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House Of Hong Restaurant in Seattle is a two star Asian restaurant. Located in the International District neighborhood, this restaurant is inexpensive. It's known for its dim sum. Upon entering the restaurant, you'll find a quiet atmosphere. This place features private rooms, a full bar, breakfast, brunch, and lunch. This place is open late and good for groups. People who have eaten here found the food good.
Downtown workers, sports fans and neighborhood residents frequent this legendary spot for all-day dim sum, served from carts in the traditional fashion. The cavernous main room has plenty of tables and light...
citysearch.com - expert review - 07/21/2006
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I'm not sure SLY knows what good food is. Out of several ID Dim Sum shops I...
urbanspoon.com - user review - 09/28/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I like House Of Hong, but my family favours Kau Kau. I love this place because of their deep fried prawns and the fried rice.
yelp.com - user review - 09/16/2008
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2.0 of 5 stars.
House of Hong has been around for ages and was my first experience of dim sum. I loved this place when I was a kid and our family still goes there every Christmas morning. I have though grown up and…
yelp.com - user review - 09/16/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I never really frequent here for dinner, mostly just dimsum. The food here is usually 8 out of 10. Get here when it's busy and its a zoo. There's the guy everyone loves who will help you find…
yelp.com - user review - 09/10/2008
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1.0 of 5 stars.
Just mirroring what everyone is has said, the best part is the dude in the parking lot waving you in. The food and dim sum are horrible.
yelp.com - user review - 08/22/2008
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2.0 of 5 stars.
My favorite thing about this place is the guy with three fingers that directs the parking lot. And after reading the many reviews about how terrible this place is, I'll focus on the positive and…
yelp.com - user review - 08/15/2008
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1.0 of 5 stars.
I was almost dragged there by an authority figure that I could not say no to. I think I'll definitely be very assertive next time if she ever asks me to go there again and say NO NO NO NO NOOOOO!!!
yelp.com - user review - 08/12/2008
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2.0 of 5 stars.
House of Hong? More like House of Horrors.
yelp.com - user review - 08/10/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Not the best dim-sum place... but they have a pretty good selection of seafood dim-sum, which is lacking at some of the better places.
yelp.com - user review - 08/06/2008
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1.0 of 5 stars.
This was recommended by a number of Seattle guides so we decided to give it a try to satisfy a dim sum craving. We went early in the morning during a week day and hardly anyone was there. The food…
yelp.com - user review - 08/02/2008
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1.0 of 5 stars.
DIMSUM-to-DIMSHIT. Back in 2003 my girlfriends and I would come here every Sunday to our dimsum run before hanging out all day. I had always known this place to be a little bit pricer then other dimsum…
yelp.com - user review - 07/21/2008
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We were driving around the ID looking for dim sum, and this place was the...
urbanspoon.com - user review - 07/09/2008
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2.0 of 5 stars.
For years, this was the only place I ate dim sum. I was starting to think I didn't like dim sum. Truth is, I just don't like House of Hong. The past couple times I've been here, I haven't seen the…
yelp.com - user review - 06/09/2008
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1.0 of 5 stars.
I have dim sum dates with one of my best friends, and it has always been Joy Palace, and I think from now on we're going to stick to that place, and only that place. No wonder this place has such an…
yelp.com - user review - 06/09/2008
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2.0 of 5 stars.
Something has changed - will it ever be the same again? For several years, House of Hong *was* a family fave, good food, lots of large, round tables for extended fam. It was a favorite especially for…
yelp.com - user review - 06/09/2008
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2.0 of 5 stars.
The dim sum is only OKAY. I think Sun-Ya in CT is way better and it is a bit fresher. The suimai tastes like its really bad for you, my hagow skin was hard and the food was oily. Service is good…
yelp.com - user review - 04/24/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
house of hong. hmm. what to say about you, house of hong. we made a crack about how there weren't any dim sum carts going around. and then, like magic, they assaulted us from every direction. the…
yelp.com - user review - 04/02/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
We made the trek into Seattle on a sunny Sunday morning and had Dim Sum at the House of Hong based on AAA recommendations. We scored a free parking spot along Jackson Street (near the end of the…
yelp.com - user review - 03/29/2008
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1.0 of 5 stars.
Wow ... I've been lucky enough to have my fair share of dim sum, and it was a first to have cold noodles and dumplings. Not lukewarm, not tepid, but downright cold. That is, when we could even get a…
yelp.com - user review - 03/17/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
FYI, this is definitely not in the Pioneer square neighborhood who ever put it up there. Anyways, it's nice, and spacey in here. The bathrooms are nice. The food came quick, probably because not a lot…
yelp.com - user review - 03/16/2008
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The Hong Kong style noodles were very greasy. Poor customer service (didn't get the order correct) on top of this didn't help either.
citysearch.com - user review - 03/09/2008
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1.0 of 5 stars.
DIIIIIISSSSGGUUSTING! OH MY LORD! I used to go here with my family when I was like 5 it rock.. I am 23 now and the quality proportionately went down hill with each year I got older.. look around.. the…
yelp.com - user review - 02/28/2008
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We went for dim sum and here were the highlights. Yes, we got some tasty food right away but our vegetarian friends had few options with dim and requested a menu. They were told to ask the waiter. When he...
citysearch.com - user review - 02/24/2008
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Very good Dim Sum. Service is slow but the food is very good. Good size parking lot but is always busy. Depending on the time you arrive, you might have to do street side parking nearby. However, the...
citysearch.com - user review - 02/14/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Food-wise, there are much better Dim Sum restaurants in Seattle. Parking is dismal, the restaurant could use a good cleaning, and you are Dim Sum assaulted. Those women are pushing more than carts.…
yelp.com - user review - 02/10/2008
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1.0 of 5 stars.
where to park? freaking a... there isn't anywhere to park... a little chinese man tells me to park in the parking area in the underpass... it is $1.. for two hours.. I guess it's a good deal lol... so…
yelp.com - user review - 02/03/2008
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1.0 of 5 stars.
Ugh, Oily Dim Sum and huge suburban crowds. The McDonalds of "Dim Sum". Not to mention expensive! Two for $40 which is about double the price for Jade Garden.
yelp.com - user review - 01/28/2008
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I had high hopes for this place, however, I was very disappointed. First off, the service was horrible. It took the waiter 20 minutes to take our order and bring water, and another 30 minutes to get our food....
citysearch.com - user review - 01/03/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Tons to choose from but only few really good dishes. The chinese brocoli was delicious, perfectly cooked (still crunchy) and seasoned it was the most expensive thing we had at 5.95 for the large.…
yelp.com - user review - 12/10/2007
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2.0 of 5 stars.
"Yes! You park here!" says the little man in the safety vest ushering cars into the two tiny lots owned by House of Hong. "Yes, yes, I park here and have sub par dim sum surrounded by honkies." I…
yelp.com - user review - 12/07/2007
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3.0 of 5 stars.
It's hard to give House of Hong anything betther than 3 stars. And really the reason why is because parking can be pretty easy, because if the little asian man doesn't point you into a free spot,…
yelp.com - user review - 12/07/2007
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2.0 of 5 stars.
I'm giving this place two stars because the Hong Kong style noodles and the Mongolian beef were pretty tasty. I've been here twice now for dinner and the second time I really wanted to give House of…
yelp.com - user review - 12/03/2007
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My family was visiting from out of town and they'd never had dim sum before, so I took them to House of Hong. Everyone thoroughly enjoyed it! Picking out your food from the passing carts is fun, although it...
citysearch.com - user review - 11/18/2007
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3.0 of 5 stars.
The service here can be very sketchy. At times, it's impeccable and right on. At others, it's mysterious and you're not sure whether you're the butt of the joke. Let me just say our bill/tally for…
yelp.com - user review - 11/11/2007
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1.0 of 5 stars.
I am probably never coming back here for dim sum on my own accord. I went there with my Mom, remembering that some of my friends had chosen to go there recently, and left without any bad reviews.…
yelp.com - user review - 11/08/2007
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3.0 of 5 stars.
I know that there are better places to do dim sum in the ID, but this is a convenient place if you are gathering a bunch of people from all over Seattle. They have a parking lot, too. Our group went…
yelp.com - user review - 11/04/2007
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We went to the ID hoping to get some good Chinese and ended up at the House of Hong. What a waste of money - we could've eaten better at Panda Express. The service was horrible and I knew the food was going to...
citysearch.com - user review - 11/03/2007
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Vroooooom!!! That's the sound effect that I usually use as the carts go by my table. The ladies pushing the carts fly by if they think you don't want any more as they try to get to fresh tables.…
yelp.com - user review - 10/23/2007
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2.0 of 5 stars.
This place is definately not quality. I used to go at least once a month until a discovered a better dim sum place- the Jade Garden. The later you go the more likely you will get poor service and cold…
yelp.com - user review - 10/21/2007
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2.0 of 5 stars.
With as much bad dim sum as I've been having lately, I feel like I'm becoming the resident expert of Seattle. Not only does the name of this restaurant crack me up, but the food was a complete let…
yelp.com - user review - 10/16/2007
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2.0 of 5 stars.
This is definitely another chinese american restaurant. It's pretty basic. The dim sum is basic, the chinese dishes are basic. I've only been here after I could not get into other places to eat.…
yelp.com - user review - 09/05/2007
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3.0 of 5 stars.
House of Hong is not the best dim sum, but it will fill you up and you can always get in. Jade Garden is definitely tops for me. But when I don't feel like waiting 45 minutes for a table on a Saturday…
yelp.com - user review - 08/03/2007
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This restaurant is nothing like it once was. I have been coming to House of Hong for 20 years and I can't believe how it has changed. The servers can be rude, the food quality has slipped and the inside decor...
citysearch.com - user review - 07/28/2007
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If you can find a parking spot, you've won half the battle. Pay for a spot in their lot - its worth it. For once inside, you'll be treated to some of the best dim sum you can find in the ID. Fresh, hot steaming dumplings are a plenty.
openlist - user review - 07/26/2007
The dim sum at this place is terrible. After ordering three different items...
urbanspoon.com - user review - 07/20/2007
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This is my default dim sum fix, especially if I want a quick lunch with lots...
urbanspoon.com - user review - 06/15/2007
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2.0 of 5 stars.
After visiting this place I must say I was disappointed. It's not only the food not being good, the pricing too high... it's the misinformed feeling I got. After reading the reviews on YELP and being…
yelp.com - user review - 05/31/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
leave your calorie counting behind. chances are you'll have un-done all of last week's gymming half way through the meal, but hong rules and i'm pretty sure you'll be back.
yelp.com - user review - 05/13/2007
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2.0 of 5 stars.
Don't really get why, but my Whidbey Island relatives like to arrange gatherings here. Maybe it's because when they moved to Seattle in the 1950s, there weren't a lot of other options, and they just…
yelp.com - user review - 04/21/2007
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2.0 of 5 stars.
Nothing about the House of Hong strikes me as authentic. I took a group of teens here today for lunch on a spring break trip - they liked it, I knew better. We skipped dim sum (weird and gross said…
yelp.com - user review - 04/12/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
"If sushi and dim sum were the only things I could eat for the rest of my life, I would be okay with that," said my dining companion as we hacked at a helpless, quivering mound of sticky fried rice…
yelp.com - user review - 02/26/2007
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2.0 of 5 stars.
I object. We thought we'd change up our dim sum habit today, and here are my findings:
yelp.com - user review - 02/13/2007
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3.0 of 5 stars.
This is a good dim sum venue. It is no wonder that they have been awarded best of the city several times over. That being said, it is one of the very few places that I, a seasoned veteran dimsum…
yelp.com - user review - 01/23/2007
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1.0 of 5 stars.
I've always wondered...how is it possible that I've lived here half my life and have never stepped foot in House of Hong. I mean it's still open for business, so it has to be doing something right,…
yelp.com - user review - 01/15/2007
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3.0 of 5 stars.
I was told to try House of Hong for dim sum by numerous friends. I wasn't that impressed. We sat for what felt like eternity before any cart came near our table and than there weren't many options…
yelp.com - user review - 01/05/2007
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3.0 of 5 stars.
I suppose it wasn't anything that made me immediately want to come back the next day and stuff my face some more, but I thought it was a pretty decent chinese food affair. I checked out the crispy…
yelp.com - user review - 12/12/2006
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1.0 of 5 stars.
What the hell is wrong with this city. Has no one ever had decent dim sum. When I looked at this place from the parking lot, I knew it would suck. But friends kept telling me to "check it out, man" so…
yelp.com - user review - 12/07/2006
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2.0 of 5 stars.
Average. Not that fresh and moderately tasty. The dim sum carts didn't have much variety either. Great service though...
yelp.com - user review - 12/02/2006
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3.0 of 5 stars.
For a place that's so big, you'd think that they'd have more customers. House of Hong was recommended to me when I first moved to Seattle. Friends of mine (admittedly not Chinese, in fact they're NYC…
yelp.com - user review - 09/05/2006
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2.0 of 5 stars.
We came here for dim sum on a Sunday at noon. We had reservations so it wasn't hard to get a table, although I didn't really see a wait when we came in. I found the dim sum to be slightly below par.…
yelp.com - user review - 08/28/2006
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5.0 of 5 stars.
While in Seattle for two weeks visiting my friend, the only restaurants I didn't go to were the Chinese ones. (I'm a HUGE fan of Chinese food, but I wanted to try different foods I don't have access…
yelp.com - user review - 08/21/2006
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Dem some good Dim Sum!
yelp.com - user review - 07/31/2006
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I might be biased because quite a few people the know me by sight, but I've never found another place in Seattle that actually welcomes kids. I know for about forty to sixty percent of the population…
yelp.com - user review - 07/13/2006
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3.0 of 5 stars.
I was in town visiting family and we just picked a random restaurant (a perk was the parking). The place was empty and they commented how they hadn't been in a long time and how different it was. I…
yelp.com - user review - 06/04/2006
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I've just been there once with a friend. We were both hungry and when our food came we could barely eat any of it. All we could do is laugh about how bad it was. Now this place is a running joke when the...
citysearch.com - user review - 05/11/2006
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1.0 of 5 stars.
I would give this place a lower rating if it was possible. This is the kind of place people love if they don't really know much about Chinese cuisine. House of Hong hasn't served a good meal in…
yelp.com - user review - 04/14/2006
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I really enjoyed this place. We were wandering around Chinatown and hungry and weren't sure what we wanted and this hit the spot. It was already past 2pm but thankfully they have dim sum till 4pm!…
yelp.com - user review - 04/03/2006
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A work colleague convinced me that this is the best place for dim sum and...well, it's pretty darn g...
judysbook.com - user review - 03/31/2006
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If you're looking for a quick meal, with lots of action and variety, House of Hong is the place to g...
judysbook.com - user review - 03/29/2006
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I spend a lot of time in Mainland China - I know C food and this is just ok with very bad service. . . time to find a "new" Sunday morning hot spot that cares about customers.
citysearch.com - user review - 01/24/2006
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We first visited this restaurant for dinner, but were only really impressed w/ the salt and pepper p...
judysbook.com - user review - 12/01/2005
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This place was introduced to me by a friend one Sunday afternoon for Dim Sum, but I have gone back p...
judysbook.com - user review - 10/20/2005
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Been there sevceral times for dining and carryout. Duck is pretty good, to go dishes were ample portioned and just aas good as when I was sitting in the restaraunt. Love the crispy beef and walnut prawns!!...
citysearch.com - user review - 10/19/2005
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A perfect weekend brunch spot if you could do without pancakes, waffles and the rest of the like. H...
judysbook.com - user review - 08/16/2005
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I think this restaurant was once voted "the best place" for dim sum? LOL I have been there before and I was there again this past weekend - Food is horrible - they are slow to come out, and by the time it gets...
citysearch.com - user review - 08/22/2004
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Good Cantonese food. I appreciate almond chicken and sweet and sour prawns, and House of Hong prepares it well. But there is a broad range of Chinese food available. The ambiance is much improved--it's now...
citysearch.com - user review - 02/02/2004
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I used to be a regular at this restaurant when it was a reincarnation of the legendary Atlas Cafe. I recently returned after 8 years absence. I will not make that mistake again. The food was utterly bad,...
citysearch.com - user review - 09/05/2003
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The food was very bland and the service was poor.
citysearch.com - user review - 06/15/2003
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I would definitely recommend this restaurant for dim sum since they have a large selection to choose from and their prices are pretty good, however, the parking is hard to find (much like any other ID...
citysearch.com - user review - 05/30/2003
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Everything was great - fast seating, very convenient parking! Very friendly service, handicap accessible, all requests granted. Food was fresh and tasty, great variety of Dim Sum and anything else you ask for....
citysearch.com - user review - 05/15/2003
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Best dim sum in Seattle, with quick service, reasonable prices, a location on the edge of the colorful ID, and the world's friendliest parking lot attendant across the street!
citysearch.com - user review - 01/16/2003
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On a cold Sunday morning, House of Hong is hard to beat for a different type of brunch. Terrific selection of conventional and unusual dim sum, combined with decent quantities and low prices, have kept this...
citysearch.com - user review - 12/29/2002
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If you're in the International District anytime between 10am and 4:30pm and want to sample the best dim sum in Seattle, head for the House of Hong. It's located at the uphill end of the neighborhood in a big...
frommers.com - user review
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i had dim sum there and the carts were very slow coming around. it did get busy and the food was alright but it was nothing special. i am still hunting for great dim sum...
amazon.com - user review
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killer dim sum is in the house...
cityguide.aol.com - user review
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what is dim sum? dim sum is a cantonese word meaning from the heart. it is also a style of dining which touches the taste buds in a very satisfying way...
igougo.com - user review
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