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| - I read about this place probably 2 years ago and I have been wanting to go up to check out the dim sum for some time. So 8 of us were there.
We tried
har gow, - great size, nice thin wrappers and fresh tasting shrimp inside
fried squid tentacles - not really breaded but spiced very nicely, enjoyed these a lot
sui mai - pork is very lean, I found it a bit dry because of it but tasty.
chicken feet - very lean, so the fat is boiled off the chicken skin, so the skin
isn't greasy but just tasty. Very, very good
shrimp cheung fun - shrimp were excellent quality and the rice roll was firm, not too soft - excellent
scallop in xo sauce cheung fun - this had chilis in it, I wasn't expecting but it was good
pork ribs in black bean sauce - I didn't try but others said it was good
sticky rice in lotus leaf - the scent of the lotus leaves came through in the rice and the rice was tasty. I think maybe they washed the rice properly and used good quality rice.
the big sticky rice - I can't remember the chinese name, we call it the triangle in the bamboo leaf. I tried a bit of it. Lots of good stuff in it and again tasty
Seafood dumpling in consomme soup - I've only had this one other place and this was really good. I would go back just for this one.
Vegetable dumplings - good but nothing special. Just nice to have to get some vegetables into us.
fried bean curd roll - I didn't get a piece so it must had been good. it went fast
from the chef recommended dishes we had
shrimp dumplings with black truffles - we had to order more so more people could eat them there are 3 in an order. really good.
mango and foie gras - I can't remember what they called it but it was deep fried, I was thinking of a fried shrimp roll like a spring roll wrapper but it was a heavier batter with the mayo dressing on it. It was tasty but I think the batter was heavy considering the foie gras. The mango helped lighten it and the sweetness was a nice contrast.
shrimp dumplings with foie gras - again the richness of the foie gras needed
something so I added a bit of the vinegar that we got when we ordered the seafood consomme soup and that made it much better as it balanced the richness of the foie gras out.
Dragon dumplings - I didn't know what they were so we ordered out of curiosity. They were steamed dumplings with a mixture of shrimp/pork chives. They again weren't greasy or heavy but the flavour was just okay. I thought they were fresh tasting in their lightness despite having meat in them but somehow they lack a bit of something.
Despite being very good, I didn't give the place 5 stars as we had ordered the bbq bun with pineapple as I had read it was very good and we ordered the lo bak go (turnip cake) and even after reminding them we ordered them, they still didn't show up. So that was disappointing for service.
We were full at that point too but they lose a star for not getting that right!
Small place as there are many VIP rooms near the bathroom. I like that they take reservations as it's not big and we were a big party and it would likely been a long wait for us.
I would definitely go again. It was just under $175 for all of us and we did order multiples of some dishes.
I didn't eat supper that night. :)
and yes it's loud in there when it's busy. nice setting.
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