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| - I got to this restaurant about 5 minutes after it opened to take advantage of the early bird special. The restaurant is very popular, and every table fills up within minutes of opening. Thankfully, we were able to get the very last table available.. if we didn't, we probably would've had to wait a really long time (for a party of 5 to finish their entire meal). The parking at this place is absolutely horrible. There are only a few reserved parking spots for this restaurant, so unless you're really lucky, you're probably going to have to park pretty far away from the entrance.
Onto the food... Overall, I was content. I highly recommend the steamed seafood dumpling in soup. The dumpling was massive, and the filling was very good. The broth had a subtle flavor that tasted very fresh. The baked bbq pork bun on pastry was interesting. It was basically a mix between a pineapple bun and a bbq pork bun. The combination was a little strange to me, but I did enjoy it. The har gow and siu mai were above average in size, and they both tasted great. The deep fried shrimp balls were amazing! The deep fried crunchy texture and the shrimp ball flavor were both perfect.. I wish they gave 4 shrimp balls instead of 3 though since the order is considered a large. The deep fried durian pastry was interesting. I don't have that much experience with durian, so I really don't have anything to compare the flavor to... I thought it was okay though. The shrimp spring roll with chinese celery was probably the worst thing that we ordered. The spring roll was very overcooked in certain spots, and the flavor was underwhelming in general. I would pass on this. I also enjoyed the softly sweeten mango dumpling (but calling it a dumpling seems like a misnomer). The outside was soft and squishy, and the inside was filled with a nice and light whipped cream. I would've liked it more if the mango flavor was stronger too.
The prices were very worth it because of the early bird special (medium and large orders for the price of small), but I think it would be way too expensive if we paid full price. The service was about average, but I had no complaints since it was a full house. All in all, my dim sum experience here was very enjoyable, and I would definitely come here again.
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