Chung-Shin Yuan 183 California Street, Newton, MA 02458

"I was so disappointed dining here. Used to come here often. Loved their authentic Taiwanese dim sum. Was a unique neighborhood place! However, I was shocked during my recent visit. The server rushed the service. I can see they are trying to turn table every 20-30 mins. My partner and I only ordered 4 small dishes. The bill was $60+tax+tips. I’m just purely shocked! Not to mention plates and table were dirty. Very disappointing! Will not come back."

"My family has been eating here for more than 30 years. We are originally New Yorkers and know Chinese food very well. The food here has been consistently terrific all that time, not surprising because the chef, Jason, has been there the whole time. The menu may not be flashy but every dish we get is prepared perfectly. We’ve had celebratory parties there and will actually be renting the whole restaurant next year for an organization function. The place is a gem."

"If I ever miss Taiwan, all I have to do is have brunch here. Their salty tofu pudding with fried donut pieces were fantastic! I was surprised they carried this particular soup that's only available at the night market. The entire experience really brought me back home and gave me a nostalgic feel. Loved that the waitress had a Taiwanese accent as well when she was speaking in Mandarin to us. FYI: + Bring CASH for a discount. + They are SLAMMED during dimsum hours."

"When I crace for taiwanese style breakfast, I come here. I like the food and recommend it. Taiwanese breakfast is only serve on the weekend and it get pretty busy. Usually there is a 30 min wait. The staff are friends and service are quick. There are plenty of street parking."

"Weekend brunch "taiwanese dim sum" menu: Comes with complimentary tea. Got savory soy milk, peking meat sauce noodles (Chinese jjajjangmyeon), scallion pancake beef roll and pork steamed buns ( xiaolongbao, which is actually a steamed dumpling rather than a bun). The savory soy milk was tasty and came with some youtiao pieces in it, but a bit more sour than I'd like compared to other savory soy milk soups I had and didn't have any tiny salty shrimp in it. next time I'd try the sweet soy milk with a side order of youtiao to put in it as many of the other patrons were doing. The Chinese jjajjangmyeon was pretty decent. But I think I personally prefer the sweeter and saucier Korean jjajjangmyeon. The scallion pancake beef roll was kind of amazing. It was a crispy fried scallion pan cake rolled up with tender beef slices. I would 100% get this again. The pork steamed dumplings were pretty basic imo and nothing really out of the ordinary. I probably would not get it again. I was expecting a fluffy meat filled steamed bun/bao type, but the translation of the menu seemed off. The place is pretty busy and there was a little bit of a wait but they seem to cycle through the tables quickly."