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post #1 of 50
9/10/08 at 1:13pm
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So I have a date tonight and we decided to go someone that we don't normally frequent and we decided upon Chinatown.

I've been to dim sum on the weekend for lunch a few times; but, where is the best place to go at like 830 or 9 at night?
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post #2 of 50
9/10/08 at 1:24pm
Does it matter? He'll suck your dong regardless of the establishment you patronize.
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post #3 of 50
9/10/08 at 1:55pm
Check out that new cocktail place Apotheke down there.
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post #4 of 50
9/10/08 at 2:21pm
Dim Sum's mainly a lunch meal. Only places that might have it at night would be somewhere that serves it a la carte off a menu. Dim Sum A Go-Go is the standby for something like that.

My preference for Dim Sum in the city is Golden Unicorn, but they only do daytime lunch Dim Sum.
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post #5 of 50
9/10/08 at 3:32pm
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Originally Posted by Sartorian View Post
Dim Sum's mainly a lunch meal. Only places that might have it at night would be somewhere that serves it a la carte off a menu. Dim Sum A Go-Go is the standby for something like that.

My preference for Dim Sum in the city is Golden Unicorn, but they only do daytime lunch Dim Sum.

+1. you might try Shanghia food, soup dumplings and noodles and that kind of small things, not exactly dim sum, but more common at night than dim sum. I am a big fan of Joe's Ginger on Mott street.
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post #6 of 50
9/10/08 at 4:59pm
Sounds like you are trying to intentionally "slum it", so you can try Joe's Shanghai for soup dumplings. It's touristy but the dumplings are good.
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post #7 of 50
9/10/08 at 7:33pm
I don't like Dim Sum A Go Go, it's just weird ordering dim sum and not getting it off of a cart. When I'm in NYC, I go to one of those dim sum places on Bowery.

side note, one of those dim sum places on Bowery has their sign in a RUN DMC style logo, that's pretty cool.

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post #8 of 50
9/10/08 at 8:03pm
i never understood the appeal of the chicken feet dim sum.
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post #9 of 50
9/10/08 at 8:10pm
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Does it matter? He'll suck your dong regardless of the establishment you patronize.

I wonder if Connie's mom is gonna cry when he finally comes out.
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post #10 of 50
9/10/08 at 8:13pm
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Originally Posted by Nahmeanz View Post
I don't like Dim Sum A Go Go, it's just weird ordering dim sum and not getting it off of a cart. When I'm in NYC, I go to one of those dim sum places on Bowery.

side note, one of those dim sum places on Bowery has their sign in a RUN DMC style logo, that's pretty cool.

That's pretty funny, because Chung King House of Metal, where Run DMC made all their pioneering recordings, was in Chinatown.
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post #11 of 50
9/10/08 at 8:21pm
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Originally Posted by sho'nuff View Post
i never understood the appeal of the chicken feet dim sum.

+1
I've had it, and have to give a thumbs down. Ha gao (shrimp dumplings) on the other hand are like pieces of heaven. I also agree with what others have said -- dim sum is for lunch. Going and sharing with at least one other person, and getting it off the cart is the way to go.
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post #12 of 50
9/10/08 at 8:43pm
You all are wrong. Dim sum is a morning thing. Like 8:30am Sunday morning kind of a thing. I love chicken feet, and snails, and tripes, and pork ribs, etc. They're what eating dim sum is all about--tasty little morsels that require concentration and dexterity to extract their delicious goodness. Speaking of which, it's been a long time. I'm gonna have to trek down to NYC Chinatown for some dim sum this weekend.
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post #13 of 50
9/10/08 at 8:51pm
are you gonna dress up like the girl this time and wear your leggings and long sweaters?
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post #14 of 50
9/10/08 at 9:11pm
some random thoughts: - dim sum for us is a classic sunday brunch. However, it should make a nice late supper. - joe's was good last century. - new green bo was good last year. - The last couple of years I've played in a tennis tournament at the USTA center in flushing. After the tournament I head over to the flushing dim sum palaces which I find to be better and less expensive than ctown. This year I opted for some real szechuan food at a small, hole in the wall that I read about on the internet. It was great going down but I just about died on the way home.
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post #15 of 50
9/10/08 at 10:54pm
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Originally Posted by DarkNWorn View Post
You all are wrong. Dim sum is a morning thing. Like 8:30am Sunday morning kind of a thing.

I love chicken feet, and snails, and tripes, and pork ribs, etc. They're what eating dim sum is all about--tasty little morsels that require concentration and dexterity to extract their delicious goodness.

+1 Hit it right on the head. That's the only way to eat Dim Sum. And chicken feet, pork rice noodle rolls and tripe are the best IMO.
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