Dim Sum II Chinese Restaurant — Restaurant in Cranford

I always enjoy Dim Sum II in Cranford whenever we ate at the restaurant pre-COVID. they are pricier than the other Chinese restaurants in town and it’s usually worth it. I ordered Lo mein, General tso’s, and wonton soup a few months ago and it was fine. Today I ordered pad thai and oh my! The Regular Pad Thai and is so very bad and I don’t ever remember anything this bad from Dim Sum II. It’s over, over-cooked noodles that are so soft they’re almost mushed together and dry, the sauce taste like sweetened ketchup, the shrimp tastes frozen, and the chicken is bland but their is some oil added for flavor? I am nauseous and grossed out after trying a few bites. I picked out the chicken for my Capt. Jack (Jack-Chi) then I threw the rest away. It’s inedible. I also got a shrimp eggroll which again I can’t believe how bad the egg roll is. It’s literally an undercooked egg roll wrapper (not fried enough) with raw undercooked cabbage andwith 3 little shrimp. It’s gross and I can’t eat it. Now I’m really nauseous. I also got short ribs (rib tips) with black bean sauce for $8.95 and it’s 1/2 of a small (pint) soup container with little chopped up pieces of rib tips, green peppers, red peppers and a brown gravy that is not black bean sauce. It’s hard to eat because you have to pick out the cartilage and bone and all your taste is green peppers. I know rib tips have cartilage and bone but I hoped for the bigger pieces so you don’t have to worry about the tiny pieces of bone. I took a few bites but it’s not at all black bean sauce and all I taste is peppers. What happened DIM SUM II Cranford? I don’t understand why it’s so bad. I will try DIM SUM II again maybe…. But only if I eat at the restaurant. I’ll never order Pad Thai, shrimp rolls or rib...

The food is fine, but way overpriced for what you receive, and overpriced in comparison to other Chinese restaurants in the area. On no less than 4 occasions, ordering the General Tso's Chicken has been a scavenger hunt to find the meat. It's basically a sauced dough with some bits of meat here and there. So, while the pieces look generously large, not every single piece contains chicken, which is obviously disappointing for a chicken dish. I even ordered it more than once, just to be fair and rule out a bad night or a bad batch. Then, when you ask how much the total is over the phone, there is an exasperated sigh, as if you're somehow wasting their time ordering from them. If you're charging someone's card, it's not out of line for that person to ask how much will be charged. The reason I gave 3 stars instead of only 2 is because the Crispy Shrimp & Scallops with Walnuts is not a dish I have found easily at other restaurants. However, the crispy cellophane noodles side should be replaced with something heartier, especially for the price...

My all-time favorite place! I am so thankful to have found it. As someone with celiac, I haven't been able to have good gluten-free Chinese food in years. I'm usually stuck to ordering the few dishes that don't have soy sauce, and that quickly gets boring. At Dim Sum II, with their gluten free menu, there are SO many delicious gluten free options that I often have trouble deciding what to order... a pleasant "problem" that I am not used to having! I have a very sensitive stomach in addition to my food allergies, and this is one of the only restaurants that I always feel 100% safe eating at. Plus, the staff is always so friendly and wonderful. What a gem of a place! I'd like to add also, because I notice a lot of people are saying it is expensive... the portions are HUGE. Every time I eat here, I get at least 2 if not 3 meals out of each dish. So while the prices may look high, you have to keep in mind you're going to have 2-3 more meals worth...