Category Archives: Shrimp

Return to Vegetarian Dim Sum House, New York, NY

Posted on October 19, 2015 by rundlea

As I wrote in a recent post, I had stopped going to Veggie Dim Sum a couple of years ago when I felt the quality had declined, but Veggie Dim Sum has bounced back and now I need to make … Continue reading →

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Canteen 82, New York NY

Posted on April 20, 2015 by rundlea

The co-owners of Canteen 82 hail from Malaysia and Hong Kong and the chef is from Shanghai, perhaps explaining the Asian-Fusion menu hidden behind the restaurant’s sub-title “Taste of Shanghai”.  The menu includes lots of American-Chinese dishes, Sushi, cooked Japanese … Continue reading →

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Plump Dumpling/Pho Seng/Mamak, New York City

Posted on November 17, 2014 by rundlea

It is hard to know even where to start with this place. Maybe it is the fact it is called Plump Dumpling and Pho Seng and Mamak; the owner appears to be operating three restaurants out of one space and … Continue reading →

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Iroha, New York NY

Posted on September 29, 2014 by rundlea

Iroha has been in business for over 30 years, but about two years ago transformed from a sushi restaurant into a Izakaya.  Iroha is on the ground floor above the cellar dwelling Sake Bar Hagi, both of which are owned … Continue reading →

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Windsor Dim Sum Cafe, Boston, MA

Posted on July 7, 2014 by rundlea

The reviews on Yelp indicate that Windsor Dim Sum Cafe is the best Dim Sum house in Boston’s Chinatown, and my informal polling of people on the street in Chinatown seems to back that up.  The Windsor doesn’t provide the … Continue reading →

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Ollie’s, New York NY

Posted on June 30, 2014 by rundlea

Locally known as “Oillie’s”, the Manhattan mini-chain Ollie’s has been serving up Sichuan inspired American-Chinese food to West-siders for 25 years.  I recently noticed that the 116th street Columbia University location had a poster in the window advertising that they … Continue reading →

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XO Taste, New York NY

Posted on May 19, 2014 by rundlea

I previously reviewed XO Taste’s sister restaurant, XO Kitchen, which I like a lot.  The XO restaurants have such huge menus of Chinese Dim Sum dishes that I thought it was worth doing another review.  XO Taste has pretty much … Continue reading →

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Joe’s Ginger, New York NY

Posted on April 1, 2014 by rundlea

I was in the mood for soup dumplings so I decided to check out Joe’s Shanghai in New York’s Chinatown.  But in what seems to be a re-occurring theme when I try to go to soup dumpling hot spots, Joe’s … Continue reading →

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Bund Shanghai Restaurant, San Francisco, CA

Posted on March 3, 2014 by rundlea

The Bund Shanghai Restaurant in San Francisco’s old Chinatown is named after the old colonial business district along the Huangpu River in Shanghai.  It gets good reviews online and so it was the first place I tried during my visit.  … Continue reading →

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