Koi Palace in Daly City for dim sum. Steph said it was the best... they had a lot of usual things in addition to the typical dim sum fare. You order both from the menu and the few carts that pass by. Although not as "fun", I kind of like the idea of ordering from a menu because then you're sure to get the items you want and they're fresh.
Some favorites were the red bean paste crepes (accidentally ordered because we thought they were something else) and the Shanghai dumplings (notice how there is only one left!).
Other unusual things were tried were the pumpkin red bean mochi:
and the durian puff pastry:
No one cared for this. I thought it was okay but you probably have to like durian to like this (I do).
The place is PACKED so it's a good thing we got there right when they opened at 10 am.
We went to The House for Jon's birthday. It's tiny so it's a good thing we had a reservation. Everything was presented beautifully and the service was great. They had 2 or 3 specials for the night but we ended up ordering off the menu.
ahi tuna tartare with roasted nori chips:
Jon had the wasabi noodles with angus flatiron steak and Kameran and Stephanie both had the grilled sea bass (no photos - they came out blurry!).
I ordered two "small" dishes, the deep fried salmon roll:
and the crab cake:
That's some crab cake! I'm not sure if it was supposed to be a pear or a volcano?
Everything was DELICIOUS. Seriously.
For dessert, Steph took us to Chaya for chocolate croissant bread pudding:
It was like creme brulee! Caramel ice cream slowly melting on top of a sweet custard dotted with pops of chocolate. Heavenly.
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