Ashley Outlet | Batesville, AR 72501

Called to order dim sum and was told that the dim sum would be ready in 10-15 minutes. I arrived at the restaurant 25 minutes after I called and took another almost 10 minutes to talk to someone (the workers were inside the kitchen & figure out where to pick up my orders. Anyways, if you order dim sum, then your food will be ready for pick up at the To go section. I ordered 6 items and it came out to be $27ish which isn't bad at all. ProDecent priceThey sealed your food to prevent contaminationFood taste good ConCouldn't find the workers in leading me where to pick up my food

Restaurant currently operating during COVID-19: There wasn't much social distancing, from my experience here. The staff didn't do much to encourage customers either, but understand it could be due to lack of workers available. Customers, however, just crowded around. Everyone was wearing as mask thankfully! Left side is for BBQ Take Out orders, and right side was for actual food orders. Everyone has been coming here specifically for the $25 shell fish trays that have been circling around social media. I, too, bit the bait. I called for a 12:30PM pick up on a Saturday, got there about 12:15PM and my order was already bagged up and ready and I had no issues picking up. They called out my name, before I got up to the cashier side, and process was simple and easy. My food, however, was pretty cold. That was disappointing. $25 Lobster with Noodles: My lobster was unbelievably tiny! I don't think it even surpassed 1 pound prior to cooking. In comparison to all the other pictures I've seen, it looked like crawfish! I was pretty disappointed. Flavor wise, I've definitely had better. The noodles were a giant generous portion, but were super bland and pretty greasy. And cold. Like straight out of the fridge cold. I wouldn't recommend this one, but hopefully it was just a fluke and yours comes out better. $25 Crab with Hong Kong Style Sticky Rice: I tried the lobster first, and was disappointed. The crab, however, amazing! It was still lukewarm and a pretty good size! About 2.5lb Dungeness crab which I was happy about. It was cooked perfectly! The meat was plump and juicy, flavor was delicious. The sticky rice was a tiny portion compared to other pictures I've seen. The sticky rice was cold and clumped up together... not as cold as the noodles, but not a big issue. Flavor was great! I ordered it for my family for Mother's Day weekend, and my mom loved the crab tray. I think they still offer $25 lobster noodles, and currently charge $16/lb for the crab trays. If you give it a try, we all suggest getting the sticky fried rice over the bland noodles.

Place is still open during quarantine!! Good and quick pick up if order via phone. The lobster/crab Lo mein special is $25 per tray and feeds a whole family! The tofu dish was amazing. We also ordered some pea shoots.

They are open during Covid19 and offer $25 lobster noodle/sticky rice right now. The lobster was fresh, but the sticky rice was flavorless. Dim sum were also pretty bland. But I'm giving one extra star for the food packaging. they packed the food carefully with seal.

My family often comes here for their BBQ takeout from roasted ducks, roasted pork, and everything inbetween. A whole roasted duck ($22.50) feeds our family of four for two meals, which is pretty good. The flavor is good and the meats are well marinated. This Mother's Day, I stopped by to pick up their quarantine lobster specials. We made a pre-order over the phone the day before, but was left flabbergasted on arrival for pick up. Like myself, many others were there for pick up but found ourselves in an hour long line. There were plenty of orders all prepared at the counter, which should be a quick process so I don't understand why it took so long. I understand they may be understaffed due to the pandemic, but organization was just confusing and messy. After an hour of waiting, I was finally on my way home with food for the family. (I was on a fine line between being impatient and understanding, but be aware of wait times even for pick up --although this could be also due to the holiday.) We ordered the Lobster Lo Mien ($25) and Lobster Lo Mai Gai / Sticky Rice ($25). Both dishes were great with plenty of lobster pieces. From photos, the amount of noodles and rice they give you can be a hit or miss, but these two dishes definitely filled us up.

I found out that 888 has seafood special deal during the SIP time, crab or lobster noodle entree and just have to try, the current market price is between $22- $25, and you can pick between I-Fu Noodle or HongKong style sticky rice, we usually ordered these dishes for family celebration with full market price, so $25 is such a bargain, for that reason, I actually ordered 4 crab entrees and shared with friends and family. We enjoyed the dish very much, it is enough to share with 2-3 other people, it is just too bad that I forgot to order some dimsim at the same time....Noticed that 888 has a method in package their to-go orders, the new plastic container can be sealed just like boba tea :) PS. suggest to call and check if they're offering crab or lobster, it got sold out pretty fast.

It been a pretty long time since I last came here. Probably, a few years ago. Got here about 10:45am and the parking was already half full. There was no line but there was no one in the front either lol We got seated but it took awhile for someone to come ask us what kind of tea we wanted. The food improved tremendously. More flavorful and definitely a lot more choices. The last time I was here they didn't have the egg yolk bun. My all time favorite here was the egg tarts and pineapple bun. Now, I am adding the egg yolk bun as another favorite here. You gotta get the har gao. Lots of shrimps and very juicy. The tendons were chewy, soft and fresh. I liked it..usually, I wouldn't even touch it. The shrimp eggplants were yummy as well. Not too salty and not too sweet. The buns were all tasty and fresh. I would say the egg tarts weren't as tasty as before but still buttery good. Avoid the sugar tofu soup. The taste was really off with sink water taste. Overall, I like it. For sure I will be back. Service was average. The servers seem to be in a rush whenever they come. One lady never came back with our siu mai and this other lady was supposed to bring me my egg tarts. She went and checked and came out letting us know that it ain't ready yet. However, right after she told me that I saw one of the servers brought out a plate to another table. Hmm... She did told this other guy to get it for us and he came out and said not ready yet. He did return with our egg tarts tho. Not bad but services do need improvement.

I came here a couple of weeks ago for Sunday lunch and was surprisingly seated down within a few minutes. The only thing I know the names of the dishes we ordered were the basic shumai, har gow, and chicken feet. Others included dumplings, pineapple custard buns, some kind of tripe dish, char siu, etc. The shumai was okay in flavor to me, although it wasn't necessarily the worse or best I've had. The dumpling, which I believed had shrimp, meat and chives was not for me. The flavor was kind of bland to me and the wrapping was the clear ones, which I'm not used to. Everything was pretty much mediocre, but the pineapple custard bun surprised me since this was the first time I've actually had pineapple pieces inside. The bread was nice and soft too. Service was short of spectacular. The ladies with the carts being pushed hardly came to our table and the waiters wouldn't check on us often, which we needed since we ran out of tea.

Well, I've never eaten here before, but came here for a wedding reception and dinner. The food was served family style and basically the food was slightly above average, the soup was kind of bland but edible. Servers were friendly and attentive. The problem with this place is that when your renting out this place for a wedding party, or any private party, you have to beware of how many other parties are scheduled for the same night. Because at the time of this wedding dinner, there was another party on the other side of the dinning room and the two parties was only divided by temporary partitions that didn't go all the way up to the ceiling, so there was like a 20 ft. opening between the top of the partition and ceiling. Unfortunately for the Bride and Groom, the other party had karaoke, and of course they had some pretty bad singers, as a matter of fact, it was like bad singer after bad singer. To make it worse, it was loud as hell, and we couldn't hear a single word of speeches and well wishes from our side. They repeatedly asked the manager to have the other side turn down the volume a bit, but nothing ever changed. If I was paying for this party, I would of been pissed, maybe even consider to sue for some money back...yes it was that bad. Anyways, food was good, ambiance and funability was bad, averages out to 3 stars, just OK.

When it comes to dim sum, meticulous shaping of dumplings and vibrant flavors are a must. 888 Seafood Restaurant meets these two essential aspects of a quality dim sum restaurant and more. All the items were freshly made and steamed to perfection. The dumplings such as the Har Gow and Shui Mai weren't too soggy like some places make them, and they had the perfect degree of chewiness and texture. Since I am not from the area, this place reminded me of my favorite dim sum place called Gia Phat in the OC with a unique Saté that isn't found anywhere else. The interior design and aesthetics of this restaurant was very eye-pleasing and memorable. I gave them 4 stars and not 5, because customer service was poor.

After I drove past this restaurant for more than a decade, I finally had a chance to stop by 888 Seafood Restaurant for their weekend dim sum. The restaurant was half empty at 9:30 AM on Sunday, but it started to get crowded by the time our party left at 10:30 AM. This is a fairly traditional dim sum restaurant, so you will need to flag down one of the staff members who pushed the dim sum carts around the restaurant. *** Har gow (shrimp dumplings): For some odd reason it tasted a bit vinegary. Not recommended. Xiao Long Bao aka XLB (soup dumplings): Juicy dumplings, but flavors tasted a bit off. Shrimp Rice Roll: Pretty average. Pork Spare Ribs: one of the better dim sum items - chewy meat! Chicken Feet: Another good order! This particular chicken feet had good amount of cartilage and black bean sauce was excellent. Pineapple Bun: Buns weren't actually all that bad and it was a decent dessert, but pineapple bun has never been my cup of tea. Turnip cake: Freshly grilled right in front of you - would recommend this order if you can flag down the person who pushed the cart. Egg tart: Slightly above average; the egg custard definitely hit the spot. Super flaky crust, but nothing to write home about. *** The bill ended up about $25 per person and one of my friends kept saying how the quality has gone down comparing with the old days. I will say that there are definitely better dim sum options in the SGV (San Gabriel Valley) area and 888 isn't the worst place for dim sum if you know what to order here (lots of hits and misses).