Sea Harbour

After all these years, Sea Harbour in Rosemead is still a crowd favorite; the sprawling dining room has been offering made-to-order dim sum of the highest order since 2002. Dare to visit on a weekend morning and you’ll find a line that formed long before opening. With a menu of more than 100 items, you’ll do best to stick to the well-executed basics, like crystal shrimp dumplings and pork dumplings. The vibrant pork soup dumplings are hot and juicy in their tins on arrival, while the springy rice noodle rolls nail the ideal filling-to-rice-paper ratio and are some of the best in the city. Highlights beyond the basics include fried whole smelt, steamed black fungus in vinegar, and celery-and-fungus dumplings. I also like the pan-fried shredded taro cake and juicy pork buns, if you’re looking to further diversify your order.