Went to this new dim sum place in Bandar Puteri 5 yesterday, it just broke the record for ‘worst dim sum restaurant ever’ in my record books. I thought the previous record couldn’t be broken (this place in Puchong Jaya) but it was. The waiters were sarcastic, the food barely edible, and the staff were more interested in eating their own meals than preparing our food.
That’s the problem with dim sum restaurants here, there are good ones, but there plenty more bad ones. Look, I’m being realistic, i don’t expect Ipoh quality dim sum here (just like how Penang folks always say the assam laksa and char kuey tiau is never the same here), but it must be good.
How do we know its good? well by our standards, the seven main dishes should be reasonably good – siew mai, woo kok (yam cake), lor mai kai, tan tart (egg tart), yu tarn (fish ball), lor bak kou (radish cake) and char siew pau. If you can’t get any the basic 7 dishes right, then you probably shouldn’t be in the dim sum business.
We actually don’t have a favorite good dim sum restaurant here in the city anymore. We used to go to this one in Seri Petaling many years ago, I can’t even remember its name but its along Jalan Radin Anum next to the KFC (not the few on the main road facing the school). But like most popular restaurants, the quality has dropped significantly and we haven’t been there for awhile.
Recently we’ve been going to Kam Hing (in Puchong Jaya and Bandar Puteri) but recently both branches have mysteriously closed down. Two others that are pretty decent are in SS2 and Seapark respectively (i’m bad at remembering names).
Another one that is quite good is Jin Xuan Hong in Damansara Jaya, its pretty upmarket and packed in the mornings, but its open at night.
8 Comments
ch
the only kam him that is still operating is located at kuchai lama near kuchai entrepreneur’s park. i do agree that ipoh’s dim sum still the best. 🙂
Boone
This Jin Xuan Hong in Damansara Jaya, if it’s the corner one a few doors from Maybank..then I find it pretty good, and the price decent. Clean with aircond/fan, and the customer turnover is pretty quick, so although there is a large waiting crowd, I can normally get a seat within 10mins.
CC of Quaint Melody
Oh, this reminds me, I haven’t had Dim Sum for ages! Thanks to you, that’s all I can think of now. 😛
Shun yau
Lucky u never tried the ones in subang jaya, near digital mall, its like eating rotten dishes
pumpkin2009
I used to like Kim Hin. Now eversince I tried this restaurant, I always go back there to eat. Parking is easy there and the place is air coditioned. Just beside Bon Sense (Beauty Saloon) and few doors away from Jooi Moon Heen restaurant. directly opposite the Puteri Mart Market. It is called Old Friend Hong Kong Dim Sum Restaurant. Add: No. 65-G, Jalan Puteri 5/7, Bandar Puteri, 47100 Puchong, Selangor. Chinese name is called Lou Yau Kei (Buddy budy friend). Environment Good. Shop open till 4.30pm everyday.
ralph
there is one Axian dim sum in bdr puteri which is the most expensive dimsum in puchong, bad service and dimsum normal…it’s pack cos it’s an Astro celebrity star open one..
jiane
give a try at Old Friend Hong Kong Dim Sum which is just adjacent to Puteri Mart Market at Bandar Puteri Puchong.
Food okay.
rinesiow
bukit beruang restorsnt dim sum is the best