This place was the one really dependable dim sum house in the city for many years. Family and friends used to eat here quite often both dine in and take out. The food was fair tasting and service was fine if you don't arrive during the peak times. Every changed a number of years back on one particular occasion when we saw the waitress wipe the dirt off her shoes and then wiped the table with the same cloth. Without trying to stereotype, she was one of those recent immigrants from my home land where such practices are likely normal.
So it came down to two choices here: ignore the fact that these things probably happen at most restaurants and we just don't see them (especially the kitchen) and continue coming here to eat or stop coming cos I can't seem to get that image out of my head. I choose the latter. Without getting into too much detail, I'll just say eat here if you can block out what I just told you here or bring your own table cleaning cloth and wipe all your utensils before eating. I'm not sure if she still works there but I'm not taking any chances. I prefer other finer/cleaner establishments regardless of the price. 3 stars here for the food, price, service and one star for cleanliness.