macky's dim sum

delicious. we had a great meal with attentive friendly service. if you ever frequented the china gate in the id, you'll recognize the owners and the wait staff. now you don't have to go into seattle forgooddim sum. we like macky's much better than top gun in factoria. you should go!

outstanding dim sum. went twice for lunch because we like having the carts come around. only thing that wasn'tgoodwas the salt and pepper squid. the honey prawns are truly incredibly good. shu mai, footballs, barbecue pork - all excellent. the best braised bok choy ever, in a yummy garlicky sauce. we'll be back whenever we're in the area.

great food and welcoming staff. my daughter's bf brought her here on a date. a few days later we were looking for someplace to go eat and she suggested macky's. being adventurous we went and i was wonderfully surprised!

we were quickly welcomed and seated by the nice lady. we took our time deciding and the food came out pretty quickly. not sure what to expect as i tasted the various things we had ordered. i found each was at least asgoodas the last. everything was delicious, even the foods my daughter ordered that i didn't recognize. :)

since then, we've been back many times and even have ordered take out from them. they are always friendly and the food is delicious. i highly recommend it to anyone looking for good, reasonably priced food and agooddining experience.

great little eastside restaurant. macky's used to be relatively unknown up until the seattle times wrote an article about them in october '10. they are now pretty busy and there is sometimes a wait. it is worth it though. the food is fresh and varied. they owners and staff are very friendly and get to know you are a regular very quickly. so glad there is now a dim sum place on the eastside that hasgoodfood. thanks macky!

nice and small dim sum joint. but if you are looking forgooddim sum. this would not be the place. huge difference from other dim sum place in the greater seattle area. also much more expensive. the taste is mediocre. the waitresses try too hard to get you to eat something you don't want. i would suggest jade garden in chinatown or even top gun in bellevue for the same price buy better food.

service sadly lacking. the food, if and when it comes, isgoodby u.s. standards, but not always hot. even when the restaurant is not busy, you may not be seated and service can be slow or non-existent. due to poor planning or caprice (?), popular dishes may be unavailable or sold out, even at an early lunch.

from my perspective, the biggest problem is attitude: 1) the owners assume, incorrectly, that customers are not knowledgeable about dim sum; 2) agoodreview in the newspaper does not mean that people will tolerate service that, at best, is patronizing, and, at worst, downright snide.

this is not a place to take a guest.

huh?. we ate there last week and even though it was full the service was great as was the dim sum. maybe not a huge selection but it was well done and had an item i hadn't seen at other seattle-area places: shanghai soup dumplings. they were delicious. the prices aregoodas well.

my sorry lunch at macky's. the booth was double sided and the big guys sitting on the other side kept rocking back and forth which caused me to do the same. i politely asked them to be considerate and they agreed for five minutes then went back to old habits, very annoying and distracting.

however it is of no matter because i have no intention of returning. it was so noisy that any conversation in our booth was overwhelmed by the crowd noise. i tried to order the duck salad. the response was a salad with no duck and a snotty waitress who told me i didn't order the duck salad. that was after we waited 20 minutes in the first place to place an order and another 20 minutes to receive the wrong order and be told it was my fault.

to be fair they did roll the cart around but we were trying to order off the menu. based on my experience in eating in all level of restaurants nationally and locally and writing reviews of same, i would have to think hard to find one redeemable aspect of our horrendus treatment at macky's.

i certainly wish them no ill will however as professionals they should be prepared to deliver quality food withgoodservice from day one. based on my one experience it is my guess macky's will fold within a reasonably short time.