Reviews for BAI WEI (Sakura Mandarin) in Philadelphia, PA
Cash / Venmo only. I order the black truffle soup dumplings, three cup chicken, and do not remember the name for the last dish.... Probably stir fried beef. It costs $60 for my lunch. Only half of the soup dumplings have soup. Their three cup chicken hasstrong flavor of ginger. The beef(probably lamb) is a bit salty for me and it is not spicy. For me, the taste is at the level ofok. Read more
The best dish here is their signature dry hot pot. We ordered it with a medium spice level. We added calamari, shrimp, and fish.... The fish and calamari portions were good. However, there was very little shrimp. Overall portion was good, though. We alsoorder braised pork shoulder and soup dumplings. They were decent. This place is BYOB and is cash or Venmo only. Read more
This restaurant takes cash only which they told us up front. It's spacious and clean inside. Tables were not too crowded. We... ordered their signature dish, live tilapia with pickle (???) which is pretty good, and also cauliflower with spicy hot pepperand bacon (????) which is also good. Read more
Truffle soup dumplings are delicious! They have a little truffle on top to give it a little truffle flavor. Soupy and tender... flavorful meat inside. The braised pork belly was also tasty. Shredded duck with scallion and bao could be less sweet though.Would definitely come back for the soup dumplings, as they are good enough to rival other soup dumplings in the area. Read more
I've been here when it used to be mainly sushi and it was really good - don't know why it changed names... I went out for... dinner and their menu is different. Many different options from dimsum, to noodle and/or soup, to family style meals where youcan share. Also BYOB! I came for dimsum because I was craving it. I love dimsum and their different varieties they have but Ichose dumplings - fried and steamed. Quality is great. The service from staff - you had to flag them down when you're ready. Read more
Relatively friendly staff and quick service. The Paid Thai was decent when I got it for takeout. I came back recently with a... friend to try the Dumplings and Bubble tea here (photos attached). They were both fantastic! Highly recommended. Read more
This place is tasty. We only really had dumplings here, but every time we go we see a large group ordering a ton of food. We... went and tried to go eat soup dumplings around the corner and told us it was an hour wait for food. This place had our food outin like 15. We also like that they make the dipping sauce with fresh ginger. Oh yeah and it's about the same price as all theother dumpling houses in Chinatown, but the me is more robust for other options. Read more
The diced chicken and beer duck dishes were the highlights. The truffle soup dumpling had the slightest hint of truffle and 4/6... broke at the bottom when picked up. Skip the Dan Dan noodles, not sure what it is but it's not that. Should've known for a placethat seems to specialize in Sichuan, Chinese, and Taiwanese food that serves Pad Thai. Also, not sure what the deal is withserving water in paper cups, seems really wasteful. Read more