I was craving dim-sum and going through withdrawals of my selection in Monterey Park/ Alhambra. After yelping it, it looks like the locals prefer Chang's and Orchid's. So we tried Chang's.
One positive is the fact that there was only a 5 minute wait, although it was a full house. The majority of the patrons were asian so that was a good sign of its authenticity. There also seemed to be a decent selection of dim sum options.
Here is the breakdown:
THE GOOD:
-marinated and roasted pork dish with peanuts- delicious!
-fried sesame ball with red beans
-chicken feet
THE BAD:
-fried vegetable egg rolls
-har gou- the shrimp tasted weird. Must have been a bad batch.
-pork shu mai- lacked flavor, had to douse it in hot sauce.
THE UGLY:
-rice flour with shrimp. The shrimp tasted funny and the sauce (which is usually my favorite part) was way too sweet.
-jellyfish. More disappointing was the fact that it was $7.95 and lacked flavor.
I don't know if I'll be back. I'll have to try Orchid's and give other dim sum restaurants a chance. But first, I may have to lower my expectations a bit.