Please don’t come for your own safety!!! Extremely disappointed with my experience at Dim Sum Bistro. The service was shockingly rude, with the staff barely acknowledging us and acting inconvenienced by simple requests. The beef was anything but fresh—it tasted like it came straight from the freezer, with none of the quality I’d expect for the price. When I brought it up, they offered no apology or solution, just dismissive comments. Definitely won’t be coming back here, and I wouldn’t recommend it to anyone looking for a good dining experience. Wish I can give score lower than one star.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
Sichen Liu
The shrimp dumpling is frozencone from market, the noodle crepe is not fresh, the boss doesnt care for our feedback and just leave while we are still talking, horrible service. All the dish are in really small serve.
Update: the boss came and swear us saying our tongue having problem,
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
Allison Beck
Best dim sum in the triangle! Quality, service, taste- you can’t beat it! I wish it were closer so I could go more often!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Dim Sum
S D
I came here for an early dinner and I was the only diner. The server was attentive and sweet. The dining room is large and open. I liked the decor and the music (no idea what they were singing but it had a rap, pop beat). The food portions were fine, however, the taste was not.
I got the chicken mei fun. It had vegetables, which I appreciate, but the taste was bland and it was extremely oily. I’ve never had oily mei fun and really didn’t enjoy it.
I also got the pork onion pancake and the crab rangoon. The pork pancake was sugary and oily, which should be a great combination, but wasn’t. The crab rangoon had no crab and the cream cheese was extremely sweet. It actually made a great fried dessert.
I won’t be back.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 2
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Dim Sum, Crab Rangoon, Pancake
Xing Yang
worest services ever
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 2
Service: 1
M A
The food, service, and staff are amazing. Get the egg custard sesame balls.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Anastasia Tramontozzi
Best dim sum I have had so far in NC! Food was delicious and fresh!! ? Service was great, seems to be family-owned. Very affordable. Lovely experience!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Dim Sum, Steamed BBQ Pork Bun, Shrimp Dumpling, Sweet Creamy Salt Egg Sesame Ball, Red Chili
Grace C
Flavorful dim sum. The better/best option in Durham at the moment? I'm still looking. More on the oily side (for things like scallion pancakes). Kind of expensive for what I got but, to be honest, prices at all restaurants have stayed high after covid. Fair warning; you may need a nap after your meal! I often do.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 4
Service: 3
Recommended dishes: Dim Sum, Shrimp Dumpling
Alaina Barnes
I picked up lunch from here today and the food was great. I ordered the BBQ pork buns, the steamed shrimp dumplings, and the pork wontons with chili sauce. It was the best shrimp dumpling I've ever had. Totally recommend ❤️
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Dim Sum, Steamed BBQ Pork Bun, Shrimp Dumpling, Red Chili
Carolina Daffre
My favorite dim sum spot in Durham! We've eaten in and get take out often. The food is always fresh and delicious.
All I can put in the pics are empty plates because we ATE IT UP. Coming from Houston Texas we weren’t sure what to expect but we will be back! This place was incredible! Soft buns and excellent flavors. Noodles were soft but still had texture.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Dim Sum
Savannah Bruington
Eveything was SO good. Family owned and run. Very polite service.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
Sam Miller
I’ve been here a couple of times and have loved it both times! Don’t expect a bunch of razzle dazzle, as this is a no-frills spot with delicious food. The menu and ordering scheme took a second to figure out, but once we did it was smooth sailing. Especially loved the turnip cakes.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Turnip Cake
Elliot Cramer
Great dim sum And reasonably priced
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Daniel Bishop
The food is the best I've ever had in my life, and I've eaten a wide variety. The dim sum is the best. Particularly the sesame balls, fried chicken dumplings, and basically anything off the dim sum menu. The chili oil is delicious and complimentary.
The staff are so nice, and the wait time is reasonable.
I'm seriously addicted to eating here once a week during work lunch!!
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Dim Sum, Steamed BBQ Pork Bun, Pan Fried, BBQ, Fried, Chili Sauce, Sweet Creamy Salt Egg Sesame Ball, Scallion Spinach Pancake, Creamy Salt Egg Bun, Red Chili
Please don’t come for your own safety!!! Extremely disappointed with my experience at Dim Sum Bistro. The service was shockingly rude, with the staff barely acknowledging us and acting inconvenienced by simple requests. The beef was anything but fresh—it tasted like it came straight from the freezer, with none of the quality I’d expect for the price. When I brought it up, they offered no apology or solution, just dismissive comments. Definitely won’t be coming back here, and I wouldn’t recommend it to anyone looking for a good dining experience. Wish I can give score lower than one star.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
The shrimp dumpling is frozencone from market, the noodle crepe is not fresh, the boss doesnt care for our feedback and just leave while we are still talking, horrible service. All the dish are in really small serve.
Update: the boss came and swear us saying our tongue having problem,
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
Best dim sum in the triangle! Quality, service, taste- you can’t beat it! I wish it were closer so I could go more often!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Dim Sum
I came here for an early dinner and I was the only diner. The server was attentive and sweet. The dining room is large and open. I liked the decor and the music (no idea what they were singing but it had a rap, pop beat). The food portions were fine, however, the taste was not.
I got the chicken mei fun. It had vegetables, which I appreciate, but the taste was bland and it was extremely oily. I’ve never had oily mei fun and really didn’t enjoy it.
I also got the pork onion pancake and the crab rangoon. The pork pancake was sugary and oily, which should be a great combination, but wasn’t. The crab rangoon had no crab and the cream cheese was extremely sweet. It actually made a great fried dessert.
I won’t be back.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 2
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Dim Sum, Crab Rangoon, Pancake
worest services ever
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 2
Service: 1
The food, service, and staff are amazing. Get the egg custard sesame balls.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Best dim sum I have had so far in NC! Food was delicious and fresh!! ? Service was great, seems to be family-owned. Very affordable. Lovely experience!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Dim Sum, Steamed BBQ Pork Bun, Shrimp Dumpling, Sweet Creamy Salt Egg Sesame Ball, Red Chili
Flavorful dim sum. The better/best option in Durham at the moment? I'm still looking. More on the oily side (for things like scallion pancakes). Kind of expensive for what I got but, to be honest, prices at all restaurants have stayed high after covid. Fair warning; you may need a nap after your meal! I often do.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 4
Service: 3
Recommended dishes: Dim Sum, Shrimp Dumpling
I picked up lunch from here today and the food was great. I ordered the BBQ pork buns, the steamed shrimp dumplings, and the pork wontons with chili sauce. It was the best shrimp dumpling I've ever had. Totally recommend ❤️
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Dim Sum, Steamed BBQ Pork Bun, Shrimp Dumpling, Red Chili
My favorite dim sum spot in Durham! We've eaten in and get take out often. The food is always fresh and delicious.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Dim Sum, Steamed BBQ Pork Bun, Shrimp Dumpling, Sauce, Fried
Restaurantji Recommends
All I can put in the pics are empty plates because we ATE IT UP. Coming from Houston Texas we weren’t sure what to expect but we will be back! This place was incredible! Soft buns and excellent flavors. Noodles were soft but still had texture.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Dim Sum
Eveything was SO good. Family owned and run. Very polite service.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
I’ve been here a couple of times and have loved it both times! Don’t expect a bunch of razzle dazzle, as this is a no-frills spot with delicious food. The menu and ordering scheme took a second to figure out, but once we did it was smooth sailing. Especially loved the turnip cakes.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Turnip Cake
Great dim sum And reasonably priced
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
The food is the best I've ever had in my life, and I've eaten a wide variety. The dim sum is the best. Particularly the sesame balls, fried chicken dumplings, and basically anything off the dim sum menu. The chili oil is delicious and complimentary.
The staff are so nice, and the wait time is reasonable.
I'm seriously addicted to eating here once a week during work lunch!!
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Dim Sum, Steamed BBQ Pork Bun, Pan Fried, BBQ, Fried, Chili Sauce, Sweet Creamy Salt Egg Sesame Ball, Scallion Spinach Pancake, Creamy Salt Egg Bun, Red Chili
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