For starters, there are crunchy spring rolls and a variety of dumplings.
Its specialty, of course, is dim sum; for about $30 two people can have a filling variety of dumplings -- from shrimp and crabmeat to spinach and mushroom -- and a couple of Tsingtao beers.
A variety of dumplings (vinegar and soy sauce makes a good dip), fragrant sticky rice in lotus leaves, noodle rolls, steamed buns and more are circulated, a few dishes at a time.
The restaurant offers six varieties of dumplings (six dumplings for $4.95; nine for $6.95), steamed or fried.
This meal, similar to dim sum, consists of 11 varieties of dumplings and other small dishes -- including the city's famous xiao long bao, little basket dumplings.
The 40-odd varieties of dumplings, served in huge portions of 15, feature bizarre marriages of land and sea, including diced pork with sea urchin (13.99 dollars).
Over the course of 96 days, I covered more than 21,000 miles, sprinting through 12 countries and some 36 cities, where I encountered 17 languages, dozens of new friends and around 900 varieties of dumplings.
Ninety-one days after I took off from Newark Airport, seeking low-budget, high adventure on a trip that took me through 3 continents, 17 languages and approximately 900 varieties of dumplings, I had returned home.
We ordered a million little plates filled with every kind of dumpling.
A limited variety of steamed dumplings are also available (three gyoza, shaped to resemble bunny rabbits, are $3.85).
Among the many savory items were a variety of luscious dumplings, stuffed bean curd skin rolls, chive patties, turnip cake, small mounds of noodles and shrimp-stuffed Chinese eggplant.
