It's not too hard to get a table for dimsum hours, even easier if you don't mind sharing the table with other people. They come around pushing carts, each with their own variety of hot steamy little plates. My usual fare: fung zhao (chicken feet), bean curd roll, cherng fun (rice noodle roll), pai gwut (black bean spare rib), lo bak go (pan fried turnip cakes), nai wong bao (steamed custard buns).
Consistent and typical of your expected Chinatown dim sum restaurant. The name is misleading, but this place has one of the best dim sum selection for the shorter wait compared to House of Joy or Golden Unicorn. It seems like the original aunties and uncles from the old Jing Fong come here now.
For the tourist friends or those who never had dim sum, scale your expectations. They will not have the patience for customer service. You need to be prepared to go in, point, eat, then head out. Minimal niceties.
Best Chinese Restaurant in New York old Chinatown for the price and quality. You can't go wrong by coming for a dim sum lunch with Hong Kong style atmosphere and hot freshly prepared dishes. The price is also very economic and no
tipping is necessary but it is up to you to leave some gratuity on the table for good service. But if you don't mind sharing the table with other people it is the place to go to