. "1"^^ . "I grew up and lived in Los Angeles most of my life, so when it comes to Dim Sum, I admit to being a bit spoiled. For me, the bar has been set quite high by the variety and quality of Dim Sum available just east of LA. Because of that and because I am realistic about living in a relatively provincial town compared to Los Angeles, I am willing to judge accordingly and be less critical. \n\nI have been to Orchid's Garden many times and it's usually passable Dim Sum. I've never walked out of there thinking, \"Wow, that was kick ass\". That said, I was just glad that at least I could get some Dim Sum here in Las Vegas, albeit mediocre. \n\nI don't like writing bad reviews of restaurants, but I'm afraid that my last visit necessitates some serious venting. I actually left this dump feeling pissed off. There is almost nothing worse than seriously craving good Chinese food then having an absolutely crappy meal. In a way, it's like having sex and ending with a mistimed lackluster orgasm. \n\nIt was partially my fault for having the temerity of eating at 4:30 in the afternoon. The place was fairly empty and only one sad lukewarm cart was being wheeled about. Dim Sum is best when a place is overflowing with ravenous customers and hot steaming carts are careening about at the hands of hostile Chinese women who recoil at the thought of serving Gringos. Oh, wait, I take that back. They were a little rancorous.\n\nEverything we picked from the cart was room temperature at best. The selection was old, oily and diminutive. With a little imagination, one might wonder if this is what Dim Sum is like when served in socialist Venezuela where people engage in small skirmishes just to get a loaf of bread. \n\nWhen I finally flagged down the waitress to get our check, I actually got very Gordon Ramsey on her and said, \"You should be embarrassed to serve crap like that.\" My bitchy comment was returned with a blank, couldn't-give-a-shit, stare. \n\nFour of us in my party vowed to never go back. It was simply terrible. What a shame. Fortunately none of us got sick."^^ . "0"^^ . "0"^^ . "0"^^ . . "2017-04-12T00:00:00"^^ . .