Would Dim Sum "fly" in MIddletown?

You people act like Middletown is some whites only Stepford Wives suburbian desert.

Please.

Dim Sum will do as well in Middletown as it would anywhere else. It will succeed or fail based on it's own merits.

I think it would provide another outstanding lunch option to an area already full of them.

Breakfast might even be worth a shot. Not a ton of early morning options nearby. I say go for it.

Let me know when you open and I'll bring a group.

Chris,

Please- No insult intended at all. I live in Springhurst, work in Eastpoint, my parents live 3 blocks from Jasmine- I love the area, and wasn't suggesting it is a Stepford Wives town.

I do however have the experience of having owned a gourmet food store and gourmet- to- go across the street from Jasmine. We found from experience that that area a) was less inclined to go for innovative food than for standard fare and b) was consider "really far out there" and off the beaten track for much of the rest of Louisville ( which amazes me as I'll drive ANYWHERE for good food and it's 3 minutes from the Snyder) As a past owner, I'm well aware of the volume of traffic needed to support the very small margins you make at a restaurant. As I said, I think the Dim Sum concept could work, but not the far less familiar breakfast they are considering.

Deb

Oriental House on Shelbyville Road does offer decent dim sum too besides Jade Palace.

Does Oriental House offer dim sum from carts? I thought theirs was ordered off the menu. IMO dim sum looses it charm when I have to order items off the menu.

Does Oriental House offer dim sum from carts? I thought theirs was ordered off the menu. IMO dim sum looses it charm when I have to order items off the menu.

That's certainly true. Something about the carts really makes it a much more charming experience.

Oriental House on Shelbyville Road does offer decent dim sum too besides Jade Palace.

Looi! Well-met, chef- you've been missed.



A snazzy little idea would be to focus the sections offered some and then build from there- no need to go crazy authentic with the carts and all. Just be authentic with regards to the recipes. Do 10 classes of dishes but offer a variety. And piggyback on what's happening with regards to Jasmine's par levels in the kitchen. How many ways to make Bao, so to speak and so easy to accomplish from the Chinese perspective...

Grab a signature- actual Pekin(g) Duck is not to be found in the city. People would come from far-and-wide for that experience. I will say Oriental House has an exceptional roast duck, btw...

Coffee service- consider press coffee. Call it an educated guess, but I think Jasimine may not have room for the machines...

EDIT: I wouldn't try to compete with Wild Eggs = bad idea. Instead, offer a fun alternative that accentuates thier business and yours. Create a draw...

Oooh, Shanghai Soup dumplings would be great! Or some outrageously good noodles.

Deb

Dim sum on a cart serves its purpose when the establishments are very busy and the turn around to replenish is quick. Unless otherwise, the food on the under heated cart keeps traveling in circles. Have been to dim sum places where the food is ordered and made 'on the fly' and it turn out much better than the carted ones. DIM SUM GO GO is one of them in New York Chinatown. In Chicago, try MingHin Cuisine, another no cart dim sum location.

Chris,

Please- No insult intended at all. I live in Springhurst, work in Eastpoint, my parents live 3 blocks from Jasmine- I love the area, and wasn't suggesting it is a Stepford Wives town.

I do however have the experience of having owned a gourmet food store and gourmet- to- go across the street from Jasmine. We found from experience that that area a) was less inclined to go for innovative food than for standard fare and b) was consider "really far out there" and off the beaten track for much of the rest of Louisville ( which amazes me as I'll drive ANYWHERE for good food and it's 3 minutes from the Snyder) As a past owner, I'm well aware of the volume of traffic needed to support the very small margins you make at a restaurant. As I said, I think the Dim Sum concept could work, but not the far less familiar breakfast they are considering.

Deb

No offense taken Deb. I have noticed that people who live outside of town are much more inclined to get in their car and venture into or across town that the supposedly "cultured" urbanites who won't go anyplace they can't walk. Seems a very insular existence.

It never ceases to amaze me when I see someone on here post "Hey, I'm going to be all the way out in (insert part of town not Clifton or The Highlands here). What is there to eat?!?" Or God forbid they go ALL the way out to Crestwood or LaGrange.

I know what there is to eat and do all over town and beyond, and I've tried most of them more than once. I get out. It's fun.

As I said, I think there would be plenty of a market for well made Dim Sum. At lunch. Lunch being the key. Dinner... maybe not. Breakfast, maybe? Though I can see a take home type place being not so popular. It's one thing to go out and eat something out of the ordinary. It's another to try and cook it at home. I love Asian food. Never tried to cook it myself. I stick to what I know in the kitchen. Which isn't much.

After my travels in the last two years I've been bummed that I know of no place here to get asian baked goods like you do in Chinatowns around the country.

[Robin Garr]

After my travels in the last two years I've been bummed that I know of no place here to get asian baked goods like you do in Chinatowns around the country.

True, although there's a little bakery out on South Side Drive near Iroquois Park that does have a lot of the familiar treats - moon cakes and such.

[Robin Garr]

After my travels in the last two years I've been bummed that I know of no place here to get asian baked goods like you do in Chinatowns around the country.

True, although there's a little bakery out on South Side Drive near Iroquois Park that does have a lot of the familiar treats - moon cakes and such.

Check this out, Mike, if you haven't already. I hope it's still around.

Coco's Bakery
6915 Southside Drive
368-9280

After my travels in the last two years I've been bummed that I know of no place here to get asian baked goods like you do in Chinatowns around the country.

True, although there's a little bakery out on South Side Drive near Iroquois Park that does have a lot of the familiar treats - moon cakes and such.

Check this out, Mike, if you haven't already. I hope it's still around.

Coco's Bakery
6915 Southside Drive
368-9280

Will do,thanks.