I am kind of glad that I tried out Paramount Times Banquet Hall during their Early Bird Special ($3 for S/M/L)! I would have been so upset at myself if I had paid full price for a large dim sum at $4.90 per order!
The banquet hall itself is really nice. Staff is readily available and really friendly too!
But why was my table wobbling like crazy?! I almost split my food a few time! This place suppose to be a high end banquet hall charging premium for dishes and using tables that are falling apart? Fancy tablecloth is not helping!
Food wise were a miss more than a hit! The kitchen really needs to get a better source for the ingredients they use! Shrimps were terrible and have a funny texture!
Fresh Stuffed Bean Curd Rolls (M) - one of the better dish
Snow Pea Sprout & Shrimp Rice Noodle Roll (L) - shrimps were meh but the wrappings were good!
Chicken Feet & Pork Ribs Rice (L) - A OK!
Ginseng Soup Shrimp Dumplings (L) - The skin was so thick and chewy, shrimp were meh and ginseng not helping the taste at all!
Pan Fried Chinese Chive Dumpling (M) - more like deep fried? The filling was kind of tasteless and the crust was not good
Pork Dumplings with Fish Roe (M) - Overcooked? The saddest Siu Mai I ever seen... those baby little shrimps and where's the fish roe?
Sticky Rice Dumplings with Sesame Paste Custard (M) - the filling has this awfully oily instead of custardy!
Most of the dim sum were not properly prepared. Even the basic ones Siu Mai and Har Gow were not even as good as some of those $2.00 all sizes dim sum place! Maybe the kitchen will make some adjustment since the business is relatively new.
**Paramount Times Banquet Hall is franchise from Hong Kong/China**