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I don't understand why people tell me these dim sim are the best. I found them rather salty and the skin too thick and dry. Unfortunately I wasn't a f…
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Lizzies first impression: when I first found out about this place it was soo popular and I almost had to line up 10 minutes just to buy a dimsum but o…
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South Melbourne Market Dim Sims
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Quite honestly, seeing the popularity of this food chain is enough to cause a person to lose faith in humanity. I don't know what kind of mutated mons…
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South Melbourne Market Dim Sims
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South Melbourne Market Dim Sims is open for Fast Food. South Melbourne Market Dim Sims serves Fast Food and Asian dishes.Incorrect or missing information? Make a report, or claim the restaurant if you own it!
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4 Reviews on “South Melbourne Market Dim Sims”
I don’t understand why people tell me these dim sim are the best. I found them rather salty and the skin too thick and dry. Unfortunately I wasn’t a fan of them.
Lizzies first impression: when I first found out about this place it was soo popular and I almost had to line up 10 minutes just to buy a dimsum but over time they started selling the dim sums elsewhere like the emporium so the novelty wasnt there anymore.
Lizzie enjoyed: the dim sum is a massive portion so dont go buying a packet of six. Its tasty and you can also try the spring rolls or potato cakes.
Lizzie did not enjoy: the dim sums are way too salty for me especially the deep fried ones.
Lizzie rates overall: I love coming back time and time again but for a quick bite but its nothing amazing like it was back then.
Quite honestly, seeing the popularity of this food chain is enough to cause a person to lose faith in humanity. I don’t know what kind of mutated monstrosities this chain is selling but I have to make this clear just in case someone reading isn’t aware: there is no such thing as a ‘Dim Sim’ in Chinese cuisine!
There is ‘dim sum’ (Cantonese) or ‘dian xin’ (Mandarin) which refers to the style of eating small portions of food as a snack or meal, often in small steamer baskets. There is also ‘siu mai’ (Cantonese) or ‘shao mai’ (Mandarin) which is one of the popular dishes served during dim sum, is small, delicate and often contains prawn and pork, which only vaguely resembles the gigantic lumps of meat and flour being served here.
The spring rolls are also awful – incredibly thick batter/skin, hard and dense, and the inside of the spring roll is a mush of indiscernible ingredients. Mama Tran, down the other end of South Melbourne Market, makes so much better spring rolls with fresh vegetables and proteins wrapped up in a light, crispy package that I wonder how this place is still surviving.
Looking at people queuing for this store, you will probably notice a distinct lack of Chinese people in the queue – that, for a store selling Chinese food, should be a loud alarm bell that something is not quite right here. Please, don’t follow the sheeple and go get yourself some proper Chinese food instead.
Food : Good taste. Not too oily.
Price : Good value
Service : Friendly staff
Ambience : South Melbourne Market ambience