no i don’t think it’s nearly as bad as time ho wan is.
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Chef Tony is not bad. It is in the upper tier of SGV dimsum. But SGV dimsum isn’t very good compared to Vancouver or even the Bay Area. In contrast, Tim Ho Wan is one of the lowest rated dim sum restaurants in the LA area.
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So disappointed, was able to go a month ago and was one of the best dim sum in the area by far.
Enlighten Bistro 168 reopened a week ago as a primarily Sichuan style restaurant but shuttered after two days with a posting that they would re-reopen April 30. Must have been an ugly two days. https://www.enlightenbistro.com/
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Interesting combination Sichuan and Cantonese. Reminds me of old school places with the sign Szechuan and Cantonese. So where did the dim sum chef go to?
Everybody’s waiting to see where he lands.
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Automatic downhill alert based on that data.
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Enlighten Bistro 168 did not reopen as promised on April 30. New reopening date is now May 31. Who knows whether it will open then or what the food might be like.
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#SlowBurnSyndrome
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And surprise, surprise, reopening date pushed back another month to June 30.
bumping this thread because I’ve got a friend coming to town this week who has (somehow) never had dim sum and is tasking me with taking them somewhere for it. I’m out of loop myself, it’s been since COVID era that I’ve had it - what’s the state of play in ‘26? Where’s the one spot to go to? It’ll likely be on the weekend so that’s a consideration.
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Funny timing, given this article was just recently published! Review: What happened to all the good dim sum in L.A.? Here's our guide
I haven’t done a good job of trying all the newest dim sum spots over the past few years, but the sentiment in that article feels right to me. (Tl;dr for those who can’t read it: the dim sum scene in LA is not at its best right now, and there’s no single place that is the best all around. Certain places excel at certain dishes.)
The LA Times says they’d pick Sea Harbour if they were forced to pick. I’ve gone to Longo the last couple of times and it is good enough. Lunasia is not bad, but I find it a little sterile and uninspired.
Would love to hear opinions from the many on this board who are more knowledgeable than I am.
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I like the vibes and the food at Longo Seafood (Rosemead) currently. Ocean Bo (El Monte) has also risen in my rankings of late as well.
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Sea Harbour is the only place I bother with in the SGV. Everything else is meh. Lunasia recognized this and is opening their premium Lunasia Signature brand next week in Pasadena. My next two choices are in the Irvine area which is shocking since the OC had been a bigger wasteland for dim sum than the SGV. But the Bay Area’s Palette opened up in Tustin, albeit with an abbreviated menu at the start, and Tim Ho Wan in Irvine fired the local staff and brought in a crew from Hong Kong to run things.
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Have you been to the reboot? Thoughts?
am i the only person who thinks sea harbour is just ok? the food is old school and boring.
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I had a mediocre meal there a few years back and people here said I ordered wrong. Though I think I’m just used to the Bay Area so hard to impress. (Vancouver did.)
Ooh, any info on how they plan to make it premium? 
they put it a block away from the astrea office
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Much better but I prefer Palette in Tustin even with a short menu.
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