Asie dumpling house

I'm sitting here as a first-timer ordering. The place was empty, then I read reviews, and I wanted to run ....when I got my food, I said grace, and I must share it was good. You have to ask for Wasabi and ginger when you order sushi. Otherwise, you won't get it. This place is worth a try

Visited 3 months ago

Been going here for years and it’s some of the best Chinese food in SB! Service is always friendly and quick. We’ve tried almost everything on the menu and it always comes out amazing! They have many different options to choose from and it’s all fresh. So glad we found this restaurant, it’s our go-to every time!

Visited a year ago

We were in Santa Barbara for the day and saw this place. Friendly service there. The waiters were very nice. The dumplings were really good. The lunch special includes soup and steamed rice or fried rice. There’s indoor and outdoor dining.

Visited 2 years ago

Everything was so good I ordered more until exploding full. Bad reviews here are trolls. Recommend trying a variety of their dim sum and their mango drink. Favorites were the soup dumplings, porridge, char siu bao, and the rice rolls. Came hungry and left happy, good came out quick, and I will definitely return when I am in town.

Visited 4 years ago

Four of us visited this restaurant and ordered food. Within 30 minutes, four out of six dishes arrived, but it took another 40 minutes for the fifth dish (edamame) to be served. After waiting an additional 15 minutes, I complained about the delay, and only then was the last dish (beef noodle) brought out. When we requested the check, we noticed an 18% tip was already included. We asked why, but the server didn’t speak English. Frustrated, we asked them to process the payment, and when the receipt came back for signature, there were additional tip options, which could easily lead to double-tipping. The food was mediocre, the service was terrible, and we won’t be coming back. Be cautious if you visit.

Visited 3 months ago

just ordered the food on ubereats which showed that if the price of order is over 40＄then You could get a free chicken fried rice. I neither got the free chicken fried rice nor the tableware. We are ok with not getting the chicken fried rice but we have no idea how to eat the food without tableware ？

I asked my friend jian to have the receipt of this order which is ＄57.5 and he said how could he not ask for the tableware？how'd we eat？

Visited a year ago

A little dumpling house we found walking State Street. We had shrimp dumplings and spicy pork dumplings. They were yummy. This place also offers sushi and Chinese food. With happy hour items as well which I believe were from 3 to 5.

Visited 6 months ago

That was the worst Asian food I’ve had in the states. Stay away. Cold rice paper dumplings, the char siu tasted like sugared spam. Instead of ramen, buy some instant noodles at a kiosk and you would be more satisfied.
We addressed this with management, but they didn’t care.

Visited 3 months ago

Atmosphere is decent, service was fast, food would have been 2 stars but since we both got sick I am giving it 1. Within a few hours we were sick as dogs and retching on the side of the 101. Everything had an old/microwave/plastic taste that is hard to describe. There is food safety issues happening here. I saw many other reviews of people getting sick. Will not be back.

Visited 2 months ago

Soup dumpling were good but everything else wasn't. Calamari was extremely chewy and duck was low quality and very fatty. Portions were extremely small for the money == overpriced

Visited 2 months ago

Four of us visited this restaurant and ordered food. Within 30 minutes, four out of six dishes arrived, but it took another 40 minutes for the fifth dish (edamame) to be served. After waiting an additional 15 minutes, I complained about the delay, and only then was the last dish (beef noodle) brought out. When we requested the check, we noticed an 18% tip was already included. We asked why, but the server didn’t speak English. Frustrated, we asked them to process the payment, and when the receipt came back for signature, there were additional tip options, which could easily lead to double-tipping. The food was mediocre, the service was terrible, and we won’t be coming back. Be cautious if you visit.

Visited 3 months ago

I'm sitting here as a first-timer ordering. The place was empty, then I read reviews, and I wanted to run ....when I got my food, I said grace, and I must share it was good. You have to ask for Wasabi and ginger when you order sushi. Otherwise, you won't get it. This place is worth a try

Visited 3 months ago

That was the worst Asian food I’ve had in the states. Stay away. Cold rice paper dumplings, the char siu tasted like sugared spam. Instead of ramen, buy some instant noodles at a kiosk and you would be more satisfied.
We addressed this with management, but they didn’t care.

Visited 3 months ago

Terrible Ramen tastes like dishwasher cloth. I do not understand how it can survive as a restruant.

Visited 4 months ago

Visited 4 months ago

Wow! This place is completely done a rebrand. They now are called Asie taste of Asian.
They offer free delivery and their menu now includes dim sum, rolls and awesome appetizers!
We got the menu in the mail and decided to try it out. The pricing is great the quality is great and the delivery was fast! We had the Kung Fu roll, barbeque pork bun, chicken chow mein and egg rolls. I particularly like the sesame sweet ball. I was hesitant to try them and have them deliver to the Mesa. We were quite surprised at the speed of delivery and the quality of the food. This will be our new Asian delivery restaurant!

Delivery was awesome again! Love this place?

Visited 4 months ago

Thanks you, to all the people that made this experience happen, and for the well prepared dish.

Visited 4 months ago

Best dim sum in town! The soup dumplings are incredible

Visited 5 months ago

Food is low quality and bad taste

Visited 6 months ago

A little dumpling house we found walking State Street. We had shrimp dumplings and spicy pork dumplings. They were yummy. This place also offers sushi and Chinese food. With happy hour items as well which I believe were from 3 to 5.

Visited 6 months ago

The service was okay, but the food was TERRIBLE. We ordered 4 dishes.

The 1st dish was boiled vegetables with sauce, which was nice.

The 2nd dish was radish cake, so salty I couldn’t eat it.

The 3rd was pork siu mai, and the pork tasted almost spoiled; it was awful.

The 4th dish, shrimp rice cake, was just okay but not hot.
We waited about 15 minutes for the food and expected it to be hot and tasty, but it was neither, just cold with a horrible taste.

I hope the owner checks the food quality. It’s really terrible and needs improvement. If not, you’re going to lose more customers.

Visited 6 months ago

Loved it!

Visited 6 months ago

Surprisingly delicious dim sum. Especially the Tom yum chicken dumplings in chilli oil

Visited 7 months ago

I ordered the seared double salmon roll. Service was prompt and friendly. The roll itself was well made and tasty. The price was incredibly reasonable, especially for Santa Barbara. Would come back again.

Visited 7 months ago

Misu soup was horrible and tasted like salt water. Staff felt like it was doing US a service by serving us. Ordered sushi but after the soup we left early because couldn’t trust the quality of the seafood.

Visited 8 months ago

I hate leaving a bad review but sadly the service was quite unfriendly and the food wasn't the best either. I thought saying thank you and you're welcome isn't too much asked for when working with customers but apparently I'm wrong.

Visited 8 months ago

Food ok.
They dont have tea,consider it is chinese restaurant.
Waitress service not too good,is ok.
Sushi ok.
Other food ok.

Visited 8 months ago

Ich kann die 6 Sterne Bewertungen nicht nachvollziehen. Vielleicht haben die hier ja mehrere Köche. Unserer war definitiv eine Niete. Sogar den Reis hat er verbockt. Der Rest war schlecht gewürzt. Einer der Kellner war von oben bis unten mit weisser Farbe bekleckert. Ich habe selten so schlecht gegessen.

Visited 8 months ago

The staff here were really friendly and welcoming but honestly just the most flavourless food we have ever eaten. Ordered four or five dishes and not one was good. The shrimp in the dumplings smelt really off

Visited 9 months ago

Ordered takeout food. It was no better than reheating Trader Joe's frozen food. The wontons were spectacularly bad with grease dripping from them. Very salty fried rice left us gasping for water. I feel this place survives as there's very little choice for Chinese in Santa Barbara if you don't have a car. Very poor.

Visited 10 months ago

炒饭放油也放得太多了吧，最底下一层都成油泡饭了，没办法吃，只好扔掉了。
烤鸭全是骨头和鸭皮，一点肉都没有。

大坑，快逃

Visited 10 months ago

Visited 10 months ago

Pretty good but not overwhelmingly so
On par

Visited 10 months ago

Visited a year ago

The worst service in Santa Barbara I’m literally sitting down in the restaurant as we speak to write this I took the time to sign up an I’ve lived her for 10 years… they are horrific I come because I work close an it’s easy PERIOD!!!!!!

Visited a year ago

Found larvae in food! Terrible

Visited a year ago

Been going here for years and it’s some of the best Chinese food in SB! Service is always friendly and quick. We’ve tried almost everything on the menu and it always comes out amazing! They have many different options to choose from and it’s all fresh. So glad we found this restaurant, it’s our go-to every time!

Visited a year ago

Great food and service

Visited a year ago

Delicious dim sum for celebrating the year of the dragon. Pork buns, shrimp dumplings, spicy chicken wonton and moo shu duck with sesame balls for dessert. Everything was fresh and tasty. Will definitely be back!

Visited a year ago

Could not get our order right if their life depended on it. Worst service ever.

Visited a year ago

Visited a year ago

just ordered the food on ubereats which showed that if the price of order is over 40＄then You could get a free chicken fried rice. I neither got the free chicken fried rice nor the tableware. We are ok with not getting the chicken fried rice but we have no idea how to eat the food without tableware ？

I asked my friend jian to have the receipt of this order which is ＄57.5 and he said how could he not ask for the tableware？how'd we eat？

Visited a year ago

Visited a year ago

If you want good food. DONT COME HERE!

I never review places this is my first time ever reviewing but here’s a warning…

I had a bowl of ramen with teriyaki chicken and the seasoned egg and the chicken was dry and unseasoned and the egg was overcooked and looked like chalk. When the waiter brought the manager she was EXTREMELY rude and basically yelling at the waiter for him to translate, even got a couple of eye rolls. The waiter comes back and explains they’re only going to take 50% OFF after I only took 2-3 bites. We had to persistently argue so I was able to get a refund. I didn’t order anything else and I have gone to another place to hopefully get something else to eat.

I also forgot to mention when I got the food the waiter admitted that the chicken was cooked THE DAY BEFORE

Visited a year ago

I saw the 3 1/2 star rating and thought we’d try it anyway. It’s a 2-3 star for sure. Would not recommend.

Visited a year ago

Los platillos que probé estuvieron deliciosos. Muy buena atención. Ambiente cálido. Me gustó.

Visited a year ago

This place is next level

Idk what happened in the past, this place is the best restaurant I’ve ever ate in sb

This place smhangs

Visited a year ago

Staff is super amazing and friendly if Emily is there best believe you’re getting the best customer service, ramen is good if it’s not spicy enough ask and they’ll get you right, the dumplings and everything else like the starts be careful because you’ll catch yourself ordering more!

Visited a year ago

Atmosphere was good and service was okay, but some of the most bland food I’ve ever gotten at a restaurant. Spicy ramen had no flavor, sushi tasted like it had poor quality ingredients, and dumplings were tasteless. I wouldn’t recommend this place to anyone.

Visited a year ago

Food was ok. Service wasn’t the best. We ordered 4 plates. Each one was brought out to us 10-15 minutes apart. Which was not satisfying as opposed to have our meals brought out at the same time to really dig in. It was just me and my partner but it was odd. For a Friday night was not busy. The young man we had as our waiter was very pleasant.

Visited a year ago

Visited a year ago

음식 맛있고 중국인 총각이 서비스 잘함
로컬들이 투고를 많이 해감
방문 할만함 good nice

Visited a year ago

I liked the dim sum - the dishes hit all the notes you would expect.

Visited a year ago

Visited a year ago

This wasn't our first choice for lunch that day but the food was very filling and we had loads of leftovers to takeaway.

Visited 2 years ago

Definitivamente un lugar cálido y bueno para comer tengo los mejores recuerdos ahí privado ordenado.

Visited 2 years ago

Honestly can't begin to understand the low ratings. Came here originally for the soup dumplings which are lovely every time, but I've been back several times now and am slowly exploring more of the menu. It's consistently delicious and everyone is friendly. The food comes out at a nice pace and I can count on feeling full and satisfied every time I walk out.

Visited 2 years ago

沒想到是上海人開的 好開心

Visited 2 years ago

I had some of the best hot and sour soup of my life here but for a place named after dumplings, I must say that the steamed pork dumplings were not terrific. Plus there's no way I should be able to make a better dumpling sauce than the restaurant. The waiter forgot about me for twenty minutes after I was seated but I didn't say anything; I'm a patient girl just looking for a meal. The hot and sour soup was so good I would come back and try some of their other menu options.

Visited 2 years ago

One of the best restaurant in heart of Santa Barbara downtown. The foods are very delicious sushi dumpling seafoods all in one place I like to go this restaurant again and again.

Visited 2 years ago

I’ve got a stomatitis after visiting this place, and my wife got poisoned here.
All she ate that day was only at Asie Dumplings House ( we visited it around 11am)
At night I had to take my wife to the emergency room and she was diagnosed food poisoning.
Worst place worst experience!!!

Visited 2 years ago

I got poisoned here
All I ate in that day was in this very restaurant.
People who visited this place with me they were also feeling bad that day after visiting Asie Dumpling House.
My husband got a stomatitis.
The worst experience during our vacation.
I was taken to the emergency room at night and they diagnosed food poisoning..
We tried to contact them and explain our concerns but the answer was like “ok” and thats it. Can’t believe this restaurant still opened and serves Californians..
The Worst place I visited, the worst experience I’ve got.
Try to avoid this place at any cost !!!

Visited 2 years ago

Omg please don’t go !!!! we stayed with a company of 5 people, 4 of us got poisoned and ruined our day!!! we didn't even take a photo because it didn't look good!!!! the food wasn't ready, it was dirty on the tables, but it was 11.30, they just opened 😡😡😡🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮140$????for what ???I want my money back 🤬🤬🤬

Visited 2 years ago

Good selection and good food.

Visited 2 years ago

Visited 2 years ago

Yuck city. 🤮 not sure how you can mess up dim sum. They are masters. And we didn't even get all the dishes we ordered. $55 on yuck and bad service. Sake is gross to.

Visited 2 years ago

That is definitely the best Chinese restaurant in Santa Barbara! The food they served is amazing, especially the dim sum. My favorite dish is the xiaolongbao soup dumplings. They also serve sushi, I ordered the Kung Fu roll, RJ dragon roll and the Crunch tiger roll, that was so delicious and just can’t stop thinking it after I left Santa Barbara. The service was great, definitely deserved a five star and the waiter is cute and handsome, we also gave a good tip to him on that day. Strongly recommended this place, it must be experienced in lifetime!

Visited 2 years ago

Good food for a good price. There were lots of options on the menu: ramen, dim sum, sushi, etc. It's really easy to find something you would like here. The prices are good, there's outdoor seating, and the service is very friendly. Would recommend for lunch or appetizer/snack

Visited 2 years ago

The food - amazing.
The chicken in the dumplings had a phenomenal blend of herbs and spices. Those that were pan-seared were immaculate. Delicious!
But the Spicy Chili Wonton Dim Sum?! It was insane - the most amazing combo of proteins with immaculate flavors. The spices had liquids tasting lemony to us! It was soooo cool!

Visited 2 years ago

The food here in delicious and I mean damm good!! The chicken chow mein is the absolute best noodles packed with so much flavor , I highly recommend this restaurant you will not be disappointed

Visited 2 years ago

I wish I took a picture
1. Patio outside is dirty, and not presentable as other places
2. They don’t give you any complementary snacks
3. They put VERY VERY little of ginger and wasabi ( not enough for all rolls we got )
4. Toilet is kinda smells and dirty
5. Sushi were 8 from 10

As an Asian place they could decorate they restaurant very unique and easily

Visited 2 years ago

dim sum pretty good!

Visited 2 years ago

Amazing experience, family oriented, great chicken fried dumplings, and wanton with chili oil. One of my favorite places

Visited 2 years ago

The food here is awesome, I definitely recommend the dumplings. The service is relatively fast and the employees are nice. It unfortunately was incredibly loud when we visited, loud enough that we couldn’t hear our waiter. They also charged us for a drink that we didn’t order, however when I showed them, they figured it out quickly and refunded me for the drink :)

Visited 2 years ago

Great tasting dim sum and sushi. We went there on a Friday afternoon and dined outside on the street. My picky mother in law loved the dumplings and the rice porridge.

Visited 2 years ago

Absolutely not worth the money. Tastes like nothing, dirty kitchen. We had the worst Ramen we ever ate. Friendly waiter.

Visited 2 years ago

Visited 2 years ago

The dim sum was really fresh and really delicious. There was a wait and the wait staff seemed a bit shy, it but it was really good. To be clear, we did not order any Japanese food or stereotypical Chinese restaurant food.

Visited 2 years ago

We were in Santa Barbara for the day and saw this place. Friendly service there. The waiters were very nice. The dumplings were really good. The lunch special includes soup and steamed rice or fried rice. There’s indoor and outdoor dining.

Visited 2 years ago

Came here for a quick bite and thought the food was great! It's rare for a place to have Japanese and Chinese food and do them both well, but we got a sushi roll and some soup dumplings and they were both pretty wonderful. Beautiful patio area

Visited 2 years ago

My 11yo son and I tried out this place for his birthday because he loves dumplings. I was a little worried because Google reviews are only at 3.2, but then I saw GrubHub and Uber Eats reviews were in the mid to high 4-point range, so I gave it a shot, and I’m so glad I did!

We tried several items from their dim sum menu, and every one was delicious. Three days later, whenever I think of the bbq pork bao, my mouth waters. So so so good. Our server was attentive and kind, too. Please give them a try!

(Also, Google said they were closed, but they’re not. Just call them to confirm. Oh, one more thing—they have nice, clean bathrooms. That says a lot!)

Visited 2 years ago

Bad the food was gross did not taste good. The restaurant was also gross it was nasty inside. The menus were sticky. Stay away from this restaurant at all costs

Visited 2 years ago

On a weekend trip to Santa Barbara, we found this place in State street. The restaurant is clean and welcoming. We loved the soup and tried most of their dumplings. If you like dumplings, I strongly recommend this place. They were fresh and very tasty. We will definitely return!

Visited 2 years ago

This spot really hit the spot. I really enjoy the food. I’m a great location. The dim sum 🥟 was good, warm and tasty. Prices are good, given the area.

Visited 2 years ago

A great place to get amazing small bites!

Visited 2 years ago

Average to below average dim sum. Friendly staff. No wait early Friday afternoon. No reason to return for another go. And very over priced given the quality of the food.

Visited 2 years ago

I ordered through a delivery app and had to try the dumplings (it's in their name!). The dumplings were soooooooooo salty. I don't even know what they were thinking, it was practically inedible. The ONLY reason I didn't put down 1 star is because their duck fried rice was pretty good.

Visited 2 years ago

Terrible food. It was hard to believe they would send such disgusting food and have the nerve to charge for it. Sweet and sour chicken hard chunks of tough little pieces, unchewable. Chicken chow mein tasteless at best. Nothing I can say except that I was afraid to eat it. I should have read the reviews. Bring back Jimmy’s Oriental Gardens. Nothing measures up to it. Stay away from this bad restaurant.

Visited 2 years ago

Visited 2 years ago

delicious sushi, fast quiet unobtrusive service, decent prices

Visited 2 years ago

Don't waste your money. The dumplings we got were not fresh and were barely edible. Disappointing for sure.

Visited 2 years ago

Do not go here! Worst food I ever had. Ordered teriyaki chickenbowl. Was served a small plate with rise, no vegies and with slices of pork instead of chicken on the top. The meat tasted sour and wasn’t fresh at all. Got a mug instead of a glas with water that had dust swimming around on the top. Not even my dog would have eaten that food.

Visited 2 years ago

The most disgraceful place! Ordered a peking duck and soup on UberEats they delivered only the soup as the duck was out of stock no apologies or anything. Avoid

Visited 2 years ago

This is hands down the most disgusting Chinese dim sum restaurant I have ever been to. It should’ve been a red flag when we walked in, the whole restaurant was empty. The food came out pretty quickly. None of the dim sum dishes we got resembled to anything I remembered and I grew up eating them because I’m Cantonese. Then we received the turnip cake and it was spoiled. When I told the waiter about it; he immediately gave me an attitude and disappeared back to the kitchen. The dim sum chef came out and claimed she made the dish yesterday. So I told this so called dim sum chef lady and this man (maybe her husband or manger) to both tried the turnip cake themselves since there was still another piece untouched on the plate. I literally watched them both tried and spit it out. They didn’t even apologize or admitted to their mistakes but promised to take 10% off the bill. You think I care about the money! I was visiting my friend from out of state and treating her and her parents out for a nice lunch. I didn’t want to cause a scene and made my friend’s parents uncomfortable; so I sat and finished lunch but didn’t eat much. I was honestly horrified with this restaurant serving customers spoiled food. Overall, I will never come back to this place!

*Reply to owner, this incident took place in December 2021.

Visited 2 years ago

The worst customer service ever! They are negligent with the order and straight out lie about door dash customer service asking them to cancel the order when the situation is nowhere close to the lie. I am giving them 1 star just because I can't give them minus stars. Reading the rest of the reviews I am glad that I cancelled the order.

Visited 2 years ago

Worst food and customer service ever. Made me sick.
Quick summary: not the best tasting Asian food or remotely authentic. Customer service lacks communication and understanding of the restaurant.

In-depth:
The first sign should’ve been how dirty the place was. The tables, the walls, the menus, and the dishes itself. Next was the customer service. If you have an allergy be wary. We asked two times if they used peanuts or peanut oil and they kept changing their answer.
We waited patiently and when we finally got our meals they confused which appetizer was which, chicken and pork dumplings, they couldn’t tell.
Then the veggies were stale, they weren’t steamed properly from being frozen or were old.
The ramen broth for both the miso ramen and pork ramen was horrid. It seemed like it lacked the right spices to make it flavorful. Two of us had ramen and we were far too grossed out to finish it after 2 scoops.
Noodles were over cooked, seemed mushy.
The smell of the ramen broth was the worst. I ended up throwing up once I left. It left my stomach upset for a couple of hours.
Another member of my group (of 4) said they enjoyed the sesame chicken, didn’t like the veggies. Another enjoyed the teriyaki chicken but said it was tough. None of them preferred the rice, it seemed like it was steamed in took much water since the texture was mushy. Most likely overcooked.
Two or us were sick to our stomachs and the other two were fine but left unsatisfied.
The only good thing is that we requested a refund on the ramen due to how putrid it was. There’s a reason why this place has a lower rating compared to the neighboring restaurants.

Visited 2 years ago

The first thing we do when we come to Santa Barbara is having their spinach dumplings and veggie baos. They are always superb, without fault. We keep coming for more during our stay. It is that good! I usually complement them with
a Saporo draft. Nirvana of the senses.

Visited 2 years ago

Excellent service & food.

Visited 3 years ago

ordered off DoorDash was extremely happy the food taste amazing I ordered BBQ pork fried rice pork dumpling Beef Dumpling soup pork dumpling and BBQ pork bao not sure what’s up with the reviews at this place but I would honestly rate it 4.5/5 definitely worth the price I would give it a try

Visited 3 years ago

I had to leave before ordering because the place was so dirty. They had alcohol wipes on the table for you to disinfect and when I wiped, a layer of grime and dirt came off. The menu was also absolutely filthy. I could never eat in such a place, especially raw sushi! Be careful!

Visited 3 years ago

I decided to give this place a second chance and I see why I didn’t like it the first time. The fool is low quality, I guess they’re trying to cut down costs while maximizing their return. Anyways I ordered duck and a “rib eye” it was my first time trying duck and it was really rubbery. The ramen was bland and to be honest I expected it. 3.5/10. Don’t listen to me, come try out for yourself!

Visited 3 years ago

Dirty

Visited 3 years ago

Lieblos und geschmacklich auch lasch.
beim sushi war kein richtiger sushireis verarbeitet, viel alles auseinander.
Das teriyaki chicken war lächerlich, Frechheit, das war einfach nur Fleisch mit Soße auf dem Reis drauf.

Visited 3 years ago

Excellent sushi rolls and very responsive service. My waiter was nice and the place was a very relaxed environment. Had a great lunch with wonderful views of State street in downtown Santa Barbara.

Visited 3 years ago

Not sure about other types of food in this place, but dim sum is top notch.
We ordered the steamed spinach dumplings, really fresh and tasty; the dumplings with spicy chili oil sauce - so delicious and spicy; the congee with pi Dan (thousand year old egg) - really authentic; the spare ribs with black bean sauce; the Dan Ta (egg tart) - really fresh and tasty. I was only able to take one picture because my friends ate the food too fast! Would definitely come back if I’m in the area.

Visited 3 years ago

This place is great - they have amazing dumplings and their prices are super reasonable. Everything else on the menu also looks delicious. We will be back for sure.

Visited 3 years ago

i really didn’t want to write a review. the waiter said he was new so i’ll give him the benefit of the doubt, regardless, we waited over 40+ mins for our food after ordering. they were reluctant to even seat us…i was about to walk out! dim sum was mediocre at best, rice rolls didn’t even come with sauce, no condiments on table either. there’s about 3-4 people buzzing about but none of them are waiters or cooks apparently, they’re all taking their lunch break to eat before we can…maybe they should close for an hour so everyone can eat? either way THEIR food looked good, OURS however didn’t annnddd half of our dumplings were cold despite being in steam baskets..? not to mention i got sick a little after eating it 👍 would not come back…under any circumstances.

Visited 3 years ago

One of the most dis honest restaurant ever!! They think that we are stooped not to know spinach dumplings!! they wrapped them with a regular dumpling sheets. the fried rice was steam rice added soy sauce to it. the vegetables dumplings were stuffed with spinach instead!! burned egg roles. We will never trust this place again.

Visited 3 years ago

Heated in the microwave Frozen dumplings 🤦🏻‍♂️

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Visited 3 years ago

My family came here last month. By far the worst Asian restaurant ever. Do NOT eat here. First red flag was they had such a big menu. According to the menu, they “specialize” in both Chinese food and Japanese food. The dumplings do not taste fresh and the meat is definitely not good quality. There was a “weird melted plastic taste” and “odor” to all four of the different dumpling dishes that my family ordered like they had been frozen and then burned. The only good thing there was the green leaf rice and cream cheese wontons. I liked how the cream cheese wontons were cheesy but weren’t overly cheesy w the sweet sauce. For that, this place earns a 1 star instead of 0. Although, there are many other Chinese restaurants out there nowadays that are much better than this one. I didn’t get sick but still please find somewhere else to go.

Visited 3 years ago

The food is horrible bad. Salty, extremely mini volume, bad tasting, etc. I am so regret not checking its review here before visiting.

Visited 3 years ago

Visited 3 years ago

Sushi and service were good! Wish the sushi was bigger or had more though.

Visited 3 years ago

Good sushi at a great price for the area, great sweet buns and lovely service. They were fast too! It’s very obviously a family run business and I was happy to support them. I saw a bunch of bad reviews and can happily report that this place was exactly what I expected:-)

Visited 3 years ago

First time coming here and it was amazing!! See picture for what we got.

Visited 3 years ago

Delightful Ramen!

Visited 3 years ago

We were so excited to eat dumplings and found this place on
State Street. I used the restroom before sitting down
And found the restroom the most disgusting dirty place.
I then walked back to the table and the floors were filthy.
I left before I ordered. Would never eat there knowing how
Dirty the restaurant was

Visited 3 years ago

Bad, pre frozen meals, cannot recommend

Visited 3 years ago

Visited 3 years ago

Sushi was absolutely amazing. I ordered dragon rolls

Visited 3 years ago

The food was ok, but I was never asked if I wanted more wine (even though my glass was near empty by the time I got my second course) or water. And the suggested tips amounts varied by the two receipts they gave me. Odd and misleading.

Visited 3 years ago

Good food.

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Visited 3 years ago

Ignore the detractors. This is great dim sum at reasonable prices with efficient service. As a Chinese-American, I wholeheartedly encourage folks to check this spot out.

Visited 3 years ago

Very bad in general.

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Visited 3 years ago

The food was awesome and we loved everything we order. We were there for mainly the dim sum. We also had the duck fried rice and duck moo shu, which were both delicious. The water was served in a mug and we found ourselves constantly asking for more water. Overall, definitely recommend this place.

Visited 3 years ago

So wanted to like the food🥲 I am so tired of the bad Chinese food in SB. But this one isn’t even passable when you’re desperate for Chinese. First bite on a pork har how and it was suggestive of “had they run out of ingredients “? Steamed dim sum typically prevails with flavors of fresh ginger then garlic. Literally this was so bland it was like eating boiled noodles. I threw them away. My next dish was the duck dim sum. No. Not what you might expect like a modified Peking duck plate with hoisin and scallions no just pieces of duck fat soggy not crispy with a tin of hoisin. Threw it away. Then pork buns have no flavor bland awful threw them away. Sesame chicken is breaded chicken in sweet and sour very thick sauce and was pretty bad. Threw it away. I am so mad at paying for Chinese food in this town. I swear I’m never trying another restaurant and then I do. So very bad please save your money

Visited 3 years ago

Homeless guy smoking a cigarette 🚬 by bathroom and I show the cook and a waitress but they refuse to tell him it illegal to smoke in Santa Barbara and especially indoors they fear if they ask him to go outside and leave he will just come back and vandalized the restaurant.... Growing up in Santa Barbara they had 20 bed homeless shelter now it grows out of control ,hard working people, tourists come up from Los Angeles to get away from the drug needle 💉 and garbage 🗑️ created from the homeless people. But now those problems have moved in to Santa Barbara so unfortunate.

Visited 3 years ago

Hands down the worst "chinese" food I have ever had. Chicken was rubbery and unseasoned. Shrimp were clearly frozen and had a bad aftertaste and slimy texture. Beef smelled funny. Dumplings and bao were also weird. Hard and large pieces of meat in them. Chicken, corn, egg soup had no corn and no flavor. Sesame balls were old and hard. Tried a few bites of each dish and ultimately threw it all away with only a few bites eaten. Honestly worried that the food might make me sick. Call Kitchen Nightmares and don't eat here.

If you're looking for good american chinese food, order Szechuan restaurant on the mesa. This was the first and last time I'll ever order from Asie.

I am not affiliated with or working for Szechuan. It's just the restaurant I would recommend to others.

Visited 3 years ago

Horrible place to ask ingredient questions. My son ate their sticky rice and veggie egg rolls and had an allergic reaction. I called them to ask if it has any nuts or dairy. The man said absolutely no nuts and no dairy. We make everything from scratch.”
I asked again, “are you sure? Because my son is having an allergic reaction and those are the only two things he ate.”

Then he said “well, we buy the egg roll warpers. We don’t make that.” I asked if he can give me the name of the brand he uses…. I just wanted to check the ingredients to see if that was it and to avoid it in the future. He told me he doesn’t know the brand. I honestly still don’t know if it was the sticky rice or the egg rolls, but we will no longer be eating here when visiting.

To anyone who wants to eat here… be careful if you have food allergies. They won’t be able to give you a clear answer. They also want to be known as making food from scratch but that’s not true. After trying about 10 different items on the menu, I’ll give them a 5 out of 10 for taste. Too soggy for my taste.

Response to your recent reply:
Not sure if there’s a language barrier or this is how you conduct business but yes, only the Lord knows. I benefit nothing by writing this review and I asked for nothing in return (I did not ask for any discount or refund) but to warn others from my experience. I wouldn’t have written this review if you were up front with me from the beginning. Merry Christmas and may He bless your business with better service for the New Year.

Visited 3 years ago

Absolutely the worst sushi I've had in Santa Barbara.

As soon as I sat down I had a bad feeling. Cheap laminated menus with lists of food including dumplings, sushi, ramen, and a few other things. In my experience, the only restaurant I've seen pull off a crazy long menu is Cheesecake Factory. Any other time, it's a bad sign.

I leaned in to get a better look at the menus and the table almost toppled on top of me. One of the table legs is broken. Not just wobbly, it's physically gone.

Needed to use the restroom before the food got there. I won't go into detail, but it made me worry about the cleanliness of the kitchen.

When the sushi arrived it was a couple cheap pieces of nigiri cut and spread in what I can only describe as an unappetizing fashion with a special roll. The roll was the coco roll, which tasted like more tempura flakes and mayo than anything else.

While I ate I was serenaded with the sweet sounds of the chefs in the back arguing quite loudly.

The bill arrived. $40 for a roll, 2 nigiri, and some green tea.

Close this restaurant right now. The main drag of restaurants in high priced Santa Barbara deserves much better.

Visited 3 years ago

Got our order wrong and ended up waiting 50 min total for horrible food. Unprofessional staff was yelling in the kitchen, there was a makeshift child crib in the booth next to us. Avoid.

Visited 3 years ago

Visited 3 years ago

Despite of being very busy on a Saturday evening, their service was fast and of quality. Chilli oil wonton was so good, but not for everyone especially if you can't handle pungent taste. Pork dim sum tasted bland, but was juicy and fresh. Hot and sour soup was also good. Overall food was really good and so was the service.

Visited 3 years ago

for all your dumpling needs come to this place which is pretty close to the other restaurants around so you have a good selection on State Street hear all kinds of dumpling action happening here

Visited 3 years ago

I was here a few weeks ago and the shrimp dim sum was just okay. The serve was fair. The BBQ pork bao was doughy with a very small amount of filling. We were also charged for items that we did not receive. It was fairly busy so maybe I just ordered things on the menu that they were not good at, however I would not return.

Visited 3 years ago

Lastimosamente la comida estaba fría.

Visited 3 years ago

Dumplings were great (#1 soup dumpling and dumpling with chili oil- super spicy and delicious). Wouldn't recommend the rock strip - tempura was soft.

Visited 4 years ago

- Food not tasty
- Sushi gravy
- Service unfriendly

We told them that we have been unhappy - he just walked away.

Visited 4 years ago

Terrible service, waited over an hour and 20 mins for our food...only got it then because we complained about people who just sat down getting their food within a few minutes. $30 for a pitcher of beer, sushi was mediocre and sloppy.
Overpriced, sub-par meal, worst service.

Visited 4 years ago

Everything was so good I ordered more until exploding full. Bad reviews here are trolls. Recommend trying a variety of their dim sum and their mango drink. Favorites were the soup dumplings, porridge, char siu bao, and the rice rolls. Came hungry and left happy, good came out quick, and I will definitely return when I am in town.

Visited 4 years ago

Very disappointing bbq pork chow mein - thick and tough slices of flavorless pork, soggy overcooked noodles. I gave 2 stars instead of 1 because the dumplings were good.

Visited 4 years ago

Had the lunch 3 flavor king pao. Was chicken beef and pork. It all tasted the same. Staff a little disjointed.

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Chicken Feet on the menu $5.68; they charged me $5.98.
Steamed Wonton on the menu $5 98; they charged me $9.98
The rest had the correct amount.
Please double check your receipt before making a payment.

Visited 4 years ago

very delicious, vegan ramen was really good. Fast service, definetly recommend

Visited 4 years ago

Afte hanging at the beach with the dogs n kids, decided to get some lunch downtown before heading back to Bakersfield. Finally we all agreed to eat here. It wasn't terrible, but I've had better. My CO CO roll was pretty good, but my wife's pan seared beef din sum was ok.

Visited 4 years ago

Visited 4 years ago

horrible place, the WORST Chinese restaurant I’ve ever been in Santa Barbara, the food are cold and not fresh at all, feels like just came up from the microwave…. But the server is talkative, and friendly, that’s probably why I give this restaurant a one star.

Visited 4 years ago

Thankfully I didn’t rely on other reviewers before coming because my meal was quite good. Steaming hot XLB, flavorful wontons I chili oil and a really great Volcano roll with deep fried fried tuna and shrimp. Asie is far above their 3.5* IMO.

Visited 4 years ago

Just not good. I think they only survive on tourist. Will never go back.

Visited 4 years ago

Delicious dim sum, good atmosphere for Friday night outdoor dining (indoor dining available as well), great deals on Happy Hour weekdays 1-6pm! Will come back and try the ramen!

Visited 4 years ago

Visited 4 years ago

The service was excellent, but the food was pretty bad, with the exception of the rice, which was weirdly good.

Visited 4 years ago

I love this place! Really good authentic dim sum, great atmosphere! Definitely try out this place the next time you’re on State St!

Visited 4 years ago

Amazingly authentic and tasty.

Got the baos and ‘soup’ dumplings. Soooo good.

Visited 4 years ago

Very kind staff

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Visited 4 years ago

Good food. Finally some dumplings in town. Service is a but slow, but come on, Relax and enjoy the ambiance.

Visited 4 years ago

Google map and website says it’s open and not open. Literally wasted my time. Phone isn’t working either.

Visited 4 years ago

I feel so bad having to say this, but the food here is for the most part either simply disappointing or awful. My wife is more forgiving because being Chinese she enjoyed chatting with the server who was friendly enough.

The dishes are uniformly over priced and in terms of taste, the vast majority taste like they came from the freezer. Portions on certain dishes are comically small: the gailan (Chinese broccoli) looked great in the menu photo, but was a mere few pieces, mostly random cuttings in reality. The Xialong Bao (pork soup dumplings) are at any other place served in portions of eight to ten in a basket; here only four! The char siu (bbq pork) had little flavor of any sort and came poorly plated. The Char siu bao (bbq pork buns) were edible but again the pork filling wasn't flavorful. They have a dish of pork in a black bean sauce that traditionally would contain pumpkin and often some jalapenos. Here the dish was simply fatty pork bits with no real meat and a few stray black beans.

So what was good? Well, the rice porridge with pork was okay but a little too watery according to my wife. The steamed rice cakes filled with pork which are a Cantonese dish and come wrapped in lotus leaf were fine. And they have a radish cake (daikon radish) that actually was good because it wasn't dry and clearly contained real radish. The Sesame Balls that are fried with a red bean filling were pretty good, but again likely originally frozen and the Siu Mai (pork with shrimp) was passable but you will do better elsewhere.

Other reviewers have complained that the dumplings here aren't made fresh. And truthfully, most Chinese dumpling houses do not make their own dumplings. They source them from either a few restaurants that have the resources to do so, or from companies that supply the industry or in this case, the frozen section of a grocer. My wife and I have been told this numerous times from several restaurants in Los Angeles Chinatown and in San Francisco, including from managers. So in that note, Asie Dumpling House isn't alone.

Anyway. Staff are friendly, but many including Emily, our server, don't have great English skills but try their best. And yeah, it's over priced here.

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Poor amount of food one dumpling for $14 all broth

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东西很好吃，很期待下次品尝

Visited 4 years ago

Sorry but we've had much more delectable and delicious dimsum in other places. All the dishes we tried here were very soggy and extremely over-cooked/over-steamed.
State Street in Santa Barbara had throngs of diners in restaurants lining up the entire street which made eating dinner more interesting. But it was a regrettable food experience in this restaurant.

Visited 4 years ago

very bad service, never going there again

Visited 4 years ago

Can’t describe but here is a shot: 1. NOT hand made. The outer shell on the spinach dumpling was store bought and freezer burnt. 2. Shrimp Dumpling...also out of a bag. 3. Vegetable spring roll is full of “haiku sai” or white lettuce roots. We found one carrot string in the 3 rolls.

Why 1 Star? Outdoor ambience was great! Weather was perfect and everyone basically was mask compliant. Next time...back to the Boathouse at the beach.

Visited 5 years ago

Visited 5 years ago

The Shrimp Dumplings were okay, I honestly wondered if it were microwaved or freshly made. The 2 entree (Black Bean Shrimp and Spicy Kung Pao Chicken) tasted exactly the same with the same sauce and the same veggies except Chicken dish had celery and Shrimp dish had broccoli and black beans. Otherwise, exactly the same and too soggy with sauce. The Veggie Chow Mein was soggy with gravy. Seems like they just cooked one dish after the other in the same exact sauce, and there a under tone smell of burnt oil, the same burnt oil in all the dishes. I'm Chinese grew up eating Chinese dishes and it should not be like this. Each dish should have it's own flavor, etc. This was sloppy with no effort of any expertise. Yuk. Will not return ever again. My husband dido.

Visited 5 years ago

Service was appalling and staff were very hard to deal with. Avoid restaurant at all costs as they add the tip as a part of your bill meaning you cannot about. Terrible establishment.

Visited 5 years ago

Not good and pricy. Would not recommend.

Visited 5 years ago

Really good dumplings

Visited 5 years ago

Food was great, staff was a bit overrun but held up well, Tried 15 dishes loved 13 of them

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Visited 5 years ago

hot pot is very good 😋

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Visited 5 years ago

Pretty good dumplings and a good price for santa Barbara food places. Friendly and funny staff.

Visited 5 years ago

We had the shrimp dumplings which were pretty good, though the dipping sauce was not terribly tasty. Also the bean curd rolls which were awful. It appeared that they were fried but then kept warm with steam. Limp and tasteless. My friend had the ramen. Noodles and an egg in an odd broth. She didn't like it, thought it needed more flavor. The service was okay, very friendly. The bill was very cheap. We were so looking forward to a dumpling restaurant and it was less than mediocre. It's a pretty new place, so hopefully they'll improve. We'll wait a couple of months and try again.

Visited 5 years ago

Mediocre food. Service lousy.
Ordered Tall Glass of Ice Water and Ice Tea. Got a coffee cup of Ice water. Asked for Tall Glass Water again and Sugar for my tea. Brought sweetener. Asked for sugar. Got sweetener. Asked for sugar. Dont have sugar only sweetener.... okay...
Finally got tall ice water!

Ordered two lunch specials plus edamame and chicken feet. Hot soup was warm .... lunch came....waited for edamame and chicken feet. Asked about them. No edamame, sorry. Order something else? No, I'm almost done with lunch. Chicken feet? Yea yea coming. Chicken feet arrive. Not whole feet cut in half! $6 for (2) feet.
Not very flavorful. Lack of spices

Was looking forward to a new place!
Big disappointment!

Visited 5 years ago

GUYS, DO NOT GO TO THIS RESTAURANT BECAUSE THEY HAVE A LONGER WAIT TIME THAN ANY OTHER RESTRAUNT. THEY ALWAYS GET THE RECIEPT WRONG WITH NUMBERS LIKE FOR EXAMPLE( you ordered 1 coke, BUT LATER IN THE RECIPT THEY SAY 2.) also I’m not blaming this on the waiter because he was good and fast at responding but blaming it on the restaurant itself BUT THEY ALWAYS FORGET AND MORE CONS INTO IT.

Visited 5 years ago

Service was a little slow but nothing too bad. The pan fried pork dumplings were so delicious !

Visited 5 years ago

Ok for a convenient craving of dumplings, they have a good selection. I came here after work during Covid etc. So I took my food to go, wish I could eat it there. The items I got were kind of bland compared to other dim sum shops I've been to. But at least I can come here if I'm really craving some type of dim sum and dumplings! Really had to utilize the dipping sauces that came with my order. A d I also ordered the duck, which was very bony. Staff was fine!

Visited 5 years ago

Just not good. Soggy. Tasteless. Not the alternative to the sad Chinese food in Santa Barbara we were hoping for. Very disappointed. Too bad.

Visited 5 years ago

Worst place I have ever been in my life! The food is too salty and the service is BAD. I don't usually comment on places but this place really turned me off!!!

Visited 5 years ago

Super authentic Chinese. Not you average cheap food this place is cookin. The dim sum and ramen are excellent here.

Visited 5 years ago

The rudest waiters in my life
I have always preferred to call an owner or manager
and tell them about the great employees

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Visited 5 years ago

Great food. Great staff. Highly recommend!

Visited 5 years ago

Amazing Food and Customer Service!!!

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Visited 5 years ago

The peppered steak was undercooked (aka raw in the middle) and the basil chicken was a bizarre rubbery texture. Don't bother eating here.

Visited 5 years ago

Really not good food. No flavor on the rice or the lo mein. Chicken was not crispy at all, rather on the soggy side. Will not be ordering from here again. On top of that - way more expensive than usual Chinese takeout. Yuck!

Visited 5 years ago

Had takeout for lunch today, the hot and sour soup was perfect and the chicken was very tender and flavorful. Very fast preparation and awesome staff. Will definitely come back.

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Visited 5 years ago

Simply Incredible! Stop here for delicious authentic food and attentive service. From Dim Sum to Hot Pot you can try your favorites or some new things. Even if you have never had these things before, you will still walk away pleased and fulfilled.

Now be aware if you have never done dim sum. They are not large portions so start with 2 or 3 items and order more to satisfy your appetite.

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As authentic as dim sum can be! This place was amazing. Spend about 100 on dumplings and a dinner plate and your taste buds will thank you.

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