- Zagat Rated 2007/08
- Michelin Guide Recommended 2008
- Michelin Guide Recommended 2007
- AAA Award
- Food Network, by Rachel Ray
- Food Network Magazine, The expertise that goes into each tiny, tasty dumpling is awesome.
- San Francisco Food Lover's Guide 4th edition.
- San Francisco Department of Public Health Environmental Health Section Inspection Score Card, March 2006
- Delta Sky, November 2005, More Fab Chinese.
- Ultimate Where, Oriental Pearl, Best-Loved Chinese Restaurant
- Chronicle Restaurant Critic, An Authentic Gem In Chinatown's Heart
- Friday TimeOut, Neither too fancy nor too plain, the Oriental Pearl is a real gem
- SF Weekly 2001, Best Dim Sum