Our restaurant owner and chef was introduced to several culinary influences and traditions from many regions. Our dim sum has a very broad range of flavors, textures, made with eclectic cooking styles and fresh ingredients. With the addition of hibachi style tables we will offer traditional meats and vegetables for grill and family enjoyment.
We will serve several dietary restricted items, from gluten free, dairy free, and vegan friendly. There will always be a wide variety of fresh dishes and tea for you to enjoy.
Based on 197 reviews, the restaurant has received a rating of 4.4 stars. Price
✔️ Dine-in ✔️ Curbside pickup ✔️ Delivery
Address:
95 St Paul St, Burlington, VT 05401
Phone: (802) 540-9140
Website: https://cafe-dim-sum.business.site/?utm_source=gmb&utm_medium=referral
Hours
| Thursday | 11 AM–3 PM |
| Friday | 11 AM–10 PM |
| Saturday | 11 AM–10 PM |
| Sunday | 12–9 PM |
| Monday | Closed |
| Tuesday | Closed |
| Wednesday | 11 AM–3 PM |
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Reviews
Philip Yazbak
If you’re craving Asian cuisine and you are near Burlington look no further than this well run Dim Sum style spot with fantastic menu options. If you come during non-hot plate hours (I believe it is before 4pm) it is a self-order/counter-service restaurant. You go up to the front and look at the menu items on a large board. They have variety of tea to order as well. We ordered 5 items which came out as they were made. It was fast service and my favorite part about the experience was that you pay at the end at the counter whenever you want so there is no delay or waiting on waitstaff to bring the check. We got a large pitcher of ice cold water. The tables were clean, the chairs were comfy, and the bathrooms were spotless all clear indications this was a well run restaurant. Our first order came out 6 minutes after we placed the order and it was the scallion pancake. The scallion pancake was super crispy and had 6 good sized pieces. They were super crispy, vegan and came with a delicious savory dark sauce – they were easily the best scallion pancakes I’ve ever had. The next item came out at 10 minutes, the sticky rice with red bean paste. There were 3 of these and they were wrapped in large inedible/decorative leaves tied with some string which took a little effort to open. The rice was sticky and gooey and the red bean paste was a soft core that mixed into the surrounding rice. It was sweet and delicious but a very small portion. While delicious it was probably my least favorite of the 5 items we ordered. The final three items all arrived at the 15 minute mark. The Fried Taro Cake was super crispy and had a tofu like appearance almost like somewhere between rice and tofu. The outside was fried and actually tasted a lot like a churro. It was amplified by dipping it in the sauce that came with the scallion pancake and our next item which was a Crispy Vegetable Egg Roll. The egg roll was absolutely mind blowing. My only complaint was it was just two small egg rolls – I will have to order more next time. The red egg roll sauce was a little sweet with a delayed but distinct spice. The last item and my favorite of them all was the Eggplant Black Bean with sauce. If you like Eggplant you CANNOT go wrong ordering this. The flavors were incredible and the sauce and beans did wonders in supporting the tenderly cooked Eggplant pieces. I’ve never had a dish quite like this. When we were all done we went up to the counter and paid. I would have been happy paying well over 50 dollars for this meal but was pleasantly surprised when I found the total bill was only 33 dollars. Talk about food for your money. I highly recommend Cafe Dim Sum. Stop in and try something new and be blown away like I was. One of my favorite spots near Church street.
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Cecilia Hayes
Cafe Dim Sum is the best! Everything I’ve tried was delicious. Great atmosphere and service ❤️
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Thea Lewis
Can’t say enough good things about this place. We went for the Dim Sum brunch and found the food to be excellent- so much dimension of flavor- and the service so personable we left feeling like family. We can’t wait to go back to order some of the items we didn’t have “room” for. There were many, as the restaurant offers a great variety.
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Madeline Griego
The staff are kind and the food is delicious. They do a great job balancing authenticity with Burlington’s general tastes. You’re probably not going to see tripe or chicken feet on the menu because unfortunately there’s not a big market for that in VT. Whatever the case I love what they offer and I’m happy to have hotpot
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Mieko A Ozeki
UPDATE December 2022: we have had the good fortune to have the hotpot / shabu shabu with Chef Sam and friends. The cuisine has a foundation of Chinese hot pot ingredients and Japanese style shabu shabu ingredients like udon and fish cakes. This is a dining experience that takes 1.5- 2.5 hours to enjoy as you are cooking your meat, vegetables and noodles with a broth during the meal. A good date or small party with friends kind of meal. The broth arrives warm with herbs and shittake mushrooms and placed in an individual convection burners in the table.
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JP
The crispy ribs were amazing ! As well as the shrimp and pork bamboo roll
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Jess A.
This place was great! Very delicious and our service was good as well. The scallion pancakes and baos were our favorite.
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Daniel Scheidt
I’ve eaten here three times now, and my experience has been underwhelming. The novelty here is that it’s the only place in Burlington with dim sum. However, they now only offer dim sum until 4:00. Even if you eat before that time (as I did twice), the dim sum selection is underwhelming. The dim sum concept works best in larger restaurants where a constant parade of ever changing options are wheeled around the room filled with hundreds of customers. However, this is a restaurant that only can seat about 30 people, so the selection is limited. Shu Mai was my favorite! If you’re coming after 4:00 and can’t get dim sum, the Asian food quality on the dinner menu isn’t as good as other places in Burlington. The food seems less flavorful and imaginative than other Asian options.
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Wilmer Chavarria
Great food and plenty of choice. The ordering process can be a little intimidating for someone coming for the first time. This can be easily fixed by providing a menu with a few bullets of instructions.
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David Glass
Having eaten dim sum in Hong Kong, Taiwan, and New York City, I can say that Dim Sum Cafe is as good or better than the top dim sum shops anywhere in the world. Additionally, the owners and employees are so friendly that you feel like family. Try the chicken feet, shrimp dumplings, turnip cakes, and-when they come back on the menu-the incredible shrimp rice rolls. Actually EVERYTHING is delicious.
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