Tai Pan Dim Sum — Restaurant in Honolulu

We found d this restaurant while looking for something to eat while in Chinatown. It was at the tail end of the lunch rush and it was still busy. The service there is fast-paced and the waitresses work really hard. We did have to flag someone down after waiting close to 10 minutes to ask if we could be seated since no one approached us about being seated; not a big issue as I said it was busy.

Once seated we were given menus and asked about our drinks. The tea came quickly and we placed our order which the waitress confirmed so that the order would be correct. Because of how busy it was the service was friendly but brief.

We decided to have the Shrimp Dumpling, Steamed BBQ Pork Bun, Pork Hash, and the Seafood Fried Noodle. It was all very good. The food came out fresh and hot.

The Shrimp Dumpling while good did need either soy sauce, chili sauce, or the sweet soy mix to make it pop. The pork hash and bbq steam Pork bun were all packed with excellent flavor.

The seafood fried rice was the best I have had. The seafood included in this dish was Shrimp and Scallop. This restaurant was able to make this dish without it being greasey and so flavorful it needed no sauces - it could stand alone.

The best we could tell is that most eating there were local - if the locals eat in a place and there are a lot of locals it is generally good. We were not...

Since I've been coming here, it's always been easy to be seated. Guests just keep walking in even without reservation. This is one of my favorite chinese restaurants that have ever existed for a long time. Their food especially the dim sums are very delicious. Each table always gets a pot of hot tea. Their dishes are very white and clean. The service, too, is fast. No long waits which is why dining is fast too and they can always accommodate new guests. Your tab, only they can understand (since it's all written in chinese). The menu on the wall is also in Chinese. But they have other menu. Their deserts are all ready on the side but it all depends on availability. Customers may just walk in and buy these food items. Parking in this chinese cultural center have improved. Entrance and exits are already automated. Pay at a parking machine located on the...

Update: we’ve came back for its thousand-year egg tarts, unfortunately they only serve them on the weekends. Guess we have to come back this weekend. Instead I ordered the sauerkraut & pork rice noodle (forgot that I’ve had this dish before). It’s still pretty good, except there was very little pork, unlike the last time. We also had the mushroom chicken, which was tasty, except we had to be careful with all the splinters of chicken bones. I think the owner needs to invest in a new cleaver.

A typical looking traditional dim sum place. I ordered some basic dim sums to go and they were fine, but nothing special. Each dim sum is about $6. It took a little longer than expected to get my small order ready, but it wasn’t bad. Servers were...