Tim Ho Wan G/F, Phase 2, Tsui Yuen Mansion, 2-20 Kwong Wa Street, Mong Kok Tel: 2332 2896 Open: 10am-10pm
Cuisine: Cantonese dim sum.
Price: About HK$50 per person without drinks and before adding the service charge.
Ambience: Not much. It's very basic - formica tables, paper placemats, pressed wood wall panels and tables that are close together. The windows of the open kitchen get steamed up from the cooking. Service is efficient and cheerful, and tea cups are refilled frequently.
Pros: Most of the dishes were of good to excellent quality, and the price is unbeatable.
Cons: The wrappers of some of the steamed dumplings suffered from being overcooked, which made them too delicate to be picked up without falling apart. The steamed pork dumplings with shrimp (HK$10) tasted of baking soda or some other alkaline substance. Steamed egg cake (HK$10) also tasted of too much baking soda. The filling in the steamed beef dumplings with kimchee (HK$12) was too finely chopped so it lacked texture.