Engimono Ramen & Dim Sum

"Dine in order will require scanning QR code to access menu and complete ordering. We are local and this is the closest Dim Sum place around aside from the world-known Din Tai Fung in Westfield, Tukwila so we gave Engimono a try. The Dim Sum is OK, good enough to satisfy Dim Sum craving, but definitely not as fresh and good as DTF. I feel like their expensive dimsum pricing does not match food quality. However, the food was served steaming hot, and the other dish in the menu are delicious (just like the tempura-egg bowl). The ambiance was open yet private (we got our own booth) and it is welcoming. Staff is attentive to our needs, and deliver our requests right away. I would definitely come back to try other items as well."

"Where else can you get: ramen, dim sum, hotpot, and Japanese curry dishes all at once? I love the variety on the menu here, and what from what we've tried so far, I'd recommend: the dim sum, curry, and cha shu bun. I probably wouldn't order the fried pork donburi again since it was a little oily for my taste. But service and food quality here is consistently great (and fast). It's one of our favorite places to go back to again and again."

"Engimono Ramen & Dim Sum restaurant’s location was formerly known as Mika Buffet 3+ years ago. When the pandemic hit, it was closed and now became Engimono. It is a good restaurant for ramen noodles and basic dim sum in Federal Way. My wife and I usually go to Seattle for dim sum, and the food at this restaurant is reasonable. So, it’s local, and the food is delicious. We scanned the barcode and ordered food off the menu. The food was good, so we ordered more for my father. My wife and I love this place and will be back again."

"This place looked promising. The dim sum was sub-par. Small portion of Chinese Broccoli. Shrimp Ball had a hint of pork taste. The beef taro was dry. And the service was non-existent. A huge fail for a restaurant in Federal Way."

"Updates: We have been back for their ramens and other items. I must say they have improved in efficiency and taste. I am happy to upgrade my rating to ☆☆☆☆☆. (Previous review) There's not a Dim Sum place in Federal Way so when we learned that this place finally start serving it, we were eager to try so we finally did it today. 1st impression was between the names, ramen and dim sum were a bit of a identity issues so we decided just to try the dim sum to start. Place looked clean and well kept (from the previous buffet restaurant). Staffs were friendly. We were seated immediately as they weren't that busy at 11am. We ordered via a QR code. They have a HUGE menu just on dim sum items alone. Losing a bit of the dim sum cart experience. But at least there were pictures in the online menu. We ordered a plethora of dishes that we are used to. Dishes start coming almost right away and were piping hot (good sign). High marks on the quality ingredients. Not a lot of fillers big chunks of meat. As you can see in pictures that they were all nicely filled. The portions were good but a bit pricey at $6-$7 each so they better be good right? Well... almost. Though the bean curd rolls, baked char siu pastry, siu mai and har gao were good, tastes of other dishes were hit and miss. Quite a few items were under seasoned. The use of canned oysters sauce for the fried turnip cake doesn't work. We ended up using the sauce on the eggplants that needed it badly. The har gok (fried shrimp dumpling) was missing the usual sweet mayonaisse sauce. Phoenix claws were too fatty, should be fried prior to braising. Egg tarts smelled buttery but sadly lacked sweetness. I don't like things that are too sweet but this just needed a bit more. Fried item were a bit oily pushing the kid to fry oil wasn't hot enough. We missed our pot of tea. It's odd to drink tea out of a bear mug. We still compelled to give an outstanding ☆☆☆☆ rating. They have all the good ingredients to make the dim sum superb. Hope they will improve upon the tastes. We will be back to try many more of their other dishes."