China Gourmet

"China Gourmet runs on excellent dim sum and noodle dishes. The restaurant focuses on Cantonese-style options like shrimp with lobster sauce and dry-roasted yi mein, but the house specialty is the lobster with minced pork. Although it’s the size of several banquet halls, it’s a casual, no-frills place that’s perfect for a large group. Stop by, take over one of their round tables covered in a pink tablecloth, and grab orders of shu mai, egg tarts, and crispy chicken feet as the carts roll by." - candis mclean

"We get riled up just thinking about the quality of China Gourmet's steaming hot pork siu mai, crispy spring rolls, and bouncy sesame-coated buns. It’s the first place we recommend for dim sum in Philly, even if there’s a line on weekends. The massive space in the Northeast opens at 9:30am every day and could fit several family reunions at once. Bring a group on a Sunday and you’ll see kids pretending to be DJs while spinning Lazy Susans, overhear neighborhood gossip over lunch, and pop shrimp balls covered in golden strips of wontons that make each one look like a mound of hay." - candis mclean, alison kessler

"Salina Ko and her husband, chef Ming Feng, run one of the largest Chinese restaurants in the city (not many others boast hundreds of parking spots), serving the growing Chinese community in Northeast Philly’s Mayfair neighborhood. A banquet hall, wedding venue, and karaoke spot in the evenings, China Gourmet lets diners pick their seafood from tanks and take in an immersive dim sum experience. Come with a party of at least six to maximize your sampling potential from carts including meat-and-peanut dumplings, deep-fried pork and mashed taro puffs, and jiggly, sweet black sesame rolls." - Ernest Owens, Diana Lu

"The steamed skin on the fun kor at China Gourmet in Mayfair is so translucent, it might have you questioning if you've somehow developed X-ray vision. These plump dumplings come in orders of three, and are filled with scallions, bamboo shoots, ground pork, and shitake mushrooms. There's a little spice, a little juice drippage, and a high likelihood you're going to order a second round." - candis mclean

"Only a few things are more rewarding than avoiding the heartbreak of being a sports fan. And one of them is dining at China Gourmet in Northeast Philly. The large, banquet hall-style restaurant has exceptional Cantonese dim sum and noodle dishes like dry roasted yi mein, shrimp shui mai, and crispy stir-fried rice cakes. It’s a casual restaurant—flanked by bubbling lobster tanks—so stop by, take over one of their round pink tables, and be thankful for your wise decision to trade a life of sports misery for egg tarts and garlic lobster with minced pork. " - candis mclean