Don Day: Not quite dim sum but quite the treat [] Dragon Chino
News Category: News and Food and Drink
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It’s a once a week, absolutely-every-week-that-we’re-there, tradition in Toronto. I’m talking about dim sum at lunch. Those wonderful little Chinese treats, steamed or fried, three or four to the serving, that date back to the 10th Century tea houses on the Silk Road in the province of Canton.
We’d only been back in San Miguel de Allende for three weeks but I was already suffering from separation anxiety. I wanted, I needed my dim sum.
Now we do have a Chinese restaurant in San Miguel. It’s called Dragon Chino. And it’s quite a good Chinese restaurant. But Dragon Chino doesn’t do dim sum. They do a few similar dishes including excellent pork or shrimp, steamed or fried dumplings but no haw gaw, no shu mai, none of those other dishes that I can’t spell.
I messaged Luis Vargas, the owner of Dragon Chino and, perhaps, the hardest working restauranteur in town. If I put together a group of twenty people, could he put together some off-menu items. Luis said, “I can and I will”.
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Hello,
I just finished reading your article about Dragon Chino and their dim sum offerings. As a fellow dim sum lover, I can definitely relate to your craving for those delicious little treats. It’s great to hear that Dragon Chino was able to accommodate your request for off-menu items and that you had such a positive experience. It’s always nice to find a restaurant that is willing to go the extra mile for their customers.
I would love to try Dragon Chino’s pork or shrimp dumplings, as well as any other off-menu items they may offer. Do you have any recommendations for other dishes to try on their regular menu?
Thank you for sharing your experience and I look forward to trying Dragon Chino for myself.
Best regards,
Amie