Great review on a new entry in the Washington DC area -- Ping Pong Dim Sum. This London-based chain has begun to acquire a strong following. Will be in DC soon -- and am looking forward to giving it a try. Have you been?
Sunday, January 31, 2010
Ping Pong = Dim Sum DC
Great review on a new entry in the Washington DC area -- Ping Pong Dim Sum. This London-based chain has begun to acquire a strong following. Will be in DC soon -- and am looking forward to giving it a try. Have you been?
Cleveland Cares for Dim Sum
Yes, dim sum lives in Cleveland and there are a few places serving it in the traditional style. And, doing it quite well. Check out this article in the Plain Dealer. Top of the list is Li Wah (pictured here), which is located just east of downtown in a small block that caters to the Chinese community. Have you been there?
Saturday, January 9, 2010
Stranded in Sarasota
WANTED: Dim Sum in Sarasota.
Okay -- call me crazy. I thought it would be a wonderful treat to have dim sum on New Year's morning -- in Sarasota/Bradenton, Florida. We love that area, even though the Cincinnati Reds have hightailed it for Arizona beginning this spring.
There were no listings for dim sum, so I started dialing Chinese restaurants in the area. After speaking with 16 different establishments (I wanted it bad), no one served nor had heard of anyone serving dim sum. Some weren't even familiar with dim sum! Finally (and this is cool), one called me back and suggested we check in with Lucky Star in Bradenton.
The people at Lucky Star were great. They didn't serve by cart -- but off a special dim sum menu on weekends and holidays. This is a typical strip mall store front, but reasonably done with a comfortable, clean and nice seating area and friendly (if not prompt) service.
My family and I plowed through pretty standard offerings like wonton noodle soup (a specialty), golden bags of dumpling deep fried with a seafood filling, some of the best spring rolls we've had in a while, and the usual offerings of sui mai, shrimp dumplings, chive dumplings, shrimp balls and more. We did a second round of some of our favorites and a few other combinations, including scallops and mushrooms.
Each dish is cooked individually and came out hot, fresh and ready to go. This was a welcome change from a few cart houses, where dumplings can tend to get stale and cool. Don't get me wrong, the ambiance of being served from a cart is one of the unique benefits of a traditional dim sum house. But the folks at Lucky Star made up for it in food quality.
If you'd like to check, here's another review from a few days earlier. It's not worth going significantly out of your way to visit, but if you're in the area and have a craving -- definitely stop by.
Okay -- call me crazy. I thought it would be a wonderful treat to have dim sum on New Year's morning -- in Sarasota/Bradenton, Florida. We love that area, even though the Cincinnati Reds have hightailed it for Arizona beginning this spring.
There were no listings for dim sum, so I started dialing Chinese restaurants in the area. After speaking with 16 different establishments (I wanted it bad), no one served nor had heard of anyone serving dim sum. Some weren't even familiar with dim sum! Finally (and this is cool), one called me back and suggested we check in with Lucky Star in Bradenton.
The people at Lucky Star were great. They didn't serve by cart -- but off a special dim sum menu on weekends and holidays. This is a typical strip mall store front, but reasonably done with a comfortable, clean and nice seating area and friendly (if not prompt) service.
My family and I plowed through pretty standard offerings like wonton noodle soup (a specialty), golden bags of dumpling deep fried with a seafood filling, some of the best spring rolls we've had in a while, and the usual offerings of sui mai, shrimp dumplings, chive dumplings, shrimp balls and more. We did a second round of some of our favorites and a few other combinations, including scallops and mushrooms.
Each dish is cooked individually and came out hot, fresh and ready to go. This was a welcome change from a few cart houses, where dumplings can tend to get stale and cool. Don't get me wrong, the ambiance of being served from a cart is one of the unique benefits of a traditional dim sum house. But the folks at Lucky Star made up for it in food quality.
If you'd like to check, here's another review from a few days earlier. It's not worth going significantly out of your way to visit, but if you're in the area and have a craving -- definitely stop by.
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