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| - Sigh... I really wanted to like this place. The menu looked super promising, it's close to my house, and it's not ridiculously expensive. I had high hopes.
Full disclosure: I am a huge fan of Din Tai Fung in LA, and that is the standard that I hold all other Dim Sum restaurants to.
Juicy Pork Dumplings - the main reason I came. So disappointed. They were gummy, the soup inside did not taste right, and they were just altogether wrong. They were served with thinly sliced ginger (as they should be), so plus points for that.
Shrimp and pork spicy wonton - these were good. Not as good as Din Tai Fung, but good.
Pan seared pork and vegetable dumplings - these were okay. They had a nice sear on the bottom, and the filling had decent flavor. They were a bit bigger than I'm used to. The ginger dipping sauce was just ok. Altogether nothing special.
Taiwanese beef noodle soup - I did not like this at all. It wasn't spicy as advertised, the noodles were soft almost mushy, and there were big hunks of fat floating in the soup. The broth was a bit too salty as well.
Service was good but not great. Although I was disappointed, it is a brand new restaurant, so I probably will come back to try other items on the menu.
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