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| - Decided to try some place new for dinner last night. Steam Kitchen is true to it's name. There are many types of steam dishes to try. Steam Kitchen won't impress you, but it won't let you down either.
Pros:
Many types of steam dishes to try
Free soup and dessert
Cons:
Prices a little steep for some dishes
Basically middle of the road taste
When you open the menu at Steam Kitchen, you immediately notice there's a lot of steamed dishes. If you're one of those healthy types, steaming seems to be a great way to cook as it uses no oil. We ordered the steam chicken with mushrooms. Other dishes included the beef tenderloin with black bean and honey sauce and Vegetables in soy milk.
Our meal came with free soup and dessert which is a nice touch. The dishes came out at a pretty good speed. The steamed chicken was OK. It was nicely done but it didn't seem to be any different from what I could of done at home. The beef tenderloin disappointed me. Firstly, it came in cubes. I've never seen beef tenderloin done this way. It's usually it large slices from any other Chinese place I've been too. There wasn't much black bean or honey taste to it. It was tender however, so it wasn't a total loss. The veggies in soy were exactly what is was, veggies is a bowl of soy milk. It was something different but it lacked a taste of any distinction. Meh was the best way to put it.
I liked the place. I guess I was just expecting more. The prices seem to be a bit high for certain items too. Steamed "beef cookie" ( I have no idea what the English name is, I just translated the name directly from Chinese) was priced at $10.99. It's basically ground beef that's steamed. I can't get myself to pay 11 dollars for that.
All in all, Steam Kitchen will not leave you unsatisfied, it just won't leave you amazed either. It's great if you love steamed dishes, and it's something nice to try if you haven't. I might head back, just not anytime too soon.
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