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2012-06-23
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Seeing its ads over magazines, their xiao long baos seems alluring and worth a try. The King's Dumpling is founded at the mainland, and I suppose the food then would be quite authentic. Located at a bustling district, I thought the restaurant would be pretty crowded. But it was not. It was pretty empty actually, and that's when my worries come. We were first served with tea, and then I noticed that their tea pots, bowls, spoons and so on are printed with the restaurant's name. To me it seems lik
We were first served with tea, and then I noticed that their tea pots, bowls, spoons and so on are printed with the restaurant's name. To me it seems like it's such a huge company that every quality should be guaranteed, yet why is there so few people?
We'll probably have to try out the food first before we can come to any conclusions. We made our orders then and soon enough the food arrived:Shredded Chicken & Bean Jelly Sheets in Peanut Sauce 雞絲粉皮
Now here's a problem. The peanut sauce was certainly not aromatic enough and it's just not savory at all. The bean jelly sheets were okay but the shredded zucchini were simply too thin and not only it didn't really give out the flavor, it also ruined the overall texture. Mixed Garlic & Scallion Noodles 油蔥拌麵
It was pretty aromatic when served. The Mixed garlic & scallion are always savory, but I would like to pick on the noodles as it seems a pretty big fail to me. The noodles were barely al dente. The flavor was nice but the texture of the noodles simply ruined the dish.Xiao Long Bao 金牌小籠包
I was having quite a high expectation on this as xiao long baos are their specialty. The usual authentic xiao long baos should have 18 folds, but this restaurant claims that they make more than 18 folds. Indeed they make more than 18 folds. Making that many folds requires much techniques and I do have high hopes on it despite the previous two dishes weren't exactly satisfying. The skin looks okay but I find the tip wasn't twisted as nice. As I bit off the tip, the texture of the tip tasted a bit dry but the inside was still pretty juicy. It was nothing special, nothing flabbergasting. All I can say is that it's merely very mediocre and it really does disappointed me. Sichuan Red Oil Shrimp Wonton 紅油抄手
I frowned at the dish at first sight. It looked more like wontons soaked in spicy oil instead of the Sichuan red oil as it seemed to lack black vinegarette sauce. This dish is supposed to be really aromatic yet it wasn't as aromatic as it was supposed to be. As I picked up a wonton, I found only little black vinegarette sauce at the bottom. The surface of the wonton was almost oily as it's literally immersed into spicy oil. It's mildly spicy, but it wasn't spicy in an aromatic and alluring way, and that was quite a failure for the sauce.Pan-fried Pork and Vegetables Buns 生煎菜肉包
The buns looked alright and were arranged in a pyramid way. The liked the presentation but ultimately it's the taste after all. There was a crisp at the bottom of the buns, and I suppose the buns were actually fried over a layer of crisp instead of being fried directly. Unauthentic this might sound to me but it wouldn't matter at all if it's a smashing work. But it seems to matter. The problem was that the meat was not juicy enough. The mouth felt pretty dry after having a bite. The juiciness and aroma of the meat failed to fill and satisfy your tongue and taste buds.Harsh it might sound, but I sincerely feel that the restaurant is way too overrated. The quality of the food is simply not up to standard. Many details of a dish are neglected, which shouldn't have happened in such a successful company. It has somehow put me in dismay to have found out that the restaurant is overrated and not up to their standards. I do hope that it's merely my bad luck to have encountered such meal and that it was originally a really great restaurant.
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