NBC Seafood Restaurant

(626) 282-2323

404 S Atlantic Blvd
Monterey Park, CA 91754 34.0579 -118.1339

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Neighborhood: Alhambra

Price:

$$

Last updated 8.16.11

Category:

Restaurants

Payment Methods:

American Express, Visa, MasterCard

Catering Services:

Restaurant Management

Restaurant Special Features:

Local Favorite, Family-Friendly Dining, People Watching, Family Style Dining, Lunch Spot, Group Dining

General Info:

Open 7 Days

Cuisine:

Dim Sum, Seafood, Chinese

What People Are Saying About NBC Seafood Restaurant

Featured Review

Martha Burr

Contributor

In Short – 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. 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 tastiest 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…

Editor's Tips

Know Before You Go:
Call ahead to reserve the winter melon soup--it's so popular, it often runs out.
Save Money:
Weekday specials offer bargain prices on top sellers, including Peking duck. Call for info.
When to Go:
The restaurant offers dim sum service daily, starting at 8am.
dessert
75.0% positive
  1. recommend the duck, the bbq pork buns, the shrimp dumplings, the large rice noodle folded over shrimp or beef, and egg custard tarts for dessert.
  2. The desserts weren't as good as the one in El Monte, but it's still good.
food quality
100.0% positive
  1. The prices are also quite good, you can have a very filling meal for under $11 per person.
  2. This is the best dim sum place I ever had(so far) , very good chnese food, definitely worth the money.
  3. This is truly an authentic Chinese restaurant.
  4. We went on the busiest day of the year (Lunar New Year) but still enjoyed quick service and a variety of delicious delicacies.
  5. Best dim sum, best value, great Chinese food.
  6. recommend the duck, the bbq pork buns, the shrimp dumplings, the large rice noodle folded over shrimp or beef, and egg custard tarts for dessert.
  7. Good chinese food for the price
  8. This is good authentic chinese food, the resturant is perfect for large events.
  9. Other memorable dishes are also the jellyfish, and the chinese donut wrapped in rice paper.
  10. Very good food
  11. Food is very good; popular dishes such as HarGow or SuiMei are readily available.
  12. The food is amazing, to say the least.
  13. The food is great, I would recommend the spare ribs.
  14. My favorite dim sum dish is chicken feet, but usually it is made all wrong- NBC makes it all right!
  15. If you like Chinese cuisine you need to eat at NBC at least once.
  16. The food still comes in carts - which is good for the authentic feel - but unforutnately, because of that - the food also suffers since it can get cold.
  17. Often times, when you order seafood, the live specimine is brought to your table for approval before it is prepared.
  18. Everything tastes very fresh and is not too greasy.
  19. The seafood is good and a great place for large parties.
  20. This is the place to go for great dim sum and authentic Cantonese cuisine.
menu variety
100.0% positive
  1. We went on the busiest day of the year (Lunar New Year) but still enjoyed quick service and a variety of delicious delicacies.
  2. The dinner menu is traditional Cantonese served in large portions so this place is really great for large parties of family and friends.
overall
100.0% positive
  1. The servers attitudes can be a bit "Funky" at times, but overall, NBC is a good place to visit.
  2. NBC is a great traditional dim sum place.
  3. am college student at USC and this place is the best place to satisfy a craving.
  4. This is the best dim sum place I ever had(so far) , very good chnese food, definitely worth the money.
  5. The seafood is good and a great place for large parties.
  6. great place to experience traditional and new aged chinese dim sum.
service
80.0% positive
  1. must for anyone longing for amazing dim sum, attentive service, and affordability!
  2. The waiters are a great help if you trust them, but their English is not so great and my understanding of Chinese does not go past "dim sum.
  3. The servers attitudes can be a bit "Funky" at times, but overall, NBC is a good place to visit.
  4. We went on the busiest day of the year (Lunar New Year) but still enjoyed quick service and a variety of delicious delicacies.
  5. The service was absolutely surprisingly amazing, as it is well known that most dim sum places do not have the best service.
value
100.0% positive
  1. The prices are good and the dim sum is great.
  2. The prices are also quite good, you can have a very filling meal for under $11 per person.
  3. Good chinese food for the price
  4. large restaurant with good pricing
  5. The prices here are pretty decent too.
  6. This is the best dim sum place I ever had(so far) , very good chnese food, definitely worth the money.
  7. Best dim sum, best value, great Chinese food.
  8. The dinner menu is traditional Cantonese served in large portions so this place is really great for large parties of family and friends.
wait time
83.33000183105469% positive
  1. We went on the busiest day of the year (Lunar New Year) but still enjoyed quick service and a variety of delicious delicacies.
  2. Best dim sum I've ever had as long as I can remember, hands down!
  3. The wait can be really long on weekends for dim sum so if you're not a patient diner then I would go someplace else but man you will miss some pretty good dim sum.
  4. The taste is good, but at peak serving times the wait can be a long time.
  5. We finally settled on a mediocre, but not terrific place for Sunday dim sum quick-fixes.
  6. This place has been around for so long, always serving good dim sum although nothing too interesting.
1 Star Rating: Poor

01/14/12

It's a disgusting restaurant

by helen166

This is a most disgusting restaurant we've ever visited, and never ever will go back. The waiters stick their fingers in food, and the restroom….. Oh my god, why government still allow they open!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

5 Star Rating: Highly Recommended

09/16/09

you won't be disappointed. A+

by SUNMAN

I am college student at USC and this place is the best place to satisfy a craving. They are willing to make something specific for you which is rare. The food is great, I would recommend the spare ribs. Good chinese food for the price

  • Pros: Excellent Service
4 Star Rating: Recommended

01/02/09

Decent Eatery

by fluteplyr011

NBC has changed ownership, even though the American name is still the same, it is actually a branch from Ocean Bo in El Monte. I haven't had Dim Sum here yet, but dinner was pretty good. The desserts weren't as good as the one in El Monte, but it's still good. The prices here are pretty decent too. I haven't had any mishaps here yet.

1 Star Rating: Poor

08/26/08

Great dim sum with a little secret ingredient.

by rockabilly_betsy

My family and I absolutely love dim sum. We used to have dim sum over at sam woo but unfortunately it closed down. A few months ago my aunt heard about NBS star so we decided to check it and to our suprise it was pretty close on taste to what Sam Woo was. Well we thought this would be our all time favorite, so last saturday decided to have Dim sum for lunch and we went back to NBC star. I kid you not we had just started ordering when my cousin decided to try a beef one. Well when he put it down on his plate something fell out from the top of it still landing on the edge of his plate, and he kept trying to convince himself that what he saw was anything but what it really was.Luckily the manager of the place was in our area, which by the way was in that private room when my cousin showed him what it was he immeadiately apologized and gave us half off. That is pretty nice of them you would say, but come on we had a creature on our plate. If it would have happend to anyone else a big deal would have been made but my cousin was just disgusted that I guess he didnt really know what to say. Luckily for them no one else saw but his boss. I guess you can say we will definately reconsider this place after that incident.

  • Pros: great food
  • Cons: unexpected ingredients
5 Star Rating: Highly Recommended

07/07/08

absolutely best dim sum outside of LA

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

The Details on NBC Seafood Restaurant

Place Categories:

  • best dim sum
  • good authentic chinese food
  • great traditional dim sum place
  • pretty decent prices
  • still enjoyed quick service
  • not recommend place
  • not as good desserts
  • good seafood
  • best value
  • recommend egg custard tarts
  • recommended nbc
  • absolutely best dim sum outside
  • very filling meal
  • not so great english
  • good taste
  • awesome dimsum
  • recommend duck
  • like chinese cuisine
  • authentic cantonese cuisine
  • recommend shrimp dumplings
  • delicious delicacies
  • good carts
  • good pricing
  • authentic chinese restaurant
  • too interesting nothing
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