Harbor Seafood Garden

Harbor Seafood Garden serves DimSum in the mornings, which is pretty good. This time my family was eating there for dinner because my dad said they were really good. The restaurant is a little hard to spot from the main street because its located in the corner section of the mall, so you’ll have to drive all the way into the plaza. Upon walking in, we realized that there wasn’t any guests seated in front but there was a party going on in the back of the restaurant. Because of this it took us 5 mins to be seated but that’s whatever.
The menu has Vietnamese, Chinese and English, so you’ll have no problem ordering. And staff, although they may have little english skills, they try their best to recommend items and to assist you. After ordering, the dishes came out relatively quick, the service was prompt and they ensured that our table was taken care of.
I recommend getting their seafood because it is all fresh. We ordered a steam fish ($ 90) that was delish and seasoned perfectly.
If you’re in the neighborhood, check them out if you don’t feel like driving into Chinatown!

They no longer serve Dim Sum. Drove all the way from DE just to see the sign on the door. They used to be pretty busy, but now there was no one in there. What on earth were they thinking??? No other reason to go here now — there are tons of Chinese places everywhere. Dim Sum set this place apart, but not any longer.

Was just told by my father they no longer serve dim sum. This is terrible news because this place was a great location because of the parking. Not looking forward to the awful parking in China town when I’m in the mood for dim sum now. What a shame.

Just had a party there with my friends. This is the second time we been here, not because we love the first. Im not a picky eater and definitely not a good cook, but i can honestly said that i definitely can cook way better. There food is a turnoff and service, not even mediocre. This time, the foods are even worst than the time we went. I wont be back If i do come back, is only for there private karaōke room.

I really like this place but every time I go I feel like I’m not getting fair service. The carts rarely come to our table and they skip us often or have attitudes. When I come with my friends that are mostly mandarin speakers, the service is a complete 180. Anyway, the dim sum is yummy and it’s easy to get to

I love dim sum, enough said. Love the parking and available tables, no long wait ever!

I been traveling 30 – 45 minutes to Philly Chinatown for dim sum over 15 years, and finally a few Chinese restaurants opened in the northeast area.
The shrimp dumplings and siu mai from this place is literately on point. I also enjoyed their rice rolls very much. Besides the tasty dimsum, there’s free access to a fairly large parking lot right outside the restaurant.
There’s no doubt that I’ll be returning more often.

If you live up North Philly and are tired of going to chinatown for dim sum, this is the place. Plenty of parking, no trafffic, dim sum is delicious. Also dinner isn’t bad also.

worst customer service ever! All the workers were just standing in the back hanging out and not paying attention to us we have to wait forever to get our water refills. Siumei was not cooked it was punk inside.

Great little spot to get dim sum and other asian goodies. A co worker and I went for lunch one day to get dumplings, and were not disappointed. They had a good amount of choices for the lunch dim sum. We ordered the pork sticky buns, this pepper beef, shrimp noodles and some asian meatballs. Everything was cooked to perfection, exactly what it should be. All told, $ 10 a piece out the door with hot tea! I’ll definitely be back!

Love their chicken feet, fried calamari and pork intestines in curry! Yes, pork intestines! So freakin delish. Good space. Plenty of parking. It gets very busy so get there early!

My husband and I wanted to try the dim sum at this restaurant. We’re always looking for a dim sum alternative that is outside of chinatown .
Love it: shrimp shumai, fried taro dumplings, sticky rice wrapped in banana leaves
Leave it: chicken feet (undercooked and underseasoned)
Overall experience — we’ll keep looking for dim sum options. We most likely will not be returning.

The dimsum place is kind of hidden, but there are signs that point you to where to go when you pull into the shopping center. From Adams, make a right into the center, go straight then make another right. You will find it hidden in the corner.
This is a great place to go when you don’t want to look for parking in ChinaTown, but I feel the dimsum isn’t the best I’ve ever had. Some dishes were great though (har gow and shumai). Certain items I would normally find at the Chinatown locations, I just couldn’t find here. Maybe because I was sitting on the inside and the cart really didn’t come to me, but to the rest of my party instead. Bummer! But, I do have to admit that the price was awesome! For going with a large party, I thought for sure the price would have been crazy, but it wasn’t. I think when the wife and I go to chinatown locations, we spend more with just us to than we did with the party here.
Service was good. They were fast in bringing the carts around. They also brought out water when requested without giving attitudes.
Overall: If you are looking for reasonably priced decent dimsum without having to pay for parking, this is your go to spot. I do prefer chinatown though bc It’s closer to where I live, but I would come back here again (mom lives near here)

I have never seen such terrible service. I ordered some items that they didnt have in thr carts for dimsum. I waited 25 mins and had nothing. And they ended giving my orded to someone else. When I told the waitress, she had the nerves to say it wasnt her fault. She is the one that took my order and gave it to someone else. Then when she finally gave me the food, she said it wasnt my fault, it was something wrong with the kitchen. Gfto! I saw u give it to someone else n I confronted you about it.
I told the manager and he said nothing. I wont be coming back here anymore. Terrible services! !!!

if you live in northeast philadelphia and don’t want to drive 20 – 30 minutes to chinatown for dim sum then harbor seafood garden is definitely your best choice, plenty of parking and plenty of seats even if its packed
my go to’s:
Lo mai gai (2/​plate) — rice, chicken, baby shrimp, chinese sausage, egg yolk, and beef wrapped in banana leaf. my favorite at any dim sum restaurant. but today was a lil dry
ha churn — shrimp rice noodle (3/​plate) — they pour this special soy sauce only in this dish so remember to ask for extra so you can use the leftovers on the other dishes vs the table soy sauce
shumai and har gow (4/​plate) — pork dumplings and shrimp dumplings. these are staple dishes for my friends and myself
chicken feet — more like chicken ewwwww, my niece loves this stuff, I could never get I to it
10% off when using credit cards, 20% off for cash. excluding sat/​sun and holidays

Went here again for dim sum and wow, was this place bustling. Glad to see that business is doing well. We did have to wait for a table, all of 2 minutes.
Service was quick as before — carts came out with the quickness. One thing different from my prior visit is that the staff seem to be more aggressive with the food offerings. I’d look into the cart and order the things I like. Immediately after, they would try to push a different dish on me. When i politely decline, they would then offer another dish. Perhaps they’ve been directed to upsell? In any case, I would decline and they didn’t seem mad or upset over it. So not a big deal.
The food didn’t seem as oily as it did before, so that’s definitely a plus. Maybe they read my last Unilocal review?!? Overall, still a fine place to come to for dim sum.
They are currently celebrating their anniversary, so you can get 20% off your check when paying with cash, 10% if paying with credit card. Not bad, right? Not valid on weekends or holidays.

Crowded for Dim Sum on Father’s Day. Food was very tasty, especially the fried spicy squid. Not the best Dim Sum I’ve ever had, but I wasn’t doing the selecting so I had an interesting combo of things. Good, friendly service.

We had a company group dinner here courtesy of our boss last night. As it was a Monday night, there weren’t many people in the spacious main dining room, but the Karaōke rooms in the back were filled with parties having fun and singing obnoxiously to Mandarin and Cantonese songs.
The boss reserved one of the Karaōke rooms and though it was small, it was ample amount of space to seat 12 people around a large lazy Susan table. Towards the other side of the room was the karaōke system and TV.
We ended up getting the $ 168 Lunar New Year fixed menu special, which included over eight or ten dishes (I forgot how many) and a choice of dessert or fruit. There were three or four other fixed menus priced accordingly to specific items (i.e. seafood fixed menu special was around $ 400ish). On top of that, we ordered an additional one or two dishes.
I should have taken a picture of the menu and the food, so I can remember the names of the dishes, but I’ll try my best to describe which were decent to me.
— Jellyfish and Cold Cut Platter (if you’ve been to Asian weddings, you’ve had this before)
— some sort of seafood and tofu soup
— Walnut Shrimp (pretty standard, but good)
— Shrimp Fried Rice (it might have had scallop, but don’t remember)
— Braised Pork with Peanuts
— Pepper Beef Short Ribs (pretty good)
— Ginger Scallion Lobsters
— Tapioca and Taro Sweet Soup (mmmm)
Overall, it was a good dinner with quick and friendly service. I would give this place three stars for my first dinner experience, but the Tapioca and Taro Sweet Soup completely sealed the deal for me. Not too sweet and a great way to finish off the food. It IS the reason for the extra star. I wanted so badly to get some to-​go, but I was too full.
Definitely recommend this place for dinner, large parties, and especially for the large parking lot! Not sure if they will have fixed menu specials year-​round, but you can always ask.
I will be back with the boyfriend to try the dim sum and get a serving of Tapioca and Taro Sweet Soup!

Chinese immigrants started to reshape this neighborhood a decade ago with Chinatown crowded and N.Y. expensive. So it was only matter of time a dim sum restaurant open up in Northeast Philadelphia. So it’s also not too surprising to see every Sunday’s morning scores of families flock here to wait in line to eat dim sum at Harbor Seafood Garden’s.
The popularity here is partly due to the fact that Harbor has a spacious parking area for free whereas it’s almost an impossibility to park in Chinatown for less than $ 10 on a weekend. But the main reason is probably because the dim sum here is actually pretty darn tasty!
Several highlights:
Har gow (shrimp dumpling) — one of the most difficult dumplings to make properly. I actually enjoyed mine quite a lot.
Siu mai– open-​topped steamed pork dumplings made with a wheat flour wrapper. Pretty darn good.
Cha siu bao– Classic steamed buns with bbq pork. The ones here had a soft dough on the outside and savory, sweet fillings inside.
Cheong fan– One of my favorites. It’s rolled steamed noodles filled with either shrimp or beef soaked in a delicious, sweetened soy sauce.
I finally found a good dim sum place somewhere not called Chinatown! It’s nice to have dim sum options in the city. I recommend coming here if you don’t want to worry and pay for parking.

Not bad for dim sum that’s not in Chinatown. It’s definitely a closer drive for me in the suburbs than to Philly. Compared to my usual Ocean Harbor dim sum, the food is about the same but there is definitely a smaller selection. The coconut jello at Ocean Harbor is wayyyyyy better. The texture and consistency is much softer and creamier. My sister also agreed that the chicken feet are much better in Chinatown.
But to make up for the difference, there is a parking lot! Many a time do we circle the streets of Chinatown to look for a parking spot. Here, there is actually a huge parking lot! The servers were also pretty helpful and the interior was large. But there’s a really random tree in the building, like animal kingdom décor. It’s very strange.
Overall, I’d still prefer Chinatown over the north east because I’d rather drive on 95 than on the boulevard.