Hong Kong Tea House

This was such a great meal. We love dim sum and they are hard to find. They had some of the best, like the most perfect sticky rice in lotus leaf. All the dim sum was perfect. The crispy pork special for the weekend was so delicious. Always a favorite. We tried the black sesame dumpling and loved it. It was one of my new favorites. The house tea is a must. Service was excellent. Everyone was great. Excellent prices and quality. This is a must visit place.

My friends and I came here for lunch (4 adults and a baby). Prices aren't bad for a dim sum place. Service wasn't terrible either. Although I don't think our server was the friendliest, she was very straightforward and I commend her for working all the tables by herself. I've had better dim sum in the past, but I'd still recommend this place as the food was still quality and service was good.

Dim sum platter from appetizers was delicious, live up to the hype. My favorite were the shrimp. But pork and crabmeat also yum. Scallops ones a little too fishy for me. Pork fried rice was fine, on the dry and not super tasteful side but not terrible. Same for Mongolian beef dish-have had better. We ate there around 6pm on a Tuesday and no one in the restaurant but us.

I had a great experience here. I wasn't sure if they had takeout, so I walked in and asked and they said they did. While I was waiting, the server brought me a water which was really nice. Not sure why other reviews were saying they were rude. They were really nice, not just the server, but everyone there. I didn't have to wait too long for my food. It was cooked fresh so expect to wait the amount of time it takes to cook fresh food. I ordered the Sweet and Sour Chicken. It came with a side of fluffy white rice. The chicken pieces were huge and everything tasted great. Nice sweet and sour sauce. This is a good place. This seems more like a traditional Hong Kong restaurant, so I would like to try other things than my go to which is Sweet and Sour Chicken. I recommend dining inside instead of takeout because the atmosphere is good, and the food is restaurant quality where you just want to sit down and relax. Someone mentioned homeless around. There is a homeless shelter not too far away where homeless hang out around. There were no homeless people in the area where the restaurant is. I pass by this place a lot and never see homeless around the restaurant, just in front of the shelter, if you don't like homeless people.

I’ve seen several reviews that the service is horrible, well they are wrong! The service is great! The waitress/hostess had a several minute conversation with two young children and was very engaging with them as they told her all about their day, school and likes in Disney! Anyways, more to the food…. Delicious! We ordered the kung poa chicken, bbq pork (app), chicken chow mein, general tso, and the bbq pork fried rice.. it was just me and the husband but we had to keep trying things because it was so good! Winners were the generals and bbq pork fried rice! No refills on soda tho. We will definitely be back to try other menu items. The atmosphere is wonderful! Not that big of a place, maybe 10 tables. Super clean! Didn’t even see dust on the bottom of the table

Food is good but server seems not polite she was not happy when I gave her below 15% tips she told me next time I will charged you 15% then I asked for what she said I need to pay her tips 15% as minimum I won’t come back and recommend to anyone … just go somewhere else!!

We decided to try this dim sum restaurant for lunch. Everything from the delicately steamed dumplings to the flavorful beef chow fun was truly delicious. The ambiance of the restaurant added to the overall dining experience – it is a cute little place that exudes a cozy and inviting atmosphere. However, I would like to highlight that there is limited parking available near the restaurant. The only available option for parking is on the street, which may pose a challenge during peak hours. In conclusion, I highly recommend this dim sum restaurant for anyone looking to enjoy a delightful culinary experience. The delicious food coupled with the charming ambiance makes it a worthwhile visit despite the parking limitations.

Salt Lake is lucky to have a Chinese restaurant of the quality of Hong King Tea House. We've gone there for years on our yearly trips to do research at the Family History library. The dim sum is the big draw. People who don't appreciate how good the food is will sometimes kvetch about the neighborhood, which has a larger share of homeless folks than most other parts of the city. Several groups working with the homeless offer free meals and other assistance to those in need on the same street as the restaurant, and this is why you may see a homeless person occasionally if you go to Hong Kong Tea House. We have never once felt unsafe even when we walk from our timeshare near Temple Square to the restaurant. It's worth the long walk. Sticky rice steamed in lotus leaves, turnip cakes, shrimp and chives dumplings, scallop dumplings with garlic flavor, har gow and shiu mai, snow pea leaves dumplings, Chinese broccoli with oyster sauce, eggplant and bell pepper stuffed with shrimp paste, stuffed bean curd: Hong Kong Tea House has it all, and it's all delicious. If you like dipping sauce, be sure to ask for soy sauce and chili oil before your order comes to the table. This is not a place where dim sum carts come around. You order by the plate and your dish is made to order. That means that it can take some time for the food to arrive, and on busy days, service can appear nonchalant and slow. It's worth the wait, and if you watch the wait staff, most of whom look related to each other, so this appears to be a family business, they work very hard to take orders, seat people, take people's payment, and bring food to tables. If you appreciate excellent dim sum of the quality you can usually find only in places like San Francisco, I highly recommend Hong Kong Tea House. You won't be disappointed.

The Hong Kong Tea House is special. The building is charming with its decorative and colorful facade. As you enter the deep green and red walls are warm and welcoming. The tables and chairs are filled with tradition and the beautiful inlaid mother of pearl transports you to the experience you are about to have. Each wall is tastefully adorned with traditional artwork. Our server was attentive and we ordered across the menu to get a taste of the large offering. We didn't arrive in town early enough for the Dim Sum service, but there were enough dumplings on the dinner menu to convince us to come back for the full experience. We loved our meal, enjoying every dish. One dish came with shrimp dumplings, which was a surprise because the menu just said 'dumpling.' We ordered enough that we could enjoy the leftovers later that evening, and we ate every bite. They offer tea service as well, but we didn't do it this time. They also have a variety of tea pots and sets for reasonable prices.

Pros: It wasn't packed, but maybe that's because we're in Salt Lake City. There's enough parking around the block so you don't have to walk far. There's a lot of natural light into the restaurant. My friends enjoyed the tea. Cons: Not sure if they were short staffed, but there were two tables that needed to be cleared for awhile. Food took awhile. Everything tasted decent. I was really disappointed with the soup dumplings. There was no soup in any of the ones I ate nor what my friends ate.

An unexpected diamond in the rough! Though the Hong Kong Tea House does not sit in the glamorous part of town, it serves very good, authentic dimsum in a tasteful, traditional setting. The items are ordered off the menu rather than from carts. The service is friendly, but the team could benefit from an extra member or two. As its name suggests, this eatery seems to focus on quality teas, and also sells tea-related supplies that may appeal to true tea fans.

Have eaten Dim Sum here twice now. Nice change from West Valley and South. Tasted fresh, no barnyard flavor that some get. Service was excellent, variety was solid, could be more. Haven't tried the menu dishwasher than the Beef Chow Fun. Was only thing that I'm used to better. But for being in town and close to airport extra half star.

Great dim sum, but extremely slow service. It's not the traditional dim sum on the cart where the staff will push it around the restaurant for the customers to pick and choose what they want, you order from a menu and it seems like they make everything fresh to order. It was pretty busy when we went as a party of 5. Their dim sum have limited hours so if that's what you're coming for, make sure you come early. They will stop at 3pm sharp. I had to ask the server several times to refill our water cups and hot tea. My favorite were the fried shrimp balls with sweet n sour sauce, salt peppered calamari and the shu mai dumplings! We ordered a ton of food but those are the ones that stood out the most!

When we come to SLC, sadly only four times a year, this is the only place we go to eat out. We are so addicted to their dimsum, something we were introduced to while living in Southeast Asia. If you have not had dimsum, it is a very fun experience! Kind of like Chinese Tapas. If you have, know that this is a smaller, family operation but with an amazingly large menu! No dimsum carts here but your own personal orders taken at the table and delivered to you hot and straight from the kitchen! Apart from dimsum, they have a wonderfully large regular menu of Chinese dishes. Wonderful! 10 stars! Looking forward to our next visit!

Small hole in the wall in Salt Lake City. Felt the need for some Dim Sum in this part of the country and it offered the basic items to satisfy the craving for some Cantonese food. The items are smaller portions and the place can fill up quickly during meal times; thus, service is slow. The waitresses are not the most friendly or attentive as they seem to be running around all the time. Street parking only.

We ordered: Homemade dumplings Shanghai dumplings Pork dumplings Potstickers Shrimp & chive dumplings & of course some steamed pork buns to go So so yummy, all of our cravings were satisfied! The steamed pork buns were our absolutely favorite. Service was good. We went around 2 pm on a Friday so there wasn't too much of a crowd. 100% will be going back!

Best Dim Sum in Utah, period. Much better than others I've had here. On par with good places in SanFrancisco.

The portions are too small for the price. The chicken and broccoli didn't really have any sauce on it. Very plain

I lived in Guangdong, China, for 11 years, and this is easily the most authentic Cantonese-style restaurant you'll find in Utah. They serve dim sum every day until 3 PM, and you can even special order Beijing duck with 48 hours' notice--truly a hidden gem!

I've visited this place twice. I really like the unique selection of dim sum items. They also sell moon cake late summer. It's really good! It's a bit hard to get reservations with large parties, sometimes you get a person that says that they do reserve large parties, but then sometimes you get a solid 'no'. This kind of makes my visits tricky, as I generally only eat dim sum for Chinese holidays.. and I usually roll deep with the family members / friends.

I was excited for Cantonese cooking and had high hopes for HK Tea House, but sadly was disappointed. Perhaps we shouldn't have ordered from the very basic lunch menu. While noodles were cooked and seasoned well, the quality of proteins was dubious...did not look or taste fresh. Soup, fried egg roll and wonton appetizers that came with lunch order were not great, not awful, just not great. I got dim sum items to go and they were okay. Sized smaller than I've had in other places. Also might be better eaten fresh out from kitchen. It's probably unfair to compare with Chinese food in say somewhere like New York, but for reference this is the base standard I'm using to rate this review. Undecided if I'll return to try dishes from their full dinner menu which was quite extensive. Likely no.

Family business, quality food, very tasty! They have a very inviting space, with large windows. The food is great in every bite. Plan on a great greeting from the people here and kind service

You choose what dim sum you want from an order form. I really like the shrimp balls, the crab claws, and the sesame and taro balls. The wonton soup is good. They have daily specials. It appears everything is cooked fresh and service can be slow. The Peking duck was delicious. Dim sum is only available at certain times during the day so please check so you won't be disappointed. The oriental tables are beautiful. They gave special attention to my mother in law.

This is a pretty good establishment for dim sum! We were in the area and decided to try this out. We ordered Chinese broccoli with oyster sauce, pork dumplings, and some crispy noodles. They were all pretty good and I would definitely come back for the food as well as the service! The food is pretty authentic as far as dim sum goes!

BFF loves Cantonese style Chinese which is hard to find in So Cal so we came across this place and decided to give it a try. Everything was delicious. IMO Cantonese is more flavorful then Mandarin. Located in a not so desirable part of downtown, don't let the look fool you. Place was busy and you know it's good if it has plenty of customers. I didn't rate this 5 stars because everything is a la carte so it can be pricey. Also, the service wasn't excellent just "ok" but in their defense they were pretty busy.

The quality of the food is spot on. As a world traveler that has had dimsum in many places around the world, I was surprised being far from a major Chinese population in the middle of Utah. I enjoyed the fresh-to-order portion of this restaurant. When you place your order is when they make it, that being said it will take 20-40 min for your food and noticed this is a trend to negative reviews. The slow pace is a good change of pace. Expect to spend an hour here eating the good food! I do give the service a 4 star because she was the only server serving 10+ tables. She balanced it well and they would do better hiring another server. All in all I enjoyed it very much. And prefer the fresh to order than typical ready to made restaurants with the push cart.

Consistently fresh, great food. Some have negatively rated the service. My experience has always been positive. Decor is what I expect from an Asian tea house and restaurant.

Food and staff were great! We really enjoyed all our dishes and had plenty of left overs. I really want to try their dim sum service next. Cute atmosphere

Food is amazing, and even thought it is a small family run restaurant, they still try their hardest to make it a good experience. The service is great, don't let the part of town fool you. Parking can be tough, but it is so worth it.

Fast seating upon arrival, have been a few times. Great service, and excellent pricing. We've tried multiple dishes including the Chinese bbq pork, kung pao chicken, sweet & sour, the pork buns, but my favorite by far is the Lemon Chicken. It has to be the best lemon chicken in the City. This is a true authentic gem for Chinese in the Central City downtown area.

The peking duck was delicious! The skin was very crispy and the meat was savory. It was everything I was looking for!

The family was getting together to try a nice dim sum meal, but we couldn't even get into the restaurant because all the parking lots that were previously open were fenced in and there was no on street parking. We tried to call the restaurant to find out where to park and it went straight to voicemail.

We've lived on SLC for 6 yrs. I'm from Hawaii, we visit San Francisco approximately every 2 yrs, and we have family in both Toronto and Hong Kong. I've tried as many dim sum places here in SLC as I can find, and there's nothing in SLC that approaches half the quality of what you can find in those places. The dim sum here is about the same level as what you'd find in other similarly (or larger) sized metro areas that don't have a large well established Chinese population-ie Charlotte, Atlanta, Columbus, Phoenix. Hong Kong Tea House gets points for trying with decor, but the service is slow, the dim sum portions are small and the taste is ok, but nothing that draws you back. You can say pretty much the same for other places, like New Golden Dragon and Red Maple. I've only been here twice, so perhaps a bigger sample size is needed for a more honest review, but for those previous 2 experiences, the decor was the best thing. Also, you have to park on the street, which might be an extra cost if you're not there on weekends.

Not my regular dim sum place. Hole in the wall but delicious. Looks like they get a great amount of to gos and families dining in resulting in service to be slow at times.

only one waitress. Limited Sunday menu so we didn't stay for lunch. Wasn't very busy

I would recommend that Dim Summers wait for all the dishes to get to the table before taking a picture. The waitress was very nice and helped me order based on my preferences. Most importantly, the food was amazing and I left full. 10/10 experience will devour again.

Hong Kong Tea House had freshly made dim sum. Our dim sum was made to order and came out piping hot & fresh. If you're a fan of dim sum I highly recommend coming or to the Hong Kong tea House! The service was great and they had plenary of space for social distancing too!

The search for a decent dim sum place continues... Hong Kong Tea house has a few excellent items. Definitely go for the pork dumplings, chiu chow dumplings, shrimp dumplings, and the BBQ pork buns. While the shrimp noodle was delicious, the noodle itself was not very smooth. But the flavors definitely taste authentic, and the shrimp are well sized. I also thought the chef provided very generous portions of the pork rib, with great fragrance and flavor too. One thing you might miss is the Tin-wrapped BBQ chicken--order this and share with the group, but don't burn your hands! Tea is interesting here because it is served in traditional clay teapots instead of porcelain/tin teapots. Try the basic $1 per person teas, or the $3 per person high quality teas. Bring a person who knows the different teas to really enjoy them to the max. Servers are very nice and come check on customers frequently. One problem (which I also find at other dim sum places in SLC) is that the lighting here is very dim, and round tables for 4 are a bit too small. But this problem is more aesthetic and will not really hinder the dining experience that much. Also note that there are no egg tarts or dessert items here. But even though items are limited, the variety of the specialties make you want to come back!

Extremely slow. I came her with two of my Cantonese friend and we ordered and then waited 50 minutes before they brought any food out and then waited over an hour for the rest. The food was ok but they took a very long time. My Cantonese friends told me we should never come back. If you have 1-2 hours to wait then this place is fine but otherwise don't waste your time. One server was telling people to just sit at dirty tables because they don't have enough people to clean them. A bad experience.

Yet another pleasant surprise! Hong Kong Tea House is a quaint little restaurant that seems to be transported straight from Hong Kong to SLC! Yes, it is that good! Amazingly good! All the dim sum were cooked to order, and you can see the difference, for instance, all the wrappers in the different dumplings are all intact and has the perfect bouncy texture! The fillings are very juicy and plump! This type of dim sum wrapping is harder and harder to find as nowadays, a lot of larger dim sum places would pre-steam their dim sums for faster service, most of the time they all become soggy and can break easily. We also ordered their very famous Glutinous Rice Ball filled with Black Sesame, again cooked to order, and not too sweet, each rice ball is rolled in grated coconut, what a perfect way to end a very satisfying lunch! Thanks to Yanny! Our lovely and friendly Server, she offers very courteous service and was extra helpful in introducing dim sum items to us!

Traveling from Oakland, CA. This is the same place I visited about 5 years ago, I like the food tonight. Service is acceptable given there is a short of staff. The look hasn't changed much from 5 years ago.

I have been craving DimSum forever so I was excited to try this place particularly given the great review in Slug. I think this restaurant looks smaller and shabbier than it is from the outside so if that has put you off I recommend getting past the exterior. The only issue I had with the interior was a strong smell of paint. Maybe it's fresh and hopefully that fades but otherwise it's pleasant enough. I had Shumai dumplings which I think they call pork dumplings on the menu. They were delicious. I prefer them with a small dollop of caviar but didn't really miss it. The potstickers where pastier than I like but where still good. The shrimp chive dumplings were also good and I ordered the egg custard dumplings because they don't have custard tarts. They are also tasty but I think the flavor is more like mung bean that an egg custard. I'm looking forward to going back for Chashu Bao and broccoli with black bean sauce. One can only eat so much DimSum on their own.

Best place in SLC for Sunday dim sum. Never disappoints! Small tables as well as group tables with the central spinner. Go for the Peking Duck!

This is my latest the most favorite restaurant!! Already went there 3 times in last 7 days :P Absolutely love their dim sums! Served every day till 3 pm (closed on Monday). I was little overwhelmed by the dim sum menu on the first day as they have s-o many options to pick from, but that is what I'm really enjoying now...trying out different dim sums every time! We also tried few dishes from their regular menu, everything was fresh and very tasty! However, I would suggest not to order the Mongolian beef here as it's mostly onion...very few beef slices. The restaurant is clean, great service & staff are friendly (most of the time ;p ). If you are in the mood for decently priced authentic Chinese food...check out this place.

It blows my mind that this place is 3 stars! I've been coming here for 2 years and it's the best Chinese food in slc! Everyone I take there they always want to go back. Their dim sum is remarkable! Love the crab claws, shrimp balls and beef balls! Honestly you can't go wrong with anything. Everything is always fresh and not to bready! You won't go wrong with this restaurant.

While the area around Hong Kong Tea House is a bit ramshackle, that should not discourage you from visiting this establishment. There is plenty of street parking around and is a few blocks walk to some of the busier streets. The restaurant has done a good job of adhering to health measures during the pandemic (bring a mask). There are no outdoor tables. Patrons are seated at tables far apart and all patrons and workers are wearing masks when they are not eating. The ambiance is quiet, albeit a little too quiet, with few diners. They could consider playing some cultural or relaxing music to set the backdrop. We came here on the weekend for dim sum. The menu is a sheet with items that you draw checkmarks on to indicate items you want to order. There were no pictures on it, however, which would have been helpful for ordering. The food was great. We started off with a pot of oolong tea and then ordered a couple handful of dishes that included xia jiao (shrimp dumplings), luo bo gao (turnip cake), xiao long bao (soup dumplings), chang fen (rice noodle rolls), lian rong bao (lotus seed bun), amongst other items. Every dish hit the spot except the xiao long bao, which came out without any soup within the dumpling. We were also erroneously informed by our waitress that this item shouldn't have any soup. Overall, dining here for dim sum was well worth it. Would recommend!

Great dim sum house. The ingredients are fresh and the quality is amazing. Super yummy :)

I love this place. The space has a pretty classic tea house ambiance. And while the servers are all business (normal for China, they may off-put American diners), the dim sum is excellent--as is their extensive selection of tea. Service time was about average for any dim sum house, but worth the wait. It's my new favorite place in Salt Lake for a dim sum lunch or just a nice pot of tea.

Wait...how the hell...how in the hell is there a portal to San Francisco Chinatown in the middle of Greektown Salt Lake City? What manner of black magic is this? Should I write a review and put this portal at risk? Or do I owe it to my fellow Yelpers to reveal this magic? ------------------------------------- "Shut up, idiot. You know very well that we are still in Salt Lake City. Don't go being dramatic all for the sake of a review." "Oh, really? Then you explain this," pointing at the char sui bao, "if this is Salt Lake City, then how the hell is this pork so perfectly seasoned and BBQd" "Perhaps they're just the one exceptional place in Utah that can actually cook a decent char sui. It can happen, you know." "Uh huh. Then what about these har gow...how is the shrimp so bouncy, so fresh....COME ON MAN, Utah is land-locked! There's no way." "It was probably frozen, you dingus." "Nope. The texture is too perfect. I don't buy it." "But you buy that this could be a portal to another city in another state?" "Shush. Smell these flaky shrimp dumplings. This is the result of expert level butter pastry. You can't tell me that this isn't San Francisco. And these black sesame dumplings..." "Well. They ARE extremely Hong Kong-authentic. This transports me back to the semester that I lived in Hong Kong...oh the dim sum there ..." "YOU'RE ABSOLUTELY RIGHT! MY GOD, YOU FIGURED IT OUT..." "Excuse me, I did?" "Yes! Don't you see? You're right...this CAN'T be a portal to San Francisco Chinatown. That's ridiculous..." "Well, of course it...." "No. I see it all clearly now. This is a portal to Hong Kong." Facepalm. "You need to stop watching SciFi." ------------------------------------- All kidding and fictional dialogue aside, at some point Hong Kong Tea House switched from being "meh" in my book to being exceptional. I don't know whether they changed how they prepared certain key items or if I learned to order items that they're stronger in. Either way, this past year I have slowly started to replace my previous go-to dim sum restaurant with Hong Kong Tea House. We go at least once a week these days, primarily just for their black sesame dumplings and their silver wrapped chicken. If you go even just for these two items, then it's not a wasted trip.

Honestly don't see what the hype is about. The food was below average and definitely not authentic. We ordered siu mai, har gow, steamed pork on the bone, crispy pork belly, roast duck, and steamed shrimp rolls. The duck was $17 for half and only 3 pieces came with meat. It tasted overcooked and dry. Like they gave us reheated duck. The rest of it was 99% bone and skin. I feel the rule of thumb is to judge its place by the siu mai and har gow and I can honestly say they were both so average. The steamed shrimp rolls had barely any soy sauce on them. The only good thing about this place is the service, the two ladies were quiet but very nice and accommodating. Also PARKING IS SO HARD. There's not enough places to park!

Food was delicious! The made to order dim sum is worth it. And at a great price. They do seem a little understaffed but it wasn't too bad on a Saturday right around noon. The hardest part was parking. My mom is handicap and the street parking has little availability. I'm new to the area so maybe this is the norm. But worth trying to figure out the parking because the food was so good! Will be back again to try the main menu.

This place is the absolute best. Best dim sum in the valley I think. Amazing peking duck along w any other chef specialties

First of all, it is hard to find street parking for this place. 2nd, Very slow... the slowest dim sum I ever been to... they only have one waitress for 10 plus tables. There were lots of open seats but we still waited 20 minutes to be seated and another 20 minutes to be served with food. Will not recommend it if you are hungry The food is actually decent.

Ive been going to HKTH for about 15 yrs. I think they have the best dim sum in Utah-always consistently good, piping hot, great service, reasonable prices! I think a lot of places are serving mass produced frozen dumplings instead of making them. You can tell HKTH makes them by hand!

Service slow due to lack of staff. Food was ok, but nothing really stood out. Surrounding are was a bit sketchy.

I tried the dim sum, and it was great for the price. Comparable prices in other states for dim sum is about 1.5X these prices. I've read the reviews about the slow service, and I didn't experience it. All of the food came out reasonably fast and piping hot. The shumai was good, as well as the pork buns. I had the silver foil chicken, which was well flavored, but cooked a little too high, so that the chicken was stringy and stuck to the foil. Overall, it's a good option for the price.

This is my favorite Chinese restaurant in SLC. Their dim sum is delicious and their regular menu is authentic and tasty.