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Mikeyrad - I've never had dim sum at Jing Fong but it sounds really good. Didn't they have union problems at some point where their employees were picketing them for really low wages? Bux - yeah ๘ buckaroos is about what the dim sum came to. My friend Pete wasn't that familiar with dim sum so he ordered Lots of food. I usually stay away from the mixed pork/mystery meat dumplings - but Pete ordered that too and that's what hiked up the bill. Still, it was really good even though the tab was high for a dim sum meal. Like Auntie Mame said, "Live, live, live - life is a banquet and most more bastards are starvin to death." Not us, we ate enough for six men!! :)

Sorry I was unclear - the ű was the tip the restaurant added to the bill. The total tab was something like ๘ with tip.

Oooh, I forgot about Ping's. I've been there for dinner and it's always good. Gotta try it for dim sum next time. My friend, Pete, and I wound up at Golden Unicorn today and we only had to wait a few minutes for a table (though it was crowded) and we snagged a table for two. My friends and I usually sit with other people which can be fun too. Dim sum was very good at Golden Unicorn but I must admit for two people, two beers each, we pigged out. One thing that surprised me, the management automatically added a 15% tip to the bill of ű.00. I've never had that happen to me for dim sum; especially for a small party. We paid it but both Pete and I were surprised but too well fed to make a fuss about the arbitrary tip. Anyway, I'm gonna try Ping's next time cause I'm sure their dim sum is really good too.

I'm meeting a friend for brunch and thought we'd have dim sum today but I'm bored with the same ole in Chinatown (20 Mott, Golden Unicorn, Harmony, Mandarin Inn and Dim Sum a GoGo-which I didn't care for). HSF was recently remodeled. Has anyone been there in the last few months? Any new discoveries? If you can't post today, that's okay. Your suggestions can always be used. Thanks,