[Irvine] [Chinese] 金都 Capital BBQ & Dim Sum Express

Capital BBQ & Dim Sum Express
金都
2799 Alton Pkway, #127
Irvine, CA 92606
(949) 252-8168
http://www.csrgweb.com

We passed by Capital BBQ & Dim Sum Express a few times, went in to look at the food a few times, and left empty handed a few times.  For some reason, every time we went in there, the food didn't look too fresh.  Maybe we always go too late?  Finally, one day we walked in there, the food actually looked fresh.  So we got one of those 3 items combo to-go.


三菜便當 3 Items Combo

We got 1/2 fried rice and 1/2 rice noodle.  For the 3 items, we got spicy tofu, kao pao chicken, and curry chicken.  The best one was the curry chicken.  I also like the rice noodle a lot.  The other items were ok.  The food was pretty oily though.  This box of food cost about $7.  Too expensive according to SGV standard.  But I guess I'll just have to get used to OC price.



酸辣湯 Spicy & Sour Soup

The 3 items combo also came with spicy & sour soup.  The soup was good.


臘腸 Sausage

They also sell BBQ duck, chicken, sausage... the stuffs you can find in a Cantonese BBQ restaurant like Sam Woo.  I love Cantonese sausage.  I like both the flavor and the soft texture.  I didn't like Capital's version though.  The meat wasn't soft and smooth enough for my taste.  The casing was a bit too hard and it tasted like plastic film.  I think Sam Woo's sausage is much better.

This place also sell the same dim sum from Capital Seafood next day.  If you go really late, like after 9pm, the dim sum is buy 1 get 1 free.  But who knows how long the dim sum has been sitting there for?  Maybe since the morning?  Ahhhh.... sometimes I really miss the food (and the price) in LA.

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