Canton Palace Chinese Restaurant

This thai food was better than expected, and fast delivery! It is always hard for me to find a place that is good and delivers, I will definitely keep this number for when I’m hankering for the asian delights.

Having tried all the others I don’t hesitate claiming this is the best dim sum in Miami, PERIOD! Well at least my Cantonese wife and some members of her family think so, as do I. Sure limp noodles, so called food critics and wanna be foodies will tell you South Garden and Tropical are better. Maybe they enjoy the lukewarm food off of carts prepared 6 hours ago option. A recent New Times article listing the best dim sum places in Miami actually had the audacity to list Kon Chau as #1. Laughable seeing as how I couldn’t even finish my meal there. Preferring to actually stop eating to get a hot dog across the street (no joke). But I’m told they used to be good. Canton finished in a respectable 4^th on their list. Maybe Canton’s anonymity and obscure location out west on 8^th Street prevent dim sum lovers from going. If not for Unilocal and the ability to check in, my friends, family and I would probably still be referring to it as simply «8^th Street». Alright enough fluff, here’s why Canton is so good. Dim Sum is made to order, ensuring the proper crispiness, sponginess, freshness, deliciousness of every plate. They hand you a long, distinguished, extensive list of dim sum and you go to town ordering as much as you heart desires. Everything is good however my favorite dim sum dishes are the fried spring rolls, shrimp balls, clams in black bean sauce, chicken feet, pan seared chive dumpling and congee. They also have great dishes to accompany dim sum, most notably the pork stuffed bitter melon, beef chow fun (best in this city to date), and my absolute favorite, something called lo sui ping on. I’m not sure it has an American translation and most dim sum restaurants here don’t even bother making this dish. It’s a tofu and fish paste dish that resembles a Chinese omelette filled with shrimp, mushrooms, and green onion. It’s soft egg like texture makes it the perfect side dish for Dim sum. They know me here, so even when I’m not with my Chinese family they usually say «I know you, you marry Chinese girl», and my service is always impeccable. May differ for others, but it should be fast and efficient even if it’s not overly friendly.

Good authentic tasting Chinese food. I like going at night coz they serve dim sum during lunch and in the afternoon. The Yangzhou Fried Rice is superb, if you are a fried rice lover. Half order of roasted ducks is less than 10 and huge portion. Many other delicious item on the special 1 page specials menu. Not commenting on the english menu, but the Chinese menu, as most items on the english menu are fast food quality.

Every time I come and visit my family in Miami I have to come and eat at Canton Palace. We ordered Sweet and Sour Chicken ($ 8.99), the Dim Sum Platter for 2 ($ 15.99), and the House Special Fried Rice ($ 9.99). We also had the Egg Drop Soup, and the soup for 2 (which is different from the Egg Drop Soup). As I said in a previous review if you come around 7 pm on a Sunday then you are going to wait to be seated especially if you have a large party. The restaurant was full when we arrived and I think that we waited for 30 minutes to be seated. Come and eat earlier probably around 5 pm and you will not have to wait.
The food here is so good that I feel that it is the best Chinese food around. Here is a tip which the waiter suggested as he was seating our group; order your food while you are waiting so that way you can eat when you are seated.
I still give Canton Palace 5 stars.

Wanted to try the place– called and asked for the url for an online menu so I could order for 14 people. Was rudely told they didn’t care to have one. Asked if the e-​version could be emailed to me. Again was told no. They just flat out don’t care. I asked for suggestions on her favorite items, and I would have just ordered those. She told me to try another place. I’m doing exactly that. Don’t go– rude rude rude. Lost a potentially new customer, and a first time order for 14 people.

We were passing by Miami and went here for a late lunch. The service was very good! Very courteous and attentive waitresses. Food portions are huge! The taste however is just OK. We liked the fried bean curd with Sichuan sauce but the Singapore noodle was just ok.

Came here with family for some dim sum based on Unilocal reviews and was not disappointed. Food was tasty and fresh in good portions. Was also less expensive than others I’ve been to. Definitely a place worth checking out.

I am not Chinese but I am Asian and by God, I love this place! The foods are amazing. If you know what to order, you will go home with a smile, every time. My favorite food is Salt and Pepper Pork Chop. Try it. You will not regret it. And given the portion, it is well worth it. For $ 10 often splits with other people, family style, it is well worth it.
Ask any Chinese person and they would say South Garden is better but I disagree. I like this place a lot more.

The reviews don’t lie. Hidden little place with great food. They even have a separate authentic Cantonese menu. I had the Hot and Sour soup and the dim sum platter (make sure if you are alone you gave plans to take the extra home! It’s a lot of food!!) My main waitress was great but the other had one of those «perma sour» faces. Just shook it off and enjoyed the yummies.

One of my favorite Chinese places that offer authentic dishes. They also have dim sum for lunch and is definitely worth seeking out. Everything that’s made has a really great taste. The space is a little small so on busy nights be prepared to wait. Call in advance if you have a large party.

Five stars for being an authentic Chinese resturant in the Miami area. I would say the food is about the same a many middle road Cantonese places in the San Francisco bay area. Its great to be asked what type of tea you want and for them to have a real selection of good teas that are authenticly good tasting. Service is good as well. Cantonese speaking staff reminds me more of West Coast populated Asian areas as well for nostalgia factor. This is my new goto for Asian food in the area.

This place is authentic Chinese good. They have great dimsum and everything on the menu is good. Can’t go wrong eating here.

I love this place. The chicken fried rice is delicious and their honey chicken is crispy and tastes so good. My husband and i always get that combination.

Food was amazing. Really good, came out of the kitchen fairly quickly for a table of 9, and the best part was the huge lazy Susan in the middle of the table, which made sharing meals that much easier. The only down side was the bathroom… could definitely use a thorough cleaning. Overall, very impressed with the food, the portions are huge and they certainly didn’t skimp on the meats in the meals. Dim sum was also really yummy! Two thumbs up!

It was good, the special fried rice was great and the dim sum well very good. The only down side was the «dough» they use for the shrimp dumpling was too doughy. Prices are great.
The hubby and I shared 2 orders of shu mai (pork and shrimp dumpling) our favorite, 1 order of ha gao (shrimp dumpling) and 1 small special fried rice! A soda and the total bill was $ 21.45! And we are stuffed! The amount of «filling» they use on their dumplings are very generous.
It was a good lunch, we will be back soon!

Canton Palace is a simple Chinese restaurant, tucked into a strip mall, with fresh and excellent food, cooked skillfully.
I order the fantastic General Tso’s chicken every time I come. I’ve been tempted by the Cantonese dishes, which look excellent, but I love the General Tso’s chicken here so much (and come too infrequently) that I never really branch out. The sauce is light, spicy, and sweet. The chicken is perfectly fried, with the right balance between meat (all good, white meat) and fried exterior. The vegetables in the dish are also fresh and just delightful. The portion is huge and definitely enough to share, and the dish is inexpensive.
On our most recent visit, we also had roast pork buns. These were good, but not outstanding. I did like that they also had vegetables in the pork stuffing.
Pork dumplings were very good, though not as good as when we’d ordered them in the past. They used to have a bit of sweetness to them, which I liked. Perhaps they’re preparing them differently now?
Dim sum is available routinely (I think all the time?) though not served from carts. Ask for the paper dim sum menu/​checklist if you need it.
I have never been disappointed here.

5 stars each and every time!
Décor is typical for a family owned Chinese restaurant; green carpet, pink walls, wooden swinging doors. Staff is okay… It really depends. I’ve had experiences with GREAT customer service where my waiter (ess) provided us with their undivided attention, but I’ve also had SO/​SO customer service where the waiter (ess) didn’t pay us much attention and we were kind of left to fend for ourselves.
This place is SMALL and gets exceptionally packed in the evening and weekends. Stick it out, promise it’s worth the wait! (They also deliver)
You will notice a lot of native Chinese dining here and they also have a dry erase board posted with authentic mandarin dishes made fresh.
Wow, almost forgot — DIMSUM! (All day)
Not as good as south garden on sunset and 107, but it’s still delicious.
Some must try dishes:
Pork chops in Peking sauce.
Chinese broccoli
Honey garlic fried wings
Cashew chicken
Pork fried rice
Pupu platter

Just a yummy average place to eat authentic Cantonese Chinese food. Keep in, ind this review is for the authentic Canonese Dishes ant not for DimSum or American Chinese food (honey chicken, fried rice and egg Drop soup.)
No with that said we had a another great meal here. We ordered and started with a Fish Maw Seafood soup. A mixture of fish maw and mixed seafood in an egg drop like soup. Which you normally add white pepper and/​or a touch of red vinegar to taste.
We had the seriously huge hand made pot stickers. A pot sticker full of pork and light ginger juicy goodness and pan fried to a light brown and served with vinegar garlicky soy dip.
Well it was my cousins 1^st birthday so we had a little party and ordered so much. I have to say all the found this night was all extra yummy. We had a so many dishes that they had to wait for us to finish eating some plates before bringing more or add a metal stand to put dishes on.
Peking Pork Chops, a tangy dish of hoisin touched pork chops (not the shoe lean type) set around a crown of broccoli.
Shrimp in a a White sauce, a creamy sweet and tangy concoction that marriages a little expats meets west dish. Big shrimps fried in a light batter encompassed in a sauce with candied walnuts strewn around the dish, and surrounded by broccoli.
Green beans cooked with minced pork (we usually order the beef, since my mom does not eat beef) a flash fried green bean dish stir fried with minced pork, garlic and a light brown sauce.
Steamed ribs Chinese style with flash fried Taro. A little fatty but oh so good.
Chinese dried fish and chicken fried rice, a dish of salty minced dried fish mixed with chicken pieces fried rice. Oh so good.
Fried Chicken with pan roasted slivered garlic served a savory sauce. One
of the do not miss dishes here.
Salt and Pepper squid, a lightly battered squid mixed in with salt and pepper. A nice light dish they can also be changed to shrimp or pork chops.
Snow pea tips cooked garlic, stir fried to perfection. So good that can remind people of spinach but with texture.
Lay Siu Peng Oin, a savory steamed egg (more jiggly quiche) fish mixed in with shrimp and other yummies. This a bit of an acquired taste, but yummy.
Fried fish fillet stir fried with mixed veggies.
Orange peel beef which was delicious.
All was good, I think if I can choose something to leave off next time it would be the fish.

I’ve had take out food from this place twice and it’s been good, the portions are generous and the prices are good.

I come from LA, where «good Chinese food» is a standard.
But for Miami standards, this Cantonese restaurant was not bad at all. More of a 3.5 but since it’s Miami, I rounded up. Typical Chinese dishes with standard LA level Chinese food… which automatically makes it heavenly in Miami.
I can’t say it has the best ambience and service, but I wouldn’t typically expect that from busy Chinese restaurants.
The fish was amazing. even for LA standards.
Definitely, a restaurant to revisit. Will come back again.