Overview Reviews
Yummy Dim Sum, located in Oakland’s vibrant Chinatown, offers a delightful escape into authentic dim sum. With a menu brimming with delicious options, this eatery impresses food lovers looking for both taste and value. Patrons rave about the flavorful chive and shrimp dumplings, alongside the classic ha gow and the crispy fried taro root cake.
Chef Joy brings expertise from Toi Shan, ensuring expertly crafted dim sum with delicate, thin skins. Regulars like AnnaMarie F. highlight the quality that rivals renowned spots like Yank Sing. Hung-Hsi W. praises the restaurant’s charm, making it a bi-weekly tradition.
- Highlight Dishes: Siu mai, steamed shrimp dumplings, and the chicken over rice.
- Atmosphere: Divey, casual, and great for groups.
- Convenience: Offers takeout, delivery, and accepts Apple Pay.
Ideal for family outings or a quick lunch, Yummy Dim Sum is a must-try for dim sum enthusiasts.
Additional Services & Amenities
Wheelchair accessible entrance
Doesn't accept reservations
Featured Insights
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Authentic Flavors from a Skilled Chef
Yummy Dim Sum features the expertise of a chef hailing from Toi Shan, known for his masterful technique in crafting thin-skinned dumplings. Customers rave about the authentic taste that rivals upscale dim sum spots like Yank Sing.
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Affordability Meets Quality
This dim sum treasure in Oakland Chinatown offers a delectable selection of dishes without breaking the bank. Most dumplings are around $1.25, making it a perfect choice for a quick and satisfying meal.
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Convenient Dining Options
With takeout, delivery, and outdoor seating available, Yummy Dim Sum caters to various dining preferences. Families and groups will appreciate the casual atmosphere, perfect for enjoying a relaxing meal together.
Customer Reviews & Ratings
The dim sum resembles Yank Sing dim sum and tastes just as good. The chef is from Toi Shan and learned his craft in a nice restaurant there. Now he teaches others how to make his dim sum with the thin skin. We order take out on a regular basis and the chive and shrimp dumplings, ha gow and fried taro root cake are delicious.
We discovered Yummy only recently. In retrospect, this is an unforgivable oversight! We are already regular customers at this point, and we can't imagine not going there every two weeks!
Located in Oakland Chinatown on 10th Street between Webster and Harrison. This Dim Sum spot is still affordable. Most types of their dumplings and items are about $1.25 each, or $5 for a box of 4. They accept credit cards but there's a small percentage charge to help cover their fees. I ordered the siu mai (4 steamed pork dumplings), har gow (4 steamed shrimp dumplings), tofu skin rolls (3 rolls filled with water chestnuts, woodear mushrooms and minced pork), and 1 ham sui gok (deep fried mochi dumpling filled with minced meat). Not bad for a quick and fast pickup at the counter. Street parking in this area is challenging since it's Chinatown, but you can be in and out for takeout orders. They do have about 4 tables inside if you wish to dine in.
Gotta try their chicken and spareribs over rice plate, cheap and delicious. Place isn't great but food is what I came for. Definitely a stop if craving
Excellent service from all the ladies at this little dim sum shop. The steam buns along with some of the dim sum items (siu mai, beef balls) are delicious!
My favorite place to grab man tao and Malaysian cake. I highly recommend as they are not too sweet and is very reminiscent of your mom making pastries at home. They are super affordable and have tables inside for you to eat your dim sum or baos. I typically grab to go but their spare ribs rice or meat cake rice is also very tasty and something Chinese people love eating. The service is quick and the ladies working are very sweet. Sometimes they get intimidated when you don't speak Cantonese but they have an English translate menu with picture on the side you can also point to.
Update: Came back for gai baozi (steamed chicken bun). The bun came out warm, and the dough was the right consistency and taste. However, something tasted a bit off with the chicken filling. Possibly, the oil. I also found a small hair inside. Despite everything, the bun was still tasty, warm, and affordable. Hard to beat at this price point.
My favorite item here is their combination steamed bun, aka the dai gai bao (big chicken bun). The dough of their steamed bun is just the right texture. It's not too dry, and it's not too moist. The filling of their bao includes large chunks of chicken, hard boiled egg, Chinese sausage, and black mushroom. The filling is seasoned nicely but I have encountered chicken bone occasionally, so be aware. I think they're a bargain at $3 each! Try them! Cash only. They have pictures you can point to order.
AnnaMarie F.