Date: 9 May 2010 Comments: 10 so far

Axian Dim Sum opened a branch in the USJ Taipan Business Centre area. A Xian, whose English name is Jason Yeoh, hosts the food discovery show called “阿贤人情味 Taste with Jason” on Astro AEC. Naturally, for the first few weeks, people can be seen standing up around tables just to wait for the occupants to finish eating. I have no patience waiting, so I went today instead, after the hype died down abit.

The place was still spanking new with modest decorations. Waiters and waitresses dressed in black.

The whole place has only square tables that can be conveniently joined for bigger crowds.

Upon sitting down, a set of utensils consisting of a plate, teacup, spoon and a pair of chopsticks were plonked in front of us. They were made of porcelain.

Seeing that I was busy (taking photos), the waiter unwrapped them for me.

Foodwise, I’ve been told not to expect alot by people who have eaten here before, so my expectations was quite low.

The lomaikai (glutinous rice with chicken) was normal. There were some white spots of rice in the center, which means they didn’t stir it thoroughly.

We took some usual dim sum fare, shiu mai, har gau, pork ribs and seaweed rolls. They claimed that they used organic pork to make the dim sum. I felt that they should have been juicier, and less salty. The skin of the har gau and shiu mai were also a tad too thick.

The dim sum was a lot less oilier than the ones that I used to have. Perhaps because of that they compromised the texture and the succulency of the dish. If you are into less oily dim sum, this place is for you.

Tea was just nothing to shout about. I think they should taste better.

The order chit. Dim sums starts at RM3.00 onwards. Our bill comes to around RM30.00++. Yes, they do charge 10% tax.

I felt really thirsty sometime later after the meal. In all, this isn’t a place that I will return.

On an unrelated note, I notice that the dishes came in big plastic boxes, readily wrapped, and the waiters keep all the used dishes in the same plastic boxes. Could they have outsourced the dishwashing? That was really wasteful.

Axian Dim Sum USJ
32, Jalan USJ 9/5n,
47620 UEP Subang Jaya,
Selangor
Tel: 603-80249866, 60162019836

Axian Dim Sum Bandar Puteri Puchong
25-G, Jalan Puteri 2/3,
Bandar Puteri,
47100, Puchong,
Selangor
Tel: 60380636866, 60162019836

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