The food tasted good compared to a few other Dim Sum places we've tried in NC so far. The shrimp dumplings tasted weird with a spice/flavor I couldn't name. Overall Dim Sum was good but very lacking in ingredients. Food tasted fresh and everything was served hot. Service was excellent even though our GT chicken was delayed.
Ordered a General Tso's chicken as well and while the sauce leaned towards a more Asian flair, there was a good amount of chicken with a very light crispy batter. Best quality General Tso's chicken we've tried in NC and we've tried quite a few places.
It seems NC standards are low in terms of restaurant quality and that is what we expected coming here for the first time. However, we were pleasantly surprised by the decent food at Asian Bistro.
Side note: The lady's room had all the lights on but yet it was so dark that I half expected a ghost to jump out and scare the life out of me. Please light up those rooms. It's way too spooky.
Grace C
Sep 28, 2024
4
Flavorful dim sum. The better/best option in Durham at the moment? I'm still looking. More on the oily side (for things like scallion pancakes). Kind of expensive for what I got but, to be honest, prices at all restaurants have stayed high after covid. Fair warning; you may need a nap after your meal! I often do.
Alaina Barnes
Sep 23, 2024
5
I picked up lunch from here today and the food was great. I ordered the BBQ pork buns, the steamed shrimp dumplings, and the pork wontons with chili sauce. It was the best shrimp dumpling I've ever had. Totally recommend ❤️
Brooke Kumar
Aug 16, 2024
5
All I can put in the pics are empty plates because we ATE IT UP. Coming from Houston Texas we weren’t sure what to expect but we will be back! This place was incredible! Soft buns and excellent flavors. Noodles were soft but still had texture.
Melanie Tam
Jul 8, 2024
3
My MIL called on Saturday evening to make a reservation for Sunday 11 AM dim sum because my BIL had said this place gets pretty packed. I don't think we needed one. It did start filling up slowly but I think as long as you get there when it opens at 11, you should be fine. That's when we got there and it seemed more people like to get there at 12.
There are no dim sum carts here. Instead, they give you a paper menu and you tick off how many items of which dim sum you want. We had eight people, so we ordered a bunch of dishes: shrimp churng fun, beef churng fun, ha gow, shumai, taro puffs, chicken feet, pork ribs, egg tarts, cha siu baos, spring rolls, turnip cakes, cha siu puffs, and vegetarian rolls. Everything was just okay but I will say, I was pleasantly surprised by the taro puffs. They don't look like they normally should, and looked like it had a thick shell, but it was actually pretty good. Duds were the churng fun and the shumai. The churng fun did not have a good consistency and was breaking a part. The shumai tasted sour - not sure if it had gone bad. We also ordered some beef noodles from the regular menu which were SO ridiculously salty. I would skip these.
The highlight of the meal was the chili oil. I used it on everything and it made the dim sum better.
India Samara
Apr 22, 2024
5
Coming from a state with the best dim sum in the country I really wanted to find a good place here. We were incredibly nervous going here but it actually turned out pretty good. Most of the items we ordered were really yummy. The only thing we noticed is that the portions are quite small but other than that the food is a great choice for dim sum in the area. A little wait was okay and the place is super cute. We will be going back:)
Victor Lao
Jan 28, 2024
4
Really good dim sum, everything was really fresh. There are no carts you just order from a menu and they bring it out freshly made. We also got the young chow fried rice to go with our dim sum and that was well made except they didn't put any roasted pork in it. I've eaten a lot of dim sum, the portions are smaller than what I'm used too. Everything tasted great but just in a smaller size. Definitely worth a trip back.
