My friend invited me to a dinner here and everything was so good! Crystal Palace took over the Chef Tony location. They not only have dimsum all day along with various dishes, but they also added carpaccio to their appetizer menu! It was delicious! So were the shishito peppers! The French style diced beef was so tender and flavorful. Hubby really liked the vermicelli with beef and pickles, pickles were so good! So was the crispy layer! I really liked their spicy wontons and of course salted egg shrimp. The dessert was delish! Loved golden lava bun and bunnies! Will definitely be back! I’m eyeing the oxtail and whole pumpkin, lobster salad and Peking duck 2 way which you need to order a day ahead. Their house special chicken is also an order ahead item that’s supposed to be really good too. Service was excellent and the ambiance is set for fine dining with so private rooms as well.
Trent Tan
We didn't know what to expect from this place. It was raining and we didn't want to go out into the city. We ordered several items, and they were not good. This was Monterey Park, so Asian cuisine was supposed to be top-notch. The mapo tofu was pretty bad, and the dimsum was cold. We ordered to-go, so we didn't expect it to be steaming hot, but they should not be cold either. It wasn't even crowded, but it still took half an hour to get our food. Perhaps it was just an off day.
Yarom Limor
Great dim sum
Jennifer Maghett
Chef Tony Dim Sum offers a welcoming and lively dining experience, with service that makes you feel right at home. The dim sum is decent and served promptly, though the real highlight is the warm hospitality. Yes, it can get a bit noisy, but that’s part of the authentic Cantonese yum cha vibe! The restaurant is clean and conveniently located, especially for hotel guests. A solid choice for a casual, satisfying dim sum meal.
Albert Leung
Grand opening for new management, promotion up to April 30th 2025.
XO Handsome
Chef Tony is the Chinese restaurant of Courtyard by Marriott Monterey Park, Los Angeles. There is no reservation for lunch, and waiting time can easily be over an hour. Although the hotel restaurant has a high ceiling, it is very noisy, because tables are packed closely together. In addition to being understaffed, most of the waiters are very green, hence inefficient. The dim sum dishes might be considered good in Monterey Park, but they are not particularly cheap, and definitely not worth lining up for.
Anne Law
Complimentary parking
Leung Lai
Beautiful place to dine.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Mia
The service was ridiculously slow...it was so bad that at the end of the check, there were two dishes that were not served and I had to cancel them...
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
vivien ma
Nice place to have lunch or dinner. Excellent service.Great atmosphere . Chicken with ginger sauce is very good. Loster with sticky rice is excellent. Tofu in brown sauce with mushrooms is good. Strawberry ? geletin desert is very ? good.
Parking: Location. Easy to park covered garage. 3 hours free validation.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Shrimp & Pork Dumpling with Black Truffle Siu Mai, Pan Fried Shrimp & Pork Pandan Bun, Dim Sum, Sticky Rice Wrapped in Lotus Leaf, Lava Salted Egg Yolk Bun
The food took an extremely long time to come out and the waiters practically ignored us for a good period of time.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 2
Service: 1
Sheng Li
I would give it 4.5 stars overall. My child enjoyed the chicken feet, fried rice with shrimp, and barbecue pork. While my child usually prefers restaurants not located inside hotels, we liked this one because it’s new and spacious. The decor blends modern and traditional styles beautifully. Their dates dessert is excellent, and the truffle shrimp was a standout!
Parking: Finding the parking garage entrance can be a bit confusing for first-timers since it's located behind the building. However, the garage, provided by the Courtyard Hotel, is spacious, clean, and conveniently located near the restaurant. Plus, parking is free if you dine at Chef Tony.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Shrimp & Pork Dumpling with Black Truffle Siu Mai, Steamed Chicken Feet with Brown Sauce
Harold Xi
Would give less than 0 stars if I could. Waited 40 minutes for a takeout order and they said that it still wasn’t ready. All they gave me was attitude. Would never recommend this place or come back.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
Jeff
$1000 service fail.
Rented the private room for a very important dinner. Business associates and friends from China. Wanted to show them a high quality MPK dining experience.
Sunday 530 PM = business slow. Should get good service, yes? We got a solitary young waiter who appeared inexperienced. VERY slow to take our order. Dishes took FAR too long to arrive. 2 or 3 appetizers eventually arrived and our table of 9 looked hungrily at very little food while awaiting for more.
Slowly the main courses started to arrive. Very slowly... versus the typical Chinese lazy susan table when food just keeps coming and coming. THAT is what I expected. Also- no manager ever came by to check in.
Fellow diners who want a special occasion dinner for a group? NBC Seafood. Duck House. Not Chef Tony.
p.s.- most of the food was very good.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 3
Service: 1
Holly Le
All over the food was ok. The service was not polite & very rude but the atmosphere was nice.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 2
Service: 2
Recommended dishes: Shrimp & Pork Dumpling with Black Truffle Siu Mai, Dim Sum
My friend invited me to a dinner here and everything was so good! Crystal Palace took over the Chef Tony location. They not only have dimsum all day along with various dishes, but they also added carpaccio to their appetizer menu! It was delicious! So were the shishito peppers! The French style diced beef was so tender and flavorful. Hubby really liked the vermicelli with beef and pickles, pickles were so good! So was the crispy layer! I really liked their spicy wontons and of course salted egg shrimp. The dessert was delish! Loved golden lava bun and bunnies! Will definitely be back! I’m eyeing the oxtail and whole pumpkin, lobster salad and Peking duck 2 way which you need to order a day ahead. Their house special chicken is also an order ahead item that’s supposed to be really good too. Service was excellent and the ambiance is set for fine dining with so private rooms as well.
We didn't know what to expect from this place. It was raining and we didn't want to go out into the city. We ordered several items, and they were not good. This was Monterey Park, so Asian cuisine was supposed to be top-notch. The mapo tofu was pretty bad, and the dimsum was cold. We ordered to-go, so we didn't expect it to be steaming hot, but they should not be cold either. It wasn't even crowded, but it still took half an hour to get our food. Perhaps it was just an off day.
Great dim sum
Chef Tony Dim Sum offers a welcoming and lively dining experience, with service that makes you feel right at home. The dim sum is decent and served promptly, though the real highlight is the warm hospitality. Yes, it can get a bit noisy, but that’s part of the authentic Cantonese yum cha vibe! The restaurant is clean and conveniently located, especially for hotel guests. A solid choice for a casual, satisfying dim sum meal.
Grand opening for new management, promotion up to April 30th 2025.
Chef Tony is the Chinese restaurant of Courtyard by Marriott Monterey Park, Los Angeles. There is no reservation for lunch, and waiting time can easily be over an hour. Although the hotel restaurant has a high ceiling, it is very noisy, because tables are packed closely together. In addition to being understaffed, most of the waiters are very green, hence inefficient. The dim sum dishes might be considered good in Monterey Park, but they are not particularly cheap, and definitely not worth lining up for.
Complimentary parking
Beautiful place to dine.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
The service was ridiculously slow...it was so bad that at the end of the check, there were two dishes that were not served and I had to cancel them...
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
Nice place to have lunch or dinner. Excellent service.Great atmosphere .
Chicken with ginger sauce is very good.
Loster with sticky rice is excellent. Tofu in brown sauce with mushrooms is good. Strawberry ? geletin desert is very ? good.
Parking: Location. Easy to park covered garage.
3 hours free validation.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Shrimp & Pork Dumpling with Black Truffle Siu Mai, Pan Fried Shrimp & Pork Pandan Bun, Dim Sum, Sticky Rice Wrapped in Lotus Leaf, Lava Salted Egg Yolk Bun
Restaurantji Recommends
The food took an extremely long time to come out and the waiters practically ignored us for a good period of time.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 2
Service: 1
I would give it 4.5 stars overall. My child enjoyed the chicken feet, fried rice with shrimp, and barbecue pork. While my child usually prefers restaurants not located inside hotels, we liked this one because it’s new and spacious. The decor blends modern and traditional styles beautifully. Their dates dessert is excellent, and the truffle shrimp was a standout!
Parking: Finding the parking garage entrance can be a bit confusing for first-timers since it's located behind the building. However, the garage, provided by the Courtyard Hotel, is spacious, clean, and conveniently located near the restaurant. Plus, parking is free if you dine at Chef Tony.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Shrimp & Pork Dumpling with Black Truffle Siu Mai, Steamed Chicken Feet with Brown Sauce
Would give less than 0 stars if I could. Waited 40 minutes for a takeout order and they said that it still wasn’t ready. All they gave me was attitude. Would never recommend this place or come back.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
$1000 service fail.
Rented the private room for a very important dinner. Business associates and friends from China. Wanted to show them a high quality MPK dining experience.
Sunday 530 PM = business slow. Should get good service, yes?
We got a solitary young waiter who appeared inexperienced. VERY slow to take our order. Dishes took FAR too long to arrive. 2 or 3 appetizers eventually arrived and our table of 9 looked hungrily at very little food while awaiting for more.
Slowly the main courses started to arrive. Very slowly... versus the typical Chinese lazy susan table when food just keeps coming and coming. THAT is what I expected. Also- no manager ever came by to check in.
Fellow diners who want a special occasion dinner for a group? NBC Seafood. Duck House. Not Chef Tony.
p.s.- most of the food was very good.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 3
Service: 1
All over the food was ok. The service was not polite & very rude but the atmosphere was nice.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 2
Service: 2
Recommended dishes: Shrimp & Pork Dumpling with Black Truffle Siu Mai, Dim Sum
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