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| - First things first - find a parking spot. There are only 4 or 5 spots in front of the restaurant. The rest are reserved for adjoining businesses. Even if you go around to the back, only a few unreserved spots are available. Best to park in the adjacent parking area, and just walk over. Next thing is getting a table. People actually line up before it opens at 9 am. By 9:30 am the place is full. People in the first round start finishing and leaving by 10:15 am, so if you are in line, you still have a chance to get in before regular prices take effect at 11 am.
Before 11 am, their flat rate is $3.50 for S, M, L. There are some exceptions, and those are designated by a star on the menu, or one of their "must eat" dishes. Tea is $1.50 per person.
Food is very good. Siumai is chock full of fresh shrimp, the pork seems to be hand minced, not ground by machine. The #1 bun under the sun "baked bbq bun" has just the right amount of savoury filling to semi sweet crust ratio. The fried seaweed roll is crunchy and not too oily. The steamed rice roll is packed full of bbq pork, although it would taste a lot better if it has a little bit less salt.
Overall, while it is priced higher than many other dim sum places around, it is still worth the premium.
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