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| Food type | Chinese |
| Location | 8733 Southeast Division Street,Portland,Multnomah,Oregon, 97266, United States |
| Coordinates | 45°30′18″N122°34′22″W / 45.5050°N 122.5729°W /45.5050; -122.5729 |
| Website | excellentcuisine-or |
Excellent Cuisine is aChinese restaurant inPortland, Oregon. Established in late 2020, the restaurant operates in a strip mall in thesoutheast Portland part of theMontavilla neighborhood, in the space that previously housedWong's King. Excellent Cuisine servesdim sum and otherChinese cuisine such ashar gow,rice noodle rolls, andshumai,egg tarts,pineapple buns, andsesame balls. The restaurant has received a positive reception.
TheChinese restaurant Excellent Cuisine operates in the King Plazastrip mall on Division Street, in thesoutheast Portland part of theMontavilla neighborhood, servingdim sum and otherChinese cuisine. The menu has included ham sui gok (deep-frieddumplings withminced pork andscallion),har gow, red shrimp rice rolls,rice noodle rolls,[1] andshumai.[2]
The restaurant has also served fried squab and salt-and-pepper squid,[3]Peking duck,[4]braisedfish head in a clay pot, andglutinous rice.[5] Dessert options include coconut pudding,egg tarts,oatmeal-stuffed buns,pineapple buns, andsesame balls.[1]
Excellent Cuisine opened in late 2020,[6][7] in the space that previously occupiedWong's King, which closed during theCOVID-19 pandemic.[1] Excellent Cuisine has operated onChristmas.[3]
In 2022, Katherine Chew Hamilton ofPortland Monthly wrote:
Excellent Cuisine might not be a perfect dim sum spot, but it's serving solid versions of classics and pushing the envelope with more modern dishes. And how can you say that dim sum culture in Portland is nonexistent, when Excellent Cuisine was packed by 11 a.m.? It just operates on its own laid-back schedule, like the rest of town.[1]
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In the magazine's 2022 overview of the city's best Chinese food, she said Excellent Cuisine "excels at both dim sum standards and newfangled dishes". She recommended the ha gow, siu mai, coconut pudding rabbits, and red rice noodle rolls, which she called "a delight of textures and flavors worth a visit on its own", but advised avoiding the oatmeal-stuffed bun and the salted egg yolk bun.[7] Hamilton said of the rice noodle rolls: "while the classic version ... is forgettable verging on bad (thesoy sauce is far too sweet), the red rice version breaks new ground in the dim sum world". She recommended dipping the rolls inhoisin or soy sauce.[8]
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InEater Portland's 2023 list of sixteen restaurants for "delectable" dumplings in themetropolitan area, Thom Hilton and Seiji Nanbu called Excellent Cuisine "the hotspot for dim sum in Portland right now", with food "executed with aplomb" and "some fun options ... that are a little harder to find at other dim sum shops".[9] In the website's 2023 overview of "outstanding" Chinese cuisine in the area, Nanbu and Janey Wong wrote: "The name of this dim sum spot ... gets the point across: Excellent Cuisine's handmade, piping hot dumplings and buns are exactly as described... Beyond its dim sum, Excellent Cuisine's larger menu is full of gems."[5] In 2023, Wong recommended Excellent Cuisine for a Christmas dining experience.[3]Eater Portland's 2024 list of 38 "essential" eateries in the city said dim sum "is at a caliber that may supersede its predecessor".[10]Brooke Jackson-Glidden recommend the restaurant in her 2024 "Eater's Guide" to the city.[11] She and Michelle Lopez also included Excellent Cuisine in a 2024 overview of Portland's best restaurants for special occasions.[4]
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