The Nom Wah Tea Parlor, "the first dim sum restaurant in Chinatown since 1920", got a minor facelift recently, and I went to check it out last week. I had never been there before and walked in to what appeared to be a diner. There were more caucasians than Chinese in the place, which would normally scare me, but luckily this dim sum diner turns out some really good dim sum!
Shrimp rice roll ($3.50) were fabulous.
Chao Zhou style dumplings ($2.50) were delicious.
Shrimp Sui Mai ($3.50) were excellent.
Scallion pancake ($3.50) was fine.
Sticky rice with Chinese sausage ($4.50) was tasty.
Shanghainese style soup buns ($3.50) were great.
So for good dim sum, with a diner vibe, Nom Wah Tea Parlor hits the spot, no matter what race you are.
Nom Wah Tea Parlor
13 Doyers St. (bet. Pell and Bowery)
New York, NY 10013
212-962-6047