Local go-to for a variety of Chinese eats & weekend dim sum with authentic dishes on a special menu. Based on 479 reviews, the restaurant has received a rating of 4.2 stars. Price $$
✔️ Dine-in ✔️ Curbside pickup ✔️ Delivery
Address:
1202 Chapala St, Santa Barbara, CA 93101
Phone: (805) 560-6028
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Hours
| Friday | 11:30 AM–2:30 PM, 5–9:30 PM |
| Saturday | 11 AM–3 PM, 5–9:30 PM |
| Sunday | 11 AM–3 PM, 5–9:30 PM |
| Monday
(Labor Day)
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11:30 AM–2:30 PM, 5–9:30 PM
Hours might differ
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| Tuesday | 11:30 AM–2:30 PM, 5–9:30 PM |
| Wednesday | 11:30 AM–2:30 PM, 5–9:30 PM |
| Thursday | 11:30 AM–2:30 PM, 5–9:30 PM |
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Reviews
Xiaoyi Liu
Excellent experience. They are short staffed recently so we waited for about 40 minutes, which was kind of too long. But it turns out that the food and service were worth the waiting time! Certainly will come back again. My partner really like their seafood porridge and I like the sweet potato cake best.
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M.A. EatsArt
Delicious dim sum and dumplings. Judging by the looks of the wine display, they must have an excellent wine list. As if to show off and impress their clientele, a opulent display of exquisite bottles of cognac, sake, tequila, etc. beckons the eye. The stocked bar is a reason to have happy hour drinks. Order the plates first and then the waitstaff brings each dish and checks off each item till you are stuffed. Plenty of diners. an inviting interior, and freshly cooked dishes makes this a place to revisit.
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Lauren Cassis
This restaurant is spacious, but I recommend calling to make a reservation. Good Chinese food is rare in SB, so it’s nice this place is downtown. The food quality here is mixed. We ordered a wanton soup, basil beef, mixed vegetables delight and salt & pepper pork rib. The wanton soup, which arrived first was amazing. We were excited for the other dishes. The mixed vegetable delight was just ok. It was a bit too wet and greasy. The basil beef was delicious. The salt & pepper pork rib was nothing like what we expected, so we should have asked first. It was deep, deep fried bits of pork rib and tasted more like chicken nuggets, which was disappointing. Service was quick and friendly though. Pricing was fair as all plates are designed to be shared by two or three people. I wouldn’t write off this place, but we’re not sure we’d go back.
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Brianna Gilman
The food was good but the service was horrible! This has happened to us twice unfortunately so it’s becoming a pattern. We were a party of 5 and waited 40 minutes to be seated while parties both larger and smaller were seated before us (none of them with reservations). Once we were seated and had placed our order, the food took forever with the first dish coming out over an hour after we ordered. Once we had finished, we waited for 20 minutes for someone to bring the check and ended up having to ask a server for it and then had to do the same thing for someone to pick up the check after another 20 minutes. Over the course of the 2 and a half hours that we were there, the staff never checked on us. We watched tables order, get their food, pay, and leave in the time that it took for our food to come. The food was good but not worth the horrible service.
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Gogo Perez
Great service, and delicious food as always. Waitresses were kind and attentive. Food fresh and tasty. Lunch special is a good value. Plenty of options for regular American style Chinese food, or for the more adventurous and authentic styles.
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* dnainsb
My wife and I got China pavilion to go and it was absolutely fantastic!
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TJJ
We tried this place for lunch. We had kung pao chicken and Szechuan chicken for lunch. Both were good. The soup with the lunch was spicy and had good flavor. I give this place an extra star because I ordered a mai tai, and while it was good i was not blown away. Chatting with the server later, she reminded us that we can order items like the food AND the mai tai stronger if we like. I appreciate that. We had take out here years ago and it was just so-so. We will return to dine in. We like it. Oh yes, we had the dim sum sampler and while it was very fresh the taste was just OK. We would not order it again.
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Will Heo
Their Tung Po Pork is my favorite. Other dishes were really good too. If you go as a large group, I’d recommend including dongporou, sanbeiji, mapo tofu, and veggies with basil.
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Andrew
Went for lunch and ordered the Szechuan Style Beef Noodle Soup. The broth was rich and savory and just the right amount of spicy. The dish reminded me of oxtail soup. The staff was friendly and attentive throughout the meal.
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Mark Sieben
I really enjoyed my meal. Everything was well above average. The Walnut prawns dish in white cream sauce was delicious.
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