Lunch #14: Made in Kitchen

Made in Kitchen is no longer in business. It has been replaced by Crawfish King.

We had another MSG150 first today. Our first VIP guests, Ethan, Adam, and Patrick from Urbanspoon, joined us for lunch at Made in Kitchen. This is also the largest group we have had (11) and the furthest we have traveled (far). The only spot further is the H.K. Cafe, which is next up. Seven of us battled the wind and rain to cut across to this far corner of the DLZ. Rob, who was "working from home", drove over as did the Urbanspoon folks. We had all heard good things about MiK and were excited to give it a try although none of us were quite sure what type of food they served.

Made in Kitchen, Seattle
Address: 701 8th Ave S, Seattle, WA 98104
Cuisine: Vietnamese
Average rating: 3.2 chopsticks
Lunch date: 12/18/2007 @ 11:45:00
Time taken to be seated: 0 minutes
Time to take order: 15 minutes
Time for food to arrive: 25 minutes
Total lengh of meal: 86 minutes
Chopstix quality: Nice wood
Do they use MSG?: Yes
Where is the owner/chef from?: Saigon
Number of tables: 20
Number of occupied tables: 15 (75%)
Number of business lunch tables: 12 (80%)
Number of "local" tables: 10 (66%)
Healthcode Score: 0
Links: Yelp!, Urbanspoon

Luncher: Emmett

Lunch: Kitchen Combo #3 - grilled meatball treasures, crispy imperial roll & golden shrimp cake - $9.50
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Emmett's Review

Like Green Leaf, Made in Kitchen had been hyped a bit before we showed up. Unlike Green Leaf, our experience was less than perfect. The food was delicious, interesting, and unique, but the service was slow and spotty. What should have been a 45 minute lunch stretched to almost an hour and half. Fortunately we were joined by the Urbanspoon folk, which made for interesting conversation.

The space is really nice, modern finishes throughout. Food and drinks are serviced in dark ceramic dishware with fancy wood chopsticks. The menu was reasonably priced. The water served contains slices of lime, which was nice. The after meal tea was also very nice, strong, and flavorful. I ordered the Kitchen Combo #3, which was Vermicelli Noodles with Meatball 'Treasures', a shrimp cake, an Imperial Roll, some bean sprouts and Thai Basil. With the exception of the basil being wilted, the meal was delicious. The treasures contained a little bit of shrimp on the inside, which was a neat surprise. We had to ask for the fish sauce, which was a tad annoying, and there was no hot sauce provided either until we asked. The bill took forever to ring up.

I'd give this place a four if the service wasn't so shitty. If the service improved, I would go out my way to visit this place on a regular basis.

Luncher: Geary

Lunch: Kitchen Combo #1 - grilled pork skewers, crispy imperial roll & golden shrimp cake - $9.50
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Geary's Review

I don't get the name, Made in Kitchen. I certainly would rather eat here than at Made in Factory or Made in Alley. Maybe it's a play on "Made in" labels on imports, but doesn't really apply to food and certainly not to Vietnamese food. Anyone know what this is about? Before arriving I was also confused about the type of cuisine. Somehow I thought it was going to be Thai. I was wrong, the menu claims "Vietnamese Cuisine" and most of the dishes appear to be of Vietnamese origin, but there are certainly Thai items like Phad Thai available. The web site says "Asian Bistro", which seems like the like a good fit.

Made in Kitchen has a cool, modern atmosphere with high ceilings, dark wood tables, a big fancy bar, and wicker chopstick cozies. No hip Asian bistro should be with out chopstick cozies, duh.

We were seated right away, but kind of forgotten about. We were waiting on a straggler, but were never asked about appetizers or drinks. When our orders finally got in, the items showed up with large gaps of time in between, the final two dishes showing up more than 15 minutes after the first dishes. I also had to ask twice for a glass of water and had to get up and find someone to bring hot sauce. The service was worse than Kaname and they had only been open two weeks at the time.

Looking past the service, however, the food was fantastic. Torrey's Duck Curry was one of the first items to arrive and he allowed some small tastes. Wow! The duck was falling apart tender and in a bowl with a thick dark rich curry that coated every flaky ducky morsel. I'll be back soon for a full bowl of this one. I had the Kitchen Special #1, which is a classic Vietnamese Bun noodle dish containing roasted pork on a skewer with shrimp cake and a spring roll in a bowl of cold noodles and greens with a tangy fish sauce. It was one of the best I have had. The pork was flavorful and not too fatty. The spring roll was light and crispy. Next time I'd get #2 instead with twice the pork and no shrimp cake. However, at $9.50, it's almost 50% more than the Bun noodles at Pho Bac.

In summary, great company, nice atmosphere, delicious food, but lousy service and kind of spendy. I hope that when I come back for the duck they will have figured out the service thing.

Luncher: Adam

Lunch: Kitchen Combo #2 - grilled lemongrass pork skewers & crispy spring roll - $8.00
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Adam's Review

The only thing about Made in Kitchen (MiK) that I really liked, was the people I went with.

I ordered the Kitchen Combo #2, which should have been similar to the Bun Ga Noung I had at Green Leaf (except I had pork this time). Unfortunately, it wasn't as good, and it actually cost more! Also, I don't know what they didn't just label it as "Bun" noodles. One benefit though was that I didn't burp nearly as much as I did with Green Leaf.

The service at MiK was also a little bit lacking.

• We were often left unattended by the wait-staff for long periods
  • ...and when they did come... the kept forgetting about the stuff we asked them for (specifically water).
• Then after almost everyone had finished their food, the server brought two pots of tea.
• The amount of time between when the first and last dishes were brought out was also quite large, I'd approximate about 15 minutes.

Also, I'm not sure if its related... but when I woke up this morning, my stomach was definitely "in a knot."

Slow service. Mediocre Food.

Luncher: Erin

Lunch: Kitchen Combo #3 - grilled meatball treasures, crispy imperial roll & golden shrimp cake - $9.50
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Erin's Review

This is a very pretty, nicely designed upscale Vietnamese restaurant. That is mostly Vietnamese – Michael thought is was Thai because they did have Pad Thai on the menu. The menu had many interesting menu items; some seemed very different from the standard Viet fare found in the pho cafes. I ordered the Kitchen Combo #3. This consisted of a bowl of thin rice noodles topped by a fried spring roll, some shrimp cakes and small meatballs. It was decorated with shredded carrots, lettuce and cucumber, with a sprinkle of peanuts on top. It was very well presented, however it arrived lukewarm and a vinegar sauce, which I sort of expected, did not arrive at the table until well after I started eating. The food here was well done and tasty.

The service however, is what brings my chopstick rating down from a 4. Service is an important part of every dining experience, and is integral in the enjoyment of the meal. We were a large party, 12 people, and I believe Geary had made reservations. The server moved us to a different table than the ones our friends from UrbanSpoon were at when she realized that we were more than 8 people. No table had been set up for the reservation. She neglected to give us menus; we pulled them from our former table. Even though we were waiting for a couple of late arrivals, no one even offered us drinks or talked to us until well after our late folks sat down. The food came out dish by dish to each person over the course of almost 30 minutes. My sauce, mentioned earlier, arrived well after the dish arrived. Tea wasn’t offered until after we were finished. We had to ask for water refills, and those took a long time. No one cleared our dirty plates when we were obviously finished. I had to ask for the check, about 1½ hours after we came in. I don’t think the servers spoke more than a few words to the table in any language.

It is important for lunch places to turn tables quickly; lunchers want to eat and go. If I wanted to spend two hours at lunch, I would have gone to my friends’ holiday potluck. The slow and unresponsive service is inexcusable; as a former server, I am appalled. This is a very nice looking place, with a good menu, but I will not go back. Maybe this should be 2 chopsticks, but I’ll stick with 3 for the food. End of rant.

Luncher: Tyson

Lunch: Chicken Phad Thai - $8.50
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Tyson's Review

If I were to solely judge the food, Made in Kitchen would receive 3 chopsticks, however, the overall experience was less than notable. I give Made in Kitchen, 2 chopsticks. With slow service, staggered food delivery, an ignored water request, and salty chicken phad thai, the restaurant will not be granted with my presence again. Though, those around me did enjoy their meals.

Luncher: Michael

Lunch: Chicken Phad Thai - $8.50
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Luncher: Rob

Lunch: Grilled Tofu & Shiitake Mushruums - $7.50
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Luncher: Torrey

Lunch: Braised Curry Duck - $8.50
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VIP Luncher: Ethan from Urbanspoon

Lunch: Kitchen Combo #2 - grilled lemongrass pork skewers & crispy spring roll - $8.00
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Ethan's Review

My meal was tasty, particularly the pork itself. Sometimes pork skewers are made with lower grade gristly meat, or overcooked, but these were done perfectly. The sauce was a little thin and not very spicy. But really my lunch was only marred by the fact that it wasn't the braised duck. I got to taste one bite of the delicious duck and that really ruined what I was eating. Get the duck, you'll thank me. Ah, well, maybe the MSG150 crew will come back around to Made In Kitchen in a year or so.

As for the setting, the space was really quite elegant. Service was slow. Oh, and one other thing, the tea was really nice.

VIP Luncher: Adam2 from Urbanspoon

Lunch: Lemongrass Chicken Skewers - $7.00
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Adam2's Review

My food took a long time to arrive. Our friends at the table were enjoying their dishes already, and I felt cold and alone. My chopsticks snatched at the air and hovered over my neighbor's braised duck. Finally, a bowl of chicken and noodles was placed in front of me. I sucked it down greedily though it was unevenly cooked and lacking in sauce. My lunch was moderately tasty despite these shortcomings. Note to self : the identical dish is much better at Pho Bac.

VIP Luncher: Patrick from Urbanspoon

Lunch: Hai Nam Chicken - $8.00
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Made in Kitchen Photos

Made in Kitchen


Chopsticks in Cozy


Chopsticks out of Cozy


Phad Thai


Hai Nam Chicken


Braised Curry Duck


Kitchen Special #1


Kitchen Special #2


Kitchen Special #3

Lunch #13: Four Seas Restaurant

We were nine strong including a couple of MSG150 noobs as we set out for the Four Seas Restaurant and the legendary Dynasty Room. The Four Seas is in the heart of the ID's Dim Sum zone and is flanked by House of Hong to the north and Jade Garden to the west. This was a new spot for all of us and we were all excited, especially by the promise of the Dynasty Room. However, our Dynasty Room dreams were soon dashed when we discovered that there is no Dim Sum in the Dynasty room. No worries though, there was lots of room in the main dining room.

Four Seas Restaurant, Seattle
Address: 714 S King St, Seattle, WA 98104
Cuisine: Chinese: Dim Sum
Average rating: 2.9 chopsticks
Lunch date: 12/17/2007 @ 12:05:00
Time taken to be seated: 0 minutes
Time to take order: 0 minutes
Time for food to arrive: 2 minutes
Total lengh of meal: 64 minutes
Chopstix quality: Nice plastic
Do they use MSG?: Yes
Where is the owner/chef from?: Hong Kong
Number of tables: 40
Number of occupied tables: 19 (47%)
Number of business lunch tables: 5 (26%)
Number of "local" tables: 4 (21%)
Healthcode Score: 10
Links: Yelp!, Urbanspoon

Family Style Dishes

• Fried Rice
• Chinese Broccoli
• Long Green Beans
• 9 piece Taro Cake
• 2 x Siu Mai
• 2 x Hum Bow
• 2 x Sesame Pork & Shrimp Bun
• 9 piece Pot Stickers
• 2 x Sticky Rice
• 9 piece Shrimp with Eggplant
• 9 piece Shrimp with Green Peppers
• 2 x Egg Rolls
• Sesame Ball
• Steamed Shrimp Ball

Luncher: Geary

Lunch: Family style - $12.00
Fortune: Your financial situation will soon improve.
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Geary's Review

The Four Seas reminds me of a place my grandparents might have taken me in the seventies (yeah, I'm that old). The sign, the building, the dark Dynasty Room all seem a handful of decades out of date. Two of the primary dim sum quality indicators where not in our favor: (1) the place was less than half full and (2) most of the patrons were neither local business folks nor of Chinese origin.

It wasn't obvious at first that there were any dim sum carts. So, at the waiters suggestion, we ordered some fried rice, Chinese broccoli, and long beans to kick things off. Soon enough, however, a woman showed up with a wok and uncooked dim sum dishes. We asked for one of each of the five items she was making. As she started cooking, the first cart arrived. All of the baked buns and the egg rolls were cold and tasted like they were left over from last week. The egg rolls were exceedingly greasy. I usually shy away from the egg rolls, but at this point in the meal the options were slim. The steamed items showed up soon after and and the quality took a step in the right direction. The sticky rice in lotus leaf was good, although the round sausage bits seemed oddly out of place. The broccoli was very flavorful but a bit over cooked. The long beans were also good but a bit on the salty side.

Somewhere in the middle of all of this, the wok lady delivered the first platter of food. No one really caught on at this point, but instead of a single dim sum serving of two or three there were nine taro cakes, one for each of us, on the platter. When the huge platters of pot-stickers and green pepper shrimp arrived we clued in and had her stop with the eggplant. The pot stickers get the gold star for the day. They were large and plump with lots of ginger. They were pretty greasy though, and nothing compared to the Sezchuan Noodle Bowl just across the street. The other wok'ed items were fine, but nothing really outstanding.

Pros: The wok lady was a nice touch. It was nice to see vegetable options other than just Chinese broccoli. We ate in the presence of the Dynasty Room.

Cons: The selection was poor and the quality was hit and miss. The lazy susan was a piece of crap and kept drifting off center into my plate. No dim sum in the Dynasty Room!

Luncher: Adam

Lunch: Family style - $12.00
Fortune: You are surrounded by true friends.
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Adam's Review

Finally, we've made it... We'll be getting Dim Sum in the Dynasty Room! (their half-working neon sign out front really sells the Dynasty Room). The first thing I noticed when I walked was in a kind of "wet" smell. Not mold or mildew-y... just wet. The next thing was that this place wasn't just void of people, it was void of tables. The large room in the middle has only about half full of tables, the rest was just open floor. Maybe there were planning on planning on out-doing the CPDRC's rendition of Thriller.

We sit down at our table, set for eight... there are nine of us. Where the hell are the dim sum carts? The server comes as asks us if we want plain-ol' fried rice and some vegatables. Not seeing any other options, we decide get some fried rice, chinese broccoli, and long beans. The long beans were too salty, but a nice new addition to dim sum. The broccoli... ok. The fried rice actually had a really nice smokey flavor to it... but other than that, it was pretty standard.

Then, some carts started making it around. There was a cart with a wok on it, and plates of uncooked food. We ordered a few things off of her cart... but it was going to take a while to get everything cooked up. The steam cart made it around... and they offloaded a few of the standard dim sum plates onto our table. All of it was decent, but nothing outstanding. All of it was so "meh"... that even a day later, I'm not exactly sure what we got off that cart.

Then the food from the wok-ed up cart start showing up. It became clear that we had ordered too much off of the wok cart. We got 9 good-sized taro cakes, so Geary busted-a-move to get the wok lady to reduce our order. We also got Pepper Shrimp (a shrimp on a piece of bell pepper), and shrimp-stuffed eggplant. Both were OK. I wouldn't bother ordering either again. The only really good thing about the wok lady's food were the dumplings (a.k.a. Potstickers): they were greasy as possible, but still totally delicious.

Nice selection of food. Poor execution on taste. A little pricey for lunch.

Luncher: Emmett

Lunch: Family style - $12.00
Fortune: You need not worry about the future.
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Emmett's Review

This place actually has a parking lot, which makes me think of it as a destination. I arrived giddy. What was this "Dynasty Room" I've long seen advertised? Dim sum daily! How could this possibly be bad.

The room itself was well lit, but very plain. The lazy susan slid all over the table. The Hum Bow and egg rolls we were promptly served were cold, and the egg rolls themselves were super greasy. The hot food on the other hand was piping hot and cooked on the cart itself! Other than this gimmick, the dim sum itself was average, and the veggies were super salty.

I'm teetering on giving this place 2 chopsticks, but I'll give it 3. My rating methodology has been simple: Four chopsticks means I love it and would make it a destination. Three chopsticks - average, and I'll go if other people are going. Two means I would probably not go again. Since I can see myself tagging along with others on a trip to the Four Seas, I'll give it 3.

Though I'll definitely be back to check out the Dynasty Room.

Luncher: Erin

Lunch: Family style - $12.00
Fortune: You will receive a compliment from a stranger.
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Erin's Review

The dim sum was good and standard. I did like the touch of some items like the pot stickers, stuffed bell peppers being cooked to order on the hot plate. This made the fresh cooked items slightly above standard in terms of freshness. I thought the pot stickers were ok, but the won ton wrappers were too thick. The long bean garlic sauce was very salty. The shu mai and shrimp dumplings were good, but seemed as if they came from a premade package. The Chinese broccoli was cooked nicely. Service was pleasant, friendly and prompt. The décor left a bit to be desired – it looked as if they had just scraped all of the cigarette tar off of the walls in an attempt to clean up, and nothing else had changed since the 70’s. The bar was dark and very American Chinese restaurant cliché.

Luncher: Frank

Lunch: Family style - $12.00
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Luncher: Jared

Lunch: Family style - $12.00
Fortune: Your efforts will be favorably acknowledged.
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Luncher: Ken

Lunch: Family style - $12.00
Fortune: Your plans will go well tomorrow
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Luncher: Erica

Lunch: Family style - $12.00
Fortune: You need not worry about the future.
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Luncher: Michael

Lunch: Family style - $12.00
Fortune: You will be fortunate in the opportunities presented to you.
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Four Seas Restaurant Photos

Four Seas Restaurant


Four Seas Sign


Entry


Wok Cart


Hum Bow Remains


Egg Roll


Pork & Shrimp Ball


Sesame Balls


The Spread


Chinese Broccoli


Sticky Rice & Taro Cake


Fried Rice


Pot-Stickers


Long Beans

Lunch #12: House of Hong

Wow! It's lunch number twelve and our first Dim Sum restaurant, House of Hong. To really enjoy Dim Sum you need to good size group and we got one. There were eight of us today and all were excited as we headed into the big house.

Today also forced us to add a new feature to our review format. Since Dim Sum is served family style (everyone shares), we have listed all of the dishes in their own section and not associated with each luncher. The cost shown for each luncher represents their share of the total. The CPAs out there may notice that the two lists don't add up. Our meal today cost $80, but the items below add up to $60. This is either because we have forgotten some items, the prices we got off of the HoH web site are out of date, or we were overcharged.

House of Hong, Seattle
Address: 409 8th Ave S, Seattle, WA 98104
Cuisine: Chinese: Dim Sum
Average rating: 3 chopsticks
Lunch date: 12/12/2007 @ 12:15:00
Time taken to be seated: 0 minutes
Time to take order: 0 minutes
Time for food to arrive: 2 minutes
Total lengh of meal: 49 minutes
Chopstix quality: Nice plastic
Do they use MSG?: Yes
Where is the owner/chef from?: Hong Kong
Number of tables: 45
Number of occupied tables: 31 (68%)
Number of business lunch tables: 6 (19%)
Number of "local" tables: 15 (48%)
Healthcode Score: 15
Links: Yelp!, Urbanspoon

Family Style Dishes

• Chinese Broccoli in Oyster Sauce - $4.35
• Egg Tart - $2.30
• Honey Walnut Prawns - $6.50
• 2 x Meat Ball (Siu Mai) - $2.85 ($5.70)
• Nira/Shrimp Dumpling - $3.15
• Seafood Foon Gor - $3.15
• Sesame Ball (Gin Duey) - $2.30
• 3 x Shrimp Ball (Ha Gow) - $2.85 ($8.55)
• 2 x Shrimp Ball Salad - $2.85 ($5.70)
• Shrimp Toast - $2.85
• Spareribs in Garlic Sauce - $2.85
• 2 x Steamed BBQ Hum Bow (Pork Buns) - $2.30 ($4.60)
• 2 x Sticky Rice (No Mai Bowl) - $3.70 ($7.40)

Luncher: Adam

Lunch: Family style - $10.00
Fortune: The current year will bring you much happiness.
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Adam's Review

If I were to come up with the traditional American restaurant equivalent to House of Hong Dim Sum, it would Old Country Buffet. This place is huge, and the amount of conversation at other tables is low... everyone appears to be very busy eating.

Normally, if we wanted to go to Dim Sum, we would head to Jade Garden (not reviewed yet). I actually kind of felt like I was cheating on JG, especially as our group walked past it on our back from House of Hong.

What was good at the International House of Panca...er Hong? well, I really thought their pork spare ribs were above average. Greasy, but they put a blackbean sauce on them that was very good. This spare ribs also seemed to have more meat (and less bone) than other dim sum restaurants provide on the spare ribs (vegatarians, please don't tell me that pigs don't have any ribs to spare). I also liked the shrimp toast. You may be asking what shrimp toast is, and I'll enlighten you: shrimp, toasted bread, and butter. These were heavy on the butter, and therefore delicious.

What didn't I like? In general, I just like food... so its hard to figure this out. Although, the Sesame Bun that we got wasn't quite up-to-snuff.

More expensive than other places. Extra-pushy Dim Sum dealers. Nice atmosphere. Decent Dim Sum.

Luncher: Emmett

Lunch: Family style - $10.00
Fortune: You will have a change of heart.
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Emmett's Review

This place is freaking awesome. It's like that place in that scene in Kill Bill Vol 1 -- I kept waiting for ninjas to bust in and do some breakdance fighting. It didn't happen. The interior of the space is vast, multi-leveled, with different areas for different styles of people. There are booths, the large tables in the middle, and then there's an area with a big mural of pandas and a disco ball.

The Dim Sum were good and satisfying, but fall short of greatness. The Siu Mai were a bit larger than what we usually get at Jade Garden, and it seemed like they had less meat and more filler. They were a bit bland as well, and the hot sauce they supply was a peppery but not as sweet as I like. The spareribs were quite good, and the shrimp toast was interesting. The service was attentive and quick.

I like this place a lot -- better than Purple Dot dim sum, but not quite as good as Jade Garden.

Luncher: Geary

Lunch: Family style - $10.00
Fortune: Control your temper is an imperative for many at present.
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Geary's Review

House of Hong is furnished exactly like the Chinese Restaurant ride as Disney Land might be, big chandelier, large paintings, and various gaudy Chinese declarations. My expectation for good food is always inversely proportional to the gaudiness of the decor. It's also huge, with close to 45 tables, which made it seem like their lunch business was slow even though there were over 30 large tables of people.

The first rule of Dim Sum is that there must be enough people at the restaurant so that the carts can maintain a good selection of fresh offerings. In that respect HoH makes the bar. Everything we selected was hot and the selection was ample. My favorites were the Sui Mai and Gin Duey (Seafood Balls). Most of the other stuff was fine, but in most cases I have had better. The service was fast, but the servers were a bit pushy and seemed put off when we asked to cut a few items in half.

Luncher: Erin

Lunch: Family style - $10.00
Fortune: Control your temper is an imperative for many at present.
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Erin's Review

House of Hong is a classic dim sum restaurant in a gigantic Hong Kong way. They have a huge room with lots of large tables. The place was mostly full, with a mix of Asians and non-Asians. The food cart is rushed to your table as soon as you are sitting, and the cart ladies do not take “no more” for an answer. The dim sum itself is a very general and well known collection of bite size yummies. I tried the shumai, shrimp won tons, shrimp toast, sticky rice, a fancy fried ball we called “Party Balls” (they looked like they had streamers on them), sesame ball with pork & shrimp, and of course an egg tart. For the most part everything was very tasty. It’s fairly classic dim sum, and it’s not highly flavored, but there’s soy sauce and chili sauce for that. Mostly everything has shrimp and pork in it; the only other variety at the table was the spare ribs and stir fried Chinese broccoli. The items that fell short for me were the shrimp toast (too greasy), the sesame ball (too chewy), and the egg tart had an off flavor in the crust. This is a place that I’ve been to before and I’ll go again because you get exactly what you expect from an old style American dim sum spot.

Luncher: Michael

Lunch: Family style - $10.00
Fortune: Your senior years will be happy and successful.
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Michael's Review

Expectations. That's what it's all about as we march down the MSG path towards our ultimate goal of triple bypass goodness.

House of Hong looks great. It's big, clean and open. Seating for hundreds. Paintings of panda bears and Tsingtao lanterns. Visual clues that try to tell me that this place is going to be better than that other place we usually eat at. I was hungry and my expectations where high.

As is so often the case my expectations got trampled on by big bad greasy reality of bad shrimp toast. Overall the food was average at best. I can't think of a single item we tried that would ever tempt me back to the House of Hong. Most of the items were not fresh and tended towards the greasy.

The shrimp toast looked so good. It seemed like such a perfect combination. Shrimp *and* Toast. Expectations just keep getting in the way don't they? The toast had as much nasty cold grease as something you might find under a heat lamp in an Idaho truck stop.

You know that mediocre food the hotel serves you at the convention banquet hall? It certainly looks good, and you are hungry enough to eat it, but in the end it just kind of sucks? House of Hong serves up the dim sum version of that food. I won't be going back.

Luncher: Matt

Lunch: Family style - $10.00
Fortune: The happiest circumstances are close to home.
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Luncher: Al

Lunch: Family style - $10.00
Fortune: You have an ability to sense and know higher truth.
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Luncher: Erica

Lunch: Family style - $10.00
Fortune: Control your temper is an imperative for many at present.
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Erica's Review

House of Hong Photos

House of Hong


Door of Hong


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Pandas