Cbs Seafood Restaurant

(213) 617-2323

700 N Spring St
Los Angeles, CA 90012 34.0599 -118.2377

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Neighborhoods: Chinatown, Central LA

Last updated 6.15.11

Category:

Restaurants

Payment Methods:

American Express, Visa, MasterCard, Travelers Check

Cuisine:

Seafood

ambiance
0.0% positive
  1. The only downsides to this place were the dirty dishes outside the kitchen door, the overall "B" rating, and the lack of parking (at least that day).
drinks
100.0% positive
  1. The tea was some of the best green tea I remember drinking at a Chinese restaurant.
food quality
94.73999977111816% positive
  1. There peeking duck., deep fried prawns, and mixed seafood soup is the best too!
  2. If you love seafood then I suggest you order the lobster.
  3. Overall, all the food was delicious, and surprisingly well-priced.
  4. Everything is so fresh and delicious.
  5. If you like seafood this place is certainly the best kept secret of Chinatown.
  6. the food is also good.
  7. They have the best porridge and bbq pork buns.
  8. We had a really great meal here.
  9. Great seafood!
  10. The only downsides to this place were the dirty dishes outside the kitchen door, the overall "B" rating, and the lack of parking (at least that day).
  11. Great food
  12. The food was very good and I liked the way they push the carts around and you p.
  13. Good quality food and friendly service/ Can get a little busy at lunch time but not ho.
  14. great food,great prices and great service!
  15. The food is tasty, fresh and filling.
  16. You can tell the place is authentic if you are the only non Chinese there.
  17. Absolutely the best shrimp in town.
  18. The food is great (morning to late night) and the service is exactly what one should expect from a Chinese eatery (straight forward)!
  19. the place was clean, the food was hot and the wait staff was friendly and helpful.
menu variety
100.0% positive
  1. The variety of foods are incredible.
overall
100.0% positive
  1. You will agree that this is the best place!
  2. The tea was some of the best green tea I remember drinking at a Chinese restaurant.
  3. good place for dim sum adjacent to china town area.
  4. CBC restaurant is a great place to take your family and friends for breakfast , lunch or dinner.
service
100.0% positive
  1. The food is great (morning to late night) and the service is exactly what one should expect from a Chinese eatery (straight forward)!
  2. Although we arrived during the New Year celebration, we were promptly seated and treated to friendly, efficient service.
  3. the place was clean, the food was hot and the wait staff was friendly and helpful.
  4. Good customer service.
  5. Good quality food and friendly service/ Can get a little busy at lunch time but not ho.
  6. great food,great prices and great service!
value
100.0% positive
  1. (626) 288-1899 It is located on the 4th floor and the place is huge, clean, spacious and bustling with customers.
  2. great food,great prices and great service!
  3. Being huge fans of dim sum, and regulars at our favorite place on the Westside, we wanted to sample what the Chinatown area offered.
2 Star Rating: Below Average

07/25/11

Fun for Dim Sum

by Phil Eats LA

Typically, restaurants aren't intimidating. But when I walked into CBS Seafood on a recent Saturday morning, I clammed up like a third-grader making his talent-show debut.

People were speaking Chinese in frenzied voices, carts took up most of the floor's negative space, and the walls were moving (no, really -- there were seafood tanks on the east wall).

Once seated, it was all about surveying the fleet of carts passing by and picking out something that looked good. There were no signs, and the waiters only gave a brief description of what was on the plate or in the mysterious-looking canister. If you want to try dim sum and don't have a seasoned veteran with you, it's going to be a guessing game. Try to have fun with it.

There will be some hits (like steamed BBQ pork buns) and misses (like the shrimp wrapped in large, heavy white noodles). If the misses start to add up, wait until the dessert cart rolls around and load up on egg cream buns.

By all accounts, the small downtown LA Chinatown isn't a shining example of the city's best Chinese food. The San Gabriel Valley is where it's at.

If you've never tried a dim sum meal, give it a shot. At the very least, it'll be an interesting experience, which is a lot more than you can say about picking up Panda Express. -Phil

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1 Star Rating: Poor

10/11/09

Would never eat here!

by DimSumLover

The dim sum was horrible. If you must have good dim sum try: New Capital Seafood 140 W Valley Blvd Fl/4 #D San Gabriel, CA 91776

or try Ocean or Dragon in China Town.

Much better.

  • Pros: Can't think of any
  • Cons: Cleanliness
2 Star Rating: Below Average

01/05/09

Best Dim Sum is New Capital in SGV, Valley Blvd

by deallover999

CBS Dim Sum is not that great after all.

I love dim sum and have been cruising almost all the dim sum restaurants. I have been to Ocean Star, Harbor City, NBC, Thrimphal which are the more popular ones in the city. Then this weekend, I went to CBS, read all the rave reviews to see what it was all about. I was disappointed!! The carpet is sooooo old and dirty. The place too small for the carts to move smoothly. If you want clean, smooth, great feng shui and fantastic dim sum in the city......Go to...

New Capital Seafood 140 W Valley Blvd Fl/4 #D San Gabriel, CA 91776 (626) 288-1899

It is located on the 4th floor and the place is huge, clean, spacious and bustling with customers. The variety of foods are incredible. Service is good and fast. Ask the waiter for this dessert, Seong Pay Lai! It is a custard which is not too sweet. It comes out around 11.30am and is popular. Go soon and I will see you there!!

You will agree that this is the best place!! After dim sum, you can go shopping at 99 Ranch Market and Hawaii Market. Enjoy!

  • Pros: for those who don't care about ambience, taste and service, this is a perfect fit 4 U!
  • Cons: small and tight, mediocre taste and too many smokers outside the door. Don't breathe!!
4 Star Rating: Recommended

06/07/08

all around good!

by jackiethered

great food,great prices and great service! the place was clean, the food was hot and the wait staff was friendly and helpful. went around 2:30 on a saturday afternoon got the free parking in the back and didn't have to wait to be seated. will be going again to get my dim sum fix!

  • Pros: good food good service great pricing!
  • Cons: not enough parking for the lunch rush
5 Star Rating: Highly Recommended

05/26/08

Great food

by blueopal

Best tasting food in Los Angeles. CBC restaurant is a great place to take your family and friends for breakfast , lunch or dinner. The food is tasty, fresh and filling.

If you love seafood then I suggest you order the lobster. It was filling and delightful

  • Pros: Great food
  • Cons: parking

The Details on Cbs Seafood Restaurant

Place Categories:

  • clean place
  • great quality food
  • friendly customer service
  • love dim sum
  • like seafood
  • delicious everything
  • not that great cbs dim sum
  • helpful wait staff
  • order lobster
  • best shrimp
  • great feng
  • really great meal
  • huge regulars
  • best porridge
  • best taste nothing
  • best mixed seafood soup
  • best green tea
  • huge fans
  • happy servers
  • great live shrimps
  • dirty dishes
  • love restaurant
  • best bbq pork buns
  • good dim sum restaurants
  • best kept secret
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