(Part I) Stumbled upon a NEW, not your visually appealing Chinese dim sum and roast place beside Mongkok (another dimsum place Easties will be familiar with).
Since we had Mongkok for dinner yesterday we decide to give this place a try and I was nothing but impressed. Aptly my experience could be summed up by "never judge a book by its cover".
My 叉烧包s came out in a bigger than usual dim sum basket and did not disappoint as the lid was lifted- 3 plump steamed baos with a darker than usual char siew filling.
They could be largely classified as hongkong 叉烧包s as the bao was slightly slit open with a glimpse of its tempting filling. A bite and they reminded me of the old crystal jade 叉烧包 that were of earnest and impeccable quality. The char siew filling here was slightly darker as the boss explained that they use no artificial coloring or tenderizer. Talk about generosity and a knack in the F&B business, this goes for their signature char siew that the kind boss gave my mum and I 4 slices to sample.