Saturday lunchtime works better for me. We could have lunch somewhere and take a walk, or sight see, or something.
Thomas wrote:Linkat wrote:littlek wrote:Thomas is back in town! The plan, as it stands (I believe), is for a Saturday (7/26) evening meet. I know it's summer and we are busy Bostonians, but who is up for a little nosh and drinks?
Well the Miley Cyrus 3d movie is on so I'm gonna have to miss it.
Sorry to hear it. Maybe we get to meet when you have moved to Dallas and I have business in Irving.
Well sorry you're going miss the Hannah Montana 3D movie.
littlek wrote:Saturday lunchtime works better for me. We could have lunch somewhere and take a walk, or sight see, or something.
Sounds good! I'm in. How about you, username?
linkat wrote:Well sorry you're going miss the Hannah Montana 3D movie.
That
is a blow, but I have a funny feeling that in a year or so, I'm going to see endless reruns of it on TV. Perhaps I can wait that long.
Saturday I could meet y'all for lunch. I've been silent on this thread so far mainly because late Saturday afternoon and Saturday night don't work for me at all. Prior commitments. But in the unlikely event that any of you would be interested in my company, I'm in for lunch Saturday.
I can do an early lunch--have to be done by noon
. DIM SUM?
Dim sum? Hmmm.... that could be interesting. Glad Merry can make it!
Since I'm a clueless tourist, I'll submit to your judgment whatever you decide. But I'm curious: What's Dim Sum?
A series of little plates with three or four things on each: dumplings filled with a variety of things, shrimp, pork, vegetables, bean paste, or peculiar Chinese things you're better off not inquiring about in detail, steamed or fried, with different sauces, crab cakes, all kinds of stuff.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dim_sum
Just use some of the sauces on the table to dip the dumplings, and you'll look like a pro.
Ooooooooh, chiu mai, dumplings.. you're making me frenzied. (Haven't had any really good chinese food here yet.)
So, username, know of a good dimsum place?
username wrote:A series of little plates with three or four things on each: dumplings filled with a variety of things, shrimp, pork, vegetables, bean paste, or peculiar Chinese things you're better off not inquiring about in detail, steamed or fried, with different sauces, crab cakes, all kinds of stuff.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dim_sum
You've got my attention. That
is interesting!
problem is, I love dim sum, but haven't been for any in years (lack of congenial company--you really need to go with at least a few people, so you can try lotsa stuff--a problem that may be resolved Sat.), so I have no recent experience--there used to be a great place on that street that has only one side of buildings because it's right on whatever that big divided road is that runs by the side of Chinatown, upstairs, second or third building in, lotsa windows on ground floor, but gods know if it's even in existence now.
So I googled stuff . Zagat's has some info, and a general search on dim sum in Boston. Chau Chow City had partisans but seemed in general mixed. China Pearl came off in general better. Both are said to be really crowed. Empire Garden had a couple of strong partisans--it's in an old theater, might be interesting.
This isn't much help, is it?
what do the local chowhounds recommend?
ok, added in ehBeth's cite and Phantom Gourmet, and China Pearl seems to be the consensus favorite:
http://local.yahoo.com/MA/Boston/Food+Dining/Restaurants/Dim+Sum+Restaurants
Are they open early for lunch?
Apparently they open at 8:30 a.m.
from one of the Yelp reviewers
Quote:Definitely bring at least 3 people with you since most dishes have 4 items. It's a free for all once you arrive: if you arrive early before 10 am you can easily get a seat, after that you get put on a wait list. DON'T be shy to push you way to the podium to make sure your name is there. The elderly Chinese men and women aren't, so shouldn't you.
Yelpers on China Pearl
If they have someone doing pan-fried veggies on the floor you're on - try to get some bok choy sprouts with garlic
