We came up mothers day because we could get decent seats for Oliver and we are Raul Esparza fans, not thinking about how that would affect our dining. We walked past an Equadorian spot called la Hueca which opens at 9am tomorrow. Oddly, they have a great little bar with good choice. With a beer, it came to $41 which felt like a major steal. The tostada was like leche de tigre but with a bit of crema making it smooth and refreshing. By the second half, it had cured nicely and was really good. The raw seafood was cut to order so it got better as it sat. The aguachile negro had chile morita for kick. They add orange juice or sugar or both, but the sweetness was an odd addition. The onigirazu were big and hefty and good. First time for the burmese version for me. Honey dipped flaky dough curled to look like lobster tails.The tea salad was pretty freaking good. “Vegetarian” shumai now with lots of porkįried dumplings, similar to gyoza but thicker Just be prepared for a long wait with restless eaters if you come past 11 am.īad photo, but worth noting for the Slim Jim in a blankets in background While on a few staples, I think I prefer the other two dim sum places we’ve been (particularly the shumai and dumplings) the pork buns and bean clams more than make Ocean Jewel (or is it Asian Jewels?) a worthwhile dim sum excurtion. We finished the incredibly cheap feast (less than 20 per person for lots and lots of food) with some soft sesame seed balls. ASIAN JEWELS SEAFOOD RESTAURANT - 2975 Photos & 1291 Reviews - 13330 39th Ave, Flushing, New York - Seafood - Restaurant Reviews - Phone Number - Yelp Asian Jewels Seafood Restaurant 3.7 (1,291 reviews) Claimed Seafood, Dim Sum, Cantonese Edit Closed 10:00 AM - 11:00 PM Hours updated 2 weeks ago See hours See all 3. It was flaking and sticky and quite good on the cart woman’s recommendation (I’ve learned from past experiences to try something if the lady is enthusiastic enough about it).

Steamed shrimp dumplings are always great and we tried a new dessert that looked like a lobster tail made of fried dough. I also went a little crazy on the chive dumplings, a favorite of mine and my first thought of the day when I woke up (must have chive dumpling!) so I went ahead and have about four. The best things we tried were the fluffy pork buns and the “super” dish of black bean clams whose sauce was to die for. We only struck out on one dish – a sausage in a bun that looked like an uncooked, puffy pig in a blanket but according to Mike and Jim was “interesting… like a fat Slim Jim”. Even if you can get an answer to “what is that” it can be misleading (vegetarian dumplings hide lots of meat – so not the best place for the picky or the vegetarian). We went with dim sum lovers who were new to the more traditional point at cart ordering system which always adds a bit of drama to dining. While the name of our latest dim sum destination is confusing – is it Ocean Jewel Seafood, as written about everywhere online? Or Asian Jewels as the punch card menu would suggest? Well, either way, you’ll have no trouble finding it as the building is a humungeous banquet hall type with its own valet parking lot (actually incredibly helpful in the hard to park neighborhood) situauted next to the large KO Karaoke Club and across from the Flushing Mall.

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