Category: Chinese Restaurants

Eastern Dynasty Revisited

Chinese BBQ, Chinese Restaurants

There was one more Cantonese style restaurant we wanted to check out for “FOY” Kenneth, to help plan his holiday night out. Naturally our initial recommendation was for Noble Chef; but we had revisited Taste of Hong Kong and were pleasantly surprised. And based on that meal; the Missus was all for me doing some “due diligence” and revisiting Eastern Dynasty since it had been almost two years since our last visit.

Man, the place was buzzing, soon after being seated; the place was full; so I only took a photo of the ducks hanging…..

What was also interesting was of the three places; Eastern Dynasty was the least expensive.

For instance; the half roast duck was $21.

This was also pretty darn good as well. The skin wasn’t as thin and crisp as Taste of Hong Kong; but it definitely had more of that five spice – duck flavor. The fat had been rendered decently; and those drippings…man; we’re talking major left over fried rice material. Very moist and tender…a pleasant surprise!

I was craving some of those Soy Sauce noodles ($17.95) and we’d never tried that here.

The texture was almost like pan fried noodles; which I liked as it took me back to the first time I had this dish. My cousin got married many moons ago to a guy who owned a business and was pretty successful. The reception was held on the Oceania Floating Restaurant, which at the time was world’s largest floating restaurant. You can read about it here. Being a poor kid, raised by a single mom; I’d never had any food like that before! And when these noodles arrived……I had always preferred noodles to rice when I was young…my mom attributed that to craving saimin all the time when she was pregnant with me…anyway; I’ve always loved this simple dish since then. This version had nicely coated noodles; it could have used more sprouts and scallion though. Word of warning, I don’t think this would heat up well….so you ‘betta finish ’em all up at the table.

The one clunker was the Salted Fish, Chicken, and Eggplant ($19.95).

This smelled nice and stinky; but the sauce was watery and lacking in flavor. The eggplant was mushy; not fairly firm on the exterior and molten-buttery inside. It was on the bland side in spite of the “fragrance”.

Our last dish was our favorite from our previous visit; the Mei Cai Kou Rou (Pork Belly with Preserved Vegetable – $20.95). I gotta say; this was a bargain with regards to current pricing.

The tender, buttery nicely flavored pork. The slightly bitter-sour-edging on too salty preserved vegetable. The slices of napa hidden under everything actually helps balance out the strong flavors. As an FYI; this is not a sweet version of this dish as it leans more towards soy-salty-savory. It’s the Missus’s favorite version here in SD.

The service was good considering that every table was taken in this rather small restaurant. It was the most inexpensive of the three meals. Kenneth, I’m not sure if my posts have been helpful or have caused more of a quandary with regards to your choice. Either way, I’m hoping that the place you select provides a wonderful meal and experience for the both of you! Of course; you could always go to all three……

Eastern Dynasty
4690 Convoy St.
San Diego, CA 92111
Current Hours:
Daily 11am – 3pm, 5pm – 830pm

Circling Back to Dumpling Inn and Shanghai Saloon

Chinese Restaurants

Well, perhaps this shouldn’t be a “circling back” post since the last time I was here, waaaay back in 2014 it was under the previous ownership. And then at the end of that year, the family that used to own Minh Ky (which changed hands in September of 2023) took over the “old” Dumpling Inn and created Dumpling Inn and Shanghai Saloon. So yes, that was over 11 years ago! I really wasn’t interesting in seeing the “new” DIaSS…..

But, on this day, much like happened with my long overdue revisit to El Borrego, fate intervened. I was late shopping at Nijiya and for some reason decided to head up Convoy. I had my mind set on revisiting Ju Feng Yuan for my jiaozi fix, but then I thought that I needed to finally try the chicken at Zhengxin. I saw ample parking available so I pulled into the lot. Unfortunately, there was a line at Zhengxin???? I’d already gotten a parking spot and even though El Viejon seemed like a good choice, I kinda wanted some jiaozi….so, Dumpling Inn it was.

Walking in, I noticed that even though the place was buzzing, there were many seats at the bar. So, I had a seat there.

The interior looks pretty good; it sure doesn’t look like the old Dumpling Inn to me. The customer base was mixed; though mostly non-Asian. The gentleman working the bar was really nice and handed me a menu.

I ended up ordering the Pork Dumplings ($15) and the Pig Pork Ears ($8.50). I was brought the sauces.

And yes, I’d forgotten…even at the old Dumpling Inn, they bring you white vinegar…I asked about black vinegar, but was told they were out??? Sigh…..

Anyway, my “Stewed” Pork Ears arrived.

I put the “stewed” in quotes as this was full on “rubbah”…..while I always enjoy a nice crunchiness…there’s usually “layers” of that texture along with some more gelatinous textures. This was simply just hard. It also lacked any pungency and herbaceous/anise tones. I did add some white vinegar just because I needed something other than soy sauce.

And then the jiaozi.

Well, these looked ok; but the wrappers were waxy-hard, too thick, needed some pillowiness-stretch to them.

The filling had decent sesame-soy sauce flavors, with a hint of porkiness.

But was basically a hard, dense, ground “meatball”. Which would have been ok in a won ton; but has no place in a jiaozi.

This was pretty disappointing. Meanwhile, I saw a Chinese couple (I heard them speaking Mandarin…really loudly) bust out their own bottle of Chinkiang Black Vinegar! I had to crack up.

In the end, perhaps I should have expected this. I guess some egg noodle won ton soup a la Minh Ky would have been a better choice? You know I’m really not going to go for the XLB, Orange Chicken, Kung Pao Beef, etc….

Unlike El Borrego, this didn’t quite work out. Well, at least I gave it another try after all these years. I’m headed to Ju Feng Yuan for my jiaozi fix and making sure I don’t get distracted!

Dumpling Inn and Shanghai Saloon
4625 Convoy St.
San Diego, CA 92111
Current Hours:
Sun, Wed, Thurs 11am – 230pm, 4pm – 830pm
Fri -Sat 11am – 230pm, 4pm – 930pm
Closed Monday – Tuesday

Taste of Hong Kong Revisited

Chinese BBQ, Chinese Restaurants

Recently, “FOY” Kenneth contacted me regarding a recommendation for a sit down Cantonese style dinner. Of course, our “usual” immediately came to mind. But that got me wondering how some of other Cantonese style restaurants along Convoy were doing. And then, having returned from one of our road trips with JJ, was wanting some Chinese food. Yes, can’t you hear it? It’s Opportunity knocking.

We thought we’d check out Taste of Hong Kong since we hadn’t visited in quite a while. Since our last visit, the owners of ToHK had taken over China Max, though I don’t think for the better. And I understand the chef has left as well…so I thought it would be “interesting”.

Now this parking lot, like many along the Convoy corridor can be a total mess during busy hours…and lets not get into the lack of street parking. On this day, the lot was empty. Leave it to our dining during an “off hour”.

As always, the folks working here were “all business”. One thing I quickly noticed is that the prices seemed lower than that of our last visit to Noble Chef. Oh, and one more condition for the visit. The Missus told me I couldn’t order my favorite dish from here; the Salted Egg Yolk Chicken Wings, sigh…..

They were hanging up some roast duck when we were seated, so of course we needed to get some.

We started with the Marinated Pork Intestines ($19.99). Which looked good when it arrived.

The sauce had a nice balance of soy-sweet-sour. As for the intestines; well, it was super chewy….like s-u-p-e-r chewy. In the end, it was better to give those dentures a break, swallow it, and hope for the best.

Of course we had to order a Salt Fish dish for the Missus. She went with the Salted Fish, Chicken, and Eggplant ($21.99). Now the last time had this dish, it was lacking in salted fish, not this time though.

Decent amount of salted fish, very savory, but not overly salty. The eggplant was cooked perfectly, molten and buttery in texture. Good amount of chicken as well. I think this is the Missus’s current local version of the dish.

Instead of going with some salt and pepper pork chops or chicken wings; we went with the HK Style Fried Prawns with Chili and Garlic ($26.99).

Nice and crunchy, the you could make out the sweetness of the shrimp, even with the salty-peppery garlic seasoning. The shrimp was a bit tougher then I prefer, but I enjoyed the flavors.

And of course we had a half Roast Duck ($23), last time we ate at Noble Chef it was $28 for a half roast duck, so we were interested to see how this would turn out. Well, it turned out to be pretty positive.

While not as strong in the five spice department, the skin was light and crisp; the fat had been wonderfully rendered, and the meat tender. As an added bonus; all that fat and juice from the duck……guess who was making duck fried rice with that? The size of the duck was on the larger side as well. Decent savory-salty-sweet balance as well.

So, it looks like we’ll need to return to get those Salted Egg Yolk Chicken Wings, right? And try out some other dishes. But before that; I think we’ll need to give Eastern Dynasty a revisit. Sometimes, it’s good to get out of your routine and try some different items. I need to thank “FOY” Kenneth for doing that for us!

Taste of Hong Kong
4428 Convoy St.
San Diego, CA 92111
Current Hours:
Sun – Thurs 11am – 230pm, 430pm – 9pm
Fri – Sat 11am – 230pm, 430pm – 930pm

Fish With You Weather?

Chinese Restaurants

I know, I just did a post on Fish With You like three months ago! But the recent rainy and cooler weather had the Missus craving the Signature Suan Cai. The Missus simply told me She wanted “The Fish”. Which caught me off guard. You see, whenever the phrase “The Fish” was uttered by Her it meant HFS at Centerpark. So, I said “it’s kinda cold and wet….you want poke?” She looked at me in disbelief and said, “no, that’s DA FISH….I want THE FISH!” Sigh…..

So, we headed on over to “The Fish” and ordered our usual, the Signature Suancai & Fish. Which at $26.95. rice is still free; kind of a rarity these days. A good amount of numbing peppercorn this time around. Nice ma-la. The fish was tender with no off flavors.

There’s that that suan-tian-ku-la-xian thing going on.

And of course, there’s leftovers. Now, in previous posts I noted to take out all the chilies before packing for takeout. Unless you wanted it really spicy. The longer the formerly dried chilies sit, the more impact it will have. On our recent visits, there’s another change. We’ve noticed that the snakehead changes texture when eaten later on….so now, just to add another layer…..we consume all the snakehead.

And add soft tofu to the leftovers….

Which turns out to be a good way to eat the leftovers.

With prices these days; getting the most for your money is quite important to us, but we still want to enjoy those meals as well. And at $26.95 for two meals (with the addition of the tofu)…well, that almost seems like a bargain these days, right?

Fish With You
3904 Convoy St. #101
San Diego, CA 92111
Current Hours:
Daily 1130am – 10pm

What have you been eating with the recent influx of rain and cooler weather?

Circling Back to Noble Chef

Chinese Restaurants

We’ve been taking JJ on a road trip each month….as regular readers may note; I’m a bit behind on those posts. The last few have been trips to the “mountains”….so, what does the Missus want when we get back home? Well, Chinese of course!

I did take photos of two of those return to “home and get Her fix” visits. They are places I’ve posted on many, many times…… So here’s the first one.

I know I last did a post on Noble Chef in January, but we’ve mostly been doing takeout visits since we have JJ. But since the little squirt is getting a bit older now; we can head out and grab dinner on occasion. The last time we’d actually eaten in at Noble Chef was back in January of last year!

Noble Chef gets pretty busy for dinner these days and this visit was no different. We went with our “usual” items.

Like a half Roast Duck.

This was nicely flavored – five spice and all that. The skin was a bit softer than we prefer, but pretty good overall. And the leftovers did quite well.

The Missus ordered the Tofu with Salted Fish.

Nice funky-savory tones. That tofu was perfectly soft.

Of course, the Salt and Pepper Pork Chops were a must.

These were the best we’ve had in a while. Not overly thick, so ratio of crispy-crunchy to enjoyably toothsome was good. Salty-mildly spicy-peppery. Also did well in the air fryer the next day. I brushed off all the garlic and peppers so it would get that bitter burn and it was good.

And of course the Soy Sauce Chow Mien, a dish that takes me back to “small kid” time.

Shortage of green onions on this; but the noodles were a perfect al dente and evenly coated in soy sauce. Decent wok hay as well.

We really enjoyed our dinner at Noble Chef….I guess dining in is really the way to go if you have the time.

The Noble Chef
6159 Balboa Avenue
San Diego, CA 92111

London – Barshu

Chinese Restaurants, London, Memorable Meals, Travel

I had two specific meals in mind for our last day in London. Of course, with the Missus in tow, we had to have some Chinese food right? I also wanted to check out London’s Chinatown. I know that after our fairly mediocre visit to Dishoom, the Missus was a bit hesitant about my choices. But, there was one place I just needed to check out.

Folks who’ve read our little blog knows that one of my favorite cookbook writers is Fuchsia Dunlop. From the time I purchased Land of Plenty in 2005, I’ve enjoyed her cookbooks and writing style. And, I have made many items from or inspired from her cookbooks over the years. Several of which I’ve done posts on….though I do make adjustments for the Missus’s taste. As I’ve always noted, cookbooks are inspirations and guidelines for what I make. Anyway, I read way back in 2006, that Ms Dunlop had been a consultant with the Sichuan Restaurant Barshu in London and have been wanting to visit ever since. And finally, I had my chance.

Of course, the Missus wanted to walk the 2+ miles there from the hotel, but it was a mild winter day in London.

While walking thru Soho we passed the Chinese Church in London above. Formerly the Soho Baptist Chapel, according to it’s website, the Chinese Church in London was founded in 1950.

Barshu is located on Frith Street, one block from what is considered the Northern border of Chinatown.

There’s some modern interpretations of Sichuan here; but I really wanted to try some our favorite “foundational” Sichuan dishes.

Like the Dry Fried Green Beans with Minced Pork.

Whoa….a generous portion of minced pork on this. The beans were decently dry-fried. It could have used more garlic; but the texture was spot on. Decent porkiness and spice. This was quite nice.

The rice was fine as well.

Of course we had to try the Shui Zhu Niu Rou….the classic “water boiled beef”.

Really good ma-la…numbing “hot”. Almost perfect to my taste. The sauce was a bit on the “thinner” side, but packed with flavor…..great numbing-pungent tones, not overly salty, really delici-yoso! The beef could have been more velveted; but was quite tender.

The Fuqi Fei Pian was the only “clunker” for us.

While texturally, the tripe was nice and crunchy; this was almost bland. It really lacked the “la”, was not spicy enough.

The  Ko Shui Ji (Mouthwatering Chicken) was also spot on.

The chicken was nicely prepped, so tender, and full of poultry goodness. Nice balanced ginger-savory-pungent tones, with a hint of sweet-sourness.. Loved the ma-la as well. This is one of my favorite classic Sichuan dishes and Barshu delivered on this one.

This meal lived up to expectations and made us miss an old favorite of ours which has now been closed over a decade now! My how time flies.

If Barshu was in San Diego; we’d visit quite often.

Barshu Restaurant
28 Frith St.
London, United Kingdom

After lunch we decided to check out Chinatown.

She enjoyed checking out this Chinese Herb Shop – Beijing Tong Ren Tang. Which has many locations around the globe and quite a long history.

We then took a nice stroll from the Newport Place Gate.

Down Lisle Street.

Back around the other Gate.

Then thru the “heart” of Chinatown; Gerrard Street, making a loop, before heading back to the hotel.

We were really enjoying ourselves. And I was starting to get a bit excited about dinner!

Midweek Meanderings -China Quick Wok Becoming Fujiyame (Sp?) Ramen, Mikiya Replacing Shancheng Lameizi, and is Poppy Boba Closed?

Chinese Restaurants, Desserts, Japanese Restaurants, Ramen

Here’s a bunch of “stuffs” I noticed while driving around the last couple of weeks

China Quick Wok Becoming Fujiyame:

Driving thru Liberty Park Plaza, on the corner of Mt Etna and Genesee, I noticed some new signage on the long standing China Quick Wok, so I drove on over.

And yep; it looks like the shop is becoming something called Fujiyame – hmmm….not Fujiyama Ramen? Whoa, China Quick Wok has been here forever, I recall the last set of owners taking over in 2011?

4310 Genesee Ave.
San Diego, CA 92117

Mikiya Replacing Shancheng Lameizi:

This one was quite easy to see while driving down Convoy.

Shancheng Lameizi replaced Thai House in early 2022 if I’m not mistaken. Man, they didn’t last very long. Well, one chain is being replaced by another as Mikiya Wagyu Shabu House is moving in. I know they have locations in LA and also recall seeing one of their restaurants in HNL on Kapiolani. I know folks that really like the place. So, looks like Shabu Shabu replacing Hot Pot here?

4225 Convoy St.
San Diego, CA 92111

Is Poppy Boba Closed?:

Taking the quick way home from Nijiya I passed by Poppy Boba Kitchen and noticed that the sign was gone. It was just after 11am, when they would usually be open.

It seems like they were closed? I believe they just opened like 7 months ago?

So, I did a quick search and Google and the four-lettered spot said Temporarily Closed? But why is the sign gone. And there was also this note.

Hmmm……temporarily closed for like 9-10 months? Perhaps someone is going to give birth perhaps?

It’s just kinda strange to have the sign gone though….

3538 Ashford St.
San Diego, CA 92111

Hope everyone is having a great week!

Dao Xiang Noodle

Chicken Wings, Chinese Restaurants, Niu Rou Mian

**** Dao Xiang has closed and is now Spicy Duck Wang La Ya

Remember, I noticed back at the end of May that Dao Xiang Noodle was replacing Mama Lin’s in the Balboa 99 Ranch Market food court? Well, I noticed that the stand opened at 10am and waited a couple of weeks before checking them out.

I arrived at around 1015 and it looked like they were just getting set for the day. The menu was kind of “interesting”….

As were some of the “customers” milling around in the area at that time of the day.

I know I joked about Mama Lin’s selling everything from Corn Dogs to Ramen to Spam Musubi, which they spelled “Misubi”….and this menu actually did have Spam Musubi (would you believe the menu says $5 for a Spam Musubi?!?!?!) on it; at least the focus seemed on noodle, fried rice, and dumplings.

Now, thinking in terms of Dao Xiao Mian…..basically knife cut noodles; well you know I was going to order that, right? In the end, I decided on the Niu Rou Mian (Small – $12.50) and because I’m always interested in Jiaozi; I also ordered the Pork and Cabbage Dumplings ($12.50).

The Niu Rou Mian was ok. The soup was too watery, lacking in beefiness, lots of white pepper and saltiness, but quite thin. The beef was quite chewy and lacking in flavor as well. The tendon was really crunchy chunks….not done to the buttery texture I prefer.

The saving grace of this bowl were the noodles; super bouncy, great texture, the definition of “QQ”.

As for the Jiaozi.

The wrappers were really thick and chewy. The filling was decently flavored, could have used more of the fragrant tones…sesame oil, ginger. Really coarse chop of the pork and napa cabbage making it also lean on the “chewy” side.

Overall, except for the knife cut noodles, fairly mediocre. Still, I wanted to do another visit. When I went for that visit, the place was strangely closed at past noon? This was when I ended up going to Potato Powder Love Noodle.

I had some shopping to be done the following weekend and when I peeked over at the food court Dao Xiang was open.

This time the Lu Rou Fan – Braised Pork Rice ($15.49) drew me in. Of course I’m still wishing for the Lu Rou Fan at Jin Feng in Taipei.

This was actually not bad. The rice was a bit on the hard side. Though the soy sauce eggs were nicely marinated, still warm, the yolks lovely.

The pork was on the chewy side, lacked the hint of anise-mild sweetness and of course the porkiness. Still, this was not terrible.

But not something I’d return for.

Still, I did return one more time. Because I saw this sign.

So, it looks like they make XLB….but it was only on weekends. Since I had shopping to do the follwoing weekend; I decided to try out the XLB ($13.99). I ordered it from the really nice guy working the counter. And since I was here; why not try the Salt and Pepper Chicken Wings ($12.49)

The guy actually delivered my XLB to the table….and it looked really strange.

Good lord, this was more of a Baozi, with yeast raised dough! The filling was strange as it was braised pork….very tender, but obviously no porky soup.

Kinda mild in flavor but very tender. I looked at the menu on my way out and noticed they have a “Traditional” Braised Pork XLB, but it’s $14.99 and I was charged $13.99? So maybe the kitchen made a mistake? I really don’t consider any of this as traditional at all. It should be on the menu as a steamed baozi.

The Wings were “Salt & Pepper” in name only. As it was more soy sauce focused.

A bit too wet for my liking as the crispness faded quickly. The flesh very moist, the flavor fine, with a decent mildly sweet-savory tone.

Though like the XLB, not quite what I expected for Salt & Pepper Wings.

The visits were interesting. I’d return for those noodles for something else other than the NRM. With places like Me Sen at the Clairemont 99 Ranch location and Potato Powder Love Noodle opening here next to Dao Xiang, it seems we’re getting some interesting new places. Which I think is a good thing!

You can read about Soo’s visit to Dao Xiang here.

Dao Xiang Noodle
5950 Balboa Ave (Inside 99 Ranch Market)
San Diego, CA 92111
Current Hours:
Daily 10am – 8pm

Chicken Wing Wednesday – Wei Wei Asian Express

Chicken Wings, Chinese Restaurants

One of the things I’ve always loved about having this little ‘ole blog for all these years are…well you all! It’s the comments; the great emails, and of course, the recommendations! Admittedly, I’m sometimes a bit slow on the trigger, but I do try to keep track of things via and ever busy Google Map. Recently, I was craving Salt and Pepper Chicken wings. Of course, the usual suspects came to mind.

But then, I recalled some recommendations that I’d gotten years ago from two very dependable “FOYs”; Bruddah’s James and Jack for Wei Wei Express. So, instead of heading down to National City, I was off to Rolando and finding Wei Wei Express in a strip mall (of course), right off University.

I had arrived right at 11am and the place; which screamed “ABCDE” (American Born Chinese Dining Establishment) was already looking pretty busy. There were four cooking stations going full blast.

The set-up is interesting as half of the restaurant seemed like a pick-up. storage area with just a couple of tables. Those boxes on the counter were for trays of food being prepared.

While the “nicer” (it’s all relative) tables were on the other side.

You can tell how much stuff comes out of here by taking a gander at the ceiling….

Anyway, the prices are quite reasonable. Figuring I needed some veggies to go with my wings; I ordered the Sautéed String Bean – the lunch special, which came with Fried Rice and a Veggie Egg Roll was just $8.45, a bargain these days.

It was simple fried rice…with just soy sauce, decently coated. The Veggie Egg Roll was terrible, chewy, no flavor.

The green beans were adequately fried, still had a nice crunch and snap, but a bit under seasoned, in need of more white pepper, salt, and garlic.

That lack of salt and garlic on the beans made me worry a bit about my Salt and Pepper Wings – 6 pieces, $9.49, but I shouldn’t have worried.

The wings were crunchy, though starting to get a bit soft after the 20 minute drive home. The seasoning was quite good…..Wei Wei does not use MSG….which I kind of liked as the wings had a decent amount of sodium. Very nicely flavored.

The flesh was moist with just the right amount of toothsomeness. No dark patches, no off flavors.

I enjoyed scooping up the chilies-green onions as it it added another layer of flavor. Of course, I preferred the wings to the drumettes.

So, I guess I really don’t need to head on down to National City or Chula Vista for my S&P Wings anymore? I was pleasantly surprised!

This also made me wonder about the local ABCDE restaurant fairly close by; which I haven’t been to since we first moved here over 20 years ago! Hmmm…….I need to be less of a snob with regards to ABC type places, huh?

And, of course I need to thank “FOYs” James and Jack for recommending this place!

Wei Wei Asian Express
6465 University Ave.
San Diego, CA 92115
Current Hours:
Tues – Sun 11am – 9pm
Closed on Mondays

Diamond Palace Revisited

Chinese Restaurants, Dim Sum

Recently, the Missus was craving some chicken feet. So after going thru some of the options for dim sum…..San Diego just doesn’t seem to cut with regards to dim sum….at least to the Missus and I. In the end, because we thought the shrimp based items were decent we decided to return to Diamond Palace.

We arrived at around 1030 and found the place empty.

Which might be great for other restaurants….but since DP still utilizes carts….well, it could mean many items aren’t available or you’d have to wait until they are.

Luckily, there was only one item we wanted that we had to wait for. And the Missus got Her Chicken Feet.

Which She said was better than what we had here before. Much more savory-soy sauce flavor. She enjoyed gnawing on these.

We saw an item not featured on the regular menu, the Shrimp-Fish Ball with Dried Scallop Sauce.

I’m usually not a fan of fishballs, but the addition of tender-sweet-succulent shrimp, along with the intense sweet-oceany and rich dried scallop potage, this was delici-yoso! The sort of sui mai-ish wrapper was fine and didn’t interfere with the dish. This was our favorite item of the meal.

Speaking of Siu Mai. We got the shrimp version. As with many DS places these days, all the items tend to be on the large side.

Like before; tender, sweet, and savory shrimp. Quite good.

I still think the wrappers on the Shrimp Har Gow are a bit too thick.

The filling was a bit too rubbery and on the dry side; though the “shrimpy” flavors came thru nicely.

The one item we were interested in trying was the Pan Fried Shrimp and Chive Cake. This one we had to order off the menu. These were quite large as well.

The wrapper was a bit too chewy for us. But I really enjoyed the full on “chivey – shrimpness” of the filling. If you like the grassy-pungency of chives along with plump, sweet-savory shrimp, this one is for you.

Overall, an enjoyable dim sum meal. Like I mentioned earlier; we stick with the shrimp based items at Diamond Palace. Though if you find other items we should try; please let me know.

As for the prices……well, even after having the “Har Gow price shock” at China Max, I was still a bit taken aback at current dim sum prices here.

Diamond Palace
3993 54th St.
San Diego, CA 92105
Current Hours:
Mon – Fri 10am – 9pm
Sat – Sun 930am – 9pm