Jade Harbor

Our first time back at Jade Harbor in seven years, but it may not be our last visit as we have family friends who have moved into this lower Bustleton Avenue ever expanding Asian neighborhood. It looks the same except for gradual aging of the facility. No dim sum available on a Wednesday late afternoon, so we ordered off the regular menu. The five of us ordered:1. Hot & Sour Soup - A large bowl for serving the table, full of mushrooms, sprouts, bits of pork and heavy dose of vinegar. It was quite good, but perhaps a little too salty.2. Salt/Pepper Pork (my interpretation) - Crisply wok fried chunks of lightly breaded on the bone pork with green garnish. Pretty good, but it would have been less work and mess to have it in the form of pork chops. 3. Grouper in Fujianese Sauce - I forgot that Fuzhou cuisine is even sweeter than Cantonese, so these fillets were coated and deep fried into a yellow golden platter, that while very tasty, had some of us concerned about sugar intake.4. Short Ribs in Garlic Sauce - By the fact that most of this beef dish was consumed before we left, it was the most popular choice on our table lazy susan. Bone in, it was a bit of a challenge to work the morsels of meat off the bone, but the savory garlic sauce and tenderness of the star attraction made it worthwhile.5. General's Chicken - There may never have been a General Tso in Chinese history, but his namesake dish was well interpreted by this kitchen. Large chunks, lightly breaded and wokked with a nice semi fruity/pepper dark amber sauce, with heavy broccoli garnish, it was an easy tasty choice, without bones or other impediments to enjoyment. 6. Eggplant in Garlic Sauce - Always a favorite veggie dish, this one came with a mix of other veggies. It was soft and pungent and delicious. It was exactly what was expected. Sliced oranges with the bill is always a nice touch. We enjoyed our family feast. The food definitely contributed significantly to our enjoyment.

Notes: (1) Street parking (2) Bring cash or you will pay an additional fee - 3% for cards (3) Limited English Spoken (4) Ask for itemized receipt, they charge you depending how they're feeling like that day. Extremely disappointed in this place as I've been coming here for years as it's more convenient than going to Chinatown. There are so many issues with this place now. If you're coming here for dim sum, GO ELSEWHERE. The last five times that I've been here, the food was cold and some were even bad. It was obviously leftovers as you can taste the freshness was lacking. As mentioned, PRICE, it's ridiculous how they decide to charge you a price and they don't itemize the receipt for dim sum. One day they charged me $30 for 5 dishes and next week it will be like $38 for the same dishes. There is another option around the area if you want dim sum and Chinese food, not sure how good they are but it cannot get worse than this.

Loud, crazy and everything moving at lightening speed when we had lunch on Labor Day. The place was packed for dim sum. I was with my Chinese speaking Vietnamese friends, so they took control of the ordering my favorite Snow Pea Leaves with Garlic and selecting various dishes from the trollies. My favorite things were dumplings, shumai, fried rice. Having been to China a few years ago, I can attest to the loud, frantic pace as being quite authentic. The food was really good, fresh and hot. If you can handle the craziness and noise, give it a try.

My third time eating at this restaurant and the food has always been great. I prefer to dine in rather than take my food home. I enjoy the ambiance and the service. I enjoy talking to the servers. Even the other patrons are nice and friendly. It's a very relaxed atmosphere.

Won't lie this spot was great to us. We had amazing food and loved the vibe inside. The seafood came right out of the tank in the back which was legendary! I definitely recommend coming by here with a group and stay eatin good!

Food was tasty and it came out in a timely manner! We had chicken on the house because the owner was friends with my uncle. Overall experience was pleasant and it was super busy on a weekend night.

Thank you, Pho Saigon, for being closed because if you weren't, I would never have discovered this culinary delight! Cantonese-style dim sum speaks to me on so many levels, especially when the stuffed tofu skins look and taste so good. I found myself sipping up all the soup from these tender morsels, which I have never done with the same dim sum dish at any other restaurant! The shrimp dumplings and shrimp shu mai were also very good. Lots of shrimp perfectly prepared with no shells or sand like other places. I will certainly be back!

My family and I used to frequent this spot whenever we were in Northeast Philly. They had $5 rice platters for lunch special. It included a free soup with the lunch special. It was honestly unbeatable price for the service. However, we visited a couple of days ago. The rice platters were $8 each. They no longer offer free soup. The rice portions was bigger and the meat portions were smaller. My go-to is usually beef and brocolli but they also changed up the cut of meat so the meat texture also went down a bit. I would still go but there are other options nearby.

Practically been going here since I was born. Family goes here for special occasions and Sundays. They have street parking and take out as well. We've always dined in. The boss knows the deal, everything is casual here if you've been coming for many years. Typical dim sum food and their shrimp balls are great. The tables are evenly spaced out so there's no risk in bumping into someone. All in all, I come here all the time and it's a great dim sum place.

The place was empty yet I had to go find the waitress to seat us. Once seated, it took a long time for them to come back and take our order. I ordered shrimp and garlic sauce. She brought out shrimp and curry. When I told her, she looked annoyed. When she finally brought the order out, I took a bite of the plastic like shrimp and knew it was the same shrimp from the curry dish. They recycled and recooked the shrimp. Further, when the Chinese guest came in, they were immediately greeted, seated and served a side of peanuts. When I went to pay, the waitress followed me to make sure I tipped. I always tip regardless but this crap was off putting. The guy at the register was also very unfriendly. Will never, ever return.