This branch of Dim Sum Palace is the eighth New York City location for the family-owned mini-chain. Jing Fong restaurant is quite a unique experience where once might be enough. Chinatown’s latest dim sum restaurant made its debut Sunday, December 18 at 27 Division St., right across from Confucius Plaza. I did enjoy the garlicky sauteed Chinese greens in oyster sauce ($12.95). I was not a fan of the sinewy and fatty steamed baby ribs cut into tiny bite-size pieces ($3.95), the tripe (I prefer that in pepper pot soup) or the tasteless fish balls ($4.75 for 4). Although they skimp on the filling, the flavor was good ($3.95 for three). Also worth trying are the shrimp and pork dumplings ( sui mai $3.95 for 4), shrimp dumplings ( har gow $4.75 for 4) and the barbecue roast pork buns ( char shu bow). My favorites were the shrimp spring rolls that were crisp outside with a filling where I could actually taste and feel the texture of the shrimp. Once you select one, the waiter places it on your table and stamps your card with either an S ($3.50), M ($3.95), L ($4.75) or SP ($6.75) that is tallied to calculate your bill when you check out! Along one side of the cavernous room, there’s also a cafeteria-like line with other offerings that we didn’t visit. If you’re not as lucky, you just look and pick - often wondering what’s inside the 100+ dim sum (ranging from $3.50 to $6.75) they’re serving. Now, this is where I was lucky to have someone who spoke the same language as the waiters who quickly push carts with steamer baskets filled with dim sum around the room until someone stops them. Once your number is finally called, you ascend a long escalator to the mammoth dining room where you are seated with strangers at a large round table, given a card and wait. Since ours was over 30 minutes, we went around the corner to for bubble tea at Ten Ren.
When you arrive, you need to push through the crowds to get inside to where a hostess gives you a number. I had previously recommended Chinatown Brasserie (380 Lafayette) but unfortunately it closed in 2012.įind more ideas on ways to celebrate Chinese New Year.Lucky me going to Jing Fong old-fashioned Chinese dim sum restaurant with one of my friends who speaks their language. There are good vegetarian dim sum options and the food is less greasy overall. Rather than carts, you'll order by checking the dishes you want on a paper menu. When we aren't in the mood for the din of a large hall, we head to Dim Sum Go Go (5 East Broadway) a trendy place that serves dim sum all day. If you are with a small party during peak times you will be asked to share a table and both offer menus which can be handy to supplement the dim sum with a favorite dish. Both are huge and have a large variety of dishes brought around on carts, giving you an authentic Chinatown experience and the quality of food is great. Our favorite large hall restaurants are Golden Unicorn (18 East Broadway) and Jing Fong (20 Elizabeth St).
The first choice you need to make when going out for dim sum is whether you want to go to a traditional large hall Chinatown dim sum restaurant where food is served from carts that are rolled table to table and you can just point and pick what you want or a more Americanized version that can be more family friendly. Here are my favorite dim sum restaurants: Sure, going out for dim sum might not be as easy as going to the corner diner for bacon and eggs, but if it was easy it wouldn't be an adventure.
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