Food Review: Dimsum Place @ Fisher Mall, Value-For-Your-Money Food Place

Located inside the Fisher Mall in Quezon City, Dimsum Place is one Chinese Restaurant that is easy in the pocket and in the eyes.  The whole place is lit right and the seating space is quite right also.

For the food that they offer, the price is set right; a real value for your money set-up.

From the standard dimsum offerings that they have, they also serve rice meals, congees and pastries that are either savory or sweet, depending to your liking.  I was able to try out 3 of their dumplings, 3 of their pastry offerings, 2 of their congees and some of their new offerings; all this made possible because to a foodie meet-up.

Xiao Long Bao

Though the wrapping is not delicate as the way it should be, their Xiao Long Bao (Soup Dumpling) is still something to try out.  Best eaten while it is freshly served, so that you get that warmth of the soup inside the said dumpling.

Their Sliced Pork with Century Egg Congee is also a winner in terms of the flavor that it has.  This is one congee offering that is flavored right.  No need to add any flavorings.  The Pork Ball Congee is another matter.  Think of your regular congee with meatballs and that is what you have.  The flavor in the meatball is something that I am familiar with for it reminds me of the meatballs that I grew up with at home.

Though there were some food offerings that I can't really try out due to medical reasons, I still can say that it was good for the company that I was with enjoyed it (Hacao, Pork & Shrimp Siomai, Steamed Rice Role with Shrimps).  I may not be able to taste it but visually that is another matter.  It seems that the Rice Role and that of the wrappings for the Hacao is a little thick - just my opinion on things.

Hacao (Top), Xiao Long Bao (Mdl),
Pork & Shrimp Siomai (Btm)

The pastry line is something that I would like to share to you.  The Baked Taro Bun, Golden Cake and Pork Barbecue Bun are somethings that you have to try.  Let me start with the savory bun; it is a little bit confusing for me because of the flavor levels that it has.  The bun has sweetness that is a bit overpowering for my taste.  The pork inside is not that salty to counter the sweetness of the bread and doesn't have that barbecue taste that you would expect from something that has barbecue in its name.  For me, it is not barbecue flavor but asado.  True that true asado is technically sweet sauced meat but somehow a slightly spiced asado flavor is what I got.  

Pork Barbecue Bun

Golden Cake

 

Baked Taro Bun

The Baked Taro Bun and Golden Cake are more of the sweet side of things.  The bread in the taro is light and airy.  It has a sweet glaze on top that somehow has a light fruity flavor.  My concern with this food offering is the amount of taro cream inside.  It is not equal to the bread; which I think makes it light and not that filling in the stomach.  The Golden Cake is like your butchi made flat.  The bread is similar to that of a steamed bun (siopao) covered with sesame seeds similar to the fore mentioned sweet treat (butchi).

One of their new food offering is the Pork Chop Plate (the other new offering is the Pork Ball Congee).  It is soft and flavored right.   It comes with a sauce but the flavor is not Asian to my palate.  My take on this dish, create your own dipping sauce to keep it truly Asian.

As an additional treat, we had the Stewed Milk Jelly Puff.  It is nothing like any puff pastry that you have encountered.  The puff pastry is the covering crust.  Inside the ramekin, underneath the crust is your stewed milk jelly.  You have to break the crust and make sure that you get to mix it well with the jelly.  It is one lightly entertaining treat.

Dining here is nice.  They have a good number of food offerings to choose from and all of them are priced right; a true value-for-your-money food place in the area of Quezon City.