My mom woke me up this morning and asked me what I wanted for brunch. She was ordering dim sum from China Garden, which was our usual dim sum restaurant before the pandemic. I had just printed the menu for her last night. The dishes were similar to what I ordered last week from the Dim Sum Company but more expensive. Instead of $3.22 per dish, items started at $4.58 with some items costing $1 or $2 more. I have to admit most of the dishes taste better at China Garden but its it worth it? We got seven items last week. This week, we got six items plus a noodle dish that costs $16. The total came out to ~$50 which is double what I paid last week. The drive is about 5 minutes shorter since China Garden is in Irvine and there was no line. I think most people order ahead instead of ordering on-site so no wait.
Was it worth it? I don’t know. I thought the noodle dish was too expensive for what you got. They didn’t have the lobster yee-mein special anymore so it’s $18 instead of $10. However, the tofu wrap and shu-mai from The Dim Sum Company was pretty bad to the point of being inedible so it’s a wash. My mom kept complaining about the quality of food from last week so I guess we’re ordering from China Garden from now on.
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