Asian city — Restaurant in Pleasantville

A restaurant like this - a Dim Sum lunch - can be daunting to someone who doesn’t know what’s really going on. Let me be your guide to a fantastic lunch!

Attached should be pictures of my favorite things to to order (next time I go I’ll include the number on the menu, and pictures of the menu if there aren’t). When you sit, get the hot tea and pour a cup to let it cook a bit. The servers will bring carts to your table and allow you to choose what you’d like. Absolutely order the shrimp and pork shumai. They are delicious steamed dumplings, I eat so many orders of shumai. If you’re feeling adventures, the chicken feet dish is also good. The meat is soft, but watch out for the bones. Lastly, get the tofu skin. It’s stuffed with pork and bambu and it’s very good with some soy sauce. All four of those are available on one cart.

The next cart we just order the tripe. If you know what tripe is and that’s a turn off - it’s not worth trying - but if you’re new and don’t know, don’t look it up, just try it.

After you work on some of those dishes, you can order from the menu. I always get the rice noodle with the shrimp. They pour a sweet soy sauce on top at the table. This is my favorite thing. Another good order is the fried shrimp ball. It’s exactly what it sounds like - a crunchy ball of shrimp.

Some other more beginner items are sticky rice, cream cheese wontons, and fried rice of your choice.

Dim sim is a really fun way to eat. You share all these small plates and eat fairly quickly. It’s also conveniently located next to the Asian market where you can find some fun snacks and good prices on meat - but that’s another review.

Definitely check this out - and don’t be afraid! The servers will help you order...

Hidden gem in Pleasantville! I grew up eating dim sum with my family in Toronto, Philly and the Philly suburbs, then in Boston and NYC later on. The food at this restaurant is very authentic - all the dim sum favourites including shrimp dumplings (har gao), steamed sticky rice in bamboo leaf, shu mai, congee and egg tarts are there. They even have some things that are rare to find at restaurants, like durian desserts. My mother was impressed by the freshness of the food, which we were told by the restaurant staff is all made on site (not frozen). The congee was little small as were the egg tarts. Everything was tasty and fresh when we went on a Saturday morning (typically a busy time for dim sum).

They do have the carts (IYKYK) but it’s a bit faster to order what you want off the menu. For those who do not read Chinese, they have a picture menu as well as one in English. The servers speak Mandarin, Cantonese and English.

The prices are average for dim sum. The storefront was unassuming, which was what made me hesitant to try it at first, but it is well worth a visit. I took one star off for atmosphere because while the bathrooms are clean, there is no changing table. With my mother’s help we were able to easily change my one-year-old on the counter by the bathroom sinks.

We will be back! An added bonus is that they’re right next door to a big Asian grocery mart that we have been...

Food tasted decent. Not the best Chinese food but it wasn't the worst either. The waiters were kind of rude and arrogant and the service was super slow (we ordered 4 dishes and they only served 1 at a time with a 15 mimute delay in between each dish) despite the restaurant not being busy. Waiters also prioritized serving other tables despite our family coming in before them. All the shrimp we got served weren't deveined. The waiters tried to argue with us when we got served the wrong item (ordered ribs but received pork chops instead). The waiters chased us out and demanded that we tip them more or they'll call the police on us. Overall, food was nothing special and the service...