China Pearl Restaurant

Reviews

• Andy V.

  star star star star star_border 25 June 2026

  I'm surprised I never knew about this Dim Sum place as I live about 10 minutes from here but better late than never. Came here with a party of 4 and was seated immediately at around 11AM on a Sunday. What I love about this place is that it's not as big as Hei La Moon, which means that the waiters and servers are much more attentive to your table.
  
  Overall the food was really good and didn't taste too oily/filled with msg. We ordered the typical items such as siu mai, har gow, pork buns, and baos, and everything tasted great. My only complaint is that the Shrimp Cheung Fun was primarily rice noodles and did not have enough shrimp. Other than that, I enjoyed my experience here and will be back!

• Elizabeth Y.

  star star star star star_border 21 June 2026

  China Pearl is a great dim sum place! My group of five came around noon on Sunday and waited for around 10 minutes to be seated. The restaurant is super efficient, so we were pleasantly surprised by the wait time considering how many people were waiting to be seated when we arrived. We tried a good number of their dishes, including shumai, har gow, sticky rice, chicken feet, congee and you tiao, pork, beef noodles, Chinese broccoli, steamed rice rolls with shrimp, and tofu pudding. (The beef noodles and Chinese broccoli are at a station that's tucked a little inside the restaurant where you go up with your stamp card and pick out your own dishes.)
  
  A few things I wanted to note in case I return with a smaller group and have to be more selective about which items to try
  - the har gow were a little on the dry side, and the shumai were better; the steam rice rolls with shrimp easily beat both of these
  - the sticky rice was pretty good, but the meat inside was not as good as what you find in the sticky rice you can get at a bakery
  - things I'd definitely get again: steamed rice rolls with shrimp, Chinese broccoli, congee (with you tiao of course), and beef noodles (also, I'm not huge on chicken feet but apparently these were pretty good)
  
  I would definitely come again--China Pearl's efficiency and wide array of options make it a solid dim sum spot! I got swept up with trying all of the different items, so I didn't end up taking many photos, but everything looked as you'd expect.

• Olivia V.

  star star star star star_border 18 June 2026

  I recently came here for dim sum with a few friends who recommended it over the other restaurants in Chinatown. My boyfriend and I usually go to Hei La Moon for dim sum but China Pearl definitely impressed us! Despite the exterior of the restaurant which appears quite small, when you walk up the flight of stairs you'll find a huge space inside that's decorated with lanterns and lights.
  
  The service here is something that's worth noting as well. Dim sum isn't really known for having the best service but our servers here were extremely attentive. At other restaurants, we'll often have to chase down the carts or ask for water multiple times but at China Pearl, they're very quick to deliver orders and even refill your water before you ask!
  
  In terms of food, I would have to say that China Pearl is a solid dim sum spot. Their portions are generous and everything tasted great. The only thing I remember not liking as much was their rice sheets with shrimp. The ratio of rice sheet to shrimp was way off so if that's what you're looking forward to here, you might want to try another dim sum restaurant. Overall though, I personally really enjoyed my experience and have been converted to China Pearl!

• Leila L.

  star star star star star 6 June 2026

  How can anyone not like their dim sum? It was probably the most satisfying dim sum experience I've ever had in Boston. (I can't believe I missed this place for so long) True, they don't even have a single window, which makes it kind of weird to be inside at first; BUT, the variety of dim sum dishes and the consistency of quality just can't be beaten. The trick really is to come with a larger group (say 6-10) so that you can sample everything and have a full experience!
  
  I love their runny salted egg yolk bun, durian pastry, beef daikon stew, chicken sticky rice, chicken feet...I can go on and on. Essentially, everything I had, there was not a single dish I didn't like.
  
  The service was impressive. There was no time when our teapot was left empty, which happens quite often at other dim sum places. The cart aunties were nice and patient.
  
  In the end, we were all so full and happy, and we each paid no more than $30. What can I say? Life is amazing!

• Kyle V.

  star star star star star_border 3 June 2026

  Authentic Dim Sum in the heart of Chinatown. We stopped in at lunch time on a Saturday and they were very busy but we didn't have to wait for a table.
  
  Within minutes, carts began stopping by and we loaded up our table and they stamped our final bill. Sometimes our main server would come over to help translate for us because the ladies pushing the carts weren't as fluent in English.
  
  The staff was all very friendly and helped explain what different things were. The bill was in Chinese so we have no idea what the prices were for each item we took off the carts.
  
  Overall, our favorite dishes were the pork buns, and sticky rice but we thoroughly enjoyed each dish we grabbed.