Ying Choi Seafood Restaurant

Wrapping up my series of reviews from my recent HK trip is Ying Choi Seafood Restaurant. The restaurant is located in Ma On Shan in the Chevalier Garden Commercial Complex.
I visited the restaurant almost everyday of my trip. Not because it was extraordinary, but due to proximity as I was staying nearby. Rather than go into the city for breakfast, I would have dim sum and congee here before heading out.
The restaurant is the nicest looking of the ones at the shopping center here and by far the largest. The main dining room is big and there are a few side rooms. Even noticed a group playing mahjong in the back. It would be a good place to hold a banquet.
Though the restaurant is in need of a good cleaning. The tablecloths are noticeably old and it was ritual every time to clean the utensils and plates with tea here before eating. But this is not a spot that claims to be upscale. This is a neighborhood dim sum restaurant for the everyman.
As for seating, you take a seat wherever you want. Though you may need to share a table with someone. They give you a huge booklet menu to make your dining selections from. My aunt did the ordering here, but I did not see any English. Since this is not a push cart dim sum spot, it would have been terribly difficult for me to dine here alone since I can’t read Chinese.
I have only had dim sum here so I can only advise on this. Though I have been told dinner here is not great. However, I can vouch for the dim sum which is solid. I would recommend the beef dumplings which are a bit of rarity in Seattle. The chicken beancurd roll (gai jat) are also terrific because it contains a lot of goodies inside including taro and fish maw.
I do also like the fish congee here which I had on every visit which is filling. The only thing that I did not like much were the char siu rice noodle rolls. They were a bit bland for my taste, even after you added soy sauce.
Service here is a bit of a crapshoot. There was an order mess up on the first visit and then there was another time where the waitress doused way too much soy sauce on the rice noodle rolls without asking.
I like Ying Choi because the dim sum here is good. Especially given that the location is out of the way. If you live near Ma On Shan and don’t want to venture out, this place is perfectly fine. Though there are plenty of better dim sum restaurants in regards to food and décor. The question is if you want to make the effort.