Naturally, I had to order one of more ‘unique’ items so Beef Tripe in XO sauce ($5.25) was it. The shrimp had a nice snap and the wrapper was soft enough to not interfere with the filling. The wrapper was not super thick like most places (I hate that) and you could tell it was super fresh because they were steamed to order. Har gow ($4.95) or shrimp dumplings were also really good. I ate a few of these and I don’t even like shu mai! The flavor was perfect with an even pork to shrimp ratio. WOW! This was better than a lot of the more so-called traditional dim sum places. They looked good, albeit bigger than I would’ve liked, but I tucked into one and was blown away by how good it was. We ordered two baskets because my friend is a shu mai fiend. Pork and shrimp shu mai ($5.25 ) was steaming hot. Nevertheless, we ordered some dim sum and waited for it to arrive. Everything was a little more expensive than what you would get in Chinatown, or San Gabriel Valley. The menu was simple, just the items people are most familiar with although there were some of the more traditionally Cantonese dim sum like tripe. The only thing to do was to order a few items - since we were already here - and suck it up. This is the kind of place you’d find in Hong Kong, except, in HK, the dim sum is really good. The place was SO fancy and pretty inside. When we entered I immediately started to worry. Despite my skepticism we went ahead and checked it out. I searched on Yelp and found Bao Dim Sum which had a four and a half star average. Beverly Hills is NOT a good spot to be in - or is it? In fact, anywhere in the San Gabriel Valley area will do. When hankering for some dim sum, it is most convenient when you’re standing somewhere in Monterey Park or Alhambra area.
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