Mandarin Court Restaurant INC
New York, NY 10013-4835
Phone: (212) 608-3838
06/23/2006 Posted by mekit8
This is a perfect small spot to go for dim sum. If you want an experience a little less large and intense than Jing Fong than look no further than Mandarin Court Restaraunt. I found this to be a superior experience. The decor is a minimalist cool grey, white and green with sleek understated sculptures set in lit recesses in the walls. The staff is courteous greeting customers with a hello; promtly seating them with a teapot and dim sum ticket placed on the table. There's no muscak in the background which is nice and it's much more quiet than the larger Dim Sum Parlours. The food is exemplary in both quality and selection. I went on a weekday and there was a cart with nothing but made to order dishes. I chose the salt crusted shrimp from this cart. In just 5 minutes I had hot shrimp as fresh as ones I've eaten from Mississppi Gulf catch. Delicious and filling. I was also pleasently surprised to find that they had shark fin dumplings which you don't find everywhere and they also had several tofu dishes. The dessert cart included almond dofu, fruit and almond dofu, red bean sesame and lotus sesame pastriesl to name a few. The a la carte lunch menu was very inexpensive as well there were only 5 items over $7.00. I went in this restaurant with troubles on my mind and left feeling like my load was lightened. This is a good place to take children as well because it is small and the floors are tile instead of carpet so if something spills it's no big mess.
Pros: Just about everything
Cons: Wasn't offered water, but I didn't ask so . . .
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