East Lake Chinese Restaurant and Dim Sum (東湖海鮮酒家)
$$ • Chinese, Seafood, CantoneseAbout East Lake Chinese Restaurant and Dim Sum (東湖海鮮酒家)
Customers' Favorites
Steamed Dim Sum Bamboo Baskets
Chinese Broccoli Fried Rice
Honey Glazed Walnut Shrimp
Jin Mein Crispy Chow Mein
Peking Spareribs
Beef Chow Fun
Orange Chicken
Recent Reviews
161 ratings
Share your opinion about East Lake Chinese Restaurant and Dim Sum (東湖海鮮酒家)
4 star.
Good food and friendly.
Good food and friendly.
the salt and pepper crab was the bomb!
Super love the Dim Sum Choices ...
Hours
| Monday | 4:30 - 8:30PM 11AM - 2:30PM |
| Tuesday | 4:30 - 8:30PM 11AM - 2:30PM |
| Wednesday | 11AM - 2:30PM 4:30 - 8:30PM |
| Thursday | 4:30 - 8:30PM 11AM - 2:30PM |
| Friday | 4:30 - 8:30PM 11AM - 2:30PM |
| Saturday | 10:30AM - 2:30PM 4:30 - 8:30PM |
| Sunday | 10:30AM - 2:30PM 4:30 - 8:30PM |
Based on the reviews, East Lake Chinese Restaurant and Dim Sum is a long-time neighborhood staple in San Jose, located on Quimby and White road. It has evolved from a small hole in the wall to a bigger, celebratory restaurant with a decor that has an outside inside vibe with pillars and roof shingles. The service is often described as great, with top notch customer service, food coming out hot and fast, and water refilled regularly. Many find the prices reasonable and the value good.
However, opinions on the food are mixed. Some say the food is super fresh with spectacular ingredients and a signature taste, calling it the best experience. Others find it mediocre, noting that the food does not taste fresh and the seafood tastes frozen. Specific dishes like the chow fun were a bit oily, the bbq spare ribs a little tough, and the beef and broccoli was just ehh. The dim sum is still given a 4/5 by a regular, though the chicken feet seemed off one day. The salt and pepper fish is a favorite for some, while others found the abalone sea cucumber good but too expensive, and noted the eggplant soft tofu lost its sichuan pepper flavor. Overall, it is considered a solid, average run of the mill takeout option for quick and cheap Chinese food, but not a premium place.