Saturday, January 01, 2011

Capital Seafood Chinese Restaurant (Dim Sum) - Monterey Park

I usually go to Capital Dim Sum & BBQ - Monterey Park, the take-out shop version of the restaurant for quick dim sum fixes. But for the new year, lil' sis and her friend and I figured we would dine in the restaurant. I guess everyone else had the same idea, because even though the restaurant is huge, we still had to wait for a table.

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But once inside, the dim sum plates come fast and furious. 

All that dining space means that Capital Seafood still features pushcart-style dim sum. Most of the basic small dishes are only $2.08, slightly more on weekends.

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We started off with some shrimp rice noodles.

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And siu mai (Chinese meatball dumplings).

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Hak gow (Chinese shrimp dumplings). Two orders please.

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Pork spare ribs in black bean sauce.

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Chicken feet.

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Mushrooms wrapped in bean curd.

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Lo bak guo (Chinese turnip cakes), in the bottom left).

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And we finished off with chrysanthemum tea jelly for dessert.

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The total for the three of us was $30, including tip. Can't beat old school dim sum bargains.

Happy New Year everyone!

Other dim sum restaurant posts:
Capital Dim Sum & BBQ - Monterey Park
CBS Seafood Restaurant (Dim Sum) - Los Angeles (Chinatown)
Dim Sum Express - Monterey Park
Elite Restaurant (Dim Sum) - Monterey Park
King Hua Restaurant (Dim Sum) - Alhambra
Lunasia Chinese Cuisine (Dim Sum) - Alhambra
NBC Seafood Restaurant (Dim Sum) - Monterey Park
Ocean Star Seafood Restaurant (Dim Sum) - Monterey Park
Sea Harbour Seafood Restaurant (Dim Sum) - Rosemead
Yum Cha Cafe - San Gabriel

Capital Seafood Chinese Restaurant
755 W. Garvey Ave.
Monterey Park, CA 91754
626-282-3318
Monday to Friday 10:30 a.m. to 10 p.m.
Saturday and Sunday 9 a.m. to 10 p.m.

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1 year ago today, Canh O/Kho Qua Nhoi Thit (Vietnamese Stuffed Bitter Melon Soup).
2 years ago today, Pearl Chinese Cuisine (Wedding Banquet) - San Diego.
3 years ago today, frog fallopian tubes, tortoise shell jelly, and knife-cut noodles at Tasty - San Gabriel.
4 years ago today, for those of you with New Year's resolutions to "exercise more," photos of people exercising around Ho Hoan Kiem (Returned Sword Lake) in Hanoi, Vietnam.
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2 comments:

  1. AnonymousJanuary 8, 2013 at 10:19 PM

    Ooh, that chrysanthemum tea jelly looks wonderful! I want to try that next time. My favorite dimsum, I think, is the wide rice noodles with shrimp.

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  2. Wandering ChopsticksJanuary 24, 2013 at 7:27 PM

    Nikki,
    I loved the little bits of chrysanthemum petals in the jelly. So pretty and tasty. I like the shrimp cheorng fun too. And the hak gow and the chicken feet. I like all dumplings!

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