i went last friday with some coworkers. we arrived shortly before noon and snagged the last available table (there was counter seating still available). by the time we left less than an hour later, there was a healthy wait and we noticed some people opting to lunch elsewhere.
it took a while to place our order which we attributed to opening kinks. we sampled 3 dim sum dishes - steamed bbq buns (chicken buns were not available), fried bean curd shrimp roll and spinach seafood dumpling, and also 3 mains: spicy wine seafood noodle soup, taiwanese beef noodle soup, stir fried pea sprouts.
the dim sum dishes are not bad for downtown PA. the fried roll was not very traditional, but flavors were fine. we got three steamed buns but only two seafood dumplings per order so i didn't taste the latter. i found both noodle soups to be much more satisfying. the taiwanese beef noodle soup had a clean flavor, plentiful and tender chunks of meat although the noodles didn't have the slightly al dente bite that i prefer. serving sizes were generous - would have fed one hearty eater easily. the pea shoots weren't as tender as i would have liked and was the most costly dish we ordered at $12.
all in all, it's a welcome addition to downtown PA and much better alternative than its predecessor. i would return to try out some of the other dim sum items as well as re-order the beef noodle soup although i probably won't have the patience to wait for a table.
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