Yummy House Gainesville

There are 2 types of Chinese restaurants in America; number one is the fast food takeout which uses a universal menu catering to the American palate (chop suey, chow mein, etc.) and number two is authentic Chinese cuisine designed for the dine-in experience. Yummy House is the latter, and specializes in dim sum dishes served by rolling carts. You should go to Yummy House for dim sum. The Larry David “Curb Your Enthusiasm” test for judging an authentic Chinese restaurant is by seeing Chinese customers seated throughout the nearby tables and that was indeed the situation during my visit. Recent Google reviews criticized Yummy House for their Orange Chicken and Lo Mein. These are dishes that are standard at Chinese-American takeout restaurants and should not be ordered here. If you want orange chicken then go to Panda Express; if you want to try authentic Chinese cuisine then order from the dim sum carts at Yummy House. I lived in Hong Kong for 5 years; so I have some expertise with regard to good dim sum. I can tell you that the steamed BBQ pork buns* and shrimp dumplings* served at Yummy House are exactly the same as those served in Hong Kong. I would also recommend the Fried Sticky Rice Pork Dumplings* and Pan-Fried Turnip Cake. For 2 or more people I suggest Chinese Broccoli with Oyster Sauce.* (* See my 4 photos posted in the review gallery.)

amazing, the dim sum was very good, i wanna go back and get some stuff off the main menu next time

Disgusting food that is overpriced. Worst Chinese I've had in the state. Makes the nasty Gator CHina here seem like a delicacy.

The orange chicken was disgusting it was drowning in orange sauce and bad tasting all together

This place is ABSOLUTELY FOUL.... KFC has more meat than skin on their chicken than this place. $20 for a cheaply made box of mushy orange bits. The meal looked like baby food and was refused a new order and it refund.

I took my husband for his birthday along with my granddaughter. We ordered from the dinner menu. I saw a cart being pushed around, but didn’t know what it was. It was our first time dining there. I ordered shrimp and scallops. The scallops tasted fishy. They immediately took care of the problem. The chef even came out and he called the distributor. They were very kind and attentive and the food was delicious! I am looking forward to our next visit. I think next time I’m going to sample different tastes from the cart. I highly recommend this restaurant. I guess it’s not called yummy House for nothing

For dim sum this is 100% the best in Gainesville, there is a large and varried selection. The rest of the menu is fine, between the traditional and american Chinese dishes nothing stands out as being that good, going for dim sum is a must though if you like Chinese food. Parking: Small lot but it isn't usually full.

Great prices and atmosphere. Would absolutely come back