Linden Place

New Years Eve at The Latin Palace New York. (Grand Opening) new club now opened formerly linden place $$ (10 – 30) · Nightlife · Restaurant · Event Venue
3420 Linden Pl, Flushing, New York 11 354
(914) 882 8792 (347) 536 8435
Always open
Parking Lot
Valet
— Hold up to 30 – 250 guests, no guest minimum.
— Dedicated Server.
— Entry Door and Curtained Room for Privacy.
— View of the entire club and stage.

I believe this place has closed for good.

This place is a bit of a trek from the flushing train station. The dim sum, like others have preached before me, was lacking in varieties and pretty mediocre. Only come here if you don’t like much of a crowd because this place is as pack a bag of 25 cents potato chips. The time I went they had few lights on but I have a feeling they were trying to save on utilities rather than creating that moody dining experience. Right now they’re renovating and they won’t be open until mid October (2012). Save yourself the trip by calling beforehand.

Great place if you need the space, but if you’re more interested in good tasting food and value for your money you should rethink this place. Dim Sum is OK but not the best, the only upside to eat here for dim sum is no wait time but there’s a good reason for that…
Dinner is even more disappointing for the price you have to pay. You’re really just paying for the space than the food.

My mother has finally been convinced that she can no longer come here and has decided, instead, that she would rather deal with the impossible parking situation in Flushing.
«Why?», you ask. It’s very simple, really. The last time we came to Linden Place, we parked in their underground parking. And came out to find that someone (perhaps an employee or someone with access to our car keys in the valet office?) had been messing with our car. Gas was stolen out of our vehicle while we were eating. Yes, stolen. At the time, gas prices were dropping. Imagine what it would have been like if gas prices were soaring.

My family came here to try the dim sum on a weekday because my mom had read in the newspaper that there was free parking and the med. and large dim sum items were priced as small dim sum items.
Parking is valet in their garage underneath the building. I must admit the exterior and interior décor (very dated and very velvety) leaves much to be desired. My mom thought the décor reminded her of a Victorian-​style palace of somesort. This place is also used as a wedding venue; they also offer regular dinner service and karaōke too.
Back to the dim sum– overall, the dim sum here was decent and satisfying. The most memorable items were: the fried cruller wrapped in steamed rice noodle and steamed fried tofu topped with fish paste. Skip the: fried rice and the fried turnip cake (it wasn’t fried well… seemed like it was microwaved and was soggy). Overall, we were happy with the flavoring of the dishes, as they were more mildly seasoned.
We didn’t experience any of the issues that past reviewers have mentioned (perhaps their chefs have gotten the hang of things?). However, due to the small crowd, the chefs weren’t pumping out a variety of dim sum items at a fast pace; turnover rate is bit on the low side.

My brother had his wedding here and venue itself is pretty decent compare to other places in the area. He reserved a private room that fit about 20 – 30 tables and it also had a dance floor. They also have a bigger dance hall by the main lobby, which reminds of the early 20^th century theaters. Based on the décor, I assume this place used to be an upscale night club but it has now turned into a Chinese restaurant/​venue. Yes, they serve Dim Sum by day and regular dinner by night. I also tried their dim sum here, which is pretty standard. But if you want comfortable seating and relatively quiet place to have dim sum, then this place has it all. Parking is free and it has a somewhat spacious parking garage.

Came to Linden Place for my first ever wedding!
I have never stepped inside this place before but I remember when it just opened in Flushing and it looked so grand and spectacular! What was inside was extremely gaudy and tacky. Unfortunately Chinese people think that fake gold decorations, extremely large and bulky chairs, and fake wall «paintings» could give off an aura of exclusivity and class. They are wrong.
The place has a lot of potential and I hear their dimsum is decent. I did love the huge dance floor and the very very very attentive open bar staff ;) They will definitely take care of you — tip them a $ 20 in the beginning of the night and you won’t have to worry, or remember a thing later ;)

My family raved about this place, having been to a wedding reception and a sweet sixteen party. My fiancé and I decided to give its dim sum a try, to scrutinize the place and decide if it we should consider it as a wedding reception venue.
No, no, no. The outside looks spooky, not because it’s by a ghetto-​y area but because of its exterior décor. Dracula wouldn’t live here though, he lives in a very large and nice castle. The interior appeared old.
The service was horrible. Nothing was worse than the raw pork inside the steamed shui mai! Eew. I complained to the manager and he promptly took it away and gave us steamed buns as an apology. If I hadn’t cut the dim sum apart, I would have eaten it, gotten sick and then sue Linden Place for a free wedding that would probably be sucky…
I am definitely not considering Linden Place as a wedding reception venue and definitely not returning for its sub-​par uncooked dim sum!

The food is just ok. It’s a very weird location for dimsum. The chairs are cool and big but very hard to pull in.
My Flushing Queens family likes to meet there for dimsum because there is parking available. Just remember the tip is 2 dowla minimum.
One time we were there. We noticed the table across from us ordered Lobster lo mein. We were gluttonous and it was conveniently my turn to pay. We were 85% finished with brunch but we still went ahead and ordered it. The waiter forgot to put in the order. We repeated the order to the manager. It was forgotten again. We waited 45 mins when we were 100% done and wanted to cancel the order. They brought it out eventually but we were full and had to wrap it to go.
I wish I could say I won’t be coming here ever again but sadly other dim sum places are better but a pain to meet up with a big family.

I have never posted to Unilocal before but after seeing the rather dismal reviews for Linden Place, I could not stay silent.
I don’t know how the owners hired the chefs, but for dinner, this place is among the top 3 in my opinion. The taste is fantastic, portions generous, service speedy. Judging by taste alone — I highly recommend everyone try this place for dinner.
Now for some negatives. The décor has always creeped me out. I have no idea why they would install classical European paintings and furnishings in a Chinese restaurant. You can do modern, but what they’ve done is just not comfortable for the setting. But — furnishings are personal so maybe it’ll work for you.
Dim Sum is «ok» for Flushing. Variety is not great but on weekdays they do the $ 2.00 for S/​M/​L items (as usual, special items are regular priced).
Lastly, the staff mean well, but don’t always know how to be professional. I’m not going to give anecdotes because experiences vary, but I’m mostly talking about the little nuance things that make you feel like a VIP versus a regular customer. With the image they’re going for of the classy restaurant — they need to better train the staff.
All-​in-​all, fantastic food for the value. If you don’t sweat the other stuff, definitely try the place out (especially dinner).

A few years ago, Linden Place was the «hot & new» place to be.
I was flattered by the ‘expensive’-looking décor and how much it looks like a castle.
Here we are, 4 – 5 years later, I think it looks like a death chamber. Too dark in there, I don’t even know what I’m eating, little to no cart ladies, and no windows, so I think I’m pretty much locked up.
As for the food, it’s fine. Not a lot of selection since the last time I’ve been here and I wonder if they still use that stage. They used to have actual celebrities come and perform. It used to be packed but I guess it’s not anymore because they’re so pricey.

In two sentences: Gaudy décor that reminds me of vampires. Cheap dimsum but comes with flies.
Ceiling wallpaper of naked women they tried to pass off as «painting» did nothing to add to the décor. The red velvet curtains and lack of windows remind me of a vampire lair. The elevator might be the scariest place of all. You’re stuck in a small space with a «painting» of a woman who seems be staring at you, probably trying to figure out how many pints of blood she can get out of you. Eerie.
I was here once for a wedding banquet and another time for cheap midweek dimsum. At, dimsum, there were only 3 carts around and none of them carried dessert. We asked for sesame paste buns but got some bun with a runny yellow filling instead. The bun part was also leaning on the raw side.
You know how sometimes you have to share tables at dimsum? Well, our table sharers were a few fruit flies. How appetizing… However I did gain bicep muscle mass shooing them away! Yay?

Decided to come to the mysterious no-​windows dim sum place after much talk… and for Father’s day too!
LOCATION
On Linden, away from Main Street, next to Carom’s. Kinda shady since there were no windows and it looked really old and rustic (and in semi-​need for restoration).
DECOR
Yes, there’s a lot to be said about the décor. More or less, it looked like a ballroom from the 1700s of France with antique chairs and tables that need restoration. I was actually confused though, so I looked it up. 34 – 10 Linden Place was built in 1966. My theory is that the Chinese owners bought the restaurants as is and never bother «Easternizing» or modernizing it. The result? Eye candy for the curious. Maybe it was meant to match the RKO Theater before it got destroyed.
FOOD
Dim sum was just regular here. Nothing fantastic, but the Durian cakes were kind of bad, according to my mom comparing it to Jade Asian. Every dim sum dish was $ 2.50 except for the special.
I didn’t see Almond Tofu Jelly, so it was kinda sad =(
SERVICE
We got there around 10am with plenty of seats, and then it quickly filled up. Service was nice, but then they turned off the TV, which had the World Cup game on and said it was broken when my sister wanted it on again. Otherwise, everyone was pretty nice
NO ELEVATOR?
There are stairs going up in order to access the restaurant, but I cannot locate a publicly accessible elevator. I guess wheelchair people have to ask how they would get up there?
TD;DR
Creepy location, strange décor, mediocre food. Its entertainment value is gone after one trip =P

FOR YOUR HEALTH AND SAFETY, DO NOT GO TO THIS PLACE TO EAT.
This place not only deserves a ZERO but needs to be reported to the health department.
Let me just be concise and list why this place is a complete dump.
1.) Not one but TWO cockroaches discovered in our dimsum and one was actually alive that came running out of our «new» and «clean» plates.
2.) They wouldn’t comp our meal even though our meal was infested and had the audacity to ask my father to present the bugs to the cashier counter.
3.) MSG galore. Talk about MSG toxicity levels.
4.) GAUDY and CHEAP décor. It’s hard enough to keep my food down (mind the infestation) but I had to look at their cheap rendition of the sistine chapel via wall paper and the disgustingly stained carpets.‘
THIS PLACE NEEDS TO BE SHUT DOWN.

Here are the two reasons I chose to organize brunch at Linden Place:
1) To expose my thoroughly Caucasian & international friends to the wonders of dim sum.
2) Because after conducting much research, Linden Place was the only restaurant in Flushing which offers ‘ducks feet’ as opposed to the usual ‘chickens feet.’ I is gastronomically adventurous!
Pardon my writing in semi point-​form, but i think this makes it easier for everyone: o)
— PARKING: Very convenient & FOC!
— DECOR: From what I’d read in other reviews, I went there expecting corniness in its absolute. True that! There are gold swan heads for water spouts in the Ladies, and dragons heads in the Gents. Heeheehee~ My friends thought the tackiness was awesome though!
— STAFF: Being a banana/​Twinkie among friends who speak «no Chinese,» we had much difficulty in conveying special orders. I must have asked 3 different waiters & waitresses for the special ducks feet dim sum, but they simply nodded, walked off, and never came back! We eventually got the message across towards the end of the meal, so we ate the ducks feet last, after dessert. But doing so was kind of a build-​up for the most unusual dish, so we all had fun.
— FOOD: I’ve received plenty of negative feedback concerning the quality of the food at Linden Place, so I was surprised that it exceeded my expectations. Not bad at all! *Pssst… Ducks feet is not as tender & delicious as chickens feet, probably due to all that vigorous swimming.
— PRICE: Cheap! Less than $ 10 per pax, and that’s saying something, because we college students walloped a lot of food. And I mean a LOT.

The dim sum is okay @ Linden Place. I enjoy the European theme of this restaurant more. I usually come here because it’s only 2 blocks away from my home so the convenience of eating dum sum here is a plus for me. However, if you really want to eat some tastier dim sum, then I’d suggest ***Ocean Jewel Seafood Restaurant*** which is much closer to Main Street!
PS. I was here for my cousin’s wedding banquet around 3 years ago. I think this restaurant will be a nice place to hold non-​traditional Chinese weddings.

Dim Sum Dim Sum!
Was sooo excited to come here for Dim Sum.
When I arrive to the place around 1 PM, I felt like a Queen (Without the Overly Dress and Heels with my Big curls). The entire décor does really look like during the Shakespeare century. I felt like I was having a nice CHINESE BRUNCH with my Romeo.
Read couple of reviews, Here’s what I can say:
Food: Not a lot of selection (they have the regular dim sum dishes like Har Kaur, Shiu mai, Beef /​Shrim Rice noodle Roll, Chicken feet, spring /​shrimp roll, turnip cake, congee, beef stripes, Steamed pork chop,
They ran out of Beef Balls, To Fu Fah, Coconut Pudding, Pork Steam Bun, sticky rice, malaysian sweet roll. AND EVEN SODA! (either they had to sell me a 1 liter bottle), But she offered me a free soda with NO GAS, EUGH!
I felt full, with 7 people everything came out $ 48.00
Not bad, But I rather go to a place that has large selection of food, fresh and good service.

Serving primarily as a wedding banquet hall with a stage at the center, the tables are clustered to the right side (facing the stage). As a result, you cannot appreciate the restaurant’s grandeur. Also, you will miss out on the typical lively, conversation-​drowning dim sum experience at large-​scale restaurants due to the soft lighting. This was not a surprise as the place was meant for wedding parties with the attention to be drawn to the center stage.
In terms of selection, Linden Place offers the familiar variety of shrimp and beef rice rolls, vegetable/​meat/​shrimp dumplings, lotus leaf wraps, shumai, mini-​roast pork buns, turnip/​taro cakes, and marinated chicken and duck feet, etc. This variety, however, did not include dessert choices outside of miniature egg custards. Overall, the food is summed up in one word — adequate. The food is tasteful, but the taste was sometimes offset by annoying little factors. Those are detailed (in parentheses) in the «Forgettable» section.
If you value convenience, space and comfort, the availability of parking and quick seating makes Linden Place an ideal destination for dim sum cravings on weekends and holidays — like Thanksgiving. The availability of free underground valet parking lot is a great luxury. On the other hand, if you have the patience (to vulture a spot in the municipal parking lots on weekend afternoons) and passion for a memorable dim sum experience, give the Ocean Jewels Seafood or Jade Asian restaurants a try first.
Memorable: Steamed turnip cake, spareribs with black bean sauce, marinated duck feet
Forgettable: Pepper steak (undercooked), steamed roast pork buns (dry tasting), pork and taro dumplings (flavorless)

I had my Chinese/​American-​style wedding banquet here.
It was an easy negotiation with the manager of the place… we discussed menu options, add-​ons as well as simple things such as linens and decorations. Although quite slow with regards to e-​mail communication, he was just a quick phone call away and almost always reachable.
The day of the banquet was slightly hectic… they set-​up a sweetheart table for us, which we did not want. They set up 4 special family tables (noted with different chairs than the rest of the banquet) which we did not want. It was almost like pulling teeth trying to get someone to change these things. A lot of the service people had really sour and bitter looks on their face — absolutely unhappy to be at work.
We had an ice sculpture that was delayed, but it did make it prior to the guests’ arrivals.
Our hor’deurves were tasty — chicken satay, scallops wrapped in bacon, tomato and basil bruschetta, spring rolls and something else. They were served by waiters/​waitresses walking around. Definitely an elegant touch.
We had two rooms — the bigger room that held our 18 tables and a smaller cocktail room. Very ornate and beautifully decorated; definitely not as gaudy as the outer bigger area.
The food was also very good — large portions, and definitely TASTY.
All in all, a great experience with Linden Place, although the beginning of the day was really nervewrecking.