Celebrity Chef Tony of Chef Tony Dim Sum

Chef Tony began his cooking career at the age of 15, apprenticing with some of the greatest chefs in Guangdong Province, China (formerly known as “Canton Province).

He later moved to Hong Kong where he further developed his culinary techniques, including training under “Abalone King,” Yeung Koon-yat.

In 1992, Tony opened his first concept in Zhongshan City in southern China called Sea Harbour Seafood Restaurant.

Then in 1998, he immigrated to Canada to open Sea Harbour Seafood Restaurant in Richmond, BC. It was such a huge success that he expanded his business southward opening Sea Harbour Seafood Restaurant in the Los Angeles area (Rosemead). It is ranked as #1 in the Top Ten Best Chinese Restaurant in Los Angeles in 2011 and 2012 (Los Angeles Magazine).

In 2013, Chef Tony established Yi Dong Seafood Restaurant, also known as Chef Tony Seafood Restaurant in Richmond, British Columbia. It has an area of 6,700 square feet, delivering high-end Chinese fusion dining experience to a diverse clientele. The Restaurant won many awards over its three years of operation, including Gold Award for Best Dim Sum 2015 and Silver Award for Best Chinese Upscale 2015 by Vancouver Magazine (26th Annual Restaurant Awards). The Restaurant has also won Critics’ Choice of Chinese Restaurant Awards for 3 consecutive years (2014-2016) and Top 10 new Vancouver restaurant of 2014 by the Globe and Mail.

In 2016, Chef Tony and George Pang established the first Chef Tony Dim Sum, a unique dim sum fast food operation in the food court of Metrotown. The two owners see this as the first step in building and international fast-food chain that specializes in bite-size Chinese dim sum.

After briefly opening his first U.S. location in February 2020 and having to close less than a month later due to the worldwide pandemic, Executive Chef Tony He is now open as Chef Tony Dim Sum, his highly acclaimed modern dim sum concept right in heart of Old Town Pasadena.

Chef Tony Dim Sum will the the chef’s is the second U.S. location. The first is in Arcadia, inside the former location of the first stateside Din Tai Fungin August 2021. He already has three Chef Tony restaurants in Canada, where his Vancouver location is highly acclaimed.

Chef Tony He is no stranger to the Los Angeles dining scene as he opened the beloved Sea Harbour Seafood Restaurant in Rosemead, CA in 2003. Those familiar, will recognize some noticeable signature dishes; however, Chef Tony Dim Sum Pasadena’s menu and atmosphere is special and distinctly unique.

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