Mandarin Kitchen
8766 Lyndale Ave S, Bloomington
(952) 884-5356
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We were surprised to be seated right away for our group of four. We enjoyed various steamed dim sum dishes, with the steamed tofu rolls as our favorite this trip. The one fried dish - sesame balls - were exceptional. We loved the red bean inside, with the just right soft dough. We appreciate the friendly, responsive service. Unfortunately, the bill was much higher than our previous visits. $130 for two adults and two young kids. Difficult to keep track without prices on the menu at the table.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 5
This rivals dim sum restaurants in other bigger metro areas but it beats them all in number of offerings, but doesn't skimp on size and flavor
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
If you want good chinese food and feel with friendliness, this is the place. Sadly, we missed the dim sum time, but got their roasted duck, pork, and chinese broccoli stir fry. It was all delicious and up to my standard for good chinese food. Best so far for me in the twins cities.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
The chicken congee was an absolute life saver when I was recovering from a stomach bug. Some of the best I've ever had.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Always a fun dim sum but getting expensive
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
I am saddened to give this review. This was once a great restaurant. Since pandemic the quality of food and service have only declined. I don't know if they are financially struggling or they are trying to penny pinch to make the most profit as possible at the detriment of their quality but either way a long time has passed since their heyday.
Just to give some examples: If you order some food for takeout, they won't automatically give you utensils. And mind you, these are expensive food. A normal beef and broccoli costs almost $25 here. And if you ask for utensils, they will look at you as if you are a criminal and then reluctantly will give you what you wanted. Both the portion size and quality has drastically gone down while the price has only went up. And a minor complain is their charge when you use credit card. I know this might not be in their control but they definitely charge more compare to their competitors.
One of the good things about the place is they have good service. But good service only counts so much if you are a Chinese restaurant with bad food
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 4
One of the best restaurants ever! The service is unreal. Watching everyone work as a team shows the experience they have and so friendly. The crab Hong Kong style is my go to. I travel from Wisconsin to go to this restaurant specifically.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
I’m so shocked, I’ve always came here before when I was a small child with my family. I wondered why we stop coming? I went there not too long ago because I miss the nostalgia that this place brought. With my boyfriend and 2 other friends we went after 20 minutes they opened, some foods weren’t even hot, we barely ate anything and had a total of 15 small plates of items like (4 count) for 4 people. Mind you when we left we werent even full at all. We went to get our total. 170$ WHAT. A. JOKE. For 4 people was outrageous, it made it turn this nostalgic place to just want money.
We were left, broke, unhappy, and still hungry.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 2
Service: 1
Absolutely outstanding!!! We are Asian cuisine connoisseurs and this restaurant is top notch. From the duck, to the salt and pepper deep fried seafood, to the beef noodle with soy sauce and house soup…. 100/10.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Make sure you get the receipt from them. When I looked into it, they already charged 18 percent service charge plus tax. If you tip them, it is double dipping.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 4
Service: 3
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Amazing! My husband and I were greeted with kind service even 45 mins to close and warm tea. Amazing food, I ordered a new dish and the noodles and bean sprouts so tasty!! Service was phenomenal. We truly walked in looking for traditional dumplings and walked out having a 5 star experience! Highly recommend!!!!!!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
The egg rolls were off; soggy and had a weird taste, but everything else was AMAZING!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
Do not go here for dim sum and you’ll be fine. We walked in towards the end of their dim sum hour. And thought we’d try it instead of what we wanted to do was order our favorites from their menu. They gave us duck but it was just bones. The dumplings were all old. They gave us something else and said it was shrimp but it was not edible. And they just kept bombarding you with questions so you can’t think and after saying no so many times you say yes to get them to back off. I know they are trying to get rid of their stuff but they knew we’ve never tried their dim sum before bc we told the waiter. It was so chaotic. On the other hand when we go for dinner and just order food from the menu it’s usually pretty good. The service is excellent. Even when they are busy the waiters are very attentive.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
Great Dim Sum
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
The staff is amazing!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
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