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2010-04-18
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Came here for dimsum after noontime with a friend, so only ordered a few dishes between us two.Food: Overall, the food was good, exceeded my expectations considering the restaurant is tucked away on Cannon Street, on the 2F of this building accessible by escalator. I ordered Har Gow; Chicken feet; Taro drippy buns; Shrimp rice rolls; Chicken/pork/mushroom sticky rice wrapped in tea leaves. The har gow were the standard, the shrimp here was diced pieces instead of whole. The chicken feet had
Food: Overall, the food was good, exceeded my expectations considering the restaurant is tucked away on Cannon Street, on the 2F of this building accessible by escalator. I ordered Har Gow; Chicken feet; Taro drippy buns; Shrimp rice rolls; Chicken/pork/mushroom sticky rice wrapped in tea leaves. The har gow were the standard, the shrimp here was diced pieces instead of whole. The chicken feet had good color and flavor and came over a bed of peanuts, however the peanuts were not as stewed with flavor as I prefer. The shrimp rice rolls were pretty unique in the sense of the arrangement it came - it came diced in bite sized pieces in a long tray with few pieces of asparagus between each piece. The texture of the rice roll skin was nice and silky with good bite of whole shrimp in each piece - very yummy. Although this total portion is less than the standard 3 rolls, it is still quite appetizing. The taro buns were interesting - its a different healthier alternative than the drippy egg yolk buns, and less sweet too. It was a hit with me. Lastly I also liked the chicken sticky rice wrapped in tea leaves due to fact there were 3 of them instead of the usual 1 big one or 2. I enjoyed the smaller yet tasty portion which can be better shared with more people.
Service: The usual you'd expect. The food came pretty quick and piping hot. There were enough waiters for the tables. The menu is in Chinese, so not as accessible to foreigners I guess.
Decor: Pretty nice, better than Fung Shing near the MCL JP theatre, but obviously it is not up to par to the pricier chains like West Villa or Fu Sing. However, Charming's decor was presentable and clean, with large screen TVs scattered everywhere so there's definitely entertainment.
Sizing it up: I really do like this place - it has good value dimsum in a pretty clean and presentable environment. The bill was only $140 as compared to pricier but not necessarily that much better dimsum places which would've costed $300+. Also an incentive to coming here would be the $9.8 special for small/medium/large dimsum anytime before noon! So that would be even cheaper better value. Also, need to note that the restaurant was pretty packed when I went and the clientele being all locals/families, so I can assume that this place is doing decently that it attracts such a local following. I'd definitely come again.
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