Chef Tony Dim Sum

My daughter likes this location over the one in Monterey Park (inside a hotel).It gets super busy here at this location, so expect over an hour wait. Service is good, ambiance is very loud, and food is fabulous. My daughter enjoys the stir fried green beans, squid injection dumplings, and egg custards the most. I highly recommend the gizzards (I ordered that by accident, and it turned out to be my new favorite item). I am getting very lazy with reviews now, so please forgive me for not being as detailed as I used to be.

Alright I hate to have to write such a low star review to this restaurant but the store manager at this location seriously needs to be looked at. We come here often, and for the most part everything is good. Their food is good, the rest of the staff are nice. However, this manager.. my gosh, this is probably about the 4th time where we encountered him being just so unpleasant to our party. My sister waived at him to come over because we have been sitting there for a while and was never acknowledged. The manager then proceeds to come to our table looking irritated and had the nastiest attitude towards our group. He gave my sister almost like a disgusted look. I have brought other people here as well and every single time this manager is so rude. Like he doesn't wanna be there or just doesn't want to serve us specifically.Now here's the kicker, we observed him being cordial and pleasant with other Chinese customers. I can't help but think, is he rude to us because we're not Chinese?? hmm...It's quite disappointing to have a good restaurant but have a manager like that run your restaurant. It seriously brings your quality down. The last visit we had just put a bad taste in our mouths and sadly we won't be returning here nor will I be recommending your restaurant to anyone else.Please seriously pay attention to the unpleasant attitude the store manager has towards certain customers!

Way overpriced dim sum but it's excepted bc of the name and we're in Arcadia. We were going to go to the Monterey Park location but opted for this one instead. This restaurant is on the smaller side. Plenty parking outside but shared with a lot of other establishments in the plaza so it can get pretty busy. It was a Friday afternoon and there was a waitlist with people waiting inside and outside. Once we got seated, none of the waiters even stopped by to check in on us. We filled out what we wanted and had to wave someone down. And now to the food:The shrimp rice noodle you can skip, they give a lot of pieces however, it's only one shrimp in one whole noodle which makes it a lot of noods and not enough shrimps. The ratio is off. The cauliflower dish was flavorful but oily, very oily. The spare ribs pieces were chunky and too big for one bite. Hard to separate the pieces too. Would I come back here for dim sum? Prob not, I think trying Chef Tony's once is good enough for me.

Hallmarks of a Dim Sum Joint:Pushy Asians dressed head to toe in Gucci yelling the number of People in their Party to get a number to be placed on a waiting list.Rice Noodles are freshly made and the ingredients are chef's kiss.1. Rice Noodles 2. Golden Lava Bun3. Minced Meat Preserved Radish4. Seafood Porridge Chef Tony is a solid place for dim sum.

Boy have I been missing out. This IS the best dim sum in LA.The variety of dim sum, the execution, and best of all the pricing. I'm so tired of paying high prices for mediocre dim sum. This is actually worth it.The space is tiny so glad we went on a weekday. They also have clay pot rice at this location but not the Monterey Park one. I'm officially a fan!

Any place with all day dim sum makes me happy. The restaurant is located where old ding tai fung used to be so the kitchen is see through glass like before. Decor of the restaurant is cozy. I love their heat lamp thing for the tea pot. Been there twice. Service was good. First time was during lunch time. Second time was at dinner. At night there are limited dim sum choices. Everything was good tho. I love the coconut jello bunnies! They are adorable! Food is pricey so I wouldn't be able to come all the time. But sometimes I can treat myself and come back another time.

Yes, this place gets quite busy and its not very large inside. Its loud and bustling on the weekend, as to be expected. The food was very fresh and good. It was not frozen (like some other dim sum places)My favorite was the egg white egg tarts. These are hard to find now. YUMMY!I want to come back and try more dishes. Try coming during the week if you don't want to deal with waiting. Pretty large shared parking lot, and if the wait is long, you can get a snack from the neighboring establishments. ;)

Walking distance from my son's townhome - that's dangerous when you have a Cantonese and Dim Dum restaurant, Chinese bakery, and dessert shop all in one nearby strip mall.Chef Tony, originating out of Asia then opening restaurants in Canada and the US, is on the higher end of the price spectrum for dim sum restaurants. They have dim sum items with gold flakes, squid ink, black truffles, elaborate soups, in addition to traditional items that you're used to at all dim sum establishments.We arrived early at this modern looking restaurant that used to be a Din Tai Fung; Still has the large glass windows looking into the prep and steamer room as you walk in. Furniture is modern and the walls are sporadically decorated with pictures of Chef Tony with VIPs and large plate glass windows allowing for plenty of natural light from the parking lot.The two of us shared eight items:- Chicken Feet (bland but properly cooked to the point that all digits easily separated - just spice it up more)- Black Truffle Siu Mai (Good taste, meaty..would love more Black Truffle)- Squid Ink Scallop Dumpling with XO Sauce ( spicy good)- Fried Taro Cake (different and not one of our favorites)- Fried Meat Dumpling (crispy, chewy, and a good amount of meat filling, liked this)- Chicken Sticky Rice in Lotus Leaf (good version, tasty, no lost rice as it all came off of the leaf)- French Crusted Baked Pork Bun (another good version, flaky outer layer, soft puffy bun, good amount of tasty filling)- Milk Bun (soft puffy bun with runny eggy filling, wanted more of a milky filling)Overall, we had decent unbothering service, clean amenities, decent food, and everything came out HOT as it should be. It's a pricey mark-the-menu place and we were happy that not all items came out at once. Wait time was minimal to none on a Saturday.

Ambiance: modern, classy, lots of natural light, bougie, inside the hotel past bobafulService: waiters are friendly, makes time to have conversations with the regulars, plate changes midway through meal (which not a lot of dim sum places do), attentive to refilling our teapot, fragrance of the jasmine tea is strong and was at a great temperatureFood: after having several dim sum places in the area (longo, harbor seafood, Shanghai no 1, five star) I would have to say this place has the top dimsum in the area based on quality, freshness, and taste (though I can see that it is on the pricier side than most)-Taro cake: you can see the shredded taro pieces, pan fried until crispy, strong five spice flavor, tastes homemade-Milky egg custard tart: flaky puff pastry, delicate milk custard that is not too sweet, subtle milk fragrance-Shrimp egg roll: packed with shrimp, crispy wrapper, very fresh because you can even see that the oil is not too dark which likely means the kitchen changes out the oil frequently-chicken feet: a little on the overcooked side, but vibrant sauce -pandan buns: great pork and shrimp filling, honestly did not get a lot of pandan flavor but the color makes this look very unique. The bun itself is made well, well-kneaded with good gluten chew -Truffle shao mai: juicy and bouncy pork mixed with a good amount of shrimp, truffle flavor is not overpowering, tastes freshly made-fried eggplant stuffed with shrimp paste: skin of eggplant was a little tough, but the eggplant itself is soft and juicy. Shrimp paste is bouncy.-snow cap char siu buns: tastes like Tim ho wans, great bread again. Love the sweet and savory balance of this bun, good amounts of char siu pieces in the bun-har gao: skin did not break, but the skin is just the right amount of thickness, great seasoning on the shrimp with bouncy texture (excellent)Overall, while pricier, you get quality and fresh dimsum that you won't get at most other places.

I've passed by Chef Tony Dim Sum in Pasadena but never stopped by. I was browsing on Yelp and saw the Arcadia location and figured I'd try this since parking is free in Arcadia. I walked in and asked for a table of four on a Saturday right before 2pm. We were seated within 5 minutes. I'm familiar with this restaurant layout since this was DTF's old location.Here's what I ordered:Savory deep fried chinese donutShrimp dumplingShrimp and pork dumpling with black truffleSteamed bbq pork bunSteamed chicken feet with brown sauceSquid ink scallop dumpling with xo sauceRice noodle roll with shrimpPan fried taro cakeWok fried radish cake with xo sauceDeep fried shrimp spring rollHot teaIced milk teaThey forgot to bring out Fried Rice with Dried Scallop and Egg White so I did not get to try this. I'd love to try this next time! Overall I thought everything was delicious and they were all hot right out of the kitchen. Some dishes are pricey. In terms of service, everyone looked exhausted and there is no enthusiasm in customer service. Servers will stop by, give you items and leave. They were not rude though. Plenty of parking spaces in the parking lot. I imagine it is hard to find parking during lunch/dinner hours.