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In article <24OCT199210204979@xhmeia.caltech.edu>,
lmg@xhmeia.caltech.edu (Lisa Michele Plaxco) writes:
> 	I would like to start a thread about favorite traditional dim sum 
> restaurants in LA.  I am intentionally excluding the trendy places (i.e. 
> Chopstix), because I really consider that food different.  The more
traditional 
> places still serve chicken feet and wonderful lotus leaf wrapped rice.
 I have 
> tended to favor the Golden Dragon in Chinatown.  I don't automatically
disregard
> Monterey Park (where some excellent restaurants reside); however, the old 
> Chinatown is more fun and very centrally located.  I have read that
ABC Seafood 
> is highly regarded, but have heard a different story from my friends.  Any 
> comments?

Well, you have hit on a subject near and dear to me (and many other la.eats
subscribers). As to ABC Seafood it is my favorite and I have never had a bad
experience there (in maybe two or three dozen visits). Here are the ratings 
that my group of Dim Sum afficianados have compiled (some of the reviews are
old and things may have changed, in fact I am not sure that Golden Palace or 
Tai Hong are still in business).

ABC Seafood	Chinatown
  Rating: Good to excellent depending on the day.
  Cost: $7-$12
  Forte: The walnut shrimp balls, deep fried squid legs and No Mai Gai.

New Empress	Chinatown
  Rating: Consistent very good
  Cost: $10-$16
  Forte: spring rolls, sui mai, har gow, duck

Golden Palace	Chinatown
  Rating: Good to very good
  Cost: $6-$12
  Forte: Deserts

Tai Hong	Chinatown
  Rating: Good to very good
  Cost: $6-$12
  Forte: Duck, roast pork, suckling pig

Ocean Seafood	Chinatown
  Rating: Good
  Cost: $10-$18
  Forte: nothing memorable but all good

Seaworld Seafood	Rosemead
  Rating: good to very good
  Cost: $6-$12
  Forte: Seafood, Cheung Fun

Harbor Village Seafood	Montery Park
  Rating: Good to excellent.
  Cost: $6-$12
  Forte: Fuzzy shrimp, Har Gow, Char Sui (and Gai) Bao

Please let me know of any additions to this list or any updates to the
reviews, I'm always interested. Enjoy.

			-Pete-


* Pete Bellas                   "Cogito ergo spud"                         *
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