.: evil jungle prince :.

Lunch today was dim sum at the Hang Ah Tea Room in San Francisco's Chinatown, the oldest Chinese restaurant in town. Although they seemed to have spiffed the place up a bit since the last time around, which was disappointing in a way, the service and food seem to be much improved. It was the best dim sim I've had to date.Oh, I really stuffed myself...

vegetable pot stickers

Perfectly chewy and seared, dipped in a mixture of soy sauce and mustard. Gahhhh -- foodgasm!

bean sprout rolls

Chewy and soft on the outside, crispy and fresh on the inside. Also awesome.

deep fried shrimp balls with crispy exteriors

shrimp dumplings filled with shrimp and chives

These are an old standard that never fail to impress. Lovely dipped in a little mustard and soy sauce.

fresh baby bok choi in garlic

So fresh and delicious -- simplicity itself when stir fried in just a little garlic. Too-too delicious.

And if the food, service, the fact that you're eating in San Francisco's oldest Chinatown restaurant, and the half-hidden location (at the end of an obscure little alley way) don't already make for the perfect dim sum outing, Hang Ah Tea Room's walls are covered with photographs of yesteryear's Chinatown beauty queens. This is my kinda place.