Wei Lai Dim Sum — Restaurant in Ross Township

My wife and I went for an early (and rare due to having younger kids) dinner date to Wei Lai on a Sunday evening. The restaurant was pretty empty save for some pick up orders when we were sat, but some folks started coming in by the time we were finishing. The decor deels modern and cute, with many Kawaii like pictures of food with faces, even down to some merch available for sale.

The staff was pleasant and attentive, even giving me some chili oil without asking when our dim sum arrived (note: I love spicy food and chili oil, but there's was one of the spiciest I have had at a restaurant or from an Asian grocer, so be warned, though I enjoyed it😅). The prices were kind of high for the area and for the portion sizes, but still very fair considering the current state of inflation and rising food costs.

My wife and I split a bowl of Dan Zai noodles, which were tasty and came with a very well done smoked egg, though I would personally have wanted a bit more more flavor in the dish (the aforementioned chili oil came to the rescue here). We then got the dim sum sampler platter and an order of pork soup dumplings (after we were told the weekend special dim sum we initially ordered was sold out). All of the dumplings were enjoyable and filling, not fully up to the level of The Parlor in Lawrenceville (a top dim sum spot in Pittsburgh), but still quite nice.

Overall, my wife and I enjoyed our trip to Wei Lai, and would be happy to go again, since it is a unique spot in the northern are of Pittsburgh proper, and isn't as hard to get into as other similar...

Radish Cake, pork dumpling soup, chicken noodle soup, Dan Dan mien, and Taiwan noodle, dim sum platter all tasted authentic and delicious. They have most of the basic dim sum dishes here and I hope they will add more as their business picks up. Now to the nitty and gritty.

The chicken noddle soup is delicious, definitely cooked for hours since you can feel and taste the gelatinous of the soup that only comes with soups that are cooked for hours, umami taste and feel. Comes with I believe four jumbo size wings-not the wing dings. Kids loved it.

Pork soup dumplings are delicious, fairly priced too considering the time and the skill required to make these dumplings.

Pork bun is fluffy, savory and not too sweet-i had the regular kind not the roast pork one. Next time I would like to try it pan fried.

The Taiwan noodles could use a little bit more garlic oil but that is my own personal opinion.

The phoenix claw (chicken feet) were just slightly over cook for me, should be soft but not too mushy.

The sweet and sour dumpling sauce is amazing. I can’t really pin point the taste. Almost had a lite citrus to it. Maybe it is just the type of vinegar that was used. I’ll have to ask next time. Anyway I never had it at any dim sum places in New York nor in Hong Kong.

Service is great and workers there are well mannered and nice. The price is fair too, if you don’t think it is, I suggest trying to make dim sum one day, especially the soup dumplings and boa zi, you’ll have more respect to the establishment that are serving this type of...

A new Chinese eatery serving Good Cantonese and Taiwanese with a good measure of authenticity 😎😎…

BUT NO, NOT REAL DIM SUM🫤🫤🫤.

**Labeling Crab Rangoons as “dim sum” is a travesty. These ARE NOT even real Chinese dish🤮🤮🤮. They DO NOT EXIST in PRC, Hongkong, or Macau or even Taiwan!

** Dim sum IS NOT a type of food but a way of serving of Cantonese dishes, in small portions for 1 person or shareable between no more than 2 people.

**Hence, dim sum dining goes on a leisurely pace that can take hours.

** REAL DIM SUM IS SERVED ON A CART of piping hot dishes, diners select what they want.

**Categorizing a handful selection of dumplings (including Bao) as “Dim-Sum” do not make them so. REAL DIM SUM IS SO MUCH MORE than dumplings or bao.

😎😎😎At best, this place is a dumplings, noodles and soup eatery. There’s a good Cantonese flavor in dumplings.

their best is the Pork Soup Dumplings, the delicate flavor of which reminds me of Hongkong Dim Sum.

Their “Sat/Sun Special” of Cantonese Roast Duck and Char Siu (BBQ) pork have good flavor👍… BUT they are served on the tepid, less than lukewarm temp🫤. THEY NEED TO BE SERVED HOT, but rested temp to bring out the flavors.

Service is excellent.

THIS IS A NEW EATERY TO WATCH… IF they pay attention to details, this place can become Pittsburgh’s...