Dim Sum Truck

This place was great. Inexpensive and tasty. I’m not sure why everyone else was at the Vietnamese fusion food truck right next to it. Maybe that place is worth double the price and the huge wait in line, but I was in a hurry and low on cash. I tried the shrimp dumpling, pork dumpling, BBQ dumpling, and egg custard bun. All were good. Skip the line of the place next door and show the Dim Sum Truck some love!

Glad to see them back after a while :) Their new location is at Bancroft/​College, right across Free House. I usually come here to grab quick lunch to go — usually one order of shrimp dumping (USD 3.99 for 4 pieces) and one order of shumai (USD 3.99 for 4 pieces). The tastes are good and the owner is really friendly. Don’t forget to put some sweet soy sauce on the items before you go!

Seriously, just try to Vietnamese place next to them, the food is much better. Their dim sums are okay, if you are craving it, I guess get it because it is the only thing that is walking distance around Cal, but seriously skip it. Their desserts are pretty good, so once in a while you can swing buy and pick up an egg cluster (maybe one of the better ones in town). Lastly, their staff aren’t exactly nice.

she’s super nice and they add new items pretty often :) really loving the rice dishes!

Wow, I didn’t expected that their Dim Sum are so Good! I definitely coming back to Berkeley, San Francisco!

Their 4 for $ 3.50 deal is my usual :)
I absolutely LOVE the shrimp!

I love that this place exists. Had to wait in line a little while (mid-​afternoon on a Tuesday) but I think the person ordering when I got there just had a giant order because after she took off it went rather quickly. My baked BBQ pork bun was a wonderfully sweet/​savory snack and for $ 1 can’t be beat! Seemed like the truck had a nice selection of dim sum items but a bun was what I was craving at the time and all I got.

On a cold day some warm porridge would have been great, but unfortunately it wasn’t as warm as I had hoped. The porridge ($ 3.50) came with pieces of preserved egg, ginger, chicken, and the taste wasn’t bad. Add some sweet spicy sauce and soy sauce and it’s actually quite delicious, but I think I’ll get something else next time.
The egg tart ($ 1) was delicious and cheaper than UCafe or Sweethearts! But because all the pastries are in the outside and susceptible to the climate, they’re cold when it’s cold, so be sure to warm it for maximum enjoyment.
The cart owners were REALLY nice, but I think that was because I was Chinese. Very friendly people, and that means I’m definitely coming back again to try something different.

Dude, this place is pretty good! I had low expectations for this truck because it’s always parked right in front of campus and it looks kinda janky, but it definitely surprised me!
I got 2 shrimp dumplings and 2 pork dumplings to share with my boyfriend as a snack, and it was super tasty. They had the perfect consistency and it wasn’t too salty like other dim sum places.
I will definitely come back to try my favorite dim sum dish, shrimp noodle rolls! Nooomss.

As a SoCal girl at heart, I’ve never been fully able to get over the lack of dim sum in Berkeley, so this truck has been my ultimate lifeline.
I’ve never really had a problem with the food here, so I can safely say that the quality of dim sum is pretty good! I especially love the shrimp noodle rolls (ahhh, so good!). The Portugese egg tarts are another personal favorite of mine; they’re more sweet than your typical egg tart and are a decent size for an afternoon snack!
So glad that the dim sum truck came to Berkeley and I hope they’re here to stay!

Their cream bun tasted okay. Their shrimp noodle roll was not soft and silky enough. It was nice how their shrimp noodle roll came with some lettuce.

Nom nom nom.

Been here a few times throughout the spring and summer. The dim sum itself is okay — I’ve definitely had better and I don’t want to inflate my rating based on Berkeley standards.
I’ve had the shrimp and pork dumplings and those are pretty good. I would also recommend the sticky rice. However, the shrimp rice roll wasn’t that great, and I felt like it was too much rice roll vs shrimp. Also, I’ve tried ordering the beef chow fun a few times since its on their menu, and they always either 1) don’t have it or 2) the one time that I did get it, they used the rice rolls as «noodles» and had shrimp and veggies in it. It tasted nothing like how a beef chow fun should be, and didn’t taste good period. The chicken chow mien was also misrepresented; instead of the thick noodles I was expecting from the picture I got a bunch of really thin noodles.
Tip: if you come by and order ~5pm, they’ll let you pick a baked item for free with your order because it’s the end of the day. By that time, pork buns are usually gone, but they usually have egg tarts, sesame balls, etc left to choose from. In my opinion, this free item makes it worth it. On qualm I have is that when I got the egg tart, part of the crust tasted like what you’d find in pork bun, so I’m wondering if there was some mixup /​lack of cleaning bowls when baking them):
Condiments are on the side and are limited to soy sauce and sriracha. Wish they had chili paste :/​Good service though! Usually a man and a woman there, and both have always been very polite :)

Parked at the corner of Bancroft and Telegraph (alongside Desi Dog and now the Bulgogi truck), this dim sum truck adds a nice bit of variety. $ 3.50 will buy you four delicious pillows from an assortment of about four types, including lovely shrimp dumplings and my all-​time favorite, the BBQ pork bun. When I visited, both varieties were piping hot and fresh; the former had a lovely glutinous exterior and plump, well-​seasoned interior, while the latter could have floated away by virtue of its delectable fluffiness. 90 cents gets you any item from a second list, including the sweets in the pastry case; I will definitely be a repeat customer for the large, gummy-​inside-​while-​crispy-​outside sesame ball (LOVE THOSE THINGS). The gentleman working the counter is kind, helpful, courteous, smiling. Grab a boba tea from a nearby shop, mix-​n-​match your dim sum menu, and grab a bench to watch the world go by – it’s a wonderful (and well-​priced!) Berkeley experience.