Houston Dim Sum

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Walk straight up to the carts that just come out of the kitchen with your ticket and get your steamers instead of letting them come to you.

@sck

Btw, all of these are culturally acceptable (and normal) so it is not being pushy.

And the way I described walking up to the cart to get dimsum- I think I will get shoved to the side by grannies and grandpas. See here.

[Hong Kong] Dim sum at Lin Heung Teahouse, Wellington Street.

Lin Heung Teahouse is one of those old-school dim sum places where trolley-carts still rule the roost. 90 years old this year, and still outrageously popular. Try to avoid peak breakfast hours (7am-9am) when folks jostle for their food - trolley-carts emerging from the kitchen will be assailed from all sides by seemingly starving and very aggressive diners. [image] Dai bao (“big bun”, with the requisite pork, chicken, scallions, Chinese waxed sausage, hard-boiled egg & other goodies in the fi…