La Dim Sum

My man and I were craving dim sum big time. Dying to have some! But it was later in the day and so we needed to find a spot that served up the goodness in the afternoon. Well we did not find any goodness here. I picked this joint based on the review I read on Unilocal.Note to self, one great review does not a great spot make! We ordered a variety of things, by pointing at what looked good. Sadly, none of them tasted good. Everything was permeated with the same unfortunate flavor, which made us both a little sick. Needless to say, next time we’ll be getting up earlier and heading somewhere else!

This is not a carted dim sum restaurant, but a rather informal affair. You can order dim sum through a check list provided at the start of the line, or point and choose what you want (like a deli). No more waving down dim sum trolleys :-)
Traditional dim sum are kept hot in their steamers (like what you’d find at carted restaurants): shrimp dumplings, bbq pork bao, Chiu-​chao dumplings, potstickers, sui mai pork dumplings, haam sui gok (meat-​stuffed sticky rice ‘tamale’), beef meatballs, cheong fun (meat-​stuffed rice noodles), daikon patties, sang choy bao, you know — ALL the regulars.
The awesome part of this place is that they also have dim sum you probably have not seen before:
* several different kinds of crispy shrimp balls and dumplings, and deep fried dumplings
* nori-​wrapped, deep fried meat rolls
* several new kinds of sweet dim sum (besides egg tarts and sesame balls)
* shrimp toast
* different puff pastry pockets
They also offer the usual roasted duck and pork, and soy sauce or steamed chicken at the side of the restaurant.
There are also many well made rice and noodle dishes you can get for less than $ 5.00; they’re actually very good. For about $ 3.50, you can get a large soup noodle bowl of 10 huge shrimp wontons and the noodles of your choice. They stuff at least two medium shrimp in each wonton and don’t over boil them, such a good deal.
The dim sum are priced in the traditional scale: .99 for Type A dim sum (the regulars), $ 1.50 for Type B (bigger or less common dim sum, and about $ 2.50 for Type C (I think) dim sum, which are more complicated or bigger. I could be getting the letters backwards on pricing, but you’ll see which costs what from the overhead menu board.
This place opens really early, 7am, each day, including weekends. If you get in at this early time (like by 7:30 am), no parking attendant will pester you at their adjacent parking lot. Come a little later, and you may have to face him and his intimidating stare. Validation is offered on $ 10.00 purchases, with .60 for each additional half-​hour.
It’s not an evening place, closes near 7pm, but you get really beautiful, interesting dim sum every day and at any time. There should really be more places like this on the west side. Dim sum is like pancakes, you crave them breakfast, lunch, and dinner.