Be careful with those ladies with dim sum carts, they can be pushy and persuasive if you don’t say NO right away. But, I gotta say it was more like it was forced onto us. We also got a Fried Sticky Rice, I believe is called Nor Mai Fahn. It is more enjoyable this way, and the dishes stay hot too. Unless you already know exactly how much food you can handle, I suggest you order small quantity at a time. I see some people get really excited and get so many dim sum dishes all at once, ending up not being able to finish half of them because they get super full about mid-point. We learned from our experience/mistake, not to order too many things at once. This was considered “Medium” – I am not sure exactly how they do the size, maybe based on how many are in it? (Some had three, some had four, etc.) We didn’t really care, as the price difference is only around $1 between the sizes, and they are very affordable.Īnother thing we did here, was that we got one item at a time. I wouldn’t say it was amazing, but it was comforting and good way to start the dim sum, as it is one of the most basic, typical dish. Berbecued pork filled buns, really tasty and had distinctive, strong flavor of “Chinese barbecue” which my husband and I liked. Make sure you hand them the dim sum card when you get a dish, and the staff will put a stamp or initial in the right box (small, medium, or large).įirst one we picked was Char Siu Bao, or Steamed Pork Buns. (It seems like they didn’t want you to pick it up yourself). Each one will be carrying something different, from dumpling, meat, tofu, baked goods, desserts… Just stop them and ask what they have, point to what you want, and they will put it on your table. What I really liked about this place is that they have these old-fashioned dim sum carts, pushed by female staff everywhere. And you really can’t beat the price…! We were given a dim sum card, which is how they keep track of what you order. Great! It had some tea leaves in there, but I didn’t mind, and it went really nicely with the dim sum. We asked for a refill at one point, but it seems that it is free-refill, since we didn’t get charged any extra. If you get something other than under these listing, then the price is different.Īs soon as we sat down, a make stuff came and asked “Tea? Jasmine?” We said yes and he brought over tea pot with Jasmine Tea ($1/person). All you really need is the dim sum price list in there. They had a menu on the table, but you don’t really need that unless you have something specific that you want to order. It is all “shared” table, unless you are coming with large group of people. She called us over and we hurried over to a large round table. They have walkie talkie to communicate in this large space, and the staff got on the walkie talkie to tell another staff who is in charge of seating people. We were quickly spotted by staff (there were few staffs on stand-by right at the top of escalator). Maybe they have tables that is even larger somewhere, but I couldn’t see with the sea of people and tables. They also have rectangle tables, also small and large. The small one can seat party size of four, and the large one can seat up to eight or more. Most of them are round table, small and large. They have all sorts of tables, both in shape and size. Then there is this huge, enormous dining room, tables after tables, under big chandeliers. About half way up, the mood of the restaurant starts to change, with huge, beautiful chandelier. On the day we went (on a snowy day), there was no wait, so we went right up the looooong escalator. When it gets packed (which I heard this place gets completely packed all the time), I assume you give your name to a staff here. The inside had a small lobby with hostess table. The outside didn’t look like much, but it was not that hard to find with the red awning. So, as we looked at where to go, we came across this place called Jing Fong Restaurant. With dim sum, you can make the risk much smaller, both in portion and price. Then, you are stuck with the pricey bill for the food you didn’t like. One of the worst thing that can happen at the restaurant is that you order a main dish, a large entrée, and it turns out terrible. A really nice way to try all sorts of dishes, finding out what you like and what you don’t like, at affordable price. You get to have small amount of dishes, one after another, until you are fully stuffed with yummy goodness. But, to me, the greatest creation of Chinese cuisine/style is Dim Sum. I am sure there is a favorite Chinese dish for everyone out there.
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