Sunday, April 12, 2009

Sea Harbor Seafood Dim Sum

whun's tummy saver method--leave out all the carbs
it's a min hee!
whun, mid bite
mama

broth filled dumplings
bbq pork buns
deep fried sweet rice with pork

tofu in abalone sauce
number 90

When my mom gets an idea in her head, there's no stopping her, no matter how inconvenient. Sea Harbor Seafood was recommended to us by a family friend and despite being in Rosemead and a 45 minute drive from her house in Orange County, we had to go.  I'm not complaining.  I love dim sum.  We also went with my cousins Min Hee and Whun. Min Hee is visiting from Korea and her and her brother lived most of their lives in Singapore, where dim sum and Chinese food is pretty extraordinary.  Really.  I still salivate thinking about Singaporean chili crab.  Hopefully Sea Harbor met their high standards for Chinese food.  I thought the food was delicious but the service was just ridiculous.  They don't cater well to non-Chinese patrons.  Their menus are in Chinese and no one seemed willing to speak English to us.  Every time we asked for something they practically rolled their eyes.  And also, because it was a little later in the afternoon, they had run out of a lot of the dishes we wanted.  
Here are the positives:
1. bbq pork buns were fluffy and not too sweet
2. the deep fried sweet rice pork buns were amazing.  min hee commented that they could also work as a dessert
3.  service is fairly fast
4. their baked bbq buns are supposed to be their most popular but they had run out.  well, they sounded good, at least.


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