Since my parents were down to visit, we decided to stop for dim sum lunch at Central Grand Chinese restaurant. I have been to this restaurants several times over the years so it is a nice familiar choice.
Atmosphere: 3/5 The restaurant is located on the second floor of a mall, which has several shops including an Asian grocery store and two frozen dim sum stores that we like to shop at. Parking may be difficult at times but we managed on this weekday noon. For lunch, only one side of the restaurant was open. It was nice to still see the traditional carts but it was also possible to order from a menu. The decor is interesting esp with photos of the owners with many Asian celebrities. Overall comfortable and noise level is ok - still moderately busy despite it being a late lunch on a weekday.
Food: 4/5 We had their signature soup with noodles, sticky rice, shrimp dumpling, and squid. All the dishes were tasty - for example the sticky rice was actually made of the authentic type of rice and had a lot of toppings which is not found in other dim sum restaurants. By the time we got ready to order, it was getting late so there was less variety from the carts, but the food was still good.
Price: 3.5/5 Overall reasonable
Service: 2.5/5 Likely below average esp the owners' attitude at times; also I found it strange that if paying by cash, there is no tray for change therefore no chance to tip.
Overall: 3/5 Overall good convenient restaurant with good food; average atmosphere and service.