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| - TLDR : This building is a relic, pre-dating myself; however, over the years it has gone through different owners but now I have to say that the resident chef has his food on lockdown for dinner. The dim sum, is so so. I ideally would prefer to just come for dinner.
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Dim Sum:
Almost all of the dim sum choices were par for the course. The individual reviews are going to be super picky but for a dim sum place with that many small portions of food it was good.
1) The shrimp dumplings were correctly sized, although one problem was the skin broke away on the bottom.
2) The turnip cake was ok, but I generally like them with a bit of texture from the solid turnip cuts. the one here was either just all flour or very very well processed turnip.
3) Shiu Mai was par for the course and just down right good.
4) Lotus Sticky Rice was good, but could have used a bit more meat inside.
5) The yellow bean custard buns were solid, could have used a bit lighter coloring but overall good.
6) The egg tarts, were the star of dim sum. I have never eaten an egg tart that tasted like that one did, butter. It's clear that the chef loves butter and egg tarts because the aromatics were there, which enhanced the overall experience.
All in all, there might be better dim sum but this is a good choice in Las Vegas right now
Dinner:
For dinner get the pork belly and pickled vegetables and here's one for adventurous souls who want to try a traditional home cooked dish, try the steamed minced pork cake and salted fish. For those who know how to speak canto the direct literal translation is (salted fish + steamed + pork meat + cake)
After one bite of the minced pork cake and salted fish I felt like I was the reviewer in movie Ratatouille. The flavor was on point and the pork cake was tender and juicy just like when my aunt had cooked for me when I was 5. There truly is no comparison but be prepared the chef does have a very good salted fish and well..it's salty and flavorful, which is rare these days.
I will be coming back the next time someone asks where I want to eat in Las Vegas!
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