Tasty Box BBQ & Bistro — Restaurant in Diamond Bar

I'm just excited that a dim sum place opened within walking distance of home! Located across their original location in the same plaza, Tasty Box opened up their secondary store that specializes in dim sum items. It's where Flame Broiler used to be in the Diamond Hills Plaza Shopping Center, between Young Dong Tofu and Diamond Bar Smiles.

It was MAD HOUSE popular (we came last weekend), line was out the door and wait time was minimum one hour (some people had waited two hours). They stopped taking calls and by 12:30P they had stopped taking walk-in orders because they were so swamped. If you chose to try them out, please bear with them as they are working the kinks out and the massive orders they're getting (at least they seem to be doing well and I'm thrilled to see that)! I personally recommend coming early rather than calling because they eventually stopped taking phone call orders. We ordered: ✷ Pork and Shrimp Siu Mai (燒賣) ✷ Daikon Cake (蘿蔔糕) ✷ Minced Beef Rice Noodle Roll (牛肉腸粉) ✷ Spareribs in Black Bean Sauce (蒸排骨)

Everything was yummy, only slight gripe was that I wasn't a huge fan of their daikon cake because it was heavy with lap cheong so all it tasted like was a lap cheong cake instead of daikon. They're also on the pricier side, but the convenience to me is well worth it that I don't have to drive out to...

Why would this have so many stars? Is everyone really ok? Must be their friends and families boosting their reviews up! The biggest issue we had with this place was the service! The guy at the counter looked like all the customers owe him the world - really bad attitude, no thank-you and man, if you are that miserable, find another job. Then we did the “unforgivable” thing of not checking the order right in front of their faces (so tips - everyone, check your order before you walk out the door)! We did not check until we got in the car, and of course something was missing! We went back, and got accused with some lady working there saying “they went outside, took it and now they said it was missing (in Cantonese)?” What? Why would we do that? And what is that item that costs less than $10 for us? What? What just happened???? It was ridiculous! When they finally gave us that item back, the guy at the counter had the audacity to say with attitude, “do you have to check????” This ruined our Sunday, and we are never going back. Please don’t go and continue to reinforce this kind of service. They are not the only dim sum place in the area, plus the food really was not worth it for that price! Should have never gone for the convenience. I hate doing reviews, but this kind of service should not be rewarded with...

Diamond Bar eatery with takeout dim sum. They’re currently open during covid for takeout and do have some tables outside for outdoor seating, though most people just used the tables to wait for their food before leaving. There’s ample parking as it’s in the H Mart plaza. Credit cards are accepted but there’s a 5% discount if you use cash. The cashier is super friendly and you first pencil in your order on a slip of paper, and then you’ll provide it to them and pay. It took about 10 minutes for our food to come out on a Sunday around noon, which was pretty quick seeing as there were at least five other parties.

Food-wise, they have all the tasty dim sum favorites. The BBQ pork baked buns particularly stood out to me for how light and airy the dough was. Similarly, the pineapple buns had a great texture with just the right amount of sweetness in the filling. The quail egg shu mai was cooked inside (which I hadn’t seen before) and I was glad to have tried it, although I still prefer the regular siu mai. The fried pork bun (xian sui guk?) was also very yummy. They have pictures of the food inside on their overhead menu if you have difficulty choosing. Overall, it’s a good option for dim sum if you don’t feel like driving out too far and are...