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| - I've been here three or four times now, and each time I've left completely satisfied.
Unlike the Chinatown dimsum spots, at T.Pot, you get a menu and write down how many orders of each dish you want. This can be a problem if (A) you're not Chinese; (B) you can't read Chinese; (C) you don't really understand their detailed, yet slightly generic English translations.
For instance, all I wanted was siu mai, which according to Wikipedia is a "pork and mushroom dumpling." That was so not on the menu, and even going with a bunch of friends who knew way more Chinese than I did didn't help the situation. Using the words "noodle" and "dumpling" also don't convey all of the meaning that their Chinese counterparts would =/ The English situation might not be any better at other dim sum restaurants, but at least there you can see the menu items as the cart ladies pass by.
What I did get, though, was delicious. The ha gow and siu mai were not as good as at other restaurants in the city, but they did come with 5 instead of just 4 items. Also, the large selection that they can afford to offer -- using their sushi bar-like menu instead of the cart ladies -- means that you can try so many different types of dim sum! I really liked their pumpkin law mai go (sponge cake) and their Chinese fried donuts were also fantastic (sauce was GREAT!). The fried BBQ pork rolls were OK.
Overall, though, great experience, great bang for the buck, and you'll definitely be full!
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