Pagoda - Roseville

Pretty solid dim sum, good food all in all but not the best I?ve had. Service was good though the entrees took a little bit. The sticky rice entree was a bit annoying since there was bone fragments for the chicken pieces in there. That being said the congeeand the tea is excellent. Pros and cons.

Pagoda is a hidden gem. Not easy to get to with all the road work nearby, and somewhat hidden in a L-shaped strip mall. The inside is spacious, the staff friendly, and the food authentic and tasty. I only have two negatives to mention. No duck on themenu. It is hard to find duck, especially a properly cooked Peking Duck, and I would expect a place named Pagoda to have it onthe menu. I do believe I tried them a couple of years ago on Doordash and two types of duck were on the menu. They do not haveany now. The other negative is the tables are not comfortable. The style of the tables make them a single table per person, so Ikept bumping into table legs. For a petite person, no issue. I had the salt and pepper squid as this is one of theirrecommended dishes. I also had pork belly. The flavors were very good and the visuals stunning. I was not loving the texturethough, but I feel that is a cultural issue more than food issue. The food here appears very authentic, no Americanizing totry bring in more customers. The resteraunt is very clean and simply decorated. No cheap paper lamps or other gimmickydecorations. Simple and elegant. The bathroom was well stocked and very clean. The staff friendly and professional. A very gooddining experience.

We went there for dim sun on Saturday around 11:30, we waited at least 30 mins, it was packed! This is the first restaurant offers dim sum buffet, $30 for adults and $20 for kids, free for kids under 4 years old. You don't have to take the buffet deal,you can just pay by the dishe. The dishes are good but they are kinda expensive and smaller portions compare to other dim sumin twin cities. I really like their sweet red bean sesame ball and the bread. Arrive early is the key to avoid the long wait!

For only $150, you and two friends can have all you can eat plus mildly disappointing jasmine tea. Most items are very good, but the congee was a little bland and was lacking pickled ginger and eggs.

I was craving dim sum and Pagoda nailed it! Friendly and helpful staff. While I am familiar with most dim sum, they explained the ones I wasn’t sure of. Our friend got the golden garlic chicken (I think the name) and wowowow it was so good. One of the best dishes I’ve had.