TopGun used to be our favorite place for dim sum in the ID, but since they’ve moved we haven’t really known where to go. We decided to try Jade Garden after hearing about it here and on ChowHound. We were daunted by the the large groups of people waiting outside (Memorial Day, what was I thinking?!) but found a place to park and went in anyway. SO PACKED! The hostess told us the wait would be 45 minutes for a two top. We decided to stick it out. I mean, I really wanted to try this place!

Once we were seated, tea and ice water arrived and once we received first plate of shrimp chee cheong fun, the wait was forgotten. It’s nice that you get to select which tea you want. I boringly chose jasmine because I wasn’t that familiar with the others. We were really close to the kitchen which probably helped because we saw the new stuff coming out. Even though everyone was busy as hell running here and there, and I do mean RUNNING, I thought the service was friendly and attentive.

We had…

• Shrimp chee cheong fun

• Shrimp and seaweed in a light pastry.

• BBQ Pork filled pastries (not bao. So flaky and yum!)

• Zha Leong, fried dough in rice noodle. This was our favorite!

• Sticky rice. So full of goodies!

• Har gau.

• Shrimp and chive sesame pan-fried dumplings.

There were so many other things we wanted to try, The lobster dumplings looked really good, for one! Unfortunately, a person can only eat so much :P We didn’t have any dessert because the egg tarts are mini which means too much crust-to-egg ratio. They were also out of custard buns. No problem! Mon Hei Bakery is just down the street!

We tried T&T Seafood for the first time tonight, on the eve of the Lunar New Year. Of course the place was PACKED! A good sign in my book. We had to wait a bit, but were seated very promptly once a table opened. Our waitress came to take our order very quickly, and we had no problem with communication, unlike the previous reviewer. I thought that the menu offered a very good selection. I only wish that we had a larger party so we could have tried more dishes.

While we didn’t get stellar service, when we asked for things they appeared quickly. It was a crazy busy night, so I am not going to judge the service at this time.