Wong's King - Portland, OR

duck (center) and other small plates of tasty treats

dim sum (dĭm' sŏŏm', sŭm')
n. A traditional Chinese cuisine in which small portions of a variety of foods, including an assortment of steamed or fried dumplings, are served in succession.

Tucked into the corner of a small strip mall in southeast Portland, Wong's King (8733 SE Division St.) is one of the best places I've been for dim sum (the list includes places in Seattle, Portland, Oakland, and Minneapolis). If you don't believe me it's good, ask the other people who wait in the large, but cramped, entry for at least 30 minutes to get a seat at a table! (Or ask the people in the cars in the small parking lot waiting to pounce into a spot as soon as satisfied diners vacate.) The dining space is spacious with large tables for 4 or more. On Sundays there are usually families sitting at the round tables enjoying lunch together. It feels formal with white tablecloths on the tables and a wait staff in tailored purple uniforms. The servers push carts through the dining room and diners can select whatever appeals to them. I usually have eyes bigger than my stomach and end up choosing more things that I can eat! The carts have small plates of duck, chicken feet, boa, shu mai, chinese broccoli, soup, and many more tasty morsels!