Bistro 1968

I heard a lot about this place. My friend who came here 2 days prior than me, said there was a two-hour wait. 👀💢! Was afraid if that was the case, I might have to change the venue. Luckily, things looked pretty empty. Had to wait for most of my party to arrive, and they still had a table for us. We sat down, tea pots arrived (GREAT selection by the way), and then they offered us a bigger table. At first one of my friends said a smaller table would be better to talk intimately, but honestly, he was totally wrong. The bigger table was more comfortable, and we were surrounded by 3 walls, which made it more enclosed, with less noised coming at us from all over. My problem is, if I was nosy like someone recommended I be, I should have snooped around at each table to see what they ordered and how big it was. We ordered thinking the standard 籠 ("cage"/plate) of Dim Sum only had four pieces. Turns out each piece was slightly bigger than your average, and some plates had 50% more pieces. Which ones? I can't remember, but because I ended up miscalculating the portions, we all ate until our stomachs bursted. Then, just when we were all already full and done, the lady brought out two more bowls of something, and we were like, "Hold on! We didn't order that!" But then we looked, and it turns out it was the 排骨腸粉 (pork rib rice rolls). Honestly, the 腸粉 I'm more used to actually are long and look like 腸 made out of 粉. I get that there's the type where it's neatly rolled up into a cylinder, but having the ribs over the rice rolls? Eh... Not as smooth as the bigger ones that are loose and soft. Those two dishes coming around were a bit disappointed. Would like them to be more like other 腸粉, and you could charge more if you just stripped the bones off the 排骨, and inserted them inside, like they would be with standard 腸粉. Anyhoo... Except for that last bowl of stuff, we were thoroughly impressed. Oh, and you can AYCE the dim sum on weekdays. What I love best, is they use the Japanese loan word 放題. That's a very Hong Kong thing to do recently, so these guys know what's in.

Well we're back at this restaurant again, last time we ate here was last year when they were nearly open. Service is good food is good everything seems to be the same except the price is a little higher but what else can you do. If you're not tried it come and check it out for yourself I recommend it.

On a busy Sunday afternoon, my family decided to come here for lunch. Although the restaurant was quite busy with 10 parties ahead of us, we were pleasantly surprised to be seated within just 30 minutes. Now, let me tell you about the highlight of our meal – the dimsums! They were absolutely divine, deserving of a perfect 5-star rating. While the other main dishes were also quite enjoyable, the real star of the show was the quick and efficient service we received throughout our dining experience. As for the tea, it was decent, but I must admit it didn't quite reach the level of excellence as the rest of our meal.

Bistro 1968 has a few interesting and really special dishes. We had stewed crab congee, crispy lobster roll, duck, bbq pork, crispy pork belly, golden shrimp shumai, yellow shrimp shumai, pork shumai, bbq pork bao, snow cap bbq pork bao, abalone tart, rice wrapped in bana leaves... It was pretty good, definitely not run of the mill. Standouts included the crab congee and the snow capped bao. I've never seen or tasted a snow cap bao. I should have ordered 12 to go. The breading was airy, slightly sweet baked, just the correct ratio between bread and filling. Delicious! My five-star rating could be based on this alone. The service was fine. It was a little spendy, but the crab congee ($68) was enough to feed 12, and had a whole Dungeness crab in it. The flavor and the uniqueness of the dish was worth it.

Free parking!!! They have a lot next to their entrance with pretty wide spaces. What a treat. If you don’t want to wait in line for a table, it’s best to get there right when they open or at least by 11am. They also had a projector where sports was being shown. Maybe they do football Sundays?

Of the dishes we tried, these stuck out to me:

-baked pork bun. Their bun was so unique. It tasted like the pineapple bun topping - the best part of the bun!

-sticky rice in lotus leaf. This was a generous portion and had a lot stuffed into it

-pan fried noodle in chili oil sauce. I could’ve eaten a whole plate. It came a couple veggies too: mushrooms and snap peas

-pumpkin sesame ball. 4 balls in one order. Two of them are red bean and 2 are pumpkin??? Wasn’t really sure why they call it pumpkin when two were clearly stuffed with red bean. They were tasty though!

-lobster roll. This was good but I’m not sure if I would order it again. The consistency of the lobster tasted a lot like shrimp and who knows, there might have been shrimp in there. The crunchy wrapper was good though.

They have the dim sum staples too including two versions of har gow - regular and golden. According to my friends, the golden one wasn’t really that much different in taste than the regular. It just looked fancy.

A dish that fell short was the XLB. There wasn’t much soup and the dumpling wrapper was on the thicker side. It had a lot of filling but reminded me more like a meatball than a dumpling.

I’d definitely go back to try a couple more dim sum dishes and their regular menu items. I was salivating at the large plates of noodles that were being delivered to other tables.

I thought the price was in line with some of the other nicer ambiance dim sum places. The food tastes fresh and I didn’t feel sleepy after.

Best Dim Sum in LA. Get there early it's gets packed. We got there about 30 mins after opening and the tables were already filling up. The service is great! We will be going again. The drive from SFV is definitely worth it.

This newly opened dim sum place is basically the same restaurant as the defunct Bistro 168 restaurant in Arcadia. The dim sum and food menu is about the same. Their formula is to provide good food and good service at a reasonable price. But with inflation, don’t expect huge portions for each dish.

Hearing everyone on Yelp’s raving about this restaurant during their grand opening period, we decided to give it a try to see if the restaurant stills provides the food food as the Arcadia location.

We walked in the restaurant and got a modern feel for the place. Its decor seemed to blended in the modern design with Chinese elements.

Besides the good vibe decor, their foods is where this restaurant excelled. All the popular dim sums we tried were outstanding. We had har gaw, Siu Mai, char siu bao, sticky rice in lotus wrap that had exceeded our expectations with excellent quality food and delicious tasty.

The regular dishes are amazing as well. We got their mandarin pork ribs and it was stunningly delectable. I love the crispy outer layer with tender inner layer meat. The sweet and sour sauce was mixed in the right levels of savory, sour and sweetness. It seems that they have an excellent chef that’s helming the kitchen.

The service was equally impressive. The waiters were very quick in taking orders and the food came out in a very short amount of time. I believe they will do well with their dinners.

Parking is in the back and the lot is kind of small but there are plenty of street parkings.

Very awesome Cantonese Dim Sum experience! Dim sum is fresh and hot. Their bun is a must try! I also like they are selling boba but i didn get to try this round! Definitely go again to try more

What a great addition to the SGV food scene.

Probably the best dimsum in LA.

The abalone tart is just a beautiful blend of flavors and textures.

The rolled changfen 肠粉 is flavorful but I prefer the traditional version.

The golden har gow tastes average or below average even. The color of the dough and the gold painted on it does nothing to the flavor - in fact I think it compromised the consistency of the dough. This was probably the only dish that disappointed me.

The HK duck is fatty and flavorful, and goes great with the accompanying sauce.

The osmanthus jelly is the perfect meal-ender - lightly sweet with a subtle fragrance of osmanthus.

They have plenty of indoor parking.

We waited to get a table for about 5 mins, at 2.30pm on a Wednesday - this place gets busy.

It's not a rolling dim sum place, there are no carts of ready-to-eat food that go around, you have to order from the menu.

The food is delicious! All-day Dim Sum so you can dine a little later in the day. The abalone tart and the very large lo mai gai are must-haves. Clean establishment in a great location. Highly recommend!

Currently my number 1 dim sum joint beating out Lunasia marginally. Excellent food and has some unique dishes. They tried to make the place look nice but you see what it is. Regardless food trumps all and it’s clean. Let’s see who can topple them!

This place had some of the best service I've ever had from an authentic Chinese restaurant. They were very attentive and accommodating.

I went with a dim sum newbie and we ordered all the standard items and then some. All were very good and the portions of the non dim sum items are very generous. We went overboad and another highlight is that the to-go containers are surprisingly stylish.

One caveat is that the menu can be a little confusing to fill out. The way the lines are laid out, you might end up ordering the item below what you actually want. Just check with the waitstaff if you're not sure.

Delicious reopened dim sum spot. Literally all your classic dim sum dishes hand made and fire. One of my favorite new spots. Meat balls fire. Duck fire. Har gow delicious.

Lunar new year brunch at Bistro 1968✨🏮🐇
This newly opened restaurant has been long awaited and is sister restaurants with Chef Tony in Pasadena.
This dim sum spot has a good selection of dishes and all prices end in “.88” or “.68” 🧧㊗

🍽Ordered:
1. Egg yolk buns
2. Siu mai
3. Ham sui gok
4. Spare ribs
5. Radish cake
6. Rice noodle w/ bbq pork

All the dishes were aesthetically pleasing and delicious🤤 I loved the presentation of the dishes because it added so much to the whole experience. The bbq pork rice noodle was unique since I’ve never had pork as the filling. The egg yolk buns were a little more pretty than they tasted but I still enjoyed them. My favorite was the ham sui gok (glutinous rice dumpling) because it’s so flavorful and has a great mochi like texture. The spare ribs were my bf’s favorite since the sauce was so fragrant.

The dining area is also really spacious which made it really easy to get seated right away. This was a huge plus because many dim sum spots in SGV have long wait times on the weekend.

💰Price:
$40/meal

Can you believe this Weekday only, not including holidays Special? So you won't get this deal on Thursday July 4th for example.

$19.68 @ Bistro 1968 for All You Can Eat Dim Sum !

90-minute time limit. Serving 10 am - 3 pm Monday - Friday

$2 per person tea

Order 2x the number of diners per round.

For example:
Party of 2 = 4 dishes/orders of Dim Sum
Party of 5 = 10 dishes/orders of Dim Sum
Party of 10 = 20 dishes/orders of Dim Sum

Finish the round and order more for 90 minutes max.

No leftovers. You will be charged for what you don't finish. Don't waste food.

MY suggestion is NOT to eat quickly and stuff yourself, but to eat and enjoy "Yum Cha" as leisurely dining, as Dim Sum is intended to be.

While knowing you'll only pay about $22 per person without worrying about the cost.

Don't try to "get your money's worth"; relax and enjoy the moment and the feeling that you CAN have whatever you want and not worry about going over $22 per person.

The restaurant is being very generous with their offer.

The portions are the same as the regular weekend service.

But this keeps their chefs and service staff employed throughout the week, and the cash flow and crowds coming.

Don't abuse the restaurant and their hospitality and generosity.

We want them and they want to be in business for a long time.

AND

be sure to tip generously, the wait staff work very hard no matter what price you pay.

Oh, and they have "Mexican Coke in tall bottles"; made from sugar cane, not sugar, beet, or corn syrup like here for $6.

If you like a more delicate and subtle, less harsh carbonation taste to your Coca-Cola like they used to make it in the USA 40+ years ago, it's worth a try to broaden your culinary Horizons.

If you think that's a little expensive, think of all you saved on the Dim Sum!

Best dim sum experience in LA, hands down. Finally a place with actually good quality dim sum. Definitely worth the few extra bucks

This was the best dim sum I've ever had. The crispy lobster roll, and scallop dumpling is to die for. Get here and enjoy a delicious meal.

Authentic delicious dimsum, good delicate food, they use higher skilled chef to made the food by heart!
Highly recommend!

A bit pricey. It is worth every buck. Most importantly, my wife loves it. Happy wife happy life.

Food is delicious whether they are dim sum or dinner items. Service is ok. Parking is inside the building and is adequate. But more spaces are welcomed especially on a busy day.