Delight 28 Restaurant

This restaurant has nourished the many families in my association for decades. And by association I mean mafia. Yes this is a historical landmark in the center of chinatown.
The food here is old school Cantonese and the waiters live up to the reputation of being to the point and delivering quick transactions. The best thing the chefs make here is the lobster chow mein. It’s huuuge and the lobster is cooked Cantonese style. The dim sum is tasty and they have the best siu mai in my opinion. Come by for a banquet style dinner and try a variety of dishes. You won’t be disappointed.

Came her for dinner on the first day after the funeral and for lunch the second day after the funeral. For dinner, we had the buddhist delight and the chicken. We felt the chicken wasn’t that delicious. For lunch, we had a better feast. The food was quite better than the dinner. As our funeral custom, we dipper the coconut shrimp into white wine.

First of all, the state of dim sum in Manhattan is actually kinda sad but nonetheless I need somewhere to get my takeout dim sum when I am staying at my brother’s. I used to come here a lot in the morning before I went to work. They have a busy and brisk takeout service for their dim sum on the front of the restaurant. That is where I go for my brunch items to take with me. The service is usually brusk but what Cantonese dim sum place service isn’t brusque… I’m running out of «b» words. You get your typical dim sum fare here; nothing innovative here. I haven’t dined in the restaurant for dim sum since I was a child. So no comment on that. It’s nothing that will blow your mind away just atypical stuff at Delight 28.
I see lots of people having banquets at this restaurant in the evenings. This place has been here for many, many years. Something is working for them to be there so many years.

If I could give a half star or no star at all, that’s what this restaurant is worth. The dim sum is cold straight out of the carts and the food is both tasteless and poorly prepared. Do not come here.

Super quick amazing food. So cheap! Loved it! I would come back here anytime I can. They were constantly coming around and giving us food. All of which was great. I wish that I had been able to order more off the menu but I definitely did not leave hungry.

There are so many better options for dim sum that I am not sure why anyone would come here. The shrimp is not fresh for any of the steamed shrimp dishes. The dim sum is bland and has no flavor. On the plus side, I believe they allow BYOB as the guys sitting next to us had bottles of whiskey in brown paper bags open. The food was not expensive, but they really shouldn’t charge much for the quality of food they are serving.

When you’re starving, waiting for an hour for food is just unbearable. By the time an hour is over, my stomach walls would have been eaten up by the acid in my stomach.
Nom Wah Tea Parlor had an hour wait, Ping was the same situation. We were walking around like a pack of hungry wolves and decided to walk into Delight 28. The wait? A mere 5 minutes. Sounded pretty good.
We were seated at a table– we had a big enough group to take up a whole table without having to share. It was pretty crowded, don’t get me wrong. It wasn’t half empty or anything. There were lots of Chinese ladies going around with carts of food. We ordered a bunch of foods– har kow, siew mai etc. The lo pak ko (pan fried white radish cake) was ok. The dumplings were decent– not outstanding but not horrible either. We kept drinking our tea, and they did a good job of refilling our pot with hot water.
The bill? A mere $ 7 per person. That’s cheaper than a meal at Mickey D’s!
I would come back here as a back up, if all the dim sum places are full, and if I am starving.

I came here for dinner for a family meal and I think the word to describe this place is GHE-​TTO. My parents chose this place on a whim on a Monday night and long and behold, a Chinese wedding was being held on the side of the restaurant. So it was a dinner and a show. We had no idea who these people were but it sure was entertaining to watch. I thought I’ve seen the epitome of what a Chinese restaurant has to offer in Chinatown but this one took the cake. Like literally there was a three tier pink cake within our table view.
Anyway…as for the food, it was fine. Cheap! And fine. We got a number of things that I honestly do not know the English name to. My dad handled the ordering (but I paid the check) so the only thing I can say for sure is that for the amount of food we got, it was cheap. It was also BYOB but they have beer and other things to order to offer I believe. We ordered string beans, peking pork, a steamed fish, two sautéed lobsters, curry noodles and ginger and scallion chicken, amongst other dishes. The best dishes were definitely the pork and chicken. Full of flavor and plenty of meat to go around.
Overall, an interesting experience. I don’t think I would necessarily go back because the place is not my type of vibe but it was definitely a unique experience and a great story to tell (with some videos we couldn’t help but take). I am slightly curious how their dim sum is based on other reviews but only ever-​so-​slightly.

Delight 28 is a standard no thrills restaurant for Dim Sum and banquet dinner.
During morning and afternoon they serve the rice wraps, shrimp dumplings and bun dim sum.
Their dim sum takeout counter at the front part of this restaurant is very popular and I have purchased many boxes of dim sum early in the morning when visiting friends in NJ and the outer boroughs.
This place opens very early so if you are hungry and need dim sum at 8am, they’ll be opened.
In the dining room I usually see the old-​fashion Chinese man sitting there reading newspapers and drink tea with one or two dishes of dim sum just to keep the waiters quiet. Most are also chats with the waiters because they are regulars. These guys can sit for hours.
This place is popular with Chinese wedding for couples that are budget wise; there banquets are much cheaper then the big flashy new restaurants. I have even held too Unofficial Unilocal Event here several years ago! :)
FYI– this restaurant is very popular with families that are attending funerals two blocks away on Mulberry, so you may notice groups at the table morning, noon, and night all dressed in black… just let you all know.

Came here because all the other dimsum places were packed. There was no line and we were seated pretty quickly. Food isn’t the greatest BUT it will do in order to save time. They have your usual dimsum eats but WITHOUT the line. If you’re craving dimsum and desperate this is your place. Cheap too!!!

Went to this place because the usual go to dim sum places were packed. Waited 5 min for a table of 5 which was great. But once seated, we waited 20 min to get our first dim sum food… And then another 20 to get our tea refilled. We ordered a menu noodle item and it was horrendous! Tried to talk to the server about it but he was ignoring us and didn’t care. Terrible food and THE worst customer service I’ve ever experience.
Do not come to this place, even if you’re desperate for dim sum. You will be much happier eating something else and not be treated like crap.

It is telling that my visit to Delight 28 Restaurant for Dim Sum was my THIRD option (and picked by my mother’s friend, not me) because our two prior options were too full. Even before we set foot in the restaurant the immortal words of Han Solo rung through my head «I’ve got a bad feeling about this.»
To the restaurant’s credit, they seated us on a busy day within 10 minutes, which was kind of amazing given that other restaurants were giving us estimated wait times of an hour (this accounts for one star of this review). The layout of this restaurant is classic Chinatown style with lots of round tables taking up a good chunk of the restaurant. Smaller square and rectangular tables were found elsewhere. The rest rooms are downstairs, but watch your step as the stairs were a bit dirty.
Service was bare minimum. First, they don’t have Chrysanthemum tea so it’s regular black tea for you! Once you have your tea that’s it, good luck getting the attention of anyone again. I literally waved my hands in the faces of waiters and they walked away from me. I wanted to order a noodle dish, get water and hot sauce and no one paid enough attention to us to take our order. My philosophy is, if you don’t want my money then I won’t give it to you so I gave up after waving my hands around like a fool on and off for about ten minutes.
Dim Sum here is served cart style, with ladies pushing carts around. They were nice enough and efficient (which gives this review its second star).
Often time when I rate a restaurant I try to remember something distinctive about its food. A scent, a particular flavor maybe a texture. But this food was so tasteless, so non-​distinct that I honestly can’t recall really loving, liking or hating anything. It was like I was eating some type of scifi protein cubes with vitamins purely for nourishment and not for enjoyment. Seriously, I can’t recommend anything here because nothing stood out at all. That also means of course that nothing was horribly bad, so that’s good… I guess?
I didn’t enjoy my time here at all. Overall bad service, food that was okay at best. There are at least three other better places to go for Dim Sum nearby that are infinitely better in both respects.

I came here for a holiday party. They have one side of the room that can be separated for private parties holding up to 100 people. That side of the room has a stage available.
Restaurant was a bit dirty especially the bathrooms downstairs. Waiters were rude and downright ignored you.
However their seabass is amazing!

A step below average.
I frequent this restaurant a lot for family dinners, but not because the food is good. Literally only because aunties and uncles get a steep discount from knowing some of the shareholders of this business. If the choice was up to me, I would never step foot in this place ever again. Dinner is edible, but definitely nothing to rave about, and a lot of complain about.
Now as for the dimsum. One word. Bad. Came on Sunday and everything that I usually love at other restaurants tasted horrible. Worst thing wasn’t even the food though. It was the massive stomach ache I had right after it.
Shrimp Rice Roll/​Beef Rice Roll — Thick noodle skin and COLD sad noodles with skimpy filling.
Fried Culler with Rice Noodle aka «Ja Lerng» — MY FAVORITE DISH EVER JUST FAILED ME. The culler was hard as a rock and the dish also came cold.
Deep Fried Taro with Meat Filling — Same verdict as the Culler. The fried exterior wasn’t light and crunchy like I’m use to, but burnt and hard.
Steam Beef Balls — Bland and mushy. Even with the Worcestershire sauce the dish tasted like nothing.
Pretty sure I’ll be here within a month for another fam outing though. Sigh.

Second time for us to have lunch here. Great like the first time. No waiting, walked right in!
Authentic dim sum. So many choices and all very good. Stuffed! Go!

I’ll be very very quick. This place offers: cheap, tasty, and consistent service for dim sum. You pay for what you get!

My go to dim sum spot in Chinatown, because it’s cheap and usually doesn’t have ridiculously long wait times. The dim sum isn’t amazing, and the selection isn’t always great, especially during weekdays. But they do have cart service and the food is OK.
If you don’t feel like waiting, you can also order dim sum to go from the counter to the right of the entrance. Prices are the same, food is just as good.
I’ve had dinner here too, (not dim sum) and it’s pretty on par with most of the other Chinese restaurants I frequent. The restaurant is just a little dingy in comparison.

I was here for a not-​so-​good reason but nonetheless, I was here for a 10-​course meal. Overall, the food quality is alright but nothing worth mentioning when it comes to the taste. I do enjoy their seafood soup and mushroom with collard green. We also had a few exotic Asian seafood dish which I cannot put a name to it. As an Asian, I was OK with it but most of my American fellows had no interest in touching them!
The only good dish I do like is their house fried chicken with sauce. That one is a winner and very tasty. You can forget about the rest.

Older Local Chinese folks come here. That’s the key to understanding the food/​atmosphere/​location. It’s not targeted at tourist. So… Older folks are not wealthy so the food is plain & not gourmet. They are Chinese so it’s close to the real thing. Chinatown is a bit of a ghetto so the place is not posh. So if you come here as a tourist, keep this in mind & you’ll be happier… Ps I that my mother here & she likes it.

On a very quiet and narrow street in the very old section of Chinatown. Nothing fancy here, dated décor but if you want good Cantonese food and good service. This is a good place to grab your dinner.
Large tables affording for large group of diners which allows everyone to try a little of everything. The Peking style pork chops are one of my favorites as well as the t-​bone steak with broccoli, just make sure you ask for rare or medium rare to truly enjoy it.
Seasonal fresh vegetables made with garlic is always a must. The various chicken dishes are also very appetizing. Don’t forget to also get fresh lobster for a touch of surf and turf.
To finish your dinner there is alway sweet oranges and a hot sweet red bean soup which is also another of my favorites.
Come hungry and with at least 5 or 7 friends to share the meal.

This is my family’s go to place when we want dim sum or 10-​course banquet style dinner. Have I had better shu mei elsewhere? yes I have. Is there better décor in other places? yes there are better places.
However true Cantonese restaurants are becoming harder to find. This is reason why we dine at this restaurant is because they can seat a few hundred people and the prices aren’t out of range which says a lot when going to Manhattan’s Chinatown. They do a good job on the chicken, lobster, fish, and noodle dishes.

A group meeting forced me to defy common sense and go into Manhattan’s Chinatown to eat dim sum.
There was zero wait on a humid Sunday before 11am. Cart ladies were friendly… But the carts almost never came around! You’d think they’d try to offload even more food on our table of 6 mostly-​white-​people.
The food we did have was standard if not slightly cold, and I never even saw some common dishes I usually get. Sticky rice in lotus leaf (糯米雞) was the best thing we tried. Radish cake (蘿蔔糕) was, as at many dim sum spots, cold. Shrimp dumplings (蝦餃) stuck to the liner. Worst crime: they didn’t have chrysanthemum tea. !!! What kind of dim sum is that?!
Our bill ended up in the single digits per person — not because it was so cheap, but because the combination of food never coming around and their items not being appealing meant we barely ate anything.
I sense this is still one of the more legit dim sum spots IN CHINATOWN, which leads me to conclude that you, New Yorkers, should not be eating dim sum in Chinatown. Go to Sunset Park, go to Flushing. There’s nothing to see here.

I recently had a «funeral» banquet dinner in honor of a close family friend.
Stats:
Food: Pretty decent for «funeral» style menu. Portions were large.
Ambience: Like any other Chinese restaurant in Chinatown — decent décor.
Service: The staff were on the cranky side. I get it, you don’t crack a smile, but don’t shove me when you need to serve the table.
Price: I didn’t pay so I can’t say, but it’s not on the high end.
We weren’t the only funeral party at the restaurant. There was at least 1 or 2 other groups. We were all sectioned off from the normal dinner diners.
The bathroom facilities were quite clean which is excellent because not all restaurants keep up with the tidiness.
But the only disappointment was the B rating from the health department. Umm, yeah, makes you wonder.
But overall, it’s solid.

I always look at the hygiene grade before entering a restaurant. Here it was B: in another neighborhood I would rather die than eat there but in Chinatown it’s pretty much impossible to find A ratings.
HOLY SHIT THANK GOD I didn’t eat in that restaurant!!! This is what you can see from the sidewalk: dead fish and lobsters, that either died because they were not fed for days/​weeks/​months or because the aquariums were obviously too tiny for all of them. SOOOO FRESH!!!
I can’t stand people taking customers for idiots nor animal cruelty. GFY Delight 28.

It was just silly eating here. I mean I had some fun because luckily it was BYOB and the drinks we bought made it more fun. It was overpriced banquet food that was just bleh. My dad paid for two tables for mom’s birthday at the price of 1500 not including tax and tip. There’s much better in the area We were seated in a private area by the bathroom!!! Waiters were fast.
But two stars because at 9:30 on the dot, they started pulling off the tablecloths from the tables while we were still finishing the drinks on the table. My boyfriend went to the bathroom and they turned off the lights. 9:30 folks! One star for BYOB and another for okay food.

Been here all my life. I’m talking about from the time I can start walking I’ve been here. This place has been consistent for the most part. Very good prices for what you get. If you are looking for good Cantonese food but want to spend a few bucks more than the take out places (and I’m talking just few more literally) then this is the place to hit.
This is a rare occurrence in Chinatown where I feel like I got good service. People are always around and you never have to find anyone to help you. They are polite and helpful if you have questions. It’s helpful if you speak chinese, but they will try their best if you do not.
Dim sum has plenty of options. They always have the basics and they are very accommodating if you want something that isn’t available. Just ask a waiter and they can make it for you. There is also a good selection of teas to choose from.
Also for dinner, they serve you all the dishes well prepared. I’ve had a Unilocal elite who had a banquet here for his wedding and was satisfied.
Overall, this place is fantastic. I keep coming back because the value is there. The quality surpasses the prices offered and the service is phenomenal. Love it.

Pretty good dim sum. Lots of old people! The ingredients aren’t top quality or anything. We detected some canned vegetables in some of our dishes. Very crowded after 11:30 and its cash only!

Not the best place for dim sum but my family continues to eat here on a weekly basis. Always crowded, always busy, and always loud. Earns a solid Chinatown «B» sanitary grade.

Pretty Good canto place for dinner. Definitely a place I wouldn’t mind going back to.

Straight up hardcore old fashion dim sum. A favorite gathering place for Chinatown residents. I went during a weekday and I swear 90% of the people eating were over 60. Mostly everyone there is for the social conversation, dim sum is secondary.
Old fashion dim sum push carts, Cantonese speaking only, luckily the menus are in English if you want to order main dishes, otherwise, just point at the dim sum dishes from the rolling carts and then point to your mouth making funny eating noises.
Be adventurous, go for the chicken and /​or duck feet, good luck

I have only ever come here for funeral dinners, but what they serve for that is excellent. From the cold cuts to the soup to the fish and lobster, everything is well prepared and delicious. Their vegetarian wake dinner is not too bad either, which is surprising, because usually a place that doesn’t specialize in vegetarian food often disappoints with the dinner for the wake. I particularly liked the taro «fish.»
I cannot give them full stars due to their stubborn service. At one wake dinner, they had made a mistake and served the meat filled funeral dinner, and tried to pass it off by saying, no one does the vegetarian wake anymore! Oh please, we all know that you don’t want to admit the mistake, and keep serving whatever was mistakenly made instead. However, after much fuss, they turned around and made the rest of the dinner vegetarian. Also, I’m quite certain they didn’t spit in our food!

This is definitely a proper old-​school Cantonese Chinatown joint. We were referred here post-​funeral services by Wah Wing Sang. The food is all quite good and well executed.
Atmosphere is typical for this sort of restaurant. The downer — which keeps me from liking it more is the staff is a bit ignorant and unwilling to accept fault.
The post-​wake dinner is meant to be vegetarian, and they screwed up and started serving up the post-​funeral meal (which is non-​veg). They didn’t listen to what we were saying and kept trying to find a way to proceed their way. What happened ot the customer always being right?
Once we spent a good amount of time talking to management, the menu was changed, and I was impressed with how many well executed veg dishes they were able to manage. Usually ordinary Chinese restaurants can’t handle vegetarian dishes too well — but they did a great job, including taro «fish».
When we came for day 2, we then got to our meaty banquet, which was very very tasty. The mayo shrimp with walnuts is some of the best I’ve had to be honest, and we were able to linger away while regular dim sum lunch service proceeded around us.

Hee Win is where the Asians go. Joey’s Sanghai – which is across the street – is were the non-​Asians go. Need I say more?

I recently went to Delight 28 for dim sum. Back in the day, my grandma would come to the restaurant that was here because all her friends made this their rergular place. But times changed, chefs turned over, and businesses flip.
Delight 28 is a standard dim sum joint with worn carpets and loud pushcart ladies. The place isn’t busting until about 11:30 am, so at 10:00 am it was only 40% full. My family ordered the typical dishes:
Foong jow (chicken feet)
Ngow cheung (ground beef wrapped in rice noodle)
Ha gow (Shrimp dumplings)
Dou fu pei (tofu skins filled with pork and bamboo shoots)
Lo Mai Gai (sticky rice with chicken and steamed in leaves)
Jook (congee or rice porridge)
The food isn’t hot, even though we were some of the first to arrive at the restaurant. In addition, the dumpling skins and cheung fan were too thick and dense, producing a chewy bite. The dumpling skins are where you can really judge the skill of the chef, as they’re meant to be very thin and tender. I wouldn’t say the food is terrible — its okay. But in a neighborhood where you literally have 20 other options, there is no reason to come here unless your Popo gets free tea.

It is BIG!
It is huge!
It is 5 inches in diameter!
Just make sure you are man enough to handle their Big Bun (Dai Bao) before you order one!
Delight 28 makes one of the best Dai Bao in Chinatown. The filling is a combination of mushroom, chicken, roasted pork, hard-​boiled egg and Chinese sausage. All wrapped in rice dough and steamed.
This huge steamed bun cost only $ 1.25.
Can you handle it or are you a tiny fried bun man?