Short version: Quite good dim sum, well above average, very nice, carefully prepared, and fresh quality. Good service, nice environment, dog friendly. Plan to go again. Iced milk coffee-table HK style was well worth it. Not overpriced.
First impression was pretty good because there is an outer seating area that looks a little more inviting, but sadly this is reserved for people with dogs, as this is a dog friendly mall. So, I felt a bit disappointed about that, as by the time we left, that area was empty.
The menu is shorter than in the usual Chinese restaurant, but seems there should be plenty of choices and all the basics were there. Ordered and waited a little while, and the food and drinks came out. I know local people can be very particular about their dim sum, so maybe I don't know enough about it. But to me the quality was above average to excellent. The steamed char siu buns actually had some char siu in them, not just a tiny piece of fat and some sauce. This was a very pleasant surprise, each bite had some nice char siu taste. Well above average. Let's continue with the egg custard bun, which also had a large amount of egg custard inside. Not the usual sticky yellow substance, but really nice, egg yolk taste custard. A little liquidy, but not at all a problem because it was so tasty. very nice egg yolk taste. The shrimp dumplings and shrimp rice sheet rolls were filled with... wait for it... SHRIMP! I mean nice sized, properly cooked, tender shrimp. Reasonably well seasoned as well. I ordered an iced lemon tea by mistake because I misread the menu, and I meant I wanted a iced milk-coffee-tea. The boss changed it without complaint, which was very kind because it was my fault. Let me just say that I love the Hong Kong's milk tea coffee a lot, and have tried lots of it in the years I've lived here. This was, hands down, the BEST I've ever tried. The coffee taste was strong but not overpowering, and the tea was clearly testable as well, very rich but also not overwhelming. Very strong, and very tasty. I'd probably not ask for less sugar next time to see if its equally balanced with a little more sugar, and I look forward to that. Highly recommended. Mrs. Charlie and daughter Charlie enjoyed as well. Excellent value for money, as the price is about average but the quality is so nice!
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