When it comes to Dim sum, everyone has very different opinion. So far I have tried 4 restaurants in LA area: NBC Seafood was somewhat greasy whereas 888 Seafood was just average; as for New Capital Seafood, there were not many choices (too many customers at that very moment???) and I couldn't remember it well. So, that left Ocean Star, which I enjoyed better.
說到吃港式飲茶，每個人都有不同的意見；到目前為止，試了四家不同的餐廳，覺得 NBC Seafood 對我來說有點太油膩了， 888 Seafood 也普普，半島點的量太少，記不起特色，而且一下子好像就沒菜，倒是比較喜歡北海漁村。
There were a few reasons that I liked it better: first of all, the taste was neither too salty nor too greasy for me. Secondly, I like to see carts being pushed around. It’s always a wonder to ask the waitresses to open the lids and see what’s inside. As for the third reason, I will tell you later.
喜歡的原因有幾個：第一，口味的鹹淡油膩程度對我的胃，太油太鹹的我很不能接受；第二，我喜歡有推車到處走動，可以請他們打開來看看是什麼；第三就先賣個關子。
I got a few colleagues to visit Ocean Star today. We had 9 dishes/plates in total – we had small stomachs; I thought four of us would eat more actually!
約了幾位朋友今天中午到北海漁村，四個人吃了九種，我們的胃還真不大。
* Shrimp in noodle roll and Shou-mai are almost a must for each visit.
腸粉與燒賣幾乎是必點。
* Rice wrapped in Lily leaves was smaller than the one in New Capital Seafood in
糯米雞稍為小一點，不過我個人覺得比半島的好。
* Pork Bun was a bit disappointing; there was barely filling inside.
叉燒有點令人失望，小又沒啥餡。
* Shrimp mount on Tofu was great.
蝦鑲豆腐我挺喜歡的
* Clam has always been my favorite; I even ate green peppers, which I usually don't. But I did wish for less sauce.
這是我的最愛，連不愛的青椒也吃了好幾片；不過醬倒是可以少一點。
* Sesame balls needed to serve hot, and were tasty. Last time, they served fried green-tea ball and it was awesome. I asked an actress and she said they didn’t serve it anymore. How sad!
芝麻球要趁熱吃，上次還有綠茶酥，炸的酥而不油，可是這次問，說不賣了。
* Fish-fin soup was not bad but it’s pricey.
魚翅餃湯還可以，不過稍嫌貴
* Chou-jou dumpling (hard to translate this one) was all right - better than the one in 888 if my memory served.
潮州粉果比印象中888的好些
I heard that dining on the weekend costs almost twice as much as it does on weekdays, but what can you do when you need to work?
Although not every dish was perfect, we still enjoyed it very much. The last reason I wanted to mention was that a waitress left me a very good impression. The first time Mary and I went there, we asked her to recommend a dessert. She said the fired green-tea cake was good, so we ordered it. And I asked what about the purple one? She shook her head and said, the green-tea flavor was better. We tried, and indeed, it was wonderful.
雖然不是每一道都完美，但我們還是用餐愉快；上面賣關子的解答就是，有一位很特別的推車侍者，第一次去時，我們請她推薦甜點，她說綠茶酥，我們就點了，我還問那紫色的呢，她搖搖頭說，綠茶酥比較好；Mary 跟我還真喜歡綠茶酥。
Today when she passed by, we said we wanted Shou-mai. She said she would ask that cart to come over here. After a while, we talked so much that we even forgot we asked for Shou-mai. She passed by again and asked whether Shou-mai cart was here. We said no. She yelled out loud “why?” (I think she meant “why not”) and disappeared. She then returned with Shou-mai right away. She is a good sales person, that’s all I could say.
今天去，我們說想要燒賣，她說要去幫我們叫燒賣推車過來。過了一下，我們也聊得忘了，她又經過，問我們說燒賣到沒？我們說沒有，她大喊一聲 “why?” (應該是why not) 便馬上去端了一份來，真會作生意；看到她爽朗的笑容，聽到她很阿莎力的英文對話，覺得心情都被感染了。
Linde brought us Easter Eggs and before we left, we gave her two. She looked very excited!
一位朋友帶了 Easter Eggs，我們離開前還去找她，送她兩個蛋！
* However, the Jasmin tea could improve . . .
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