Nom Wah Tea Parlor Dim Sum 2019-09-29

Nom Wah Tea Parlor Dim Sum 2019-09-29
Chinatown
218 N 13th Street
Philadelphia, PA 19107
Phone: 267-519-2889
https://nomwah.com/philadelphia/

An expansion of the original Nom Wah in New York City to Philadelphia provides Philly's Chinatown with an additional dim sum spot.  At Nom Wah, orders are placed on tickets instead of having dim sum carts.  Taste and flavor skew towards traditional Cantonese style of dim sum.

Nom Wah Tea Parlor (Dim Sum: Chinatown Philadelphia) 2015-03-21

Nom Wah Tea Parlor (Dim Sum: Chinatown Philadelphia) 2015-03-21
218 North 13th Street
Philadelphia, PA 19107
Phone: (267) 519-2889
Web: http://nomwah.com/


The Dim Sum scene in Philadelphia has been a little stale of late.  The staple dim sum venues still exist and with the exception of Dim Sum Garden moving next to Joy Tsin Lau there hasn't been any big shake up.  I say this with love for Dim Sum Garden, but I'd argue that's more Shanghainese small bites with excellent soup dumplings but not traditional dim sum dishes.

Nom Wah Tea Parlor, original location in Manhattan's Chinatown, has arrived in Philadelphia.  I ended up eating there late on a Saturday right as they were still getting into the groove of things.  The dishes are what you'd expect from a staple dim sum menu, with a few twists here and there, but mostly classics.

There are no carts, you order the dishes you'd like off a menu and they arrive quite promptly.  For anyone hoping to expanding their options and horizons when it comes to dim sum in Philadelphia, give Nom Wah Tea Parlor a whirl.  Its a welcome addition to the Philadelphia food scene.  Just don't go there for the soup dumplings, go to Dim Sum Garden for those.

Asian Jewels Seafood Restaurant (Flushing NY) 2014-08-17

Asian Jewels Seafood Restaurant (Flushing NY) 2014-08-17

Asian Jewels Seafood Restaurant
13330 39th Ave
Flushing, NY 11354
(718) 359-8600  
http://tunseng.com/

Dim Sum Adventures in Flushing, NY

Sunday Foodery in Chinatown 2014-02-16

Sunday Foodery in Chinatown Philadelphia, PA 2014-02-16
Dim Sum Garden and then TeaDo.

Late Lunch consisted of Dim Sum Garden and then bubble tea at TeaDo:

Shanghai Duck with Noodles

Pan Fried Beef Potato Cakes

Shanghai Shao Mai

Obligatory Shanghai Steamed Pork Soup Dumpling

Black Milk Tea at TeaDo

Joy Tsin Lau Dim Sum (Chinatown Philadelphia, PA)

Joy Tsin Lau
1026 Race Street
Philadelphia, PA
Phone: 215-592-7227
Web: http://www.joytsinlauchineserestaurant.com/

Sunday lunch consisted of dim sum at Joy Tsin Lau in Philadelphia's Chinatown. 

Joy Tsin Lau offered Cantonese/Hong Kong style push cart dim sum.  The waiters/waitresses push around carts of food that you can pick from.  This makes the experience a bit more fun than ordering from a menu and lets those who aren't familiar with all the dishes to take a look point and inquire. 

We got distracted with converation and catching up over this meal so unfortunately there is only the one photo I remembered to take. 

Advice: expect a bit of a wait as this venue is generally a bit crowded on the weekends for dim sum but the line moves pretty briskly.

Pork Spare Ribs, Bean Curd, Shrimp Dumplings, Shau Mai, Seafood Dumplings

Talde (Brooklyn, NY) 2014-01-01

Talde (Park Slope Brooklyn, NY)
369 7th Avenue, Park Slope
Brooklyn, NY
Phone: 347-916-0031
Web:  http://taldebrooklyn.com/



I started off the 2014 New Year in Brooklyn with a visit to Talde for Lunch.  We managed to catch the end of the special dim sum lunch that ended at 3pm.  The food and drinks were delicious as always.  Happy New Year everyone.