Yay for cheap eats!Ī little tip about the house tea: it ain’t free! The waiters won’t tell you that – you’re expected to go there armed with knowledge (c/o Google).It is one of only a few restaurants left in Hong Kong where dim sum is still served the traditional way – from steaming carts, piled high with bamboo baskets, pushed around by surly uniformed waitresses. The dumplings only cost between HKD 21 – 29 per order. I can’t remember how much everything cost (geez, I’m useless!) but I do remember everything to be really cheap.
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I won’t judge you if you feel like pigging out on these Piggy Custard Buns! As the farmer in the ending scene of the movie Babe: “That’ll do, pig. As you bite into these buns, sweet and creamy salted egg custard oozes from inside. I love Tim Ho Wan’s famous pork buns but DimDimSum’s cute little piggies are also worth lining up for. I actually wanted to go back the next day, order them to go, and bring some back to Manila. What I will come back for, however, are these Piggy Custard Buns, a DimDimSum bestseller.
The rice dishes are okay, but not something I would come back for.
We ordered chicken feet, sausage, and… something else I don’t remember the name of, but I think it’s octopus.
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If you want a full meal, they also serve steamed rice dishes with a variety of viands. They’re not the most mind-blowing pork dumplings I’ve tasted, but they’re good enough for me. But the question is: do they taste good? I’d say they do! For me, meaty siu mai is good siu mai, and DimDimSum’s pork dumplings are stuffed with generous chunks of pork and shrimp. Look how pretty these Pork Dumplings look! Those pellets of crab roe look like tasty little jewels. This dumpling is really something! Pork Dumplings with Crab Roe (Siu Mai) – HK$23 for 4 pcs The shrimps in DimDimSum’s Har Gow are plump and yummy, and the wrapper is moist and soft but does a good job at holding the shrimps together. I wouldn’t know if DimDimSum’s dim sum really is the “Best Dim sum” in Hong Kong but this Steamed Shrimp Dumpling is one of the best steamed shrimp dumplings I’ve had! Some shrimp dumplings contain puny shrimps, and they stick to the wrapper so they’re a little messy and pasty. Sorry I can’t remember the names of all the dishes! Steamed Shrimp Dumpings (Har Gow) – HK$27 for 4 pcs You don’t have to worry about ordering fish and end up being served duck! To order, customers need to fill out an order sheet like this: It was just a small restaurant with very simple and clean interiors, and it certainly did not scream “award-winning restaurant,” except that it was already very late at night and customers, mostly the young crowd, were still coming in to eat. The restaurant was a little hard to find, and we made a few wrong turns before finding it. At the TimeOut Hong Kong 2011 Food and Drink Awards, the restaurant also received an award for “Best Dim Sum.” Well, what do you expect from a restaurant named “DimDimSum”? It’s not just “Dim Sum,” it’s “Dim Dim Sum”! Double the dim, double the yum! (I think.) Because of its good reviews, I made sure that a meal at this restaurant becomes part of our itinerary! DimDimSum Dim Sum proudly displays their awards on the wall It’s been named as one of the “101 Best Places to Eat in the World” by the 2012 Newsweek Foodie Awards. DimDimSum Dim Sum! Try saying that ten times as fast as you can! Fun, huh? Anyway, before going to Hong Kong, I’ve been hearing good things about this restaurant and learned that it has garnered a few awards in the foodie world. We made our way to a restaurant in Tung Choi Street called DimDimSum Dim Sum. All that bartering with the hawkers (and the many attempts to escape from the more insistent, arm-grabbing ones) made me hungry! After our side trip to Tung Choi street in Mong Kok where Mike, Paula, Eric, and I checked out the Goldfish Market and the Ladies’ Market, by the end of the night, all of our energy has been sapped and all we wanted to do was eat. As one of the busiest streets in Hong Kong and the world, there is so much activity, that it’s impossible to just stay still.
Walking around Mong Kok requires a lot of energy.
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