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2012-06-27
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As other reviews will tell you, Din Tai Fung is expensive, busy, and overrated. But that doesn't mean it's not good or not worth it. The menu is small and contains appetizers, dumplings, buns, xiao long bao, siu mei, noodles, fried rice, sauteed green vegetables, and soup. Dim sum fare. Here's what we got:Cucumber slices in chili oil: The cucmber was nice and crunchy and the dish had a mild amount of spice. Way over-priced for what it is though. 6/10Xiao long bao: Piping hot and tasty. Not as so
Cucumber slices in chili oil: The cucmber was nice and crunchy and the dish had a mild amount of spice. Way over-priced for what it is though. 6/10
Xiao long bao: Piping hot and tasty. Not as soupy, I guess, as they could be. 8/10
Pork & shrimp wonton in chili sauce: The ground pork & shrimp combo is pretty tasty. The sauce is a little bit spicy-- spicier than the cucumbers-- and it has some of the numbing Sichuan peppercorn in it. Not surprisingly though, the "sauce" it comes in is mostly grease-- use sparingly! 7/10
Spring rolls: I found these to be quite tasty, hot, crisp, and not greasy. They came with a dipping sauce, but only a small amount of it. 8/10
Egg fried rice with pork: The fried rice is a must. It's fluffy pearl rice with plenty of egg and scallions. We got it with a big hunk of fried (but not breaded) pork on top. The rice is oily, as fried rice tends to be, but not overly so-- just the right amount so that all the grains are separate. There're chilis in oil on the table, and I threw a teaspoonful of them in my rice-- very spicy. The pork was flavorful. 9/10
Overally, I'd say it's pretty good. All the food is done well, though none of it is amazing. It's a little pricey, but not extremely so. The 'spicy' dishes are notably spicy, although not very spicy-- yet on every table there are chilis in oil that have a fair degree of heat to them. The food is on the greasier side of food in general, though far less greasy than you get at many Chinese restaurants. My lunchtime wait was only 10 minutes, and we used that time to read the menu and figure out what we wanted. Restaurant score: 7/10
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