Shun Lee Cafe
New York, NY 10023-6601
Phone: (212) 595-8895
07/22/2006 Posted by shuklas
I have been to Shun Lee Cafe 8 times over three years. MOST of the time the dim sum is good: the fried items are usually crisp and the steamed things are tender. Try to get them to give you the freshly made items when they come out of the kitchen, rather than the baskets from the top of the stack. Naturally they put the fresher food on the bottom to keep things moving but I ended up with dried out jumbo shrimp last night because it was slow and food sat around a bit. Also, if you do get a bum dumpling, tell them! They'll bring you fresh. Very nice, old-school courtesy from the staff, including the bathroom attendant, so bring singles with you.
Pros: clean compared to Chinatown, good location, proper staff
Cons: inconsistently good dim sum
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