Dimsum Village

Checked out what's going on in Maunakea Marketplace and found this vendor with dim sum and other simple Chinese food. Dimsum Village is a pretty simple setup to be honest. It basically is a vendor in the food hall and you order and eat at one of the shared tables. Has to be as authentic as it gets. They have a pretty good selection. Basically dim sum is the main thing to get. It's got a lot of traditional items. These are already made and you can just order a few to eat here or for takeout. A lot are made with meat but there's some that aren't. The food hall can have a bad smell like fish but it's not always like this. Also there's some outdoor seating in the courtyard. This allows groups to order from different vendors and eat together in one place. Good place to get authentic dim sum and other Chinese. It's located in the Maunakea Marketplace food hall. They're only open in the mornings and afternoons so if wanting to get something for later you can get takeout.

Originally I was going to MeiSum Chinese BBQ. It was closed, so looked around the food court. Dimsun Village caught my eyes. Since this was my first time there, I ordered a variety of dim sum. The list included Pork bao, shrimp dumplings, shu mai and half moon. The food was on par for dim sum. The service friendly. Enjoy

Located in Kekaulike Mall's food court area, the dim sum is very reasonably priced and pretty tasty. They have been pretty consistent except for recently their shrimp dumpling had a slight "Clorox" aftertaste, guessing because they didn't rinse their stuff enough after cleaning. Yeech! One the few place I know of that sells the fried bread for jook. They also sell jook, although it's not posted. While I was waiting for my recent order, several older customers were ordering the jook. Hopefully the Clorox thing was a rare exception.

Nicely done, nicely done Dim Sum Village. A nice grab and go place specifically for takeout. Reminded me of some of my favorite places in the Richmond District in San Francisco. Cash only, like a lot of Chinatown. If you don't know the Chinese language you can just point and the nice counter persons are happy and pleasant. Located inside the Maunakea Marketplace Foodcourt. Easy to find. Located just two stalls away from the popular cornerspot Mei Mei (Chinese) BBQ and surrounded by Filipino takeout counters. Do expect to be bumping hips with all of the Filipino and Chinese aunties and uncles as this space is popular. Kinda like those popular hawker stands in Singapore.Today was a small sampling to go for later consumption as had just finished a satisfying lunch with friends up the street. - Fun goh, one order 3 pieces, aka half moon or pepiao. Favorite of the day. Wrap or "pi" was nice and translucent. Liked that it was mostly vegetables with just a little pork including wood ear and water chestnuts. These dumplings also had a surprising yet familiar taste not usually found in fun goh. Tasted like the dried preserved black olives more commonly used in other dishes such as taro cake or (I use it in) Chinese stir fried mochi rice. Liked this rendition a lot.- Har gow aka crystal shrimp dumpling, one order 3 pieces. Also so good! Surprisingly even better than from the dim sum restaurant we had just eaten at.- Harm Sui gok, deep fried mochi with pork; bought individual piece. Thicker skin yet tasty filling.- Then saw an unfamiliar yet interesting green colored glutinous rice flour coin sized dumpling. The nice man explained to me it it was unfilled and made out of leaves. And even though it was packed in a container of about 6 pieces, they were kind enough to sell me just one piece for 50c. It was a pleasant and different snack and I would get it again.Think I have found my new takeout dim sum place which I plan to visit often as I deliver to the West side of the island (not anything comparable there). Thanks to all the yeeps who have gone before putting Dim Sum Village on the map for me!

Thought I would give them a try againthey were short on items as always but the worst part is the shrimp dumpling tasted of detergent- think they did not rinse the chopping board or other utensils well- wont have to try again -now upon reading other yelp reviews i am not the only one tasting detergent- ew

The food really good for the most part. Pork hash and shrimp dumplings were the highlights. Bbq pork buns were good. The soup dumplings were a disappointment..

It seemed like a run down place with many businesses next to each other. I based my pick off yelp reviews. I was looking forward to trying some legit dim sum. Ive ate a ton of dim sum in life but this place is horrible. Never in my life i took a bite and spatted out dimsum. This is the first time i did. The dim sum had a detergent taste that wouldn't leave ky mouth after one bite. I didn't chew any more after the bite and a chew. It was disgusting in flavor and detergent taste that wouldnt leave my mouth. I gave it benifit of doubt and bit into a shrimp dumpling then fried meat dumpling. Overall the entire taste was a big NO. First and last. No thanksThe guy that work jere is nice the food is just horrible

Visited yesterday when the dim sum urge hit. My fav Golden Palace is a goner for take out, so had to venture out to replace it. This place is very good. The siu mai were tasty, although the bottoms of each came off when they were peeled off the cooking pad. That's ok, slightly less carbs. The har gau was also very tasty but slightly over steamed. Still worth it. Highlight was the Pepeiao. Definitely not Char Hung Sut style, they had pork, wood ear, and much more inside. Delightful. Also enjoyed the deep fried mochi pork footballs. Perfectly fried, slightly crunchy and soft mochi inside. Best part, cheapest place I've found since GP closed.

This place isn't much to look at but their food is yummy. Back again for the 3rd time in 2 weeks. These pork Mochi balls are soo addicting. It's pork and filling inside of a jin dui type mochi ball minus the sesame seeds. These are a must try. I will be a repeat customer for this item. Pork mushroom bao, I think it was a special for the day. Steamed bun was soo soft and the perfect amount of sweetness. Solid meatball made of pork and visible pieces of mushroom. Jung here is a little smaller and average taste. I tried Chinese donut here the last visit and that was good. Nice and chewy texture but this was my first time trying it so I have nothing to compare it too.

Takeout Lunch in Honolulu's Chinatown...If you're looking for local-style comfort food, Dim Sum Village has it! It's not quite like the old Char Hung Sut because it's a smaller operation and the menu options and flavors are a bit different.Located at the food court inside Maunakea Marketplace, I found metered street parking on a weekday. I didn't wait for Sunday when street parking is free because I wanted my mom to eat something that she would like.Dim Sum Village seems to be run by a couple and their young adult son. Service was straight forward. The son took over for his father who tried to help me. I said, "Joong" and the parents thought that I said "jook" (rice soup)... LOL! The son repeated my order to me correctly in perfect English. He must have known that I don't speak Chinese. Haha!I got a variety of items:-Shrimp dumplings (ha gow)-Pork hash (siu mai)-Taro cake-Half Moon-Sesame balls (jin dui) - the oval-shaped ones are filled with sweet bean paste and the round ones have coconut in them. -Fried mochi with pork (hom sui gok)-Steamed mochi rice (Joong) with beans, pork, and salted egg Everything tasted "normal". The wrapper of the shrimp dumpling was thicker than the fancy Hong Kong style, but that's okay. The hom sui gok had a thicker mochi layer than the jin dui, but I didn't let it bother me. The flavor was good!The main thing was that mom was happy. I knew that her favorite would be the coconut filled jin dui. It's sometimes challenging to find. Mom also was glad that there were leftovers for my niece and nephew - for after school and work. She said that they would like everything!We should thank Paul C. for finding this place. He often brings dimsum to mah jong sessions at Aunty Mary's house. She enjoys the food from Dimsum Village, too!Note to self: remember to get the ip chai (steamed mochi dumplings wrapped in ti leaves). I didn't see it on the menu, but I had had it there in the past.