Best Chinese food that I have ever had! I just don't give 5 star because the service was a bit slow for a large group of people. We ordered various dishes, and everyone was satisfied. Dumplings were really good. Sauted eggplants didn't last more than 2 minutes. The cucumber small dish tastes good. And the meat lovers loved the cumin lamb, although fried shrimp was also good. Our Chinese friends said the sticky rice desert was the best. I am not a fan of Chinese food, but if I want to go to a Chinese place again, Jun will be my first choice. read more

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Checked it out during happy hour. It wasn't too busy so we quickly got a table. The happy hour appetizers were essentially just smaller versions of the regular items for a price proportional to what you get - so no deals to be had. The drink specials were only for the light Surly hell ($2 off) plus house wine and well drinks. The server was ok- she interrupted our conversation a few times but was generous in letting us order a HH drink a couple minutes after 6. The $6 La Zi chicken was a bunch of deep fried chicken with no rice and an equal amount of inedible chill peppers(maybe someone would eat them- not me). Cream cheese wontons were small and average in taste. Szechuan dumplings were small, average in flavor. Pork bellies with garlic were fine. Most menu items weren't that interesting to me, but will probably try once more with work colleagues. read more

JUN - View of restaurant and bar area - Szechuan Near Me - Minneapolis, Minnesota

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I've been to JUN a handful of times and love it every time! The soup dumplings and Szechuan dumplings are amazing, both made with pork and have loads of flavor. The Dan Dan noodles are good, they are spicy! The Juan's friend rice was a very big portion and very flavorful and the Chow Fun noodles with beef is also one of my favorites! The drinks are also a great pairing. Parking around the area is usually good and they have free valet, I've always had a reservation and on some nights they've been really busy and other mediocre. Would definitely recommend, great food and atmosphere and super friendly staff. read more

Something about the vibe of this restaurant is off. You know the feeling when you walk into a place and you can't put your finger on why, but the atmosphere is just...flat? That's what I felt like at Jun. We ordered fried tofu, the wings, and sticky rice dumplings. The fried tofu was decent, but some pieces were overly salty. The dip it came with was incredibly salty, and tasted like a bottled hoisin sauce. The wings were good, not great. Again really salty (and I love salty foods) and greasy, and the dipping sauce was overwhelmed with sesame oil. 3 sticky rice dumplings took 20 min to get to us, and were almost inedible. Thick batter over a layer of sweet rice mush, and the filling inside tasted like pure sesame oil. It's also overpriced. I mean yea it's the North Loop but...$15 for an old fashioned? $9 for a basic-ish beer? $12 for a small pour of wine? It's not unusual to see these price points but there is a lack of variety in price, it'd be nice to see a few more options under $10. Our server was good but none of the staff seemed happy or at ease. We passed by Wrecktangle on our way back to the car and peeked inside- it seemed fun and welcoming and we wished we had gone there. Atmosphere: 3 Price points: 2 Service: 3 Food: 2 read more

Schezshwan dumplings were delicious, beef buns amazing! Really enjoyed this place and they had a full bar! Win!! People complaining about being overly priced have never lived in California! These prices are normal in our book and we will definitely be back read more

Went last night. Really enjoyed everything we had and ordered some pork belly pineapple fried rice to take home. Can't wait to go back.

I go here pretty frequently. The food is good and fairly priced. The atmosphere and service are great. I definitely recommend this place to someone looking for a nice atmosphere. read more

Incredible. So much flavor, authentic. The Dan Dan Noodles, marinated cucumbers, Szechuan green beans, and Shandong Lo Mein are some of my favorite go-to's. read more

We were so pleased with our meal from Jun - we ordered delivery so I can't speak to the atmosphere, but the food!!! Super authentic and delicious Chinese cuisine - we got bao zi, dumplings, spicy beef noodle soup, and Chinese broccoli. It's always risky to get soup for delivery, but they separated the broth from the noodles and it arrived steaming. Brought me back to ducking into the shops for lunch in Beijing. Just superb. Cannot wait to try more from here! read more

Love their food! It's delicious every time and it's always made quickly for pick up. They've made everything so easy and safe living through covid times. read more

We order dumplings and cream cheese wontons for takeout this afternoon. Wow, delicious! Highly recommend!

Go to PF Chang's. Tried this place for my bday dinner and I could've chosen better. My first clue was when I called to make a reservation for 15 and they almost hang up without asking for a name for the reservation.... I had to prod the lady if she needed my name... 2nd clue: the place was absolutely dead when we arrived at 6pm, granted it was a Tuesday night so I wasn't expecting it to be packed but not a single soul? In the North Loop? Oh boy... It all came together when the food started showing up. For appetizers, we got the La Zi chicken which was oily and bland. The cheese wontons were ok, the egg rolls were also bland and underwhelming, the Szechuan Dumplings were greasy and nothing special. For main course I got the Mango Chicken. Stay away from it. I had two bites and couldn't muster any more. Figured I'd pack it for lunch and save it for when I'm really hungry at work. Everybody else seemed to share the thought that the food quality was just not there, and for the prices they charge you'd expect a lot better. Place is cool tho. Only good thing to say about it. read more

Very salty. Very disappointed. I went there for happy hour. I ordered dim sum which is pretty good. But my friend order a main dish where is too salty. I don't recommend this place if you are getting a meal but recommend just for dim sum. read more

I just discovered this place, and it's nothing short of amazing. Great environment and atmosphere. You can tell the owners obviously care about the restaurant. The server I had was great. She was prompt, quick and friendly. I had two different dim sum dumpling plates. One with chicken, one with sticky rice and mushrooms. They were absolutely delicious. My boyfriend had the cashew chicken and found it phenomenal. I will definitely come back again again. read more

JUN - Szechuan Near Me - Minneapolis, Minnesota

Good, but not great. We ordered the Szechuan dumplings, which were great, and the Jun fried rice and the BBQ pork belly fried rice. The fried rice was very bland - needed some kind of yum yum sauce, salt, soy sauce... literally anything. It had potential, but really needed more flavor. Service was fine, atmosphere was cool. read more

Came in on a cold blustery night and the dim sum and fried rice was on point. Just what we needed, great service on a slow night. Order the fried rice and Dan Dan noodles before you fill up on dumplings read more

I live down the street so I'm here quite a lot. I lived in Washington, DC and Charlottesville, VA for 8 years in total, home to some of the best Szechuan food in the country, so I'm picky. While this certainly isn't the best I've had, it does the trick when I have a craving for some numbing spices or hotpot. I must admit I haven't tried any of the American Chinese dishes on the menu, but the green beans, beef hotpot, and cumin lamb keep me coming back. Seriously, the green beans are AMAZING. The spice isn't overwhelming from my perspective, and I usually ask them to kick it up from their base level to meet my tastes. The interior is quite fancy for a Chinese restaurant, and the drink and wine/ beer selection is better than what you'd find at most Szechuan places (no mini bottles of Barefoot here!). read more

This place definitely had a hip north loopish vibe when we arrived with that mid 30s professional feel. Surprisingly the Chinese dishes of La Zi chicken and sesame chicken were very good. The dim sum was decent but I've definitely had better siu mai. Go for the pork tofu skin wrap in ouster sauce. read more

JUN - Szechuan Near Me - Minneapolis, Minnesota

I have mixed feelings about Jun. I'm nuts for their chive shrimp dumplings. Their veggie lo mein was tastiest I've maybe ever had. The tangerine shrimp was a delight. My brother was very happy with the dan dan noodles (xtra spicy) and my vegetarian sister loved the kung pao tofu. But DAMN the service is beyond bad. I've ordered take out at least 6 times and I think my hair would have to be on fire in order to get anyone's attention when I go to pick it up. I've timed it, it takes more than 5 minutes before a single staffer even acknowledges your presence. But I go back because it's my ultimate comfort food! I brought my family for dinner on a Friday night and while it was hopping, it was by no means SLAMMED. Our waiter was charming and friendly while taking our order, and then it's like he checked out. He never brought my drink (but left it on the tab so I had to ask for it to be removed). Twice they delivered the wrong dumpling, we finally gave up and just ate it. My mom's entree never arrived. We asked three times - two different waiters - and eventually they tried to serve her the wrong one. After more than an hour we gave up on it. I shared my order with her, so we both left feeling like we still needed dinner. The waiter was visibly embarrassed but made no effort to make amends. He barely squeaked out an "I'm sorry." I won't be dining in again anytime soon, and next time I go to pick up take out, I'll be much more aggressive about getting my food and leaving. If you decide to dine in, be prepared for sub par service but a tasty meal - if they remember to serve it. * the free valet on weekends is brilliant, but can take some patience to pull into the one drop off spot. The valet driver was super nice and friendly though! read more

Another 5 stars! This is now without a doubt the very best Chinese restaurant in the Twin Cities or Minnesota for that matter! Lao Sze Chuan wasn't bad, but Jun the best! read more

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I LOVED Jun! I came on a Monday at 5:00 to an empty restaurant (score!) and they happily let me sit anywhere and wait for my girlfriend to arrive even though she was going to be a good 20 minutes. Fast forward - we ordered Spicy Cucumbers on Happy Hour (OMG - get them) and Jun Fried Rice (veggie - extra egg) and it was some of the best fried rice I have ever had! -and I am super picky about my fried rice. The service was also excellent - we even bellied up to the bar to have another drink after we were all finished up. When I saw that they had a Lychee flavored liqueur I asked them to surprise me and make me something with it and out came a wonderful lychee martini with a splash of Tattersall's Orange Crema. YUM. I am definitely going to return to try more items although I am going to be hooked on those spicy cucumbers for sure. Hot damn. read more

I've eaten there and gotten takeout many times. It's great and the service is very good!

This is a challenging review to write. My expectations for a place that offers hand-mad noodles are very high, and this place came pretty close to meeting them. The 2 noodle soups my husband and I got were good. And the spice-level for my 2-pepper spicy soup was totally where it should have been. The Szechuan dumplings were also better than you'd get most places, handmade wrappers I think. Definitely get those. The tween got lo mein and Tso Tofu. The tofu was extraordinarily well prepared. The noodle quality was good but the taste was pretty bland. The issue is the price. You have to be ready to pay quite a bit more than you would at any other Chinese spot. It's really more of an upscale cocktail spot. Service and atmosphere were well above average. read more

We got here on the weekday a couple month ago so the parking was so horrible since this is a very busy business located in downtown area. We came here at lunch time & wanted to try out Chinese breakfast style which is called dim sum. The food came out not good & they very pricy. Some items on the menu which is come out in a wrong way since we ordered so many items & the kitchen cheated on us. The waiter was so nice read more

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Overall unimpressed with this place. I won't be going back unless it's for happy hour again and a very small bite. The dim sum here is lackluster really, and only enjoyed a couple things. The Sichuan and fried pork dumplings were pretty good, as were the bao bao (pork) buns, as miniature as they were. The soup dumplings were pathetic and true to other reviews here don't contain any soup and are too small. Basically just meatballs wrapped in dough... and the pork belly was ick. The sauce was decent but it was cold and the texture reminded me of tripe. The waiter said it was supposed to be served cold, and if that's true, I am not here for it! The happy hour drinks are also lame. $5 for house wine, well drinks, and 1 beer on tap is nothing special. My search for quality dim sum in Minneapolis remains ongoing! Maybe the entrees here are better... read more

First night in town, we walked to this restaurant in the gentrified area of the North Loop. We ordered the SZECHUAN Dumplings, Hot and Sour soup, Chicken Lo Mein and Dan Dan Noodles. The dumplings and the soup were flavorful but were slightly above room temperature. When we mentioned this to the waitress we hoped that our entrees would arrive with more heat. The Lo Mein was a little warmer and was very tasty but the Dan Dan noodles were again only lukewarm and the sauce on the Dan Dan was think and pasty with a gritty texture. They had a distinct funky flavor that was not appetizing. The Hazy IPA and the Mati Barbera 2017 was a nice red wine from Italy. All in all, the restaurant has a nice ambiance, wait staff were friendly but not overly attentive. read more

Great dim sum options! Available all day. Seems like you have to ask for the dim sum menu. Not your typical cart service, but the food options are similar. Actual menu has appetizers and full meals. Service is great, the space is modern and cool. I would definitely come back for dim sum here! read more

This review is for food only, as we've only done takeout. Someday we will venture to the restaurant. I'm really happy that Jun has moved into the North Loop. I've always thought Minneapolis was woefully lacking good Chinese food, but that's probably because I grew up in Houston with a booming Chinatown. The food is solid and tasty. Beef chow fun - My husband and I LOVE these noodles! The beef is so tender, and the noodles are so delicious. Just the right amount of salt, and I'm not left with that greasy feeling that sometimes accompanies flat noodle dishes. Dumplings - They really are as small as people say they are. They were tasty, but I need a bit more for $8. Peking pork - The one time we ordered it, it came without the pancakes, which was a bit disappointing. The pork itself was delicious. Well-seasoned. The fried rice - Tasty. Not the best I've had, but I appreciate that there is no upcharge to add meat. Stir-fried calamari - DELICIOUS! Dan Dan noodles - I had indicated a note to make this an actual medium spicy (and not MN spicy, which I've found is not spicy at all). I don't know if they made this spicier than normal, but it hit the spot! Perfect amount of heat and the noodles (again) - perfection! Perfect for kicking my cold's butt! Hot and sour soup - this is wonderful. It's one of the only hot and sour soups that reminds me of my mom's. Perfect balance of white pepper and vinegar. And again, good for when you've got a cold! So my one beef (no pun intended) with Jun is the veggie portions in relation to the price. I'm sure they find locally sourced veggies, but $8-10 for maybe a cup of cooked vegetables is a bit steep. I know they have high North Loop rent prices to pay, but still... The Chinese broccoli - not my fave. I like it steamed or stir friend with maybe just a bit of oyster sauce on top. This has lots of soy sauce and scallions. Green beans - YUM. You don't get many of them (honestly, how much can green beans cost?), but they are damn tasty! Bok choy - I think maybe there was 3/4 cup of veggies in the $8 dish. Same comment with the Chinese broccoli - a bit oversauced. All in all, I really love this place and will even tolerate the incompetence of Door Dash in order to get Jun's food delivered. (Side note: Hey, Jun, could you switch to Bite Squad? Door Dash delivery drivers are a joke.) read more

Like some others here, I'd like to give a 3.5 rating, but I'm rounding up rather than down. Jun is in our neighborhood, and we typically go 1-2 times a month, so far only for dinner. It's a nice break from the plethora of other "New American Cuisine" restaurants that seem to open and close regularly around downtown. I'd recommend that when perusing the reviews on here, look at who wrote them, because the Asians seem to be more favorable in their ratings than others, and frankly I look for that when it comes to Asian restaurants. If you grew up on American-Chinese food, this menu is going to be a challenge to what you think of as Chinese food, and you're probably not going to it, at least not right away. They have a few more Americanized staples, like egg rolls, sesame chicken, and spare ribs, but much of it will be unfamiliar, and on the spicier side for Minnesotan palates. Szechuan food is characterized by "ma-lah" flavors, which translate as "spicy and numbing" from the ubiquitous inclusion of chili peppers and Szechuan peppercorns. The menu has changed a few times since they opened earlier in 2017, and it has been interesting to see what they are doing with the changes. A favorite of ours, and consistent item on the menu, has been the Couples Beef, which is a cold appetizer of sliced beef with ma-lah marinade. I recommend requesting a few wedges of lemon or lime to squeeze over it, because it's lacking a touch of acid. And, while it comes solo, I like to intersperse my bites with some white rice, to help cut through the spiciness. It's helpful to note that Jun lists is kung pao dishes as "gong bao," which is a little closer to the native pronunciation, but is essentially the same thing, so don't let the spelling confuse you. They also offer dim sum dishes to order. I noticed some of the other reviews made it seem that they pushed around the carts that are familiar to regular dim-summers, but we haven't seen that at dinner time. Instead they gave us an additional dim sum menu and we made our selections from there. Some items were better than others, but they offer a nice way to try new things, without having to get a large platter of an unfamiliar item. Our experience with the service has been mixed, ranging from just about right to wondering where our server went. I won't guarantee you'll love Jun, but if you go with an open mind and don't have the expectation that you're going to experience predictable flavors, you're probably going to enjoy yourself. read more

TBH I'm bummed--saw this place popping up on so many Instagram accounts and got excited because I lived in China for a year and got real nostalgic for the classics. We came for dinner on a Thursday and the place was dead. Ordered green beans and la zi chicken on happy hour special--$5 is a good deal! They both had great flavor, and while Tea House def has them beat, I enjoyed it. I felt obligated to try the dim sum because I'd heard good things and seen cute pics. However, I was disappointed in the presentation. The dim sum looked like it had just been placed in the metal steamers just for looks, and the bowls were messy (see curry octopus pic). All of the dim sum we ordered was underwhelming: octopus was chewy, rice in lotus was bland, nothing stood out as unique, and I didn't even feel like taking pics cause the presentation was sloppy. Maybe I'm just picky because I've had such great authentic Chinese food, but not one of my picks for Chinese/Dim Sum in Mpls. read more

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This is my new favorite brunch spot. Of course that is because I love me some dim sum. There are no carts, just menu ordering, but it is amazing. I ate here 3 Sundays in a row. I have not had issues getting a table near the window yet. I hope this review doesn't ruin the ability to get a table. :) I have only eaten non-dim sum once. That was also good. read more

Warning: Another Happy Hour review. I came here with some co-workers for happy hour (after eyeing this place up constantly!) and I was SO pleased! The value for what you get on happy hour is amazing. I've never been to China (and also love some Americanized Chinese), but I have a friend from China who has cooked me some authentic Chinese, and I've fallen in love with the spices they use. These dishes did not disappoint! The food was fairly oily but I could taste the numbing Sichuan peppers and it made me happy. Everything we had was great and I would totally get it again. The Sichuan dumplings ($4 for 4) were small but so, so good. Get those. The cold cucumber dish was surprisingly flavorful and delicious. Get that. The Sichuan green beans were flash fried and crisp, with lots of Sichuan pepper. Get them. The La Zi Chicken was crispy and well spiced (yes people, there are lots of hot peppers. Calm down) Get it. The portion sizes were quite large for happy hour - easily a couple dishes would be a meal. Service was a little goofy and the server messed up 2 people's drinks, but aside from that, staff were very welcoming. Lots of space during happy hour too. read more

JUN offers mouth-numbing szechuan, a trendy environment, creative cocktails, and intestines that actually taste good. Really. At 5:45ish on a Saturday night, our table of 3 was seated right away. We ordered dan dan noodles, sliced pork belly, cumin lamb, teng jiao fish fillets, and a pork intestines dish because YOLO. However, there were discrepancies between the descriptions on the menu, the server, and then from the owner, which was a little disappointing and awkward. That is why I don't remember the name of the intestine dish because it was described differently by each source. But the verdict... the dan dan noodles were delicious and super garlicky. The noodles seemed fresh and they weren't too oily. I loved the pork belly cold appetizer - it was cut thin and melted in my mouth! They added a lot of fresh herbs to brighten up the fat-on-fat thing they had going on. The flavor of the cumin lamb was great as well, and was not gamey at all. Very tender and bold. The fish fillets were the spiciest dish and had those authentic sichuan peppercorns. This was my first experience with them and I kinda liked the numbing burn in an intriguing and masochistic kind of way. But the pleasant surprise of the night was the pork intestines! I really enjoyed the chewy texture, and the meat itself had a mild flavor (no bitterness and anything that made you remember you were eating intestines). I was overall pleased with my meal and plan to try more Sichuan staples w a fancy drink next time. read more

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Everything from the papaya salad to the crazy beef was AMAZING! (We ordered the dumplings, papaya salad, twice cooked pork, San jio lamb and Chong Qing chicken). Our waiter was awesome and made helpful suggestions read more

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Great location for Szechuan food! The ambience is great. We came here for team lunch. One of my co-workers had been here a few times. It was evident when we were seated and the owners recognized him immediately, and greeted him. The service was amazing from there LOL. I'm guessing the service is great on a regular basis since my coworker has been here multiple times. Our team is a big fan of Szechuan food as well so we're always looking for great places with authentic flavors. Honestly our team is pretty much a foodie team all-around but I digress. We were brought lunch menus right away but since my coworker was familiar with their family style menu and we all like to share things, he asked that the family style menu be brought out. Know that this is an option at both lunch and dinner if you have a larger group in want to take advantage of it I'd highly. Let me see if I can remember all the dishes we ordered. Cold spicy noodles, vegetarian dumplings, pork dumplings, cream cheese wontons, pork belly and brown size, Farmers chicken, green beans, and peng peng shrimp. I believe those were all of them LOL. Everything tastes amazing! The green beans were some of the best I've ever had. A great way to get anyone to eat their veggies with all the wonderful flavors. The pork belly was tender and delicious and practically melted in your mouth. I can't say enough about this place! The food is absolutely phenomenal! Had to take away a star though because parking is incredibly difficult in the North Loop and that was a hassle that took a little bit away from the experience. Plan ahead to find parking because you should definitely go to this place!! read more

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I came here with my aunt for my birthday and we were seated immediately. The service was good and the food was delicious. I highly recommend their dumplings (which they make from scratch!) and their dan dan noodles. Overall, I'm glad that I found this place! It's a hidden gem of the northloop and I think it should be hyped up! read more

Overpriced and mediocre Chinese cuisine. The service was very friendly and fast. The location and space is definitely prime and hip. But the food was nothing special. read more

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I really enjoy Jun. I have been there with 2 large groups and they all enjoyed it. The Dan Dan Noodles and any dumpling are great. I also like the Walnut Shrimp a lot. Relatively authentic Szechuan with a modern feel in Minneapolis is a rarity. Don't miss out on this place. read more

Overall, I'd give JUN a 3.5 but I'll round up. However, I wanted to like JUN more than I actually did. I was really excited for a Szechuan restaurant to open up in the cities because if you know me, you know that I love all things spicy. I came here for my birthday with a group of 7 people around 11:30 on a Sunday afternoon. We wanted to go early because we thought it would be busy but it wasn't so that was a pleasant surprise. Our waitress was really nice but the hostess was... awkward. We walked in and he just stared at us. I actually had to say something to him first before he sat us at a table. Luckily our experience with the waitress wasn't as weird haha. What we ordered: - Sichuan Dumplings - not spicy and no flavor. This wasn't my favorite - Cheese Wontons - DELICIOUS, this was the best part of the meal. The wrap was crispy and the cream cheese was plentiful - Ma Po Tofu - the spice was there but the flavor was not :( I was so sad because this was the dish I was looking forward to the most - Dan Dan Noodles - same as ma po tofu. However, I really enjoyed the texture. I'm not sure how to explain it but it's worth trying! - Bok Choy - good but nothing special. It's a good complement to the other dishes though - Yu Xiang Eggplants - I really enjoyed this dish! Probably could have eaten a whole plate of this myself - Spicy Beef Hot Pot - definitely was not what I was expecting when we ordered this. When I think hot pot, I think soup-y with tender meat. Nope. No soup whatsoever but at least the meat was tender - JUN's Pork Spare Ribs (dry rub) - this wasn't bad, it was crispy but too dry Overall, it was a fairly enjoyable experience. I just wished there was more flavor to the dishes and that it was spicier. I'd say it's "Minnesota-spicy." It's also over-priced compared to other Szechuan restaurants. There are a few other items on the menu that I'm still curious about so I'll most likely be back to try those. read more

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I wanted to give Jun's Dim Sum a try since I love dim sum and because not very many places in the twin cities carry Xiao Long Bao (soup dumpling's). I've heard mixed reviews about their soup dumplings but I still had to try it for myself. I am really quite sad to report that I was really disappointed. What we got were just dumplings with absolutely no soup inside. Ok, maybe a drip of sauce. The filling was flavorful, yeah, but definitely not worth $12. We also ordered the shrimp dumplings, beef tripe with ginger, and pork belly with brown sauce. Shrimp dumplings were good and flavorful. I'm so used to dipping my shrimp dumplings into some type of spicy sauce that I was a little sad they didn't have anything. The beef tripe w/ ginger was surprisingly good and one of the cleanest tasting beef tripe w/ ginger we've ever had. The sauce wasn't thick like most other dim sum places and the taste was light. Some may think it lacks flavor but I liked it the way it was. The pork belly with brown sauce, the pork belly was sooo tender. The brown sauce had this really light savory taste that wasn't too much and wasn't sticky. I thought it might be more on the sticky side but it wasn't. Parking is all street parking so it can be a bit hard to find a spot. There's plenty of metered parking but you could also end up parking pretty far. The service was great. I personally would not recommend this place for dim sum but everyone has different expectations so do go and give them a try. read more

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