“Expect a line. 24 highly coveted table seats in a small space. We ordered Shanghai spicy minced pork noodle soup, pork juicy soup dumplings, pork wontons in spicy peanut cream sauce, pork fried wonton, and golden lava buns. Our faves were the soup dumplings and Shanghai soup. The service was great. Everyone serving, waiting, or seated were patient and friendly. This is a small space with high demand.“
“Came in on a Saturday at around 2 pm for a belated LNY family lunch for our table of 7. It was really busy at that time and there was still a line after we left at around 3:30. Here is everything we ordered:-Crab soup dumplings - these were really good. They came out piping hot and very soupy on the inside. It has more crab meat than most other soup dumpling spots-Pan-fried pork buns - I normally don’t love pan-fried pork buns but these were essentially almost like a fried version of the soup dumplings. I usually eat a bite of this and abandon it but here, I ate a whole thing-Scallion pancake - these were only okay. It was a little too thick and oily-Scallion oil noodles - these were kind of bland but some chili oil/hot sauce fixed that issue-Tong Ho with dried tofu and beans - I had never had this dish before. I liked the texture of the dried tofu. They were very thin malleable strips, almost like a noodle version of tofu. But I didn’t love the tong ho or beans. The beans kind of taste like edamame but mealier-Duck in brown sauce - the duck was dry-Wonton soup - wontons were good. I also appreciate they don’t just dump some wontons in MSG broth. The broth also had seaweed and egg in it-Sauteed string beans - a classic. You can’t go wrong with the sauteed (aka fried) string beans-Deep fried yellow fish with dried seaweed - this was another dish I had never tried before and it ended up being one of my favorites. The fish had a light and crispy coating, and the fish itself was cooked perfectly. It comes with this special salt you’re supposed to dip it in and that really took the dish over the top-Crispy garlic spare ribs - the flavor was good but could have used more salt. Perhaps I should have used the salt from the fish. Meat was a little dry-Sauteed pork rice cake - rice cakes were cooked perfectly but overall, the flavor was a bit bland. I should have used some of the hot sauce on this-Beef with tomato sauce rice - this was another favorite. This also comes with perfect tendrils of egg in the gravy. I would probably be happy just eating the eggy sauce with some riceOverall, it was a great meal. I wasn’t a huge fan of the meat only dishes/apps but I mostly enjoyed everything else. It’s a little further than I would normally care to venture but if I’m ever in the area, I would definitely dine here again.“
“Found this little gem through Social Media. 20 mins driving is nothing for such high quality of food. It was surprisingly fantastic and wholesome. The place is small but nice décor and very clean. No contact self order kiosk was interesting. Great for social distancing in a pandemic era.My all time favorite was the preserved vegetables with fish fillets soup. The broth was bubbling hot, the sourness of pickles vegetables and fresh slices of fish intertwined of flavor hit you right on the spot. It was so delicious I bought two extra soups for home.We also love the tofu tops with spicy pork and vegis. A delicious unique dish I haven't seen elsewhere. Could use a bit more seasonings. Still love it.The dumplings doughs are chewey and perfect thickness. The one with peanut sauce is the must try. The baos with preserved/green vegetables were tasty. The shrimps dim sum crunchy and chewy textures make you want to savour it on your tongue. Can't tell you how happy we felt after leaving the place. We ordered so much food for brunch but they were all so good, we finished it all in one sitting. Definitely will come back.“
“Had a lot of food there tonight. Seafood shumai were especially good, but the truffle pork soup dumplings also had a great truffle flavor. The garlic broccoli was excellent, and the bok choi and soups were very nice. I thought the dry noodles and pork dumplings were only OK. But nothing was bad. I’d gladly go again.“