ltlevy

My current favorite for dim sum in Flushing is Gala Manor. It is on 37th Avenue between Main and Prince. It is on the second floor with a direct entrance on 37th Avenue. There is also an entrance on Main Street via a small mall with an elevator to the restaurant. They have a pretty large selection that has always been fresh when I've been there.

My wife's and my current favorite for dim sum is Gala Manor on 37th between Prince and Main. Very large selection. And if you're interested in the full effect they offer premium tea service. Though the standard Pu Erh satisfies our tea cravings. We just tried a new restaurant that opened on Prince and 38th, called New Pacific. It is in the building that formerly housed Prince. We were underwhelmed with the food and service. We had Chinese broccoli, a short rib dish, and steamed chicken with ginger and scallion. None of them were worth going back for. The chicken wasn't prepared properly, too much pepper took away from the ginger/scallion flavor that should have dominated. I didn't try the short ribs. The Chinese broccoli was just ok, nothing special.

I saw this thread and was prepared to take a trip down nostalgia lane. A friend and I (both growing up on "real" Chinese food) decided to take our wives (His is Filipina and mine is Chinese) to see what we meant when we talk about Chinese food. We went and while it was a great flashback, I believe some of my tastes have changed by my indoctrination to traditional Chinese food. We had the House Special WonTon Soup, and that brought back very fond memories, as did the Shrimp Egg Roll. I was never a Shrimp and Lobster Sauce eater, but that was also quite good. The roast pork (both as BBQ ribs and as a roast pork and veggie dish) lacked the flavor that I've found in Char Sui. In fact the waiter made a comment to my wife about it being Lofan Char Sui, and was very surprised when I translated that to my friend. I don't know if we'll be able to drag our wives back there, but it was a great trip down memory lane.