Hungrygrrl

I know it’s been forever. The truth is– I’m pregnant.

It so changed my food world, I had to wrap my head around it. Raw meat has become the worst smell in the world. Luckily once the meat is cooked, it tastes fabulous.

I think this means we need to eat out more.

A few weeks ago I headed out with Lynn and Kyung for a dimsum gardenclub meeting. I’d given up on Seattle dimsum after trying Jade Garden a few years ago. Perhaps I didn’t give it a fair shake. I couldn’t get past the dusty interior.

O’Asian is the 25 year old night clubber to Jade Garden’s old grandfather. In the former Ruth’s Chris space on 6th and Columbia, it is decked out in glam. There are tables that could fit 20. It feels better to eat dimsum in a space like this.

When we arrived at 11 it was almost empty, but we slid into a cozy booth and watched the show begin. Soon we had steaming plates of gai lan and shrimp and spinach dumplings. By the time we left the place was heaving. Literally. And mostly with big chinese families, which bodes well.

We had dumplings and humbow and greenbeans and greens (gai lan). All were very good. Amazing? Hard to say. Very solid. We cleaned our plates.

Our fave of the day was by far the jin dui (sesame seed balls filled with red bean paste). Hot and crisp from the fryer, they were just perfect.

O’Asian made me love dimsum again. Now I want to go back with 20 people, fill one of those gigundo tables and order every thing on the carts. They even have free parking on the weekends.

In the next few weeks, look for more wallet-friendly restaurant reviews. That’s my new mantra (as I imagine it is for all of you).

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O’Asian
800 5th Ave
Seattle, WA 98104
(206) 264-1789
http://oasiankitchen.com/