Saturday, August 30, 2014

China Palace (Cape Cod, MA)



China Palace is an ill-let venue. It's a perfect place for post-beach meals during which your main objective is to hide from all UV rays and replenish your depleting MSG stores. Mostly always, I ignore the tea they leave boiling lava-hot on the table in search of an ice or luke-warm glass of water. This time -- influenced by my girlfriend and her must try everything attitude -- I went for the tea. Scolding, very. But refreshing, somehow.

We ordered the dumplings immediately, and they came swiftly following another round of tea. At first bite, I thought we were looking at four and a half stars. The outside was cooked to a delicious dark brown, the meat was warm and savory. But, upon further inspection it became clear that the dough to pork ratio was askew. The dough was too thick, creating an unequal distribution of flavors. That said, they were solid contenders. If you're ever in the area and hitting the beaches, follow them up with some tea and dumplings

3.5 out of 5 stars

Tyuck

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