Emerald

Emerald was in the rotation of places my mom liked visiting for dim sum. When Hong Kong Bbq opened she liked going there as it was close and there was lots of parking. Now I see they have remodeled. Place looks really nice and the menu looks more upscale. One of the waiters recognizes me from when he worked at Hong Kong Bbq. Service was very good. They have lots of staff making sure you don’t need anything.

Dim sum is available from 10:30-3pm and you can order from the dinner menu anytime.

Har gow had a mild flavored rice based wrapper and shrimp in the middle. Delicious flavor from the shrimp.

Sui mei had a thin won ton wrapper and a mixture of shrimp, pork, and mushrooms. Very tasty.

Steamed char sui boa had a pastry outside which was fluffy and soft with a mild flavor. In the center was a mixture of suace and char sui. Char sui was tender with a sweet 5 spice powder flavor. Very good.

Emerald is a real nice establishment with really good service. I am sad that a plate of dim sum is now $10.

Last time I visited I noticed the table next to me ordered bbq pork buns with a sugar based pastry top and I wanted to try them. The top had a sugary top like you find on concha’s but not as thick. I loved the sweet flavor. Inside was tender bbq pork with a sweet 5 spice powder flavor. Delicious just like the ones I get in San Francisco at Hong Kong Lounge.

I also ordered the pan fried seabass. There was a thin layer of crispy rice flour batter which had a tasty fried flavor and also kept the seabass from dying out. Seabass was tender, moist, and had a delicious flavor.

Soy sauce gave the seabass an additional slightly salty flavor. This is one of my favorite seabass preparations. I’d order this alot if it wasn’t $58.