Although the restaurant is called Hong Kong Pearl Seafood, the Chinese characters on their sign translates to, "forever fortune seafood restaurant" in Cantonese. Huh? Why not Hong Kong Pearl? Because Wing Fat Trading Corp owns the restaurant. Wing Fat is Cantonese for "forever fortune." Calling the restaurant Forever Fortune (in English) probably didn't sound good. You'll have to ask the owner why Hong Kong Pearl was chosen. My wife and I came here for dim sum. Their prices ranged from $5.50 to $15.95 per dish. Tea was $1 per person. We tried 10 dishes. 1) 3 Cold Appetizers Platter A. Baby Octopus Baby octopus is a marketing name for several species of very small octopi. No babies are involved. This dish had many octopi marinated in a lightly flavored red sauce that was slightly peppery and a bit salty with a touch of sweetness for balance. If they could intensify the flavor, this dish would be tasty. The red color is most likely from food color. B. White Radish and Carrot Slaw It was slightly tangy and sweet with a light crispness in texture. The flavor was simple and lacked depth. C. Shredded Jellyfish It had a light peppery soy sauce flavor. No sesame oil flavor. It had a nice crunch. Decent, but I've had better. 2) Clams with garlic sauce It had a good number of well cooked small clams in their shell. There's always a few that don't open. The sauce had a light flavor of garlic and seasonings. This was a good dish in a typical way. 3) Shrimp Rice Noodle Roll There were 9 pieces of medium-sized shrimp in soft stretchy rice dough wraps. They sat in a slightly sweet soy sauce. The shrimp were lightly seasoned and tender. Overall, the taste and texture were very good. 4) Singapore Noodles It had rice vermicelli, shrimp, chicken, onions, carrots, green onions, and sesame seeds. The vegetables were sparse, and the noodles were abundant and somewhat dry. It needed sesame oil. It was moderately spicy with a flavorful curry. The chicken and shrimp were tender and moist, but sparse also. With some changes, this would be an excellent dish. 5) Garlic Stir-fry Chinese Spinach The spinach had a strong greens flavor with a touch of bitterness. It was coated with an oil sauce that tasted like light soy sauce and msg. No garlic flavor. It was good, but not special. 6) Chicken Feet or Phoenix Claw They were huge in size. It had a mung bean sauce with lots of sesame oil. It was slightly sweet and peppery with a deep-fried flavor. The skin and tendons were very soft. This dish was made well. 7) Steamed Spareribs in black bean sauce It had a lot of bone. There was not much bean flavor, but there was a nice balance of seasonings. The meat was tender and savory. There were some small pieces of taro. A great tasting dish. More meat and less bone, please. 8) Sweet Soft Tofu It had a very soft tofu in a syrup with mild flavors of sugar, vanilla, and ginger. If they add a little more sugar, this dessert would be perfect. It was very good, nonetheless. 9) Pineapple Bun with egg custard filling. It was filled with slightly sweet egg custard. It was thick and creamy with flavors of egg yolk, milk, and butter. The bun was soft and slightly sweet with a crumbly topping that had a milky egg yolk flavor. The taste was excellent. FYI, there's no pineapple in these buns. The name refers to the pineapple shell like pattern on the topping. This place did a bad job on that. 10) Steamed Pork Bun The bun was soft and fluffy with a very mild sweetness. The shredded roasted pork filling had a sauce that was well-rounded in flavor. It was a beautiful blend of sweet, salty, and umami ingredients. I could taste onions, sugar, soy sauce, oyster sauce, sesame oil, and chicken stock. A perfect example of steamed pork bun made right. We arrived at 9:50 am on a Saturday and they were letting customers in. No carts were circulating until 10 am. We got a table even though we were waiting for our friend, Marivic (a Yelp Elite). It wasn't crowded until 11 am. They offered 3 types of tea: oolong, jasmine, and chrysanthemum. I got chrysanthemum. It had a gentle floral flavor with no bitterness. The service was responsive, helpful, and quick. The dining room and restrooms were clean, but dated. The ambiance was upscale and traditional. They are located in a small shopping center with free parking. Their food and variety are superior to most places in the DMV area for dim sum, so give them a visit if that's what you're looking for. I found some negative aspects in their food on this visit, so I had to lower my rating.

Best Dim Sum in Northern Virginia! Most small plates cost between $7 - $8. Everyone we ordered was delicious.

Nothing too much to say here. Quintessential traditional dim sum experience. They have all the classics here, highly recommend the 流沙包 (liu sha bao, salted duck yolk bao.) Bring a large group and ideally a Chinese speaker or someone familiar with what they are ordering for a good time.

Came for CNY and was pleased that even though dim sum ended at 3:30pm on this Saturday, they had "late night" dim sum we could order for dinner (but without the carts). A traditional Chinese banquet hall style Cantonese style restaurant with several tea options. The dim sum selection was good, with prices around $6-8 per plate. Portion sizes were decent, just confused that they weren't able to cut any of the food for us (like they would with the carts, usually?) Service was overall decent. Would come back for cart service :)

We came here for Sunday morning dim sum. We got there when it opened at 10am - but apparently people got there earlier and lined up. The restaurant was already in full swing at 10am - tables were full and dim sum carts were being pushed around. They have plenty of tables, but they won't seat you until the majority of your party is standing in the restaurant (being in the parking lot is not sufficient). There was constantly a queue of people waiting for tables to be ready, so get there early! Their goal during the dim sum weekend rush is to get you your food and serve as many customers as possible. They are efficient that way; they're not here to coddle you. They have several different carts featuring a variety of dishes - a seafood cart, steamed dim sum cart, congee cart, noodle cart, and baked goods cart. They have all of the classic dim sum dishes and more. The carts are wheeled around frequently enough to hit the different tables until each gets their fill. Service was easy to flag down if you needed something - tea refills, water refills, the check, etc. We had shumai, har gow, beef chow fun, congee, curry fish balls, green beans, clams, fried shrimp and taro, shrimp balls, sticky rice, rice roll, crispy skin roast pork, and char siu. Overall, the flavors of the dishes were good. The clams were a little disappointing because a good portion of them were closed. For dessert, we had egg tarts, sesame balls, and pineapple buns. I was not a fan of the egg tarts - the filling was way too buttery in an off-putting way. I don't know that I would choose this place over Han Palace in Tysons, but the food and experience were solid.