I had a very good experience at Kowloon today -- it's a rather typical-looking dim sum joint, though in a prettier location than muggy Chinatown, with plastic tablecloths and such. I only had $15.50 on me to eat with, so some of the fancier things on the menu (which is huge by the way) were out of budget.
I ordered bean curd with eggplant and black bean sauce. It was a bit greasier than I expected but I have eaten beancurd dishes in Chinese food more often than I really should if I'm so anti-grease, and it was no greasier than any other beancurd dish I have eaten. It was still very good and they give a "just right" portion size... it looks huge but the dish they serve it in is rather shallow. The sauce was good but could have used some more black beans -- they also give you a good amount of eggplant so you don't feel as guilty about eating so much fried tofu.
I had very quick service and very friendly. It wasn't packed when I got there but regardless five minutes for my tofu was rather impressive. After I was finished the server (also the man running the cash) tried to make a bit of conversation with me, asked me if I was vegetarian because I had the tofu, made a little joke about how I was vegetarian yesterday but not today... it was nice because he wasn't too personal but it still showed that he was interested in the customers.
He gave a very nice thank-you when I said he could keep the change and almost forgot the fortune cookie but made sure to rush to the back and get some rather than send me home without any. He gave me two.
I am happy I went.