East Manor - Review

Intro
East Manor - Recommended
4645 Kissena Blvd, Flushing, NY‎ 11355
Phone: 718-888-8998

Met up the cousins in Flushing for some dim sum. I haven't had dim sum in a long time, so this place definitely hit the spot. Good variety, solid quality, and no worries about waiting in crazy lines to get in. I'll steal Bourdain's phrase and call it the "terror-dome" of dim sum - a huge sprawling space that maybe seats 200+. Overall, I give the restaurant a 77/100.

Overall Restaurant Experience (77/100)

• Food 7.6/10 –We had my list of "dim sums greatest hits" - you know har gao, shumai, pai gwat, fung zhao - and everything was solid - tons of variety. Unfortunately, since the place is so huge, some of the food in the pushcarts get a tad cold. The best items were surprisingly the desserts...the dan tat was nice and creamy and there was this crispy bitter melon gelatinous ball filled with sesame paste - not bitter at all and the perfect amount of sweetness.
  
• Service 7.5/10 –Tons of pushcarts, so no worries about waiting a long time for your next bite. Plus they have sections where you can order food directly...things like turnip cake, dumplings, scallion pancakes etc. on la pancha. And some stewed items as well - very convenient.
  
• Atmosphere 7.5/10 – The "terror-dome" of dim sum joints. Got there at 11:30am on a Saturday - cousins already got a table, but there were plenty of seats. Huge place and I don't think you'd ever wait in line here. Plus, there's a parking lot which is a big plus and a huge Chinese grocery store nearby, so you can rock some dim sum and get your shopping done afterwords.
  
• Price 9.0/10 – $15 per person including tip and I was 100% stuffed. Can't beat that. As usual, when visiting any small dish joint, come with a lot of people and your ROI will be much better. We had 11 peeps and were all pretty stuffed.
  

Closing Comments
Solid dim sum place and better than most places in Chinatown. I judge dim sum by my favorite dim sum dish - shumai - and this was decent. However, for dim sum in the tri state area, I think 1&9 Seafood Restaurant is #1 and Oriental Garden is #2 to me.