Thank you to whomever recommended Hong Kong as the best Dim Sum restaurant in Pgh. I have been to TaiPei's Dim Sum which is very good. But I have to say that Hong Kong is much much better. I called in advance to check to see if there were any vegetarian offerings-no meat, chicken, pork, fish, etc. They were more than willing to help me and prepared special dishes just for us on that day. Frances, who is the main cook, came out of the kitchen and discussed each dish with us in advance. She really seemed to rise to the challenge and was very interested in whether we liked our food. We intend to go back not only for Dim Sum which, as the original poster stated ,is only offered during the first Sunday of each month, but for dinner. Frances says that she can prepare any Chinese dish to our specifications. The atmosphere is only ordinary but the emphasis is on the food which I can say is extraordinary. It is well worth your while to try this place which I had never heard of before. It is next to the state store in the Dormont Village. Louise Gray
Pittsburgh, PA
HONG KONG IS BEST DIM SUM!!!
Dumpling House now offers dim sum on Friday and Saturday from 11am-4pm and on Sunday from 1pm-4pm. I went twice the first weekend they opened and was very happy with their dim sum both times, particularly their vegetable dumplings and their red bean sesame balls. James (http://www-hep.phys.cmu.edu:8001/~walden/home.html) "Truth decays into beauty, while beauty soon becomes merely charm. Charm ends up as strangeness, and even that doesn't last, but up and down are forever." - The Laws of Physics
James W. wrote: > Dumpling House now offers dim sum on Friday and Saturday from 11am-4pm > and on Sunday from 1pm-4pm. I went twice the first weekend they opened > and was very happy with their dim sum both times, particularly their > vegetable dumplings and their red bean sesame balls. Somone I know, who should probably remain anonymous, has been in NewDumpingHouse's kitchen, and based on his experience and observation, he'll never eat there again. Apparently, the kitchen is filthy... plates of chicken just sitting around on the florr, etc... I can't confirm this, since I haven't been there, but it should be pointed out. Mind you, I've eaten NDH food many times, and never been particularly dissapointed, so YMMV. Barry
Edwin H. wrote: > Excerpts from netnews.pgh.food: 7-Aug-95 Re: Hong Kong is Best Dim S.. > by James W [email removed] > > Excerpts from netnews.pgh.food: 7-Aug-95 Re: Hong Kong is Best Dim S.. > > by Barry [email removed] > > > I can't confirm this, since I haven't been there, but it should be > > > pointed out. Mind you, I've eaten NDH food many times, and never been > > > particularly dissapointed, so YMMV. > > > > I don't think that anonymous second-hand accusations should be repeated, > > especially when there's no evidence for them. While I haven't been on a > > tour of their kitchen, I have glanced into their kitchen area a number of > > times and never seen anything objectionable. > > I stand by my statement. The person who made it has been in their kitchen many times. I think it is appropriate to post when you have a reliable source with information that the typical person probably wouldn't have. Again, I've *not* had a bad experience with NDH, but this information has made me reconsider eating there. Should I hear differently, or that conditions have improved, I will certainly post. Barry ps. And, FYI, I've also heard from same person that Oriental Kitchen's kitchen is extremely clean.