Yum Yum Cha
This entry was posted on 6/4/2006 5:01 PM and is filed under Hidden Gems.
You can't beat this place for great dim sum, which is all they serve. We eat here all the time. It's small and very casual (shorts and flip flops), and you don't even need to venture out the Southwest Freeway. Yum Yum Cha is right in the Rice Village. For two persons, it's very difficult to spend over $20, and that includes hot tea. The place doesn't have a liquor license, but they would probably let you BYOB. We haven't tried that since tea seems to work better with the food. All the dumpling selections are great, as well as the turnip cakes (just try them) and the shrimp stuffed eggplant. We also really like the noodle crepes with bbq pork, although we weren't big fans of the same pork in the steamed buns (too much bun, not enough pork).
This restaurant is family owned and operated, and, if you happen to be there at the right time, you may catch some free entertainment by watching the brother and sister (they serve as the wait staff) squabble with one another. Although recently they've hired some new servers, and the service seems a little smoother.
2435 Times Blvd.
713/527-8455
