Red Star Seafood

Reservations are accepted and the dining room fills on weekends, so booking ahead is the safe move for a group. Walk-ins work on quieter weekday mornings when tables are open.

Free underground parking comes with the restaurant, which takes the stress out of driving to Marpole. The lot is the easiest option on a busy weekend.

Dim sum runs in the lunch window, roughly 10 in the morning to 3 in the afternoon, with dinner service each evening. Weekday lunch opens half an hour later than on weekends.

The crispy chicken skin stuffed with shrimp mousse is the standout dish, and the Peking duck earns steady praise. The menu runs well over a hundred dim sum items, so there is plenty beyond the hits.

Prices sit in the moderate range for a sit-down Cantonese seafood house. A dim sum lunch for four lands around sixty dollars before tax and tip.