I finally made it to chef zhao.
I really, really liked the XLB & SJB. Flavor was good… juice was good… wrapper was thin.
The rest of the menu is actually quite small, and we only had two non-dumpling dishes. I can’t figure out what they really specialize in, although they say Shanghai-ese, they have a smattering of other thing. They don’t have a lot of other dumplings - just won tons, I think.
Re: haven’t gone to steam because the portions were small. The portions are small there, although I don’t remember the har gow being particularly small. The good news is that - FOR PALO ALTO - the prices are low per dish. I think we end up eating more dishes and leaving appropriately full at a reasonable price. But — we don’t take an extra meal’s worth of take out home. If that’s a deal-breaker, I understand.
re: bamboo garden. I’ve had some kind of mixed “budda’s delight” kind of dish, ordered in chinese by my friend. I’ve puttered around the rest of the menu. But really it’s about the dumplings. Portions are normal ( unlike steam ).
