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| - Well, I don't really know what I'm doing in a place like this (I'm definitely not a specialist), but I really liked my experience. I've been to Chinatown in Chicago, which I'm assuming is more "authentic," but the Chicago place I went to scared me a little. I love that Nani has more than just pork dumplings for dim sum, unlike the other Madison establishments. The facade is a "suburban stripmall" look, but the inside is welcoming and friendly. The picture menu is SUCH a bonus (THANKS), and every person seemed to be our waitstaff. We had 2 people check on us for order selection (we needed more time of course), another person brought our water, another brought our Pepsi, AND yet another made sure our dining experience was going good. They all seemed knowledgeable and helped us order some basics plus something adventurous (to us). We ordered 5 items:
Baked Creamy Egg Yolk Bun - OMG, good! and so different. Most Asian inspired "desserts" are not what Americans consider "sweet." This proved me wrong. It's not subtle like the red bean paste dough-filled types. It's a "hit-you-in-your-sweet tooth sweet!" It's this puffy warm dough with a gooey sugar-crystal, custard center. I've never had anything like this before, so it was a 5/5 for me! Order size is 3.
Pan Fried Veg and Pork Bun - umm it comes on a sizzling plate, so this is a bonus in my book. I'm already intrigued by these 3 buns. The smell of the cooking onions and peppers hits you while you wait for your food to be cool enough to eat. There's this greasy crispness to the outside of the bun, yet it holds it's fluffy outside. And just as you finally bite through (cause it's been KILLING me to wait for the heat to subside), you remember "Holy Crap! there's a filling too!" Now, my bun was yummy, but had less filling than the others. So consistency might be an issue. 4/5
Pan Fried Green Chive Cake - when they say chive, they mean CHIVE! Loved it, pan fried, dumpling-wrap portion matches the filling portion. We made a little sauce with soy sauce and chili oil (on the table) that meshed well with this dim sum. Size is 3. 5/5
Siu Mai - at first, the flavors were a little "off" to me. Is this shrimp? Is this pork? But after the 2nd or 3rd bite, it didn't matter. The dumpling edge just shut me up and the two proteins blended together. I'd definitely like to try some of their other steamed dumplings, so I'm giving this one 3/5 until I figure out if another one can beat this one. Size is 5.
Vegetable Crepe - this was our "adventurous" item b/c the crepe looks gelatinous. But in the end is was just a big chewy, noodle. I really wanted more vegetables in there, but we only got a few mushrooms. No carrots, no bok choy, no scallions, no ginger, nothing else. So while we liked the crepe, we needed veggies. This had a sauce - it was tasty. I can't compare to anything else, but I know they could do better here. 2/5. Size was 3.
Overall, this place is fun, yummy and FILLED with possibilities. I canNOT wait to come back and order everything else. I wish they had some more condiments on the table to make our own sauces, but I'll live. 4/5
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