Pagoda

Pagoda is a hidden gem. Not easy to get to with all the road work nearby, and somewhat hidden in a L-shaped strip mall. The inside is spacious, the staff friendly, and the food authentic and tasty. I only have two negatives to mention. No duck on the menu. It is hard to find duck, especially a properly cooked Peking Duck, and I would expect a place named Pagoda to have it on the menu. I do believe I tried them a couple of years ago on Doordash and two types of duck were on the menu. They do not have any now. The other negative is the tables are not comfortable. The style of the tables make them a single table per person, so I kept bumping into table legs. For a petite person, no issue. I had the salt and pepper squid as this is one of their recommended dishes. I also had pork belly. The flavors were very good and the visuals stunning. I was not loving the texture though, but I feel that is a cultural issue more than food issue. The food here appears very authentic, no "Americanizing" t

Pretty solid dim sum, good food all in all but not the best I’ve had. Service was good though the entrees took a little bit. The sticky rice entree was a bit annoying since there was bone fragments for the chicken pieces in there. That being said the congee and the tea is excellent. Pros and cons.

Go early right when they open on the weekends, otherwise it's going to be 45 mins to an hour wait! The wait is worth it for all-you-can-eat on Fridays and weekends! It is really reasonable (in my opinion) for about $30 per person. Some of my favorite dishes are the pork riblets, shu Mai, endless mimosas, crispy sticky bun (not sure the exact name but it has ground pork in the middle and it's sticky like sesame balls but crispy in the outside).