Yu by Sijie adds Peking duck and handmade dim sum at Tivoli Village

A new Chinese dining room

Yu by Sijie is open at 400 South Rampart Boulevard, Suite 190, giving west-side diners another Chinese restaurant to consider for a sit-down meal. Its official website offers table requests and lists the restaurant’s phone number as 702-268-8624.

The founder, Sijie, also known as Amy, describes this project as a different kind of dining experience from Special Noodle, the restaurant business she built in Northern California and later expanded to other markets.

Duck anchors the menu

The restaurant presents Peking duck as its signature dish. Its cuisine page describes a whole roasted duck carved and served with pancakes, cucumber, spring onion and sweet bean sauce. The same page says dim sum, including soup dumplings and pan-fried buns, is prepared by hand on site.

Those descriptions come from the operator. They explain the intended menu and style; they are not independent judgments of taste, value or execution. Diners particularly interested in duck should ask about availability and any advance-order requirements when requesting a table.

The soft-opening date is now documented

Yu’s frequently asked questions page identifies August 7, 2026, as the start of its soft opening. The restaurant explains that early service used a more limited menu and fewer guests while the kitchen and dining room were tested. The same page now says the restaurant is open, while still directing guests to released booking times rather than a finalized weekly schedule.

Yu also clarifies its relationship to Special Noodle: the two share a founder, but Yu is a separate brand. The name’s Chinese character, 御, refers to preparation for the imperial table, according to the restaurant. The operator presents that as an expression of care and technique, rather than a claim that the restaurant serves one narrowly defined regional cuisine.

A reservation request needs confirmation

The online form asks for a date, party size and contact information; the team then confirms the table by email. That final step is important. Sending a request alone does not establish that the desired seating has been accepted.

The booking page invites guests to explain a celebration, dietary restriction or need for step-free access in the notes. Large parties and private occasions go through the contact page, where the restaurant asks for the date, number of guests and purpose of the gathering.

If a date shows no available times, the restaurant says the slots may not yet have been released. Contacting the team is more informative than assuming the dining room is sold out. On arrival, the business identifies its entrance as an arched stone doorway beneath a green-and-gold sign.

Check the current menu

The site cautions that some food photographs come from the kitchen’s portfolio and says the complete menu and pricing will be published later. That makes a direct menu check especially useful before a special-occasion reservation. The operator’s account of technique does not establish that the restaurant has received a Michelin award.