Moongate Garden – Milpitas, CA

Ahh…  Dim Sum.  Savory delicious little bite sized noms.  Consistently, Dim Sum ranks as one of my top favorite meal experiences.  Not only are the delicacies extremely delicious, but the whole experience of watching the servers push around carts piled high with Chinese steaming baskets and yelling out their offerings reminds of my childhood.  My parents used to take us up to San Francisco to have Dim Sum.

On Tuesday (3/9/2010), I visited Moongate Garden with my dad, uncle, and grandma for lunch.  I had never been to this particular restaurant, but it turned out to be a nice experience.  The food is very clean and well prepared.  I did not get to take photos of all the dishes that we ordered, however, I did get pictures of my favorite items.  During lunch, my uncle proceeded to tell me how to tell the quality of a restaurant’s shu mai simply by looking at the topping they place on top.  According to my uncle, the “worst” shu mai will have nothing but a small tiny piece of carrot as garnish on top, a step up from that would have fish eggs, and above that would be a small piece of abalone.  I’m not sure how accurate this scale is, but I guess it sounds reasonable to make such assumptions since the ingredient cost for each “level” of quality increases.

My favorite Dim Sum is definitely the shu mai, followed closely by har gow and the egg tarts.  XD  There are many other items that I love, and I will definitely try to get more pictures next time.  As I mentioned, the food was of good quality and was delicious.  The shu mai was hot when delivered to the table, and the shrimp inside the har gow was clean.  Although this is not my favorite restaurant for Dim Sum, I would definitely revisit.  XD