Wednesday, November 16, 2022

Elite Restaurant UPDATE - Monterey Park

It was so much better last time. Their menu has changed a bit, and they lost a few of the finer things, like those to-die-for turnip cakes. 


Still, the Shrimp Hargow are solid,


The Chashu Bao are too. 


Still love the Shrimp Rice Noodle, both crispy,


And plain. 


The Pea Shoots are perfection,


and the Roasted Duck is a saucy, crispy-skin delight. 


The Spicy Pork Ear is a cold dish with a mouth-watering sweet chili sauce that you can't stop eating. 

They still have stellar dim sum despite their menu changes, but their service was beyond subpar. An order of juicy dumplings came with wrappers so desiccated the surface had started to crack. Only my father dared to try one, and the filling was sour, clearly frozen too long and steamed even longer. We called the server to send it back, and he all but yelled that we would still have to pay. Money was never mentioned - all we said was the dumplings were bad. The manager walked over to investigate the commotion, stared at us blankly, and walked away while the server continued to yell.

Come to Elite if you want to eat well, but even though the dim sum tastes good, the service will leave you sour. 

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