First Dim Sum of 2015

Friday. January 2, 2015

Seven of us today to welcome in the new year with Dim Sum. I thought the Seafood Palace would be really busy like last week but they only had one side of the dining area open. Henry said that Saturday it would be packed.

We started out with the minced shrimp and roe wrapped in seaweed and deep fried. Again like last week the rolls were smaller than before. Maybe its a food cost thing.


Next came a tin of steamed pork ribs in black bean sauce and a tin of beef tripe. Tripe has no flavor so for most people who avoid it , it becomes a textural thing. I can take it or leave it.

Baked BBQ pork buns appeared along with the Lotus leaf wrapped sticky rice with Chinese sausage. I really like the sticky rice. Its sweet along with having the spicy sausage and makes a good combination.

A big plate of Chinese broccoli with oyster sauce appeared. The sauce is not made with oysters but has a flavor similar. I find it quite pleasing. After the last few dishes it was nice to have some vegetables.

Shrimp with bok choy and thin egg noodles along with Salt & Pepper Calamari were served. Really like both of these dishes. The thin egg noddles were a change from my favorite noodles, the fat ones.

A spicy hot sour soup was served. It hit the spot because the restaurant was a tad cold. They did turn the heat on about this time so it helped.

Last dish was stir fry beef with fat noodles.

We had egg tarts and fortune cookies for dessert. There was no fortune in CJ's cookie so we decided he wasn't going to have much of a year.

We were going to do lobster today but it was not fresh. They did not have a delivery for several days because of the holiday and the bad weather.So maybe in a couple of weeks when we go back we can hit the seafood heavy. Lobster, calamari, scallops, whole deep fried white fish, oysters in black bean sauce. That is what we are looking at for next time.

Wines were an interesting mix. All good, some just a bit better that the others. My favorite was the Ken Brown. Marc opted for the Tontodi 

NV   Segura Viudas, Brut Cava
2006 Tontodi, Chianti Classico
2009 Sea Smoke Botella, Pinot Noir
2007 Sea Smoke Southing, Pinot Noir
2011 Sanford, La Rinconada, Chardonnay
2008 Ken Brown, Cargascchi, Pinot Noir ( excellent wine)
2008 McKeon Philips BPR, Cabernet Sauvignon
2012 Dumol, Russian River, Pinot Noir