Eight pieces $5.75
Original Dim Sum Garden, Philadelphia PA
Ugh, these were absolutely disgusting! I don’t know what their idea of xiao long bao is in Philly, but I don’t like it. The wrapper was gummy, and the soup was dark, thick and gel like – gross! And almost everyone of these dumplings ended up breaking when trying to eat. #FAIL
Cat water feature at Betsy Ross House.
Six pieces $5.75
Original Dim Sum Garden, Philadelphia PA
Omg, these were disgusting! They definitely weren’t fresh and the wrapper was the grossest, gummy texture I’ve ever had for har gow. I could reheat frozen dumplings from Ranch 99 and have them taste better than these. EW!
Benjamin Franklin bust.
Spicy vegetable dumpling, beef dumpling, seafood dumpling, chive and shrimp dumpling, honey barbecued pork bun (char siu bun). Lunch prix fixe $25
Ping Pong, Washington DC
I appreciated the different colors and shapes of these dumplings and the fillings were pretty tasty too. What I didn’t appreciate was that they were over steamed so the wrappers were soft, mushy and gelatinous. The pork bun was good.
Ping Pong steamer trays.
Four-Sided Pyramid, National Gallery of Art Sculpture Garden.
Honey roasted chicken puff, chicken and black pepper spring roll, crispy prawn ball, panko crusted edamame and crab cake, sweet and sour sauce. Lunch prix fixe $25
Ping Pong, Washington DC
Meh, I thought that the prix fixe price was great, but I wasn’t that impressed with the dim sum items and especially not by their lame sauces. The chicken puff tasted great but I thought the pastry was a too thick for the filling ratio. The spring roll was your usual spring roll. The prawn ball was over-fried as was the edamame crab cake.
Fried wontons with sweet and sour sauce. Complimentary
Chinatown gate.
2 pieces $5.95
Kingdom of Dumpling, San Francisco CA
We weren’t sure what we were gonna get when we ordered this. I kind of imagine that it would the kind of pancake that you get with moo shu pork or something. Instead, these were really thin dry, almost cracker-like, pancakes filled with strip of beef. They were actually really good!
Pink flowers, Noe Valley.
$8.90
Yank Sing, San Francisco CA
Mmm, these ribs were great. I liked the simple and elegant presentation. The sauce was very tasty and slightly sticky so it stayed on the ribs fairly well.
With oyster sauce. $6.50
Yank Sing, San Francisco CA
This was pretty good. I liked the presentation and that everything was was cut to size. Yum.
Hot tea. $1.95
I think it’s lame that they charge you for tea, but don’t tell you that. Lame!
Xiao long bao. $12.95
Yank Sing, San Francisco CA
Mmm, these were really good! The wrapper was thin and delicate and the soup and pork filling were delicious. There were probably some of the better XLB I’ve had in a while!
7×7 Magazine’s The Big Eat San Francisco: 100 Things to Eat + Drink Before You Die – 2013
Vinegar sauce with ginger.
Spinach siu mai, chicken siu mai, green onion dumpling, seafood dumpling, har gow. $3.75
Lee’s Deli, San Francisco CA
These are definitely not the best quality dim sum, but they work in a pinch when you’re hungry for a mid-afternoon snack.
The Embarcadero.
Fried spring roll, fried shrimp dumpling, shrimp and pork siomai, chicken siomai, japanese siomai, fried gyoza, and dumpling hakaw. 305 PHP
Mr. Choi Kitchen, Manila PHILIPPINES
This was decent. It was a good selection from their limited dim sum options at a great price. It’s not dim sum that you’re going to write home, but it gets the job done in terms of giving you different flavors/textures and filling you up. A lot of the pieces seemed dry to me though.
Intramuros at night.
Xiao long bao. Six pieces $4.95
Dumpling Empire, South San Francisco CA
These were decent. The dumpling wrapper was on the thicker side, but at least the dumplings all stayed intact and they were not steamed in those lame aluminum cups. The flavors of the soup and pork filling were pretty good so I can’t complain too much. And the price was really good!
Pink protea flower (Proteaceae), West Field Road.
Shu mai with chicken, xiao long bao with pork. A Taste of Yauatcha menu £28.88 for 2 people
Yauatcha, London ENGLAND
Noms, these were SO tasty! I don’t think I’ve ever had Shanghai soup dumplings with crab in them, and they didn’t break, yay! Even the shu mai was fancy with large chunks of prawn and chicken. Mmm, I’m craving dim sum now. 🙂
Tower Bridge.
Vittle Monster 