Saturday, September 09, 2006
Lunch at Joyce Tsin Lau, Philadelphia, CA
After sleeping for a few hours at Giao's parents' house upon arriving in Philadelphia, we then went to the rehearsal for Giao's sister's wedding, and then finally got something to eat. We were pretty hungry since we hadn't eaten anything since Burger King the night before. Unfortunately, we arrived at this dim sum place at the wrong time. They were just finishing up one service and everything was sparse and coldish. When we were leaving they were starting a new service with all the fresh stuff.
Crispy Fried Shimp
I like these because you can eat the skin. Also, sometimes they light breading has a tendancy to be gummy, but this time it was quite nice. We did have to ask them to heat it up in the microwave for us though. They happily obliged.
Clams
The sauce was good and the clams were plump.
Tofu Skins
These were the good, non-vegetarian kind of tofu skins with big chunks of pork. The only complaint would be that they were very oily.
Congealed Blood
Standard.
Roasted Duck
There was no duck sauce to spoon on, which was a bit strange. But the meat was nice and tender.
Tofu with Shrimp
Sort of flavorless.
Beef Balls
Too light and slimy in texture.
Chicken Feet in Black Bean Sauce
These were much bigger than normal, but tasted the same.
Pork Sui Mai
These would have been better if fresh, but they did have lots of bigs chunks of meat, which is always a plus.
Tripe
Standard.
Spareribs
These were really good. They were cooked in a bitter melon sauce rather than the standard black bean or garlic, and they were much meatier than normal.
Crispy Fried Shimp
I like these because you can eat the skin. Also, sometimes they light breading has a tendancy to be gummy, but this time it was quite nice. We did have to ask them to heat it up in the microwave for us though. They happily obliged.
Clams
The sauce was good and the clams were plump.
Tofu Skins
These were the good, non-vegetarian kind of tofu skins with big chunks of pork. The only complaint would be that they were very oily.
Congealed Blood
Standard.
Roasted Duck
There was no duck sauce to spoon on, which was a bit strange. But the meat was nice and tender.
Tofu with Shrimp
Sort of flavorless.
Beef Balls
Too light and slimy in texture.
Chicken Feet in Black Bean Sauce
These were much bigger than normal, but tasted the same.
Pork Sui Mai
These would have been better if fresh, but they did have lots of bigs chunks of meat, which is always a plus.
Tripe
Standard.
Spareribs
These were really good. They were cooked in a bitter melon sauce rather than the standard black bean or garlic, and they were much meatier than normal.
# posted by Giao and Alexis @ 2:10 PM 
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