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| - Great new Chinese restaurant in Cleveland. The location is in an out of the way area full of warehouses, but you can tell you've arrived by the colorful exterior and stone statues of the Chinese zodiac animals. The interior decor is elaborate and new with crystal chandeliers and lots of gold.
We went as a group for dim sum on Christmas Eve for lunch. The waitress/hostess was very accommodating for such a large group, although she and the servers definitely had some difficulty with questions in English from dim sum newcomers. Unfortunately, as others noted, they do not serve dim sum off carts. We ordered off the menu and were told that several items were "sold out" at 1pm. I guess they can't make more?
That being said, the quality was the best I've had in Cleveland (with the caveat that I'm accustomed to dim sum in San Francisco, Southern Cal, and New York.) The har gow were large, filled with equally large chunks of shrimp, and the siu mai were sizable and tasty. Lotus wrapped sticky rice was filled with pork, shrimp, sausage, and (oddly) meatballs but also really good. The turnip cakes were also a hit at our table, although they were steamed rather than pan fried the way I like them finished. Tofu skins wrapped around pork filling were served in a rich sauce and were quite good. Some at the table found the short ribs a little greasy, as were the scallion pancakes.
I'm excited to discover this place! I will definitely be back again to try more items.
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