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| - Having recently moved from the Asian-saturated Irvine, CA to Cleveland, OH, I have started my quest for anything vaguely resembling the familiar Cantonese and other traditional comfort foods.
After wandering down a rather sketchy looking area of town, we stumbled upon this plaza, where we followed the sound of clinking dishes to this dim sum restaurant. To the right of the entrance is a display of roasted meats -- duck, chicken, pork -- and to the left was the cashier. I asked the hostess if they offered take-out dim sum, and she handed me a menu with pictures and a piece of paper to write my order down. We ordered the basics - har gow, siu mai, bok tong go, shrimp cheong fun - and a pound of char siu for good measure. The hostess was quite helpful and friendly -- at least according to Asian standards.
The delicious aroma of the char siu pervaded the car as we drove from Cleveland back to Brecksville, and once at the house, popped open the styrofoam containers. The har gow and siu mai were small, but the ingredients were fresh and not overly greasy. The bok tong go was flatter and had less sponginess than I am accustomed to, but was still decent. The cheong fun was pleasantly soft and filled with good sized shrimp. The char siu was a little dry since it was fairly lean, but was also decent.
I'll probably go back to pick up more dim sum, and also to try the roast duck and roast pork.
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