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I didn’t know it was possible that Chinatown’s Empress Pavilion could run out of dim-sum on Sunday. I thought the managers might plan ahead or something. But Vidalia writes:

Los Angeles is sooooooooo officially overpopulated. You used to be able to show up for dim sum at 1:00 pm and get seated within the hour and not have people tell you that, “Sorry but by the time you get seated there will not be much dim-sum.” We need an earthquake to shake the weak ones loose as I always say.

Still, the shortage of selections doesn’t really affect her party, so Vidalia’s dim sum excursion ends like most binges: sickness from overeating.

If you’re looking to try new dim sum spots, since Empresss Pavilion is clearly maxed out, la.foodblogging’s Pauline has reported on a couple of dumpling houses. The one that most intrigues me most is Dumpling 10053 in El Monte. LA Weekly also published a guide to dumpling houses in our area last week, link.

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