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Dim Sum with Apple Sauce!
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Located on the top floor of Grassroots club is Imperial Court Shark's Fin Restaurant. It has been here for several years and it generally serves the neighbourhood of Yio Chu Kang and Ang Mo Kio and caters for traditional Chinese weddings.Imperial Court Shark's Fin Restaurant is owned by Gim Tim and has been around since 1975. Gim Tim is also one of the pioneer in the mobile kitchen arena, it has a fleet to cater for outdoor function.The dining area isn't the biggest but they have private rooms l
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 Located on the top floor of Grassroots club is Imperial Court Shark's Fin Restaurant. It has been here for several years and it generally serves the neighbourhood of Yio Chu Kang and Ang Mo Kio and caters for traditional Chinese weddings.

Imperial Court Shark's Fin Restaurant is owned by Gim Tim and has been around since 1975. Gim Tim is also one of the pioneer in the mobile kitchen arena, it has a fleet to cater for outdoor function.
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 The dining area isn't the biggest but they have private rooms lining the entire dining area. On a weekday lunch at 12pm, we were one of 4 tables of dinners. It is definitely very quiet during the weekday and you can enjoy the peace and quiet while having dim sum.
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 Their dim sum menu is pretty small but do not be initimidated. Having patronized their dim sum over the past 4 years. I am convinced that their dim sum quality outshines more chained competitors.

1. Prawn Fritter with Fruit Juice $4.20++
Prawn Fritter with Fruit Juice
$4.2
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 The prawn fritter was served with apple sauce! That's right! Apple sauce! It was a very sweet and syrupy sauce that gave the salty and yet juicy prawns a tangy taste! This is a very sweet and yet savoury dish! The prawn fritters are wrapped with a seaweed skin, much like the Japanese seaweed chicken!
Prawn Fritter with Fruit Juice
$4.2
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 The seaweed skin gives the prawn fritter a crispier and crunchier texture upon each bite!

2. Crispy Bean Curd Skin with Prawn $4.20++
Crispy Bean Curd Skin with Prawn
$4.2
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 This is my typical favourite, served with mayonnaise. This was freshly fried to perfection. You could tell from the piping hot steam coming out of ths prawns as they cut it up with a scissors in front of you. The prawns were succulent and juicy and they were pretty sizeable as well!

3. Pan Fried Carrot Cake $3.80++ *highly recommended*
Pan Fried Carrot Cake
$3.8
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 Their pan fried carrot cake is one of the best I've had! The exterior was charred perfectly to give it a slightly crisp exterior and yet still leaving the carrot shreds soft and moist! They were also cubes of char siew embedded in the carrot cake! A very delightful savoury dim sum which is pretty above average!

4. Steamed Chang Fen with Char Siew $4++
Steamed Chang Fen with Char Siew
$4
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 I had better expectations of this but ths skin wasn't thin enough and the sauce wasn't salty enough. The char siew was it's saving grace.

5. Steamed Chang Fen with Shrimp $4++
Steamed Chang Fen with Shrimp
$4
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 They have a lobster option for this but luckily we went with the cheaper shrimp option since I didn't quite like the steamed chang fen skin much. It was too thick and it couldn't absorb the sauce. Hence the chang fen just tasted bland.

6. Steamed Shanghai Dumpling (Xiao Long Bao)  $4.50++
Steamed Shanghai Dumpling (Xiao Long Bao)
$4.5
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 My favourite dim sum item that arrived last. It tasted okay. Nothing spectacular.
Steamed Shanghai Dumpling (Xiao Long Bao)
$4.5
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 The soup in the xiao long bao had enough flavour and meat.

7. Spare Rib in Black Bean Sauce $4.20++
Spare Rib in Black Bean Sauce $4.20
$4.2
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 The meat was tasty and savoury. But though the came in large chunks with alot of fats. The sauce was also overly oily. 

8. Pan Fried Chilli Crab Bun $4.20++
Pan Fried Chilli Crab Bun
$4.2
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 This was an interesting dish and I ordered it out of plain curiousity. It is a pan fried bun and hence the bottom is charred!
Pan Fried Chilli Crab Bun
$4.2
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 On the inside, you start to see the chilli crab, which looks to me they used alot of tumeric.
Pan Fried Chilli Crab Bun
$4.2
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 Inside the bun, you can see shreds of crab meat and also a small slice of crab stick. Overall, it was too spicy for me and I had to wash it down with my pot of chrysanthemum tea. Nonetheless, if you can take spicy foods, do give this a try!

9. Steamed Custard Bun $4++
Steamed Custard Buns
$4
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 Probably my most favourite dim sum of the day. They were perfectly round and when they were served to us, they were too hot to be touched! On the inside, liquid gold, salted egg yolk sweet goodness flowed out!
Steamed Custard Buns
$4
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 The texture and the thickness of the bun was spot on and the sweetness of the liu sha was perfect! Probably one of the best liu sha buns I've had!

The service here was excellent on a weekday lunch since there weren't many customers. Most of the staff here speak cantonese, mandarin and english. They were very friendly in recommending items and explaining their promotions. They were also quick to top up drinks and clear dirty dishes.

For about $25/pax for dim sum of this quality in an air conditioned area, I must say, this is one of the most value for money and yet quality dim sum places!
(The above review is the personal opinion of a user which does not represent OpenRice's point of view.)
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Date of Visit
2015-10-27
Dining Method
Dine In
Spending Per Head
$25
Recommended Dishes
Prawn Fritter with Fruit Juice
$ 4.2
Prawn Fritter with Fruit Juice
$ 4.2
Crispy Bean Curd Skin with Prawn
$ 4.2
Pan Fried Carrot Cake
$ 3.8
Steamed Shanghai Dumpling (Xiao Long Bao)
$ 4.5
Steamed Shanghai Dumpling (Xiao Long Bao)
$ 4.5
Steamed Custard Buns
$ 4
Steamed Custard Buns
$ 4
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