Based on 2 reviews.
City Paper Review
This Wheaton restaurant, now in its second decade, is a holdover in a neighborhood that since World War II has gone from being predominantly Jewish to predominantly Asian and is now in the process of becoming predominantly Latino. It also happens to be among the Big Three for dim sum in Maryland. Anything featuring seafood is a pretty good bet, and, to many of the restaurants legion weekend regulars, the crab ball is one of the reasons for coming: minced shrimp are mounded into a ball around a crab claw, then breaded lightly in panko and deep-fried. Dumpling and noodle dishes are better than most, avoiding the trap of being too oily. The regular menu runs to about 200 items, most devoted to Hong Kongstyle Cantonese cookingsteamed fishes, casseroles, hot pots, sauteed rice noodles. Theyre all reasonably priced and attentively handled.
—Todd Kliman,
December 2, 2005
Rater Comments
These comments express the opinions of individual Restaurant Raters, not those of Washington City Paper.
Review by kspalter on November 17, 2004
Great dim sum, though I wouldn't say "the best". I'd say it's tied with the other great dim sum establishments in the metro area.
Review by vegan4life on February 5, 2004
Went here for a late dinner since it was one of the few restaurants that stayed open late, til 2am on weekends and 1am the rest of the week. This is definitely not a place for vegetarians, they lack many of veg. standards that most Chinese resturants have: crispy eggplant, veg. spring rolls, veg. moo shi. None of the soups or appetizers were vegetarian and there were no substitutes for any of the entrees to make them veg.
