Dim Sum Suggestions

Americas - USA West Los Angeles
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Is palette any good from everyone’s past experience?

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same, Koi Palace for dinner with several people, though. dim sum is too crazy there.

not bad but i also prefer Koi Palace above it. Palette in the Bay Area is fine and a welcome addition to San Mateo, though there may be better options. it seems like they’re trying to have a broader appeal with the younger generation and that’s done well for them. with that said, i appreciate the next generation trying to continue this kind of food when they could be doing many other things. so i’d want to give them a chance hoping there’s another option in LA.

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Thanks definitely seems worth checking out, hopefully early reports are good and not a chef tony flop.

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I’ve had both Palette and Dragon Beaux in SF.

Palette is really good and worth it if the cookin and steaming is on point. I would wait a few weeks and see how this plays out in Tustin. Are they bringing one of the top chefs down from the Bay?

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Wait a minute, I think it was Dragon Beaux that I went to on the last trip to SF in 2018 or 2019. ::bangs forehand in frustration::

So Palette is less fancy, then?

Obviously my memory is not great, but it wasn’t even the ambiance that was too fancy. I felt like the food was trying too hard, if that makes any sense. I assume I must’ve written some sort of report about that here. Lemme see if I can find it.

Edit: it was Dragon Beaux.

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Palette might be too dazzling for you.

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And this guides you to the bathrooms.

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ok ambiance aside…

i was having this discussion with someone recently: if you’re eating dim sum and can only do 5 dishes (say it’s solo, late-night, or as a party of 2 you just want a few bites), what do you order?

for me:

  1. fried taro dumpling 芋角
  2. steamed beef tripe 薑蔥牛柏葉
  3. baked char siu pastry 叉燒酥
  4. braised chicken feet 凤爪 or braised tofu rolls with bamboo and oyster sauce 鮮竹卷
  5. cheung fun rice rolls 肠粉 fish or beef

what’re your 5 dishes?

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This is for just palette menu items or generally?

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oops just generally for dim sum. my experience at Palette was fine; i’m glad it’s in the area when i’m around that part of the Peninsula, but i don’t remember the specific dishes much.

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My issue was more w/ the food than the ambiance (I actually liked the ambiance of Dragon Beaux).

My five:

  1. Cheung fun w/ crueller.
  2. Rou mi ji
  3. Turnip pancake (hated this as a kid but am learning to appreciate it more as an adult)
  4. Dofu hua
  5. Sesame ball w/ lotus paste

Actually, since this is late night, I’d prob substitute #5 for fried noodles w/ dried scallop, if that’s an option.

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The original Koi Palace was awful, but the one in Pleasanton was solid. I wouldn’t go back to Dragon Beaux. Given the raves it used to get I presume it went downhill. I can’t remember the Palette in Hillsdale, I think it was fine.

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Depends on the place. E.g. fried taro dumplings suck at most places.