![]() One of the servers brought us what he termed Chinese noodles in soy sauce. The banana leaf-wrapped sticky rice, though not particularly sticky, was tasty with bits of Portuguese sausage and even a couple little bay shrimp. The congee was very good, loaded with shredded pork. It’s braided, a little bit sweet like Hawaiian bread, and topped with bits of green onion. But wait, they also have another bread that is wowwingly delicious. Jumbo had egg custard buns that were amazingly delicious and I could see coming here and having these buns with tea and eating nothing else. They were five stars and pulled an otherwise three star experience up to four. Service was exceptionally friendly and the carts came ’round regularly. It’s become a Sunday brunch tradition of late for us to do dim sum, and we decided yesterday to check out Jumbo. And I guess I’ll just wait until the next reception invitation comes in the mail ) It was like they didn’t even try :/ There’s other Dim Sum to be had, so I’ll take myself to my other haunts. hum bow, some jelly fish, soup, turnip cake… and 70% of the food was cold. We order siu mai, shrimp EVERYTHING, from multiple dumplings, rice rolls etc. It was like we were were all scheduled to go to the gallows or something afterwards? So finally, we order some dim sum. It was weird tables were full, but it felt empty, dim and somehow isolating. The tables were awkwardly pushed to one-third of the of entire large room and it felt… off in there. So I went in on a Sunday for dim sum on a whim. The food for events reminds me of China Harbor for wedding receptions. When set up for a wedding reception, it takes A LOT of gussying up to get it past the VFW hall-feel (no offense, VFW’s everywhere I’ve volunteered in one before so I’m going from that experience.) Some of my friends have succeeded in beautifying the space, and some… not so much. If it wasn’t for wedding receptions, I would have never stopped into Jumbo at all. Tard says, «No.» And even though Grumpy Cat, like other internet pop culture icons will eventually be replaced by something grumpier/cuter/cleverer/whateverer, my opinion after coming here a few times will not likely morph into something else. ![]() Would consider coming here again if it’s a last-minute dim sum craving and if Chinatown isn’t an option for whatever reason. Rest of the dim sum were average - Har gow, siu mai, sticky chicken rice, and steamed spare ribs. It had some fish cakes and pickled veggies tossed in and was a pretty good dish. They had this yin-yang rice noodle dish that had two types of noodles - the glassy (fun she) type and another type. Outside had some good firmness but filling was soft and flavorful. The minced chive and shrimp dumpling wrapped in a egg-like wrapper. ![]() The two dishes I thought were best executed were: 1. It was maybe 75% full and later got to full within the half hour. The restaurant was spacious but sorta dark for some reason. We chose Jumbo since it was close to where we were staying and they have a huge lot! My mom warned me to moderate my expectations, since Jumbo has changed management, staff, and chefs over the years. Since we had an afternoon flight to catch, Chinatown probably has issues with parking and wait times, especially at Jade Village and Harbor City. Review for dim sum on a Sunday with party of six.
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