Happy Together - Chino Hills, California

RAIDER G.

10/10/24

The Dim Sum here is a real treat! We indulged in the Shrimp Siu Mai, Shanghai Soup Dumplings, and Steamed BBQ Pork Buns, and each bite was a flavor explosion. You can’t go wrong with these three.

To top it off, the service was both speedy and friendly.

betty M.

Didn’t want to drive to SGV for the usual Chinese BBQ, found this place in Chino and gave it a try. They have limited Dim Sum dishes but it was good enough selections. They also have roasted duck, Peking duck(not sure if you have to order 24 hours in advance or not. Didn’t look like it on the menu.). Roasted pork belly, char Shiu and chciken. They also have frozen dim sum to take home as well. The roasted meats are pretty decent and same as the dim sum. They have my favorite salted egg yolk lava steamed buns so I’m quite happy with it. Too bad they don’t offer the basic wonton Mee where it goes with all of the roasted meats.

Henry

My friend and I ordered three courses for two people. Let's talk about the dishes first. 1:lettuce w/preserved tofu sauce 9/10 Crispy leaves without black cooking in place, precise seasoning. But the dish is not quite right. According to my understanding, dishes with soup should use a saucer to avoid spilling the soup. In China, this dish is also colored with shredded red pepper. 2:Chinese sauerkraut w/pork tripe 7/10 The whole dish is very well cooked with raw starch, which is very thin but completely wrapped. From serving to eating about 40 minutes without water, we can see that the chef's cooking skills are very good. Pork belly has a small amount of odor is not removed clean, personal suggestions can try to add a small amount of Sichuan pepper, dried pepper, anise, cilantro and a large number of white peppercorns and a moderate amount of salt brine to make pork belly, in order to completely suppress the odor, onion and pepper should be reduced as a color match, increase the amount of pickled cabbage. When cooking dishes, add a little garlic chilli sauce or bean sauce to add color and enrich the taste of dishes. 3:roasted duck 8/10 The roast duck tastes good and the meat is roasted duck 8/10. In my impression, the flavor of roast duck and star anise will be more prominent, the color should be jujube red will make diners more hungry, roast duck sauce can add a little brandy to enhance the smell. The firing temperature is 200-210 degrees Celsius. The price is moderate, the overall rating is 9/10, and the Cantonese restaurant system in California can be ranked top10. I wanted to order coconut crispy chicken but the restaurant didn't have it. It's a pity. It was just us when we came. The server is enthusiastic. The restaurant is clean and hygienic. The teapot is beautiful. Dine-in is recommended.

Ellie Z.

While waiting for my order, I saw a big cockroach crawling on the ground. When I went home and opened my dishes, I found the label in it. Not to mention the tastes. The restaurant is really not clean.

Food W. E.

Was told that this place had good dim sum so I drove out to try it. I was disappointed. It's not better than the dim sum restaurants in alhambra/san gabriel area.

Beef Chow Fun - The reason why they get 2 stars instead of none. This was good, has the wok hei flavor in the noodles and beef.

Triple Meat - It's ok, nothing fantastic. Got the roast beef, bbq pork and roasted pork. So far the best siu yok I've had in the west coast is in Vegas. BBQ pork was tough, lacked flavor. Roast beef is ok but lunasia has a better roast beef.

Lotus Wrapped Sticky Rice - Rice was so dry I thought it wasn't glutinous rice. Sea Harbor or Lunasia has better ones.

Golden Egg Yolk Buns - Decent, though I would prefer the buns to be rounder and fluffier rather than fat on the widths.

Siew Mai - Was ok. Hard to mess this one up.

Steamed BBQ Pork Bun - Probably the worst I've had in my life. There was a really sour after taste in the filling.

Steamed Garlic Spare Ribs - Was ok since it's mostly garlic taste.

Shrimp & Pork wontons with spicy sauce - Would not order.

Shanghai Soup Dumplings - skin was AF my first instinct was to spit it out.

Bean Curd Roll - Lacked flavor. Other places in SGV like 1968 or chef tony make them better.

Food 2/5
Service 4/5
Ambiance 3/5 - Small

Sorry to say I won't be coming back. If you live in the area this might be a good option for you.

Wes L.

First thing that came to mind, this place is expensive for their portion, and the quality of food given was what you would expect from any generic decent dim sum place.

The food was alright but I don't think I've ever seen Har Gao given in sets of 3, most places I've been to are in sets of 4.

The Chung Fun was...wrapped uniquely? Strange presentation, but things eventually get blended in your mouth so i guess you can overlook that. The sauce though they use for it, is strange, like there's just something off, though no one was sick after eating here.

The other dishes wasn't anything remarkable, I feel (which makes sense) that the flavors are tailored for the demographic of clientele in the area, even though the guests insides are mainly Asian, a bit closer to 20-30 year old.

Over hearing the table next to us, the mother there has two young children and ordered a fried dish, which upon opening it up, found out it was undercooked/raw. So take that as you would.

Personally, I would not come here again as it was pretty subpar and pricey.

Sophia

I love Happy Together restaurant
Best chinese BBQ in town, they have all day dim sum, all the dishes i had before were really good. Service are great, constantly check your table to see if you need anything , which is rare at the Asian restaurant
I come here a lot whenever I can
Regular customer and a fan
Can’t believe I only took 2 pictures today. Was in the hurry to dig in 😅

Jeff C.

I liked it. Good dim sum spot in Chino Hills. They can get pretty crowded on holidays though. The food is really good. The inside space is better for smaller groups. When calling ahead on a weekend or holiday they say it will take 30min but it really takes longer. There's plenty of parking in the business center lot.