Today, I tried Amer Asia-Sumo Sushi’s dim sum and was appalled. I am used to china town Asian dim sum cuisine; this could not even be on the same level. They brought out a cart with three levels, yet only the top was filled; the rest were empty. That, in itself, is not a good sign. I tried their steamed bbq roast pork bun and the filling was way too sweet (not in a good way either). Their fried garlic beef tasted good, but it was so rough and hard that it cut the roof of my mouth when I tried to eat it. The shumai was filled with rice, more than pork and topped with a pea and carrot slice. It was prettier than it tasted: mushy and bland. I can see why kids would like it, but an adult’s palate it did not please. The only dish that seemed okay was their spring onion pancake that resembled a frozen one bought from the local Chinese grocery, only smaller. All in all, I found the dim sum to be very disappointing and would not recommend it whatsoever to those who like the traditional fare. I cannot speak for the sushi, which I hope is better. Dismayed, disappointed, and slightly physically injured are the only words which can describe my experience with dim sum at Amer Asia-Sumo Sushi.

Sushi in Albuquerque? At first, I was a bit skeptical. I mean, I’m in the middle of the desert so how good could it be? This place is better than most sushi places in Chicago. If you are ever, EVER in town, it is somewhere you should go and try.

I’m sorry that Anonymous was not more pleased. I have dined at many authentic Chinese and dim sum restaurants around the country, including Chinatown, and my family unequivocally ranks AmerAsia as one of the best. It is one of our favorite restaurants in ABQ, and we’ve gone there religiously for about 7 years. Sure, there’s an occasional off day when something in particular might not be at its best, but overall the food is excellent. Han doesn’t necessarily fill the cart, probably because she never knows how much business there will be and more frequent trips around the floor with freshly made food is certainly preferred to food that’s luke warm and has been sitting for awhile. Ask her and she rattle off all of the offerings and bring anything you want piping hot and fresh. And, as for the sushi, it also is wonderful. The traditional sushi is terrific, but there are also numerous incredible baked dishes. If you go and have both the sushi and dim sum, I recommend sort of dividing your dining into two halves as the two food types are totally different. Usually we start with the dim sum and then have the sushi at the end, but you could easily do it the other way around.