Tian Tian Golden Palace Seafood & Dim Sum Austin
Order the Dungeness crab Hong Kong Typhoon Shelter style, which arrives fried under a pile of crispy bits.1
Why go
Trolleys come round with the day's selection rather than a fixed list, so what you eat depends on when you sit down.1 Nicolai McCrary is straight about the bargain: the dumplings are not as sharp as the a la carte kitchens charging more. They arrive hot.1 Live tanks run alongside the carts, which is where the crab comes from.
Order this / avoid
- Dungeness crab, Typhoon Shelter style. It arrives fried and buried in crisp aromatics.1
- Peking duck, which does not need the wait Bamboo House's does.1
- Off the trolleys: siu mai, har gow and xiao long bao, plus whatever small plates are circulating.1
- Avoid: expecting made-to-order precision from a cart.1
What locals & experts say
- Nicolai McCrary rates it 7.9 for The Infatuation, and names the trade honestly:
The quality isn't quite as fresh as places that sell dumplings a la carte (at higher prices), but they're all hot, fresh, and tasty.
1 - On the duck, from the same review:
It's not quite as crispy as our favorite in town (Bamboo House), but it also doesn't require a long wait and a lot of luck to get it.
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Good to know
- Hygiene: one failing score. It is the most recent routine inspection. Austin Public Health scored this kitchen, listed as
Tian Tian Golden Palace Seafood and Dim Sum
at 10901 N Lamar Blvd Ste A1, 68 on 10 April 2026, below the city's failing line of 70. The scored ten-day follow-up on 1 May 2026 came back 77. Before that, 81 on 27 June 2025. Three inspections is the whole record inside the window, so there is no long trend to read.2
Verdict
should-visit — Nobody takes a booking, and the carts do the ordering for you, so bring people and let it come. Sixteen separate food businesses trade at this street number, so read the door before you sit down.