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Jing Fong is packed
Some foods bring familiarity and comfort, and for my friends and me, dim sum is such a thing. After a night of watching a horrible movie called Shoot 'em Up (really, it is so bad I do not want to give you the IMDB link), what we needed was comfort. And Clive Owen, you just cannot pull off pointless movies the way Jason Statham can. Please, stick to more poignant films like Children of Men. On Sunday we mozied on by to Jing Fong this past weekend and braved the crowds.
I love how in restaurant speak, "5 minutes" really means at least twelve or so. How does that work? In the grand scheme of things, a ten minute wait during lunch rush really is not bad at all. The turnover was really fast that day. Of course we got chicken feet to start. Again, how does anyone go eat dim sum without eating chicken feet? It baffles me. Chicken feet is delicious, and maybe if you are not used to it, the texture of the skin would throw you off. That is okay, just eat more, you will come to love it.
We also go some shumai, turnip cake, tripe, and spare ribs. Oh and some of those fried taro thingies with meat fillings. Delicious. I know by now all the Jing Fong haters would have stopped reading already, but this is a no-hater zone anyway. The only person allowed to drink haterade is me. (Yea that makes no sense, and that makes me a hypocrite, but who is perfect?) I think there are a lot of individuals out there who strive to find the best tasting thing or restaurant and they stick to that. Hey, whatever works for you. What I have come to discover over the years is that the food is secondary to the company. I eat alone quite often since most people cannot put up with the constant picture taking or my odd choices of restaurants at times. The one thing I notice is that when you eat with friends and family, food just tastes better. So yea, the haters who say there is no good dim sum in New York? Psssssh.
While we are on the subject of taste preferences, did you know sometimes there is a difference between what we say we want, versus what we actually choose? It sounds completely wacky, but I was surfing youtube (woo, what a surprise), and came upon this video of Malcolm Gladwell. He basically relays to the audience, the results of another person's research. Who knew you could democratize taste? Anyway, at least I thought that was interesting.
Jing Fong
Address: 20 Elizabeth Street. New York, NY 10013
Phone: (212) 964-5256
MapPosted by Danny on January 9 2008 at 11:50 pm
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yay! im the first to comment on this! well bro, i mself LOOOVVVEEE me some Dim Sum as well. i can do Every Sunday and all we have here is a place called Golden Coast but its a buffet with 3 dim sum things pshhhhh!! i cant wait to get back to NYC ... and i know where Elizabeth St is!
Speaking of chicken feet, you know my g/f is Laos. They make this chicken feet dish with chicken feet obviously, shrimp, squid, some carrots and vermicelli. Everything is just water cooked and then its mixed in this sauce with jalapeno peppers and its served chilled. Its really different but i have gotten used to it. I shall bring you some next time i visit or vice versa. I dont even know the name of it
Stevo on January 10 2008 at 12:43 am
are you running out of stuff to post? didn't you write about chicken feet already?
Ang on January 10 2008 at 11:30 am
A testament to the righteousness of chicken feet!
Adam on January 10 2008 at 11:56 am
Seems like it's been a while since I've posted. Ah. Food.
Jonathan on January 11 2008 at 9:46 am
Stevo,
That chicken feet dish sounds interesting. I bet it is a textural delight. Gonna hold you to what you said, you better bring some next time!
Ang,
Yessss but hey, life is short, eat what you like to eat.
Adam,
Thanks for stopping by! And yes, chicken feet is indeed righteous. I shall try my best to let the world know.
Jonathan,
Welcome back! I bet you have a lot of catching up to do.
Danny on January 11 2008 at 11:29 am