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| - After watching the Toronto episode of the Layover on Saturday, our goal was to hit up one of the tasty restaurants Anthony Bourdain spoke about during the show. The last time we had dim sum was in San Francisco over a year ago, so Dim Sum it was! We made the 40 minute trek to Chinatown and went to Forestview Chinese Restaurant. The place was packed, but luckily we were sat right away.
This was my 1st experience at a Dim Sum restaurant where the carts just roll by and you don't get a menu. The first cart strolled by us about a minute after we sat down. Unfortunately we didn't understand the women who were pushing the carts too well. They pointed...we pointed... they said it was good... we sometimes said yes. Sometimes it worked out, sometimes it did not. One case where it didn't, some type of squid dish? Not really sure. But it was fishy and a little tough, boo.
One dish we were 100% certain of what it was, chicken wings. They look plain, but man were they delicious! They were super crispy and juicy. They had great flavor, but I couldn't pick out what it was. They were devoured pretty quickly.
What we thought were spring rolls were shrimp wontons, this was definitely one the better dishes. The shrimp were perfectly cooked and the wrap was super crispy without being greasy.
We took a risk on these dumplings, which had an oniony shrimp filling. The wrap was very gelatinous! The flavor was good, but the texture totally threw me off, blech.
Some shrimp that went by looked promising but were bland. Our last dish was Pork Shumai was one of the things I understood... done! It was a good ending to a decent meal.
Forestview was a very interesting experience, but I don't think we will be returning. The food wasn't that great, and the language barrier made it hard to figure out what was being carted around. But I'm glad we went this one time.
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