PrintThe Best Dim Sum in NY?
I know it's going to seem socio-culturally incorrect to say this, but it's very possible that the best dim sum to be had in NY is to be had at the recently opened, non-Chinese-owned Chinatown Brasserie.
Photo courtesy of eater.curbed.com
Joe Ng has cooked for many years in many of Brooklyn Chinatown's best dim sum joints, and Chinatown Brasserie consultant Ed Schoenfeld discovered him and persuaded the youngish dim sum master with the streaked hair to ply his trade in a chi-chi restaurant owned by the same folks that own Lever House and Lure Fish Bar.
Here's what we sampled, and almost everyone was a dim sum home run with the exception of the not very ducky tasting duck dumplings:
Steamed Pork & Shrimp Dumplings
Shanghai-style Soup Dumplings
Roast Duck Dumplings
Shrimp & Chinese Chive Dumplings
Chicken & Garlic Roll
Classic Egg Roll
Beef, Onion & Mushroom Triangles
Tatsoi Salad with toasted sunflower seeds (obviously not dim sum)
'Lasagnette' with chopped pork and chili sauce.
The Egg Roll was so good it had me thinking I was tasting an egg roll for the first time, in general the dumpling wrappers were delicate and super-thin, and the fillings were deep-flavored with just the right non-mushy texture.
I look forward to going back for dinner to try the barbecued duck, Peking duck and the St. Louis-Style Ribs.
I know foodies have been down on this place because apparently the party the restaurant hosted for the Beard Awards in May when it was still under construction was a disaster. My advice: Go back now and taste dim as they're meant to be.
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4 Comments:
Best dim sum at first sounded extreme, but considering that dim sum in NYC isn't anything to write home about, it may be close to true. I actually did not sample much of the dim sum items (a couple dumplings which were good but not memorable and a delicious fried lotus filled with ??) but the food in general was suprisingly good. I dined with a group that the majority of the people were from or had lived in hong kong, and it got the general thumbs up from all. "I don't have to go to chinatown anymore" seemed to be the overall rating. The peking duck was very good and one of my favorites, as were some of the casseroles and fish dishes. I arrived late to the dinner and everything had been ordered, so I don't have all the details. Sorry.
pickle at 2:46PM on 06/25/06
I think it might just be the best dim sum in the city, the silky mushroom with corn dumplings in leek-stained purses were sublime. I actually wrote a review also on my blog, Restaurant Girl.
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restaurant at 2:00AM on 06/27/06
i haven't been here but now must try.
i've been to golden unicorn in chinatown it is was solid but not much to recall as my favorite. i will say i had a much better dim sum experience at dim sum go go. don't be frightened by the name, it is delicate, fresh and sooo good. very reasonable in price. i took my mum there since we missed dim sum serving hours at golden unicorn.
their duck at dim sum go go is damn good too. crisp skin and succulent meat. try it!
lovelyhoney at 1:39PM on 08/01/08
I like Dim Sum Go Go as well. I haven't been in a few years, but now that you have reminded me I'm going to head there sometime soon.
Ed Levine at 4:10PM on 08/01/08