Pine and Bamboo Garden

Much better, made a visit almost two years later, hesitantly.
Food was fresh, and there was a wide assortment of all of the originals. Food tasted well made, and I was quite impressed during this visit. Carts were plenty and we were visited by a cart every few minutes. Cost was high in comparison to the bigger cities, dim sum for 5 cost us $ 160. Ouch.

Really excited about the great selection of dim sum dishes offered by this place. But I would only give an okay score to the flavors and tastes of those dishes. The only thing I would like to recommend is there taro bubble tea, which was really good!

Excellent restaurant. Since moving to the KC area two years ago, I’ve been looking for a really good Chinese Restaurant. I think I’ve finally found a damn good one.
We came in on a Wednesday night, on accident (I wanted to go to a Thai restaurant.) and we were pleasantly surprised by the large menu.
There are plenty of traditional favorites, including Hunan Beef, General Tao’s (Tso) Chicken, all different kinds of noodle dishes, even sizzling hot plates sizzling rice selections.
I settled on the Shrimp and Seafood Sizzling Plate, which had shrimp, scallops, and crab meat with mixed Chinese vegetables (broccoli, Chinese mushroom, carrots, etc.) it was so delicious.
My boyfriend decided on their Beef with Mushroom Plate. (he’s allergic to shrimp.) I didn’t try any, but he said that it was really good.
In the traditional Chinese Restaurant format, the entrees are family sized and could have easily fed three or four people each. The food was so good that I had eaten half my plate before I knew it. We had to take some food to go.
Their Dim Sum is available on Saturday and Sunday from 11 to 3, and we’ll definitely be back soon to try that out.

Haven’t tried any dim sum restaurant a in kansas city and the only comparison is from Toronto. Overall authenticity is pretty close. It’s nice to have waiters come by and be able to describe the dishes fluently. The food was kept in closed containers and we’re generally warm to hot. Like most Chinese dim sum it was a little greasy. Portion sizes were average but for two people 4 to 5 dishes would be adequate.
The tea was good and nice to have on a cold winter day.
I would say it satisfied Chinese food dim sum craving and probably one of the better places to try around Kansas.
Price was a little expensive but expected based on others review. Worth going to check it out for some change.

Pretty expensive, but super delicious. Was looking for some Asian food close by that wasn’t a buffet, and this hit the spot. Will definitely come back! Great serving size as well.

The food is good. Lots of food choices. We went on Sunday and tried many of the dishes from the carts. The waitress was hard to understand because she didn’t speak English well, but the younger guys pushing the carts helped us a lot with translating and explaining things to us. The experience is worth a try. Parking is limited. Go on the weekends for the cart service.

Great place to eat, but they should serve Shui Mai on the week day instead of weekend only. I love their Shui Mai and BBQ pork bun.

Most authentic and best dim sum place in the area! This place puts Bo Lings to shame– Pine and Bamboo Garden has a much greater selection. On weekend brunches, they do the cart service and on top of that, will have servers holding individual plates of (extra?) specialty dishes that are not served on the carts.
By far the best sweet dim sum I’ve ever had is their golden melty ball. I’ve been dreaming about it ever since– can’t wait to go back and request it. It is a sweet bun filled with something eggy and sweet and creamy served piping hot fresh out of the oven– it literally melts in your mouth.
Other favorites are their meat buns and the shu mai.

My roommate and I are total fans of this place. The food is always great and it’s prepared quickly. We have never «dined in» (only takeaway), but its awesome every time. The only reason I’m giving this 4 stars instead of 5 is because they don’t deliver. We don’t live very far, but it’s a in a location that is out of the way when driving down Shawnee Mission Pkwy.
Update: we recently came here for dim sum and had a great time! My roommate grew up with the dim sum experience, but I haven’t been very often. We waited for around 20 – 25 min and it was worth it. The people who bring the carts around are super helpful and it definitely pays to go with someone who knows dim sum! Highly recommend!

I did not drive 3 hours from Arkansas to review this establishment’s egg drop soup and I’m still wondering why anyone would bother especially when there are so many other items on the menu to sample. As far as Dim Sum goes, it simply does not exist in NorthWest Arkansas so people like me have to drive long distances to satisfy that craving.
Having already tried Bo-​ling and ABC café this was the only other dim sum place in town left to try as far as I could tell.
Food quality is as good as bo-​ling but a slightly better value, the food at abc café was better but the tight seating makes it less desireable even though the food is a pretty good value at abc.
We ordered a large range of dim sum dishes (basically everything except for chicken feet and tripe) and found most of the dishes to be as good as can be with a few exceptions (skip the sausage buns and the BBQ pork buns, they’re not terrible but they are also not up to par with the rest of the food.)
Service was very good and the ambiance was comfortable. We ate at 12 on Wednesday so not sure what kind of crowds to expect at this place on the weekend. Eating on a weekday also means they don’t have the dimsum presented on the carts but I much prefer ordering from the menu than the push carts.
One of my favorites — Rice pooridge with pork and preserved duck egg — is only available on weekends and that was a little disappointing although completely understandable since it can take a while to prepare.
There appeared to be plenty of seats but it seems like they have dimsum folks sit separately from the regular menu people. Not sure why they make that distinction.
Parking at the front seems quite limited but they do have parking in the rear, unfortunately, we did not check it to see how much space is available.
A few of the dishes we ordered took much longer to be served than the rest of the dishes but the timing worked out pretty good for us.
stuffed eggplant, shrimp dumplings (har gow) and the shrimp fun rolls were particularly good but I thought the bbq pork fun roll to be unusual because nobody else serves that. I’m guessing they couldn’t perfect the beef filling because I didn’t see any other dishes on the menu that uses the same meat (ie steamed meat balls, shumai). Another gripe is the brown sauce they use on some of the dishes like the shrimp fun roll which tastes closer to straight soy sauce instead of the thicker sweetened soy sauce that is traditionally used on dim sum.
My kids are bubble tea snobs and didn’t care for the bubble tea.
One of the non-​dimsum dishes we like to order is the beef chow fun, but note that they do not serve a cantonese style of beef chow fun. Instead of the Cantonese style dish with gravy and chinese vegetables, they serve what I like to consider a traditional americanized style of dry chow fun which is far less desireable, but we still ate it.
It’s probably closer to 3.5 stars.

Came here for Sunday morning dim sum. Not bad! Not exactly stellar either. They have a medium-​sized menu of dim sum items, and they were mediocre. The shrimp dumplings in sticky rice wrappers weren’t as juicy as they could’ve been, shao-​mai were a bit dry too. Strange because all these items are steamed, but I guess the ground eat didn’t have enough oil in them. The custard buns were made elsewhere and reheated here. The custard wasn’t good and was a bit too grainy. The bread around it was a tad dry. We also ended up ordering the Chinese Sponge Cake. It wasn’t as inflated and risen as I’m used to, but the taste was pretty much the same. It’s weird to review a dim sum restaurant; it’s almost like reviewing a buffet. This is one of the best dim sum places around Lawrence is what I hear from some locals and it was decent.
Happy Eating!

We came here on a Saturday brunch for some dimsum. The wait was pretty long around noon so we ended up sharing a larger table with two other groups.
They come around in their little carts and you can choose what you want to eat. Very easy way to try out dim sum for those who have never eaten dim sum but know that there’s better.
The food was decent. I wasn’t impressed with the turnip cake or the shrimp shumai but their porridge was pretty good.

Pine and Bamboo Garden has the best Dim Sum that I’ve been to in the Kansas City area. They have a variety of dishes including typical dishes such as shumai, hargow, and egg custard tarts.
They’re very busy during the weekends (late mornings) and stop serving Dim Sum on push carts at 3 p.m. You can also order off their regular lunch/​dinner menu anytime. This option isn’t as popular so during their busy times, you can usually be seated immediately.
My recommendation is to order only when you’ve finished the dishes you already have. It’s easy to get more than you’ll eat because the wait staff pushes the cart over and everything just looks so delicious – and so pricey if you keep ordering. (My largest bill there was over $ 80 for three people.)

Kids like sweet n sour chicken and orange chicken. Pork fried rice is not as salty as other places, nice, more like bacon. Light on the soy too.
Twice I tried an item from the traditional Chinese menu… thin slices of pork with wood ear mushrooms, snow peas, carrot and zucchini squash in a light sauce. Overall the dish is lighter (ate lots without filling up too quickly) even adding white rice. These shrooms are tasty, not earthy, and delicate with slightly more texture than other types. Do try it!

I have lived in the KC area for a while. There’s a very popular local chain that offers sub par value, with decent quality, but nothing inspiring. I’d been disappointed with a majority of the Chinese food I’d tried. All were tightly bunched across a narrow spectrum.
And then there’s Pine and Bamboo garden.
VERY good value and the selection is incredible. They offer Dim Sum on the weekends, which is a rare and exciting treat here in Kansas City.
Some of their unique highlights are the Sa Cha Beef — which is a delicious combo, as well as some of the cool and authentic dim sum dishes, like the chicken feet and beef tendon.
The ambience is absolutely unpretentious. The staff is courteous and helpful. It’s a great place for families to eat. Try it– you’ll not regret it!

The restaurant advertises Dim-​Sum, but they only have it available in the morning, which was a disappointment, since that is the whole reason I went there.
After finding out they do not have Dim-​Sum on the menu for Lunch or Dinner, it’s a pretty much standard fare Chinese establishment, with the usual menu items. We ordered a platter, Pad Thai and a couple other small items. Nothing was particularly memorable and the food was average for a typical joint like this. I would not go back, except to try the Dim-​Sum, but only because Dim-​Sum establishments around here are few and far between.
The waitstaff was friendly and prices were around the expected amount.

This is one of my go to places when I’m in the Kansas City area. I haven’t gotten the chance to try their lunch or dinner dishes, only their Dim Sum.
There aren’t many good Dim Sum Restaurants in Kansas, but myself, family, and friends really enjoy this place. They service dim sum by menu on weekdays and have more of a selection by carts on weekend. Weekends can get really packed and food comes out very slow. However, even though the selection is limited on weekdays it comes out hot and fresh! My favorites are the Ham Sui Gok, Ha Gao, and Sui Mai. Ham Sui Gok had a great meat and crispy outside ratio-​simply delicious. The food is a tad over salted and can be greasy, so order hot tea.
The staff is usually friendly and the food comes out quick. Prices are good for the quality and food you get. Now I’m craving dim sum.

We barely missed the dim sum hours, but was still craving Chinese food, so we decided to give the sit-​down menu a shot.
As I always do in Chinese restaurant, I always ask the server what is their chef’s specialty, since different region of Chinese cuisine would offer very different style and taste, asking which region where the chef’s from never hurt! (tsk tsk, its what we Chinese/​Taiwanese/​Cantonese people always do in Asia!)
Since there was only 3 of us, the waiter recommended 3 dishes: Duck, crab, and a tofu dish. It was definitely great recommendations. Being blessed of Taiwanese background, I know good Chinese cuisine when I taste one. This is definitely one of the better/​more authentic Chinese restaurant in town. The price is a bit pricey, but that is probably because we ordered specialty dishes.
Would love to come back and tryout the dim sum, since I heard a great deal of good things about it.

Great dim sum. I really enjoyed the food. The quality of their dim sum was much better than I had at Bo Lings 1 week ago.
I will most definitely be back. We plan on taking my dad here when he comes in 2 weeks. This is most certainly the authentic place to go in town. Thanks to the owner for sticking with authenticity.

Came for Sunday dimsum — it was hardly alright. The only pleasurable dish was the bowl of porridge, but even the oil bread pieces were a bit. sad. Nothing tasted fresh. The only flavor I tasted was MSG salty. After the meal I was definitely panting for water. I enjoyed their large-​portioned white turnip cakes (luobuo gao), but, again, it was salty. I assume the majority of their dishes were frozen, store-​purchased packages they simply steamed (or microwaved?). By the way, should I mention our table of 11 paid $ 18/​person.
Anyways, all this to say, if you did not enjoy this dimsum experience, I totally understand. Dimsum should have been better than what you were served.