Undeterred by the possibility of a long wait, we decided to try our luck at this notoriously busy place for a Dim Sum lunch. To our surprise, wait time was minimal which included even an unexpected allocation of a table inside an empty private room! ( thanks to Manageress Maureen whom I know when I used to frequent ’ Yang’s ’ on Bayview ).
Overall, our selection of savory Dim Sum were well crafted and tasty, despite the fact that some of their filling was a touch on the stingy side and the wrappers for the dumplings lacked delicate thickness. However, the real stand-outs were the sweet dessert Dim sum we ordered. Delicious, well balanced in seasoning and not overly sweet. That freshly baked ‘ Molten salted duck egg yolk custard bun ‘…Wow!!
To me, the star of the meal was the simple sauteed Chinese Kale ( aka Gai-Lan ) in ginger essence and rice wine. Perfectly, well-timed execution and seasoning was spot-on. So pleased to have some uber-yummy ‘ roughage ‘ to go with the carbohydrate heavy meal!
Our menu:
- Har-Gow shrimp dumpling ( good if not wrapping a bit thick )
- Chiu-chow style dumpling - Fun-Gor ( nice tasty filling )
- Pineapple, Char-siu and abalone sauce puff ( my son loved this! )
- Crispy Taro Croquette ( lovely shell, if only filling can be a bit more generous )
- Sauteed Gai-lan with ginger essence and rice wine ( perfectly cooked greens )
- Fried chewy Harm-Siu-Gok ( piping hot and addictive )
- Fried turnip and taro cakes combo ( Excellent! )
- Baked Pineapple & BBQ pork buns ( becoming too mainstream & generic )
- Freshly baked molten salted duck egg yolk custard bun ( Wow!! )
- Steamed egg white custard with ginger essence ( velvety smooth & flavourful )
