Category Archives: Bao
Return to Tipsy Shanghai, New York NY
After enjoying Little Alley, but not getting the full soup filled experience from their Sheng Jian Bao, I was craving these pan fried buns and so a few days latter headed back to Tipsy Shanghai. In my prior review of Tipsy … Continue reading
Little Alley, New York, NY
Little Alley, takes its name from the Shanghai “Long Tang” neighborhoods of Chef Yuchun Cheung’s youth, and is dedicated to the cuisine of Shanghai. Long Tang are narrow, interconnected mazes of alleyways that form neighborhoods unique to old Shanghai, but … Continue reading
Tipsy Shanghai, New York, NY
Housed in a basement storefront, Tipsy Shanghai is a quiet, classically decorated, oasis on New York University’s bustling campus. The restaurant’s sign says “Since 1905”, suggesting that it has been in business for over 100 years, but I can find … Continue reading
HanSang Pork and Vegetable Dumplings & Mizkan Goma Shabu Sauce
Rating: HanSang is HMart’s house brand for frozen foods and they sell a variety of dumplings under this brand. Their Pork and Vegetable Dumplings look like frozen soup dumplings and have enough juice in them that they could almost pass … Continue reading
Return to Shanghai Asian Cuisine, NYC
In a prior review (5 years ago) I harshed on Chinatown’s Shanghai Asian Cuisine for shorting us on our change, but I did point out that their dumplings were amazing. When it was operating under a prior name, this was … Continue reading
Golden Era, San Francisco CA
I just returned from a mini-tour of vegan Asian restaurants in San Francisco and the overall best, top pick was Golden Era which serves Vietnamese, Indian, Thai and Chinese dishes. Golden Era is a brightly lit, low on decor spot near … Continue reading
Jane G’s Dim Sum House, Philadelphia PA
I went to a large group lunch at Jane G’s Dim Sum House where many dishes were ordered. I didn’t get to try all the dishes that came to our tables, so this review will be just a sample of … Continue reading
Flaming Kitchen, New York, NY
The gloriously named, Flaming Kitchen, serves Szechuan style dishes in a sleek modern styled dining room on the Bowery in New York City. In addition to its main Szechuan menu, Flaming Kitchen has a Chinese-Cajun menu that features shrimp, crawfish … Continue reading
Dim Sum VIP, New York, NY
The chefs at Dim Sum VIP have over 30 years of dim sum making experience in restaurants from Hong Kong to New York. Their restaurant is a narrow, bare bones storefront joint, seating maybe 50 people at small tables and a counter. The … Continue reading
Bun Battle: Kimchi Edition
The competitors for this bout are Mama Bunns at Gallery32 and Tour Les Jours just down the street on 32nd Street. Tour Les Jours is one of several Korean-French pastry-coffee shop chains (see also Paris Baguette) that sell huge selections … Continue reading
The search for the world's best dumplings 