Dani S.
Google
Red Maple is on my to go list to eat at during my stay here in SLC. We made it in this morning for a nice round of dim sum. I have been looking forward to this joint all week.
We made it in a little after opening. I was worried about it being overly crowded but it was a great time when we came in. We got sat right away. While getting sat, seeing the little ladies pushing the carts full of food just brought pure excitement to my heart. I knew I was in for a real treat.
We started off strong! We got started off with a big helping of char sui. Then everything else started trickling in. Haw gar, shu mai, congee, sticky rice in lotus leaf, calamari. Then the gai lan, fried shrimp balls, long shrimp noodles and of course our sweets came shortly after. We probably ordered enough food for 8 people. And man was it worth it!
The char sui was flavorful and tender. The shu mai was savory and meaty. The congee was very warming to me soul. I loved the doughy bread pieces that they topped it off with, I just wish there was more. The lotus leaf sticky rice was tasty and had big pieces of Chinese sausage and shitake mushrooms. The fried shrimp balls were fresh and hot! The sauce they pair with it is similar to walnut shrimp. The sweet sauce and the savory shrimp ball was such a good tasty combo. They were so tasty! I loved my taro cakes. They were slightly crispy on the outside and soft in the middle. The Chinese broccoli was so fresh! The calamari was tender and salty! It had a slight heat to it fun the jalapenos, so good! I had a little of everything, it was hard not to have it all!
I wish everything could have been perfect. The haw gar was kinda cold which was odd since they barely just opened. The wrapping on them was hard which is a bummer cause the wrapping is my favorite. I do wish there was more noodle to the shrimp long noodle. It was nice to have a huge piece of shrimp in it but more noodle would have been great.
The service was great! The venue is huge and can accompany a huge crowd. The food was 85% there and I was happy with it! I got my dim sum fix. It brought back so many childhood memories for me. Being in San Francisco, having little old ladies pushing food carts around showing us all thier goodies in their carts. It was a great way to start my Sunday and I'm happy I got to start it off at Red Maple today.