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2015-05-18
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This busy Shanghai/XLB joint in Jordan is a great place for affordable dim sum.We ordered xiaolongbao, mini ham and leek pies, wontons in chili oil, liu sha bao, sweet potato buns, sour soup and lion head meatballs.The meatballs came first and they were on the money. They tasted just like the ones we used to get when we lived in Hangzhou. Great start. The soup was thick and satisfying. A real crowd pleaser.The xlb came next and were were pretty impressed. Having had a glut of bad ones in re
We ordered xiaolongbao, mini ham and leek pies, wontons in chili oil, liu sha bao, sweet potato buns, sour soup and lion head meatballs.
The meatballs came first and they were on the money. They tasted just like the ones we used to get when we lived in Hangzhou. Great start.
The soup was thick and satisfying. A real crowd pleaser.
The xlb came next and were were pretty impressed. Having had a glut of bad ones in recent weeks, these really hit the spot. The ratio of soup to filling was good and the skin was thin, but sturdy. They tasted good and were well made.
The wontons were nice and tasted good in the chili. The pie things were fine, but nothing to write home about. A little disappointing, as we had to wait 20 minutes for them after the rest of the food had come out.
The deserts were a bit of a mixed bag. The sweet potato buns were a little on the perfumed side for me. They were very pretty as they were purple and decorated with yellow osmanthus flowers, but they were not my kind of thing really. The liu sha bao were great! These are a little different, as the molten egg custard is encased in a glutinous rice flour casing rather than a wheat one and they were coated in sesame seeds. I culd have eaten a bag full of them. Delicious and moreish.
All in all, a great spot and worth visiting more than once. Their noodles also looked good, so we will have to return to try those.
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