2 reviews

1. Dacia Tritt  

   on March 5, 2015
   

   3.5 stars

   The food has gotten better for dim sum recently. It used to be inedible, but now it's really average, which is actually a compliment.

   Service is as expected, in a negative way. You can see the dim sum cart ladies look at bowls they are about to use and pick off some garbage before using it to serve you. The waiters are curt and look miserable, but at least they will generally do what you ask if it is within what they think is their job (they will not ask around if you are looking for a specific dish and will instead direct you to ask the cart ladies).

   The noodles are also not bad, which again, is a plus. And lastly, I think the prices are relatively cheap. Not a bad option, especially if you don't want to wait at any of the more popular places.

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2. Sammy Rochford  

   on September 16, 2016
   

   Pretty busy for weekend morning dim sum, but that has to do more with the fact that there are no other options this far north for Brooklyn's Chinese diaspora. Still, there's never a wait of more than 5 minutes despite the relatively small size of this place.

   Impressions:
   1. Okay food. Some things were cold, some things were hot, some things were not great, most things were fine. The steamed spare rib was very good. The liu sha bao (golden lava bun) was okay but the yolk inside was separating from the oil – incomparable to the delightful bao that may be found at Pacificana (yelp.com/biz/pacificana-…). Portions here seem slightly larger though. Our luo buo gao (radish cake) was totally cold and served sans oyster sauce.

   2. Friendly service. The cart ladies will go out of their way to retrieve dishes for you if their cart lacks what you want. The waiters will joke with you and your kids. People seem to be in a better mood than the general Cantonese-style barking and bare-bones acknowledgement that is the backdrop to most dim sum service.

   3. The worst thing: as can be guessed from the willingness of the cart ladies to step away from their carts, the carts do not come around very often… and the variety of dim sum is lacking. For the entire time we sat, the cart with niu zha (tripe) and congee was sitting abandoned by the front of the restaurant. No one was getting any of it because the cart lady had just disappeared. At any given moment, there were only 4 or so carts circulating the restaurant.

   Prices are average; expect under $15 per person. They're fine for a meal before grocery shopping, but I would only come here out of convenience.

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