We arrived at 5 pm on a Tuesday. Several dishes were out of stock, but still plenty to choose from. We were the only ones there that early, so not sure why they were out of stock.
Smashed cucumbers with garlic was tasty. The sauce was a little sweeter than I've had before, but still nice.
The pork soup dumplings tasted good but average to below average when compared with the best xiao long bao (The best I've had were in Shanghai followed by NYC. Nan Xiang in Boston comes close, but these are not close to Nan Xiang quality as another reviewer noted and got my hope up.). The wrappers were thick but not dry. The meat inside was plentiful but nondescript, and there wasn't really any soup inside for a soup dumpling.
The truffle shrimp dumplings were ok. The stuffing was again non-descripti and the wrapper, while black, did not really taste like truffles. Not sure it was worth the extra cost.
The roasted duck with pork and shrimp dumplings and rice noodles was probably our least favorite dish. Broth was like water and very flavorless. Dumplings were fine. Noodles were too slippery, not very chewy, and unpleasant to eat. A few bony pieces of duck and some baby bok choy on top. read more