Great lunch option. The food is delicious, the service is great, and the ambiance is nice. Very quiet, although I haven't been there in the evening.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 5
Service: 5
J S
Stepping into this place felt like I’d been teleported straight into Hong Kong—no plane ticket, no jet lag, just pure dim sum magic. The décor? Authentic down to the teapots. The air buzzes with people chatting in Chinese, which immediately told me: I’d stumbled into the real deal.
The dim sum came out piping hot, the tea never stopped flowing, and the service had that endearing “mom energy” where they ask what you want before you even know yourself. Every bite was fresh, flavorful, and dangerously good.
Final verdict: five stars. So good I forgot to take photos—too busy living my best Hong Kong food fantasy right here at home.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Catherine Adams
Restaurant has gone downhill over the years. Service crazy slow. We were with our children and still it took forever. I had to ask for them to bring rice before the food arrived because the wait was surprisingly long. Note that service fees are pre determined for groups of over 4 and include wine and drinks.
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 3
Service: 1
Zoe
4/5– Great service and food! Rarely do you see dim sum served with carts anymore so it was nice to see that again at this place!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
Kathleen Lelis
I just think this is the best Chinese restaurant in the Rockville, Bethesda area
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
TG MY
Found this place by chance. Ate here with my parents and son, and the all the dishes were delicious from the egg noodles (chicken and mushrooms) to beef tips (XO sauce & broccoli) and sautéed fish (water chestnuts, woodear mushrooms and snow peas). Friendly service eith mandarin speaking staff. The bathroom was immaculately maintained btw.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Saute Fish Fillet
Michael Tran
Yum yum dim sum. Attentive service good variety of dishes and taste sooo goood.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Dim Sum, Steamed Shrimp Dumpling, Steamed Spareribs with Black Bean Sauce, Baked Roast Pork Bun, Stuffed Sticky Rice in Lotus Leaves 2, Fried Sticky Rice Dumpling
Arik Tran
It was so good. I can't exaggerate how big the Hacao was compared to other dim sum restaurants I've been to. The wait wasn't that long on a weekend, and the service was good. The included tip was kinda frustrating at our table. The atmosphere was nice. The restaurant gave a modern, eastern, and kinda polished vibe. Approved.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
John Yeung
I am incredibly picky with dim sim. I go here for their dim sum once in a while. Their dim sum was particularly good today. They also have a durian pastry which tastes pretty decent. I will definitely come back again soon.
Shadi Sawyer
This place is phenomenal and has been for many years. I recently placed an order for a large family gathering and the customer service and quality of the food was absolutely outstanding. From placing the order with me seamlessly and making very helpful recommendations based on my party size to timely, super-friendly delivery - the entire process was amazing. Thank you so much Cella (my main point of contact who I placed the order with) and the entire team - my guests were raving about how delicious the food was the entire evening. I am so glad we ordered with you. Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! Shadi
Amazing Dim sum spot. The parking lot is small so we know to ge there as soon as they open. Every dish is so flavorful and fresh it's my favorite dim sum restaurant.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Xian Zhang
Recently we went to this place and ordered a Beijing duck and steamed fish. Both were tasteless. I guess the duck has been coked a few days ago and the fish had been kept in the refrigerator many days. We were very disappointed and won't recommend this restaurant to anybody.
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 1
Service: 2
Amber Cai
Very authentic. It’s best to speak in Chinese if you can, based on personal experience.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Sonya Wang
The service was shockingly rude, and to make matters worse, they quietly tacked on a 20% tip for just two people without telling us. Completely unacceptable.
Great lunch option. The food is delicious, the service is great, and the ambiance is nice. Very quiet, although I haven't been there in the evening.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 5
Service: 5
Stepping into this place felt like I’d been teleported straight into Hong Kong—no plane ticket, no jet lag, just pure dim sum magic. The décor? Authentic down to the teapots. The air buzzes with people chatting in Chinese, which immediately told me: I’d stumbled into the real deal.
The dim sum came out piping hot, the tea never stopped flowing, and the service had that endearing “mom energy” where they ask what you want before you even know yourself. Every bite was fresh, flavorful, and dangerously good.
Final verdict: five stars. So good I forgot to take photos—too busy living my best Hong Kong food fantasy right here at home.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Restaurant has gone downhill over the years. Service crazy slow. We were with our children and still it took forever. I had to ask for them to bring rice before the food arrived because the wait was surprisingly long. Note that service fees are pre determined for groups of over 4 and include wine and drinks.
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 3
Service: 1
4/5– Great service and food! Rarely do you see dim sum served with carts anymore so it was nice to see that again at this place!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
I just think this is the best Chinese restaurant in the Rockville, Bethesda area
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Found this place by chance. Ate here with my parents and son, and the all the dishes were delicious from the egg noodles (chicken and mushrooms) to beef tips (XO sauce & broccoli) and sautéed fish (water chestnuts, woodear mushrooms and snow peas). Friendly service eith mandarin speaking staff. The bathroom was immaculately maintained btw.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Saute Fish Fillet
Yum yum dim sum. Attentive service good variety of dishes and taste sooo goood.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Dim Sum, Steamed Shrimp Dumpling, Steamed Spareribs with Black Bean Sauce, Baked Roast Pork Bun, Stuffed Sticky Rice in Lotus Leaves 2, Fried Sticky Rice Dumpling
It was so good. I can't exaggerate how big the Hacao was compared to other dim sum restaurants I've been to. The wait wasn't that long on a weekend, and the service was good. The included tip was kinda frustrating at our table. The atmosphere was nice. The restaurant gave a modern, eastern, and kinda polished vibe.
Approved.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
I am incredibly picky with dim sim. I go here for their dim sum once in a while. Their dim sum was particularly good today. They also have a durian pastry which tastes pretty decent. I will definitely come back again soon.
This place is phenomenal and has been for many years. I recently placed an order for a large family gathering and the customer service and quality of the food was absolutely outstanding. From placing the order with me seamlessly and making very helpful recommendations based on my party size to timely, super-friendly delivery - the entire process was amazing. Thank you so much Cella (my main point of contact who I placed the order with) and the entire team - my guests were raving about how delicious the food was the entire evening. I am so glad we ordered with you. Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! Shadi
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Restaurantji Recommends
Very good dim sum restaurant
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Amazing Dim sum spot. The parking lot is small so we know to ge there as soon as they open. Every dish is so flavorful and fresh it's my favorite dim sum restaurant.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recently we went to this place and ordered a Beijing duck and steamed fish. Both were tasteless. I guess the duck has been coked a few days ago and the fish had been kept in the refrigerator many days. We were very disappointed and won't recommend this restaurant to anybody.
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 1
Service: 2
Very authentic. It’s best to speak in Chinese if you can, based on personal experience.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
The service was shockingly rude, and to make matters worse, they quietly tacked on a 20% tip for just two people without telling us. Completely unacceptable.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 2
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