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Imperial Inn\r
146 N 10th St, \r
Philadelphia, PA 19107\r
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I took my son and a friend of his for Dim Sum, because this place had the best reviews and I LOVE dim sum and introducing others to it. His friend had never had it before. \r
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We parked across the street and saved a long ordeal looking for metered street parking. I think it was a flat $10.\r
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They had 2 floors open that day. We sat on the ground floor on the left of the door. It was a Saturday and the place was packed.\r
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For a total cost of over $50.00 (before tip) we got lots of so-so food, a few vile, inedible dishes (that they refused to remove from our bill) and NO great dishes. There was 1 wonderful sauce that made everything edible.\r
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1st ORDER TEA, don't accept the crap pot they plunk down on the table. It's vile. The place was packed, yet they were serving tea that tasted, like it had been made in a huge bathtub poored into a non scrubbed tea pot, and tested for heat by having dirty fingers put in it. Yes, it's really is that bad. It took 2 hours to eat, as service is SLOW to SLOWER. \r
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I should mention that I have over 40 kinds of tea at home, in addition to my spices. Several purchased in my trip to Hong Kong. Wow, they have great tea! Americans usually drink Lipton and LIKE IT! If your a Lipton lover, maybe the tea will be OK for you.\r
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They tried their best to ignore my requests for fresh tea. I finally stood up and yelled, ""Can I please get some fresh Jasmine Tea over here?"" Hey, I got the tea ASAP. Imagine that!\r
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I thought that the fried food was best. So did my son and his friend. The fried dumplings stuffed with Chinese medicinal greens was acceptable, but we only got 2 and there were 3 of us. \r
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***** The sauce for the fried meat dumplings (which came by only 1 time in almost 2 hours) was fantastic. If they had put it it on their tables, they would sell more and people would rave over their place. It was a vinegar, soy, etc. Hong Kong style sauce.\r
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The Jasmine tea was good. A cheaper cut leaf variety with little fragrance, but it was, clean, crisp and hot, without being bitter.\r
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Do NOT get the squid anything. Vile, Avoid. Avoid the mushrooms that looked stuffed. They were soggy, tastless and the filling, I could never identify.\r
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I had been told to order the Phoenix roll, but it never materialized and I didn't want to engage in another, yell out loud solution.\r
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Maybe if you get there when they open, your experience will be better. \r
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On the whole, it was a sad trip for me. I had expected much better. On the good side, his friend did say he liked it. Maybe he was just being polite.\r
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Next time, it will be:\r
Joy Tsin Lau \r
(215) 592-7228\r
1026 Race St\r
Philadelphia, PA 19107\r
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The decor is old, but very elaborate, the tables very close together. Sit near where the carts come out of the kitchen or the best items will be snapped up before you see them.\r
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I hope this help others avoid thiese mistakes. If my son arrives soon, I'll try the above alternate place and post again.
Pros: Fast _ Special orders OK _ Paid Parking Lot across street
Cons: Poor Quality Food _ Tea Horrid _ Avoid Non fried items
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