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| - This place had quite a line when we got there= the start of a good sign. Things got better when we saw how remarkably fast the line was moving. I must say, you don't go to Asian restaurants in AsiaTown for small talk/ butter you up kind of service, you go for the quality and authenticity of the food. The most popular and common dim sum such as xia mai (sp?)- yellow casing with little orange balls on top and the clear wrapped shrimp dim sum were good. The steamed pork buns were also good. Not impressive compared to other dim sum restaurants but their crispy taro was delicious! Unlike most places that consist of mainly a paste inside, Rol San's had larger, noticeable chunks of meats and vegetables inside! Dim sum is always better with a table of about 4 so you can order more but yet try everything. It was only 2 of us, so we didn't sample as much as we normally do, but the quality and freshness of everything was great. Service was prompt and items that were needed when called upon were received quickly as well. We thought we were ordering soup dumplings that would be bite size and to our surprise we got one massive dumpling with many surprises that burst out of it. It was unique and good. Prices were really good. Rol San is cheaper than many other dim sum places I've tried in Houston, Vancouver, SF, NY, and Austin.
Must visit for their fried taro (not sure how their flat taro rice cakes are), quick service, great prices, and hot, good food. It's convenient that their dim sum is also served all day. Hats off to this well run establishment.
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