Hong Kong Dim Sum House

The inspiration

Hong Kong Dim Sum House is a family-run dim sum parlor in a San Gabriel Valley strip mall, a deliberate contrast to the big dining rooms elsewhere in the area¹ . There are no pushcarts here; instead you mark your choices with a dry-erase marker on a laminated menu, and everything comes out hot and fresh from a tiny kitchen² .

Who's behind it

It is a family-run, family-owned operation^1,2 .

What to order

Popular dish

Chiu chow dumplings^1,3,2

chive-filled and singled out by critics among their favorite dishes here .

• Har gow: noted for its delicate wrapper by The Infatuation .¹
• Fried sugar cane shrimp and the baked pineapple custard bun: both flagged as worth ordering by Eater LA .²
• Spare ribs and BBQ pork rice roll: listed among the recommended picks on The Infatuation's dim sum guide .³

What people are saying

Eater LA highlights the compact menu of favorites like chicken feet, shrimp and chive dumplings, and spare ribs rice, all made to order² .

Why you should try it

Grab a seat near the action, work through the laminated menu, and do not skip the house chili oil^1,2 .