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We just had to had some lobster while in Boston so we decided to take a visit to Hei La Moon after seeing their cheap lobster deal.Service: 6/10The wo…
Grace Huang
Hei la Moon
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It's all Chinese to me.Hei La Moon can be a bit intimidating for those of us who are less familiar with this type of cuisine. So grab your best Chines…
Cristina Ruiz
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Terrible service. The food was served lukewarm - they were not steamed long enough. Did not get our order of steamed BBQ pork buns. Complaining to the…
Wandermunk
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8 Reviews on “Hei la Moon”
It’s all Chinese to me.Hei La Moon can be a bit intimidating for those of us who are less familiar with this type of cuisine. So grab your best Chinese chum, and get ready for an exotic explosion!11:30 AM for Saturday brunch, and the place is already packed. But it’s also huge, so we get a table for 4 in the lower level immediately. Upon sitting, we receive a pot of green tea, and immediately carts are strolling past with intriguing options. It seems like we tried all the things – from chewy tripe to every version of a dumpling imaginable. Many thanks to our token Chinese friend who fielded all of our questions and made the majority of our decisions. There’s definitely a lot of trust involved here.My personal faves were the steamed pork buns, sweet egg custard buns, red bean mochi, and fish cakes. The main downside is that some of the food is not completely hot and doesn’t taste as fresh as if it were cooked to order (such as over at Windsor Cafe, which you should try btw). Also, the staff with the carts could come across as pushy at times (do they get paid commission per plate sold?), and we found it impossible to decode pricing for each. After you agree to take one, they just mark the paper on your table and set off.So we were pleasantly surprised when all the food that led to our bursting bellies only came out to around $11 per person! It’s such a satisfying, social experience to be able to sample so many different foods and share with friends at such a minimal cost. The food quality may not be the highest, but the variety, authenticity, and experience certainly is!Pro tip: Avoid the bathrooms if you would like to still have an appetite upon your return to the table. And they’ll only split checks on up to 2 cards.
Terrible service. The food was served lukewarm – they were not steamed long enough. Did not get our order of steamed BBQ pork buns. Complaining to the rude manager did not matter. Got handed the check to pay and that was it. Parking in garage above was $20/hour. So it was a ridiculously expensive bad meal.
The epitome of Chinatown dim sum.. What can I say? The atmosphere is as hectic and tapas-ish as can be, the food is steaming and delicious across the board, the bathrooms are (as per Chinatown stereotypes) subpar, and the service is of course faster than you’d expect women pushing food carts to be. Go with a group of friends or as a family; Hei La Moon is always a fun time.
Usually I stray away from chinese food in chinatown, but the dimsum here was surprisingly good. Its defintely crowded on the weekend, but with two floors and a constant turnover of people, there wasn’t a wait. The carts were a little slow to make the rounds and lacked variety (mostly dumplings) but for what it was the food was quite tasty. We gorged on dumplings for a very reasonable price.
Yummy lunch. Busy, and delicious plus a great value! $42 for 4 people.
Not something I will try again. This is probably just something I’m not familiar with but total lack of texture to any of the offerings was very unappealing. Everything was gelatinous and I couldn’t really identify a single piece of meat. But there were a lot of people there who seemed to be very happy with the fare so again it is likely just a point of view. Oh but there was a wicked nasty smell in the back leading to the restrooms, so much so that I chose just to wait.
Carts of light mouth watering dumplings. This hit the spot and will top my list of favorite restaurants. The staff was kind although I couldn’t understand them, and even though I had no idea which dumplins we chose, they were perfect. Eat here, and eat a lot!