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| - After I came back from my trip to China, I've been craving xiaolongbao. When I found this place (on yelp!) and saw that they had a bunch of great reviews, I was so excited!
I suggested it to my boyfriend and he seemed pretty interested, so we came. We came on a thursday, but it was still pretty crowded. Luckily for us, we came fairly early, so we got a table immediately.
The back of my chair was touching the chair of the person sitting behind me and it was almost impossible for people to pass between tables.
We ordered the lamb and corriander as well as the traditional pork.
We ate the lamb first and it was quite yummy! I was pretty happy with the flavour.
However, the pork was rather bland and didn't really taste like anything. That was quite a let down.
Another thing that dissapointed me was the fact that the skin kept breaking. The entire point of xiaolongbao is to have that nice broth. If the skin breaks, the broth is obviously going to run out.
The staff was okay. They worked quickly, but they seemed a little hectic, which made me feel rushed.
When it came time to pay, we had to go to the register, which I don't mind at all. However, because there's no real line, the customers seemed confused and there was inadvertent line cutting.
The meal was fairly cheap though. 10 xiaolongbao came to 9 or 10$.
Overall, I was pretty dissapointed. The skin breaking, the bland pork, the cramped space and feeling rushed made my entire dining experience less than great. However, I will proably go back at some point to try it out again to see if I get a better experience.
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