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| - Okay. So, my daughter and I were hungry for an afternoon type snack. Not a full meal, just a hefty snack. Not something sweet-- just something savory that was substantial enough to quell the appetite before eating dinner. We arrived at Kungfu Barbecue with a taste for Korean food and thought we might order a noodle dish and split it or something else. We weren't quite sure what we wanted, we just knew we had a taste for Korean food and we didn't want dinner. At any rate, we walked in and were presented the menu and noticed that there was also a menu titled Chinese dim sum. Hmmm. Okay. Dim sum is perfect if you just want a little bite, but in a Korean restaurant...that could be chancy. However, we were thinking Chinese tapas would whet our appetite, so we ordered the pan-fried dumplings, the xiao long bao, shumai and some ban chan to go on the side to satisfy the Korean taste craving.
Can we say my 11-year-old daughter and I freaked out about the xiao long bao?!!
For those of you who are in the cult of xiao long bao, these are the legendary soup dumplings that so few chefs get right and so many long for their perfect execution. These are dumplings that somehow hide hot soup with a chunk of succulent meat wrapped in a dumpling that holds the contents without leaking the secret goodness inside. These dumplings were sure perfection-- to the point that they caused my daughter to exclaim, "Mom! These are amazing!". We ate them so quickly-- wait I take that back.
We inhaled these things.
We were shocked that they were all gone and accused each other of having eaten more than a fair share. Kungfu makes everything fresh and you can taste the difference in everything we ordered. Down to the kimchi (which was excellent and had a great balance of garlic and chili) to the xiao long bao, the dumplings and the Shanghai style shu mai. Everything was handmade, fresh and the right temperature. Nothing is frozen and reheated. As someone who appreciates the labor that goes into making sure that food delivery is on-the spot- fresh, we salute the chefs at KungFu for their commitment to honoring classic Chinese and Korean culinary techniques. What a welcome fusion of cultures and flavor profiles!
We will be back to partake in the barbecue. Did I mention that they have the latest hoods installed so you don't leave smelling like a barbeque pit after dinner? This is the spot ya'll. We will be back very soon.
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