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| - As far as Las Vegas dim sum restaurants goes, this one is high on my list now that I know about their relatively more extensive menu selections. Plus, there was hardly any wait during the weekend, which is typically prime time for dim sum.
The food is good, flavor is not over powering, and the service is fairly good as well. Price is reasonable, especially considering that it is a dining spot inside a casino. $2.18 (small), $2.88 (medium), $3.88 (large), and higher prices for specialty items. $1 per person for tea, as going to eat dim sum is usually known in Cantonese as going to "drink tea" (pronounced as "yum cha"), as tea is traditionally served with dim sum.
The highlights of what I have tried thus far:
* Fish Paste & Golden Mushroom Crepe (it is not European crepe, but the steamed cheong fun). Their varieties of "crepe" is slightly higher than what you find at typical dim sum, but the gourmet combination of ingredients surpasses anything you will find at those restaurants.
* Baked Chicken and Asparagus Pot Pie - if pot pies get a Chinese makeover and are served in petite bite size appetizer portions, these would be it.
* Baked Durian Pie - If you don't like durian then don't order this. I personally enjoy durian, but it is mostly a love it or hate it kind of affair. Why it is on my list of recommendations? I don't think you can get it anywhere else in the valley, and I have never seen it in San Francisco or Los Angeles for that matter. It is a pot sticker sized baked pastry with flaky dough that surrounds the creamy durian filling.
If you want to check out Cathay House at The Palms, ask the employees for direction to the cafe (we asked some for directions and they didn't even know about Cathay House). Cathay House is located in the rear half of the cafe. There are no direction signages in the casino, and aside from a relatively non-attention getting name printed vertically on the wall next to the cafe, its basically a restaurant hidden in plain sight. Finding Cathy House is almost like trying to find the path of illumination, except no cardinals are murdered on the hour and hardly as thrilling as a Dan Brown novel.
Price: 4/5 Very reasonable.
Location: 4/5 Right inside the casino, perfect for those staying at the Palms or across the street at Gold Coast. If you can find it that is :)
Service: 4/5 Pretty good service from the dim sum cart ladies. Not so great at refilling water or tea (needs to be prompt) from the male servers.
Food: 5/5 Awesome selection (until 3pm, after that it is a very limited dim sum menu), the food for the most part is as good or better than other dim sum restaurants.
I would totally go back so I can try more unique items that are not served at other dim sum restaurants.
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