We passed by on our way home and found this empty restaurant. The rice was light with a touch of salt from the fish. While the small fish slices were decent, the pork patty was rather bland. The portion is sufficiently filling
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 3
Service: 4
Alex Workman
Great prices.
Alex Kimlon
I put 5 star for the value for money their food. The last time I came here was 25-26 years ago. The food is still the same, taken over by the family younger generations, hence the food quality is still the same, yet the price reasonable
haley
An establishment for the elderly. the entrance is so crowded with junk that it feels like the restaurant is trying to hide itself from the general public. Recently, I’ve been trying to hide less, reach out to people, be optimistic, excited, I ordered way too much food. The eggs over rice was good, the roast pork rice roll ok, I actually liked the coffee, love is easy.
Arzan Sam Wadia
Very old school Chinatown diner. Great food and service. Their sticky rice dishes are fantastic
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 3
Service: 3
Maydonshoots
Mee Sum Cafe feels like a time capsule — humble exterior, bustling interior. We ordered the har gow (shrimp dumplings), siu mai, pork ribs, and minced beef with egg rice. Everything tasted fresh and handmade, especially the siu mai and pork ribs — savory, juicy, and not greasy at all. We were a bit disappointed by the milk tea (too watery), but overall, for under $30 for two people, it’s a steal. Perfect for a quick, no-frills dim sum fix with old-school vibes.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 4
A Chio
Great hole-in-the-wall old school Cantonese cafe.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Donnie C
Amazing food for a great price. Place feels a bit grimy and sticky but food is amazing
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 5
Service: 4
Ruby Chan
Known for its traditional Cantonese comfort food, Mee Sum serves up hearty meals with most dishes under $10. It’s a no-frills, nostalgic diner-style spot that locals have cherished for generations.
During my visit, Hing Jea, Mee Sum’s manager who has been working there for over 20 years, made everyone feel right at home. She warmly greeted customers like old friends. She even treated my boyfriend a free lemon ginger drink.
The restaurant is small, but they serve a variety of food like dim sum, congee, steamed rice, and zongzi.
We got their most famous toisan style salted chicken rice. The ginger scallion sauce was best enjoyed with rice. The chicken had many bones but it was still delicious.
The skin of the har gaw was a little bit dried out. I guessed their dim sum has been sitting in the steamer since early morning, as they open at 5 or 6 am every day.
Simple place with a simple menu, but boy did it hit the spot. Definitely will come back. An easy place ton get full or to have a snack.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 4
Carter
This is the worst restaurant in Chinatown. In fact, it might be the worst restaurant I've ever been to in my life.
I walked in and they barely acknowledged my presence. This was actually the second time I've been here--the first time I went here, I waited several minutes before they even offered me an empty table. I sat for 15 minutes while no one took my order, then left. This time, I walked in at 7am with my girlfriend. There was hardly anyone else in the store so they had to serve me this time.
My girlfriend ordered a coffee and I ordered a coffee + milk tea. The coffee was literally the worst cup of coffee I've ever had in my entire life. It didn't even taste like coffee. It tasted like hot water + milk. Like it hadn't even seen a bean. For the coffee + milk tea... when I order this drink I expect the milk tea to be the rich, silky HK style milk tea (this is a HK style cafe). What I got was the same crappy coffee with a bag of liptons in it.
We had to wait for the buns we ordered. While we waited, we asked if we could have our coffee. Sure, the lady said. The coffee had just been sitting behind the counter the whole time, she hadn't even thought to give it to us while we waited.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
ChuckT
The dim sum of this restaurant is reminiscent of the old Toisanese cuisine of the 70's. I ordered shrimp dumplings (har gow) and the shrimp was fishy and the dumpling skin was overly thick. The cheung fun (steamed rolled fun) was bland and thick. This place is only still in business because of it's iconic status. If based just on the food, it would have been out of business long ago.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 1
Service: 4
Lina Huang
Shut the door in front of customers! Worst service we’ve ever seen!
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
Ji Liong
i used to go here getting breakfast at 5am,,Amey is a lady server i known her many year,she is very nice ask for Amey,if you are happened to read this review.
and order Shrimp fried egg,(cook to order) and a glass of Coffee
it's cheap and they also got other fresh steam buns,Zhong Zhi,
We passed by on our way home and found this empty restaurant. The rice was light with a touch of salt from the fish. While the small fish slices were decent, the pork patty was rather bland.
The portion is sufficiently filling
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 3
Service: 4
Great prices.
I put 5 star for the value for money their food. The last time I came here was 25-26 years ago. The food is still the same, taken over by the family younger generations, hence the food quality is still the same, yet the price reasonable
An establishment for the elderly. the entrance is so crowded with junk that it feels like the restaurant is trying to hide itself from the general public. Recently, I’ve been trying to hide less, reach out to people, be optimistic, excited, I ordered way too much food. The eggs over rice was good, the roast pork rice roll ok, I actually liked the coffee, love is easy.
Very old school Chinatown diner. Great food and service. Their sticky rice dishes are fantastic
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 3
Service: 3
Mee Sum Cafe feels like a time capsule — humble exterior, bustling interior. We ordered the har gow (shrimp dumplings), siu mai, pork ribs, and minced beef with egg rice. Everything tasted fresh and handmade, especially the siu mai and pork ribs — savory, juicy, and not greasy at all.
We were a bit disappointed by the milk tea (too watery), but overall, for under $30 for two people, it’s a steal.
Perfect for a quick, no-frills dim sum fix with old-school vibes.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 4
Great hole-in-the-wall old school Cantonese cafe.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Amazing food for a great price. Place feels a bit grimy and sticky but food is amazing
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 5
Service: 4
Known for its traditional Cantonese comfort food, Mee Sum serves up hearty meals with most dishes under $10. It’s a no-frills, nostalgic diner-style spot that locals have cherished for generations.
During my visit, Hing Jea, Mee Sum’s manager who has been working there for over 20 years, made everyone feel right at home. She warmly greeted customers like old friends. She even treated my boyfriend a free lemon ginger drink.
The restaurant is small, but they serve a variety of food like dim sum, congee, steamed rice, and zongzi.
We got their most famous toisan style salted chicken rice. The ginger scallion sauce was best enjoyed with rice. The chicken had many bones but it was still delicious.
The skin of the har gaw was a little bit dried out. I guessed their dim sum has been sitting in the steamer since early morning, as they open at 5 or 6 am every day.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 4
Service: 4
They don’t accept credit card
Restaurantji Recommends
Simple place with a simple menu, but boy did it hit the spot. Definitely will come back. An easy place ton get full or to have a snack.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 4
This is the worst restaurant in Chinatown. In fact, it might be the worst restaurant I've ever been to in my life.
I walked in and they barely acknowledged my presence. This was actually the second time I've been here--the first time I went here, I waited several minutes before they even offered me an empty table. I sat for 15 minutes while no one took my order, then left. This time, I walked in at 7am with my girlfriend. There was hardly anyone else in the store so they had to serve me this time.
My girlfriend ordered a coffee and I ordered a coffee + milk tea. The coffee was literally the worst cup of coffee I've ever had in my entire life. It didn't even taste like coffee. It tasted like hot water + milk. Like it hadn't even seen a bean. For the coffee + milk tea... when I order this drink I expect the milk tea to be the rich, silky HK style milk tea (this is a HK style cafe). What I got was the same crappy coffee with a bag of liptons in it.
We had to wait for the buns we ordered. While we waited, we asked if we could have our coffee. Sure, the lady said. The coffee had just been sitting behind the counter the whole time, she hadn't even thought to give it to us while we waited.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
The dim sum of this restaurant is reminiscent of the old Toisanese cuisine of the 70's. I ordered shrimp dumplings (har gow) and the shrimp was fishy and the dumpling skin was overly thick. The cheung fun (steamed rolled fun) was bland and thick. This place is only still in business because of it's iconic status. If based just on the food, it would have been out of business long ago.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 1
Service: 4
Shut the door in front of customers! Worst service we’ve ever seen!
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
i used to go here getting breakfast at 5am,,Amey is a lady server i known her many year,she is very nice
ask for Amey,if you are happened to read this review.
and order Shrimp fried egg,(cook to order)
and a glass of Coffee
it's cheap and they also got other fresh steam buns,Zhong Zhi,
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 4
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