NBC Seafood
Monterey Park, CA 91754-3279
Phone: (626) 282-2323
- Price:
- $$
- Cross Street:
- Harding Avenue
- Hours:
- Daily 8am-10pm
Editorial Review for NBC Seafood – by Martha Burr
The Scene
Large groups flock to this popular seafood palace for family-style meals and fresh seafood. Enormous glass tanks with giant, rare imported fish are stationed by the entrance, and half a dozen more bubble inside the restaurant. Service is fast and friendly.
The Food
Fish and seafood fresh out of the tanks are consistent draws, along with the authentic dim sum, but NBC is equally famous for top-notch Chinese standards. It has one of the best Peking ducks in town, best ordered "two ways," one with crisp, browned skin nestled in tiny buns, the other with finely chopped ham and crunchy water chestnuts wrapped in iced lettuce leaves. House-specialty winter melon soup hints of duck, forest mushrooms and pale melon flesh. Deep-fried tofu with scallops melt in your mouth. The velvety peanut tapioca makes for a lovely dessert.
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Insider Tips
Save MoneyWeekday specials offer bargain prices on top sellers, including Peking duck. Call for info.
When to GoThe restaurant offers dim sum service daily, starting at 8am.
Know Before You GoCall ahead to reserve the winter melon soup--it's so popular, it often runs out.
User Reviews for NBC Seafood
07/07/2008 Posted by mjella
Living an hour and a half outside of LA, it is extremely hard to find any good dim sum close to where we live. We have tried so many outside of the city, but nothing has ever beaten dim sum in Chinatown, but it is much too far to travel down there just for a dim sum craving. We finally settled on a mediocre, but not terrific place for Sunday dim sum quick-fixes. Luckily one day, we ventured another fifteen minutes closer to LA for some shopping. A friend had recommended NBC to us, which was right down the road from where we were going to. Imagine our surprise when we arrived there at 11 am on a Saturday morning, and there wasn't a line! (rumor has it that there usually is, which is crazy to think as the restaurant is very big) The restaurant was decorated very elegantly, and there were a lot of carts being pushed around. As soon as we were seated, tea was served to us, and water brought immediately after we requested it (and kept up with the refill). We asked for three more cups of hot oil- received a huge cup in less than two minutes! The boxes were brought very quickly, and the check calculated right at the table! The service was absolutely surprisingly amazing, as it is well known that most dim sum places do not have the best service. The price is cheap ($38 for three of us, and we brought back enough leftovers for a dinner!) My favorite dim sum dish is chicken feet, but usually it is made all wrong- NBC makes it all right! The skin came right off the bone and it was well seasoned. Other memorable dishes are also the jellyfish, and the chinese donut wrapped in rice paper. Best dim sum I've ever had as long as I can remember, hands down! A must for anyone longing for amazing dim sum, attentive service, and affordability!
Pros: fresh hot food, service, price
Cons: carts take awhile to get around because of the size of the restaurant
05/21/2007 Posted by mskcg
We have visited NBC on numerous occassions. The prices are good and the dim sum is great. My favorites are the shrimp hargow and the baked barbequed pork buns. It is best to get there before 11:00 on Sundays. After 11:00 the wait can be extremely long, and the dim sum selection along with parking becomes limited. The servers attitudes can be a bit "Funky" at times, but overall, NBC is a good place to visit.
Pros: Reasonable prices, great dim sum
Cons: parking, wait staff attitudes
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