I was greeted and shown to a table as I walked in the door. The waiter took my order as soon as I had reviewed the menu. The menu included a wide range of classic dishes. I ordered potstickers and a spicy fish and tofu pot with white rice. The food was delicious. The service was superb.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
网球漢學家（TennisSinologist）
There are 2 types of Chinese restaurants in America; number one is the fast food takeout which uses a universal menu catering to the American palate (chop suey, chow mein, etc.) and number two is authentic Chinese cuisine designed for the dine-in experience. Yummy House is the latter, and specializes in dim sum dishes served by rolling carts.You should go to Yummy House for dim sum. The Larry David “Curb Your Enthusiasm” test for judging an authentic Chinese restaurant is by seeing Chinese customers seated throughout the nearby tables and that was indeed the situation during my visit.Recent Google reviews criticized Yummy House for their Orange Chicken and Lo Mein. These are dishes that are standard at Chinese-American takeout restaurants and should not be ordered here. If you want orange chicken then go to Panda Express; if you want to try authentic Chinese cuisine then order from the dim sum carts at Yummy House.I lived in Hong Kong for 5 years; so I have some expertise with regard to good dim sum. I can tell you that the steamed BBQ pork buns* and shrimp dumplings* served at Yummy House are exactly the same as those served in Hong Kong.I would also recommend the Fried Sticky Rice Pork Dumplings* and Pan-Fried Turnip Cake. For 2 or more people I suggest Chinese Broccoli with Oyster Sauce.*(* See my 4 photos posted in the review gallery.)
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Dim Sum Cart, Dim Sum, Steamed Crabmeat Dumplings
cheems in a suit
amazing, the dim sum was very good, i wanna go back and get some stuff off the main menu next
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Brinda Patel
The orange chicken was disgusting it was drowning in orange sauce and bad tasting all
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
Jake Bell
Disgusting food that is overpriced. Worst Chinese I've had in the state. Makes the nasty Gator CHina here seem like a delicacy.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
Jake SMithhh
This place is ABSOLUTELY FOUL.... KFC has more meat than skin on their chicken than this place. $20 for a cheaply made box of mushy orange bits. The meal looked like baby food and was refused a new order and it refund.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
Ryan Buckley
For dim sum this is 100% the best in Gainesville, there is a large and varried selection. The rest of the menu is fine, between the traditional and american Chinese dishes nothing stands out as being that good, going for dim sum is a must though if you like Chinese food.Parking: Small lot but it isn't usually full.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Dim Sum
April Randle
I took my husband for his birthday along with my granddaughter. We ordered from the dinner menu. I saw a cart being pushed around, but didn’t know what it was. It was our first time dining there. I ordered shrimp and scallops. The scallops tasted fishy. They immediately took care of the problem. The chef even came out and he called the distributor. They were very kind and attentive and the food was delicious! I am looking forward to our next visit. I think next time I’m going to sample different tastes from the cart. I highly recommend this restaurant. I guess it’s not called yummy House for nothing
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 5
Samantha Askey
Great prices and atmosphere. Would absolutely come
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Bonnie G.
Be straight forward and make sure to point out any special requests you have and if ur not sure about something in menu- ask first!!! Other than that tho- never had a bad meal from there that i didn't end up falling in love with. On point & just such on point flavored food! but after a couple visits mistakes starting to be made- just a lack of communication between the waitress and us caused some disturbance of things pretty suddenly elevating the levels of intention in the air.
My favorite place for dim sum!! It's always really good and my favorite is the shu mai and pineapple buns. It's our go to place on weekends.
Melissa Carson
First time visiting and I will return. The waiter was friendly and helpful. The food is outstanding.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Shrimp Rolls and Stuff, BBQ, House Fried Rice, Seafood, Mongolian Beef, Honey Walnut Chicken, Salt & Pepper Calamari, Sweet and Sour Chicken
Brett “Sparky” D
Some of my favorite food in Gainesville. They have a great lunch and dinner
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Jen G.
We went for Dim Sum and they had the carts out, which was great. And the food was very fresh. I usually go to the two Yummy Houses in Tampa, but was up here visiting a friend...yeah ! So we decided to try this YH too. We did get shumai both for lunch and to take home for later ( My Favorite ) Shanghai dumplings, Hong Kong sticky rice ( My 2nd fav) and an order of Salt & Pepper fried chicken wings......I would have given 5 stars but for the fact that it was freezing in the restaurant and had to go outside to warm up then come back in to continue lunch....and also by the time the wings came out of the kitchen we had finished our Dim Sum, had everything packed for takeout and we just took the wings to-go. The wings btw were smaller and kinda over cooked.....the wings in the South Tampa YH were always big and juicy It wasn't very busy and it was before 2 pm
Monique M.
I picked up an order last night of fried rice, hot and sour soup, egg drop and spring rolls. $45.00 I don't know what going on in their kitchen, the food was terrible. Spring rolls had no vegetables. The soup was not broth but corn starch slushy and the fried rice was terrible. Just not up to standard. We took it back and turned around and used the 45.00 plus spent $40.00 more total of 85.00. Not much better! Will not be returning.
I was greeted and shown to a table as I walked in the door. The waiter took my order as soon as I had reviewed the menu. The menu included a wide range of classic dishes. I ordered potstickers and a spicy fish and tofu pot with white rice. The food was delicious. The service was superb.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
There are 2 types of Chinese restaurants in America; number one is the fast food takeout which uses a universal menu catering to the American palate (chop suey, chow mein, etc.) and number two is authentic Chinese cuisine designed for the dine-in experience. Yummy House is the latter, and specializes in dim sum dishes served by rolling carts.You should go to Yummy House for dim sum. The Larry David “Curb Your Enthusiasm” test for judging an authentic Chinese restaurant is by seeing Chinese customers seated throughout the nearby tables and that was indeed the situation during my visit.Recent Google reviews criticized Yummy House for their Orange Chicken and Lo Mein. These are dishes that are standard at Chinese-American takeout restaurants and should not be ordered here. If you want orange chicken then go to Panda Express; if you want to try authentic Chinese cuisine then order from the dim sum carts at Yummy House.I lived in Hong Kong for 5 years; so I have some expertise with regard to good dim sum. I can tell you that the steamed BBQ pork buns* and shrimp dumplings* served at Yummy House are exactly the same as those served in Hong Kong.I would also recommend the Fried Sticky Rice Pork Dumplings* and Pan-Fried Turnip Cake. For 2 or more people I suggest Chinese Broccoli with Oyster Sauce.*(* See my 4 photos posted in the review gallery.)
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Dim Sum Cart, Dim Sum, Steamed Crabmeat Dumplings
amazing, the dim sum was very good, i wanna go back and get some stuff off the main menu next
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
The orange chicken was disgusting it was drowning in orange sauce and bad tasting all
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
Disgusting food that is overpriced. Worst Chinese I've had in the state. Makes the nasty Gator CHina here seem like a delicacy.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
This place is ABSOLUTELY FOUL.... KFC has more meat than skin on their chicken than this place. $20 for a cheaply made box of mushy orange bits. The meal looked like baby food and was refused a new order and it refund.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
For dim sum this is 100% the best in Gainesville, there is a large and varried selection. The rest of the menu is fine, between the traditional and american Chinese dishes nothing stands out as being that good, going for dim sum is a must though if you like Chinese food.Parking: Small lot but it isn't usually full.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Dim Sum
I took my husband for his birthday along with my granddaughter. We ordered from the dinner menu. I saw a cart being pushed around, but didn’t know what it was. It was our first time dining there. I ordered shrimp and scallops. The scallops tasted fishy. They immediately took care of the problem. The chef even came out and he called the distributor. They were very kind and attentive and the food was delicious! I am looking forward to our next visit. I think next time I’m going to sample different tastes from the cart. I highly recommend this restaurant. I guess it’s not called yummy House for nothing
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 5
Great prices and atmosphere. Would absolutely come
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Be straight forward and make sure to point out any special requests you have and if ur not sure about something in menu- ask first!!! Other than that tho- never had a bad meal from there that i didn't end up falling in love with. On point & just such on point flavored food! but after a couple visits mistakes starting to be made- just a lack of communication between the waitress and us caused some disturbance of things pretty suddenly elevating the levels of intention in the air.
Restaurantji Recommends
My favorite place for dim sum!! It's always really good and my favorite is the shu mai and pineapple buns. It's our go to place on weekends.
First time visiting and I will return. The waiter was friendly and helpful. The food is outstanding.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Shrimp Rolls and Stuff, BBQ, House Fried Rice, Seafood, Mongolian Beef, Honey Walnut Chicken, Salt & Pepper Calamari, Sweet and Sour Chicken
Some of my favorite food in Gainesville. They have a great lunch and dinner
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
We went for Dim Sum and they had the carts out, which was great. And the food was very fresh. I usually go to the two Yummy Houses in Tampa, but was up here visiting a friend...yeah ! So we decided to try this YH too. We did get shumai both for lunch and to take home for later ( My Favorite ) Shanghai dumplings, Hong Kong sticky rice ( My 2nd fav) and an order of Salt & Pepper fried chicken wings......I would have given 5 stars but for the fact that it was freezing in the restaurant and had to go outside to warm up then come back in to continue lunch....and also by the time the wings came out of the kitchen we had finished our Dim Sum, had everything packed for takeout and we just took the wings to-go. The wings btw were smaller and kinda over cooked.....the wings in the South Tampa YH were always big and juicy It wasn't very busy and it was before 2 pm
I picked up an order last night of fried rice, hot and sour soup, egg drop and spring rolls. $45.00 I don't know what going on in their kitchen, the food was terrible. Spring rolls had no vegetables. The soup was not broth but corn starch slushy and the fried rice was terrible. Just not up to standard. We took it back and turned around and used the 45.00 plus spent $40.00 more total of 85.00. Not much better! Will not be returning.