Heng Feng Rittenhouse — Restaurant in Philadelphia

Phenomenal food and exceptional service at a reasonable price point.

Heng Feng is serving quite possibly the best dim sum in the city right now. The crab pork soup dumplings were some of the best I've ever had — juicy, flavorful, and with a wrapping that was juuuust thick enough to securely contain all of the delicious soupy filling. The crystal shrimp dumplings were surprisingly unique — there is a subtle sesame flavor to the wrap that I've never experienced with this dish, they also use whole shrimp for the filling. The garlic cucumber salad was everything I wanted it to be, and went so quickly that I forgot to get a picture of it. Oops!

After demolishing our dim sum spread we followed it up with the Shrimp Ho Fun, a perfectly prepared and incredibly well balanced thick noodle dish — delicious, no notes!

The only thing we had that wasn't super memorable from a flavor/texture standpoint was our dessert, the sweet custard buns. They weren't bad, just not the best I've had. That said they were 100% the most ADORABLE custard buns I've ever had!

Mentioned at the top but it bears repeating, the level of service was exceptional. Fine dining level, in fact. Given how great our overall experience was here it was shocking that this place wasn't more crowded on a Friday night at peak dinner hours. They must not have had a chance to grow a neighborhood following yet since it's fairly newly opened. Highly recommend getting in while it's still easy to...

Having to enjoyed places like Yank Sing in San Francisco, Din Tai Fung in Los Angeles, Lunasia in Pasadena, Boston Seafood in San Gabriel, and many more, this place is among the top and the best value.

Pork Soup Dumplings at $6 and Crystal Shrimp Dumplings at $7.50 is a crazy deal for such quality and taste.

We paid $165 per person ($500 total) on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday for a set menu which provided 8 dishes. Vs. Heng Feng paid only $46 for two people enjoying five dishes. I must say, I had a 10x better experience at Heng Feng than 10x more pricier fancy place.

Even the owner was so nice and cool.

Will come back...

This was quite possibly the worst Chinese food I have ever had. It was all thrown away which is so disappointing. Fried rice had absolutely no flavor and it was soggy, like it had been sitting and reheated in a microwave. Chicken rice noodle soup was bland, and wasn’t even rice noodles. Beef was so chewy and the gravy was so thick it just completely missed the mark. I would recommend going anywhere else if you’re looking for good...