One of my favorite places in Oakland to grab some dim sum to go. It's usually a busy place, but the lines move nicely. There's 2 lines in there so make sure to line up in the right area. One line is to buy the roasted meats hanging in the front window of the store and the other line is for dim sum. There's one long table with a few chairs along the wall if you would like to rest a bit and chow down on what you just purchased.
We always try to order the siu mai,chicken feet,tofu skin roll,baked char siu bao,and a few of the fried dumplings when we go. All of those are so flavorful and tasty. You don't need any sauces to go with any of those since they themselves are so delicious already,they're not too salty nor too oily or fatty. The baked char siu baos are a thing of beauty here. If you don't grab any dim sum then please grab yourselves the baos. The filling is plenty and the ratio of bun to meat is pretty good if you compare it to other places.
I don't really care for the roasted meats myself(the roasted duck,soy sauce chicken,roast pork,etc) because I find them not as good as the other places. I don't necessarily like their seasoning and flavor. Stick with their dim sum and you should be good but of course this is just my opinion and maybe you would like their roasted offerings.
The workers there are always helpful and friendly. There's usually 2 or 3 people to serve each line.
Jackson Lim
Char Siu was dry and tough. If you are not a regular customer, they will give you the bad stuff.
Nancy C.
One of the only places in Oakland's Chinatown for cheap and affordable dim sum to-go, this is a no-frills hole in the wall spot. There's 2 lines, one for the roast duck and roast pork *Window Line*, and the other is for small stuff like dim sum *Dim Sum line*. This can be confusing if it's your first time, yes, there are signs, but they are hard to see when people blocked the signs while lining up. Great services from all the staff at Big Dish.
Fai Wu chun
They are very nice
Paul Ushijima
Old fashioned storefront. Great food, good prices. Street parking.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Assorted Dim Sum
One-eye Giant Lee
This restaurant refuses payment that includes more than 5 pennies or coins, so I don't recommend this restaurant to anyone. .
Service: 1
Angela Johnson
Staff did not speak English very well. You had to order everything on the app. When I tried to ask questions they could not understand. The food was good but the prices were pretty high comparably. They can take your money and expect a tip but could not take your order. They did nothing other than bring the food out from the kitchen. We even had to order drinks on the app. They offered no menus or any other options.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 4
Service: 2
Gonzalez James
I see their rating is high for roasted duck and I went to buy whole duck chopped. I took to my car and eat. First couple of pieces are really fresh but after the first layer, I start to get mushy pieces. I then look and realized they mixed the old duck and new duck together. That's why when they chop it they block the view and cannot see what they do. Be aware and dont get fooled.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
andy lee
The first time I've been here and got some overdate chicken, what can be worse, I already got home, just throw my money away.
The first time I've been here and got some overdate chicken, what can be worse, I already got home, just throw my money away.
Carol Chong
My sister-in-law recommended Big Dish to me. It is located in the heartvof Oakland Chinatown, across the street from the East West Bank.Specialties: Roast duck, chicken, pork, bbq pork, assortment of dim sum pastries. Menu board of the dim sum is mounted on the wall. Trays of pastries are in their display case.Food is mainly for take out. There are a few tables and chairs for dining indoors.Purpose of visit: to buy the chicken cage pastries (gai loong). They do sell out fast because it is a very popular item among us elderly Chinese people. The cost for 6 of them is $6.60. I have also purchased 3 sesame balls and 3 savory dumplings.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 4
Catiriana Reyes
Very fresh and
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Assorted Dim Sum, Chive Dumplings, Sticky Rice Wrap, Siu Mai Pork Dumplings, Shrimp Dumpling
Alesia Tam
Came in to order catering for $500+ of food and put down a $200 deposit. Lady that helped with the catering order was nice and honest/upfront about costs, timing, and quantity. We then proceeded to order dim sum a la carte only to have another lady tell me 1 order of dim sum comes with 4 pieces minimum. She lied and and it’s my bad for not looking at the menu clearly. When I called her out on it she tried to claim she said the standard order is 4 pieces but you can break it up and order 1 piece if you wanted. Their menu clearly shows pricing for 1 piece. This happens a lot at some Chinese to go spots when they want to get rid of their cooked food for the day…they push you to buy more or lie so you’re stuck with more than you want to eat. I’m ok with the pushing but don’t appreciate the lying. Sketchy all around. Their dim sum wasn’t the best or the freshest. Best thing I had was their fried taro puff so maybe their fried food is the way to go. Really hoping I don’t regret ordering catering from here with all the red flags.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 2
Service: 2
J. Tay
This is my go-to dimsum takeout spot in Oakland. Cheap, convenient, and delicious. Their wait times are also pretty good compared with other spots in Chinatown. Staff are super helpful as well.
goodEats
One of my favorite places in Oakland to grab some dim sum to go. It's usually a busy place, but the lines move nicely. There's 2 lines in there so make sure to line up in the right area. One line is to buy the roasted meats hanging in the front window of the store and the other line is for dim sum. There's one long table with a few chairs along the wall if you would like to rest a bit and chow down on what you just purchased.
We always try to order the siu mai,chicken feet,tofu skin roll,baked char siu bao,and a few of the fried dumplings when we go. All of those are so flavorful and tasty. You don't need any sauces to go with any of those since they themselves are so delicious already,they're not too salty nor too oily or fatty. The baked char siu baos are a thing of beauty here. If you don't grab any dim sum then please grab yourselves the baos. The filling is plenty and the ratio of bun to meat is pretty good if you compare it to other places.
I don't really care for the roasted meats myself(the roasted duck,soy sauce chicken,roast pork,etc) because I find them not as good as the other places. I don't necessarily like their seasoning and flavor. Stick with their dim sum and you should be good but of course this is just my opinion and maybe you would like their roasted offerings.
The workers there are always helpful and friendly. There's usually 2 or 3 people to serve each line.
Char Siu was dry and tough. If you are not a regular customer, they will give you the bad stuff.
One of the only places in Oakland's Chinatown for cheap and affordable dim sum to-go, this is a no-frills hole in the wall spot.
There's 2 lines, one for the roast duck and roast pork *Window Line*, and the other is for small stuff like dim sum *Dim Sum line*. This can be confusing if it's your first time, yes, there are signs, but they are hard to see when people blocked the signs while lining up.
Great services from all the staff at Big Dish.
They are very nice
Old fashioned storefront. Great food, good prices. Street parking.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Assorted Dim Sum
This restaurant refuses payment that includes more than 5 pennies or coins, so I don't recommend this restaurant to anyone. .
Service: 1
Staff did not speak English very well. You had to order everything on the app. When I tried to ask questions they could not understand. The food was good but the prices were pretty high comparably. They can take your money and expect a tip but could not take your order. They did nothing other than bring the food out from the kitchen. We even had to order drinks on the app. They offered no menus or any other options.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 4
Service: 2
I see their rating is high for roasted duck and I went to buy whole duck chopped. I took to my car and eat. First couple of pieces are really fresh but after the first layer, I start to get mushy pieces. I then look and realized they mixed the old duck and new duck together. That's why when they chop it they block the view and cannot see what they do. Be aware and dont get fooled.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
The first time I've been here and got some overdate chicken, what can be worse, I already got home, just throw my money away.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 2
Service: 3
Restaurantji Recommends
The first time I've been here and got some overdate chicken, what can be worse, I already got home, just throw my money away.
My sister-in-law recommended Big Dish to me. It is located in the heartvof Oakland Chinatown, across the street from the East West Bank.Specialties: Roast duck, chicken, pork, bbq pork, assortment of dim sum pastries. Menu board of the dim sum is mounted on the wall. Trays of pastries are in their display case.Food is mainly for take out. There are a few tables and chairs for dining indoors.Purpose of visit: to buy the chicken cage pastries (gai loong). They do sell out fast because it is a very popular item among us elderly Chinese people. The cost for 6 of them is $6.60. I have also purchased 3 sesame balls and 3 savory dumplings.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 4
Very fresh and
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Assorted Dim Sum, Chive Dumplings, Sticky Rice Wrap, Siu Mai Pork Dumplings, Shrimp Dumpling
Came in to order catering for $500+ of food and put down a $200 deposit. Lady that helped with the catering order was nice and honest/upfront about costs, timing, and quantity. We then proceeded to order dim sum a la carte only to have another lady tell me 1 order of dim sum comes with 4 pieces minimum. She lied and and it’s my bad for not looking at the menu clearly. When I called her out on it she tried to claim she said the standard order is 4 pieces but you can break it up and order 1 piece if you wanted. Their menu clearly shows pricing for 1 piece. This happens a lot at some Chinese to go spots when they want to get rid of their cooked food for the day…they push you to buy more or lie so you’re stuck with more than you want to eat. I’m ok with the pushing but don’t appreciate the lying. Sketchy all around. Their dim sum wasn’t the best or the freshest. Best thing I had was their fried taro puff so maybe their fried food is the way to go. Really hoping I don’t regret ordering catering from here with all the red flags.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 2
Service: 2
This is my go-to dimsum takeout spot in Oakland. Cheap, convenient, and delicious. Their wait times are also pretty good compared with other spots in Chinatown. Staff are super helpful as well.
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