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3.0 of 5 stars.
Sadly, I'm downgrading Elite to 3 stars. Dim sum yesterday just wasn't as good as the first time I had it. Classic har gow and siu mai were so-so. The shrimp cheung fun were strangely inadequate. The...
yelp.com - user review - 05/04/2009
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2.0 of 5 stars.
sorry yelpers, please don't hate me. i guess i'm just a fan of old school dim sum. where the ladies push the carts around so you could see the food and not over order. where when you can't read...
yelp.com - user review - 05/03/2009
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2.0 of 5 stars.
Consistently mediocre. Absolutely not worth the wait. The items are as basic as basic can be. They don't even try to mix it up. Honestly, not very good but if you've never been to Toronto, Hong Kong,...
yelp.com - user review - 05/03/2009
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3.0 of 5 stars.
This place is always crowded. We usually go for dimsum around 11:30 but got there at 10:30 to avoid the crowd. The good thing is that the food is served right from the kitchen instead of pushed...
yelp.com - user review - 05/03/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Worth the 45 minute wait, which I'm pretty sure we suffered through only because we were a party of 9.The third dim sum place I've been to in Alhambra, and certainly the best. Food is a perfect...
yelp.com - user review - 04/28/2009
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2.0 of 5 stars.
So not worth the wait.. the only day that I have been here where you don't have to wait six hours.. is on Easter Sunday.We still had to wait ten minutes.. they placed us at the table right by the...
yelp.com - user review - 04/28/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
came here a few times for their Dim Sum. I enjoyed it a lot. I think they have really good Siu Mai and Har Gow. They also have the sticky rice ball which i cannot find at other places. I used to go to...
yelp.com - user review - 04/23/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
By far your best dim sum place to go in the LA region. The Ha gow is to die for trust me. Large, juicy and the skin. I'ts not thick or too thin. Has that gentle chew, so perfect. The pheonix claw...
yelp.com - user review - 04/22/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Like everyone says, you have to wait a long time for a table if you're not one of the first ones to be seated when they open. They thing i like about this place is that you order the dim sum and they...
yelp.com - user review - 04/22/2009
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Not your typical dim sum place. You won't find ladies pushing their carts so that you can see what you're ordering. Instead you'll find a piece of paper that comes with a pencil that would ask you...
yelp.com - user review - 04/21/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
What happened? Their Bean curd wrap oyster sauce got big and goppy. Their Bamboo pith and sea cucumber wrap got enormous and barely wrapped together, it looked sloppy. Siu mai is still good. I...
yelp.com - user review - 04/21/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
As reviewer number 153, I can officially confirm that Elite is pretty damn good. You just order off a menu, it gets inputed into a computer and within minutes, you have a piping hot dish. The system...
yelp.com - user review - 04/20/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Hands down the best dimsum in Southern California!The food: my barometer is the shu mai, it was tasty and the portion is 1/5 bigger than the ones you get from chinatown, lakewood, westminster, etc.The...
yelp.com - user review - 04/18/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I'm a big fan of the old school dim sum places with the random carts and that anxious anticipation of what yummy goodness the next cart holds. However, I've started to warm up to the idea of ordering...
yelp.com - user review - 04/15/2009
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1.0 of 5 stars.
The service at this restaurant is horrible. The food is overpriced and poorly presented. The egg custard tart was burnt. The dim sum lacked variety. The har gao tasted exactly the same as the shumai....
yelp.com - user review - 04/11/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I LOVE dim sum but for me its reserved for a special time, its not a normal eat for me. so when i came here with friends i was glad i had the chance. The dim sum is fresh, generous, and tasty. You...
yelp.com - user review - 04/07/2009
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2.0 of 5 stars.
This is it, my final attempt to find good dim sum in SoCal. Failed.The har gao is decent. Shrimp was firmed and the guts removed. However the shrimp flavor was missing. This is a 3 at best. I am...
yelp.com - user review - 04/04/2009
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Parking is harsh at this place. It's packed! Some peopel even park on the streets. So come early and wait patiently people.Food is above average but not the best I've ever had. But yes, the food is...
yelp.com - user review - 04/02/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
People complain that Elite is too expensive, there is always a long wait, and they miss the cart pushing ladies. I beg to differ.1. Elite's price is proportional to the ginormous size and superior...
yelp.com - user review - 03/25/2009
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Eh. I think I just like little Cantonese/Hong Kong-nese women pushing carts over people's feet and yelling at you to get something off their cart. I don't like the "mark the number of orders you want...
yelp.com - user review - 03/20/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
This place is so close by and i feel like i've been missing out!! The Dim Sum is SO much better than NBC and Oceanstar. They use good quality ingredients and everything you order is really fresh...
yelp.com - user review - 03/16/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
- the best dim sum in 626- fresh food that is served quickly once you order. the food is super fresh because its not pushed in a cart all day. its fresh from the kitchen once you order it- very long...
yelp.com - user review - 03/15/2009
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1.0 of 5 stars.
went there for a birthday dinner 2 weeks ago and was not impressed. The abalone was super expensive and tiny. Steamed Rock Cod was delicious but again, very tiny fish!! Even though I didn't have to...
yelp.com - user review - 03/15/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Elite may not have the signature dim sum carts cruising the tables but what you'll get instead is made to order dim sum that is hot and delicious. Do yourself a favor and flip the menu over to were it...
yelp.com - user review - 03/14/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I had a really good time coming to eat here. First of all, the service was good and the manager there is funny. Then we got a big table, which was good because me and the bf ordered alot of food....
yelp.com - user review - 03/13/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
great dim sum, they are little pricier but if you go in groups, its not too bad. go earlier on the weekends..love the fried durian! hmmm
yelp.com - user review - 03/09/2009
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3.0 of 5 stars.
This is some damn good dim sum!!! The food is all absolutely delicious - a lot of your basic to-be-expected dim sum menu items plus some other unique dishes that were absolutely fantastic! As good as...
yelp.com - user review - 03/04/2009
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3.0 of 5 stars.
This is a long rant....here's the summary:Won't be coming back, the food was okay, not bad, not great, not worth the wait or service.I have been meaning to try this dim sum establishment for a while...
yelp.com - user review - 03/01/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Ocean Star and New Capital used to be my favorite dimsum restaurants. Cheap prices and good food. However, the quality of the food has definitely dwindled. My new favorite is Elite. It's a little...
yelp.com - user review - 02/20/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I'm a white girl who loves her some dim sum. I mean love, like L-O-V-E. Elite has the best dim sum I've ever tasted. It's consistently delicious. As the other reviewers before me have said, there are...
yelp.com - user review - 02/17/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Huge portions. Fast service. Clean. I can't wait to go back.
yelp.com - user review - 02/16/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
The food here was excellent. We got a coursed-banquet style dinner for 10 and it was so epic. I can't speak to the dim sum, but I've heard its good, although menu style. What's with people...
yelp.com - user review - 02/16/2009
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2.0 of 5 stars.
If you're a dim sum lover, I'm sure this place is very, very good. I've heard rave reviews from all around. I personally give up on trying any more dim sum places. This was supposed to be the best in...
yelp.com - user review - 02/13/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I was told to be more forgiving and I shall. Elite is usually very consistent in terms of quality. I wrote a paragraph on how to look out for a well-made Har Gau and still they have yet to disappoint...
yelp.com - user review - 02/12/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
There are only 2 places for dim sum that my picky parents would not object: Sea Harbour in Rosemead and Elite in Monterey Park. I really don't understand why some reviewers would base their ratings...
yelp.com - user review - 02/10/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Came here on a sunday morning and given that I knew what I got myself into (chinese going to dim sum on sunday is like everyone else going to sunday mass), the wait was still quite ridiculous and...
yelp.com - user review - 02/03/2009
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Pretty Good Food but not worth the ridiculously long wait. Plus they don't come around with carts...defeating the whole purpose of authentic dim sum. It's like going to a bar and all they serve is...
yelp.com - user review - 02/01/2009
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2.0 of 5 stars.
Elite restaurant is the first dim sum place I've seen where you order off a menu and they bring you your dishes (as if it was a typical Chinese restaurant). There are no dim sum carts at this...
yelp.com - user review - 01/28/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
This is my first review on yelp!I am doing this just for this restaurant, because it's sooooooooo goood.Super fresh! Definitely the best I've tried in LA so far. The dim sums are huge and fresh. I...
yelp.com - user review - 01/26/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
except for a few misses, the dim sum here is quite tasty and fresh. there's a homegrown comfort with lots of flavor quality to the food here. some of the classic dim sum is quite good, but the more...
yelp.com - user review - 01/23/2009
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Eating dim sum used to be a chore. Every morning my grandparents would get up at 5AM to drag me to dim sum. I'd play my gameboy and wait till the adults were done. But somewhere along the road of...
yelp.com - user review - 01/22/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I don't think there's anything wrong with facelifting dim sum a bit by doing away with the carts, and fancy-ing up the dishes a touch. I just wish they put pictures in the menu, since they offer...
yelp.com - user review - 01/22/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I had a Fat Bastard moment when I came here..."GET IN MAH BELLY!"By far the best dim sum i ever had. Each dish might seem pricey, but that's because their portions are a bit larger. Totally worth...
yelp.com - user review - 01/16/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
dim sum is yummy here....large proportions, delicious
yelp.com - user review - 01/14/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
There were several things I liked about this place: 1. Fast parking spot ( looked packed but found someone leaving)2. No wait, I hate it when dimsum restaurants make you wait longer than 20 minutes 3....
yelp.com - user review - 01/12/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
my brother's friend directed us here when dim sum came to mind. i just came back from the restaurant, and i still cant get over how great it is! we were a party of 9 and had at least 6 different...
yelp.com - user review - 01/11/2009
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Great quality and presentation. However, this place is fr....king cold. I was told the heater wasn't working on a cold morning. Our traditional hot pu re tea could not stand this coldness..... Dim...
yelp.com - user review - 01/10/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
we got here at about 1pm on a saturday and although being #7 in the queue while they were still calling numbers in the 70s, we were seated in pretty much under 15 minutes. that's what i call...
yelp.com - user review - 01/08/2009
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3.0 of 5 stars.
I really like the set up. I'm thinking, Elite might actually succeed at this cursed location. I swear this location changes restaurants once every year. But Elite is a different story. The dim sum...
yelp.com - user review - 01/08/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Dood!!!! Biggest chicken feet EVARrrr!!!!
yelp.com - user review - 01/04/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
wow yelp readers scores another point! soooo yummy... i had tried soo many dim sum places and must say this is the best!it's seem more expensive than other joints but you get soo much more food.....
yelp.com - user review - 01/04/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
As soon as I entered this establishment, I was caught by surprise by the service. In comparison to most restaurants in my area, the service here was above average. They were quick in setting up a...
yelp.com - user review - 01/03/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
The service is still iffy, you might get ignored by the waiters but still the best quality dim sum you can expect in SGV. I can't give it 5 stars because the service is sub-par but taste wise nothing...
yelp.com - user review - 01/02/2009
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3.0 of 5 stars.
The "B" rating triggered alarms and warning flags for me, the germaphobe, but I got passed it to try out the dim sum. I liked their ordering system of choosing what you want off a menu card (like...
yelp.com - user review - 01/01/2009
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Usually I love this restaurant but I went today with some friends and their 2 small children and was a bit miffed. The food as always was very fresh and good. HUGE Har Gow and Sui Mai with an entire...
yelp.com - user review - 12/31/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Good food, not great, service is minimal, the overall experience does not justify the hour long wait at lunch hour (on a weekday).
yelp.com - user review - 12/30/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Wow, I am really really impressed. Yes, i think there was a wait, but someone got there before me. :P As a vegetarian, I am highly impressed. I got the vegetarian rice porridge, the veggie dumplings,...
yelp.com - user review - 12/28/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Went here today to try it out. Had high hopes after reading the reviews. I concur that the dim sum is fresh and the food flavorful. Service wasn't bad but we were there early so it wasn't crowded....
yelp.com - user review - 12/27/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Same high priced crowded chinese dim sum. But the food is good and the service is standard. One of the newer places to eat.
yelp.com - user review - 12/23/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Excellent Food, Poor Service!
yelp.com - user review - 12/22/2008
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Oh so good dim sum. You have to get here early to get a table otherwise you're in for a long wait. The reason? The food is really good here. No carts at this place, you order and the staff will bring the food...
citysearch.com - user review - 12/21/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
I was excited to try this place because I've been so disappointed in L.A. dim sum over the last few months... no, years. Let's be real. Elite had some dishes that were more unique, some I've only had...
yelp.com - user review - 12/20/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Waking up this morning, I couldn't resist myself from dim sum brunch so off I went to Elite Restaurant. The reviews were accurate as I ordered off from the list and they brought fresh off the kitchen...
yelp.com - user review - 12/20/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Elite Dim Sum!!!I thought Elite was a STUPID name but it really is like no other Dim Sum place in San Gabriel Valley. Unlike several places in the area, there are no 99 cent items. The wait was long...
yelp.com - user review - 12/14/2008
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2.0 of 5 stars.
The investments of the waiters and managers (in black blazers) at Elite must have been hit hard during the past few months because all of them look very stern and irate. Their customer service has...
yelp.com - user review - 12/13/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I've been to Elite several times and it's a great place to have a classy dim sum lunch. The atmosphere is unlike your typical dim sum restaurant as it's much more quiet and subdued. It's actually a...
yelp.com - user review - 12/11/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
We trekked out here from the westside cuz who doesn't love dim sum? And if they don't, there's a special place for them deep in the burrows of.... well, i'd never intentionally wish ill on anyone......
yelp.com - user review - 12/09/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
After hearing/reading so much ravings about Elite's dim sum, we took grandparents there this morning for a birthday occasion. I have to say it's definitely an upscale dim sum restaurant, no...
yelp.com - user review - 12/06/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
When you go to a dim sum house two things you must remember. Don't expect speedy service and an "a" from the health Inspector. If you know this going in the taste of the food is the only thing you...
yelp.com - user review - 11/30/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
One of the few dim sum places I went to that was actually really good. The wait was agonizing though--took us about 45 minutes to get seated. Come early and avoid the crowds. Just as a side note, the...
yelp.com - user review - 11/27/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Patience is a virtue. You will learn patience here because the wait is freaking endless. The attrition rate is helpful, the weak don't deserve this yummy dimsum. The only thing that was strange was...
yelp.com - user review - 11/24/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
We just ate there this morning. As we expected, it was packed. Of the many dim sum places in San Gabriel valley we have tried in the last few months, this may be one of the best. The wait wasn't too...
yelp.com - user review - 11/23/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
This is a partial review. Had a dumpling craving one night so drove 5 hours round trip to see if they had dumplings. Waiter told me that day shift does dim sum and dumplings, night shift doesn't....
yelp.com - user review - 11/23/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Best dim sum I've had in so very long.Then again, I tend to get extra hungry after a major sexathon. So of course, to re-energize, we over-order and stuff ourselves with food aplenty. The har gow...
yelp.com - user review - 11/17/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
This restaurant serves the freshest and MOST yummy dim sum I've ever had in my life. It must be because they don't go carrying it in carts like most dim sum houses do and it's made to order. Of course...
yelp.com - user review - 11/11/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
YUM! We went to LA for a weekend and was craving for dim sum before setting our bums down for a long 6 hour ride home. I yelped for dim sum using my handy dandy iPhone (gotta love that thing...) and...
yelp.com - user review - 11/07/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Best dim sum in the area! I've never had anything bad here. No little push carts in sight as every dish comes to the table steaming hot. My favorites are the har gow, siu mai, dan tat, and lo mai...
yelp.com - user review - 11/02/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
You wanna know why a place this far from Garvey or Valley is packed so badly?Because it is damn good. I've been to so many dim sum places in my life that I come to expect the same stuff from most...
yelp.com - user review - 10/31/2008
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2.0 of 5 stars.
I was craving dim sum this past weekend and was planning to go to NBC but they were for some reason opening at noon. Soo we jumped on Yelp from our handy phones and got the address for Elite. I was...
yelp.com - user review - 10/30/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Through my arduous and exhaustive efforts at hitting up all of the dim sum joints in town that are worth more than half a damn, I'd have to say that Elite has become my official favorite dim sum spot...
yelp.com - user review - 10/27/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Man this place is money. Fresh tasting, non-greasy dim sum at great prices. I've eaten here a few more times since my first review and I'm hooked. Last Saturday I took my mom there and the two of us...
yelp.com - user review - 10/23/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Went with a group of 7 people. The portions were huge and everything was pretty good. The quality was good as well but nothing was spectacular. I did like that it was ordering and not the carts,...
yelp.com - user review - 10/19/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Last weekend, I called Linda T. and as luck would have it, we were able to meet up for dim sum in the SGV. We arrived around 11:15 and 20 minutes later, we had a table even before our party of four...
yelp.com - user review - 10/18/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
i'm korean and i can't speak chinese (mandarin or cantonese or whatever they were speaking). but i can understand pictures on a menu, and thank God i did. best dim sum i've had. beats chinatown...
yelp.com - user review - 10/12/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Elite is my first and only experience with cartless dim sum. If all cartless dim sum places are as good as this, I'd be a willing convert and never eat at a cart place again. Everything I ordered was...
yelp.com - user review - 10/11/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
The dimsum here is good enough be 2nd or 3rd best in SGV. But if you want THE best, trust me, ignore the other reviews here and go to Sea Habour Seafood. 'Nuff said.
yelp.com - user review - 10/05/2008
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2.0 of 5 stars.
Normally I don't write reviews for dim sum places 'cuz it's just endless, but this time....OMG!!Ok, so my friend and I wait for so long before getting seated that I don't even know how long we waited....
yelp.com - user review - 10/05/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Look, my review is gonna suck compared to Shauna's, Eli and a few other yelpers who are more familiar with the names of each dish. I love Dim Sum and i just point to what i want to eat, try for the...
yelp.com - user review - 10/03/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
FINALLY got to check out the much heard about Elite. Equipped with my trusty Chinese friend/guide, I sat down to the best dim sum meal of my life. Elite has the biggest shrimp har gow and shiu mai...
yelp.com - user review - 10/01/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
My parents would drive to a restaurant an hour away and wait another hour for dim sum just to have tried it all. So I've tried many a dim sum and have high expectations.I went to Elite with a friend...
yelp.com - user review - 09/29/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Ever have the perfect dim sum experience? Don't know what that would like? I didn't know what it would be like until I made it to Elite with my buddy Danny C....
yelp.com - user review - 09/29/2008
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2.0 of 5 stars.
OK update. i went there a couple more times. the service was horrible! and the food was mediocre... there is a reason for this madness!i went on the weekend at prime time 1:00PM. granted they were...
yelp.com - user review - 09/29/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Definitely one of the higher end Dim Sum Restaurants out here. I would give it a 5 star, but due to the the success of this place there's an average wait of 30-60 minutes for just 2 people. I can only...
yelp.com - user review - 09/28/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
This is the best dim sum place I've been to, although I haven't been to Triumphal Palace just yet and I've heard good things about this place as well. I wish I had my camera because I left the...
yelp.com - user review - 09/28/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Elite, why haven't I visited you sooner?? I feel like I've been adding a prologue to my reviews recently and this is it for Elite.I came here this past Saturday with my chingu Matthew K...
yelp.com - user review - 09/28/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
The quality of their dim sum is pretty good here. Every time I pass by this place on the weekends the line is out the door though. If the lines wern't so long I'd probably come back again. I...
yelp.com - user review - 09/18/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Definitely the best dim sum place in the area. (Second would be triumphal palace) There's always a wait, but well worth it. Their duck is quite delicious, along with the traditional har gow and...
yelp.com - user review - 09/13/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Pros: THE BEST Dim Sum I've tired in the U.S. Huge Portions No Carts (Order through a Menu with Pictures)Cons: Long Wait A Bit Pricier than other Dim Sums but you get what you pay for!
yelp.com - user review - 09/04/2008
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1.0 of 5 stars.
you have to go to sf bay area to get the real dim sum. the siu mai and har gow were barely edible. the beef short ribs were NOT edible... nasty stuff.waste of time and money.. i have tried 3 places in...
yelp.com - user review - 09/04/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
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yelp.com - user review - 09/01/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
We were 10.We waited over 30 minutes for a table.We got the best table in the place, out back all private style.We ordered 35 items.We had monster massive leftovers.We dropped $19 per person.It began...
yelp.com - user review - 08/28/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Given the fact that I'm not a big dim sum fan, I'd have to give Elite 5 stars. Definitely won me over. When it comes to dim sum, I usually stick to the ha gao and shumai, yes I'm boring I know. I...
yelp.com - user review - 08/28/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
For LA, this is about as good as dim sum gets. They have a higher level of quality than most other dim sum joints and they consistently deliver. The problem with this place is the wait. I usually...
yelp.com - user review - 08/26/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
We came here at a good time, around 11:30. We still had to wait about 35 minutes or so but not too bad. Not much room to stand around and wait because the seats they had at the entrance were used as...
yelp.com - user review - 08/24/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
It was a nice restaurant but the way you order is not authentic at all and the English translations of food items was confusing. I prefer the carts and looking at items and choosing spur of the...
yelp.com - user review - 08/23/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Dim sum without carts is just asking for you to order more than you eat - Check one box here, check two boxes over there...next thing you know, there's a never-ending wave of food being brought to...
yelp.com - user review - 08/23/2008
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I enjoyed so many of the dim sum places in L.A. and in S.F. This is the first one to truly impress me in L.A. Excellent variety of dishes on the menu, served fresh and hot every time. I miss the roving steam...
citysearch.com - user review - 08/19/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
For 8/8/8 we decided to milk the lucky day by getting sum dim sum. I have heard vivid stories about this place being super expensive and that they serve bald eagles and stuff in that nature during...
yelp.com - user review - 08/09/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
NOT A CART PLACEyou order from a menu. the downside to this is that whenever you're at a dim sum joint, you're probably hungry has hell. here, you can't start eating right away. when you get you're...
yelp.com - user review - 08/05/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I had not had dim sum for more than 2 years and on August 3rd, 2008, I thought it was time to make an effort. I wouldn't say I love dim sum but certainly like good dim sum. Before my last visit, I had...
yelp.com - user review - 08/04/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
This is the best dim sum I've eaten in a long long long time. We went at around 2 something and we still had to wait.. but it was worth the wait. I don't exactly know what the dishes were called in...
yelp.com - user review - 08/03/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Pretty good dim sum. Fried taro/meat ball things were excellent. Service was reasonably good-- at times it was very quick, other times was just average. Har gow and beef cheung fun were great, shu mai...
yelp.com - user review - 07/24/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Howzit!?Best Dim Sum in LA. Get there before 9a or after 2:30p on the weekends to save yourself an hour to hour and a half wait. I have tried many Dim Sum restaurants and Elite has the best food only...
yelp.com - user review - 07/24/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Get there by 10:30 a.m. your wait will be about 15-20 mins. Plenty of street parking around the block if lot is full. Amazing value. 8 ppl (4 guys & 4 girls), ate to our tummy's desire, and were given...
yelp.com - user review - 07/13/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
1. very clean2. very inexpensive3. they don't push carts and tackle you down on ordering the food4. dim sum is sooooo yummy5. they have steamed turnip cakesoo sooo yummy! :)
yelp.com - user review - 06/16/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
The wait was quite long but it was worth it. The Elite BBQ bun ... yummm!!! everything else we had was excellent too, but I thought the small bbq buns were superb and a little different than the...
yelp.com - user review - 06/06/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Delicious dim sum menu.
yelp.com - user review - 05/28/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I had my graduation lunch at Elite and everyone agreed that the food was delicious. Everything came out very hot and the portions are large. Elite has become my new favorite restaurant for dim sum. =P
yelp.com - user review - 05/21/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
This place is one of the better dim sum places in the SGV. I recommend everyone comes here and tries the dim sum at least once. It definitely has better dim sum than NBC and Ocean Star.
yelp.com - user review - 05/18/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Ah dim sum, the greatest contribution us Cantonese have made to this country since....building the transcontinental railroad.The standards are all done well. I also like some of the twists the chefs...
yelp.com - user review - 04/27/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Good high quality dimsum... slightly pricier than NBC but worth it.
yelp.com - user review - 04/22/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
For me, the short of it is that it is not as good as Sea Harbor but definitely good enough. Sea Harbor had some of the freshest, tastiest dim sum I have ever tasted. Elite's orders seemed not as hot...
yelp.com - user review - 04/07/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
This gives NBC a run for the money. A little more expensive than NBC but worth it. Don't take all my dan tats!
yelp.com - user review - 04/01/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
My friends and I--a group of seven--went for dim sum breakfast. This was a first for me. (Dim sum breakfast was a first. Not dim sum. Or breakfast.)At 9:30 AM (half an hour after doors opened) on...
yelp.com - user review - 04/01/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I just went for the first time this past weekend. Although it was Easter Sunday, the wait was tolerable (about 40 minutes). I tried to be understanding of the fact that it was a holiday weekend....
yelp.com - user review - 03/24/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
one of my favorite features of chinese seafood restaurants is the pledge. i love it when they bring out the still live and still crawling/wriggling animal that is going to be killed and cooked.my...
yelp.com - user review - 03/23/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
i didn't go here for dim sum (although my mom did and she had to wait 1.5 hrs on sunday and another person in the group over 2 hours). yes, it does get crowded for dim sum. we ate here for dinner,...
yelp.com - user review - 03/15/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
This place came very highly recommended as a "High End" Dim Sum restaurant. The decor surely proves that. MAJOR SECRET COMING: If you don't want to wait in long lines go during the week (if you can,...
yelp.com - user review - 03/12/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
My favorite LA place for dim sum. Park in the limited lot or on the street - both free. Get there early or face a pretty long wait. And if you don't speak Chinese, pay close attention when they're...
yelp.com - user review - 03/11/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Most of the dim sum selection was very tasty. There were a few mistakes, but for the most part, everything was delish. However, their service was very curt towards customers, especially those...
yelp.com - user review - 03/01/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
My buddy from culinary art school took me here to check out whats going on in the dim sum world. What he told me, was that this is the new thing instead of the dim sum carts and all that you just do...
yelp.com - user review - 02/25/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Tasty dishes. Typical atmosphere. Parking was difficult because there were so many people. Wasn't worth the 2 hour wait on that Sunday afternoon.
yelp.com - user review - 02/20/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
BEST DIM SUM IN LA! Sure it might cost a couple cents extra. But for what? THE BEST DIM SUM IN LA!Get the baked Char Siu Bao. Soft and pillow-like on the outside, sweet and savory inside....
yelp.com - user review - 02/13/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I have mixed feelings about Elite... the food was tasty, but service was not so great and confusing. The language barrier caused a lot of problems, so go with someone who speaks the language. Also,...
yelp.com - user review - 02/03/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
This place is by far the best dim sum in LA. Save yourself from having to crowd through the ghettos and keep away from Chinatown. Don't even bother with over hyped NBC and Ocean Star. The other places...
yelp.com - user review - 01/25/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Since everybody else gave it 4 stars, i'll give a 5 so it "brings up" the scale...This is it~! This is the best it will get in So-Cal. Now, the Asian brothers from the Bay area or my home boys from...
yelp.com - user review - 01/24/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I'm surprise no one had thought of having an Elite party at this place.The name fits!On a cool late Monday morning, I had a rare day off, not counting holidays of course. I was thinking of doing a few...
yelp.com - user review - 01/02/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I'm no dim sum connoisseur, but Elite is probably the best dim sum experience I've ever had!I'm accustomed to dim sum being just a casual, inexpensive brunch where you pick from carts sporting greasy...
yelp.com - user review - 01/02/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
I am not a fan of the dim sum here. The dim sum tastes- hmmnn sort of bland?? Rather go to Ocean Star or New Capital.The lines are huge and the place is small. I am not sure why the crowds are...
yelp.com - user review - 12/27/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
The Durian pie is soooo good, it's basically like a runny custard bake with very slight taste of durian, not overpowering at all, satisfies my "I kinda like the taste of durian but never want to eat a...
yelp.com - user review - 12/06/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
My g/f and I will never forget our experience here, mostly for what happened BEFORE we even sat down to eat. For whatever reason, even leaving the house I was edgy, moody, hungry and overcaffeinated,...
yelp.com - user review - 11/10/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
The dim sum here are tasty, packed with flavors. We came here during the weekday so there's no line and it was great.However, we would not mind waiting for such yummy cooking. Nice part of this place...
yelp.com - user review - 11/01/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I LAUGH in the name of this Monterey Park Dim Sum restaurant because YOU MAY BE ELITE BUT YOU WILL NEVER BE YELP ELITE!!! MUAHAHAHAHAHAH.... HahHahaahaha... haha... ha. God fucking damn, I'm a loser....
yelp.com - user review - 10/30/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
My wife took me there this morning around 10:30 a.m. and we waited about 30 min before we got seated. She's been here a few times already, but it's my first time. My wife said there were no waiting on...
yelp.com - user review - 10/27/2007
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Everytime I drive by this place, there's a line out the door I can never imagine. So today as I'm cruising by, I notice there's no line. I fly into the parking lot and run in. Shortly thereafter a...
yelp.com - user review - 10/10/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
The dim sum here is pretty awesome, expect for the wait. It's pretty nuts when there's a wait for dim sum at 10:30. But the food was really good. They don't have carts that push around food,...
yelp.com - user review - 09/03/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
they had some pretty interesting dim sum dishes that were quite good. there was a har gow with scallops that was really tasty. the baked durian pie was pretty different, but i really enjoyed it. the...
yelp.com - user review - 09/01/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
This place is really good. All the dishes were really tasty. The chicken feet were the most tender ones I've ever had in my entire life. The duck was good as well.I think the main problem I had...
yelp.com - user review - 08/21/2007
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Maybe we didn't order the right dishes, maybe I set my expectations too high from the Yelp reviews, but I was not especially impressed with the food. Took my Mom here for her b.day dinner last...
yelp.com - user review - 08/12/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Another high-end dim sum restaurant in the SGV. The highlights of my first visit were the Macau roasted pork, the shark's fin dumplings, and the mango pudding. Didn't like it as much as Sea Harbour or...
yelp.com - user review - 08/05/2007
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Hit or miss dim sum dishes. On the high notes: The egg tarts were portuguese style with a slightly charred top and a crisp multilayered crust (no short-cut with puff pastry here). The melty custard...
yelp.com - user review - 07/24/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Normally I do not wait that long to get seated for food but since I had a sudden subtle craving for dim sum, I couldn't help but waited there for like an hour. As soon as we were seated, I gave the...
yelp.com - user review - 07/16/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
This place is pretty Elite and top notch. The auspicious yellow everything in the restaurant is pretty nice. Its much more top notch than the usual dim sum places found. No carts, only orders here....
yelp.com - user review - 07/11/2007
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3.0 of 5 stars.
I couldn't help but wonder about building and fire codes and labor conditions over brunch on the makeshift patio. We were thrilled to nab a large table without a wait at 9:20 am. Unfortunately,...
yelp.com - user review - 06/18/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I first went to Elite several months ago and loved it, but since I've heard such widely varied reviews, I decided to go a few times before handing in a verdict. The thing is, I've had dim sum all over...
yelp.com - user review - 06/17/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
i had read some of the reviews that people had written on Yelp before heading out this morning to try Elite and was worried that the place was not as great as the times had claimed. I was invited to...
yelp.com - user review - 06/09/2007
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Really fresh and great tasting food for a really reasonable price. Everything comes hot just off the stove. Dumplings use big, great quality shrimp, instead of ground shrimp. Crowded, but less noisy than the...
citysearch.com - user review - 06/01/2007
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3.0 of 5 stars.
I was thinking 4 stars until I read a few reviews here and then thought I need to give it another try before qualifying for another shiny star. On the whole, I thought the dim sum was quite good, much...
yelp.com - user review - 05/20/2007
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Not as good as I was expecting based on reviews. I've tried two Chinese restaurants recommended by LA Times food writers and both did not meet my expectations. What do you expect when they rave...
yelp.com - user review - 05/15/2007
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2.0 of 5 stars.
Four stars for the food, the dim sum was really good, but it wasn't worth the 1.5 hour wait! Listen up CiCi, hostess un-extraordinaire, don't tell me it's going to be a 30 min wait! Also, the B in...
yelp.com - user review - 05/14/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Other foodies' reviews of Elite Kitchen (formerly New Concept), I'd been waiting for a weekend when I'm jones-ing for dim sum to go. That came on today and I went on an impulse, totally forgetting...
yelp.com - user review - 05/06/2007
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Now if you had ever been to New Concept in Monterey Park, you should not have a problem finding this restaurant. It is the same location. Why? Well from what I can pick up from the crowd of gossipy...
yelp.com - user review - 02/11/2007
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