3 /5 David Chien: Dev 25 Pork and corn dumplings. Decent, tasty dipping sauce.
Xiao Long Bao - like before, decent but wont knock off DTF. No soup spoons or fresh ginger provided either.
Beef rolls - Tasty, fresh green onions, interestingly, cucumbers added, too.
Service mediocre. While order taken quickly, no follow-up for delivering more napkins, etc during the meal until finished eating and clearing the table.
Oct 25 1. Xiao long bao or steamed dumplings are decent. Not going to knock Ding Tai Fung or Long Xing Ji off the map, but their taste is ok.
Most likely because I didnt get a great reading off todays order because it came almost lukewarm. Not even as hot as a hot Starbucks coffee, which everyone knows isnt even steaming hot like Long Xing Jis dumplings that are fresh out of the steamer. So halfway through eating them, the remaining were cold, unsatisfying.
2. Chinese pancakes are thin, unlike fatter ones from Peking Restaurant or AJ. Up to you which style.
My first bites impression was that of a burnt pan, so that wasnt as enjoyable as the other two sources where it doesnt come with that taste. No salt on the table, so bland by itself imo. Their chili on the table was good in boosting its flavor.
3. Dont go to a dumpling restaurant for fried noodles. Its got spinach, soy(?) beans, chicken for the vegi+ chicken order. Foodservice chicken, bland sauce, forgettable.
As for service, non-attentive after theyve dropped off your plates. You gotta call them over because theyre focused on to-go orders, take-outs, etc. rather than on attending the the basics. So more like a fast food joint.
