I don't do Dim Sum very often, as I have absolutely no ability to stop gorging myself on food once it's on the table and available to eat (my meetings with Oprah on this issue have mainly ended in disaster). This problem was even more exacerbated at Pacificana, which has the best Dim Sum I've had, although there are several places in Chinatown (
Triple 8,
Mandarin Court,
Golden Unicorn) that are very, very, good. By far my favorite experience of the day was the utter mob scene in the stairwell right outside the restaurant doors, where a woman with a microphone screams table numbers in both Chinese and English. This must be seen to be believed. As for the food itself, a lot of unusual Dim Sum choices, including the pork with jellyfish (pictured), the bacon-wrapped shrimp, and, of course, a lot of completely unidentifiable objects. Worth the trip to Sunset Park, absolutely.
