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Sam Woo Cafe

Restaurant β€’ Chinese restaurant β€’ Dim sum restaurant β€’ Hong kong style fast food restaurant

πŸ‘ First time here, our first impression was that the spot was very modern looking and with a bit of industrial feel to it.. there was a bit of a wait since it's dimsum hours... but I definitely recommend the spicy tripe and chicken feet! Top 2 must try!. Usually I love sui Mai but not so much from her... People often mention good, great,


Address

11688 South St #105, Artesia, CA 90701, United States

Website

www.samwoocafe.com

Contact

+1 562-263-6938

Price rating

$$ $$

Rating on Google Maps

4.40 (88 reviews)

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  • 4/5 Rinna K. 8 months ago on Google
    First time here, our first impression was that the spot was very modern looking and with a bit of industrial feel to it.. there was a bit of a wait since it's dimsum hours... but I definitely recommend the spicy tripe and chicken feet! Top 2 must try!. Usually I love sui Mai but not so much from here. It's very meaty and the flavors there but I guess I'm used to the soft and chewy version. So if you like it meaty chew, then it's for you. Shrimp and chives dumplings wasn't bad either, nice thin wrapped, texture and flavor is there. Steam Bean curds was great too. I don't recommend putting soy sauce on your plate for dipping til you taste it lol (my fault for always putting chilli oil and soy sauce on my plate before tasting) cus some do not need any extra salt πŸ˜‚. Beef chowfun is on the bland side, looks good on other people table πŸ˜†.
    1 person found this review helpful πŸ‘

  • 5/5 Kyle R. 1 year ago on Google
    This new Dim Sum spot is a must try. Authentic food came out super fast and it tasted delicious. We came for lunch and was seated right away. We got the congee which was perfect for the cold weather. You could taste the quality! We also got the seaweed fried shrimp, shu Mai, and the fried tofu with special peanut sauce. This is definitely going to be our new spot.
    1 person found this review helpful πŸ‘

  • 4/5 gomarketingsuccess d. 8 months ago on Google
    Well this was something different. Got seated right away, yes. Don't let the fast seating fool you. We waited for like eternity after we got seated and to a group of starving people, this is bad. This place have no cart rolling by, we marked on the menu. We were expecting a hot tea kettle like other places, not here. The teacup is just for show. We were getting impatient, almost got up and walked out but also want to give it a try. I really like the spicy tripes and the cantonese milk tea. Overall, food was good. Service, they don't offer you anything unless asked, not checking on you.

  • 4/5 Hiep N. 1 year ago on Google
    We came in for dinner time and ordered a good spread of dim sum. Overall the food was good and hit the spot. What I recall: - shumai - was stuffed but a tad on dry side 7/10 - ha gao - really packed and surprisingly scrumptious 9/10 - beef chow fun - it was good, beef was tender and veggies were crunchy. Noodles were cooked well and provided great mouth feel 10/10 - Egg + Pork Porridge - I really liked it, it was a good balance of saltiness and I like to add black bean shortribs into it to add some extra flavor zing. 9/10 - Tripe in spicy sauce - it was spicy, had a nice kick and texture was good. 9/10 - Wonton in spicy oil - disappointed in this dish; the wonton barely had any wrapping and the taste didn't feel right. 2/10 - Baked and Steamed custard buns - I liked both and highly recommend them as a meal ender 10/10

  • 4/5 Claudia L. 9 months ago on Google
    Man oh man! I love this place but...yes there's a but the service is not so great. They take forever to come to your table and they don't even offer you water! 😯 And when you do ask for water they don't even give you a self serve pitcher filled with water and they don't even come around to fill your water. The food there is perfectly delicious though and I can sacrifice the service or just be a bit more outspoken and call your waitress or waiter over and really ask them everything you want. The other thing I didn't like is they have a lot little gnats flying around. It really disturbed our eating experience. But other than that the food was super great but hopefully we will give it another chance and they can be a bit more friendly with their service. Also the parking there is very small and hard to get into.

  • 5/5 Satring L. 1 year ago on Google
    Well overall fantastic experience. Beautiful new shop where cha2o once was. Their prices are in line with others. Great drinks and dishes. Only the dim sum was lacking. Avoid the har gow, as you can see by the pics it is a small portion for what you get, and while I assume it was because of soft opening, the shrimp was fishy and reminded me of the frozen dim sum from the grocery store. Overall definitely come visit and try their good spare ribs dim sum and the tomato beef brisket dish. Both were great. Can’t wait to go back again.

  • 5/5 Lori L. 9 months ago on Google
    Love it here! My vietBFF told me about this place and I just love it! Thank you esp to Aliza and Raymond, so kind and great service! Thank you both! The food is bomb! My favorites were the fried squid and fried bread roll! My to go place for great dim sum n more!!!

  • 4/5 Jimmy Anh T. 9 months ago on Google
    Great place for dim sum. The foods are delicious and made to order. Not on the carts to take around. My favorites are foot balls what I called it. So crunchy, hot and yummy. Others are good too such as chicken feet, dumplings and tau Hu ky wraps ect. Services are good and cleaned. Have been coming back to have dim sum often. This place is better than other dim sum places around. Please keep it up.


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Amenities


  • Parking
    • βœ“οΈ Free parking lot
    • βœ“οΈ Plenty of parking
  • Payments
    • βœ“οΈ Debit cards
    • βœ“οΈ Credit cards
    • βœ“οΈ NFC mobile payments
  • Offerings
    • βœ“οΈ Quick bite
    • βœ“οΈ Comfort food
    • βœ“οΈ Small plates
  • Popular for
    • βœ“οΈ Lunch
    • βœ“οΈ Dinner
    • βœ“οΈ Solo dining
  • Accessibility
    • βœ“οΈ Wheelchair-accessible toilet
    • βœ“οΈ Wheelchair-accessible seating
    • βœ“οΈ Wheelchair-accessible car park
    • βœ“οΈ Wheelchair-accessible entrance
  • Dining options
    • βœ“οΈ Lunch
    • βœ“οΈ Brunch
    • βœ“οΈ Dinner
    • βœ“οΈ Dessert
    • βœ“οΈ Seating
  • Service options
    • βœ“οΈ Dine-in
    • βœ“οΈ Takeaway

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