Team Fam came here for lunch and we had the following:
Shrimp Dumplings ($5.50)
Pork Dumplings ($5.50)
Chive Dumplings ($5.15)
Beef Rice Flour Rolls ($5.15)
Radish Cake ($4.50)
Water Chestnut Cake ($4.15)
Shrimp Dumplings (Har Gao) are pretty much the hallmark of dim sum. Theywere unsatisfying here. While the shrimp balls were juicy, the skin of the dumpling was mushy and lacked a chewy texture.
The Pork Dumplings (Siu Mai) were also disappointing. The pork filling tasted old and lacked a fresh feeling in each bite. They certainly looked the part though.
The Chive Dumplings (Gao Choy Gao) were the best out of the three dumpling dishes we had. These were juicy, full of shrimp and chive, and this time the skin had a chewy texture that made eating the dumplings exciting.
The Beef Rice Flour Rolls (Ngao Yook Cheung Fun) were disappointing in that the skin was mushy and the beef inside had too much of a bitter aftertasteassociated. It was around this time I began to feel our table was getting a lot of lukewarm dishes and the kitchen was just trying to offload dishes it couldn't during the lunch rush.
The Radish Cake we ordered straight from the kitchen and these were amazing. Super fluffy but with the right amount of oil and flavour is how I like my Radish Cake and the restaurant delivered. These went great with the vinegar and we ended up having two orders.
The Water Chestnut Cake is a dessert that looks like a kind of jello. It was a mix of jello and nut in the taste department and while it's not something I'd try again, my mom loved it, so it's worth a try if you are interested in hot Chinese desserts.