Fook Lam Seafood Restaurant

Located by the canal, parking can be on the street or at a small parking garage nearby with good rates. You'll also get a good view of the Asian men gathering around tables playing cards lol.

It's a popular dim sum spot but I personally think there are better dim sum choices out there.

I tried a couple of dim sum and they weren't as good as we hoped. The skin wrapper was either mushy or too thin that they broke apart when the dumplings were being picked up by chopsticks. The flavor wasn't lackluster. The congee was OK but nothing to write home about.

The best item there that we all enjoyed was the deep fried sesame balls. Very crispy, good amount of sweetness, light and airy, a true delight! I feel like their deep fried food might be worth trying more than their steamed items.

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 3

Service: 3

Knocked down 1 star because the seats and linen were so dirty. The service was excellent. The food was great and tasted right. However, I wish the portions were a bit larger. I guess it's a Hawaiin thing that they come in 3s. The chicken feet came with only 4pc. When I asked for a takeout box, the staff packed it for me and tied it up in a plastic bag. The first wasn't right in the middle so she untied to to tie it again so that it doesn't tip. Wonderful service with every staff we encounter. They speak English, Cantonese, and mandarin. Pay at the front counter (not at your seat).

My husband i were craving dimsum and wanted to try this place. And we were soooo happy we did. The food was incredible. One of the best dim sums we have ever had. I highly recommend trying the place. The food was amazing and service was really great too. It was a little hard to find. It is in the chinese cultural plaza, on the outside near the water. When we were there, there were a lot of older asian grandpas who were playing cards. Look for them and you'll find the enterance! :) there's also not a lot of street parking, but their is a parking garage. The food was fairly inexpensive. In Denver we would typically pay about $100 for 2 of us (we order a lot of food with leftovers), but here the bill came up to $80 and we still had leftovers.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Dim Sum, Don Tat Custard Tart, Baked or Steamed Char Siu Bun, Look Fun Roll, Soup Dumplings

My girlfriend told me about this place! lived here all my life 50+years and was excited to try their dim sum! loved it! especially new items like beef tendons & seafood bundle ..I usually order the manapua, shrimp shu mai, taro puffys, pork hash..
The waitresses pass by with their carts offering their dim sum items. Some we accept..some we refuse.
All in all it was a pleasant afternoon!

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Dim Sum

Can be pricy, but authentic, delicious dim-sum done right by the lovely Cantonese ladies.

Parking: Paid lot for around 1$ an hour. No validation

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Dim Sum, Spare Rib with Chicken Feet over Rice, Deep Fried Shrimp Wonton, Lotus Leaf Covered Mochi Rice, Deep Fried Taro Puff, Soup Dumplings, Porridge, Chicken Feet, Xiao Long Baos, Chicken Bao

One of the best Dim Sum place in Hawaii.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 4

Recommended dishes: Dim Sum, Baked or Steamed Char Siu Bun, Chicken Feet

Went for dim sum. For two people the bull came out to $65 with tax. Food was okay and portions were good size. Nothing stood out.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 3

Service: 4

Recommended dishes: Deep Fried Taro Puff

Xiaolongbao tastes bad.
The store is dirty.

As is often the case in Chinese restaurants, the chairs and tables were hardly cleaned, and cardboard boxes were piled up in one corner of the restaurant.

I went during lunch, and the xiaolongbao was
Not juicy, just plain
It felt like the juice was just coming out.

I can't compare, but
I think the busyness of the restaurant and the taste are directly proportional.

What I ordered didn't arrive either.
I'm glad they didn't stamp me, but I won't go there again.

Great dim sum

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Dim Sum, Chicken Feet

Food is good but the atmosphere is hectic in here.

Atmosphere: 2

Food: 4

Service: 3

Dim sum!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

It was the worse restaurant I had in Haiwaii. We paid 20% tips and still got yelled at by the woman in the counter. She was insane and crazy. Other waitresses kept rushing us to order more dim sum the minute we seated. The food was not great either. The dim sum siu mai had a meaty taste of rotten flesh. It was not fresh. BBQ pork bun had the fillings of less than half. The prawn dumplings were only so so with mushy pasty texture. I would vote NO STAR at all if I can. Don’t go to this restaurant, unless you want to pay to be treated badly by the stuff

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 1

Service: 1

Recommended dishes: Dim Sum

Favorite Dim Sum on the island. Service is aggressive like any Dim Sum restaurant, but they get ish done and have a sense of humor...for the most part. $2 nearby parking and always be aware of your surroundings, especially in this area.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Dim Sum, Don Tat Custard Tart, Lotus Leaf Covered Mochi Rice, Deep Fried Taro Puff, Look Fun Roll

This dimsum place is ok,friendly service, reasonable price and very busy.

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 3

Service: 4

Excellent Dim Sum restaurant, food was so fresh and delicious. Friendly waitress, we had so much conversations:

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5