My go-to dim sum place in Chinatown if I want cart service for yum cha. The restaurant is spacious for being in the downtown location and one of the more modern and cleanest restaurant in the area.
I was here last week for Chinese new year dim sum with my best friend and came around noonish so it was fairly busy.
We were a little disappointed since the carts weren't frequent and it seemed like the same carts were being circulated. I had gone for a run earlier that morning so was very hungry, but was very patient because that's what dim sum with cart service is about.
Ordering one or two dishes at a time as the carts circulated is they key to dim sum so food remains fresh and hot; plus it helps with digestion - eating slowly, enjoying the food, drinking tea, and catching up with conversation as that's what dim sum is about.
Credit goes to the ladies with the carts as they tried to sell off their food even though we already had their dishes. Bonus about speaking Cantonese, they were extremely friendly to us and did suggest if we wanted something in particular we could order from the servers wearing vests. We weren't in any hurry and didn't know exactly what we wanted so just waited for the carts to circulate.
Dim sum for two came to close to $38 which is a little pricey for the amount of food we had - 7 standard dim sum dishes. Plus I did not like fact that the server waited while we paid, but realized we were taking our time, so eventually left. There was no lineup and by this time it wasn't busy, so not sure why they were trying to rush us out.
With a name like Dim Sum King you would expect exceptional dim sum, but that's not the case. Overall, good experience and good decent dim sum for downtown location in Chinatown. Definitely worth a visit if you want traditional cart service.