There are few places in Kelowna that offer dim sum, but the city’s Asian cuisine is starting to come along. I had the pleasure of taking my whole family out for lunch at the newly opened Xing Yun, owned by Rich Tea. First thing to know about dim sum is you need to take people with you to order lots of different dishes!
What to Expect?
If you want to order the barbeque duck or peking duck, you need to order 2 days in advance. I highly recommend adding this baby onto your order if you want to get the whole experience! Between the twelve of us we ordered 20+ dishes and bubble tea, averaging to about $34 a person. There is lots of FREE parking availabe, and this resraurant has a drive through for takeout (WHAAT??!).
What Did We Try?
The list is long and delicious! Be warned, some dishes were eaten up too fast for a picture. Sorry in advance 🙈. We had the shrimp spring rolls, szechwan style popcorn chicken, chicken coconut laksa soup, salt & pepper squid, shrimp chow mein, house special fried rice, ginger beef, ginger chicken, ginger tofu, garlic stir fried gai lan, har gow, house sui mai, sticky rice, fried pork dumping, crispy sesame ball, chicken feet, BBQ por bun, beef chow flat noodle, green onion pancake, crispy pork intestines and of course the barbeque duck. PHEW! That’s a long list of food! We most definitely had left overs, making this a great place for cheap eats.
Dim sum in Kelowna is different than dim sum found in larger cities. There are no carts going around where you can pick off what you like. Everything is made to order and takes about 15 minutes to be delivered. The good news is that Xing Yun has a menu full of pictures, giving you a good sense of what you’re ordering. Some of my favourites include the ginger chicken and house sui mai! Please, if you’re coming with a large group come at the start of lunch service. Otherwise your wait time could be extended to 30 minutes for each round of orders during rush hour.
Final Thoughts?
Our final thoughts on Xing Yun are that it’s great value for the price. Even when it’s just the two of us, the portions are very generous so a few dishes go a long way. I would reccomend going with a larger group to share multiple dishes for the best experience. Although they are partnered with Rich Tea they only offer basic options instead of the full bubble tea menu. For our next visit we will try to save room for dessert and maybe even test out the drive through option! This is definetly a must add for your Discovering Kelowna list!