"We get riled up just thinking about the quality of China Gourmet's steaming hot pork siu mai, crispy spring rolls, and bouncy sesame-coated buns. It’s the first place we recommend for dim sum in Philly, even if there’s a line on weekends. The massive space in the Northeast opens at 9:30am every day and could fit several family reunions at once. Bring a group on a Sunday and you’ll see kids pretending to be DJs while spinning Lazy Susans, overhear neighborhood gossip over lunch, and pop shrimp balls covered in golden strips of wontons that make each one look like a mound of hay." - candis mclean, alison kessler
