Happy Turkey-Day All. Since we already did our Chinese Roast Turkey. We decided not to do another Turkey for this Thanksgiving, though the thought did cross my mind. So instead we did "brunch" at Pearl.
And an excellent brunch it was. Of course we started with some Dim Sum:
The shrimp and chive dumplings were the same as the last visit, not fried enough and a bit greasy, and lacking enough chive, but the Taro Gok was also just as good as the last visit as well. Perfectly fried, salty masago on the top, and with a nice sweet scallop in each one.
The Haw Gow, though on the small side, were filled with plump shrimp, and very tasty. The shrimp siu mai, were better then expected, and again though on the small side, were very nice.
But the reason we decided to make the drive to Rancho Bernardo was this:
Currently, Pearl is running a special. Peking Duck for $18, quite a bargain! The duck was prepared well; each slice consisted of a skin and a bit of subcutaneous fat and meat. A dozen "buns", hoisin sauce, and slices of cucumber were provided. Overall pretty good, not oily, slightly rich, and the duck went well with the Pu-Erh tea we ordered.
Of course this was the typical "two dish" preparation and it came with the minced duck meat in lettuce cups:
The nice rich savory duck meat with diced water chestnuts, and other items, made this delici-
yoso!!! What a bargain for Eighteen Bucks! The service at Pearl was again superb, our Host(ess), Jennifer made sure that our water was always filled, and even "comped" our tea, telling me Happy Thanksgiving. So I guess our last experience here was not just a one time thing. Our bill came to $34.
We had a very nice Thanksgiving meal, but it was missing one standard Dim Sum dish. One of the Missus’s favorite. So on the way home, we decided to make it for ourself! Can you guess what it is?
Happy Thanksgiving Everyone!