I have been going to DSGG for over 15 years now and it's my favorite place in Chinatown. Most of them taste similar, and the recent memory of the restroom not 20 feet behind me make it hard for me to enjoy this food. Once again I'm glad for the picture book. The server gives no explanation and barely speaks or fills water. But still, I risk it and I eat the many dumplings when brought out. Smears on the carpet, and bits of paper on floor. Back at my seat, with the veil lifted, the whole place now looks dirty to me. It was disgusting and did not look like it had ever had a proper cleaning. Before the food arrived I used the ladies room. My friend and I arrived starving and ordered far too much. For this reason, photo book with ordering slip was very helpful in making selections. I've not had much experience with dim sum so can't compare this to anything. When asked if we can move closer they say no, and soon seat another (loud) group right near us. We're seated away from the windows in a nearly empty dining room upstairs. I'm getting hungry just writing this review! A lot of the recipes are her own or her Mother's, and she would be happy to guide you. If the owner Veronica happens to be there, you are in luck. The waiters don't always speak the best English, but the have a good grasp of the menu, and there are pictures now of the dim sum to guide you. I have brought many, many friends, and all of my family here over the years, and no one has ever been disappointed. Standouts are the shrimp with soybean and bacon and the beef with young ginger. Give them all a try, I think you will be pleasantly surprised by how well they work, you won't even miss the soy or mustard (and I love hot mustard!) In addition to dim sum, I also order off of the regular menu. Typical soy sauce (though they do have if you ask) is not encouraged, instead they have lovely baby ginger, XO sauce and a complimentary vinegar as condiments. The veggie ones sometimes have wrappers that have been colored with vegetables and each one has it's own character and flavor. The dim sum is more delicate than the standard places, meaning that the wrappers are thinner and each wrapper is unique to the type of dim sum. There are no carts for the dim sum, everything is made to order and comes out piping hot and fresh. It still gets Michelin recommendation each year. The hype may have died down a bit, but the quality of the food has not changed. At the time, there were multiple write-ups and lines out the door. I will come back,but I would not come here with someone that never had dim sum before.I have been eating here since day one of when they opened 16 years ago. This is a place to go when you know you want dim sum, and you know easily what you want to eat, and what it is when you get it. We had six of us, and there were few complaints- although we got the 11 year old her own plate of lo mein-she liked eating what she knew. There were various forms of dumplings, alll hot and well made. Here, you order and the food come out and you have to sometimes look at the visual menu to know what you have. You eat from the various trollies until you are done-if its right, it is akin to the "one more thin after dinner mint" done. This is important- in many dim sum parlors, the goodies come arounf on tea carts, and they will tell you, in some degree or another, what it is that they are offering. We ordered from the menu with the pictures. I thought this would be different for them- and it appears that in conversation, they dont have dim sum parlors in London to the same degree. We met some relatives from the UK who were traveling with their kids 11 and 15 in NYC for the first time. We went for dim sum here, because we liked it when it was part of a foodie tour of Chinatown.
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |
AuthorWrite something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview. ArchivesCategories |