Jade Garden Restaurant

"Don't let the boarded-up windows and a lack of carts rolling around Jade Garden distract you from the excellent dim sum you'll find here. From overstuffed potstickers and sweet honey BBQ pork hand pies to smoky seared turnip cakes and rice wrappers plump with pink prawn filling, everything at Jade Garden tastes delicious, whether plain or completely drenched in your own custom blend of hot chili sauce and salty soy sauce. And with excellent walk-in potential, their hours being 9am-9pm daily, and electronic ordering, this is one of the best group meal spots in the city, let alone the CID." - aimee rizzo, carlo mantuano, kayla sager riley

"From the outside, this boarded-up building looks pretty tame, but inside is a buzzing dining room with live seafood tanks, incredible dumplings, and lazy susans working so hard they should be put on the payroll. The tasty rice rolls are packed with soft shrimp swimming in a sweet soy sauce, and the shine coming off the BBQ pork buns can be seen multiple tables over. In a time when so many Seattle dining institutions have said their goodbyes, it’s comforting to know Jade Garden is still going strong." - aimee rizzo, kayla sager riley, gabe guarente

"Across the street from Harbor City is Jade Garden—another classic dim sum restaurant in the neighborhood.  From the outside, this boarded-up building looks pretty tame, but inside is a buzzing dining room with live seafood tanks, baskets of some of the city's best dumplings covering every square inch of the tables, and lazy susans working so hard they should be put on the payroll. The tasty rice rolls are packed with soft shrimp swimming in a sweet soy sauce, and the shine coming off the sticky glazed baked BBQ pork buns can be seen multiple tables over. This place is great for a group hang, but wait times can be very long, so plan accordingly. " - kayla sager riley, carlo mantuano

"Nothing says “holiday spirit” like unwrapping lotus leaf sticky rice and kissing under a bundle of garlic pea vines at Jade Garden. This dim sum restaurant in the International District is open all day on December 25th, so you can come here for an early holiday lunch and be back home before the chaos that is dinnertime in the ID on Christmas Day." - kayla sager riley

"You're in great hands with any of the dim sum options at Jade Garden, but the pork-stuffed potstickers are our favorites. These dough pouches at this ID institution are huge, have a blistered sear on the top, and require at least three bites to finish. But don't ignore the jumbo prawn dumplings, with their chewy rice wrapper and tender shrimp. Either way, douse them all in some vinegar and Jade Garden's homemade chili sauce." - aimee rizzo