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25 reviews
AMAZING
1st SHARK FIN DUMPLINGS
Lam's Garden, Orlando
So good that I had to order a second!
2nd DEEP FRIED TARO & MEAT DUMPLING
Hong Kong Flower Lounge Restaurant 香滿樓, Millbrae
It's always a challenge to find the perfect deep fried taro dumpling. This one has that delicate panko crust and the filling is flavorful and not starchy. Yum!
REALLY GOOD
3rd SHRIMP PURPLE RICE NOODLE ROLL
Asian Pearl Kitchen, USA
I need to order this again. I've never eaten any rice noodle roll like this!
7th STEAMED SHANGHAI DUMPLINGS
Hong Kong Flower Lounge Restaurant 香滿樓, Millbrae
AKA Xiao Long Bao or XLBs...The skin is not thick and tender. Soup is deliciously contained in the pouch and meat is freshly prepared. Delicious in every way!
12th FRIED RICE DUMPLING GREEN TEA FLAVORED
Grand Palace Restaurant, South San Francisco
I didn't taste a matcha flavor in the rice dumpling, but the sweet black sesame filling topped off this dim sum dessert item!
19th SESAME BALL
Golden Gate Bakery, San Francisco
It's super huge and the rice cake dough is perfect.
PRETTY GOOD
20th PORK XIAO LONG BAO
Dynasty Dumpling, San Francisco
Soupy and really good flavor with the filling. The skin was a bit more chewier than I like.
21st BLACK TRUFFLE AND KUROBUTA PORK STEAMED DUMPLINGS
Harborview Restaurant & Bar, San Francisco
Very pricey and tasted good, but I've had a lot better and for a much better value. Skin was a bit thicker than I prefer, but soup was inside the dumpling and meat was good.
22nd DIM SUM
Dim Sum Basket, Brentwood
And assortment of shui mai, har gow, quail egg shui mai, lotus leaf wrapped rice, and pan seared turnip cake. It was good, for being about an hour away from the nearest decent dim sum tea house. Great for a dim sum snack.
NOT FOR ME
25th SCALLION PANCAKES
Hui Tou Xiang Noodles House, San Gabriel
Maybe I should've gone to the Hollywood location instead because this place was still takeout-only. I've never had inedible scallion pancakes until this order. Maybe the cook was trying to make them extra thin and crispy, but each bite was way too oily. There was absolutely no chewy dough, just an oily, crisp, thin layer or two. I tried to eat three pieces to see if it got better, but I ended up tossing the whole order into the trash.