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Harbor City Restaurant

Restaurant Bar Diner Barbecue restaurant Dim sum restaurant

One of the Most Reviewed Barbecue restaurants in Seattle


Address

707 S King St, Seattle, WA 98104

Website

harborcityseattle.com

Contact

(206) 621-2228

Price rating

$ $$$

Rating on Google Maps

4.30 (2.6K reviews)

Open on Google Maps

Working Hours

  • Saturday: 9 AM to 11 PM
  • Sunday: 9 AM to 11 PM
  • Monday: 9 AM to 11 PM
  • Tuesday: Closed
  • Wednesday: 9 AM to 11 PM
  • Thursday: 9 AM to 11 PM
  • Friday: 9 AM to 11 PM

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  • 1/5 Alex K. 2 years ago on Google
    I loved this place so much. I’m new in Seattle and when I found this place I’ve started going to there often. So today was my last day when I was there. First time in my life(I’ve been in more than 6 different countries in Asia, I’ve tried street food million times) I found cockroach 🪳 in my plate! More disgusting moment in my life(with food) couldn’t happen :( The inspection needs to be done there!
    15 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Jessica 2 years ago on Google
    Don’t require vax cards or masks to enter but lots of people still wear masks for courtesy. We waited for a table and they allowed us to pick a seat ourselves and there’s a QR code to not only scan the menu but order and add dishes throughout your dining experience. Quick, efficient, good tea. Can’t remember all we ordered other than free range chicken, a small honey walnut prawns (wish I got large for sharing purposes), shrimp dumplings, chicken feet, and a couple other things. Super good food! Second time being here ^_^
    7 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Danny T. 1 year ago on Google
    I have been here several times but now have the time to write a detailed review for this excellent and delicious restaurant. The food is super delicious and tasteful. I tried the cilantro shrimp dumplings, chicken feet, and vegetable seafood hotspot. The service was not excellent since we waited quite a long to get our first order. The problem is a lack of employees, and I find it interesting why the restaurant does not hire more. Overall, we enjoyed our food and the great atmosphere here. Many Asians dine in, so it is a good signal that the Asian food is decent and delicious. I highly recommend this restaurant to anyone.
    5 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Alissa C. 2 years ago on Google
    Almost as good as NYC dim sum. I've really struggled to find some good dim sum outside of NYC - especially places that have the rare steamed lotus seed bun. This place has it and the dishes we tried were solid, with the minor caveat that food here seems the tiniest bit underflavored - a bit undersalted and undersweet. But I still liked it. Major bonus points for affordability, and they accept credit cards. In my experience - I'd say this place is B+ to A- tier; NYC dim sum is between B+ and A; Hong Kong's good places are A to A+. Dim sum dishes ordered: — Ha gow (shrimp dumplings) - Yum. Shrimp is not as sweet and flavorful as in Hong Kong which is a high bar, but it was still tasty. — Shrimp cherng fun (steamed rice roll) - Very impressed with freshness of noodles. Wish shrimp was larger as that'd be sweeter. Sauce needs to be sweeter. — Beef cherng fun (steamed beef rice roll) - Very impressed with freshness of noodles! Char siu in it was good. Like the shrimp one, sauce needs to be sweeter. — BBQ Pork buns -Solid for a fix. Fluffy and sweet bun, but wasn't the best filling. Not a very strong taste. — Steamed Lotus Seed Buns - Real lotus seed, but wasn't sweet enough — Pan fried shrimp cakes - best dish of the ones I tried here! Surprisingly tasty. — Sesame balls with lotus seed paste - skip next time; dough was chewy and delicious but too thick, and there wasn't much paste. Go with Mee Sum Pastry's instead. This place also has the real authentic dishes like chicken feet, which I don't like to eat, but other tables got them and it looked fresh. Honestly it seemed like most dishes you get here would be solid. I didn't hate anything (unlike Din Tai Fung, lol). Got 7 dim sum dishes total split between 2 people. It came out to roughly $43, and we were both pretty stuffed. Service-wise, they were great. We beat the crowd Sunday at ~10:30am and there was no wait. It got pretty busy at 11 so get there early to avoid the waitlist. There was a minor hiccup when we paid at the front; they accidentally billed us as the wrong table but refunded and fixed it without us prompting, giving us the refund receipt just in case. Appreciated that! While they didn't have cart service when I went, I actually loved their QR code made-to-order system which lets you order dishes with your friends and it updates live. You can clearly see the cost of each dish as you add to your cart and most dishes had pictures. It was a lot less hassle than trying to flag down cart servers to get the dim sum dishes you want. Food came out pretty quickly and they served free, delicious tea like real dim sum restaurants in Hong Kong. TL;DR - highly recommended, very good value for tasty and fresh dim sum, and great service. 100% coming back here for my dim sum fix.
    4 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 SiQing X. 1 year ago on Google
    Food was so tasty. Everything was cooked so well. And the portions are big even for the small size. The roast crispy pork was a little too fatty for my liking but it was very well seasoned. We ordered way too much food but were heading out to the airport so couldn’t take the food with us. Really wish we could. I really enjoyed the fried chive and shrimp bun/dumpling thing. Some things I wanted were sold out but that’s ok because we couldn’t finish everything already.
    3 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 h f. 2 years ago on Google
    First time visiting here with my wife and I. The food was delicious and service was excellent. Ordering the food was a little confusing. I didn't know that you needed to scan the QR code and then order online and your food will be delivered to your table. Wife and I both scanned the QR code to check out the menu, but my wife ordered for us and there wasn't an option to have the food delivered to our table. That was because I scanned the QR code first and she scanned it second. What ended up happening was our food ended up being to go instead of dine in. Luckily our waiter was really nice and fixed this for us. I recommend first time visitors to have one person use their phone to order.
    3 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Matt S. 1 year ago on Google
    This is a no frills dim sum restaurant in the heart of Chinatown and the food here is delicious. The service is friendly and the ordering process is super easy via a nifty app where you can add dim sum items with accompanying pictures. Got here around noon on a Sunday with a party of 2 and had to wait about 20 minutes for a table which wasn’t that bad. Everything was very good and I highly recommend coming here for some authentic dim sum.
    3 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Olivia O. 2 years ago on Google
    This is my go-to dim sum place in Seattle! There’s a lot of food choices on the menu and it is reasonably priced. Food arrives quickly and the portions and the noodle dishes especially are pretty large. The food here’s really good and authentic 10/10 would recommend!!!
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Jason Philip Y. 2 years ago on Google
    Delicious food. Wide selection. Large portions. Good prices. Nice staff / customer service. Easy to dine in or order online and pickup. Our go to spot for traditional Chinese food. (photos are a combination of dine in and takeout)
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 ottere 10 months ago on Google
    Very tasty dim sum restaurant. Bustling atmosphere and all the delicious classics. The fried food was a little fishy tasting, but everything else was spot on. The chili oil was delicious and water and tea was brought to our table of 8 swiftly. Quick and easy ordering system on a QR code and the wait was not too long. (Make sure to arrive early.) Overall, would highly recommend.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Thomas Z. 6 months ago on Google
    Ordered various dim sum, roast duck, plus beef flat noodles. Usually I'm not a fan of dim sum, but this place does it right. Quite flavorful and the variety of dishes were quite distinct. My kids loved the noodles. The duck was too salty and the skin wasn't crispy at all but everything else was good. Reasonable prices and absence of bad dishes
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 4/5 Leanne 1 year ago on Google
    Great dim sum and fair pricing. They have a lot of good options. I enjoyed the sticky rice with the sausage where they give lots of meat. I also love the egg custard bun.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 4/5 Vee H. 1 year ago on Google
    Good food and reasonably priced. We didn't have to wait to be seated and were able to order at the table online with the QR code provided. Service isn't the best as far as getting drinks refills. Don't expect them to come back and check on you, but that's kinda typical of asian restaurants. Majority of guests were asians so that's a good sign of decent Asian food. Hot tea provided at no additional cost at the table already so that was nice too.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 RaeJoon J. 2 years ago on Google
    This is my go-to spot for dim sum nowadays. Great selection and even offers online ordering. Online order that is REALLY EASY to use BTW.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 4/5 Alex N. 2 years ago on Google
    Good place for dim sum! Large menu and friendly service. Food comes out hot ad fast. I think I still prefer jade garden but nevertheless a good dimsum spot in Chinatown.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Miyuki A. 2 years ago on Google
    Loved their food! Each dumpling is filled with a lot of ingredients and portion is decent. I will definitely go back again :)
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Haglund D. 2 years ago on Google
    Five ***** weekend brunch fresh made to order dim sum restaurant. Nice environment, nice folk yet staff is really overworked. Evening fare is hit or miss, staff really thin, you have to try many dishes to find the gems. Often you might be very disappointed or find the optic of the presentation as quite haphazard.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Lu H. 1 year ago on Google
    Great food. It is not special more than other dimsum places that I have tried. The fish maw soup was a little bit light. Overall, I recommend this place for the Cantonese atmosphere and the authentic dimsum. You can also have a walk in the China town to discover this area

  • 3/5 David W. 1 year ago on Google
    Food was really amazing! We ordered some delicious dim sum food, and the noodles were really delicious! However, the service was very lackluster, and the place was a bit unkept. Still worth a stop if you wanted to get food to go or if you don’t really care about the service too much.

  • 5/5 J W. 6 months ago on Google
    Some of the best dim sum, roasted pork and tendons we’ve ever had. Very rich and deep flavors, perfectly prepared, and fast. Be warned that all of the dim sum is larger than what you’re used to.

  • 5/5 Wan Wan L. 9 months ago on Google
    Online ordering system with live updates; items were not available at the time we sat down but within minutes as we scroll through the menu, items became available to order. The sauce marinade for the chicken feet was good. The water spinach is a simple dish but it was very good here. The steamed rolls with Chinese donut was disappointing, the donut was over fried and super hard. Overall not a nice restaurant to get dim sum.

  • 5/5 Olivia C. 2 years ago on Google
    Really good dim sum!! Great portions, great prices and great selection. Would recommend coming early (around 10am) if you don’t want to wait for a table on the weekend as it gets pretty busy. Otherwise, very yummy dim sum and also the green beans were delicious!

  • 5/5 Jacob H. 10 months ago on Google
    Everything about this place was amazing. The dim sum were delicious, the honey bbq pork melted in your mouth, the Mongolian beef was savory and sweet. All of the portions are huge and meant to be shared around the table, and the prices are very reasonable!

  • 5/5 L 8 months ago on Google
    I visit this restaurent for more than 5 times. I like this place because they provide decent dimsum with reasonable price. Ingredients are full in each dimsum and are fresh. Thus I can't smell any untasteful odor in ingredients, it is great! It is my first time to order for delivery, it was cool and fast with proper package! Thanks!

  • 5/5 Scott N. 8 months ago on Google
    Food was fresh and tasty. Line went quick and your order online via a QR code, not like the traditional style where you mark the paper but the food came out quickly and without confusion.


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Amenities


  • Parking
    • ✓️ Paid street parking
    • ✓️ Somewhat difficult to find a space
  • Payments
    • ✓️ Debit cards
    • ✓️ Credit cards
    • ✓️ NFC mobile payments
  • Offerings
    • ✓️ Beer
    • ✓️ Alcohol
    • ✓️ Quick bite
    • ✓️ Comfort food
    • ✓️ Small plates
    • ✓️ Late-night food
  • Popular for
    • ✓️ Lunch
    • ✓️ Dinner
    • ✓️ Breakfast
    • ✓️ Solo dining
  • Accessibility
    • ✓️ Wheelchair accessible seating
    • ✓️ Wheelchair accessible entrance
    • ✓️ Wheelchair accessible restroom
  • Dining options
    • ✓️ Lunch
    • ✓️ Brunch
    • ✓️ Dinner
    • ✓️ Dessert
    • ✓️ Seating
    • ✓️ Catering
    • ✓️ Breakfast
  • Service options
    • ✓️ Dine-in
    • ✓️ Takeout
    • ✓️ Delivery

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