Excellent Cuisine Chinese Food Restaurant
Chinese restaurant · Montavilla
8733 SE Division St, Portland, OR 97266
Highlights
Handmade dumplings, rice rolls, and Cantonese favorites.
Handmade dumplings, rice rolls, and Cantonese favorites.
"In the former home of Portland dim sum legend Wong’s King, Excellent Cuisine wraps shrimp in sheets of red rice noodle, delivers steamer baskets of knobby, juicy shu mai, and fills lotus leaves with intensely flavorful sticky rice. Beyond its dim sum, Excellent Cuisine’s larger menu is full of gems, including its roast duck and braised fish head in a clay pot." - Seiji Nanbu
"Another dim-sum option in the 82nd area, presented as a reliable spot for Cantonese-style morning fare." - Dianne de Guzman
"The legacy of the space now home to Excellent Cuisine — a Southeast Division dim sum hall, loud and bustling on Saturday mornings — is a hard one to live up to; Wong’s King’s status as Chinese food royalty in Portland is well known. But the piping hot, delicately folded dim sum served here is at a caliber that may supersede its predecessor. Wrappers of har gow retain the right spring, teeth ripping through to a core of juicy shrimp; the siu mai is pork-heavy and springy, with an al dente wrapper. The standout dish is the red rice rolls: satisfyingly chewy on the outside, crisp on the inside, with a core of bouncy, flavorful shrimp. Pineapple buns stuffed with hot, lava-like salted egg yolk custard and jiggling mango pudding set in duckling-shaped molds make for a fine finish." - Katherine Chew Hamilton
"When a dim sum urge hits, head to Excellent Cuisine. This Jade District spot is buzzy and ’90s-era banquet-style with chandeliers, lots of round tables (no one will make you sit with strangers here), and servers pushing tiered carts so you and your group—we recommend bringing a crew—can peek at the selections before making a move. The menu is full of nothing but hits, especially the translucent har gow filled with pleasantly springy shrimp, or the visually appealing red shrimp rice rolls stuffed with prawn mousse. Excellent Cuisine also serves adorable and just-sweet-enough desserts, like wobbly coconut pudding shaped like ducks and pigs." - krista garcia
"This dim sum shop in the old Wong’s King space is the hotspot for dim sum in Portland right now, and it’s clear why: The dumplings here arrive juicy, piping hot, and clearly handmade. Yes, people will find classics like shu mai, har gow, and fun guo — all executed with aplomb — but there are some fun options here that are a little harder to find at other dim sum shops, like Yunnanese mushroom dumplings." - Thom Hilton
