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2012-07-21
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This is one of the first places I ever ate at in HK. We had a good experience the first time, so we decided to come back again when we were in the area.There was a wait-- I think we were 21 and they were serving 11 when we got there. However, they quickly went to 17 and then asked us in (at 17, even though we were 21)... so the total wait, at busy lunch time, was about 5-10minutes. We were seated with another couple. They were at the end of their meal when we arrived, but were still there when w
There was a wait-- I think we were 21 and they were serving 11 when we got there. However, they quickly went to 17 and then asked us in (at 17, even though we were 21)... so the total wait, at busy lunch time, was about 5-10minutes.
We were seated with another couple. They were at the end of their meal when we arrived, but were still there when we left-- this is some sort of cultural thing that I don't understand. People will sit around drinking tea for an hour at a restaurant with 20 person line out front... and then they'll complain on OR when the servers ask them to leave. Whatever.
We got 4 things: beef noodles, shrimp & shoots dumplings, shrimp & cheese spring rolls, and turnip cakes:
Beef noodles: I can't tell you better what the name of this dish is. Anyway, it's flat rice noodles, with scallions and beef slices. I'm told both that it's a specialty of the restaurant (Tasty) and that it's the inspiration for Pad Kee Mao, my favorite Thai dish. Anyway, another reviewer has it quite right that the noodles are 'starchy and greasy' but I'm a fan of them this way. 8/10
Shrimp and pea shoots dumplings: A lot of dim sum is shrimp dumplings and that's boring. These dumplings had not merely veggies inside, which many dumplings do, but veggies that had their own "personality". I'll admit that they did exceed my ability to handle them with chopsticks though (and I don't suck at that skill). 8/10
Shrimp & cheese spring rolls: Pretty much like high-end 'crab-puffs' at an American Chinese place. Fishiness, greasiness, cheesiness, and fried-i-ness. I have nothing against them, but I wouldn't order them again. 6/10
Turnip cakes: Not super-crispy, but definitely somewhat crispy from frying. Tasty but not amazing. 7/10
If you come here, you will wait in line. If you're in a small group (e.g. 2), you will likely eat at a table with strangers. If that's not your thing, then this isn't your place.
The food here is great. Everything is on the better side of what it is. Most things are such that if you ordered them off the menu here, they'd be better than if you ordered them off the menu elsewhere. It's still greasy and overpriced, but hey, you're in Hong Kong you idiot! Restaurant score: 8/10
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