Comments on: The Kitchen - Overrated Dim Sum http://la.foodblogging.com/2007/07/04/the-kitchen-overrated-dim-sum/ foodblogging los angeles Sat, 20 Mar 2010 09:00:21 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: Pauline http://la.foodblogging.com/2007/07/04/the-kitchen-overrated-dim-sum/#comment-177028 Pauline Tue, 17 Jul 2007 08:08:41 +0000 http://la.foodblogging.com/2007/07/04/the-kitchen-overrated-dim-sum/#comment-177028 Glad I'm not the only one who thought The Kitchen was overrated. I had never read S. Irene Virbila before, but I am a huge fan of Jonathan Gold. I'm not quite sure what you mean by "soup dumplings." If you're talking about the juicy dumplings in soup, <a href="http://la.foodblogging.com/2005/07/20/dumplings-yet-again/" rel="nofollow">Din Tai Fung</a> offers them on weekends (though I've only ever succeeded in getting them for lunch on Saturdays). If you mean the gyoza dumplings in soup, that's a little harder to find in Chinese restaurants. Most of what I consider "good" Chinese restaurants make those dumplings without soup - just steamed, boiled, or pan-fried. I typically find those dumplings in soup at Korean restaurants - particularly the tofu pot places. I will keep my eye out for them at some of the quick-bite Chinese restaurants in the San Gabriel Valley (Alhambra, Arcadia, Monterey Park, Rosemead, etc). They might have soup dumplings. Glad I’m not the only one who thought The Kitchen was overrated.

I had never read S. Irene Virbila before, but I am a huge fan of Jonathan Gold.

I’m not quite sure what you mean by “soup dumplings.” If you’re talking about the juicy dumplings in soup, Din Tai Fung offers them on weekends (though I’ve only ever succeeded in getting them for lunch on Saturdays). If you mean the gyoza dumplings in soup, that’s a little harder to find in Chinese restaurants. Most of what I consider “good” Chinese restaurants make those dumplings without soup - just steamed, boiled, or pan-fried. I typically find those dumplings in soup at Korean restaurants - particularly the tofu pot places. I will keep my eye out for them at some of the quick-bite Chinese restaurants in the San Gabriel Valley (Alhambra, Arcadia, Monterey Park, Rosemead, etc). They might have soup dumplings.

]]> By: catherine http://la.foodblogging.com/2007/07/04/the-kitchen-overrated-dim-sum/#comment-175749 catherine Sat, 14 Jul 2007 21:47:49 +0000 http://la.foodblogging.com/2007/07/04/the-kitchen-overrated-dim-sum/#comment-175749 Do you know of a good chinese restaurant in LA for soup dumplings? I used to get them in chinatown in NY and haven't found a place here. Thanks! Do you know of a good chinese restaurant in LA for soup dumplings? I used to get them in chinatown in NY and haven’t found a place here. Thanks!

]]> By: David Li http://la.foodblogging.com/2007/07/04/the-kitchen-overrated-dim-sum/#comment-173712 David Li Tue, 10 Jul 2007 04:08:21 +0000 http://la.foodblogging.com/2007/07/04/the-kitchen-overrated-dim-sum/#comment-173712 S. Irene Virbila has been consistently off the mark, as far as I'm concerned, when it comes to Chinese food. Jonathon Gold is the only non-Chinese palate I trust to judge Chinese food. S. Irene Virbila has been consistently off the mark, as far as I’m concerned, when it comes to Chinese food. Jonathon Gold is the only non-Chinese palate I trust to judge Chinese food.

]]> By: O.W. http://la.foodblogging.com/2007/07/04/the-kitchen-overrated-dim-sum/#comment-173378 O.W. Sun, 08 Jul 2007 23:38:38 +0000 http://la.foodblogging.com/2007/07/04/the-kitchen-overrated-dim-sum/#comment-173378 My sister took me and my family here the other week and I agree - it was really underwhelming. Reminds me why I find dim sum, generally, to be overrated as far as cuisine goes (and heck, I'm Chinese AND grew up in the SGV so I've been around dim sum all my life). My sister took me and my family here the other week and I agree - it was really underwhelming. Reminds me why I find dim sum, generally, to be overrated as far as cuisine goes (and heck, I’m Chinese AND grew up in the SGV so I’ve been around dim sum all my life).

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