Is there a better Dim Sum place in NYC? I think not. Every time I have a visitor from out of town, I always take them to Dim Sum. It's a delicious, fun, unique experience. Jing Fong is the largest of Dim Sum restaurants in Chinatown, and it gets super crowded on the weekends, but even the wait is an experience. You wait in the lobby, packed in with hundreds of other people while the host calls out numbers on a microphone, in both Chinese and English. It's like bingo for brunch. When your number is finally called, you ascend a very steep escalator to the large banquet hall (often used as a Chinese wedding venue) and if you thought the wait was chaotic, you will quickly change your mind. Busy.
The basic idea of Dim Sum is that back in the day, the Emperor had all the restaurants serve him little dishes of food- allowing him to sample all the different foods. So here at Jing Fong, you get these women parading around the room with carts filled with Chinese dishes. They pass by your table, you choose what you like, she stamps your card. At the end of your meal, they count up the stamps, and you pay.
The food may be foreign, but be adventurous and try it all.
- Chicken feet
(Yeah, everyone "ewws" but they're so delicious, I have an entire dish to myself)
- Tripe
(Don't get the tripe off the cart, get the tripe that's at the table counter in the center of the room)
- Chinese broccoli
- Shrimp wrapped in rice noodle
- Egg custard
- Any of the desserts
You will eat until you're stuffed and walk out with a $20 bill.
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