Restoran Loong Seng

Serving modest metal plates of dimsum in a bamboo basket, Loong Seng's old school charm and delicious dim sum have the hearts of SS2 residents every weekend. Brave the morning crowd here with your family because that's when dim sum is at its freshest and service is chop-chop! The freshly steamed Siew Mai, Har Gao and other metal plate goodies go for RM3.80, while fancier picks like Yam Puffs and Char Siew Bao (barbecued pork buns) are a little pricier. Be sure to end with decadent Sesame Balls (from RM2) to share!
Avg Price: RM20

Never underestimate an old-school-looking-kind-of place, for something wonderful usually comes out as a surprise. This time it come from an old dimsum restaurant located in SS2 called Loong Seng. Dining in this place is quite unique because the dimsums will come to you in a giant bamboo steamer and you can pick them out yourself.

For starter, I picked my obligatory dimsum menu which are siew mai, har gau, and char siew bao. The siew mai was okay and the shrimps inside the har gau had the crisp texture which means that they are fresh! The char siew bao for me was not really nice because the sauce was not sweet enough for my liking. Other dish that I had were beancurd rolls with sweet and sour sauce and another beancurd roll but with more pork and shrimp mixture and no sauce. Both of them taste good but I prefer the one with the sweet and sour sauce.

To close things up, I ordered a plate of dragon whisker and sesame ball. Those sweet dimsums surprisingly tasted the best! The dragon whisker here is a steamed banana, coated with red bean paste and then enveloped with crispy fried vermicelli. Unfortunately my dragon whisker was served cold so I couldn't taste the warm gooey paste more. The sesame balls were also great! The outer layer is crunchy but the green bean filling texture was soft and fluffy! Best eaten when they are warm.

Other uniqueness of this place is there isn't any dimsum menu and price list visible around the restaurant, only the beverage list. From what I heard, the prices are according to the color of the plates. For rough calculation, 5 small metal plates, 1 blue plate, 1 green plate, and a glass of iced Chinese tea cost me RM30.30.