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"Silk Road, Houston’s buzzy new dim sum spot, still feels like the lobby restaurant of a Courtyard Hotel—it’s partitioned off but in full view of the check-in counter. But the food makes up for the slightly strange atmosphere. The crispy shrimp cheung fun is a masterpiece of texture and technique, with shatteringly crisp yet plump shrimp innards surrounded by a silky rice noodle. The cordyceps dumplings are chewy wonders of dim sum engineering, with bundles of mushrooms spilling out of a green wrapper. Everything here is memorable, except for the bland pan-fried chow fun noodles. Order a pot of tea (we like the oolong osmanthus), and go early, because the most popular dishes can sell out within an hour of opening." - brooke viggiano, mai pham, nicolai mccrary, andrew ryce, gianni greene, chelsea thomas