Shanghaiist: New favorite dim sum place (and other food news)

iscreamdogg

Sat, 01 Mar 2008 11:23:39 +0800

A friend and I just checked out Royal China's dim sum on your advice -- they have the most brain-meltingly delicious egg tarts in the universe.

Eric Hu

Thu, 21 Feb 2008 21:46:36 +0800

My managing editor has just blessed me with the wisdom that O Milos, the Pudong-based Green restaurant I mentioned in an earlier comment, is indeed Greek Taverna. My mistake, for both the error above and for avoiding Pudong like the plague. Apologies!

Kenneth T

Thu, 21 Feb 2008 17:49:02 +0800

I guess that makes me a yogi and I never knew it!

Eric Hu

Thu, 21 Feb 2008 17:09:45 +0800

James, if that's yoga, then I've been missing out by not signing up for classes all these years.

James Creegan

Thu, 21 Feb 2008 11:42:11 +0800

Good tip about the dim sum place. I tried to eat dinner at Lynn last Friday and they were renovating the place with loads of 工人 moving big plates of glass around. "Is it closed?" we asked them "It never even opened" said the guy. btw Eric- are those pandas in your avatar doing yoga?

Eric Hu

Thu, 21 Feb 2008 11:08:48 +0800

Santochino, thanks for the clarification. Marios, who used to be the chef over at Aegean, recommends two other places for good Greek food: O Milos (somewhere in Pudong) and Elia (on Guyang Lu in Gubei). Have not tried either place, however...

santochino

Thu, 21 Feb 2008 10:37:01 +0800

I spoke to Eduardo a couple days ago, and he was a little amused to find out he's taking over Aegean. He's not. The people from Secret Garden, the Cantonese restaurant just across the lawn, are taking it over (and I believe, taking it back). They asked Eduardo for some ideas, and a little help - natural, as they're friends. But don't expect this to be a "Casa 13 Wine Bar". Eduardo's focus is on his new place, as you mentioned. Incidentally, when I talked to him, he was on his way to Bangkok to scout a Vietnamese chef for the place, not a Balinese 5-star. It's still up in the air. I think a wine bar in Aegean's space sounds like a great development, considering the owners don't get greedy and are able to keep prices down. For the money, the best (and, well, only) Greek in town is in Pudong's Thumb Plaza, at Greek Taverna. Cheap, messy gyros and souvlaki.

T

Thu, 21 Feb 2008 09:35:48 +0800

Lawry's isn't actually a steakhouse (since, um, they don't serve steak). It's prime rib . .. and they have some fish and other non-beef dishes. One drawback, I think it's more expensive than the ones in the US.