Mark “Caveman Cooking” A.
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The Cavewoman had heard good things about this new modern-style Dim Sum house in nearby Moorpark. Since it doesn’t take much, if any, coaxing to get me to go for these delicious dumpling delights, we went last night.
We arrived right at the dinner hour and found ourselves a bit down the waitlist. Though, it went fairly quick and we were seated about 15 minutes later.
The menu offered most of the usual Dim Sum suspects, along with a variety of noodle and rice dishes. We opted for the Vegetable Spring Rolls, Steamed Pork Ribs, Sticky Rice, Shumai, Vegetable Buns, and Fried Sweet Potato Taro Balls. My wife added the Peach Green Tea while I chose the Tropical Fruit Tea.
Everything was amazing! Starting from the top, both the Spring Rolls and the Ribs may have been the best I’ve ever had. The Spring Rolls were crunchy and filled with a delicious vegetable filling that was crazy good, while the ribs were meaty, tender, and steamed in a world-class broth. The Sticky Rice was wrapped in a banana leaf, cooked perfectly, and had plenty of tasty pork filling. The Shumai may have been my favorite and is definitely the finest I’ve ever tried. I’m not usually a Chinese Bun fan. But, my veggie wife wanted to try them and I was pleasantly surprised. The Sweet Potato Balls were a great capper for the meal. While both teas were so refreshing and had the best Boba I have ever experienced.
The restaurant has the open feel of a traditional Dim Sum house, and though they don’t have the rolling carts full of steaming dishes, they do offer the same ambiance with all the controlled pandemonium and customer chatter filling the room.
I wouldn’t call this place cheap. But, it’ll rival anything you can find in Monterey Park or Chinatown, without the hassle of driving there.
Highly recommend!