Best Chinese Restaurants in Cerritos

Delicious family dinner for nine of us, great service, good seating, and ambience

Waited too long for drinks and apps but overall is good.

Overall, it was good. However, the price is high for the portion you get.

I’m going to call this a Dim Sum+ place. Solid dim sum menu with the classics: Rice noodle rolls, har gow (truly jumbo, as advertised), Chinese broccoli, bok choy, seafood noodle (crust stirfry), congee…. The list goes on! In addition to the dim sum though, there are “banquet” type dishes like the Peking duck w steamed buns, poached fish w chile oil, hot spicy fried fish, Mongolian beef, etc. we had a large party that I knew would be chaotic so I asked to order ahead of time. Becky was hugely patient and helpful in guiding me to order just the right amount of food for our elderly party! The staff was also very patient throughout our dinner, navigating our elderly party and one rambunctious toddler. Environment was great—we came early so it wouldn’t be as crowded as this place came get VERY crowded during typical meal hours.

I would say stick to the main menu and do not order the $45 youtiao (chinese donut) supplement, which consisted of some dough ball topped with ham and caviar. The whole bite was a salt bomb from the ham, caviar, and uni (which I didn’t really taste). The disappointment was in the supposed chinese dough aspect which was not crunchy/rich/chewy whatsoever and offered no contrast for the whole bite; it really had more of a consistency akin to a takoyaki, which would have been a more apt descriptor for the sea elements. For $45, I would rather they offer an additional dish than bite. The main lamb dish was a miss for us and offered nothing mind blowing in particular, as was the ground cumin lamb pan fried bao served on the side, which again looked like it would be crispy, but again was not; the ground meat on the inside was stodgy/hard but did have a nice seasoning to it, albeit one note. The quail and black cod were the dishes that were more reminiscent of a michelin starred restaurant. Finally, the crab maw soup was good, but they need to realize that putting a whole dollop of the caviar would make it salty, and the little dish of vinegar on the side was not enough to balance it all. Desserts at the end were great and ended the meal on a good note. As for drinks, the non-alcoholic drinks were fun and refreshing. Service overall was spectacular and professional, and the interior ambiance was clean, minimalist, and quiet.