This time we got it…

We changed our minds about dropping by here for a dim sum brunch that morning because there seemed to be a huge crowd and we could not find a parking space all around the big building so we went some place else instead.

Well, the other day, the 3rd of June, my girl checked online and was delighted to see that she had been successful in her application for a transfer to a school here in Sibu. That would mean she would find it a lot more challenging teaching the town pupils compared to the rural kids but looking on the bright side, we would not have to endure the terrible weekly journeys up and down the yet-to-be completed Pan-Borneo Highway and other than that, she would not need to put up with the electricity and water woes in her school in the jungle anymore. That, of course, calls for a little celebration so the very next morning, we went for this special treat.

The lor mai kai…

…was quite disappointing as even though it tasted quite nice…

…simply because it was overcooked till the glutinous rice was too soft and soggy and too sticky.

I do recall my cousin in Kuching saying something about what was good here but I could not remember what it was. I guessed it was their fried pek koi (rice cakes)…

…so I ordered that and true enough, it was really very good. I don’t know if they made their own but they certainly looked different from all the rest, thin and long like fries.

Other than those aforementioned, we had the usual dim sum favourites, the char siew pao (steamed barbecued pork buns)…

…and the har kao (prawn dumplings)…

…and the sio bee/siew mai with century egg…

…and yes, they were all good as always and to our liking.

My girl wanted the chee cheong fun with shrimps…

…and she loved it! I wanted to order the fried radish cake but it was not available but what we had were more than enough to tide the three of us over till dinner.

There were quite a lot of people unlike those times when I was here before and I sure am glad that it is enjoying pretty good business as that would mean we can continue to enjoy good dim sum right here in our little town. The total came up to RM38.05, inclusive of Chinese tea for three and I do think it was worth it which is more than what I would say about some of those that we have at the coffee shops here and they do not come cheap even.

旺喜楼 GOOD HAPPINESS RESTAURANT (2.307262, 111.849011) is located at the corner along Lorong Pahlawan 7A4 at its junction with Jalan Sena, opposite SMK Deshon.