i am on a dim sum quest lately. when i lived in new york, i ate dim sum practically every sunday at the best (and cheapest) places in chinatown and flushing. cart after cart of glistening dumplings and wobbly buns and wiggly jellyfish rolled by and you could eat to your heart's content for like $10. it was awesome.
here in cincinnati good dim sum is hard to find. i have tried grand oriental, king wok, and casual wok and found them all acceptable but nothing amazing, and also more expensive than i would like. today i went out to chinese imperial inn in sharonville with some friends and we tried our luck there.
here is a crappy cell phone pic of just a portion of our feast
the dim sum was good. not awesome but good. no carts so if that is what you need for a satisfying dim sum experience, you might be a little disappointed. however, it was better than a lot of other local dim sum and the best part was that it was cheap as hell. there were six of us and we ordered about 20 dishes to start, plus 2 kinds of tea (they have chrysanthemum tea which i love) and then 5 more dishes, and the total bill including tax was only $52. that is dirt cheap.
service was very friendly and helpful (they explained certain dishes to us and also brought us lots of water, which can be hard to get at dim sum). parking is easy. the place is basic but clean. i definitely recommend it.
