*foodie DEETS here* - 09.07.26, my review #223, its #193…read more
Mom had been wanting to have dim sum w/ us for a lllong time (holidays, our bdays, etc). She asked a couple more times for Labor Day. Then we decided to come here, where she enjoyed & it's been my buds' high rec to me.
T L ; D R . . .
Lil above average tastes & service. Daily yum cha til 3p is nice. -15% off $100 din.
V I B E S . . .
Enter into this corner spot in between big, rustic metal planters. Other than those & a couple of dishes, there's nothing fusion to its namesake! WTH
Packed w/ a lil wait on a Monday holiday @1:40p. The natural light, white walls & table liners r giving clean feels.
N O M S . . .
Ordered the following:
- Braised Stuffed Pork Roll, 7.95 | mid, in bean curd sheets w/ oyster glaze
- Shanghai Soup Dumplings (4), 7.95 | juicy XLBs, served w/ red vinegar
- Chix Ft (~4), 7.95 | mid
- Sticky Rice w/ "Chicken" in Lotus Leaf (2), 7.95 | just a name from OG chix filling long ago. Been minced pork, Chinese sausage, salted egg, & diced shiitake.
- Black Truffle Scallop (& Shrimp) Dumplings (3), 7.95 | huge w/ nice bounce, *REC
- Beef Offal, 8.95 | stomach, tendons, & radish - not stewed long enough cuz lil tough & lacked flav
- Sweet Vinegar Pork Trotter, 12.99 | both lean & gelatinous pieces, lots of newish ginger, & 1 slightly hard egg. Mom kept lol at me for getting the newborn dish, IYKYK.
- Purple Rice w/ Shrimp Rice Crepe, 8.95 | fried shrimp cake roll wrapped in cheung fun, *REC
- Beef Noodle Roll, 7.95 | eh, skip
- Braised Seafood E-fu Noodles, 21.99 | sloppy poor presentation, stir fried & just slapped on w/ seafood hidden, smh (as seen in another Yelper's pic). FYI: small scallops, shrimps, calamari, & fish
Interested in trying next time:
- Bamboo Pith & Dried Scallop Dumpling in Soup, 7.95
- Chinese Donut w/ Prawn Rice Crepe, 8.95
- S&P Wings (6?), 10.95
- Lobster E-Fun Noodle, 38. (Sticky Rice, 48.) | 1.25-1.5 lb
- (Black) Sesame Rolls, 5.95 | nostalgic, gelatinous d'sert
- Puff Pastry Baked Purple Yam Bun, 6.95 | looks like a bor law bao stuffed w/ ube
D R I N K S . . .
- Chrysanthemum (or other) Tea, 1.5pp | full-flav, abundant w/ flowers unlike some sus places that reuses them
S E R V I C E . . .
Smaller male server sat us 3 at a huge round 10-top where the previous customer spilled tea all over. He wiped the fl, but didn't change the paper tablecloth, which led to my legs getting wet & gross from the careless oversight.
We had to keep shooing flies all meal. Taller guy, prob the mgr, overheard our lil comment near the end & said that's how it is w/ the door open on a hot day. Told him they should get a/c. He said they "have" it, but not working. Uh, moot pt.
Lastly, the female food runner/dim sum server was nice. Overall, above average staff for this kind of place.
- Return? Yea
- Wifi? 4157424560 (their #) | came in really handy since mom needed me to help do updates
- Restroom sitch (helps gauge resto's cleanliness): surprisingly unisex toilet rooms (3 +1 w/ urinal) & long, stainless steel communal sink. Not only were there papers all over the floors, but all toilets were filled w/ dark yellow piss. Prob comfy, gross men/workers not flushing. *Upchuck my lunch
- Out the door for 3ppl: 135.
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