizers. A definite Portland must.
(4)Scott W.
Wong's King pretty much had a lock on Dim Sum here in town. Selection was good, the food clean and tasty. With a small parking lot and long waiting lines, King's ruled the market with classy decor, and great Dim Sum. But lately they have been slipping. The last couple of times and several of my other Asian friends agree that they have fallen in their quality and tasty does not come too mind when eating there. Even one of the waitresses agreed with me. I hope they get their act back together soon.
(3)Michelle H.
We went to Wong's King for a dim dum lunch today for the first time ever, had a great experience, and wondered why we had never ventured here before. Unlike other dim sum places I've been to, the servers at Wong's King were not in a hurry, and consequently, we had a more enjoyable time due to not feeling rushed. Everything was very fresh and service was extremely helpful and friendly. I even put in an order for a special rice noodle roll with char siu that they were not serving from the carts, so they made mine fresh in the kitchen. We had all of our dim sum favorites today...sticky rice, rice noodle rolls, siu mai, char siu bao, har gau, Chinese sausage rolls, and steamed dumplings. All were delish...so much so, that we forgot to save some room for the dessert cart. For under $30 with tip, and including two take-home containers, we had a delicious lunch at Wong's King that was so satisfying that we probably won't even need to eat dinner. We both reluctantly left the restaurant today, but were comforted by the notion that we would surely be returning soon and often for some more great dim dum.
(4)Yer Y.
Try the Succulent Pork. Not bad for Chinese food in America.
(4)Joyce F.
Many people just go to Wongs King because of its fancy interior which many chinese restaurants lacked years ago (or they have connections with the people who work there.) The food? Was fine the first year they opened, but the quality has gone down so much since then. Chiefs are constantly changing so they are unable to maintain its quality. The food is also very overpriced. Many Chinese people who have high expectations for Chinese food will know that Wongs King isn't the place to go- don't believe me? just ask any chinese person who often goes eat out in the portland area. However, I think their dimsum is alright...pretty good variety the last time I went. Honestly, I dont know if this is a fair review as I havent gone there in about a year ...but the last 5+ times I went for dinner were not so great.
(2)Ben D.
"Lost in Translation" We met a friend's family at Wong's King Seafood Restaurant around noon and the wait was about 30 minutes. There is a boba shop nearby to ease the wait. The parking lot is exceptionally small for the number of folks packing the place for Sunday dim sum. There were 7 of us total, including three small children under 4 yrs. old. This place seems to be quite family friendly and nearly half the tables had young children. I'm a big fan of dim sum and recently got back from Hong Kong, so I was excited to go. What I found was frankly average, par for the dim sum course. They had the typical large round tables that seated roughly 8 and the typical pushy ladies hawking their cart's dishes. Some dishes were great, others lackluster. I normally would have rated it a 4/5 but the fact that nearly half of our dishes we requested was different that expected in some way pushed it down to the average 3/5 range. Thus, the "lost in translation" title. The shaomai were great, but larger than I've ever seen. They were tender and flavorful with large pieces of shrimp inside. Everyone clearly enjoyed these and we ordered more without hesitation. The pot stickers (guotie) were massive and the server cut them in half and injected a sweet sauce. They weren't very crispy on the outside, but the sauce was sweet yet fantastic. I personally prefer more traditional pot stickers, but these were gone in under a minute. The shrimp dumpling (xia jiao) was the only thing that was exactly as expected. They didn't last long, but no one was begging for seconds either. The shanghai style dumplings (xiaolongbao) were pretty dry and lacked the savory soup that I love. The dumpling wrapper is thicker than I prefer, but I'm pretty used to this varying by local. Turnip cake (luobo gao) is usually my favorite. It's usually 1/2" thick, crispy/charred on the outside and soft and gooey on the inside. So, I solicited ever server to see if they had it. Finally, one of the carts stopped by with what she said was turnip cake. Sadly, it turned out to be taro cake (yutou gao). The difference is dramatic, since this taro cake was over 1" thick, dry and quite starchy. No one liked it much. We asked for "noodles" frankly expecting pan-fried noodles. Instead, we got rice noodle rolls (zhu chang fen) with beef. The beef inside was soft like a pate and the little ones rather enjoyed it. The flavor was pretty good, but it was definitely another unexpected dish. Another one of my favorites is usually the jellyfish salad. The one at this restaurant has a mild spicy kick and is saturated in sesame oil, but otherwise completely bland and flavorless. Underneath, the daikon or turnip and carrots were soaking in rice vinegar. If you mixed the 2 quite a bit, it improved the flavor of the jellyfish a bit. That said, this is definitely not my favorite jellyfish salad. The pork spareribs (chashao) were great and didn't need any of the accompanying (hoisin?) sauce. They were voraciously devoured in a few minutes. The pork buns were equally delicious and we ordered seconds. My wife liked the rice porridge (congee), but I think it's pretty difficult to mess that up.
(3)Dawn R.
O M G. The food here is awesome - some of the best authentic Chinese I've had in Portland (and I've lived here over 20 years). The Dim Sum is also good (although it's so popular that the lines are out the door) but I really like the dinner option. The ambiance is a little bit "different" - I was reminded of the dinner experience on a cruise I took several years ago with the high ceilings, lots of lighting, white noise music and people surrounding us in uniform -but it's not terrible and I go there for the food, anyway. The service is solid, too, with lots of wait staff and a system in place that makes sure your orders are accurate and delivered in a timely manner and your water glass and utensils are always at your fingertips. One of my favorites!
(5)K C.
Not bad...I liked it. This is probably one of the better dim sum restaurants in the Portland area.
(4)Terry C.
I've been to a lot of dim sum places, some are good and some are crappy. Wong's is about as good as it gets. This place has set a precedent on how all Chinese restaurants are being designed these days. Unfortunately Wong's has set up such high expectations every where you go doesn't quite come up to their standards. Though Ocean City comes close. I've been there for dim sum, dinner parties, buy a lottery ticket and for dinner. They are what they are, a Seafood restaurant. I've never tried their "American Chinese foods" before but I've had their more exotic foods. Before Oregon banned shark fin their shark fin soups was very good. Very well seasoned. Their abalone is ok, it's drizzled with a brown oyster sauce like taste. It's an exceptional dish to have, however what will deter you from getting it is a the price. Some abalone goes for $75.00 a pound. I was a littke dissapointed with the "long ha ye mein" Lobster with ye mein noodles. It wasn't as flavor full as I thought it might be, but it's worth trying. The problem with Won'gs is the wait. I won't go there for dim sum because of the wait. Sometimes you have to wait a good 2 hours to get dim sum. Yes, the dim sum is better than other places, and it's fresh, but you'll likely lose 5 lbs before you get to a table. Go dim sum in a weekday, when your retired, or off work, whatever, it's less crowded.
(4)Windy S.
The quality of dim sum has drastically gone down hill here. They have also reduced their selection. Looks like it's time to find a new Dim Sum Spot. Ocean City? HK Cafe? Jin Wah? Best Taste? *Sigh* so disappointed...
(2)Max B.
Delicious dim sum. Everything tastes fresh and flavorful. It is always packed, because it is so delicious. I would recommend going on the weekdays for dim sum, as it is cheaper than weekends and holidays. Also on weekdays an order of dry beef chow fun is only $5! The shanghai dumplings are decadent, the shrimp balls are not greasy at all and very tasty, and the shu mai are definitely the best in town. If you can shlep all the way out to 82nd and Division, a treasure trove of Chinese dumplings awaits.
(5)Kim L.
Best Dim Sum in Portland! I would get there early to avoid a long wait.
(5)Parker P.
Time to clean the floors and chairs Wong's King....you are looking terribly dirty these days ;0( Service isn't as friendly as it used to be, not a regular place we go any more.
(2)Tony T.
Hands down, best dim sum in Portland. I think the wait time is usually long however the quality of dim sum is far better than anywhere else in Portland. If you're in a pinch and you need to be seated quicker or if you have a big party and just can't wait. I would recommend going to Ocean City down on 82nd.
(5)Julie M.
When Ron Chinn says you must eat here, just go. Glad I did...it opened my eyes to another groovy part of the East Side experience. Anglo friends, go. Be the Minority. Popularity has come to Wong's King, so avoid it if that's not yer thing. Being sited near a volcano has been good luck for them, apparently. Skip it during Holidays like Chinese New Year and Mother's Day, naturally. Head toward Mt Tabor on division ~ then just east. It's spacious, and bizzy. The waiting room graciously provided (indoors) has seating and room for wheelchairs and families. Not divey or cheap, but worthy...and you may have left-overs. I did not try the Dim Sum...I prefer ample steamy piles of veggies, with saucy meat. #4 bus outside, and PCC, WPC and the # 72 are just West, tucked in next to Mt Tabor. MAX a bit East. Good side-walks for pedestrians, Parking behind, and easy to get of I-205 to get here. Russian and Asian Markets are in this district, so give yourself time to explore this part of Southeast. Please don't drive over just for a nosh. If you are in th market to buy, homes just east of 82nd are an incredible bargain, and you can Bike or walk easily in this area. Downtown is just minutes by bus...so consider getting rid of your car. I did, Am now ready to sell my east-side house on Parkrose...and can carry a Contract, if you have a reasonable down. I may buy another along 102nd...mid- county offers lots of space for big garden, and easy access to all Portland has to offer. Like fantastic Chinese Food options. DOZENS he Pan-Asian flavors, Restaurant and store sites, consistency and hospitality makes the East-Side a Lucky place to be if you are hungry! Wongs King is the head of the Dragon. Bus bike or dance, but go there.
(4)Ann B.
I love this place!! It can be a bit pricey but soooo worth it. (Pricey for dinner, but for dim sum.. It's a great deal) The service is amazing, great attention to detail. The food...wow. I've been there various times throughout the years. Plus I've been there for dim sum, dinner, and my friend even had her wedding reception there (yes, I know this sounds very Asian)- but it def attest to the great food that this place offer. Hint: if ur lazy and don't want to go inside, there's a To Go side and u can order some tasty duck.
(5)Ema A.
FINALLY, delicious Chinese food in Portland! Tofu broth with bamboo pith, orange chicken, green bean with black bean sauce & chicken chow mein with soy flavor - each dish was perfectly cooked & flavored. Whoop!
(5)Mike R.
I've always found that the more Asian people who frequent Chinese restaurants the better off they are. My wife speaks Cantonese so it is much easier to understand what your getting when you go out for Dim Sum. Dim Sum is served daily I think till 3:00. You can always get Dim Sum like entrees in the lounge for happy hour. The food has always been great and the service very attentive and courteous. 87th and Division isn't prime real estate but Division west of 52nd has blown up for ritzy and hipster haunts so just come a bit further East and get you so Dim Sum. BBQ duck next door to go for under $10 for 1/2 and darn tasty just don't look into its eye!
(5)Nichole S.
I go here for Dim sum and when they piss me off I go to Ocean city and vice versa. You have to get there at the magic time right when they open or after 1 otherwise enjoy the line and the rude people who chain smoke right in front of the automatic doors. Also be careful this is one of the most dangerous parking lots beside Fubon Market down the street. The Charsu bao are the best aka BBQ pork steam bun btu they seem to have trouble rotating them as often as I need I find myself stocking this ladies cart. The shumai are also very good and the fried calamarie ordered from the kitchen. Some of the cart woman are straight up rude ignore them and smile. All the stuff is pretty decent but Ive got to tell you why this plays irks me. THE BATHROOMS are filthy beyond filthy shit smeared dirty floors nasty there has got to be a better way I guess Im back to being treated like crap over at Ocean City.
(2)h p.
AHHHHHHH! wong's king is the BOMB! my asian friends always rave about this place. i felt like a young child excited for a trip to chuck e cheese, but instead i was heading to dim sum! lucky for me, i went with my Vietnamese friend who served as a great captain of this adventure. we tried all sorts of tasty things INCLUDING chicken feet! hehe... how adventurous of me! for those of you picky eaters out there... this is not your spot. trust me. for the rest of ya'll... do it! you'll thank me laterz.
(5)Ed P.
We thoroughly enjoyed our dinner at this highly recommended restaurant. The garlic chicken, wonton soup, deep-fried shrimp balls (indeed, everything before us) was delicious. The restaurant was crowded, so our server was initially delayed in taking our order; however, having ordered, service was very attentive and professional. Truly, a very tasty dinner, and we couldn't finish all of it, but we were very pleased. The restaurant has been there for seven years, and I hope it will remain for many more because I intend to explore most of what appeared on the menu! The bar is a bit expensive, but the food is reasonably priced. I recommend Wong's King Seafood for couples and families.
(4)craig p.
I drive all the way across town to go to Wong's King. It is the best. 1. If you don't like Chinese food don't review the restaurant. 2. You do not get food poisoning from the last meal you ate. It can take days to incubate. It is more likely you got sick from your cooking at home. Do you use a bleach solution when you cook. I thought not. Have you cooked chicken in the last 5 days? There you go. 3. If you are not taken care of promptly then flag down a waiter or host. They want to make sure you are happy. 4. Quality costs more. Still compare the bill to what you would pay at say a steak house. $60.00 for a steak. $14.95 for an excellent dish that 4 can share. 5. Just because you see empty tables doesn't mean you shouldn't have to wait. They have to have the staff to care for you. The kitchen has to be able to get the food out. If the kitchen has lots of orders to fill that involve complex preparations (live seafood, Peking duck) they have to limit the number of people they can seat until the kitchen catches up. 6. And most importantly, never leave a restaurant unsatisfied. Talk to the manager on duty. Tell him or her why you are not happy. Give them a chance to make it up to you. The last thing they want is for you to not come back. Any good restaurant will bend over backwards to make amends. If not then they are truly not a good restaurant. 7. If you have the worst case of food poisoning of your life, vomiting, diarrhea, muscle pain, and cramping and lasts 2 to 3 days, then you don't have food poisoning. You have norovirus. It is epidemic and highly contagious. If you have it, you both will have it. I have been in the food service industry for over 40 year and I thought this had to be said. This is a good place to say it.
(5)Tim M.
I gotta disagree with the previous reviews here, this IS NOT the best Dim Sum in Portland. I have been here twice now, the Dim Sum menu is extremely limited, they seem to have one shrimp filling, then a couple of different ways to provide it in gloppy steamed won ton wrappers, one sausage offering, sticky rice, chicken feet, a soup cart(But no hot and sour) and a desert cart-that's it. no duck, no shrimp and peas, no BBQ pork, no stuffed mushroom, no stuffed pepper, no spare ribs... the list goes on. Very disappointing.
(2)Pintcho W.
The bar is pretty low for good dim sum, if Wong's King is the best on offer in Portland. Everything was overcooked, stodgy and lacked finesse. I should know, I was brought up with dim sum back in the east (Asia that is). The steamed char siu pau was fatty, and mostly dough, though the baked version was edible. The har gau or siu mai, were just massive hunks of indiscernible meat. The roast meats were overcooked and dry, though the duck was tender enough. The carbs (glutinous rice) and cheong fun (flat rice noodles) were steamed to death until mush. This at least bodes well for the proteins which need long cooking - hence the chicken feet and spare ribs were quite tasty. Very disappointed indeed. I may have to make my own, to satisfy the craving anon.
(2)Kirsten W.
I am a sucker for a good dumpling and was excited to try dim sum at Wong's King. The dim sum experience is fun as food rolls by on large carts in a giant room. Every time I have been to Wong's it has been crowded with an eclectic group. I enjoy the entire experience and the food is just a plus. My usual consists of har gow, shumai, pork ribs and tea. I rate this place a 4 because of the atmosphere, kind employees and satisfying food.
(4)Aniko N.
Dim sum here are definitely decent to my taste. Best of all, people who work here is very attentive. I recommend to get the sticky rice so good. Uh, one warning don't get the congee not that flavor able .
(4)Jessica K.
I'm a slave to my cravings and I don't crave Dim Sum during the day like a normal person. The craving hit at 7pm on a Monday night on the way home from the airport. So while they didn't have Dim Sum at this hour, we still wanted to check this place out and ended up with a pretty terrific dinner of hot pot chicken and Szechuan prawns with broccoli. The portion sizes were great and the food tasted just as delicious the next day as leftovers in my lunch. The service was fast, friendly and attentive and our server was kind enough to point out when we ordered that our chicken would have bones in it. Also everyone else who was there that evening appeared to be out for a large family dinner and it seemed like they handled the large groups well. We saw a few references in the restaurant to memberships so I looked it up and it appears that they have a pretty cool reward points system to get deals on the food. If I lived closer I would be a part of this for sure. I'll definitely be back for the Dim Sum. Judging by the other reviews it looks like you want to get there early for this, so my belly and I are starting training now.
(4)Jason K.
I was taken here for lunch the other day. I ate a lot of stuff I couldn't readily identify, but who gives a shit? It tasted good, was well prepared, and didn't give me MSG shakes or uncontrollable poops. And that's nice. The parking lot was a clusterfuck though. It was like driving in india. Or Chicago. Park on the street, walk to it, and save yourself a lot of hassle. How would I describe the ambience? Very Jack Burton.
(4)Dawne N.
We tried Wong's based on a friend's recommendation. The food was very good but the service while friendly was slow. The atmosphere is a tad sterile.
(3)Yvonne D.
This place was super crowded when we try to come for dim sum on a monday morning, maybe it was labor day? Anyway this place was recommended by a friend, after waiting for about 15 min for our table, the service was nice. Everyone seems attentive, however I didn't care for the food? The taste is way different from where I came from...but everyone else seems like they're enjoying the food... :/
(3)Michael F.
Here is how much I love dim sum: a few years ago I planned a vacation to Canada for what I was told was the best dim sum outside of Hong Kong. It delivered and now that my standard has been set I bring myself to Wong's King. For a novice this place can be very intimidating. The waiting area is slightly controlled chaos with crowds shifting about during the standard 20-40 minute wait. Once you are seating be prepared to make your decisions quick and with little information as most of the staff speaks limited English. If you go for dim sum do not expect to be waited on hand and foot. The servers are there to get the food out fast to everyone and move on. The choices are staggering and I can only say that being adventurous is the way to be here. If you don't like it then choose something else until you find what you like. Eventually you will!
(4)Angie L.
Okay, I'm adding another star for this place for the DINNER menu. Service is so much better than during dimsum hours, and the food is actually pretty good. On the pricier side, but very tasty. Better yet, they never run out of glasses/tea cups during dinner
(3)Mel B.
Yup, you got it! 5 stars and I'm sticking to it. Should I list my credentials? Should I state that I eat dim sum almost every week, sometimes 2? Should I include that I've had dim sum in SF and LA that I'm Asian to boot? What? No? You're right! Who cares. In the end, good service is good service, a clean restaurant is a clean restaurant, and good food is all relative, and to me, that dim sum was all good! So the wait was a bit long, close to 45 min on a Sunday morning, but worth it! They must be doing something right if all these people would wait this long.
(5)Roberto L.
Lines move fast...Very good service (tea always full) and good portion size compared to area competitors and most important, very tasty. They have a loyalty rewards program and for those of us who dim sum frequently, that's great.
(4)JIM L.
This was the first time I have ever had Dim Sum. I loved it. The Food just kept coming by, with little asians in like 70's stewardess outfits, peddling it. The table was full of food and we just kept eating. That lethargic feeling after reminds me of meals from my childhood( and every over indulgence meal since). The staff wasn't very friendly and they even asked if we would like to share a table with another white couple( do they think we are all related?). After eating and filling up the table with our food, eating with someone you don't know would be difficult. I will be back.
(3)Christa C.
this dim sum is best Ive had in the Portland area. the prices are very reasonable, better than on the west side, the wait is long for a party bigger than four but well worth it! Take out is more expensive than eating there. the food is fantastic, the servers are well...dim sum servers, a little short but not rude. Eat at this place, you will not regret it.
(5)Andy V.
This place deserves 6 stars if yelp lets me to. Give it a try and you'll know what I'm talking about.
(5)Jens J.
The Yeep writing the review gets to say how many stars a restaurant receives even though the Yeep he is eating dinner with says Wong's should get four stars. The difference in opinion is a result to our different viewpoints on the seasonings used. We were asked if we had reservations when we entered. Despite having none, we were promptly seated in the half-filled restaurant. In the far corner of the room a Chinese-American friendship society was having a meeting. The service was stellar with one, and sometimes two, wait staff fussing over us, frequently refilling our water glasses and tea cups. We came here in hopes there was congee, but none was available tonight, so we settled for the wonton soup (or more accurately, I went along with JP's choice of wonton soup because I was tempted by the crab soup). For entrees, we went with the spicy shrimp, garlic crispy chicken and because JP was extra-hungry, also the Mongolian beef. The wonton soup was essentially flavorless, though the pork in the soup was seasoned with a spice that I didn't recognize and definitely didn't like (I found the spice to be very gamy). The spicy prawns, served on a bed of lettuce, were definitely chile-hot spicy, but were also seasoned with that same odd spice used for the pork in the wonton soup. No dipping sauce came with the prawns. I didn't like this dish either. The garlic crispy chicken was neither garlicky nor crispy. Again, it was seasoned with that same spice used for the spicy prawns and pork in the wonton soup. I could eat only piece of the chicken. Interestingly, this chicken dish comes in a 1/2 order ($12) and a full order ($21). Rest assured that the 1/2 order is very much a full order. The only dish that was pleasantly seasoned was the Mongolian Beef. However it was mostly just green onion, very little meat. My guess is that the cooking here is "authentic", not tailored to American taste buds like mine. So if you are seeking out an adventurous dining experience, Wong's may well be your choice! But my opinion is that this place is overrated.
(3)Matt L.
There are only two negative points to dim sum at Wong's King: it's hard to understand what the wait staff are saying (there's a lot of chinese flying around) and it's hard to get into because of how dang popular it is. But you know what? I'm okay with that, because once you get in, even if you're not exactly sure what is being pulled off the cart and put onto your table, chances are it's going to be something delicious. As a general rule, though, you should always eat anything involving pork dumplings. Anything! Potstickers, bao, dumplings in little tins, little half-circle ones with veggies, all that stuff. There are some steamed vegetable things that you can pretend are healthy while enjoying their deliciousness at the same time, there are custards and other more exotic desert options... I'm always kind of overwhelmed by all the options, but I never walk away with a stomach anywhere short of bulging. So remember - get there a bit early to get your seats, go with a big group of people, and don't be afraid to experiment. Finish the whole thing off with some bubble tea from Sozo around the corner, and you're pretty much good for the rest of the day.
(4)Cora P.
Even with new dim sum options opening up, Wong's King is still the definitive dim-sum experience in Portland. With an enormous space that has the same ambience as the extra large conference room of an airport hotel, a bustling staff and the potential for crowds like every Sunday is Mother's Day it's easy to have low expectations, or just generally be discouraged upon arrival. Don't. The food will make up for it all. It's not bombastic food - it's definitely not American "Chinese" food. Some things will be familiar, other things while daunting are still worth the experimentation. Wong's King has mastered the art of making food with just the right balance - the right scent, just enough saltiness, sweetness or bitter twinge that elevates the ingredients. So be brave and take your place at the table even if you have to wait. (But if you absolutely can't wait, hit their small BBQ storefront next door and just take some spareribs home).
(4)Ruby O.
So I'm not sure about this place. I mean I think the dim sum was good, it wasn't mind blowing or anything. I've definitely had better. Also by the time we got a table I was so starved I could really have eaten anything and thought it was good. So yeah... maybe I should go back and try again.
(3)Brian Q.
I had dinner here and I have to say there wasn't anything special about this place. It was just o-kay. I ordered the half roast duck, schezuan shrimp, and grilled short rib. Perhaps their dim sum is better. Roast duck: I've had better and I've had worse. Schezuan shrimp: The shrimp were well cooked (i.e. not overcooked), but the dish completely lacked in spicyness. Grilled short rib: The best dish out of the three. Served on a bed of sizzling red onion and bell peppers. The beef was very tender (lots of tenderizer I'm guessing). Atmosphere-wise, it is much nicer than most Chinese places. Real tablecloths and napkins!
(3)Alexander T.
Excellent Dim Sum - as a tourist in the region I was pleasantly surprised by the vast amount of Chinese, Thai, and Asian food in the area. This would rate among the highest Dim Sum restaurants if it was in Houston, but I cannot comment as I did not try another other Dim Sum place in Portland. They also have a take out BBQ area, which blew my mind. I will always be sure to stop by if I am in the area again.
(3)Adrian K.
Blegh. Not only is it kinda gross and confusing, it's also a million year drive if you live within "Portland Proper." Only 1 or 2 things here were palatable, everything else was a congealed mush of nasty flavors. My delightful grandfather needed a fork, and it took about 20 min for them to find a fork to give him. Since nobody seemed to speak English, we had to make gestures with 3 fingers spread apart to mimic tines, stabbing wildly at our plates. I believe a picture was drawn, as well. While I might see myself back here some day, I will absolutely not go out of my way to come here.
(2)james c.
We have dined at this place several times in recent years. Our friends the Wongs (no relation) provide guidance. Our food experience has always been pretty good. This visit was for dim sum. The selection was good, that is our favorites were all there and served at the right temperature and in the right condition. Perhaps our friends being with us helped. They are well known. Service was good. The price was right too at midday. I would have left thinking "another 5 star experience" if I hadn't needed to use the men's room. It was disgusting, maybe in the worst condition I have ever experienced in an American restaurant restroom. All issues related to cleanliness and supplies. It was not a short term problem based on an accident. My wife said the ladies room was adequate... barely. My concern now is what might be going on in the food prep and cooking areas. Are standards of cleanliness maintained for chopping boards and utensils? Are staff throughout washing their hands? It shakes my faith in what till then was one of my favorite places because there is no way for me to know. I hope this was an exception but the problem took more than a half day to develop.
(3)Justin E.
I have been here twice, once for dim sum and once for dinner. First and foremost the wait staff here is excellent I have not seen better in years. Glasses are always full, plates are changed out, you never have to ask for anything, in service this place recieves 5 stars. Dim Sum: Its a good expierance seeing the carts come by and asking if you want anything from their carts. The dim sum is ok, I have had better. We got there late so we were nearing the end of dim sum service so our choices were limited and we didnt recieve any speacilty items we ordred. Dinner: Was a much diffrent expierance with the food. This is not your typical chineese food, this is more authentic. If your looking for cod, lobster, duck, pig intestines, you are on the right track. They do cook the traditional orange chicken but if you want to taste something authentic this is the place to go. Perfectly clean, top of the line wait staff, dim sum is ok, dinner is good and out of the ordinary.
(4)Hayden N.
There's always a ridiculous long wait on Sunday, but worth it. The only dim sum place that I would go to in Portland. The food is not greasy and tasty, there's a variety of choices for your mid-day snack. The Peking duck is always fantastic! The service is inconsistent, however, it was quick this time when we went.
(3)Jason M.
Dim sum is awesome and authentic, even to a white boy like myself. I have not come in for dinner so I can't comment on that. For dim sum the selection is huge, and for the most part the cart folks that roll around are willing to help work around your non-Cantonese-language issues via the point and grunt method. I wouldn't go as far as to say they are unfriendly, but they certainly don't smile and greet you like an old friend. They seem to be all business here. Get a side of the "chinese broccoli" (Gai lan) to make yourself feel better for eating all the unhealthy stuff. If you don't stray to the super exotic your meal will be cheap (less than 10 a person in some cases). Don't forget to finish the meal with an egg custard, holy sh!t those are so good.
(4)Snow M.
After reading the many reviews here, I formulated my plan of attack. Dad would pick me this morning at 10am, should arrive there by 1030am to look for parking and hopefully be seated by 1130am. Dad overshot the pick up window by about 15 mins and I wondered if this was going to throw the whole time table out of kilter. There was no traffic on the freeway and the whole back section of the parking lot was empty thus making parking a breeze. We waited maybe 5 mins before we were seated and once we were seated they descended on us. Steaming carts and trays with all sorts of fresh hot delicious treats. Yes, it was predominately Asian but we were not the only Caucasians there and there were some dishes were not offered to us such as the congee and others. Perhaps they didn't think we would be interested or know what it was. No matter. We tried the usual fare: Shumai with pork, with shimp. The steamed buns were fantastic. I particularly loved the bbq pork ones. The noodles were also very good, thin and delicate. Now we near the end of the meal and I notice we haven't tried anything out of the usual. Then I spot her... a large silver cart moving slowly through the restaurant dishing out only on thing. She moving past me without stopping as if I wouldn't be interested in what she has. I flag her down and ask her what is in the cart. "Fish balls in sauce" she says to me with a twinkle in her eye. I can tell she is expecting me to say no thank you. I had seen the chicken feet go by earlier and I really wanted to try something out of my comfort zone. "Yes, please." I reply and she pauses. No, really, she pauses like she wasn't sure if she heard me right. She dips the fish balls (three to a skewer) in the sauce and just before she plates them, she looks to me one last time and asks, "You sure?" I nod my head and she set them on the table. She muttered something under her breath as she moves away, now I don't speak Chinese but I am pretty sure she said "Crazy White Broad." The fish balls were interesting. The sauce was nice and the balls had a texture of firmness equal to scallops. They sorta tasted like something which I couldn't identify but I liked them just not enough where I would order them again. The staff was attentive and friendly, this place is going on the list for when Beth comes to town again.
(4)Ian H.
So much fun! It was my first dim sum experience and I want to go back sometime with a bunch of friends or family. It's great for groups and I really like the style of dining. All those steam carts rolling around full of an endless bounty of tasty treats. I would say its more about the experience than anything else. The food, although good, isn't anything for me to get too worked up about. Still, I plan on returning.
(3)Denise O.
Always packed but best dim sum around my area!
(4)Jose M.
Most likely when you come here, it's for dim sum. If you never have dim sum before, I think this is the place to go in Portland. Not in Chinatown. If you don't know what dim sum is, just go to youtube. This place gets very crowded during weekend. Better come here early, like 10:30 am, if you want to get a seat right away. One thing about dim sum is that the look sometimes deceiving. Some of them might look/sound disgusting, but they're all actually taste quite good.
(5)John F.
This restaurant comes highly recommended by friends of mine who just love the place. They used to live in San Francisco, and I tend to trust their opinion on asian food, though unfortunately we just don't see eye-to-eye on this one.. That said, I'm going to preface this by saying that I don't have a lot of experience with dim sum. For what it's worth, here's my $0.02. The restaurant is very popular with both the Chinese and non-Chinese crowds, and the two times I've been there the waiting room is spilling out onto the sidewalk. Fortunately the staff does a good job of keeping the line orderly and moving people in and out without making anyone feel rushed. The place is clean and neat but not particularly thrilling, think Hilton banquet chic. The food is a mixed bag. The various items served from the wandering carts varies from divine to just bland and mouth-drying. Unfortunately the percentage I really liked was low compared to the percentages I felt were decent or just awful to my palette. Of course I'm not particularly fond of shrimp, which further limits what I'll enjoy. I also saw a lot of people making special orders from the kitchen, but it was never made clear to me how one goes about doing that.
(2)Ray H.
ABSOLUTELY THE WORST Chinese food I have ever had. Chicken in the pot was more gristle and bone than meat; the beef in the beef and tofu pot was stringy and dry, and the tofu was tough. Tough tofu? Unbelievable. It must have been at least a month old. Service was terrible: it took about 30 minutes to get this slop, which obviously just came out of a steam table or some such bulk kettle in the kitchen. Never again for this joint. In a town full of really good food and restaurants, I don't know why anyone would go to Wong's King. I hope I don't get sick.
(1)w w.
went there many times and this last time, the server did not pay attention to our request for NO MSG. Into the 3rd dish, my husband broke out in sweats, blurry vision and had to be escorted to the car.he was allergic to MSG and knew right away. We told the server and she showed me the bill and only the last dish (ordered last minute with the manager) had NO MSG req. All the dishes she took for us had MSG.We wrote to management the next day and no one bother to call or respond! Shameful.We are regulars. My husband suffered the whole night and we had to stop by ER to make sure it was just the MSG reaction. Shame on you, Wong King for your customer service!!
(2)Marie S.
Some friends of mine think it's the place for dim sum. Really, I only like maybe 3 of the dim sum dishes, and even those are just ok. I recently ordered off of the menu - these items I liked more than the dim sum, but not enough to keep me coming back for more... I ordered the house special pan-fried noodles - yummy - and the deep fried shrimp (dumplings?) - also yummy. So I guess, if you're heading out just for dim sum I'd suggest trying a different place. If your friends are set on going to Wong's King, remember there are some other yummy things on their menu and you'll be just fine!
(3)Brandon T.
I didn't get to come here for Dim Sum so I will have to come back one of these days. As for what I did have: The snow peas and garlic were great! The salt and pepper pork was delicious and you could practically count the msg crystals on the slices (yum!). The mayo, candied walnut and shrimp stuff was pretty good too. I don't think I am forgetting anything, probably am though, still it was all good and we caught them at a slow time (practically empty in there). It looks like that place could get really busy, I'll have to check it out one of these morning when they actually have Dim Sum available. Oh wait! I remember what I forgot....The tea was really just a pot full of flowers and hot water, I kid you not. I think someone at my table special ordered it that way, but it was still pretty good.
(4)Ken N.
Dim Sum is something we enjoy quite a bit. I've been here several times. Besides the normal items we like (Beef meatballs, Ha Gow). Items are fresh and very good. Shu Mai is large and tasty. The hom bow is a little on the small side. Same goes for the don tot (egg tarts). They do have some items I don't normally see. Sugar can shrimp is a unique item. I don't see it at other Dim Sum restaurants. Word of caution. This place is BUSY. Be ready for 20-30 people in the lobby if you come at lunch time on the weekend.
(4)Shannon H.
Dim sum is not just a food, it's a way of life. There are those who are too nervous to try anything but the most mundane dishes, those who want nothing but the bizarre dishes, and those (like me) who like to sample a little of everything until their belly is about to burst. I love being able to choose dishes off a cart. For me, dim sum just doesn't work any other way. I also love that those carts just keep rolling around, so I don't have to place an order and hope that it's not too much or too little. Hmm, what am I in the mood for now? Oh yes, I will take a plate of those delicious pork shrimpy things please. Also, for those not accustomed to dim sum, it's a meal best shared. You usually get 3 or 4 pieces on a plate so if you have someone to share with you can try more dishes before reaching maximum capacity. My favorite dish is a shrimp one that is served in a flat rice noodle/sheet. They have a sauce they put on it for you too. I have no idea what this dish is called, but it's delicious! So if you're looking for dim sum Wong's King is a solid bet. I'm not going to compare it to dim sum I've had in San Fran or anywhere else because, let's face it, we're not in San Fran or anywhere else. We're in Portland. Oh, and keep in mind this is a cheap food. You can easily feed two people for under $20 and come away stuffed. At least me and my best friend do it routinely. I guess depending on appetite your mileage may vary. Happy dim summing!
(4)Don S.
The waitresses with the carts come sporadically even high noon with few choices and scanty number of dishes. Most seem perpetually angry, and the language barrier is very significant. I was a bigger fan years ago, but the quality/freshness has fallen, as have the variety, the service while the prices go higher. $14.50 for 4dishes yesterday of basic meh quality dim sum.....gone is the $2.50 any dish pricing during the week for lunch. Gone is my business.
(2)Jason S.
I've been to this place 40-50 times for dim sum. When you are walking in and see old Chinese guys hanging out smoking cigarettes, chances are pretty good the food is authentic and delicious. The little Asian women pushing the food carts are on commission so will literally race to your table upon arrival so do not commit to too much food too early. Let them all come around to find what you like and then circle back. Really well priced too. 4 of us were there recently, ate alit with sodas and took some food home with a bill under $50. Pretty good if you ask me for GOOD Chinese food/dim sum in Portland. What a concept!!!
(5)Daniel B.
Good dim sum, had many selections available and they were fresh. Foods were not too salty and oily. The chicken feet were okay, it could be much more tastier. Shrimp and pork shumai were delicious. I would definitely stop by here again next time in portland.
(4)Justine E.
This place is amazing! If you like good Chinese food this is the place to go. There is a bit of a language barrier but most of the time they can tell you what things are. BTW I am only reviewing the dimsum not the normal menu. Everything I've ever had at this restaurant is fantastic, I cannot recommend this place enough.
(5)Veruca S.
I read many of the reviews on yelp before choosing my dim sum restaurants to visit. I have to say, that Wong's was ok, but for variety and value, I think HK Cafe has my business going forward. It was difficult to get the staff's attention to get tea or water and mid-week, the variety of dim sum wasn't very expansive. Oh..and their bathrooms are dirty. It appears the art of flushing is not something the patrons have mastered.
(3)In B.
I've tried Dim Sum at other places/ even other countries.. but was never satisfied because it felt like the ingredients they use weren't always fresh. Seafood dimsum was always too fishy, pork/beef always had some sort of odor.. but after trying Wong's King.. I'm a fan. Pretty much Every. Single. One. we tried was tasty. A++ =)
(5)Roman S.
conflicted.. still not a bad place.. 1) some of the portions seem smaller than usual "family style" 2) the soups of the day usually are pretty bland and ehh 3) mapo tofu not spicy 4) fried rice was messed up - way too salty.. first time that's happened with fried rice. their redo was much better 5) expensive fish was just so so it doesn't impress me as much as it did before.
(3)Theresa L.
We only knew that Wong's King Seafood restaurant have best sea food and Cantonese Dim-Sum. Now that we had experiment their Light , Umami, non greasy, delicious CHEF's MENU Fusion creation. we soem gourmet seekers went to Wong's King ordered a table for 12 the new healthy creation menu~ the four appetizers are great flavorful cold dishes, that enhance our apetite. Nancy , our swim coach's wife loves the Red Date stuffed with sticky rice ball. (and she mentioned that she hates red date before!) All of us love The supreme Soup with Tibet dried pine mushroom, chicken, Virginia ham, dried scallop. piping hot and delicious, penetrate your throat, stomach and the nice flavor returns back to your brain! Truffle on top of the steam bean Curd, Cavia with Chinese nutritious mountain YAM, Stuffed tomato with fresh dungeness crab meat on the pumpkin puree. Steamed Jumble clams with vermicelli and garlic squash. stuffed Papaya with Almond jelly and mixed green. all these fusion invention by healthy , light, non salty and Umami creation lead us to a new path of the Chinese yummy gourmet kingdom......
(5)Olivia O.
I really am a huge fan of Wong's King. I used to come here regularly with a group of girlfriends in college, on Sundays, hungover - this was it! Oh my love, would you like some shrimp wrapped in slippery glass noodles? How about some pork bao? Or sesame balls? Chinese broccoli? Shrimp dumplings? Sticky rice with surprises inside? Yes, please, one of everything! Now I'm older and I've recently rekindled my love for Wong's King by starting a monthly Dim Sum Club with my friends. Everyone shows up and at some point everything is ordered - even chicken feet, jelly fish salad, broth with unknown-unknowns inside. I love ordering a giant table for all 11 of us or however many show up, and then during the wait, heading over to bubble tea next door. And a trip to Wong's King is always best followed up by a trip to Fubonn. Everyone is always inspired to try recreating the delicacies we had at Wong's at home after our feast. A trip to Wong's is definitely a mark of a weekend well spent.
(5)Bernadette M.
Came here for Dim Sum! This place is good, but the only thing that strayed me away from giving it 5 stars is because they dont really show you whats in the cart? We could of ordered more stuff, but if you dont know the name or what you want, then your a lost cause.
(4)Paul R.
As I walked into the restaurant I was greeted by a beautiful girl who quickly brought us to our table. A young man quickly came by and poured us water and opened our chop sticks and laid them across our plates. The menus are great and show pictures of each dish (this is great since I am a visual person). I decided on the crispy green beans and wok seared wontons for an appetizer. The green beans come very lightly battered accompanied by an amazing dipping sauce. If my mom prepared all my vegetables like this growing up I certainly would have eaten all my vegetables at the dinner table. The wontons are plated up for a nice presentation and tasted as good as they look. They had a spicy kick which I loved. Once again the sauce was amazing (If I could buy the sauces in the store I would). For my main course I went with the Peking Duck, since it caught my eye on the way in. It was a table side carving! I had never seen it done before so it was like dinner and a show all in one. The crispy duck skin was served with fresh steamed buns, scallions, and a dark sauce of some kind (plum?). It was fantastic! I only ordered the half course of the duck which was the thinly sliced crispy skin with some meat but you can also order the full course that comes with the meat diced with some other things and you make lettuce wraps with it. I will be back soon to try the rest!
(5)Michael M.
There's very few dim sum restaurants I've been to outside of LA that look fairly well maintained, but this place is. Again, for a dim sum restaurant, the people are friendly...inattentive, but friendly. The dim sum is really good and they have a great selection.
(4)Kate C.
Had my first Dim Sum experience and went back not two days later for more. Delicious offerings all around! Turns out the head chef (Fu Lai Wong) is something of an international culinary star...there are awards on display from what is essentially the Olympics of International culinary competition in Asia, at which Wong's team took not only gold, silver, and bronze, but also a cumulative first place trophy. Zang. The Peking duck is worth it, no matter what meal you're there for - filleted first course, dressed second course with steam buns and all the fixin's. My favorite part of all of it is the homemade chili sauce!
(5)Eric B.
The advice of getting there early is definitely well-founded. However, I think that a dining experience's success should be the responsibility of the restaurant not the customer. Unfortunately, Wong's did not seem to take that responsibility to heart. The food was fair but I wouldn't classify it as the best in the city as some have. The service was the true chasm in our adventure to this nigh-legendary establishment. It was an odd split between rude floor staff and very apologetic and helpful maître d's. Sadly, despite their efforts, I find myself unable to justify a return visit to a place that was one of the most disappointing restaurants I have been to in the City of Roses.
(2)Frank R.
Food poisoning is a big problem here! If you look up this establishment on the Multinomah County Health Dept. inspection website you'll see multiple violations with unsanitary conditions being at the top of the list. Friends of mine recently experienced a case of food poisoning (the whole family got sick). This is too bad as it is a very nice establishment, and like the other reviewers have mentioned, the food does taste pretty good. I draw the line with dysentery, personally. I've been luck most times, but there have been few times where I felt a little off the next day. It does give new meaning to the tired old catchphrase "tastes great; less filling". Yeck!
(1)Becky N.
This place serves up some decent dim sum. It certainly doesn't even come close to the best, but it wasn't the absolute worse that I've had. Some of the fried dishes were cold. The steamed dumplings were just ok. I still have yet to find a dim sum place in Portland that I like.
(3)Alex B.
I caution everyone to watch that bill. The checks are written in characters. I don't know if it is chinese or vietnamese or whatever else but they placed 2 items that we did not order on the check. Both costing at 8 dollars. Staff and management should learn to speak and write in english. Long wait times. Over rated food. Expensive.
(1)Peter T.
Went astray tonight, no burgers, hot dogs, or pizza; business dinner at Wong's King Seafood in SE Portland, reportedly "the place" for great dim sum. Don't think I will venture out for that, undoubtedly crowded. Liked it tonight, very few customers and we had one of the private dining rooms anyway. My host, another old China hand like myself, had arranged to have a high level strategy meeting for his business, and supplied the room, grub, and beer. He ordered as if we were still in China, hosting some locals, a veritable orgy of courses, splendid as all get-out. The chopsticks peanut test. Tsing Tao beer. Two kinds of fried tofu to start, the regular kind, and salt/pepper spiced, lobster sashimi, shimp balls, duck skin, duck lettuce wraps, choi sum, singapore noodles, fried rice..........and on and on. Unbelievably good. Very authentic Cantonese. We looked at each other near the end, our bellies full, eyes glazed over, and probably both thought "welcome home." I miss living in China. I made the mistake of leaving the first time. And then stupid me, I left a second time.
(5)Justina S.
I would say that I am not a fan, but this place has decent food. The location of this place is small. Parking is a hassel. So if your lucky kuddos to you, if not, then there's always street parking. when you walk in, there's chairs in the lobby area where you can wait. I tell you, if you don't come early enough your looking at a 25-30 minute wait. The food there is pretty good. I the chicken feet there is finger licking good, lol. I would say yes I would reccomond this place. Oh also one thing, the service is amazing! The employees actually replenish your drinks for you with out you having to ask them! Come on, you know what I'm talking about :) So quit reading this and try it out yourself :) Enjoy
(4)Stephannie Q.
the dim sum waitress were very pushy and didnt understand, "no" when we were done ordering. the short ribs and shrimp puffs were good but the stirfry was beyond greasy and covered in oil.
(2)Eliana M.
I haven't even had the dim sum and I'm already a big fan of the place. Dinner here is great, and the Sizzling Egg Plant and Egg Tofu in Thai Sauce is one of my favorite dishes in all the land!
(4)Jesseca T.
We pulled into the parking lot at 1045 last Sunday and it was FULL- we parked way around back where there were still 5-6 slots open. We waited about 15 minutes then were seated. The room seats about 100 people that we were in, although I think they have another room too. $40 for basically all we could eat n more- that's 2 adults, one little girl eating primarily custard tarts. We ate everything! It's been a year since we moved from the Bay Area and we were craving some serious DimSum, which is what we got. Custard tarts, chinese brocolli, rice in leaves, steamed shrimp dumpings, sesame seed balls, seafood pancakes, pork shu mai, I can't even remember it all. As usual, the classics were served first and as we were leaving we saw some dim sum we don't normally see, the special stuff which usually comes out later. With over 1000 dimsum recipes I'm sure these guys are keeping it fresh all of the time! Can't wait to get back here, this is definitely a do over.
(5)Aimee L.
Yummers. Haven't been here in eons and happy to see it's exactly the same. Great dim sum, great prices, speedy service - almost too speedy in that we commented we always feel like it's a race to eat what's on the table before the next cart comes around :) Only reason why not 5 stars is that they need to have vegetable side dishes on the carts as well so they don't have to be special ordered - we essentially had plates and plates of meat, nothing to really balance it out. But I dig the lavender uniforms, the fact I have never had anything I dislike (even when I don't know what it is), and it beats the heck out of anything in actual Chinatown here. For newbies - go with a group - you'll fill up fast if it's just the two of you and with a group you can sample a lot more (and it's sooooo inexpensive, and so fun).
(4)Susan L.
Dimsum with the 2 important people in Portland! However, interesting dining experience. The Chinese run the restaurants but the customers are half asian, half Caucasians. You get a ticket.. more organized and less chaotic. As if you're waiting for the dmv. There's a glass encased of chef wongs accomplishments along the wall as you're waiting to get in. Food definitely subpar...this is the best dimsum in OR? really? Thank goodness I'm in Cali!
(2)Holy-foo' X.
Wong's King seems to be best known for their Dim Sum, which I have not as yet had the opportunity to try. However, "Seafood" also shares the billing on the Marquee, so we made sure our recent take-out order was resplendent with seafood. And so it was, if nominally... The seafood combo platter was rich, delicious, w/quality ingredients and just enough zip to keep things lively. But.....and this is a pretty substantial "but/however".... easily 3/4 of the topping on this meal was not seafood---it was tofu cubes! I like tofu well enough and do eat it on occasion.... I sometimes even order it on purpose! But I ordered the seafood combo platter, and paid through the nose @ $16 for a middling portion. They don't have to completely banish tofu from this dish... but how about reversing the soy:seafood ratio, hmmm? I think I counted 3 dinky shrimp in my take out box.... sorry that is simply NOT 5 star material.... I was leaning toward giving Wong's 3 stars after also trying their generously sized but rather bland sweet and sour soup, but the experience was buoyed by their smoked duck which was o-u-t-s-t-a-n-d-i-n-g. Plenty of large chunks of duck thigh w/skin intact to soak in the gorgeous smoke bouquet, there was also neck bone duckback in this mix, which had little meat on its own, but contributed meaningfully to the overall effect as only bone-in can. The service @ Wong's was fine if a little slow ( they weren't busy, only one table had customers) and the ambiance was nondescript. However, since it was a carry-out order I don't give as much weight to ambiance as I would for a dine-in experience. Oh yeah, I will spend money at Wong's King again, and next time let's hope it'll involve more "dim sum" than the total pieces of seafood I tallied in our take-out boxes during this adventure...
(4)D G.
Dim Sum is a formula. Har Gow , shumai and chicken feet add up to the sum of yum. I'm sure that has been said before but again this shit is good. You wanna be a King try Pork Chitterlings in hot pot Mmmm good Andy Griffith.
(4)Henry O.
Tofu sweet soup Amazing! Chicken feet Amazing! Shumai Amazing! Service outstanding! Price very reasonable! Dim Sum fan indeed!
(5)Jess P.
We got there early on a Saturday morning and the place was relatively empty. However, it got much busier as the morning progressed. Very happy with my dim sum experience. As a vegetarian, I usually expect to eat little else besides the sesame balls and egg custard, but the staff was incredibly accommodating in creating me vegetarian dishes.
(4)Yomari C.
Not only was the dim sum not great, but some of it was cold, and after being ignored for a good 30 minutes while our two kids went hungry, we had to leave. I had to let manager know. He comped our "mea"l (the few things we did get served when we first arrived) but honestly, it did not make up for the experience.
(1)L. D.
It's a bummer to say this but after two years in Iowa, we returned to Wongs King and it has gone downhill. I heard the head hostess left and opened her own dim sum restaurant close by and took most of the chefs with her. Bummer bummer bummer! We won't be going back.
(2)Leann S.
Just had great dim sum. Steam bao, su mi, shrimp won ton. We will be back our next time through town. Lots of carts. And dishes to choose from.
(5)Pinki S.
Shit place....I wish I could give no star. We waited long for our food and get nothing and last we left this shit place.... the guest who came after us , the staff take their order and the waiter didn't ask us Even for order and then we gave order and waited long. After 1 hour we left this place. They didn't apologize for their bad service.
(1)Eileen T.
You don't get what you pay for here. They just style everything to make it look "pretty" but the food is extremely salty. Probably to cover up how long it's actually been in their freezer. The most recent time we went here (probably the last time ever) we had a gift card priced at $100.00 and the bill was $60.00. After they rung up the bill they kept our gift card. We asked for it back, saying we had at least $40.00 bucks left on it, and they continued to argue that we had nothing left and kept the card. That's the worst customer service I've ever seen from a Chinese restaurant. The prices are too high for their disgustingly salty food, and the customer service is horrible. I also recall they received a health warning a few years ago. I highly recommend Hong Kong Cafe which is just down the way on 82nd in east port plaza if you're looking for Chinese food. Friendlier and better food.
(1)Kim H.
Ocean City and HK are nearby - head there instead. The dim sum here was lackluster, and with so many other dim sum closeby, why choose this one? We went during the busy lunch hours, but the carts were still missing a lot of the key dishes. They did have chicken feet, but it was a little bland. The egg tarts were also not very flakey. Wong's will do in a pinch, but expect a wait. For some reason, it can be busier than its more delicious counterpart, Ocean City.
(3)Mike T.
Great food! I went to lunch with a few buddies and it was excellent! We will be coming back for more!
(5)Keely N.
Every time I order a noodle entrée, it's so soggy and overcook. The service isn't the best and the waitresses are rude.
(3)San T.
Went to Wong King's for dim sum on a Wednesday around 11am. It was pretty empty, only about a third to a half of the tables were seated. Having been here before on a weekend, it was definitely a surprise to see just how much more dead it was on weekdays. Only one of each kind of dim sum cart was in service, and even then, sometimes they would take a pause before going another round due to the lack of people eating there. I came with 2 other friends and we only ended up getting the shrimp dumplings (har gao), pork dumplings (shiu mai), shrimp rice noodle rolls, and steamed bbq pork buns. Maybe it was an off day, but we definitely weren't feeling it. Perhaps the dim sum wasn't as fresh since not too many people were there and they didn't need to replenish the carts so quickly. I know a friend of mine particularly likes this place for dim sum as it has the most extensive menu in the Portland area. Personally, I prefer Ocean City's, although I've only been to Wong King, Ocean City, Jin Wah, and Good World. Even on their good days, Wong King serves decent dim sum, but I don't think its necessarily worth the wait at times. That having been said, I think it's worth a try if you're looking for a place in Portland with the most extensive dim sum offerings. However, I would recommend going on a weekend as the quality will be better as they are forced to replenish the carts regularly due to the demand. If you're looking for more standard dim sum fare, then perhaps you might give Wong King's a pass as it's nothing too outstanding compared to the other places in Portland.
(3)Vanessa B.
I have been here for lunch and loved the dim sum. Its why I'm giving them 2 stars. Dinner is a completely different story. We were seated right away, but waited quite a long time to order. While ordering the waitress says "that's enough. You ordered a lot". Last I checked she wasn't paying the bill and said as much. She silently took the order and left us till it was time to serve our food. I was excited and looking forward to the dinner menu. Brought a few friends and was a little embarrassed. We ordered several entrees and a few appetizers. There was nothing impressive about the dishes. Seafood was old, vegetable dishes overly salted and fried rice extremely greasy. I'm not sure if they were having an off night, but I'm too turned off to give their dinner menu a second chance. Lunch dim sum is good and quite satisfying. I may be back for that.
(2)Yang X.
I went there for a dinner but only three guests were there. I didn't remember the name of the dish, but the shrimp was very good. The other dish was mediocre. Overall the restaurant was good.
(3)Angela D.
Why this place even bothers to serve dim sum is beyond me. There are so many other places that do a better job. CORRECTION: there WAS another place that did a better job, Legin, which I believe is now closed due to the expansion of Portland Community College. The pork dumplings (shiu mai) were too salty, the shrimp dumpilngs (har cow) were tasteless, and the chicken feet were gelled and unappetizing. (I realize that to some of you, chicken feet is already unappetizing, but for you chicken feet lovers out there, these were a disappointment.) Now, just because it wasn't the greatest dim sum I've ever had, I was taking my grandma out for brunch so we stayed and finished the meal anyways. It wasn't as if it was inedible, but I can definitely say that I will never come here for dim sum again.
(2)Phyllis B.
What happened? Does Wongs King have new owners or new manager? On a Thursday morning in August, we drove into the nearly empty parking lot a few minutes before 10. When they finally opened the door to the empty restaurant we sat down. Ladies with the carts took their time coming by and when they did, they dim sum choices were limited to the big hits: har gow, shiu mai, chow siu bau. Later ,there was a little more variety such as sticky rice in lotus leaf, but it seemed only to contain a chunk of lap chong. The har gow was bland as was the Shanghai dumpling, the the turnip cake. The fried taro, savory, was good. But these are the regular items. nothing was unusual. The garbage can out by the front door overflowed. I don't know, but something here is different than it was in previous visits. Too bad. I will go elsewhere.
(2)Robert G.
The staff is friendly even though most hardly speak English. A good sign that this is truly authentic. The mango pudding is good, but, the coconut pudding is flavorless. I enjoyed the taro hot buns, baked seaweed wrap, Chinese broccoli, sweet pork Bao, and the roasted pork is delicious. I will probably be here once a month.
(4)Bill D.
Went with a meet-up group to try the recently revised dinner menu. We had a nice classic Cantonese dinner, cold chicken, steamed sole, clams in curry sauce, crab, scallops & beef, bamboo pith with baby bok choy, corn soup. Everything was fresh and well prepared. Best meal of its style I've had in Portland.
(4)DA Y.
Dimsum in pdx has never been this good. They have unique items like sweet and sour pork spare ribs and taro puffs. Siumai taste so good. It beats jinwah and Chinatown easily. Too bad their westside branch closed.
(5)D T.
Worst customer service ever! I'm Asian so I don't expect much of customer service in an Asian restaurant but this place every waitress look like they hated their job. We were there for dim sum and every waitress walked by our table without asking if we want something even though our table have NO freaking food on the table. We have to hunt them down to get their attention.
(1)Ferid J.
My wife took me to this restaurant. Gee, on Sunday morning at10:30 am people already waited to be sated. I just can't believe it. I had no patient in waiting, but I was a lot of people waiting so there must be something special about this place. Once I was seated and had dim sum here. Everything I ate was excellent. It worth waiting!
(5)David H.
Though they do have real authentic ingredients like on choy. The quality is lack luster. On choy for example wasn't as crisp or as fresh as ones we would find at all authentic Chinese restaurants in SF. Food is greasy too unlike real authentic dim sum found in china, or SF. Cold chive dumplings was also like a cold shower to the meal. If this is the best Portland can do as a foodie culture, there is a lot of room to rage away market share Unless you want to cater to non Chinese or people who really understand true authentic Chinese dim sum
(3)Sha L.
To be honest, their food is fine, not the worst I ever had. However, their service is not ok. I wish it is because they are too busy rather than they only take care people who are from local. It is my first time visiting Portland, that makes me sad.
(2)Yi Z.
Well made dim sum, best Cantonese food I ever have in the Portland area. Well service reminds me the breakfast I had in Guangzhou! To avoid crowded people, you better come earlier in the weekends or holidays.
(5)S. Y.
Good stuff. I live a few minutes walk from Chinatown in San Francisco. I eat dim sum regularly. Their shu mai were awesome and REALLY big. Legit! 4 of us age for around $45. I would eat here again.
(4)Vi L.
Adequate dim sum but terrible service. I had to ask 5 times for a knife and fork to feed my kid, 3 times for various sauces that should have naturally come with dishes ordered (like vinegar for xiao long bao, hoisin for turnip cake, mayo for seaweed rolls) but that never came. wtf cantonese ppl?! I'm ordering the food in Chinese!! I will notice when part of what I ordered is missing and for each time I have to chase you down, I'm taking a dollar off your tip.
(2)Megan S.
Have been here twice--once for dim sum, once for dinner. Both experiences were okay--not spectacular, not horrible. I think my biggest issue with this place is that you get the distinct impression that nothing is very fresh. At dim sum, for instance, I couldn't help but think that almost nothing was made in-house. The dumplings and buns were probably frozen. Everything was fine. The char siu bao were good, and the shrimp and scallion dumplings were nice, but I suspect they were previously frozen. The price also leads me to believe that most things come in frozen--3 of us stuffed ourselves for $26. What we had for dinner was similarly lackluster. Poor quality meat (not bad, just cheap), pretty sweet sauces on everything--generally Chinese takeout quality food. This isn't necessarily bad--sometimes you want that sort of thing. But it doesn't really fall into the category of "good food." It's got a definite junk food quality to it. The service we received was fine--prompt and polite. No complaints there. The atmosphere is kind of funny. Grandiose and faux-opulent in a way that only a Chinese restaurant can be. Everyone told me that the ladies who push the dim sum carts are notoriously stern, but we didn't encounter that at all. We might go back for dim sum (although looking forward to trying out Boke Bowl's dim sum soon), but I doubt we'll ever go back for dinner. There's so much good food in this town that it's hard to be satisfied with a place like this.
(3)Leah H.
Wong's King is my go to for dim sum. They offer it all week until 3p. The wait on the weekend can be a bit long, especially if you arrive between 11-1 but isn't too bad outside of that. The selection is basic and they will typically have everything you would expect at dim sum although it would be nice to see some specials or rotating items. I really appreciate the quality of their shrimp. It is never mushy or small. The calamari is one of my favorites; it's super garlicky and salty with chopped peppers and green onions. The steamed pork buns really seem to vary in quality on each visit which is a disappointment. They actually carry soup dumplings (they call them Shanghai dumplings here)! They are not exceptional but since they are kind of tough to find in Portland, I'm always sure to order one. Best ever? No. Best in Portland? Maybe!
(4)Bill S.
First time at Wong's today. Top notch dim sum. Everything I ate was excellent and the service was very good. My Chinese language skills are non-existent, so I had some issues with understanding just what I was asking for or getting. As a result my first item was fried duck tongue. It was very good until I found out what it was. (Still good, but kind of a bad mental picture). Definitely coming back to Wong's. I'd recommend this place to anyone.
(5)Vanessa M.
Kind of a small place for afternoon dim sum, but it was probably one of the better Chinese food places in the area. The service can be a little slow and rude sometimes but its part of the experience I guess. I think the meal was decent but they are rather expensive and not as tasty as I was hoping for.
(3)Azis V.
Foods here are expensive. I can order the same, and tbh, better food from other restaurant nearby with less expensive price. It's not that I cant afford it or anything. If this is a 5-stars rated and good food restaurant, i wouldnt mind paying that mind paying that much for food. I came to have two orders togo. The salted fried shrimp only has 12 of the shrimps in it. The worse part is, the shrimps were smaller than the shrimps i order from other restaurants. My second order was the seafood fried noodle. First of all, the noodle is dry tasting and there were lack of seafood in the dish. I did not expect a $13 seafood noodle dish to be that expensive with little seafood in it. I like their dimsum, other than that, this is disappointing.
(1)Micah W.
The best dim sum I have ever had . Friendly staff and a clean formal dining environment . The wait was a little long but they keep it moving .
(4)M N.
Growing up with eating "real" Chinese food, Wong's King is the only Chinese restaurant my family goes to. Their dim sums are so yummy with great selections. I suggest you show up as they open to guarantee a table on weekends.
(4)Lindsey G.
Very good dim sum. Best I have had!!
(4)Kim W.
We've only ever come here for dim sum. And it's a super fun experience. I recommend coming in a group of 5 or more! Just because you end up getting to try a lot of things. Plus it's fun. What we do is have someone who is in charge of flagging down the carts and picking the food. One hard part about this place is that some times it's hard to understand the employees pushing the carts. And some times they don't want to be bothered with your questions. Our favorite things to get, that we know isn't something weird are: Shanghai dumplings, doughnut noodle, Chinese broccoli, Calamari, Steam/baked buns/bao, Sticky rice, Shumi (sp?), this noodle dish that comes with like everything! and that's all I can think of off the top of my head. But trying things are an adventure! So do that too! And you really cannot beat the price! We get EVERYTHING! Like the things we know we like and things we want to try out! And leave totally stuffed and the whole thing costs us like $10 each! It's great! Plus they have like a rewards program you can sign up for free.. and you get points every time you go in, and the points go toward money off your meal and stuff.
(5)Victor D.
The quality was good. Went with my friend who eats dim sum every week since childhood. Must try the meat balls and the pasty tofu dessert. I was impressed and it did not feel heavy after eating like 10 differnt dishes... it might different for everyone but this dim sum place is worth trying
(5)Patrick S.
Compared to other dim sum in Portland, this place really is King...all of the dim sum here was good, but the xiao long bao barely had any soup in them, so don't bother getting them unless they change them sometime soon. And definitely order some mango pudding from the server before you head out. They also have amazing roast duck and cha sieu (bbq pork) at their take out door, right next to their main entrance with the "bbq to go" sign above the door. I don't bother to compare this place with the great dim sum in NY, BC and SF, since they're so far away, but if you're in town...this is the place to be.
(5)C C.
Good dim sum. The chow mien noodle was excellent. The wait was long!! We were told 20 minute for a table. It was more like 35-40 minutes. She told everyone 20 minutes no matter how many people were waiting. I'd come back during the week for sure!
(3)Tom J.
Everyone told me, go to Wongs King I finally got to go for yummy tasty Chinese food I am a giant ho! Yum yum, lick it up it's so spicy yum, yum, lick it up it's so sweet yum, yum, lick it up it's so tasty yum, yum, lick it up it's my fave treat! Forget dim sum! I want the greasy stuff! So....the crab rangoon were not the best I've ever had, but they were very good and contained actual crabmeat/imitation crabmeat, i.e., something besides cream cheese. For my entree, I ordered the five flavor chicken, which I've never seen on a menu before. It's fried and did have a terrific flavor, upon first biting into it, the dish has a maple type of taste that then evolves into flavors of sweet orange and a slight spiciness. I'm thinking they might use Chinese five spice powder. My friend's beef and scallops came in a super delicious sauce with lots of veggies, a healthier choice and still quite good. I kept drinking their hot tea and feeling really good. I looked at my friend and said, "what do they put in their tea?" But who cares? I had a blast!
(5)Alex B.
Best dim sum in Portland! Way better than Ocean City, with the exception of dan tats. My mouth is watering just thinking about their dim sum, and we just got home!
(4)Jay M.
Dim sum is just OK here. As large as the dining room is you would figure that they would have a better mixture of variety. We did see a lot of requests for certain normal Dim Sum items that had to be retrieved from the kitchen as special or one off orders. Pork Sui Mai was a little cold and dumpling wrapper was dry on the top edges. Other dishes were pretty standard until we ordered the shrimp toast which was extremely oily and cold. Service was good but not very attentive as we went awhile to get more tea and a water refill. I remember when they started Dim Sum in their Beaverton location a few years ago before they closed it and it was better quality there, even when you had to get it made to order. I wish that location was still open.
(3)Georgie K.
Use to be so good, but the last time we went it was not as good. The service was different and less attentive. The food was less good.
(3)Brenda L.
Not sure how to rate this restaurant. My family and I were really craving for asian food while visiting Portland (I know there are many other cuisines to eat here ..haha). Nonetheless, the food was NOT fresh! Most of our dishes were precooked and heated up again (tasted like frozen food reheated). Would not recommend this place. I give it two stars for the service, that's about it.
(2)Jade W.
Dim Sum small medium large all $2.75 Monday- Friday. What a Steal! I go whenever I can. Delicious. Best Dim Sum in Portland.
(5)Jimmy W.
Edit: sorry i thought i was in the HK cafe review section and didnt realize i reviewed wongs king! Wongs is still pretty good but not as good as HK as far as I'm concerned. Not sure how to delete this review and put it in the right restaurant. I don't give 5 stars very often but HK cafe sure is taking it to the next level. Maybe they are a 4.5 but the food is very good and the value excellent. I have reviewed them in the past for dim sum. We had dinner recently and I was very impressed. I have eaten there probably 15 times now and I am going out on a limb and declaring them best Chinese restaurant in Portland for taste and value. They seem to get better and better. Service is pretty good for a Chinese restaurant too. Water kept full, tea kept full and rice refilled. The dinner menu is extensive, prob at least 120 different choices. Everytime I go there I see some other table eating a dish I wish i had tried. I had made a bunch of money recently and decided for our family of four to splurge. We ordered, honey walnut shrimp, steamed chicken with soy sauce, tofu and fish fillet in hot pot, scallops with pea pod, shrimp dumpling dim sum (har gow), soy sauce noodles pan fried with pork and chicken and bean sprouts, and house special fillet mignon. Bill was $85. Free house soup and red bean desert (which I didn't care for but the wife and kids like it). Lots of leftovers for the next day. Whenever you go to a Chinese restaurant and over 90% of the people are Asian that mean you are getting as authentic as you can get. Go try it for dim sum or dinner and you will not be disappointed. And for the record i have no affiliation with this restaurant! Oh yeah try the free house hot sauce, best in the city , I wish I could buy it, may try next time.
(4)Meg N.
Always a hit for dim sum. Sometimes the wait can be long, especially on 3 day weekends. Shu mai, soup dumplings, bean curd skins, are all awesome and the best BBQ pork in town.
(5)peabody j.
Dim Sum on Sunday at this place was on my list for a long time and I finally went, and all my expectations were met and exceeded. I am a fan. Long wait, but just as much as any good place or brunch in Portland. It's a slow Sunday adventure, when you want to have fun and have lots of open time and want to enjoy the company you are with. Of course the service is kind of weird and you have to figure out how to get what you want and what everything means, but that is exactly the point! Extremely well priced, cheap food for amazing dim sum. Fun, seemingly authentic (I would not be the judge) and really really good food for dim sum. All-around highly enjoyable experience that I will be recommending to others and returning to.
(4)Valerie M.
Food was awesome! Didn't get to try dim sum but definitely will go back to try it. Our waiter spoke minimal English and unfortunately this left us with only water to drink. Definitely will go back and hopefully increase the rating to a five!
(4)MIDORI D.
This is one of my favorite place to have lunch with big group of friends. You don't need to wait, just start to grab whatever you want to eat. Lunch time is affordable, especially with some friends. This place is always busy so I recommend to go there around 11a.m. Kids friendly.
(5)Melisa V.
best advice for coming to Wong's King for dim sum: come with a big group of people. not only will you be able to sit at a round table with a lazy susan in the middle, but you'll be able to try more and get a sense of what's good, great, disgusting and just okay. even though we were running a bit late (our friends had come to get a number about 20 minutes earlier) we still had to wait another 20. the nice thing about dim sum though is the instant gratification. no need to place an order, no need to wait. the food starts appearing instantly. within the course of about 20 minutes we had quite a bit of food. everything from rice balls filled with egg and meat (no clue what it's called) to sliced pork and duck to fried shrimp on a sugar cane. of course there were also an assortment of dumplings, pork buns, the stuffed noodles and the mochi pastries. one of my friends is now thinking of creating a website for the names clueless americans give all of the dim sum delicacies, because we had NO clue what most of them are called. hopefully from my description it was kind of clear. there was a great variety, but I've had better elsewhere. I would definitely return for the experience if going with a large group.
(3)Elizabeth B.
I know, lots of people think this is the place for dimsum, but really, there are far better dimsum places out there. They really sell their food with the name, the atmosphere, and the awards in the display cases. Granted its a good nice to bring friends, but food and the prices are just good, not fantastically great. As far as dinner goes, really not worth it. Peiking/beijing duck are not even sliced correctly, I've had the one course as well as the 3 course peiking/beijing duck. It takes a real chief to cut it.
(3)Brady T.
In actuality, I really enjoyed the dinner I had here. We ordered a slew of different dishes, ranging from Seafood to Vegetarian. I was pleased with the taste, and service we received. The problem came 6 hours later when I became fairly ill. Hence the 2 stars. Don't know if its a 1 time deal or not, but I really don't like it when a restaurant makes me sick. I would probably go back and give them another chance.
(2)Zoe K.
Stopped on my way home to California. Food is good. Price is not so good, given I am from California where good Chinese at good price is abundant. I guess it's not fair to compare with California :) 3 stars due to price. I'd give 4 for food if price was right.
(3)Wesh W.
Good, huge, busy. Get there early and expect to wait. Once you're seated you'll forget the parking hassle, the wait...everything but the deliciousness.
(4)Aaron S.
Very very very very so-so. Some of my American friends loved it, but they also love Panda's Express.. (not to say that Panda is not good.. it is actually decent for fast food.) It is so grossly over-priced, and you don't really see real Chinese going there. It is always packed with (I believe) Southeast Asian looking people but never Chinese Chinese. None of my Chinese friends in Portland go there. I have tried both dim-sum for lunch and entree for dinners. Dim-sum is passable but among the top in PDX nonetheless. Entree is just like any other Chinese restaurant in town. Ridicoulous high price and long wait makes Wong's King a no-no for me.
(2)Mark S.
Near perfect - wonton soup - the broth is so good. I also had garlic chicken and green bean pork - both cooked to perfection. This is the BEST Chinese in the NW - go now!
(5)Dan L.
I love getting my dim sum here. Too bad it gets so ridiculously busy that the wait time can go up to an hour. Other then that thought the service is great here.
(5)Holly M.
We went here for a friend's birthday and it did not disappoint. Everything about this place was good--the service, the ambience, the FOOD! We did have a funny thing happen: hubby and I were the only white people at our table- the rest of our friends were Filipino. The waitstaff came to our table, only to deliver flatware just to my husband and I! The rest of the table went silent for a moment, and then we all busted up in laughter. Hubby and I know how to use chopsticks, so we passed on the flatware to some of our chopstick-hating friends. Was the waitstaff's move racist? Maybe. It didn't bother us too much other than for a good laugh.
(4)Scott B.
OK, the Dim Sum alone get's this place 5 stars. I have not found a better Chinese place in Portland. Makes me feel like I'm back in China.
(5)Bruce L.
We weren't going to this place originally due to mix comment from my friends. when we got there, there were tons of people waiting, so the wait til was long. service was average. the food quality is not consistent, comparing to the other Chinese dim sum place. some dishes were ok, but the shrimp dumping is not good, and the to fu skin wrap wasn't good neither. It seems like their dumpling types of food has skin that are too thick. Another problem is the layout of their tables, it has one pathway for the dim sum carts, so when people order dim sum from the front cart, the carts behind will get stuck often and create traffic jam. I probably won't go back again unless there's no other choices given the long wait and just average food.
(3)Craig O.
This place serves some crazy food. Food I won't even try and I am very open to trying some crazy food. I have had Dim Sum several times and this place has it down. If you are a vegetarian don't eat here, everything has fish or pork in it and god bless them for that. :) Go early, take a group, go alone and eat with strangers. It's all fun, its clean, its educational, its a beautiful restaurant and you will go back.
(5)celeste m.
Yelp, you didn't fail me! When some friends and I decided we needed dim sum and right away, we consulted Yelp for some ideas, and Wong's was the clear winner. We arrived at around 11 a.m. on a Sunday and there were already scores of people in line, but our wait was only about 15 minutes long. The dim sum was great, and four of us stuffed our bellies for under $35. It really is a shame that there aren't many decent Chinese restaurants in P-town, but just head to Wong's and you'll be all right.
(4)bridget n.
i have mixed feeling about Wongs King. I really like their dim sum; good but more pricey than Jin wah. their resturant is cleaner and a bit more...fancy? (it is also newer, though) i have had dinner there only once, and i haven't been back since. bill made my chinky eyeballs pop outta their eye sockets! and honestly, it was nothing to write home about. i recently went to a wedding there and food was pretty good then. maybe i'll stop by for dinner again and give them another chance. once again, hooray for dim sum : )
(4)BoiseFoodie A.
have tried both the dimsum service and dinner. satisfied - more than satisfied - with both. dimsum is varied, plentiful, easy on the wallet and really really good. be judicious in your choices because the carts keep coming, although if you live in town you can always take the left overs home. sesame balls are a must for me and these are authentic with the lotus root paste (not just bean paste). if you don't see something you want, feel free to request and the servers will get it for you. Service was attentive and friendly. if you haven't tried dimsum before, this is one of the user-friendly places to get your feet wet. not to mention, you are getting great quality as well. now, for dinner, we had crab. they fished it out of the tank and cooked it up. it was sweet and juicy and portion is easily enough for two. they charge by the pound and our plate cost about $25 (for a two-pounder). we had the crab with noodles. next time we will go for a spicier one. we have also tried the duck (half order, not the Peking duck). portion was very, very generous. did not come with rice though - order separately if needed. i was surprised by how good the duck was given that they are a restaurant specializing in seafood. what I appreciat a lot are the great big tables - no stinginess in seating. big dining area. plenty room for the carts to get around. great for families and large groups as well. place gets busy over the weekend lunch hour (dimsum service closes at 3pm). But our wait was about 15 minutes, which was not that bad at all.
(4)Sung L.
It's both the best and worst Dim Sum I've had in Oregon because it's the only Dim Sum I've had in Oregon. It's not as good as having Dim Sum in Chinatown in Los Angeles but that's probably not a fair comparison. They had a crazy long line so that would indicate that they have lots of regulars. They had some really good shrimp shumai, although the steamed buns filled with bbq pork were not very good. I thought their selection was a bit odd ... less steamed items and more fried items than I was expecting. The space reminds me of a hotel convention area where they have lots of big round tables.
(3)Gene B.
This is hands-down my favorite Chinese restaurant - primarily because of dim sum (I could have this every weekend), but also after a recent visit for dinner. I've giving it 5 stars based on the dim sum I've had in NYC, LA (more recently, in Monterey Park - which I believe has the largest population of Chinese in one US city) and the SF Bay Area. Though it's location is unspectacular to say the least, the freshness of their ingredients, attention to detail in preparation, service (Chinese restaurants aren't known for this, especially for dim sum, but Wong's King REALLY TRIES!) and finally, reasonable prices. My wife likes to go late (after noon) for dim sum, as that's when more exotic items appear (shrimp-filled eggplant, etc.) - but I like to go early (they open at 9:30 am on weekends) to avoid waiting in line. They earn the fifth star because they've been solid since they opened this location (2006) - my brother-in-law (who happens to be Chinese) says that they have to find a new restaurant every couple of years, as the quality inevitably goes down.
(5)Venerable V.
Yup. Dim sum. Yup. Busy-get there early. This is the kind of place where you get your grub on. The only thing I'll add is that the servers dress like flight attendants.
(4)Amy W.
I signed up JUST so I could post this review. I am officially boycotting Wong's King Seafood Restaurant for the foreseeable future. This WAS the place I swore by for the best dim sum and the food IS good, BUT! Today's experience was beyond poor from the service side. Unfortunately, there is a general acceptance that the servers at dim sum places are likely to be surly. However, we were repeatedly ignored and after being swiftly passed by for a third time I intervened asking for service and a particular dish. The cart server said rudely she didn't have what I was looking for and shoved off again without asking about other things. It took me being pissed and saying "well maybe we would like some other food!" as she walked off in order to stop her again. My tart reply made her stop but ever more rudely and losing her temper she said "well what do you want?" Ugh. I'm very grumpy because I left there hungry. Yes... I actually left dim sum hungry. That's how bad it was. The cashier said she was sorry but she didn't grasp the gravity until I told her I'd be going to Ocean City for awhile. Apparently she gave us a 20% discount but that was far from what we should have seen. My parents owned a restaurant. That was our livelihood. You do not last long as a business with employees who treat their customers as we were today.
(1)Mike H.
My girlfriend and I went for the lunch dim sum, which I believe is served from 10am-3pm. We had the Shrimp Dumpling Ha Gou, which was moist and had an excellent taste. I tried the rice noodle roll with beef and it had a fantastic taste yet it was absent the salty taste of many beef dishes. I have tried dim sum at many places while I was living in the Bay Area and this place is right on par with those establishments. I would say it's the best in Portland based on my experience, as for all of Oregon, I can't say.
(5)Luis P.
We found this place by looking at Zagat in the Portland area. We are always ready for chinese cuisine but as of late we have been hardly impressed by the many places we dined in southern California. How did the chinese cook in Portland, Oregon was the question that day. Zagat suggested with a high score this place so we went there for dinner. That first visit everything was downright tasty. We had a Won Ton Soup that had the clearest broth we have ever seen, kind of tasted like duck stock? Plump won tons, not a lot of shrimp (skimpy, as a matter of fact) but with all the other makings such as barbecue pork, chicken, assorted veggies in place). Had a roasted duck dish and the meat was a little chewy (better try the peking duck), a whole steamed fish they sold us for $25 (which ended being boiled more than steamed, which took most of the flavor and surely stayed in the water, still it was served with a pleasant sauce, but this one was no winner), crispy garlic chicken dish which turned out crispy and very flavorful, sizzling cod fillet which was only average, scallop & shrimp with pepper sauce turned out tasty enough, lots of white rice and mango pudding for dessert (complete original where chinese food is concerned for us). Total amount came to around $110 which was not excessive compared to similar places in souther California. We were so happy with the meal we found an excuse to return a couple of days later. This time the won ton soup broth was murky and tasted like plain chicken broth (probably the better chef was taking a break) and the food in general was not as delightful as that first visit. Isn't it funny how one day they will give you much better food and when you return the quality has decreased? Still, it was equal if not better than most chinese in California, so it was worth the visit. 4 Stars at the most.
(4)Liliana G.
wow! this place was great! i def recommend you go here with a group so you get to try as many different dishes as possible. also, i could tell it would be best to go when you have a lot of time to spend, thereby ensuring you see the biggest variety coming out of the kitchen. thanks to kyle f's suggestion, i tried the rice porridge. yummy and full of flavor. props to don b. for making sure we got mochi balls. they were soft, chewy, light, and delicious all in one. i especially liked the pineapple ones. i can't even remember all the other yummy stuff we got, but it was all super good. extra bonus points for the super low $$.
(5)Maggie and Chad T.
OMG to start off. #1 Thank you yelpers for the come early advice - we got there at 11:30 and waited 10 minutes for a table. #2 I wish I wasn't such a lazy American and knew another language. I have no idea what i ate - to be fair the staff didn't try to tell me either. I know it was a lot of shrimp #3 They seem to keep to the middle of the room with a lot of the more authentic dishes so if you know what you like hollar #4 Take your time - we came at exactly the wrong time mid shift. So when we sat we were given tea - offered shrimp this and that - some rice - then nothing but dessert for about 10 minutes. So we stuffed ourselves on some yummy stuff assuming they had a bad selection. We were wrong - then they came out with calamari - veggies - short ribs .... My advice get in early - stay long ... unless I'm waiting and then get the hell outta my way!
(3)Amber L.
This is my favorite dim sum place in town, second favorite ever (top favorite is in San Francisco). Their dinner is pretty good too, but it's a little pricey compared to other Chinese joints (but it is much better quality). If you're looking for good take-out in the neighborhood, go to Shenzhen which has good Chinese food but definitely lacks the ambiance (and flight attendant waitresses) of Wong's King. Also, a BIG plus- Wong's King has my favorite salt and pepper squid ever. Ever. Also, they have a BBQ take out next door which has delicious roast pork and roast duck. We always end dim sum with a healthy take home portion of BBQ.
(4)Sara K.
The dishes are hit or miss. But more often hit. When I walked in I was very excited, and may have set my expectations to high. It appears that every Asian person in Oregon was there. Speaking sarcastically of course. I really like the House Specialty Pan Fried Noodles. I encourage getting seafood dishes here since that is their specialty. Definitely not a fusion place like I have found other Asian cuisine in Portland to be.
(4)L. K.
"Really?--you want to charge for carry out containers because we "ordered too much"?" Go to Wong's King for dim sum whenever we visit Portland. We always order a large variety because we want to try as many of the offerings as possible and because we know that they can easily sell out of a particular item if you don't get it when you see it. At the end of our meal, imagine our surprise when they said they could only give us the little chinese carry out containers and one small rectangular container for our left overs and that we would have to pay for additional small rectangular containers. One of the employees commented that we had "ordered too much". Aren't restaurants in the business of selling food? I asked if they charge for containers when people order Carry Out. Was unable to get an answer--supposedly 'language barrier'. They did end up giving us some rectangular containers to take the food home--shapes of some of the food could not have fit into the chinese carry out containers. This 'container episode' certainly had a dampening effect on the dining experience.
(3)Diana L.
I'd agree some of people saying the food quality is inconsistent. 2 of 3 shrimp dim sum orders are great, but another one is very bad. Other food is regular and so-so. I'd say this one is authentic but the food is not that great for a top dim sum restaurant.
(3)Miwako T.
Ok. We went there for Sunday dim sum and the place was packed. Quite nice. They got more variety in desserts than other places and I loved that.!
(4)Ryan H.
This place kicks ass for Dim Sum. My rules for this place: RULE #1) DO NOT GO WITH SOMEONE WHO IS GOING TO WHINE ABOUT WAITING 20 MINUTES TO GET A SEAT, AND THEN DRAGS YOU OFF TO ANOTHER PLACE THAT TAKES 20 MINUTES TO DRIVE TO AND 15 MORE MINUTES TO GET SERVED. C'mon people, just chill and wait for the awesome dim sum, ok??? Rule #2) Order a lot. To the point of stuffage. Mmmmm stuffage. Rule #3) Then order some dessert. I hesitate to say which one, because they don't seem to make very many of the one I love. And if I'm there and you steal my favorite dessert, I get mad. Ok, it's the little tasty delight that is the green gnocchi, filled with cononut goodness. Mmmm. I've had normal meals here too - they are OK. I'd rather go to Om Seafood for standard meals. Dim Sum, however, A+ for Portland.
(5)Catie L.
GREAT for first time Dim Sum-ers, like myself. As far as quality goes, but definitely take an experienced buddy. They push carts around and yell out what's on it...I had NO idea what they said, but some more experienced friends picked well and I tried some great stuff! I had a great time with some lovely Yeeps too! Believe folks when they say to get there early! The line forms fast and furious! At least it did on the Sunday morning we went. The sesame balls were an instant fav. I can't remember the sticky dessert balls with nuts or pineapple...that was all Don B.'s bag. Go there if you like Dim Sum and don't go if you're not into food with weird textures. On a cleanliness scale of 1-5, I'd give it a 3.5. Variety is great, quali-tay is good.
(4)Neil O.
Patience and a deep appetite seem to be the top prerequisites at what is probably *the* place to go for dim sum in the PDX area. I've always been met with a 15-45 minute wait at this place, but the wait was always worth it. The dishes are fresh, fresh, fresh.
(4)Claire C.
Admittedly, I am a dim sum neophyte, so I can't be too critical - throw a few shrimp balls and shu mai at me and I'm a happy camper. After extensive research, we went to Wong's King on a Sunday afternoon. We actually arrived fairly late in the afternoon, so we got the remnants of the dim sum cart. Had the standard shrimp balls, shrimp noodle, shu mai and some other sort of dumpling - flavor was pretty good, but I'm sure it would have been better had we arrived earlier in the day. One major complaint- and I am super picky about this- the ladies restroom was ATROCIOUS. I walked in and immediately walked out, opting instead to use a gas station bathroom on my way out of town.
(3)Paige H.
I've really been excited to do the whole dim sum thing, but haven't had the opportunity, so one day the hubby and I just decided to go. I went on a Sunday afternoon, and it was really easy to get a table. They did eventually given us a menu because we had trouble communicating and just ate it all, having no idea what any of the dishes were. The only down side, it kind of tasted all the same. A total bonus, it was dirt cheap. We are amateurs... and it was all okay. We intend to continue trying to figure this out, with very happy tummies in the process.
(4)Olivia T.
I love the dim sum here but I don't love the waiting time. Usually I have dim sum in a party of five which consist of me, my mom, my mom's fiancee, my sister and her boyfriend. We waited for about almost two hours. By the time we had our table, I was so hungry and cranky. Yes a hungry Olivia = a very cranky not so nice Olivia. The food was good, I just wished they only have 15 minutes or 30 minutes waiting the most for party of five people.
(3)Edward J.
I am prejudice when it comes to dim sum. I've had so many dim sum in my life that I know what taste authentic and which dishes are my favourite. When I wasn't a vegetarian I ate things from boiled cow stomach to pheonix claw (vinegar chicken feet), and delicious grilled turnip cake to warm ginger syrup tofu bowl. DELICIOUS! Just thinking about it and I'm in love. I have to say Wong King is the best so far in Portland. I have finally found my dim sum spot. The price is reasonable and the food is fresh and well steamed. Not as great as Toronto or LA, but... it is still awesome for Portland. They also serve free jasmine tea! Of course, I speak perfect fluent Mandarin and few Cantonese, I had no problem getting the cart ladies to give me the news when the new dishes are coming out... and the best of all of food. Oh yeah, on the weekend show up as early as 11am if you don't want to wait for a table. PS: Not a place for vegan! But a good place for vegetarian. Just bring a mandarin or cantonese speaking friend with you. I doubt the cart ladies understand what "vegetarian" means. PS2: Get the congee, egg custard, lotus sesame ball, rice noodle covered fried dough, and the fuck'n awesome warm sweet ginger syrup tofu bowl. PS3: Don't get anything fried, that's for people who are afraid to try the authenticity.
(4)Chaein H.
love thier porridge chicken feet and sweet tofu(to fu fah ) decent priced n very attentive service .
(5)Jay P.
I'm with a lot of the lower reviews, if you're looking for a reasonable priced dim sum or food. You're going to get something a little bit less quality for what you're paying for. The food was the best here when it first opened, you see all those awards they got? They haven't really gotten anything lately because their chefs haven't really done anything great. The service is really ok too because they aren't trying to impress anymore and just try to keep the business running. The wait staff takes forever to do what you need them to do also. It was a 5 star when it opened, but now it's not the greatest... Parking is a hassle some times also because there are also other vendor/merchants on the block. Go to a place like HK Cafe if you're looking for something better.
(3)Nick M.
The food is poor, the service even worse and the level of stingy is pretty high. You don't even get rice with your food and when you ask for it, your food will be cold before you get the rice. There was not one part of the experience that was pleasant, other than that moment when we left and I knew I would never return. After we left the food has made all four of us sick and it really is a pretty horrible place to go.
(1)David G.
Dim sum is such a treat. Along with Sushi, Tapas, and Super Bowl food, tiny bits of food are the coolest way to stuff your face. YOU SEE there are no limits. As long as the food flows I can shovel it in. Wong King has typical dim sum fare and some surprises . I really like their chili oil. It is a little smokey and tart. Shu mai , Har Gow and chicken feet are my fav's. Like many of life's small treats, the best can be the unexpected or a risky choice. My favorite part of Dim Sum is when the server ROLLS HER EYES at me for not choosing Hum Bao! Like its the only thing on her tray that is Dimly worth any sum.
(4)T. S.
I know my Dim Sum, and having experienced some of the best in Vancouver/Richmond, Canada as well as Philly and San Fran...I give this place a 3. I will be back tho, since there isn't a lot of options when it comes to Dim Sum in Portland. I do wish their parking lot was much bigger. Parking is terrible here.
(3)Makenna C.
I came here knowing that lots of people consider this the best dim sum, so my expectations were high. While it was good, I have to say that I must separate myself from the party and proclaim that I enjoyed Ocean City's food better than Wong's King. Congee is one of my favorites and the pork and egg version here was a little bland to me. I can't remember everything we ate (we ate a lot) but I enjoyed the shrimp rice noodle probably the best. There was another sort of soft, soupy shrimp dumpling that we got more than one order of and was delicious, but one order wasn't cooked completely - the dough was still pasty and the shrimp was half grey inside. Big no no and the reason I'm marking them down a little lower than I probably would have otherwise.
(3)Jesse E.
I say in the bar and the happy hour menu was decent, food was good, and the drinks were strooong. The waiter was very friendly and attentive.... UNTIL, a young couple showed up to talk about their wedding catering. After that, I didn't see him again for about 40 minutes; basically not until they left. Water was empty for 30 minutes.... I will give them another try, but for now, 3 stars cause I absolutely hate to have empty water for more than 10 minutes!
(3)Holly D.
We had reservations. There were 14 of us and half of our troupe was a visiting delegation from China. They wanted to treat us to a nice Chinese dinner and had heard about Wong's King from previous delegations. We got there at six- place was empty. Over the next two hours we were served 21 dishes followed by three of the most amazing desserts I have ever tasted. From the Peking Duck to the Sampan Clams, we had food cooked in every style, eggplant, fish (with and without the head), chicken in several forms, rice, bok chok, mushrooms of all kinds. The wine flowed freely and so did the conversation. Service was impeccable- When one dish was almost finished and another one was brought out, the nearly empty dish was simply moved to a smaller dish so we could still spin it around the lazy susan. I have never had a meal such as this, nor will I probably again..until I visit China next year. Parking is tough, a dark and rainy night makes it hard to find..even though the sign is big, the place is very unassuming...the website has excellent pictures. I don't even want to know how much this cost, but if you can't go to China, go here.
(5)Erika N.
Now that my favorite dim sum restaurant is closed, this is my go-to place. I like it but it's just not as good as the spot I was going to for almost a decade. It's not greasy like other dim sum places. The food is really good. Not out of this world, but I def enjoy it.
(3)Don B.
Something seems to have changed a bit. I still consider this to be the best dim sum I have had in Portland, but after my last visit I left wanting more. Not more volume. Good baby Jesus no. I was so full it was painful. But it was the flavors. Some of my favorites were still good, but the random 'little-of-this, little-of-that" that I tried were, well, not all so great. It's still my first choice, but I need to knock it down a notch until it knocks my socks off again.
(4)Matt H.
A friend who knows a lot about dim sum took me here and I have been in love ever since. I like to go with someone who knows the dishes, as I am a novice, and the language barrier can make asking questions somewhat difficult. I plan on ordering something off the menu next time; the house special fried noodles look amazing.
(4)Jonathan H.
We are regulars at another dim sum spot and were taken aback by the convention center style of eating. It was loud, busy and the carts of dim sum did not change over the 45 minute we were there. The service and staff were nice and very attentive. We wanted to break out and try something different but were not impressed. Obviously there were many there who did like it. It seemed like it might be popular because it is "safe" if you know what I mean. Nothing to shocking to the general public. Oh well....
(3)Jessica N.
Probably the best place I've had dimsum in town, I don't remember the places I went as a child - but as I can remember now, the food is yummy. Being a college student and/or working when home I don't have the chance to visit the place during the non-busy weekdays. It's so difficult to avoid Sundays when dimsum is making my tummy yell at me impatiently. Sundays suck though cause a majority of asian families go around lunch time after church... Gah! Sometimes the wait can be moments or even up to an hour. But! It's totally worth it. I order the same thing everytime, the shrimp noodle with the soy type sauce. Some of this, some of that, maybe something new - mmm the fried taro root. However, it's a place I'd rather go with friends, with family, but never alone. Dim sum can add up, but from what I hear the prices here are cheap in comparison to what Cali has to offer sometimes. The parking lot though... It sucks - enough said.
(4)Lisa H.
Would have given zero stars if I could. Waited at the bar for over 35 minutes and couldn't order a drink while waiting for a table.
(1)Nicole C.
SUPER long wait, but always worth it. The food tastes so fresh, and the prices are great. An awesome selection, and never a dull moment with fantastic cart service!
(5)Chris E.
Awesome Dim Sum. I'd say probably the best in Portland. The atmosphere is casual and the food is served in one big dining room, which can be noisy. We arrived early and were lucky to get a table quickly, but when we left in the late morning, all tables were full and there were quite a few people waiting. I'd say get there early. The service was incredibly fast and efficient with many different carts of Dim Sum options circulating around. If you don't know Dim Sum, it was hard to communicate with some of the servers to ask what the items were. I'd say don't worry about it and just try anything that looks good and enjoy. We weren't disappointed by anything. For a group of 5 our bill was around $65, which was very reasonable. We will definitely go again. I'd suggest that you go hungry and don't plan to eat for the rest of the day!
(4)Jodi W.
Went here Sunday 10/28/12 for Dim Sum. First off....the place was NOT crowded. We got service right away from our waiter and that is as far as good service went. I realize that sometimes you wait at this type of meal, but this was bad. We got our first plates about 15 minutes after we had been seated, then we sat waiting for the servers to come around...... For another 15 min. At that point they brought around chicken feet,bean curd and steamed rice. We politely declined... And then the same server came around four more times with the same items, and then let us and the other servers know how "picky" we were being! After another ten minutes or so another cart finally arrived and we chose five items, they were delicious BUT cold. We did not complain.... The worst was when we left. We got up and stood at the register for about 5 minutes I went out to get the car and my girlfriend ran back inside because she had grabbed her purse but had left her iPad on the chair next to her. They had already cleaned up the table and told her in no uncertain terms that they did not find an iPad. She was gone a while so I parked and went back inside. We told them that we were not leaving until we got her iPad back. We stood there a few minutes and they FINALLY opened the drawer next to the register and there it was!!!!! I can't believe they actually tried to tell us they didn't have it, then when they realized we were not going to leave ....it " magically" appeared in a drawer. Delicious but cold food...crappy, rude servers ...... Thieves??????? We won't be back.....
(2)David T.
this is a dirty restaurant. two out of three of our cups had a bug in it. one had a fruit fly and the other had an ant. when we asked for new cups of water due to bugs, they gave us new cups. even at that, one cup had tea leaves in the cup of water. food wise, it was less than mediocre. my salt and pepper squid was too salty with something that tasted like cajun spice on top. i ordered rice porridge and a few other dishes. it was just poorly made. the dim sum is better in the seattle area. even if i had a dim sum craving, i'd rather go without in portland.
(1)Kevin C.
It's funny that this place bills itself as a seafood restaurant - it seems a bit misleading, since if you only came for the seafood, you would be about as angry as a French mob during the late 1700s (in other words, don't come for the dinner experience...you'll be disappointed). But if someone gave the angry Parisians some of Wong King's DIM SUM, Marie Antoinette may have been spared, since the pitchfork-wielding peasants would have been SO SATIATED by the food that they would've forgotten about the whole starving-and-dying-from-government-corruption-and-Âwasting issue. As someone who, before Wong's King, used to drive 3 hours, cross a national border, and then drive another hour, just to satisfy a dim sum craving, this place opening a couple years ago was a blessed, blessed time. The dim sum here is top-notch. The hao gao are full of shrimp and the essence of bamboo, and the rice-flour wrappers are never too chewy or dense. The egg tarts, if you get them while they're hot, are such an ephemeral, ethereal treat - crust flaky, filling still quivering with glistening joy. The Chinese chive dumplings are pungent and sharp, as they should be. Oh and the shumai are about as lovely as humans can imagine. And the rice-noodle-wrapped-chinese-doughnut is so good - the doughnut still hot and crispy contrasting nicely with the soft caress of the rice noodle. In other words, the gold standards by which i judge all dim sum places are phenomenal. But wait there's more! Call now and...o wait wrong line. They have some interesting, non-traditional dishes that are also hands-down fabulous. XO Sauce Noodles are smoky and spicy, and they handroll the rice noodles, so they're always fresh and tender. I love Wong's King so much. As has been said in many-a-middle-school-yearbook - "NEVER CHANGE"....
(5)Ed S.
Simply put, this place has gone downhill since when it first opened. There are better alternatives for dim-sum and dinner venues.
(2)Elizabeth S.
Love the Dim Sum here. However, it gets way too busy and you are expected to wait for at least an hour during the busiest times. Also, they share a small parking lot with other businesses so parking also sucks too. I love this place and have fond memories here eating with friends.
(5)Allen C.
Just got done eating. My friend Monica treated me to dim sum and I would be more than willing to pay for it the next time I am in town. I really enjoy the food here; they have small portions for a relatively cheap price and the more you eat the fuller you get. I typically can put away my food but I actually got full. I look forward to coming again. Cheers and good eats!
(4)David L.
Disappointed at the quality of the dim sum. I am from San Francisco and perhaps my standards are much higher. Ha-gow was not fresh and bland. Seafood noodles was cooked well.
(2)Dave S.
This place is legit. How do I know? Because almost everybody in here was Chinese and the wait staff barely spoke any English. (They had to bring an English speaking waiter for us.) The food is delicious and prices are very reasonable-- especially their specials! I ordered the pork belly on a bed of spinach and turnip greens. The portion size was huge and the pork was soft, flavorful and exactly what I was hoping for. Delish! WARNING: If you don't like pork fat, don't get this because it is very fatty. My wife ordered some kind of batter-fried fish. It had a sweet sauce on top with bell peppers and onions under it. The fish was well cooked and tasted super fresh. This my favorite Chinese restaurant in Portland.
(5)Amélia M.
This is the saltiest Chinese food I've ever had. I feel like they use the laziest recipe possible for the dishes, because that's how it looks and tastes. No bueno.
(1)Jim K.
Absolutely, positively the best dim sum that I've ever had. Wong's King succeeds with all of the standard dim sum offering (shumai, har gaw, humbao, etc) but really shines with the creativity and quality of their unique offerings. Their new fried tofu skin roll great, and other items I haven't seen anywhere else. Everything is extremely fresh, and because of their large customer base, doesn't sit around in the steamer cart forever. Many items are brought out directly from the kitchen on trays by servers, and are typically some of my favorites. Be prepared for a long wait if you go for dim sum on the weekends (30 minutes is average) but it's totally worth it. And since dim sum is best shared with a large group (more chance of trying many different items) there's only more time to chat. Be sure to ask for a nice pot of Jasmine tea to go with your meal. Happy eating!
(5)Sandra W.
Went for dinner the other night and we're glad we tried it. First of all, fully 3/4 of the families in the dining room were Chinese. When the kids aren't eating, they like to wander around, but they're so well mannered they're not bothersome at all. Cute actually. It's hard to describe the ambience of the dining room. It's clean and utilitarian, and they use white tablecloths and pink cloth napkins, but it's not fancy at all. We ordered three dishes: The spare ribs ($18), General Tso's chicken, and Mongolian Beef. We also tried the Honey BBQ pork appetizer, which is the best I've had anywhere, including NYC! So tender and tasty, and accompanied by a divine plum sauce. The food came out sequentially, not all at once. First out was the Mongolian Beef, then the rice, then the General's chicken. Both dishes were very tasty. We were so impressed. Then the spare ribs came out. They looked weird -- grey; and dusted in some sort of orange-colored spice. One bite confirmed that appearances are usually correct. The ribs were TOUGH, deep-fried and then dusted with some sort of spice, but all I could taste was oil that tasted like old fish. Yuck. Yuck. Yuck. What a waste of $18. I would like to try the dim sum someday; but as for dinner, we'll do it if we're already on that side of town.
(3)Hana J.
My group came here for dim sum on Sunday, and left happy and bursting with food. It was very busy, so we waited 15-20 minutes for a seat, but the food was well worth the wait! After moving here from CA, I have been searching for a good dim sum place in PDX and I think I have finally found it! I have never been to a dim sum restaurant that was good at the service and the food (generally it's just the food), but Wong's King refilled our waters and teapot multiple times, and we were greeted with a cart of steaming shu mai and other tasty foods as soon as we sat down! The steamed foods were so amazing; they put a lot of emphasis on the herbs rather than the sweet sauces and such. My mouth is watering just thinking of their shrimp and cilantro wontons! The only thing we weren't able to get was mango custard, but that was only because we were too full by the time the dessert cart came around! For us, the cherry on top was their steamed custard buns, a must have for any dim sum place. Our first set was so delicious - not too sweet and very light fluffy custard. I would take a half star off for the second set though, because the custard wasn't quite cooked all the way and you could taste the egg yolk. Overall though, I think this was a fluke and I'm willing to overlook it because the rest of the food was so delicious! Prices were normal for any good dim sum place; our ticket was $50 on the nose for 3 adults.
(5)Mee-stique K.
I can't believe they have better chinese food then in SF!!! That's not fair!! :( I think the chinese chefs needs to go and take a trip here and learn a handful of tricks from them. They had such good and fresh seafood that I didn't want to leave. They had many really good dishes like freshwater prawns sauteed with garlic and scallots. Really good jicama, chinese donuts and celery...(really don't know what this dish is called but it was sooo yummy) Their dimsum is good too!! They have a very good chicken bun which I wish they serve it here! I would be in dimsum heaven if they did!
(4)Randy N.
Wong King has never let me down. I usually stop by for dinner whenever in Portland craving for some good Chinese food. Good, clean, and friendly atmosphere. The staff is also very attentive. I really need to come here for dim sum in the near future. Overall the food is great and I leave happy!
(5)Leanne S.
Was recommended here. Let's start off by the ants on the table. When addressed to server he said "oh yeah, sorry". Whatever,it happens, but then looking around dirty dishes piled everywhere. Old beer bottles piled up and nevertheless blood on the bathroom floor all over and none of the restroom logs were completed. The kitchen was dirty and WOULD NOT GO BACK. Enough said!
(1)Andrea F.
Super tasty and fresh. The duck was perfectly crisp and I think the crab puffs are made in house. The prices were reasonable for the excellent quality of food. We went for an early dinner on a Monday @ 4:45pm and by the time we were leaving @6:30 the place was starting to get packed. I will be going to try dim sum; I hear it is a very long wait so I will do it on a day I don't have my toddler.
(4)Wolf L.
Yes! We found us some dim sum! Dim sum used to be a regular Sunday morning ritual for us when we lived in our old burg. We'd grab as many family members as possible and head on down to Chinatown. It's one of the things I've truly missed since moving to Portland. A co-worker told me about Wong's King. Excellent dim sum, he said. This Sunday morning, we decided to give it a try. The dining room is surprising large--looking very much like a traditional dim sum place. I was happy to see a small cadre of highly efficient looking cart ladies moving among the tables. Yes! It even smelled like a real dim sum restaurant. Unlike the places we used to patronize in L.A., the service at Wong's King is excellent and the dining room looks very clean. We were swarmed by the cart ladies as soon as we sat down. We got pork buns right away--no wait! We also got egg tarts right when we wanted them. (We have a private joke about egg tarts. When we asked for them at Empress Pavillion once, the grumpy cart lady shouted, "EGG TART COME LATER!" So, we always say that at least once when we go to dim sum.) Every dumpling, bun and shu mai we ordered was better than the last. The char siu was tender and tasty. I really, really like this place, and I'm glad we got there early. The line was out the door when we left. We also wished GF's Chinese momma lived close by. She'd love this place. We'll have to take her when she visits.
(5)Britt C.
Stepping into Wong's is like stepping into another world...though you may have to wait a while to cross over the threshold. When you arrive you will probably have trouble parking, then there will probably be a line in which case you will have to take a number and entertain yourself and your growling belly until said number is called. But it will be worth it...especially if that growling belly happens to also be churning with booze from the night before. There's nothing like some good, greasy dim sum to get you back on your feet on a Sunday morning. Dim sum isn't dim sum unless you have the carts. It also isn't dim sum if you can actually understand what the women pushing the carts are saying to you when you ask them what they have inside their little round metal trays. Wong's is authentic on both counts. The food is yummy, varied and it just keeps on coming. And when you get your bill you will wonder how it is even possible to have paid so little for so much. Oh Wong, I miss you already. I'll be back next weekend.
(4)Alicia F.
Holy dim sum batman! This was my first experience with dim sum and I have to say, I'm a fan! To address other reviews: 1. Yes, go early, we arrived right when they opened at 9:30 and within an hour this very large restaurant was completely full. 2. There is no pacing yourself, it's been six hours since we left and I will probably not eat dinner. Can't remember the last time I was this full. 3. This is amazing food! We will definitely be returning!
(4)Scott Z.
Delicious
(4)Ed C.
This is not an average Chinese restaurant. It is bad at sweet and sour chicken, mapo tofu, and fried rice. The price, however, is far too high. What it is good at is seafood dishes. Do not order any everyday Chinese entrees. Order deep fried fish or fish soup. Order clams. But do not order sweet and sour pork. One exception was Mongolian beef. It was excellent. I would not go back there.
(2)Jason T.
This place is a must to try for dim sum. Arrive early to guarantee a seat and enjoy every minute of the experience. I will be returning many times to enjoy this experience.
(4)Izzy N.
LOL.. you've got to be kidding me. The wait and shitty parking is not worth it. My entire family agrees. Even though our wait wasn't that long because we hit it early, I felt sorry for the people waiting in the long line for this. It's barely mediocre dim sum at best. This is not as good as it gets in Portland, people. Wake up. On the plus side, it's pretty damn clean. But so are Iowa rest stops. Pass!
(1)Nikie R.
Superb dim sum! Service was quick, and they had pretty much all of the dim sum you can think of there. The waiters and waitresses were all very nice. And the bill was about $27, and that was feeding 3 people. I'm definitely coming back here!
(5)Gloria H.
I'm a little upset with this place although it's not really their fault. Why, we really made extra efforts to come here - saved our stomach from another place, took a pretty long bus ride and walked quite a few blocks...only to come to a tiny strip mall. We had high hope with all the reviews and even locals telling us this is where the Chinese community is...?!?QUE? What Chinese community?!? Goodness, you guys are SO deprived... Alright, back to the restaurant. We were pleased when first entered because most of the patrons were Chinese. It was spacious and bright and ladies in uniform were pushing food carts around. We sat down and as I was just saying to my husband how I wish they didn't "assume" we are tourist and give us the standard Jasmine tea...the guy came over with a pot of tea. I have to ask - what kind of tea is this? He was a bit surprised and said sheepishly "Jasmine". I looked at him and told him what we would like. He walked away with his head down like a child...serve him right, this is the first time I was not asked what kind of tea I want. Food - nothing interesting or spectacular. After a few mediocre dishes, we decided to save our stomach and move on to the Kennedy School! The last dish we decided to try (siu lon bao) turns out to be the worst...such is our luck. When our bill came - I was in shock. $11! I couldn't believe my eyes. This is beyond cheap...given the price, I really can't give them less than 3 stars, it would be a crime. Portlanders - you guys have great restaurants, pubs, bars...we are so envious BUT you are very deprived of good chinese food including dim sum.
(3)Xochil S.
Yuck. Yuck. Yuck. Not the best. Typical Portland, think something is great and glom onto it. Weird food temperature, good service, Americanized dim sum. Maybe again, maybe not.
(2)Sherry Y.
I mostly come here for dim sum (or at least I did). It's been a while since I've been here, but one of our friends wanted to meet here for dim sum yesterday, (despite hearing that they failed their health inspection a few months back (and passing the redo)). We got there just at the right time, because about two minutes after we walked in a whole bunch of people walked in. We still waited about 20 minutes though (and that was when it was pretty empty in the waiting room). Much of the staff speaks passable English, bonus, espcially given how little English the staff at some other Chinese restaurants speak. We ordered several dishes. The har cheong (shrimp noodle roll) was dry and hard and not very hot. There was a steamed shrimp dumpling shaped like a traingle that was kind of mushy; the har gau was decent. I've had dim sum at Wong's King that was great--but not this time. I would say I give it a solid three stars for this visit, especially given how long the wait can be. There are dim sum places almost as good without such a long wait. I've also had dinner here a couple of times in the past. Their Peking Duck, while not real Peking Duck, was tasty--but still left me wanting the genuine article. Wong King's is a decent place to have a 'nice' Chinese dinner. Probably the nicest in Portland, but not quite sure if they're the best. I'll probably wait until I'm in SF or NYC for my nice Chinese dinner.
(3)Adam S.
You can't talk about a good Dim Sum restaurant without talking about the lines. Dim Sum is typically visited on a weekend for brunch with family members. I was smart the first time I came to Wong's King. I knew that they opened at 10:30 so I got myself up early on a Sunday and took the trek to the east side. When we arrived we found parking pretty easy. We got seated fast as we arrived there at 10:45. The restaurant was already 90% full. The first thing that you notice about the food here is how fresh it is. That may have something to do with the amount of people that turn up for Dim Sum. I am a big bao (bun) and shumai (dumpling) fan and I enjoyed each one I had here. We also ordered a BBQ pork dish as well and really enjoyed the flavor and quality of the meat. The Dim Sum here was your typical selection from every single Dim Sum place in the world. Tea came fast (no surprise) and food made it's way around the restaurant timely. Water however came pretty slow, and when we wanted to order something special it took a while before we finally received it. I won't fault them for it as we were eating from when we got there to right when we paid the check. My only complaint is as Dim Sum dishes come the portions seem to be smaller then I typically see. I would give them 5 stars if they were a little bigger. This as other YELPERS have said is a trek from downtown but if you want good Dim Sum you are much more likely to find it off of 82nd then you are in the Chinatown area. By the way their website tells that they will eventually deliver... that would be NICE.
(4)Ant S.
This place gets an "OUTSTANDING" from me. My second day here in Portland OR, and I'm taken to a dim sum place out of California that beats almost every one that I've been to so far. I'll need to go to the other Dim sum places in CA again to properly review them now because this place may beat them all. Parking was tiny, especially if you have a non-compact vehicle, but the wait was good. We got seated rather quickly around 11:45 which I thought were busy times... and of course, the selection was grand. The quality of stuff here was exquisite. I've never been more pleased with the over all taste! Presentation was delightful as most dim sum places but the caterers uniforms added to the flavor. Something about the purple hats I guess. And lastly, the price. I was with 3 other people and a baby and we had about 8 or 9 different items. Usually, I'd expect to pay around $65-$70 but it was $35! OORAH! Hell of a meal. Hell of a deal. Good for you, good for me. HMMMM GOOD!
(5)Erin M.
The 30+ minute wait on a Sunday morning is worth the excellent service and tasty dim sum from King's. From my experience, this is your typical weekend dim sum experience, with a room full of chairs & guests eagerly waiting their turn. The dining room is good size, loud, and full of energy. The dim sum is great, and if you don't see what you like the service is better than average- just ask and they will make it! Prices are decent, parking can be difficult, but it's a great way to start off your day!
(5)Guy R.
Great restaurant for the family! Best Dim Sum in the Portland/Vancouver metro area.
(4)michelle c.
Wong's King is the best place for Chinese in Portland. I've been here three times in my past four visits. Their only shortcoming is a lack of love for the vegetarians. Their prices are very reasonable and my super picky Chinese dad thoroughly enjoyed it. I don't think I've seen him enjoy a meal so much since his last visit to see me in Los Angeles. Bonus points for their mixed drink selection. There is something very comforting to me that I can have an "exotic" umbrella drink with my meal. Call me cheesy, but I'll take my happiness where I can get it.
(5)Figaro A.
i was visiting portland from los angeles when i found this place online and decided to check it out. not expecting too much, given my spoiled palette from l.a.'s chinese food capital, i ordered some usual dim sum morsels (har gow, shiu mai, chicken feet, spare ribs, etc.) and BOY DID I THINK I WAS BACK IN L.A. / MONTEREY PARK AGAIN. It was that good! Kudos for Wong's King Seafood for bringing authentic flavors of L.A. Chinatown to the Pacific NW.
(5)Hungry B.
WONG IS KING! I drive 2-3 hours just to eat at this place or whenever I am in Portland. As an Asian in Oregon, this is the place for your Dim Sum and Chinese BBQ fix! I'm betting this is better than any of the places I enjoyed in California. I'm betting my parents will say the same once I take them. During peak times (10:30am-1pm) for dim sum, be ready to take a number and wait 30 minutes or more. I've seen folks bring and play boggle while they wait. They have a waiting area with chairs. Thought that was a good idea. Also call ahead to make sure they aren't closed to sit down dining. I've done that several times as a result of the entire dining place being closed/booked for a wedding banquet. I've also sat in the cool hidden bar and ordered off the menu. Dim sum and Happy Hour, what could be better! You still can order off the menu to go even if the place is closed down for a celebration banquet. They also have a great BBQ/Butcher/Deli for your duck, bbq pork, etc. They've got all the Dim Sum dishes. My kids (8 and 5) love going. Huge dining area. Aquaria of dinner (chuckle). Wong's story (the owner/chef) is an amazing one, highlighted by the entry way glass case filled with top chef awards from Hong Kong cooking competitions.
(5)Paul C.
Good dim sum, but too much of a circus on the weekends for most people to handle. Business has slowed a bit because of competition from HK Cafe. Better prices at HK. Food quality is about equal though.
(3)Rachel L.
We usually get dim sum here, which, after years of dim sum being shoved in my face, is NOT my favorite.. BUT. This is the best dim sum I've had. The waitresses (wearing lilac purple) are always pushing out new items fresh and hot from the kitchen. Bonus: I've heard them call out dishes in both chinese AND english. The decor is nice and everything is CLEAN, what a relief from most dim sum restaurants.
(4)Kerrie L.
The first time someone mentioned "dim sum in Portland" to me, I was absolutely skeptical. I've been in the Bay Area for 12 years, and naturally, I didn't think anything Portland had to offer would be able to compete. SOOOOO WRONG! Wong's King's food is great - nice variety and good quality. Decor is great - lots of big tables, and chandeliers to keep babies' attention while their parents eat. And to round it all out, this place is CHEAP. Really really inexpensive...as in, a party of 8 could eat for, say $60? Highly recommended.
(4)Thomas M.
Wong King's was my introduction to the magic of Dim Sum, which I still love and would eat here anyday. My first experience here included a wait for over an hour which was worth every minute for the experience. However in the last week I have eaten here twice (Vietnamese GF's family events) and I have been totally disappointed both times. Yesterday the GF's family rented out the entire space for a wedding reception. We had a traditional Ten course meal which I am sure was not cheap, but I was not a huge fan. The food was VERY traditional (my chicken was served with the head cut off as a separate piece on the plate). This made me loose my appetite a bit, but past that nothing was that special about the food at all. I left feeling super greasy, salty, and unsatisfied. I would rather hit up a PF Changs any day as sad as that sounds.
(2)Andrew K.
If you're in the mood to go for Dim Sum, this place will serve your needs. I lived in Eugene and would make the trek up to Portland for this restaurant on occasional weekends. The siu mai is good, but like a previous post mentions, it isn't served with the typical vinegar and ginger. I like the congee here because it has real shredded meat, not leftover ground pork like some other places tend do. If you have vegetarian friends, the gai lan is about all they'll be able to eat. All in all, I enjoy this place, and though its not the best yum cha establishment, it serves the needs of people in Oregon. Now, I know some people think that "in San Francisco this place would get two stars, blah blah blah", but in the Pacific Northwest, all is relative, and this place hits the spot!
(4)Ryan C.
i give it a 4 coz i think the place is nice, clean, & quiet... one of the few chinese restaurants that can keep their place clean and quiet... as for food, ate the dim sum there at 12ish noon.. thus the "meh" food.. har gao a little tough, char siew bao kinda hard with little filling, chicken feet has too much pepper (the veggies) taste, and cheong fun was kinda tough too. siew mai was a-ok.. HOWEVER, bai gu (pork spare-ribs) was heavenly!! cooked with yam, not many restaurants do this, and the pork was so flavorful. took my eyes off it and my GOOD FRIEND gobbled it all away. grrr! cah leong was not too bad. had to wait for 10 or so mins and the chinese doughnut was crispy. two of us spent $13 for about 7-8 dishes. not too bad, decent i'd say. i choose jade garden in seattle chinatown anyday! they got alot of praws in their dish, wong king has alot of pork in their dish.. that's the major diff! btws the place is like in the suburb of portland and in abundance of restaurants.. saw it on the way back to portland.
(4)Jessica R.
Extensive menu with lots of food I'd like to try. Tasty food. Very formal. About 7 different people served us - one handing the dishes to another. I want to go back....but I'm waiting until they can get higher food inspection scores from Multnomah County. I just can't stomach it right now. I checked their food score again today. It was 43...out of 100!. A minimum of 70 is required to comply with food safety regulations. I ate here once and it was good, but food safety trumps taste, so my score has changed to 1 star.
(1)Becka L.
This was my first trip to Wong's King, and I'd heard good things about it from my friends. Altogether, it's a decent place for dim sum in Portland. A couple notes: Chinese restaurants vary so widely in terms of day-to-day quality that it's almost impossible to base your expectations on individual reviews. Also, as a generalization, don't expect Western-type waitservice at Chinese restaurants - it's just not the same culture. People who work in Chinese restaurants often work more than one job per day, and they're there to do a job, not coddle the customer. So if they don't stop by and ask how the food is, or see if you need anything, it's not intentional - the concept is just not on their radars. Basically, if you want something, wave them down. Ok - the food. Not too much MSG, which was nice. We had a variety of dishes, including shrimp dumplings (haw-gow, and please excuse my wacked out spellings here), pork/shrimp dumplings (shiu-mai). Also some deep fried tofu skin stuffed with veggies & meat, and saucey tofu skin stuffed with different veggies & meat. We also had some steamed bbq pork buns (char-siu bow) and ordered a couple of noodle dishes. The pork chow-mein (yook see chow mein) was really tasty, but the beef chow-foon (gon chow gnau haw) was a bit devoid of flavor and a disappointment. The tea was what my family (and many other Chinese families, I'm sure) affectionately call "Chinese restaurant tea" - this is not a place where they will ask you if you want chrysanthemum tea. Wong's King does not compare to Chinese restaurants up in Richmond, BC (which rival HK), but as a Chinese restaurant in Portland, it's a place I would probably take my parents to. If we're talking about rating it on a dim sum scale, I would say that it's around a 6 when compared to zeros like House of Hong in Seattle, WA or 10s like Kirin in Vancouver, BC. Expect a long wait on the weekends, be prepared to sit in a DMV-like waiting area if you expect to hear your number called, and arrive by 12:30pm at the latest if you want hot food.
(3)Tom S.
This is one of the best Chinese restaurants in the Portland area. Amazing dim sum. Great for dinner too. Excellent sweet Chinese soups for dessert. Generally very good service. Little meat deli on the side sells roast duck and pork for take-home too. Not sure what's going on with their Beaverton branch, which seems to be suffering from service/management issues, but we've always had good luck at this (original?) location.
(4)Rose A.
Good Dim Sum, atmosphere is clean and very nice. Fairly authentic items on the menu, I also had chickens feet which were very good. The waitstaff speaks a little English and can be hard to understand, but they understand you. The authentic clean atmosphere in the restaurant almost reminded me of the opening scene of the second Indiana Jones movie! Enjoy...it's all very good!
(4)Mary Jane D.
i love dim sum at wong's king!!!! i've eaten here twice and both times the dim some was GREAT!!! i usually eat dim sum closer to home.. at jin wah.. but my coworkers recommended wong's king.. and i don't think i'll be eating at jin wah anymore. i'll make the trip from aloha to the southeast!! plus it's a lot cheaper than jin wah!! funny side note... today while waiting for a table i saw the manager of jin wah and some servers eating at wong's king!! so goes to show... wong's king is a whole lot better!!!
(4)Cesar d.
If you're hungry for dim sum and hate to wait for your food, then get here before the noon rush! This is Portland's spot for authentic dim sum. The place is clean, the service is quick, the food is great and those uniforms are rockin'! And if you're not familiar with dim sum, this is a great place to start. Remember, the dim sum carts move fast, so you've got to be faster. Unleash your palette, let it run through the fields of savory, sweet, hot and spicy. Start with the chrysanthemum tea! Then let the energy of the flying dragon on the ceiling flow! Feng shui is all around. And each plate will remind you.
(4)Rebecca N.
Fantastic Dim Sum, excellent service, great prices and now a full belly. And if they bring you the durian pastry, do not ask questions....just order it.
(5)Jen J.
Very impressed with service and food quality for going so late to Dim Sum. We arrived after 2pm and I t hought there wouldn't be anything left. They were out of custard buns but if you've been going to dim sum any number of years you should know that that is expected. Tons of other dishes were available and they tasted fresh. Our waitress and the cart pushers were pleasant. We used to joke about trying to get them to smile so it was refreshing. We took my husband's dad who loves his dim sum and he approved and overate. Next time we are going early so my daughter can have her custard buns!
(5)Jennifer R.
Absolutely delicious! Heard a lot of great raves about this restaurant and glad I was able to attend a lunch celebration here. We had a 10-course meal that consisted of duck, honey walnut prawns, lobster, fried rice, fresh prawns, fried chicken and much much more. The steamed fresh prawns were incredibly sweet and succulent. All the dishes had great presentation and top notch flavor. Many of the dishes such as the fried chicken and steamed prawns came with optional dipping sauces, but were unnecessary since the meats had great flavors inside and out. Although we could barely button our pants, we decided to try a few dim sum dishes in between our courses. Yes yes, they too were finger-licken tasty! One thing I really appreciated was the friendly waitstaff and the cleanliness of the place. (Granted, we had our own private room so I don't know what it's like in the 'general' seating.) Each time our plates were filled with bones and other scraps, they replaced our plates with clean new ones. I think it was their way of 'tricking' us and making us feel good about ourselves so that we don't realize how much we've really eaten.
(4)hung n.
When it comes to dim sum, it's all about consistency! This place has always been good! Although, beware lunch time can back up so come early and enjoy - you won't be disappointed!
(5)Kathie B.
We arrived about 12:45 on a Sunday, and, as all the reviews state, the wait was long. We opted to eat in the lounge. Yes, we missed out on the Dim Sum experience, but we gained very personalized service. Some reviews state that asking questions about the menu is difficult, as many of the waiters don't speak very good English. We found just the opposite. Both gentlemen were extremely willing to describe the food. I wasn't impressed with the amount of fat on the spareribs, nor the batter to seafood ratio on the Calamari but overall the food/flavor/portion size was pretty good. The menu options were excellent and the wait staff treated us exceptional.
(3)G T.
Food is great but service is hella slow and wait staff are just plain rude. If their food wasn't good, I would never come back.
(3)Thuy H.
after reading all the yelp reviews, we HAD to try this place out. we were lucky enough to find a parking as we pulled in. there was a long line. it's a good sign if people were willing to wait. i love how they have their line organization together unlike other places that i've been to. they have chairs for customers to wait. the atmosphere and decor is awesome. very clean and organized. the servers are very attentive and helpful. the food was awesome. definitely a good place to check out.
(5)Randy A.
Whenever I have a weekend without a honey-do list, I love coming here for their dim sum breakfast. Why do I like coming on days I don't have anything else planned, you ask? Because I'll spend the rest of the day laying on the couch in a shu mai-induced coma. The food here is great, and QUITE easy to inhale, especially if you're a huge fat guy like myself. The waitstaff is... well, let's say "direct". They're no-nonsense, and I can definitely appreciate that. It's not TOO pricey, but it's somewhat of a trek across town from where we're located- but worth it every single time.
(4)TandA B.
Had a great first time experience here. If unfamiliar with dim sum make sure you request a menu. It is full of pictures and descriptions. This proves to be very helpful for the kids.
(4)Jeanne F.
Probably should have gone here for dinner. This place was PACKED. We waited over an hour for a table. During lunch time, Dim Sum is served. Dim Sum is good, but fairly bland food. We were hoping for more seasoned/spicy food. We'll have to go back and order off the dinner menu.
(2)Tracy Y.
It's sad. There are no good Chinese restaurants in Portland. This sort of works for me in that sometimes you just have to suck it up and eat...something...Chineseish. The dim sum was okay. Some better than others. I had to eat it so it was fine. I think it's worth a trip to Vancouver to have a real Chinese meal. God help us.
(3)Nancy K.
I love dim sum. I go have dim sum with the family for birthdays, holidays, and whatever special occasion that we deem worthy. I used to think Wong's King had the best dim sum in Portland. I went there over the weekend with the family for my b-day lunch. It was disappointing. There wasn't much variety, the majority of the uncovered dishes were stone cold and tasted like they were made hours ago (not what I was expecting since we were there at noon). The covered dishes were ok - the usual standard fare...har gao, shu mai, shrimp rice noodles. My biggest gripe is that the women pushing the carts didn't make eye contact as they walked by so I had to first stop them and then ask them to show me what they had. I think this was the first time I've had dim sum where the ladies did not at least say what they had in their carts. I don't have x-ray vision and I don't know the names of all the dim sum in the known universe. I probably won't be having dim sum here again for awhile.
(2)L. C.
Best dim sum in Portland. I spent most of my life in LA and SF so I have extremely high standards for Chinese food and I did not think it was possible to find good Chinese food in Portland. I searched high and low and went to many places and nothing even came close. People recommended me to Wong's King and I was blown away. Their dim sum compares with the top restaurants in California. The service is fantastic and they are extremely organized. I loved it so much that I did my wedding dinner at Wong's King and everyone was extremely happy about the service and the food. The prices are extremely reasonable as well. Imagine my surprise and excitement when I saw on my commute to work a week ago a Wong's King sign pop out of no where in SW Portland. Thank you Wong's King for giving me a taste of home!
(5)H. K.
The best dim sum in Portland. Get there early and expect to wait. Make sure you are standing inside the little waiting area or else you won't hear your number when it's called! The dim sum is truly excellent, better than some of the places I've been to in SoCal. Their food even impressed my mom visiting from Taiwan. I like the atmosphere here because it reminds me of the bright, loud, bustling Asian restaurants my family would eat at when I was a kid. Outside of their dim sum, however, the food at Wong's King isn't anything to write home about. It's good but not spectacular. Maybe there's a special Asian person menu and I need to go there when my mom's in town so she can order for us? I don't know what it is but I don't think the food tastes that authentic. The food is kinda pricey and the portions are small.
(4)Verelle S.
Food seemed to come out in a strange order, and we weren't given any assistance in what to order. The menu is ginormous, and not being someone who goes out for Chinese often, it is pretty intimidating. Can't say I'd go back unless I had a knowledgable friend to dine with.
(3)Krista T.
I never would have eaten here if it wasn't for the wedding reception I was invited to. I am not a big chinese food fan, but Wong's King was great. It is a huge restaurant so it held the 200 or so wedding guests comfortably. I don't know how it is set up normally though. The food was incredible. I think my absolute favorite was the glazed shrimp. We had lobster that was a little tough, steak in a taro basket, soups, noodles...it was an endless feast. And it was all fantastic. Even the almond cookies and rice cakes for dessert were great. I don't know how this private party compares to an average dinner here, but if its even half as good then its worth heading to SE for!
(4)Jim S.
If you've ever had dim sum in SF or LA, you are in for a shock at this place. Everything we ate was greasy and overpriced, and the wait was pretty long, even at an odd time on a weekday. We only went because my wife had been craving dim sum after not going back to California for a year, and this is, apparently, the best that PDX could offer. As much as she missed Chinese food, we never went back. Now that we're back living in Los Angeles, we remember what real dim sum tastes like!
(2)jaine p.
I love to hit this place right around 11:30, anytime after that and the wait can be horrendous. Awesome dim sum... love the selection and presentation.
(4)Jason P.
I have been searching and searching for a Chinese restaurant similar to the ones I like in New York and San Francisco. I have not had any luck. This place was recommended by a friend (for Dim Sum only) and was the only chinese reviewed in the 2010 Willy Week food guide. So I tried it. It was not tasty and it was extremely over priced. I don't know what else to say other than Panda Express is better (and way cheaper). I guess my asian experience is going to be limited to all the great Thai, Japanese, and Vietnamese food in PDX until China represents.
(2)brian c.
Went to Wong King for Dim Sum. It was my first Dim Sum. It was ok. I don't know what good Dim Sum should be. The place was fairly big and open. Not to much in the way of ambiance. TIP.... Go with somebody who has been to Dim Sum before, it can be over whelming.
(3)Phillip B.
This restaurant is super wonderful.So much better then anything in the Gresham area.When your craving a real chinese food fix,you have to give Wong's a try.
(5)Marlin S.
Wong King is in my opinion the best Dim Sum in the Portland area, and I have tryed many. I compare it to restaurants in down town Sanfrancisco
(5)Jonathan W.
The traditional dim sum I've been searching for since I moved to Oregon. I grew up in a traditional Cantonese family, and on occassion we would frequent saturday dim sum at a local chinese restaurant or dim sum parlor down in NYC. I moved to Eugene/Springfield 5 years ago and have been hunting for that traditional dim sum ever since. My wife and I were up in Portland to see a show at the Rose Quarter, and we decided to try this place out after reading all the great comments about the traditional dim sum served here. After eating, I have to agree, its exactly what I've been looking for ever since my wife asked "what's dim sum?" The first thing I noticed was the very elaborate decor, reminiscent of the many chinese restaurants me and my family frequented in NYC. The wait was about 30 minutes, but it was well worth it. The first thing we got was the gai-lan (chinese broccoli). It was cooked perfectly, and came with the requisite oyster sauce, though neither of us really needed it. We also got a scallion pancake. It wasn't bad, about on par with the frozen ones I fry up at home. Both of these were served to us by one of the many servers who bring stuff fresh out of the kitchen. The first cart we partook in was the dumpling cart. We got an order of shumai(pork/shrimp steamed dumping) and hargow(shrimp steamed dumpling). The shumai was very good, it was nice and plump and not dry at all. The hargow was decent. The rice flour wrapper was a little thicker than I'm used to, but the overall flavor was good. The next cart was the bao cart. We only ordered the yellow egg custard bao, and it was pretty good. My wife absolutely loved it. Next came the "cheong fun" (rice roll) cart. I ordered my favorite shrimp cheong fun, and also a beef cheong fun for my wife to try. The shrimp cheong fun was exactly as I remember it the last time I had dim sum in NYC Chinatown, complete with the sweet soy sauce. I tried the beef cheong fun as well. I've never really liked it as much, and it's about as good as any other I've ever had. The taste of chive wasn't as prominent, which I found to be good since that's really what I don't like about it, but some might feel different. We also had a plate of charsu(bbq pork). It was good, again very reminiscent of Chinatown style, which is a little less salty and relies more on the flavor of the pork than the sticky coating. Safeway bbq pork this is not. One of the last dishes we got were Shrimp and pork pan-fried dumplings. This was a style of dumpling I hadn't had before, but they were pretty good. My wife liked them especially. They were filled with shrimp pork and some sort of green vegetable, might have been bok choy. My wife said it tasted like spinach. I also ordered a plate of pai gwat(black bean pork shortribs). It was a little more gristly than I like, but that may just be a more traditional preparation of them than I remember. As one reviewer mentioned previously, they had a little bit of squash with it. From the desert cart we got an order of the wu gock(mushroom pork Taro dumplings). They were quite good as well. We also got an order of dontot (egg tart). It wasn't hot when we got it, and seemed pretty standard in line with the others I've gotten at Oregon Chinese places. Be aware, the servers are all native Cantonese speakers, and it was a little hard to understand their fast-speaking at times. That might have been due to the fact that I did start speaking in Cantonese to them, and my Cantonese is a bit rusty. My wife said she couldn't understand a single thing they said in English. I still don't know what the cart with the hood and gailan was, as the lady pushing that cart didn't speak to us at all. But by that point we were plenty full with what we had ordered already. Overall, an excellent dining experience, and the place to be if you want authentic dim sum.
(4)Carlos D.
DIM SUM DIM SUM DIM SUM I Love DIM SUM. The Dim Sum here is great. Its is top notch Dim Sum. It might not be as good as some of the big destinations like Vancouver/Richmond, San Fran, Hong Kong but its damn good. This is hands down the ONLY place to eat dim sum in portland. I tried several other places on 82nd, NE, Chinatown and was wasting precious Dim Sum eating time. It gets SUPER packed on the weekend and even weekdays around noon it is pretty packed but not as bad. Expect a wait of around 30 - 60 mins on the weekend around Noon. Getting in before 11AM seems to be the best bet, you can go after 1:00 or 1:30 but you might miss out on some items and while its all fresh alot is cooked and steamed when they open. Look out for all of the steamed items, they always amazing, mostly shrimp variations, delicious fried wontons, meat puff pastries, baked or steamed pork buns, char siu, duck or chicken are outstanding! chinese broccoli is not flash fried, and baby bok choi with garlic is another favorite. OK you get the picture, Im a big fan. Now I just need more eating partners to take this place down more often. As far as dinner I have struck out and gone about 50/50 I know there is good dinner to be had but I probably made the wrong choices, I need to go back for dinner and maybe just let the house pick my dishes. Ok now Im having dim sum withdrawals and have to end this review.
(4)Esther H.
This place kicks ass. The dim sum waitresses are dressed like airplane stewardesses from the late 60s or early 70s with lilac triangular hats and jackets. The food is not greasy and the menu is diverse. Plus it's cheap - a Christmas lunch for 5 including dessert came to $40. If you're a whitey like me, get one of the menus before ordering dim sum - some of the waitstaff do not speak English so you may need to point to verify what you are getting, or to show what you want (especially important if you have a vegetarian or pescetarian in the crew). Also, avoid getting seated in the side room with the 4 large tables - much less food gets served in there. :( Also, what people say about the wait is true, but it's worth it. We went at 1pm on Christmas Day (!) and were origingally told there would be a 2 hour (!) wait. Then it got shortened to "45 minutes to 1 hour." All told I think we ended up waiting about 35 minutes.
(5)Chris E.
The funny thing about dim sum is that the tastiest looking things usually aren't the best. Pick out the weirdest, most unappetizing looking glop and you're most likely in for a taste treatstravagnaza. There's this bowl of some sort of gelatinous, bony animal bits that is SO particularly delicious that I sometimes go into a trance trying to recrate the taste from memory.
(5)Len D.
Nice selection and very attentive staff. Too much salt, and presumably, MSG as well. Very reasonably priced. The Chinese broccoli was not coated with oil as often seen in other dim sum restraurants, a welcome change!
(4)Prescott T.
The dim-sum here is great! Went here for my grandmother's birthday and their staff upheld excellent service.... my grandmother presented them with pocket money. Towards the end..i thought fruit was going to come out as the typical Chinese dessert..but instead..the managment asked us what kind of tong sui (sugar water soup)..and they made it just for us. Their chefs are always presented with rewards from China.
(4)Stephen C.
Wong's King is the best dim sum in Portland. I've been eating dim sum in Portland since I was a kid. I've been to the usual places: House of Louie [average], Fong Chong [gave me food poisoning. twice.], Legin [2nd only to Wong's King], etc. I thought they were all great until I ate dim sum in other cities like Seattle, San Francisco, and Vancouver B.C. Only then did I realize Portland dim sum was missing something. Then Wong's King opened up, everyone raved about it, so I went to try it. Finally, Portland had great dim sum. They have all the usual dim sum dishes, and they do them well. The har gow, shumai, char siu hum baaus, and spareribs are all great. But the best dishes are the ones that too many people are afraid to eat, like chicken feet. Go to dim sum, try one of everything and you will be surprised by how many of Wong's King's dishes you will enjoy. And if you don't like dim sum, their dinner menu is pretty good too. Considering how they cook and present the duck, I think it's the best in the city. But if you're going to spend money here, spend it on dim sum. The only catch? Be prepared to wait on the weekends for a table. I've been on holidays and the wait can exceed an hour. Your best bet is to go during non peak hours so you get seated quickly and get the dishes you want.
(5)Ricci L.
oh wong's king. why art thou always so busy? i guess i shouldn't be coming at 11am with the fam. anyway... their dim sum is good, for the most part. there's always a couple items that aren't up to par (in my book) every time. but hey, they're human. there's been times when all the tables around us got water and we didn't. once, they told my table they were out of cups (what do you mean you're out of cups? where did they go? don't you have like a thousand cups in the back??) anyway. the food's good enough. the line sucks. and sometimes you can't hear the people calling your number. make sure you have someone in your party near the hostess people. the women pushing the carts around are nice enough, i guess. the management, however, not the greatest. i guess they're there to run the business, not schmooze. but whatever. i went to a wedding there over the summer, they rented the whole place. it was nice! our server guy was awesome. poor server. all those drunk asian people causing trouble. please accept our apologies. see you on sunday!
(3)Bao N.
This is as good as it gets in the PNW, kids! The service is professional, the food is fantastic, and it's usually busy so everything is fresh.
(5)Emily B.
I've never been on a cruise ship because I think they are giant toilets/Super 8 Motels at sea. Anyway, I was a big fan of Shipmates when it was on the air. I loved the chintz factor of the dining and dancing hall. Somehow, some way, when I enter Wong King, I feel like I'm in a dining room on a cruise ship. It's definitely an adventure. They have a nice pictographic menu that helps me, the intrepid traveler, decide what delicious dish I want. Because of turbulence, they wheel out your giant plates of food on carts. You will enjoy yourself here, just try not to spill on the carpet. Mmmkay?
(4)Tabitha R.
Hubby has been craving chinese food since we moved here. I -- am not the biggest fan of Chinese food ... perhaps it was the last chicken dish I had in SF Chinatown which put me off meat for 3 years ... but I digress! So we found this place on yelp ... reviews were good ... it was kind of a haul ... but so far we've had pretty good luck with the yelpers recommendations (thank you all!). We we headed out. Of note -- there is a Wongs King Chinese Restaurant about 6 blocks from our house on 17th & Tacoma ... but it doesn't specify "seafood" ... haven't been yet but it's on our list. When you walk into Wong's King Seafood Restaurant it's really nothing special. It kind of feels like a wedding hall ... big room, lots of tables .. the strange thing is the the staff are all dressed like airline personnel - captains, flight attendants ... strange ... but they're very attentive. But enough about the ambiance on to the FOOD! They have an extensive menu with many many MANY choices ... lots of options for anything you could possible want. And I do mean ... anything. We opted for crab rangoon, steamed crab with garlic and vermicelli and honey walnut prawns. Everything was wonderful ... we did order too much ... but we always do. This is the kind of place where you take a big group. They do family style dining ... and they do it right. Large lazy susans sit in the middle of each of the larger tables and the food just keeps coming and coming ... hmmm maybe I'll have my birthday party there. HA ... enjoy!
(4)Emily F.
My grandfather, who immigrated from China as a teenager 60-some years ago, LOVES this place. He's lived in Portland for most of his life, eats exclusively Chinese food, and has probably been to every Chinese restaurant that's ever been in business in P-town. That said, we always end up here for Dim Sum at least once every time we visit him. If you don't get there basically when it opens, expect to wait up to an hour. Parking seems to be a little scarce, though I haven't paid much attention lately now that we have a handicap tag for my g-pa. The food is reliable and delicious. I can't think of any Dim Sum item that we wanted which they didn't have. The bok tong go...yes. So fresh, so good. Dim Sum can be overwhelming anywhere if you haven't experienced it before, as the carts come quickly and often, but don't let this intimidate you! In sum, Wong's = yes. Yes yes yes.
(5)Connie G.
The best Dim Sum in town. It's not just the food it's the entire experience. A steady hum of loud voices and the clanking of tea cups to saucers. The wait on the weekends can be up to an hour but it's such a blast to hang out with friends and pig out on dumplings and beers for a couple of hours.
(4)Jen C.
Wong's King is the best you could get when it comes to Dim Sum and service. Yes, I mentioned service is actually pretty good. Most Chinese restaurants just toss you the food. This one actually have people out front greeting you as you come in and telling you thank you for coming as you leave. Dim sum is the best in Portland. That is definitely the reason for long lines on weekends. No reservations. So you better come early to get your seats or you will find yourself waiting for at least 30 minutes. This place is also great for dinner parties. They have special priced packages which you could order at a reasonable price. My parents love this place.
(5)Eduardo O.
Ate dim sum. I liked ordering from the menu much more.
(4)Jason L.
Easily the best weekend Dim Sum in the area...But get there early to avoid the crowd!
(5)christina v.
Excellent food and superior service. This is my favorite dim sum restaurant in town. They serve the delicious traditional dim sum items. I love to go here to try the creative dim sum items that no other restaurants serve them. They have the largest dim sum menu in Portland. Their seafood is always fresh and delicious I love the decor of this restaurant. This is the most fancy Chinese restaurant in Portland. The staffs are excellent. They never rush you to finish. If they see your plate is dirty, then staff automatically change you a clean plate. The only downside of this restaurant is parking and the long wait on the weekends.
(5)Ryan N.
Best dim sum I've been able to find out here, and not all that far off my best ever.
(5)R M.
Best dim sum in Portland. Be prepared to wait, especially on weekends. If you sit near the kitchen door you get first dibs on the carts coming out to the dining room.
(5)Julie D.
Great place, with good service and just as good as any authentic Chinese restaurant in L.A.
(5)Piao Piao L.
About a week ago we decided to spend a day down in Portland, mainly to check out its best chinese options. What better way to start the day than by sampling the #1 place, which happens to be a dim sum establishment??? I got addicted to dim sum a few years ago while visiting Guangzhou. Since then I've made the rounds of the various places in Seattle, and haven't been terribly impressed. The best I found is Imperial Garden in Kent, which is nothing to write home about. So we got here around noon, and the place was packed. Parking lot overflowing. The wait was around 10 minutes, which is usually a good sign. The room was crackling with Cantonese, which is also usually a good sign. The restaurant was clean, staff dressed in nice uniforms, a far cry from some of the shabby dim sum places popular in Seattle's ID. So, on to the food. We got a nice variety, probably 10-12 dishes between the two of us. Overall I have to say it was hit or miss. The chicken feet were excellent. Various dumplings and meat-filled mantous were sort of ho-hum. Sweets like sesame balls and mango pudding were pretty fair. Nothing that blew either of us away. I'd say it's comparable to Seattle's best, but that's about it. I didn't see anything that differentiated it from an Imperial Garden. So I guess my recommendation is if you live in Portland, it's a good option. If you live in Seattle, probably not worth the trip (better to drive north to Richmond).
(3)Coco L.
it's alright... long wait for only ok food
(2)Erin E.
We triend Wong's King on the recommendation of a friend who said it was the best Chinese food she'd had in the city. Um...? First, the atmosphere: we walked into the restaurant to find it enormous, coldly modern and empty except for one table. This automatically made us uneasy, as they must have had 200 tables total - we felt like we had walked into the wrong place at the wrong time. They were severely overstaffed, and all the servers looked confused and obviously had nothing to do. We were seated in the MIDDLE of the empty restaurant, which I guess you'd have to experience to know just how weird this was. There menu is huge, but this place is NOT vegetarian friendly, which was surprising as I can always find several things on a Chinese menu that I can eat. In all 7-8 pages, we found 2 items that were vegetarian - a fried tofu appetizer and a mushroom dish. We talked with our server to see if we could get a Veggie Chow Mein, and he accomodated us. We now had 3 dishes to try. We were not entirely disappointed with our food, although each dish was pretty much the same as the other. The appetizer and noodle dish were bland, but the mushroom dish was pretty good. The service is really weird. Our server was very nice, and did try to help us find something we could eat. But when the food began to arrive (one by one), we started to feel like we were in some futuristic movie. That, or we were really stoned. The female members of staff are dressed head to toe in lavender, and look like 1960's flight attendants, with their neat little hats cocked slightly to one side. The women are apparently not allowed to talk or make eye contact with the customers. A woman would bring out our steaming dish, never once looking at us. Timed perfectly, she would arrive at our table at the same time as our male server, who came from behind us. She would offer him the dish, he would take it, and she would turn and walk quickly away. Then he would place the dish on our table and explain what it was. This interesting but uncomfortable performance happened three times, as each dish came out. Our server tended to hover over us, refilling our teacups each time we sipped, and asking us multiple times how our food was. I know this is done with good intentions, but it really drives me crazy. My boyfriend and I couldn't really have a conversation, because suddenly we had this third guest at our table, who was just standing instead of sitting. So we had to fight our urge to ask each other 'What the F**K?!!', and save our opinions for the ride home.
(2)UW g.
after searching for a decent dim sum place that we haven't tried before, i looked on yelp to see what portland-ers were saying about dim places and wong king showed up. went on a whim and it was definitely worth it. the food is amazing and you can taste the freshness of the products and ingredients. the house noodles are a little salty, but full of great flavor and they don't skimp on the seafood. i've already recommended this place to my friends. worth the short drive outside of downtown portland for great dim sum.
(4)Reed W.
I've been eating Dim Sum in Portland for about 20 years. Back in the day when Bob ran it I always went to and enjoyed Fong Chong in old town (when you could sit at the counter). But those days are long gone and so is the food at Fong Chong (never liked their sui mai...always tasted "off" to me). Now my favorite place for Dim Sum is Wong's King. I'm not saying it's always perfect but in general it's very good. I enjoy the busyness of the place so you know most of the food is fresh. They also have some dishes that you don't get at other places like the rice porrage that you can order a small bowl of and other dishes that just aren't available at other places because they don't do the volume. Recommended for Dim Sum!
(4)Brenna S.
This place is just plain crazy. I attended a wedding reception here recently and was introduced to REAL Chinese food. None of this General Tsao's or Sweet and Sour nonsense... but authentic Chinese food like Shark Fin Soup and Chinese Lobster. After the first 4 courses of food were brought to our table, I kind of lost track of what I was eating, and I kind of didn't want to know, but 9 courses later I do know that it was really, really good. Also, the waitresses wear these amazing, bright little outfits that remind me of '60s stewardesses. Wong's King is definitely worth the trek out past 82nd.
(5)Nate F.
I have never been disappointed here. There is something magical about sitting down and the food is just there. You don't order and you don't wait for it to be cooked. I've had quite a bit of dim sum in Portland and this is by far the best. The noodles are fresh and never rubbery, the staff is friendly and quick. The decor is clean, modern and bright, which is something missing from quite a few other dim sum spots. Anyway, definitely worth checking out...
(5)Mimi J.
Great dim sun in Portland. Good service. It was crowded that day. It took us about 30 minutes to be seated. But it was worth waiting. Every food we order was very good. We will definitely going back again when we there.
(4)Eva J.
SO flipping delicious. We ate here for Christmas and we got there at 3ish to avoid the crowds and it was a good thing we did, this place got packed. Even though every table was full you still plenty of room at each large table. You aren't snug as a bug. Every dish we all got was delicious and they give you so much of it. The seafood fried rice was my favorite, but the eel was delicate and sweet. The hot and sour soup was so savory and comforting, the multi flavored tofu was incredible. Not sure where the multiflavor part comes in but they were delicious. We also ordered a couple other dishes I can't remember the names to, but they were also flipping mouth watering. We ate plenty had plenty left over and still had drinks and it came to $25.00 per person. This was a great Christmas dinner and I would come again, even though it's all the way in SE..way way SE by 205, is not where I normally anywhere near, but it's worth the drive.
(4)Norman L.
The thing about Dim Sum is that you can't get great tasting Dim Sum unless you go back to China. But If you live or visiting Portland, you're stuck with what you can get. For 30 years, if you been in Portland that long there was the old Fong Chong, 7 stars, and House of Louie, back then you can't even find parking downtown. Also Dim Sum was way below par from good restaurants in Bay Area or even up north to Vancouver BC. Since Wong's King has been around, the others are subpar and this place has retained it's supremacy for Dim Sum. All you need to do is try the Siu Mai (Pork Dumplings) and Ha Gow (Shrimp Dumpling) for Dim Sum. Oh that MSG heaven. The wait for Dim Sum could take a long time so the best times to go are exactly at 10am when they open, 11:15 when the first wave of people are leaving, and 12:30pm when the second wave of people are leaving. Yes parking is a drag here so go ahead and just park on the street where you can't go wrong unless you have mastered the wave of people that are coming and going there. As far as the dinner goes, it is usually quieter than the Dim Sum crowd but just as delicious as you can't go wrong with the Beef Chow Fun and the West Lake Beef Soup. They have a good open setting there and the staff is nice and works really hard to handle all the mobs that go there for lunch. I really gave it 4 stars because this doesn't compete with the places that I went in Hong Kong and even Bay area for the food. If you're complaining about parking, at least they have a parking lot and free if you park on the street as it's not downtown where you have to pay.
(4)Larry H.
The first time I came here, someone got shot dead 10ft from my car, illegally parked in the convenience store next door. After waiting till midnight for the 12 cops to inspect the scene and clear the road (stand around talking about their bowel movements) I finally got to drive home. Anyways, I've gone back often, maybe too often. There've been multiple occasions where I've gone twice in 3 days. This is one of the only places where if I'm hard up on cash, I'll dip into the savings just to pig out here. While the service can be spotty at times, the food is top dogs if you know what to look for. For example, if you order the lamb hot pot it's not that great. If you get the King's ribs, which is what they're known for, you can't go wrong. If you feel like being a fattie and don't care who's watching, get 4 orders, believe me the ribs are something else. While I don't usually go for Happy Family, I go for it here. It is done perfectly, with each different morsel complimenting each successive piece. The crab vermicelli hotpot is fantastic, while their sampan anything is delectably crunchy and excellently seasoned. Their calimari is like biting through a spicy layer of crunch into a fluffy cloud of heaven, best in the city hands down. I've tried so much calimari in this city and Wong's King's calimari is the only one that made me cry. The only problem is I've had it so much that I've run out of tears. Pan-fried chilean sea bass can be pretty good, as the fried sole is also worth sampling. The duck chins aren't that great for part of a meal, but they'd be great for snacking while watching a game, delightfully crunchy with a smooth finish. Roast pork is pretty fatty but well worth the extra calories, while their roast chicken/duck are certainly worth considering if you don't want seafood. Pepper salt pork chop can be great, while the home-style pork ribs are also very satisfying. Sizzling pepper steak is great at times with nicely tender sweet peppers. The Beijing Duck is made to order and while their pancakes to wrap it in aren't that good, overall it's something worth considering when you want to cause a bit of a scene with them cutting up the duck tableside. I'd recommend going Taiwanese style since just eating duckskin in your scallion and hoisin wrap isn't as good as having the succulent duckmeat too. The lobster noodles were pretty good, but the lobster dishes are pricey as you can imagine so it's best to have some dough if you want to make it part of your food ensemble. Then again, maybe not having lobster is wasting Fu's commitment to his quest for perfect water conditions in his fishtanks. With a lobster dish you can easily break a hundred between 4 people or 2 if you're a glutton. The seafood fried rice in the stone wok is pretty delectable but make sure you don't have their regular rice with it since it takes away from the enjoyment. The goose hot pot has a nicely rich stock that shouldn't be missed, although their other goose dishes can be hit or miss. Keep in mind that if goose offal isn't your thing then you shouldn't order the hotpot. The private room is available for reservations of 40 people. Their daily dim sum is much better than Legin a couple blocks away, although Legin gets more hype. It can be a bit of a wait on the weekends so I'd recommend getting there at 1030 to beat the crowd. Their fried shrimp balls are pretty tasty, short ribs aren't bad, although at times they don't have everything on the dim sum menu. The cured beef is good when you can get it . If you want to beat the rush though, I'd recommend eating at the bar. The waiters bring the food to you and you can get hammered besides. Be warned though, sometimes there's smokers. While this place can't match up with the palatial places in Taipei, it's still the best in Portland and while there may be some neighborhood drama going on at times, it's still worth taking a bullet for. Fu, you are the man.
(5)M P.
This is regarding their new location in Beaverton Oregon next to Target: We went at 5:15 on Saturday, seated immediately at a very sunny table (by the time we left everyone by the window was sweating). There were a zillion servers but no one bothered to take our order or the other 4 tables around us. We actually were talking amongst the tables about how may servers could walk by w/o noticing we were just twiddling our thumbs. Finally we asked if we could order....no one comes. Eventulaly at 5:50 we order. At 6:30 our first dish arrives without the rice. We stop someone to ask for rice...eventually 10 minutes later rice comes. Then the 3 other dishes come out in 20 min increments. The 2nd dish to come out was cold the last one steaming hot. The food was ok, but we had had it by 8pm and the kids were ready to go. We asked for them to box the food when the last dish arrived. So...I would go to the one on 82nd until they can figure out the service. This was a consistent problem at all the tables around us. Don't take kids yet....venture on your own. Make reservations if you dare! Or get take out. Maybe dim sum is better.
(2)Stephanie C.
everything a dim sum place should be!! crowded, loud, chaotic, delicious. have a lot of classic dim sum dishes. reasonably priced. would like to return soon!
(5)Lenny G.
After reading all the Yelp reviews for Wong's, we left Ashland at 5:50 am and drove straight there arriving at 10:15. The restaurant was already open and we were seated immediately. We'd never eaten at a Dim Sum place before and picked seven dishes total that added up to only 24 bucks! It wasn't all delicious, but the entertainment value forces the 5 star rating. One of the servers whizzed by our table calling out the dish in Chinese, another came over and explained what she had in English but we still couldn't understand her. Others never even looked at us, passing us by completely. When we asked one if there was any chicken feet today, she excitedly brought us some from another cart. But I failed in my attempt to hold the slippery things in my chopsticks and knocked my water over. They quickly brought a pile of napkins and a new water. I enjoyed just watching the thrilling procession of carts and the bounty of unusual and wonderful dishes. Looking around at the other tables, I could see some great looking items that we somehow missed. Still, we tried many things that are totally unavailable in the southern half of the state, and got some ideas on how to manage next time we come. See Nastassia G.'s review for photos and more details.
(5)Jeremy S.
Not too shabby. Far from the best Dim Sum I've ever had, but far from the worst. We went on a Tuesday around noon and got a table right away, but when we left, the parking lot was completely full and people were waiting for tables. On a Tuesday! It's a fairly large restaurant compared to most other restaurants, but half the size of some of the larger Dim Sum joints I've been to (such as the Pink Pearl in Vancouver, BC). Anyway, the food was good...a tad on the greasy side and a tad on the bland side, but overall quite decent. The complimentary tea was surprisingly good. It was only the wife and I, so we didn't get to try a whole mess o' dishes, but the standards that we had (pork shu mai, shrimp dumplings, beef and pork spareribs, sticky rice wrapped in the leaf, sesame balls) were good enough. I would definitely go back if I got a hankerin' (or if I wanted to go someplace interesting with a bunch of friends).
(4)Daniel P.
NOT the best for vegetarians. If you want weird meat, this is the place to go. I don't know about dim sum. There was so much stuff that I didn't have time for dim sum. This is a seafood restaurant. The fried tofu appetizer melts in your mouth. The crab "rangoon" as I know it wasn't too greasy. The hot and sour soup seemed of good quality. Service was great. I got the salt and pepper soft shell crab for my entree. Deep fried and wonderful. garlicky. The awards, the giant bottles of cognac, the shark fins and the king crab were also fun. Don't get medium size soup or rice for two people unless you want leftovers. good place for family.
(4)Phil l.
This review could really go either way. Compared to dimsum in Hong Kong, China, or the mega-Chinatowns in NYC, SF, or Vancouver BC, this shouldn't even qualify as a dimsum restaurant, with its meager diversity of dimsum offerings. However, seeing as this is the only place in Portland to have "real" dimsum, it gets a "it'll do when I get a craving for dimsum" score. They have the staples, siumai, shrimp dumplings, and different buns, but the quality of the food varies wildly from day to day. But at least the service is pretty good.
(3)Laurie E.
I am a long time Dim Sum purchaser and have been to Wongs King for Dim Sum and a proper, multiple course Chinese meal. My in-laws are Chinese and usually choose the meals for dinner. Most dinner dishes are quite good, but I was very disappointed in the Lemon Chicken. It tasted like it was made with a package sauce and artificial dye. Dim Sum is good but a little bit more expensive than most of the other Dim Sum restaurants on the East Side. My in laws had their own Chinese Restaurant so I have a lot of experience eating Chinese food. I find Wongs King traditional dishes pretty good and it's Americanized dishes average. Parking is crowded and our car gets dinged nearly every time. I recommend parking on the street and walking in if the lot looks crowded. If the lot is crowded expect a long wait. You can get a nice Pearl Tea at the cafe next door while you wait in line. Be sure to give the hostess your name and get a seating number when it's really busy.
(4)Ling Tzu W.
So just to clarify for everyone that this is a dim sum restaurant. Dim Sum portions are not going to be very big but you can order bunch of stuff so you and your family can share. I was on the east side of Portland and I was craving for some Dim Sum but I didn't want to wait in line at HK Cafe so I decided to try this place out per recommendations from friends. Even tho the yelp reviews on this place was not very high, I thoroughly enjoyed this place. 1) service was attentive to make sure you as a guest didn't get hurt. But it was typical dim sum place where you have to flag the carts down proactively. W 2)food was good! I would say it is equivalent if not better than HK Cafe. I wonder if the food quality is better since there is no line going into this place and they are not in a rush to push out food to guests. 3) when we went there was no wait and I noticed that all of the wait staff were female... Not very traditional...and go girl power ! Overall, I enjoyed it! My out of town guests that were with us enjoyed it ! I would say the visit was a success!
(4)Grace X.
Always seems to have a long, long line no matter how early you get here on a weekend. They definitely overestimate how long the wait time is so don't be disheartened if they tell you 25 minutes. The tea is delicious and usually they always bring out ice water. One less thing to order - which is nice. I've noticed service is sketchy if you're seated near the entrance or near the edges. The carts are always further inside. The same cart visited our table 3 times before we had to ask the busboy to help U.S. flag down another cart today. Usually not an issue but I think it's based on where you're seated. Food is good but it's not particularly special. Leaves you pretty thirsty so that makes me think there's some MSG in the food. For around 10 plates our bill was $35.
(3)George R.
I go to Wong's almost once a week for the dim sum. I dig the place and the staff. I never leave unhappy. Thanks Wong's King!
(5)Amiee H.
First of all, I don't understand why there is a HUGE waiting room of people waiting to be seated and when you are called inside, you realized that there are a billizion open tables!! So why were we just waiting so long to be seated when there are so many open tables?!?! I don't understand. Maybe there are trying not to overwhelm the wait staff? But I saw so many of them standing around and just doing nothing...so that's not the issue. Maybe the kitchen only comes out with so much food and they didn't to overwhelm the kitchen staff? But I saw copious amounts of food on those dim sum carts, so that's not the issue. Hmmm...I guess it will only be a mystery to us diners. Since I had so much time in the large waiting room, waiting to be seated, I noticed there was a wall of newspaper clippings, magazine articles, and awards all praising the great food that Wong's King serves, which is great....but then I noticed that most of those were dated back at least 10 years ago. What has happened to them since? They just stopped dishing out good food or they just stopped getting recognized or they just stopped caring and didn't update the wall of praise? Perhaps it was because we were there at a later time of day (because it took so long to seat us) but there wasn't much variety in the dim sum options. The dim sum that we did get to eat was decent. I think I like HK cafe a little more. Some people mentioned that Wong's King is a lot more expensive than HK cafe, but I didn't really notice too much of a price difference. Maybe it's a little more, but not noticeable to me. I would like to comment that the wait staff, although slow to seat us, was SUPER nice and friendly. All the dim sum ladies were SO sweet!! It seemed like they actually cared about us and wanted to feel comfortable and have a good dining experience. As opposed to HK cafe, that practically throws the dim sum at you and could care less if you are a happy diner or not. The dining area is kinda dark, but maybe it's also because they pulled down all the sunshades and it was an overcast day. The room lights inside didn't feel bright enough to me. Just felt so somber inside. Overall: I wasn't super impressed with my visit there, most likely won't go back. I think even with the terrible service at HK cafe, I'll still go there since there's more variety of dim sum available. The dim sum lady's good service is Wong King's only saving grace and that wasn't enough to attract me to go back. Sorry.
(3)Carrie R.
I went with a large group of people for a Sunday brunch. We waited for 30 minutes and then once we were seated the food was immediately brought out on little carts. My favorite was the spicy wonton which was a special that day. The egg tarts were delicious in addition to the steamed pork buns. I was not a fan of the shrimp wontons because I thought was pretty bland and boring. This place doesn't look like much on the outside but once you are in the restaurant it has a very beautiful and tasteful ambience. The value was also incredibly reasonably priced. I can't wait to come back.
(4)John C.
Went there for lunch yesterday. I was going to do the lunch specials but went for the Dim Sum again. I can't stop! Four stars today because staff was not as attentive. Seemed more like they set you and forget you. Granted there is nothing you want but a box at the end to take home the leftovers, but it seems the only interaction you get is from the cart girls.
(4)Jando S.
When Wong's King first hit the scene, they knew they were good. Not only were they big enough to take on the crowds, but they were clean enough not to turn the noob Chinese eaters away. They also managed to not only impress the Portland masses with their take on Canto cuisine, but also bust out some serious DIm Sum as well. Things have changed considerably. The prices are now among the highest in town, though the quality of the food has taken a dive. No matter, the reputation they've built over the last decade still brings in the crowds, especially during the weekend Dim Sum. They've accrued a large following of gringo love, while many long time Chino customers have ventured onto the next best thing. The other thing that is noticeable is the once friendly service has turned semi-sour. A whole different family of wait staff now manages the front lines without a smile in sight. Asian service in the US has never been touted for its amiability but even this is pretty bad by those standards. No lie, the Chinese food game in Portland is a rough one. Coming in second to the rising Vietnamese establishments popping up around town, it's becoming harder and harder to identify a quality Chinese spot that locals can appreciate. That's not to say the ship for Wong's King has sailed completely, but they need to get back to shore.
(3)Sandra C.
Like many others who just recently moved into town, there are certain things you just crave. Dim Sum happened to be what I wanted that day when I came here. Expecting dim sum to be just dim sum I was so disappointed and shocked. At 2 pm in the afternoon, there was still a 45 minute wait. When the place is suppose to close at 3/4. Once we got seated, we started to order, I think I know why the waiting is horrendous. The tables for 4-5 are given to people of 2s. And the big tables that are empty are reserved for only parties of 8-10. And I see 5 people on a 8 person table. I didn't think you can ruin dim sum. But This place did just that. The beef tripe, had no flavor and felt like I was eating the bad end of the beef. The dishes you can't ruin, like har gao or Siu Mai, ehh can be be better. It lacked flavor. The only thing that was good on the table was the spare ribs, at least they had the decency to add pieces of pumpkin. The egg tarts were only freshly baked out of the oven that melted in my mouth. If it weren't freshly baked, I would of thrown that dish under the table along with the other unsatisfied dishes.
(2)Arnold P.
4.5 stars, but hey, it's the real deal. Both the dim sum and regular menu items are awesome, but I prefer their dim sum. Everything is amazing and the service is decent. If you time it poorly you're going to have to wait, but if you're lucky you'll get a spot eventually. The hot sauce is great but parking can be miserable. Go try...GO!!!
(5)Veteran D.
Vastly disappointing in terms of service, which can most charitably be described as awful. Food is fine, though be careful of large amounts of tofu (and not much seafood) in the Mixed Seafood Hot Pot. Over an hour from being seated to receiving all entrees, delivered intermittently. 30 minutes after seating before searching out someone to please take our order. 20 minutes later for soup to arrive. And on, and on, and on.
(1)John E.
After a late Doctor appointment in PDX traffic closed in so The Wife looked at me and said, "Get your Yelp on and find Chinese food." I had heard about this place a lot so we set sail on the S.S. Yelp-tanic and headed for Division. We scored a handicapped spot on a rainy evening (cancer has it's advantages) and I wheeled my knee scooter right on in. It was early and they were pretty empty, about four tables of people were there. The hostess dropped three different menus on the table, only one of each, and headed back to the front. We looked at each other. We looked through all three menus and were a little confused. I even looked at a passing waitress with a perplexed look but she was busy placing folded napkins and didn't help. We switched menus a few more times and it finally started to make sense. We decided to get some spring rolls, garlic shrimp and General Tsao's prepared mild (we're wimps). We love General Tsao's, it is our make or break dish for a Chinese place. So we started waiting for our appetitizers. And waited. 17 minutes later the spring rolls arrived, we double ordered so there were four. We started digging in and were not through our first roll yet when the main courses arrived. Timing issues. The rolls were very good, served with a sweet red sauce, crisp and good veggies inside. The General Tsao's was very very good, a different taste than I am used to, we usually get a more Hoisin based sauce at other places but this was still excellent. The coating was delicate and crunchy and the chicken was tender. The Garlic Shrimp was served over a pile of broccoli and was also delicate, the shrimp was cooked perfectly and the garlic was there for sure but it didn't overpower. The broccoli absorbed the sauce and made for a treat. In the end we decided to average out the rating to three stars. The food was a solid four stars, but the service was two stars at best. No one ever refilled our water, they offer no sweetener for the tea, just caked sugar in an old 50s style diner sugar dispenser with a little metal flap on the spout. No one bothered to really hang our at our table until they delivered the bill, then they sure hung out for our payment. We are totally torn on whether we will return here or not.
(3)Pauline T.
Dinner review: Peking duck was on point. They bring it out on a cart and cut it right at your table. They serve it with these steamed buns that with sauce and it is SO GOOD. I only give this restaurant 3-stars because the rest of the meal was mediocre to non-satisfactory. We had pork ribs (very dry), crab meat seafood soup (bland), and crispy fish (too salty). Food also was served very sporadically and took a long time. Food was served over a 20-min period. I have had their dim sum before.. SUPER long wait time.
(3)Jerry Y.
Came with one of my best friends. He has been in Portland for nearly three years. And he said it is one of the most delicious and real Chinese restaurant here in Portland. I love the fish there and also others things. Look forward for the next time.
(4)Angie M.
Waited 30 minutes to get in while there were many empty tables available. Lack of personnel they said. Finally sat down to a table with plates and chopsticks but no condiments. Had to ask for them. Finally a cart comes by and we get some dim sum. Another cart comes by a few minutes later but the people at the tables next to us commandeer the cart so it takes 5 minutes more to get our turn. As we were leaving and I was paying the bill, I could see into the kitchen. Oh gawd! I wish I hadn't seen that. This is why I'm giving them 1 star. There were dirty dishes piled high on a table just inside the kitchen and apparently no one washing anything. In front of the sink where someone should have been doing dishes was about an inch of standing water with food debris floating around in it. Ugh! Disgusting! I doubt we will ever come here again. I could have barfed at what I saw in the kitchen. If what I saw of the washing area is anything like the food prep area, it's a wonder people aren't getting food poisoning here. Bottom line: beware.
(1)Manchi L.
I came at 10am in the morning, got seated quickly. They didnt ask for my option of tea, and gave us a pot of tea. The dimsum were cold. Taste, so so. Service, do not expect anything, they skipped my table many times.
(1)Sweet T.
For dinner, long wait at the door, nobody standing there greeting customers at all. There were not that many people in the restaurant, but had to to wait a long long time to get food after ordering. Totally waited more than an hour and finally got our dishes. Service is horrible. Food is so-so. Won't go back.
(1)Chad H.
Every time my family comes to Portland we always stop here for dim sum and it never disappoints. Wong's has become a family tradition for us and we always look forward to the fun atmosphere. It's good to feel like a minority and having dim sum allows the opportunity to mingle with other cultures. For those who are unaware of dim sum think of a buffet brought to your table, however instead of fried chicken it's bbq spare ribs and other Chinese appetizers. Go check it out at the very least it will be a experience.
(5)Maureen M.
I've been going here for years and I've always had good dimsum here. I could give my day today a 2 star but it wouldn't be fair for the other good days. I guess I'm just disappointed today on a Tuesday night knowing how busy they get on the weekends that they would have a fast efficient service. Today everything was so slow. Our rice was the 20 mins behind all the other dishes we ordered and we eat everything with rice. anyway, I'm just sad to say we might not be back here for a long time. A bad experience does that to us
(3)Janice P.
This place has the quintessential dimsum feel. An awesome selection of dim sum and a full dinner menu is available all day. 3-4 stars because their xlb (Xiao long bao, soup dumplings) were frozen and the bottom of the dumpling skin was stuck to the alum foil cup so it kind of ruins the whole slurp of the soup dumpling. They also did not have black vinegar for my dipping sauce. I had to ask thrice for shredded ginger and a friend physically got up after I asked 4 times for some chinese hot mustard which I feel should be on the table. She also got up for a refill on her diet coke. But that's also the charm of a chinese joint? Yell if you need anything and eat well in the midst of laughter and conversation with loved ones. Family style. Their beef chow fun wasn't as flavorful as I wanted it to but things to try are their ha gao, shrimp dumpling with leek, potstickers, Cha siu bao, cheong fun with shrimp, siu mai... I will definitely go back with a lot more people to try more things. They need to step up their XLB game!
(4)Jennifer L.
It took a few minutes for us to even be greeted and sat. Initially took our order in a timely manner. Another nearby table placed their order after us, yet they got not only their soup, but also their duck (which they carve tableside) before we even got our appetizer. Honestly, we felt that was because the other table was a large Asian family, something we've experienced before. Finally our app arrives after waiting an excessive amount of time and I was annoyed because she felt the need to move my beverage away from me (not because she needed to put the dish down either). We had to flag them down for condiments, not good. Then before we barely have a chance to start the app they bring out the first dish served on a regular plate. Several minutes later they bring out the dish served on a hot plate. We had to ask for our rice, which finally came out several minutes later. Nothing quite like making sure the food gets cold before we can eat it. They kept wanting to move my beverage away from me too, which was annoying because there was no reason for it. It was like they had never served a table before to be honest. We had the Shui Mai app, which was bland. The Five Flavor Chicken had only one very overpowering flavor - maple syrup. That was seriously all you tasted, but on the back end you had heat (possibly red chili sauce). So that was awful too. Then there were the Pork Ribs in Chef's Special Sauce. These tasted okay, not great, just okay, but in hindsight is a terrible idea because you're supposed to eat this with the rice, but there are bones in them. So really all you can do is eat the meat off the bone (they didn't leave a plate for bones either) with nothing else. I will definitely not be returning here, even if the dim sum is supposedly pretty good.
(1)Nate W.
My wife was hankering for some dim sum, and I can never get enough Asian food. Probably our favorite part was that it seemed genuine - it was just a plain Jane Chinese restaurant with no gimmicks or ploys. We had shu mai, steamed buns, and hot & sour soup. The hot & sour soup wasn't my favorite, but the dim sum was good and hit the spot for us. Not the best I've ever had, but exactly what I was looking for. I'd come back.
(4)Seema F.
We arrived at 1pm on a Saturday. There were only 3 of us and it was not that crowded so we thought we would be seated shortly. Instead, we waited nearly an hour while several groups left and they seated people who came after us. After a while, we asked if they skipped us. They hadn't, but one girl allowed us to sit. When we walked in the dining room there were about 12 empty tables, so we were sitting there for no reason. By the time we sat down they were down to 3 carts--fried, shumai/noodle, and congee. There was so little variety, we hardly ordered anything and left after 10 min (and the 4 items we got were mediocre). We complained to someone who confirmed that the other carts stopped earlier (presumably when we were unnecessarily waiting). She told us to order from the menu, but we were there for the carts not menu dim sum. I fully expect horrible customer service from Chinese restaurants, but this was above and beyond. It's the first time we've ever left dim sum still hungry. There's no need to waste your time here when Ocean City (with variety and the ability to seat people in a timely fashion) is just down the road.
(1)Allan A.
Food is ok and the serving is big i should say that each dish is good for two person 31/2 star for this place because the service is slow specially when they're busy
(3)Julia S.
Wahoo for Wong's King! Had a great dinner the other night at Wong's with my family (party of 11)!! Ordered the chicken lettuce wraps, chicken and pork buns, pot stickers, orange chicken, and way too much more. We loved the Ma Po tofu, my new favorite healthy and vegetarian dish. The consistency of the tofu was firm but not over cooked- and just enough sauce to make it spicy! For 11 people it cost about $21 per person- not a bad deal at all. The food was brought out quick and we even had enough leftovers for a doggy bag. My only complaint was how we were initially treated as we came into the restaurant. We had booked a reservation that morning (since we had a huge group coming) and confirmed our phone number and amount of guests dining for the evening. When we arrived the staff gave us a blank look and mentioned that she couldn't find us on the reservation list at all. We took at look at the list ourselves, found our phone number listed for a party of 4 for someone name "Brenne." Luckily we had some very assertive and very hungry family members who would not put up with it- so the staff reluctantly let us in and led us to an empty table. If you do make reservations, make sure you get the name of the person who books you- and maybe even call again to confirm your reservation just in case!
(3)Alice L.
Yay! Dim Sum in Portland that is very close to our beloved King Wah here in Daly City. This will be our new regular spot when we move! The skin on the rice rolls (cheung fun) and the shrimp balls (har gow) is usually how I gauge the skill of the chef: should be thinnish and chewy, never thick and brittle. Wong's King was perfectly bouncy and flavorful. The scallop dumplings were one of my favorites. All of the other dim sum was also on point and delicious.
(4)Andrew A.
2nd best Chinese in Portland Metro. This place is a welcomed oasis in a city littered with disgusting Chinese restaurant interiors (especially the bathrooms.) Moreover, workers are actually smiling and providing basic customer service pleasantries; something also missing at the majority of Chinese restaurants. The Dim Sum is very good, but not great. For a place this size, you'd think there would be more of a selection. It seems like more than 50% of the cart items are shrimp based. The menu is extensive: most of my favorites are up to par. Outside of prime Dim Sum hours, there's usually no wait. I've ordered countless items off the menu and have rarely been disappointed. The House Fried Rice for $10 stands out as a value play.
(4)H K.
So good, must have the wonton soup! Best crab puff I have ever had, and great service. Totally a diamond in the rough. I can't wait to go back and try more! I was not a fan of the lemon chicken, but the chicken was cooked well. Next time I'm going to try a hot pot!
(4)Tianyi S.
Having comfortably resigned myself to life as an Oregonian, I recently revisited Wong's King Seafood with more reasonable expectations (ie: not expecting 6 authentic courses, plus rice, tea, soup & dessert, for $30, as I would in my hometown*), and a group of hungry friends. We ordered the steamed ginger & scallion flounder, honey walnut prawns, crispy pan-fried seafood noodles, salt & pepper pork chops (literally, the best thing ever cooked up by Chinese people) and dry-fried string beans. The flounder was perfectly steamed and fragrant with ginger, the honey walnut prawns were huge, and the pork chops were pounded tender, and mounded with spicy garlic, jalapenos and white pepper. I wouldn't order the pan-fried seafood noodles again- would instead, go for the roasted pork (with its perfectly striated layers of crispy skin, fat, and juicy meat) or the tea-smoked duck. However, the best thing about Wong's King is by far, the service. Our server checked on us all throughout dinner, making sure we had water and tea, and asking how the food was. She continued to ply us with tea even after we had paid our bill, and in general, made us feel like we were superstars- even (dare I say it) regular customers (!) You can certainly find cheaper Chinese food in Portland, but you won't find Chinese joints with better service, fresher ingredients, and a nicer atmosphere. I'd come back just to get warmly smiled at by the hostess. :) *which, preposterously and awesomely, has roughly two Chinese restaurants for every Starbucks joint, the economics of which dictate that Chinese restaurants generally charge less for a large dish than Starbucks does for a tall drink. Ethnic enclave, I miss you...
(4)Ness N.
I used to LOVE WKSF. It was once the BEST in town when it came to seafood dim sum but after getting sick TWICE after eating here, a friend alerted me to the fact that this place has been featured on KPTV's Dirty Dining for loads of infractions and even a dead mouse in a trap in the kitchen in January 2015. My advice: AVOID. kptv.com/Clip/11041430/d… Instead head on over to Ocean City or my newest fav HK Cafe.
(1)DD K.
Super good dim sum place. We r from Cali some of the dish we ask for 2 because it taste so good.
(5)Jeff D.
I've eaten at Wong's King for the last 10 + years and have had nothing but great experiences there. We've taken many friends out to eat there from out of town along with family for special occasions. We were there last night to dine with family in town, and to have their Peking Duck which has been legendary. This is the experience we actually had: 1. They were out of most of their signature dishes from Peking Duck to Roast Pork, Emperor Chicken, Lobster, etc... 2. Service was deplorable. It took roughly 10 minutes to even get menus and water. It took 25 minutes to get our first dish, barbeque pork, which is pre-made and requires very little prep. It was 35 minutes until our final dish arrived. The restaurant was at about 25% of capacity. It definitely appeared that the restaurant was under staffed. Tables were not being cleared in any timely fashion. 3. Subtle and not so subtle favortism towards Chinese/Asian customers. We were one of three non-Chinese groups I could see in the restaurant. I saw a table of Chinese/Asian customers come in after us, get seated and menus promptly, and had their first dish well before our table. Also, our table was not set as we came in, but when the place settings were put down my husband and mother in-law both received chopsticks, my father in-law and I did not. My husband and his mother are Filipino, my father in-law and I are both Caucasian. 4. Restaurant in disrepair. They had torn up the carpet and not replaced it. Bathrooms were a mess. 5. Food was still good. What they did have available on the menus was as we've experienced in the past. The Pork over preserved Turnip is very good. I really hope someone from Wong's King reads this review. This has been one of our very favorite restaurants in the past, but from last night's experience, I won't be going back anytime soon, and could not recommend this place at all.
(1)Katie P.
A friend and I were really craving Chinese on a Sunday when Frank's Noodle House is closed, so... cue Wong's King Seafood Restaurant. The ambiance here is interesting. Let me paint you a picture: the restaurant looks like it converts into a ballroom in style of your local Elk's club. The main room is HUGE and brightly lit, with 1950's carpeting and round tables with white tablecloths for you to stain up real good. Looking around the room, the large round tables on the perimeter were filled up with Chinese families, which is rare in a city of 'ethnic' restaurants run by white people who serve hipsters. Authenticity! Score! There are dirty aquariums on the walls, which house lobsters and potentially other creatures if you could see through the cloudy water. Yum? The menu is HUGE and it will take you a while to decide on something. Two entrees and two appetizers were enough for two people to completely stuff themselves. The entrees are priced just a little more than your average Chinese restaurant, but the portions are much bigger. The honey roasted BBQ pork appetizer ($6) was sugary sweet, but pretty good. The crab meat wontons with cheese ($5) were just as tasty as any Thai restaurant's crab Rangoon. The beef with tea mushrooms ($16) was absolutely delicious and the chicken chow mein ($11) was really good as well, with thinner than usual noodles. Like, angel hair chow mein. Wong's is located a bit far out of the way if you're an inner east-side dweller and sitting down inside can be a bit uncomfortable... between the ambiance and the fact that every waiter/waitress looked and acted miserable. That being said, I probably wouldn't go there again, but they fed us super well. Wong's, you're a solid A-OK, partner.
(3)Derek L.
The best dim sum in Portland Oregon. Service is excellent and fast also friendly. Food are very fresh. Super crowded all the time. Go here early and enjoy good food.
(5)Yen N.
Nothing compares to dim sum in BC but with the options we have in Portland, this is where i would go when my friend/family want dim sum. I personally would drive 6 hours for good dim sum! I do like their sui mai & ha kao, decent size and pretty tasty. There are actually chunks of meat and shrimp. Other places only have fillings, rumors has it Portland dim sum all come in frozen. Other dim sum items were typical. I also ordered house special pan fried noodles. Noodles were crispy, sauce was good, seafood was fresh....except for the bbq meat, I had old pork smell. Don't order their thousand year old egg! It was bland! Shredded pork tasted old and there was only one tiny piece of egg! I also ordered tofu pudding, it could use more soy milk!
(3)Erwin P.
It used to be a good place to have a dim sum, but the last visit was enough to make us not coming back ever. First of all, the men bathroom was so filthy. One of the stall wasn't worked with the urine being unflushed (yikes!!!) to make matter worse they were out of hand soap!!! (Are you kidding me?) Most of the cart-lady cannot speak English, so it makes us frustrated just to order simple stuff. And also this particular short hair-with-glasses lady have no manner at all. She just put food on the table rubbing over my head without saying excuse me whatsoever. Just plain rude!!! Would not recommended this place for dim sum. Heck, even ocean city or hk cafe will service you good unlike this place.
(1)Michelle M.
This is my usual dim sum to-go place in Portland. I think their pork shu mai is the best here, while other places in town tend to taste a little funky to me. Cheap, too! For 2 people, we usually leave with a bill that's about $10. Their peppered squid calamari is decent, crispy. Their hai cao is great, too!
(3)Carolyn C.
This review is for DINNER and also for DIMSUM. The dinner here is spectacular. There are two menu's - one for regional dishes and one for typical dishes. Each dish includes a picture which is beyond helpful, and makes you want to order everything. We had the Peking duck, the Peking pork, Wonton and fish soup (Mata? M-something?) and the fried fish on a plate. Every dish was outstanding. I can't recommend this place highly enough for dinner. As for Dimsum, it was so-so (three stars worthy). There wasn't much variety in terms of dumplings and shumai. The pork/shrimp/chicken dumpling was very good though. I'd say find a different place for dimsum and come here for dinner. Plus, over the Chinese New Year weekend they do traditional dragon dances during dinner :)
(5)Kel L.
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(4)Rena J.
The dim sum is alright. But coming from Silicon Valley, I've been spoiled with much much much better and cheaper Chinese food in general. Everyone knows what the dim sum is like. I'm here to talk about the dinner. I was pleasantly surprised to find that the food was... Good! We had pork belly over preserved mustard greens, soy sauce duck with yam, imperial pork chops, steamed whole cod fish, seafood soup, Chinese broccoli with beef. All of it was tasty. The pork belly was super tender and fatty, just like should be. Just like when I spent 9 hours trying to be vegetarian only to deliriously consume way too much pork belly at Hakka Restaurant in San Francisco years back. *sigh* yum. I loved the sweetened soy sauce yams in the duck dish. The duck itself was too fatty but it was tender. Good or not so good thing depending on preference. Steamed whole fish was reportedly overcooked. I wouldn't know considering I only ate the belly area and that was perfect. Imperial pork chops were good and extra saucy. I know they're not supposed be dripping sauce but I'm a saucy girl. Seafood soup was ok. Well seasoned! And came with white pepper and red vinegar. Yum. The spongy seafood thingies were too crunchy when I'm used to it being soft with good springy bite. Dessert was almond "wu." It's kinda like a milky gruel. It was ok, I wasn't impressed but I'm not complaining about free dessert. It wasn't cheap and the wait was 2x as long as we were told but we did have a party of 8. I've been here for dim sum and noticed the same issue with seating. They make you wait but once you get inside, there are tons of open seating! Why did they make us wait for them to push together multiple tables when there were large round tables available in the back?! It felt so wrong to eat at a Chinese restaurant with a large group and be denied a lazy Susan... I'm not holding it against them simply because it shouldn't affect the rating on its food.
(4)Linda N.
Hmm I'm torn when deciding how I feel about Wong's King. As a budget eater I feel they are too much on the expensive side in comparison to HK Cafe down the street... However, the food is top notch! We come here countless weekends for weddings.They are super popular for Vietnamese and Chinese weddings but this last week I came with my family for a nice vegetarian dinner and it WAS AMAZING. We got the dish with a taro cake topped with mixed vegetables, braised tofu & mushrooms, and mixed vegetables & mushrooms. The taro cake was insanely amazing and well worth the dollars! One challenge I had was finding someone who could take our order in English and answer my questions. I was looking for three vegetarian dishes and asked for what was recommended. I was disappointed that the staff didn't understand "vegetarian" but in the end our server recommended some great dishes. Oh and their menu is full of pictures!!! I love knowing what I will be getting and being able to make an educated decision on my meals. However, our taro dish didn't look exactly like the picture but it was SO good that it didn't matter :)
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