The next best thing on my list is the pan fried shrimp cake with chives which is only good when served hot and fresh. If they're not freshly fried and crispy, then it's a lost cause. Again, I tried ordering it from the kitchen and getting a puzzled look. Of course I showed another picture of the shrimp cakes. The server understood as he laughed and joked "Any more pictures you want to show me?". Yes, I will never stop taking pictures from now on, because you know what? That's the good thing about being a food nerd and taking pictures of everything. There's never a miscommunication and I'll get exactly what I want. This leads me to an idea of saving pictures of everything from food to utensils, glass of water, etc. So when I go travel to countries like Korea, Japan, I won't have to rely on charades and miming anymore lol.
For everything else we had that day:
Fried taro with ground pork filling
Fried chicken wings. They are pretty big, well marinated, and oozing hot oil when you bite into them.
Steamed chicken feet
Siu mai, they are quite big, but I wish there were more shrimp.
Ha gow, shrimp dumplings, Dim Sum essential.
My staple dim sum food, fried shrimp wontons.
Pan fried tofu wrapped shrimp
Ham Siu Gok, fried rice cakes with ground pork filling
I've been going to Jumbo for years since it's probably one of the better dim sum restaurants in town and it's close to my home. Price is reasonable, most of the dishes are descent (except for the kebabs, I'm not a fan of those dried meat drenched in sweet sauce). I never paid much attention to how friendly the service was. Especially when it's usually busy, everyone just focuses on table turnovers. As long as I was getting what I want, I don't care if I get a smile from the staff who were running around in circles trying to meet everyone's demands. The past visit was pretty good though, I think after I showed the server my food pictures when I was ordering, he will always recognize me from now on. As I was leaving, he made sure to bid farewell with "Show me more pictures next time!!".
Oh yeah, definitely try to order the porcupine bun if you can.
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