Business Description from the Web
Offering traditional Chinese cuisine, one user gave this restaurant very high ratings, and proclaimed that the kitchen here produced: "Wonderful Dim Sum, the best in Austin!"
The fairly dated, nondescript interior features large fish tanks and plastic tablecloths. Popular dim sum is served on rolling carts weekends until 2:30pm. Jalapenos stuffed with shrimp and rich sauce are highly recommended, as are all shrimp selections. Craving an adventure in texture? Try shrimp-stuffed white rice noodles. Baked buns are dense with shredded, succulent barbecued pork. Chinese...
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Tips About This Business
Affordable lunch specials, from 11am to 2:30pm, include an appetizer buffet. Recommended is the peppery hot and sour soup.
Crave dim sum on a weekday? Select dim sum items, including delicious shrimp-stuffed tofu, are available Monday through Friday (no cart service).
Novice advice: You can quickly cover your tabletop with too much food by accepting everything offered. Order slowly; carts will return.
Editorial Reviews from the web
In Short The fairly dated, nondescript interior features large fish tanks and plastic tablecloths. Popular dim sum is served on rolling carts weekends until 2:30pm. Jalapenos stuffed with shrimp and rich sauce are highly recommended, as are all shrimp selections. Craving an adventure in texture? Try shrimp-stuffed white rice noodles. Baked buns are dense with shredded, succulent...
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Posted by Contributor
on April 21, 2009, (Edited July 20, 2006)
Other Reviews from the web
It's not San Francisco, LA, Vancouver, or Hong Kong, but I think this is the best you're gonna get in the heart of Texas. A lot of people on here really don't know the first thing about Chinese food, and you can tell from what they order. The dim sum was roundly passable, and at times delicious. The shrimp dishes coming straight from the kitchen were some of the best I've had anywhere,...
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I love dim sum. When I moved to Austin, I was lucky enough to discover a place called Marco Pollo, which was in the Clarion Inn right off the Oltorf exict on 35 south. Dim sum could not possibly be better than that. For those of you who never got the chance to try it, I'm so very sorry.
Tragically, Marco Pollo closed about a month ago, and I thought I would never eat dim sum again. ...
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Posted by dimsumlvr4u
on April 21, 2009, (Edited April 26, 2008)
definitely get the fried squid dish, i think it's called fresh squid-something. so so good! dimsum was great and the service was superb (go calvin!) :) definitely would recommend
Posted by boramie
on April 21, 2009, (Edited April 06, 2008)