Legend Seafood Restaurant

Legends is an old Honolulu dim sum standby. It's generally consistently good and you can get a table in a reasonable amount of time. Service is mostly good but it can be a little chaotic with the food carts. I still enjoy the food carts, even if you have to wait for what you want to come by. Favorites are shrimp with chive pan fried dumplings, char siu bao, lo mai gai, lo bak goh, and minute chicken fried noodles. You can't really go wrong with whatever you order. Glad it's still open after all this time and hope it continues to stay open!

Legend was never our first choice for dim sum but sometimes we just stop by when we are in the area. Food was usually acceptable but when we went again today for CNY meal and it was really disappointing. Ordered about 8 or 9 dim sum.- Har gow and the shrimp look funs are usually pretty safe but the shrimps were not fresh. - taro cake was not cooked thoroughly it was still a bit raw. Turnip cake was very salty.- chicken feet did not have enough seasonings so the chicken taste was very strong.-fried puff had a strand of hair in it.Although the food was disappointing, service was always good the aunties were always nice to us. It was also cheaper compared to other dim sum restaurants.

I haven't been here in years, since it got sold to new owners. We recently hosted two tables of the 10 course dinners. We actually did this for lunch. We also switched out some of the dishes for an uncharge. We went with the Joyful Dinner $318 per table. It came with Chinese Chicken Salad with Jelly Fish, Seafood Tofu Soup, House Roast Duck, Honey Walnut Shrimp, Deep Fried Pork Chop with Pepper Salt, Stir Fried Fish Fillet with Veggies, Stir Fried Seasonal Veggies with Garlic, Young Chow Fried Rice, and Almond Tofu for dessert. We switched out two of the items. Instead of the Pepper Salt Pork Chops, we got the Capital Pork Chops. We also subbed out the Young Chow fried rice for the Salted Fish and Chicken Fried Rice. It was $325 instead of $318.We had made reservations and pre-ordered the week before. On the day of the lunch, the tables were ready when we got there. The seating was a little tight though. Since we had pre-ordered, the food came out really fast. We could barely keep up. We were beginning on one dish and another would be coming out of the kitchen. Majority of the dishes were excellent. Everyone agreed that the duck was the best dish of the day. The skin was crisp and had the right seasoning. The walnut shrimp was also very good. We had a great time. I would definitely come back. I want to try their dim sum menu the next time I'm here.

We made it back to Honolulu, and on our must do list was a return trip to Legends Restaurant. Like every time we visit, every table was taken, and there was a line out the door. However, the place is big, the service efficient, and the line moves quickly. Like many, we pre-judge a restaurant by the crowd. This place is a local favorite. It's busy, it's noisy, it's frenetic - all in a good way. We are drawn to hole in the wall restaurants and this unassuming, tucked away in the corner of the Chinatown Cultural Plaza, fits the bill. Its decor is exactly what you would expect and hope for. Now that you have a feel for the ambiance, let get down to the food which is excellent.The dim sum menu at Legends is extensive, boasting a wide array of tried and true creations. From the classic har gow, steamed pork buns, and shrimp dumplings, to some more adventurous options, there's something for every appetite. As trolley after trolley comes by you have to be careful not to over order. There's also a formidable ala carte menu. A particular favorite of ours is the ginger rice. That by itself brought us back.Honolulu, and Oahu overall, has plenty of food options. There's definitely fancier choices, but Legends will not disappoint.

Finally get to try it because it's always crowded around lunch time during weekends! We went on a Sunday around 9:30am and there's no wait, but around 10:30 to 11, the place got more and more packed, so that gives you an idea what time to arrive to avoid crowds!Their steamed items like chicken feet, spinach dumplings and shumai were quite good. I also liked their pan fried chive and shrimp cakes. However their deep fried stuff were not as fresh as I hoped, probably coz they were in cart for a little bit, not freshly cooked from the kitchen - that's why I normally prefer ordering dim sum with the paper than with the carts nowadays for the freshness of food. Service was friendly. The ladies really tried to get the items that we wanted, even if they had to order directly from the kitchen - that's great!Overall I'd say it's a solid 4 stars. It's decent and I wouldn't mind coming back. If you haven't tried it, give it a shot!

I've been coming here for over 30 years. We came here for a family luncheon. It is still good, but some of the taste was a little salty. It seems like their chef has changed. The look fun sauce used to be sweeter, but it was mostly shoyu. The jook was a little bland. The other dishes: chive dumplings, siu mai, baked char siu were okay.

Decent old school chinese food on the edge of Chinatown. Lunch crowd is almost exclusively locals who look like they've been coming here for years. The restaurant is large with little ambience but the food is good.I would recommend skipping the dim sum, which was okay, but the traditional dishes are far better. Since we had been eating around Chinatown all morning prior to arriving, we only had room for one more dish after trying a few of the dim sum options - the mixed seafood chow mein. The portion size was enormous. The seafood was fresh and varied. The thin noodles were perfect and there was ample gravy. I see why the locals keep coming back. Service is efficient and minimally friendly, which was just fine. I would definitely return and especially get takeout.

Gung Hee Fat Choy! To welcome in the Year of the Snake, our friend invited us to join a group of travel buddies to an authentic Hong Kong style seafood dinner at Legend Seafood Restaurant in the Chinese Cultural Plaza. The restaurant was busy, but we were seated promptly by their friendly, efficient staff. The fabulous VIP set menu included a delicious seafood soup, appetizer plate with my favorite jellyfish, abalone, scallop, sea cucumber, & shrimp ball, scrumptious crispy Peking duck with bun, garlic lobster, fried salted crab, dried scallops with mushroom & broccoli, delicate steamed fish, seafood fried rice, and red bean dessert (they were out of the almond pudding). All the dishes were well prepared and it was perfect for our table of 10. With its efficient staff, delectable cuisine, and convenient location, it was such a lovely way to ring in the new year with friends!

Since moving back home, I have been trying to find a good dim sum place that's hectic/chaotic with the carts going around (something about the experience makes it so much better). My brother suggested my husband take me there for our anniversary and as soon as we walked in, I was excited. It looked very busy but were seated right away. My husband was taken back, as this was his first experience and was confused with the paper left on the table. He was about to google translate with his phone, thinking it was the menu!!. I'm not much of a meat eater, but the black bean spareribs my husband got was so yummy. I got just about everything that had shrimp and I was not disappointed. I wish I ate slower so I could try more dishes. It is very noisy and chaotic when you walk in. There is so much going on and if it's your first time can be a little confusing. There is no host/hostess just stationed at the front, which can cause questions of how do we be seated or check in. It isn't any different from other dim sum places that I have been to, again I enjoy the experience of the noise and chaos with the carts going around and people ordering food. Specifically when eating dim sum.The four stars are because we were not offered water, and it took us a while before being able to flag down someone to get water. I was not too bothered as they gave us tea from the start.

Legends as we like to call it, is a staple family meet up spot for tasty and consistent dim sum. Their steamed, fried, and baked items are all good. I like that they still come around with dim sum carts. Favorites include fried mochi with pork filling, egg custard, char siu bao, fried taro with pork filling, sticky rice, fat noodle with char siu. Make sure to place non dim-sum food orders early. Don't be afraid to ask for things like; iced water, hot sauce, or help cutting the dim sum to share. Presentable and reasonably clean restaurant with restrooms inside. Convenient parking in The Cultural Plaza (no validation). Go early (8am) to beat the weekend crowd.