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| - I came here for dim sum over Mother's Day weekend and this place was "quiet." Usually, dim sum places are waaaaay packed over the weekend, especially when its a holiday, but not this location. I walked in around 12:30pm and found probably close to a third of the restaurant empty--crazy!!! I thought it was the dim sum price but when I saw the menu, the pricing is comparable to other dim sum places so that couldn't be the reason why this place isn't popular.
After my dim sum lunch experience, I figured out why...
As starter, the service was pretty awful. I waved my hand like some crazy lady trying to catch a glimpse of a server and even when a server saw me, he/she went and did something else. My arm started giving way after waving so long that I got my mom to do the waving for me.
The tea that we were served was suuuuuupppppeeeeerrrr bitter---extremely over-steeped and this is coming from someone who likes their tea strong. I had to add A LOT of water to dilute the bitterness of the tea in my cup; by the end of the meal, I gave up on the tea and just drank water. I would say the issue lies with too much tea leaf in the tea pot; there is a saying: less is more...
Food-wise, the dishes were meeehh. The dim sum, noodles, and rice all tasted decent but nothing spectacular. I think the only dish I absolutely loved was the papaya with the coconut jello dessert; it was pretty unique and the cool texture was a great way to finish off the meal--this dish alone is the only reason why I am giving this place 2 stars.
Overall, service NEEDS to be more attentive, tea needs be less bitter, and dishes need to be more spectacular. My honest thoughts about this place... it looks like it may close sometime soon unless the owners do something about this place.
Would I return? Probably, when a new restaurant opens in this location.
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