Dim sum at Ocean Island plus dinner at Mama's Lu

Ocean Island

plus Mama's Lu

Ars Sekrit Santa gift arrived.

Ocean Island for take-out dim sum.

Pineapple buns.

Deep fried goodies - yeow teow, shrimp balls, egg rolls...

Taro balls.

Lo bac guo, honey cake...

Lo mai gai, bean curd, beef balls...

Beef cheung fun, har cheung fun.

Bean curd wraps.

Feng zhao (chicken feet) and har gow. Har gow don't look good.

Roast duck.

Ngau paak yip (beef tripe) along with har gow and shu mai.

Shu mai were pretty decent, nice and plump.

Ngau paak yip was also pretty good.

These har gow looked better than the ones in the case.

Verdict: quite good for take-out dim sum.

Ovaltine latte from ALittle Tea is okay.

Fried rice at Mama's Lu.

Green onion pancake was pretty plain.

Bean curd, veggies, enoki mushroom were good.

Xiao long bao not bad at all.

Filet mignon was good.

Spicy won ton are pretty good but not nearly as good as Din Tai Fung.

For take-out dim sum, Ocean Island is pretty legit. Not all the menu items are pretty, but the har gow and shu mai are quite acceptable, and the steamed ginger beef tripe (ngau paak yip) was actually very competitive. Not much space to sit inside, but on a warm winter evening that wasn't a big deal.

ALittle Tea's ovaltine drink is pretty okay, then off to Mama's Lu with Madison and Jason. Very much the epitome of comfort food at Mama's Lu, from the fried rice to the bean curd and vegies to the diced filet mignon. Xiao long bao (soup dumplings) and spicy won ton not as good as Din Tai Fung, but they still are tasty enough. And something about the tofu, mushroom, veggie mix is indeed nostalgic.