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Just kidding. Dim sum is a Cantonese tradition consisting of a series of small dishes, including steamed and fried dumplings and other tidbits. The Chinese restaurants that serve it around here do so either on the weekends as a brunch or daily until about 3 p.m. for lunch.
What inspired this was an e-mail:
Are there any Dim Sum restaurants in Baltimore, and what are the best ones? I'd appreciate your advice.Thanks.BOB FLEISHMAN
The one many Baltimoreans used to go to, the Grand Palace in Brooklyn Park, is closed. (Please correct me if I'm wrong, but the phone is disconnected.) The ones that are left in the area I've listed below. Anyone who knows of others, please post below. ...
Chinatown Cafe, 323 Park Ave., Baltimore
Jesse Wong's Hong Kong, 10215 Wincopin Circle, Columbia (but not the other restaurants in the Jesse Wong group)
Oriental Manor, 9180 Baltimore National Pike, Ellicott City
Oriental East in Silver Spring
Comments
My favorite dim sum place is Jessie Wong's Hong Kong. They have good variety, everything is fresh and tasty, and the prices are reasonable.
Other places I've frequented are Good Fortune in Wheaton, and New Fortune in Gaithersburg. The latter is especially fun during Chinese New Year, as they have a special Dragon Dance one weekend.
If there are other restaurants in Baltimore serving Dim Sum, I'd be surprised - and interested in finding out about. I think you'll find far more of them in the area around Washington DC.
Posted by: Anonymous | July 11, 2007 9:04 AM
Yes, I miss the one in Brooklyn Park. That place had a constant flow of carts, and you could get a wide range of dishes.
I've been to the one on Park, but when I went you ordered off a menu. I feel the the fun of dim sum is see what each cart has to offer. You are more likely to try new things that way. Now, maybe I was there on a day when the dim sum cart was in the shop, but it was a weekend.
Posted by: Robert | July 11, 2007 6:29 PM