I went to Dimdimsum Dimsum (what a mouthful!) for the first time today and I think I just found one of my favorite places to have dimsum. We arrived at around 1:45 and the restaurant was packed. We got a number and while waiting, I read the English menu that was displayed outside, mentally deciding what to order. In less than five minutes, we were given a table.
We ordered six dishes to share between two people. We waited a little over ten or fifteen minutes before our first dimsum arrived and I was instantly impressed. It wasn't my first time having rice floor rolls with shrimp of course - that's a standard dimsum dish, but it was my first time trying it crispy. The rolls themselves aren't fried, but what makes it crispy is the fried bits that's stuffed between the rolls. They're sort of like the crispy skin you would find around spring rolls. It added a really nice crunch to this traditional dimsum and I would say this was my favorite of all the dishes we ordered.
I wasn't disappointed by any of the things we ordered, really. My favorite dimsum of all time is shrimp dumplings, and the ones here were actually quite large and the shrimp was very tender. I also really liked the Thai style chives and shrimp cake - it was slightly crispy and the cake was really fragrant! The xiao long bao was good but not great because I felt that the skin was a little too thick.
Overall, I really liked the food here and I'll definitely be back. However, the environment of the restaurant isn't fantastic because the chairs and tables are placed very close to each other so it was kind of cramped. I could see others struggling to get in and out of their seats (especially those who sat on the inside, against the wall) and I felt the waiters brushing against me when bringing over the food. The chairs and tables on the other side of the restaurant are arranged much more spaciously though. I recommend Dimdimsum Dimsum to anyone who's looking for an affordable, delicious dimsum fix!
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