I know, I know, another freaking dim sum mention. Yes, it’s that good. Depending on where you go of course.
So we have a regular spot now for our dim sum fix, you guessed it, in Chinatown. The place is packed with Chinese and the lines are usually pretty long. We totally snaked a table last time right after walking in. It’s alright, the Asians do it too.
When getting dim sum, you should have a strategy. Don’t do what I always end up doing. Going there super hungry and attacking the first cart that comes your way. You gotta pace yourself and wait patiently for the other carts to offer their goods, otherwise you fill up on your first round. Dim sum is meant to be shared and savored over time, that’s why you don’t get all your food at once. You pick one small order of dumplings now, another one five minutes later, another one ten minutes later, etc.. Remember, every cart offers different dishes, so one might have various noodle dishes, another might have a bunch of steamed buns and yet a third one might only offer desserts.
The dishes come either in small bamboo baskets or are served on small plates. Prices depend on the size of the dish, so a small order (three dumplings) would be $2, a medium would be $3 and a large would be $4 or $5, depending on what it is. We ate with a friend once and the bill only came out to $25 for all of us.
If you do go, make sure you go either in the morning or at lunch time because dim sum is not offered in the evenings.
Shrimp dumplings
Lotus fish cakes
Pork shumai
Pork with rolled up noodles
Black sesame seed dumpling
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