03/28/08

Pretty good, crowded

by memphisbleek

Its pretty good. I've had better in Metropolitan Chinatowns. I'd say get there early on the weekends or wait til after 2pm because you will wait 30min to an hour. Only thing after 2pm, they stop coming around as often and the dishes seem limited to whatever they are trying to get rid of. You can order something from the dim sum menu and i think they will make it. You prob wouldn't have to wait so long, if people actually ate and got the hell out. I think asian families spend hours socializing and slowly eating. Which is cool, but be considerate and let the rest get some dim sum. I order a ton of stuff everytime the cart comes and eat all at a good pace. Also they table arangements are stupid becuase The menu seems to vary slightly. The first time I went I had this buttery pastry w/ bbq inside, and i havent seen it since. it was the best item, so i dont know whats up. it was like 5 dollars though. u can get some stuff for 2 dollars. So pay attention if you are cheap. They also have beer, i usually get a henieken. it goes well w/ most of the light sweet flavors. All in all, I do enjoy it, but beware of bad drivers in that parking lot.

• Pros: Friendly cart people, Traditional dim sum, lots of asians
• Cons: Wait time, Ambience,

08/17/07

For those of you who want quality with your adventure, give Superstar Asian Cafe a try

by the_food_detective

As a native of Hong Kong, it's no wonder I'm picky about my Chinese food (My girlfriend complains about that a lot!!) Before I moved to Denver from Pueblo, everybody raved about Empress. "Oh, it's the best Chinese in Denver", "It's the only Chinese I'll have!". Well, I can't blame them, they've been surrounded by Amercianized Chinese food. Guys, there's nothing wrong if you want to try something "different", Empress would do just fine. For those of you who want quality with your adventure, give Superstar Asian Cafe a try. Try to get there when it's busy, like sunday lunch time, trust me, it's worth the wait. A good dim sum is a hot dim sum (The flavor and texture of many dim sum changes as their temperature changes); With more people ordering dim sum, the higher your chance of getting quality food fresh out of the kitchen. Their dim sum is the closest thing to what I've had in Hong Kong. hot and steamy pork buns, thin skinned shrimp dumplings, and flavorful pork hashes. Their fried rice and noodle dishes are not too greasy. My recommendations are the Yang Chow fried rice, thick rice noodle with beef and black bean (gon chow au hoh), and the crunchy fried noodles with beef (you can order extra crunchy!!). Their jellyfish actually tastes fresh! umm, jelly fish.... When you're ready to sweeten things up, try the sweet tofu (dao fu fa) or sweet egg tart (dan tat, try to get these when they're hot and fresh). The best advice that I can give is that if you see a waiter come out carrying a tray of small plates, it usually means it's fresh out of the oven, or steamer, or wok, or whatever!! Bottom line is, it's hot, it's fresh, and it's good. Go ahead, give real Chinese food a try!!! let me know what you think! TFD

• Pros: prices, quality of food
• Cons: service (language barrier), cramped seating, wait time (it's worth it!)

10/06/06

good dim sum

by diapizzagirl

We thought the dim sum on Sunday was very good. they were very busy and we felt a little rushed. Well worth the price. Hard to see from the street as it is in an Asian strip mall.

Chinese restaurant on Alameda lives up to its super claims.

by Contributor

In Short
Asian families and friends pack this rather plain restaurant--a good sign that the food is authentic. For the first part of the day, dim sum carts wheel among the tables, each small dish costing a couple of dollars. Dinner offers several delicious entrees, with the spread ranging from familiar items like Mongolian beef and chicken in black bean sauce to picks like spiced jellyfish that are more likely to be enjoyed by Chinese cuisine connoisseurs.