Can any of you New Yorkers recommend a dim sum place with decent tea?
And no, I'm not getting my hopes up, I just determined to get dim sum
tomorrow and would just as soon have OK tea with it.

thanks

Alex

i think you should try the chowhound.com...i dont think they know much
tea, but im sure you'll get alot opinions on dimsum

Alex wrote:
> Can any of you New Yorkers recommend a dim sum place with decent tea?
> And no, I'm not getting my hopes up, I just determined to get dim sum
> tomorrow and would just as soon have OK tea with it.
>
> thanks
>
> Alex

there is also

www.egullet.com
www.mouthfulsfood.com (be careful in spelling-similar sight is porn)

joanne

"Alex" > writes:

> Can any of you New Yorkers recommend a dim sum place with decent tea?
> And no, I'm not getting my hopes up, I just determined to get dim sum
> tomorrow and would just as soon have OK tea with it.

A year or two ago, I had a nice experience at Sunrise 27 (27 Division
St.) by convincing them we'd be happy to pay for good tea with our dim
sum. It was a green tea that I *think* the waiter called Loong Tseng.

/Lew
---
Lew Perin /
http://www.panix.com/~perin/babelcarp.html

sorry, looks like i'm posting this too late for your dim sum excursion.
however, for future reference, a suggestion: just bring your own tea.
it's not at all uncommon, even at the best dim sum restaurants, for
people to bring a special tea with them--in some places regular
customers even leave a container of their preferred tea on the
premises.

we have a number of excellent dim sum restaurants in the bay area, but
only one of them has decent (not great) tea. i almost always bring my
own. they may charge a small fee anyway, but that's ok with me. not
too different from someone bringing a bottle of their own wine to a
fine restaurant...

hope you had a good dim sum brunch.

mike



Alex wrote:
> Can any of you New Yorkers recommend a dim sum place with decent tea?
> And no, I'm not getting my hopes up, I just determined to get dim sum
> tomorrow and would just as soon have OK tea with it.
>
> thanks
>
> Alex

"Michael Aanavi" > writes:

> sorry, looks like i'm posting this too late for your dim sum excursion.
> however, for future reference, a suggestion: just bring your own tea.
> it's not at all uncommon, even at the best dim sum restaurants, for
> people to bring a special tea with them--in some places regular
> customers even leave a container of their preferred tea on the
> premises.

Seconded! And let me add that this goes for Chinese restaurants in
general, not just dim sum places.

/Lew
---
Lew Perin /
http://www.panix.com/~perin/babelcarp.html

[Alex]
>> Can any of you New Yorkers recommend a dim sum place with decent tea?
>> And no, I'm not getting my hopes up, I just determined to get dim sum
>> tomorrow and would just as soon have OK tea with it.

[Lew}
> A year or two ago, I had a nice experience at Sunrise 27 (27 Division
> St.) by convincing them we'd be happy to pay for good tea with our dim
> sum. It was a green tea that I *think* the waiter called Loong Tseng.

[Michael]
Alex, if you are in NYC, you might try the restaurant
on Mott Street on the corner of something or other
on the right as you walk south from Canal Street. The
restaurant is more than halfway down Mott. I remember
neither the name nor the cross street, since I find my
way there through some sort of homing device. Perhaps
it is not the best Dim Sum place around, but it is my
place, and I like it. It's been there for many years,
decades in fact. Tea will not be spectacular. Always
bring your own, anyway. That's my advice.
Michael, a day late and a dollar short

Michael Plant wrote:
> [Alex]
> >> Can any of you New Yorkers recommend a dim sum place with decent tea?
> >> And no, I'm not getting my hopes up, I just determined to get dim sum
> >> tomorrow and would just as soon have OK tea with it.
>
> [Lew}
> > A year or two ago, I had a nice experience at Sunrise 27 (27 Division
> > St.) by convincing them we'd be happy to pay for good tea with our dim
> > sum. It was a green tea that I *think* the waiter called Loong Tseng.
>
> [Michael]
> Alex, if you are in NYC, you might try the restaurant
> on Mott Street on the corner of something or other
> on the right as you walk south from Canal Street. The
> restaurant is more than halfway down Mott. I remember
> neither the name nor the cross street, since I find my
> way there through some sort of homing device. Perhaps
> it is not the best Dim Sum place around, but it is my
> place, and I like it. It's been there for many years,
> decades in fact. Tea will not be spectacular. Always
> bring your own, anyway. That's my advice.
> Michael, a day late and a dollar short

As it turned out you were all too late, but that was my fault for not
logging on on Saturday morning. Thanks all for the great advice
though. Next time I go out for dim sum I will definitely bring some
pu'er.

For the record, one of my companions had a strong preference for
Sichuan food so we ended up going to the excellent Szechuan Gourment
(duoyi shifu) on 39th at 5th. The tea was crappy (I asked if they had
better stuff and the answer was no) but the food was very good, as
usual.

Any thoughts about what tea goes well with very spicy food?

For spicy food, my inclination would be a da hong pao, or maybe another
relatively high-fired Wuyi oolong. Fragrant enough to complement the
subtleties of Sichuan cuisine, robust enough not to be overpowered by
the spice.

Mike

Alex wrote:
> Michael Plant wrote:
> > [Alex]
> > >> Can any of you New Yorkers recommend a dim sum place with decent tea?
> > >> And no, I'm not getting my hopes up, I just determined to get dim sum
> > >> tomorrow and would just as soon have OK tea with it.
> >
> > [Lew}
> > > A year or two ago, I had a nice experience at Sunrise 27 (27 Division
> > > St.) by convincing them we'd be happy to pay for good tea with our dim
> > > sum. It was a green tea that I *think* the waiter called Loong Tseng.
> >
> > [Michael]
> > Alex, if you are in NYC, you might try the restaurant
> > on Mott Street on the corner of something or other
> > on the right as you walk south from Canal Street. The
> > restaurant is more than halfway down Mott. I remember
> > neither the name nor the cross street, since I find my
> > way there through some sort of homing device. Perhaps
> > it is not the best Dim Sum place around, but it is my
> > place, and I like it. It's been there for many years,
> > decades in fact. Tea will not be spectacular. Always
> > bring your own, anyway. That's my advice.
> > Michael, a day late and a dollar short
>
> As it turned out you were all too late, but that was my fault for not
> logging on on Saturday morning. Thanks all for the great advice
> though. Next time I go out for dim sum I will definitely bring some
> pu'er.
>
> For the record, one of my companions had a strong preference for
> Sichuan food so we ended up going to the excellent Szechuan Gourment
> (duoyi shifu) on 39th at 5th. The tea was crappy (I asked if they had
> better stuff and the answer was no) but the food was very good, as
> usual.
>
> Any thoughts about what tea goes well with very spicy food?

"Alex" > writes:

> [...]
> Any thoughts about what tea goes well with very spicy food?

My preference is a sweet, mellow, cooked Pu'er. Probably not a tea
whose subtlety would be outshouted by the food.

/Lew
---
Lew Perin /
http://www.panix.com/~perin/babelcarp.html

Mike,
So what's the name of the dim sum place with the decent tea?

Steven


Michael Aanavi wrote:
> sorry, looks like i'm posting this too late for your dim sum excursion.
> however, for future reference, a suggestion: just bring your own tea.
> it's not at all uncommon, even at the best dim sum restaurants, for
> people to bring a special tea with them--in some places regular
> customers even leave a container of their preferred tea on the
> premises.
>
> we have a number of excellent dim sum restaurants in the bay area, but
> only one of them has decent (not great) tea. i almost always bring my
> own. they may charge a small fee anyway, but that's ok with me. not
> too different from someone bringing a bottle of their own wine to a
> fine restaurant...
>
> hope you had a good dim sum brunch.
>
> mike
>
>
>
> Alex wrote:
> > Can any of you New Yorkers recommend a dim sum place with decent tea?
> > And no, I'm not getting my hopes up, I just determined to get dim sum
> > tomorrow and would just as soon have OK tea with it.
> >
> > thanks
> >
> > Alex

Steven:

Koi Palace--in Daly City, I think, or somewhere down there.

Dim sum there is good, but somewhat overrated--not as good as HK East
Ocean in Emeryville or Asian Pearl in Richmond. (Yank Sing is
excellent, but way way overpriced, IMO). But at Koi Palace at least
you can get a few decent oolongs and a variety of other teas--at least,
last time I was there, which was about a year ago.

Mike


wrote:
> Mike,
> So what's the name of the dim sum place with the decent tea?
>
> Steven
>
>
> Michael Aanavi wrote:
> > sorry, looks like i'm posting this too late for your dim sum excursion.
> > however, for future reference, a suggestion: just bring your own tea.
> > it's not at all uncommon, even at the best dim sum restaurants, for
> > people to bring a special tea with them--in some places regular
> > customers even leave a container of their preferred tea on the
> > premises.
> >
> > we have a number of excellent dim sum restaurants in the bay area, but
> > only one of them has decent (not great) tea. i almost always bring my
> > own. they may charge a small fee anyway, but that's ok with me. not
> > too different from someone bringing a bottle of their own wine to a
> > fine restaurant...
> >
> > hope you had a good dim sum brunch.
> >
> > mike
> >
> >
> >
> > Alex wrote:
> > > Can any of you New Yorkers recommend a dim sum place with decent tea?
> > > And no, I'm not getting my hopes up, I just determined to get dim sum
> > > tomorrow and would just as soon have OK tea with it.
> > >
> > > thanks
> > >
> > > Alex

Mike,

That's what I thought you'd say--I'd been there once a while back and
was "impressed" with their list of teas.

Steven


Michael Aanavi wrote:
> Steven:
>
> Koi Palace--in Daly City, I think, or somewhere down there.
>
> Dim sum there is good, but somewhat overrated--not as good as HK East
> Ocean in Emeryville or Asian Pearl in Richmond. (Yank Sing is
> excellent, but way way overpriced, IMO). But at Koi Palace at least
> you can get a few decent oolongs and a variety of other teas--at least,
> last time I was there, which was about a year ago.
>
> Mike
>
>
> wrote:
> > Mike,
> > So what's the name of the dim sum place with the decent tea?
> >
> > Steven
> >
> >
> > Michael Aanavi wrote:
> > > sorry, looks like i'm posting this too late for your dim sum excursion.
> > > however, for future reference, a suggestion: just bring your own tea.
> > > it's not at all uncommon, even at the best dim sum restaurants, for
> > > people to bring a special tea with them--in some places regular
> > > customers even leave a container of their preferred tea on the
> > > premises.
> > >
> > > we have a number of excellent dim sum restaurants in the bay area, but
> > > only one of them has decent (not great) tea. i almost always bring my
> > > own. they may charge a small fee anyway, but that's ok with me. not
> > > too different from someone bringing a bottle of their own wine to a
> > > fine restaurant...
> > >
> > > hope you had a good dim sum brunch.
> > >
> > > mike
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Alex wrote:
> > > > Can any of you New Yorkers recommend a dim sum place with decent tea?
> > > > And no, I'm not getting my hopes up, I just determined to get dim sum
> > > > tomorrow and would just as soon have OK tea with it.
> > > >
> > > > thanks
> > > >
> > > > Alex

> Any thoughts about what tea goes well with very spicy food?

People in Sichuan, when eating their more spicy dishes or when eating
hotpot, usually prefer to drink flower teas like Chrysanthemum or other
teas that have cooling properties to them. They also like to drink a
type of tea called "ba bao" tea, which roughly translates to 'eight
treasures.' It's a mix of several different types of flowers that
creates a very sweet flavor.

Normally, the people in Sichuan prefer green teas to wulongs; partially
due to Sichuan's proximity to the Eastern provinces. Some of the best
greens in China, my biased opinion due to my love of the Sichuan
province, comes from this province.

Dear Alex,
I am an old New Yorker, having relocated to wonderful Northern
California many years ago; however, I do remember an awfully good dim
sum place with some very nice Oolong and Pu Erhand Keemun called "One,
Two Three" in Chinatown (Manhattan).
I hear there are some great finds in Flushing, Queens. I hope it it
still there and as good as I recalled.
If not, come here to the Bay Area. We have great dim some and very fine
teas!
Shen
Alex wrote:
> Can any of you New Yorkers recommend a dim sum place with decent tea?
> And no, I'm not getting my hopes up, I just determined to get dim sum
> tomorrow and would just as soon have OK tea with it.
>
> thanks
>
> Alex