Journey To The Dumpling

The restaurant is a decent size, and they do pack in as many tables as possible to accommodate the crowd, but still be prepared for a long wait during peak hours. Their menu is extensive with plenty to choose from. Love the design of the menu, and love how it has pictures for almost everything! Though prices are on the higher side for the portions. That said, it's typical for dim sum-style restaurants.Everything we tried was perfectly seasoned, and the flavors were consistently excellent across all three of my visits. Their chili sauce is pretty good though! It's so good that you can even buy it to-go!Must-tries include: xiao long bao (juicy), siu mai (classic), har gow (classic), green onion pancake (crispy, flaky).

The food was decent, but the wait quite long! I was visiting friends in the area and we decided to come here for lunch. Since they were locals, they warned that there will most likely be a wait (turned out to be a 1 hour+ wait).We ordered the Peking Spare Ribs, Garlic Noodles with Chicken, Xiao Long Bao, Pan Fried Pork Buns, and Wonton in Chili Oil. We also got white rice as a side dish. Standouts were the spare ribs, XLB, and the buns.It was a filling meal and there were leftovers to take home, but I wouldn't go out of my way to come here due to the long wait.

Came here on a Saturday night around 5:30pm for a party of 2 and our wait was a little over an hour. Yelp Tip: join the wait list! Food:Honey walnut shrimp 9/10Xiao long bao pork - 10/10 Salt and pepper founder - 7/10 was not crispy seemed as if it was sitting out a little too long than it should prior to being served. Chili oil wontons - 7/10 good but could pass on it next time. Basically it's the xiao long boa without the soup. Just ask for extra chili oil and it's the same thing. Siu Mai - 9/10

I was in Elk Grove and I wanted to sit down and eat after shopping. I looked up this spot and we decided to go. I'm glad I seen the "add to waitlist" tab because it said it was a 50 minute wait. To buy time, I went to DSW and bought some shoes. I was about 5th in line so I ended up checking in. She said it'd be another 5 to 10 minutes. The host was nice and sat us to our seat. It was pretty packed in there. What you see is what you get. The restaurant size is very limited. Our server was really nice and on it. We ordered the pork bao, which came rather quickly, which I enjoyed because I was hungry! There were so good, warm, and soupy. It was perfect for the cold weather. We also got chicken dumplings, which were good with the chili oil. Next came the walnut shrimp. It was covered in the sauce. Then the garlic noodles came. I felt the garlic noodles were too salty. My husband couldn't eat it. I think it was the Parmesan that added to the saltines. We ended up taking the noodle to go as the two of us were pretty full from the first three entrees. The server was nice enough to offer us a last refill before the tab or chili oil to go with our to go box.Overall, we had a good meal and great service. I would definitely go again for the bao!

Must visit spot for me whenever I'm in Elk Grove. My favorites are the chow fun and spicy wontons. The chili oil here is so, so good and they even sell it.

I've been eating at journey every few months since they opened. I try to stick to ordering dumplings since everything I've ever ordered that wasn't dumplings were pretty mediocre. Service is OK. I just like having a good place for dumplings during dinner time.

Been meaning to review again. Journey has become one of our go-to places for chinese food! The prices arent bad and their portions are pretty good! We usually order plain garlic noodles, steak and potatoes, and the sweet and sour pork ribs(?), and sometimes the xiao long bao. Theyre garlic noodles are very good and its not worth to get meat on it bc they dont give much so it better to jus get steak and potatoes. We sometimes order their carb dishes and the portions are pretty good but flavor lacks a bit sometimes. Service is always good as well. Depending on time and day youll have to wait a bit but its not too bad.

I can only comment on the food and it was all good!I can't wait to try their dim sum.

Really recommend this place if you like dumplings! IMO great quality dumplings, the Xiao Long Bao is always the go to staple. The Hargow and Siumai are amazing. And by far the best garlic noods in town. The other dishes are good, but wouldn't go there for any other Chinese dish. I typically keep to the dumpling menu, because that's what they do best. The veggies and calamari we got were good, but had better quality at other dim sum restaurants. Service was slow because we came in during a New Year's dinner rush hour. Expected, but what I really respected was them communicating that their kitchen was running behind due to heavy rush. Make sure to book reservations for this ahead of time! This location gets busy. It's the OG location and very family friendly. Parking is easy and expect a happy stomach at the end.

Party of 6 on a Monday night, put our name down on the waitlist before 7PM. Haven't been here in a minute but they are open later than the midtown location, with pretty much the same menu and better parking situation if you're willing to drive a little further south of Sacramento. I was so engaged in this group dinner that I neglected to snap any food photos at all, can you believe it? We did get the siumai, hargow, wontons with chili oil, chow fun beef with gravy, peking spare ribs, and green beans. Everything was tasty and easily shareable. Did not overdo it this time with ordering, usually there is enough for leftover to take home. We actually had room left for dessert and migrated over to Handel's across the parking lot.