The Parlor - Dim Sum & Cantonese BBQ

As per usual, Parlor does not disappoint! Went this week for Lunar New Year (Year of the Snake!) and had a wonderful experience. We started with a bunch of dim sum and then all ordered a meal and shared family style. Dim Sum Favorites: Siu Mai, Cheung Fun (pork or shrimp), Roast Duck Eggroll, and Pork & Chive Potstickers. Tried the Turnip Cake for the first time and it was shockingly good! The Lunar New Year special Shrimp & Scallop Spinach Crystal Dumplings were on point!Entree Favorites: The Duck Fried Rice, Lobster Noodles, Steak Ho Fun, and the Black Pepper Beef Ribs are always favorites and you can't go wrong with the Trio Cantonese BBQ Plate.Dessert Favorites: Egg Tarts and Sesame Balls. The lunar new year Milk Tea Egg Tart with Strawberry Boba was insanely good!Pro tip: Get multiple orders of the marinated cucumbers - you're welcome! Also, I suggest one of all of the sauces to accompany your dim sum or entree.Finally, their cocktail game is next level. Try a cocktail with Baijiu (Chinese liquor). The unique flavor profile will surprise you and its not something you find at most bars.The staff are always friendly, attentive, and accommodating. If you have a dietary restriction/allergy, they are happy to help keep you safe and your stomach full!The ambiance is incredible - from the mahjong tile entrance to the lanterns hanging inside to the neon dragon over the bar...it won't disappoint.

We went to this Dim Sum restaurant for Chinese NY, hoping for a special celebration, but it turned out to be the worst dining experience I've had.The place presents itself as high-end, with prices to match, so we expected top-quality food and service. Instead, we got uncooked Dim Sum, watery cocktails, and terrible service. We waited forever for both our drinks and food, and the duck we ordered looked so unappetizing that we ended up canceling it. Every dish we got was shockingly bad.On top of that, the seating was uncomfortable. We had a table booked but decided to sit at the bar instead. I was shocked that there wasn't even a footrest--nothing on the chairs or the bar--so we sat there with our feet awkwardly dangling the whole time.

I can't believe it took me so long to try this spot, it caught my eye for years when I was driving through Bloomfield multiple times per week. We were seated promptly for our reservation, and our server was genuinely so helpful throughout our ordering process and really helped to guide us through the menu. Based on what we were looking for, she was able to recommend menu items for us. We also consulted the table next to us for advice because they looked like they were regulars, and we took some of their recommendations as well! I ordered a lychee martini and WOW. Wow. WOW. It was amazing. I ordered two of them. It was better than one I tasted in New York City. I'm obsessed and will return here for that drink alone. As far as food goes, we sampled a little off the dim sum part of the menu, and ordered pork riblets, lo mai gai, and the roasted duck egg roll. I loved the egg roll! The lo mai gai was out of my comfort zone but I loved the sausage and sticky rice combo! My least favorite was the pork riblets, there was barely anything on the already tiny, little bones. Felt like there wasn't much to those. I ordered the weekly special which was French onion soup dumplings and these were phenomenal. Would certainly come back here to try any soup dumplings they have. For the main we ordered the Steak Ho Fun noodles. This dish was huge and definitely able to be shared especially after sharing dim sum! Super comforting noodle dish loaded with beef and veggies, you can't go wrong.

My favorite sit down Asian restaurant in Pittsburgh. Obviously located in the very walkable Lawrenceville neighborhood, so a ton to do before or after. The wonton soup is out of this world and must try especially on a cold winter day. The broth is to die for. Service has been solid when I'm there. Cocktails have been solid. All the food I've had is great but the other stand out for me has been the chai siu roast pork. Duck fried rice also very good

Such a great addition to the Lawrenceville food scene! Shareables are all the rage right now, and for good reason - when you have a place like this where everything is delicious, who wants to commit to just one dish?They have such a good variety of plates and while I don't think you can go wrong with anything here, I definitely recommend you try their fried tofu - it's such a simple sounding dish but my friends and I were obsessed with it!I'm also a fan of the restaurant's ambiance - it's chic and has more of a lounge-style feel than your typical dim sum restaurant, making it the perfect beginning to a night on the town.

Every second Monday of each month, The Parlor has a happy hour even though they're normally closed on Mondays. This past happy hour was 4-8pm.They offered somewhat smaller but less expensive versions of select menu items (which are normally huge and made to be shared family style) along with most of their dim sum list and with their full bar list.This happy hour was an absolutely steal. My friend and I split the noodle dish, the mapo tofu and rice dish, and a cha siu bao bun dish. We paid $17.78 each with tax and 20% tip which is incredible. The inside is a bit darker right next to the bar area but the area next to the bathrooms is lighter. They had a DJ playing music on the bar - it was a little loud for my taste but that might be someone else's vibe.

My friend and I went to The Parlor for one of their special Monday Happy Hours. We were able to get a spot at the bar right away. They had a condensed menu for their happy hour but we were able to order everything we wanted. We ordered their spring rolls, ho fun noodles with flank steak, pork bao and sui mai open faced pork and shrimp dumplings. Each of these were so delicious and we loved the dim sum sauce and chili oil as well. We enjoyed their happy hour cocktails Good Jujube and The Perfect Matcha. For happy hour they had a dj playing some great music and it wasn't too loud either. Definitely excited to go back!

I can't find any reason to not give this 5 stars! The service was incredible and thorough, the food was flavorful and unique, and the overall atmosphere is perfect for a girls night out or a date night (i loved the music playing!). I'm a big fan of dim sum, so this was great to try so many different things. I also know they regularly change their specials, which is really cool. We got the chrysanthemum juicy chicken dumplings special, which was definitely our favorite order of the night. a CLOSE second were the bao buns. Also all of our cocktails were really great. The prices for everything were fair too!

We stumbled into The Parlor on a Saturday night without a reservation and were immediately seated. The ambiance was nice for a late night; the lighting was dim, they had a comprehensive drink menu, and around 11 pm, there was a DJ that came in and played some house music. It was my friends' first time trying dim sum and our server was incredibly welcoming and willing to explain the different items on the menu. We ordered har gow, 2 orders of cheung fun - one with Chinese broccoli and the other with shrimp, and "The Trio," a huge platter of three different kinds of barbecued meat (duck, chicken, and pork) that came with rice and vegetables. My favorite item was the cheung fun with Chinese broccoli. The rice crepes were perfectly soft and the bitterness of the broccoli worked perfectly with the sauce. This was an impromptu visit, but it did not disappoint and I would definitely recommend it to anyone else looking for dim sum in Pittsburgh!

This is now one of my "top 3 favorite" places in Pittsburgh ! Last night my hubby and I went and we had: dumplings (shrimp/jade/chicken shitake), shrimp rice crepes, fried tofu for dim sum, with the amazing ginger scallion sauce. Perfection is the way to describe the dim sum. I wasn't going to have an entree but I was really enjoying the food so much, I thought I'd have delicious leftovers to bring home. I ended up ordering the Douban Bass casserole and it was exquisite! It's not what you envision as a casserole, it's served in a casserole pot with rice. It's not a super heavy or rich meal, but the flavors are to-die-for! My husband ordered the Flank Steak with Sa Cha, and he devoured it. We were so stuffed but decided to keep going and try a dessert. The lava bao was highly recommend, and, wow! I could see why ! It was amazing - the textures and balance of flavors, without being overly sweet. For drinks, we had a few of the Paper Crane, and they were fabulous! If you have not dined here, you are missing out. The staff does a great job of understanding the menu and helping you, if you have any questions. This is an absolutely wonderful spot.