Wallingford’s eagerly anticipated Chinese restaurant Bamboo Village will open this weekend and serve dim sum every day.
Owner Po Lee told us that the restaurant, at the corner of Stone Way and N. 49th St., will be open for business for dinner on Saturday, July 24. On Sunday Bamboo Village will be open its regular hours: 10:30 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. (it’ll stay open till 10:00 on Fridays and Saturdays).
Dim sum will be available all day, every day. From 10:30 to 3:00 carts will circulate among the tables. After 3:00, patrons will order from the menu, and their dim sum will be ready in 15 minutes, Lee said.
Bamboo Village will also feature a large menu of dishes from various regions of China.
Can’t wait since I love Dim Sum! The building, however, is ugly. The roof part is ok, but the gray brick is the worst design decision.
Whoo hoo! So excited about this prospect.
Good Chinese restraurants seem to be lacking around these parts – looking forward to trying this place!
This place is creating a good buzz – I have heard 9not confirmed) that there will be a good assortment of vegetarian-friendly dim sum and dishes, whoch will be welcome in these parts.
Anita @ 1 – the building was remodeled and repurposed, not built from the ground up. I don’t think the grey brick was an option, as that is what was there in the old Home Realty building.
I think I read that the owner also owns the House of Hong, which is my favorite for Dim Sum, but not convenient for me to get there very often. So, I’m glad this one will be nearby.
The Home Realty building didn’t have any grey brick; it was a wood exterior. I watched them put that hideous brick up day by day. It IS ugly; it might be the ugliest building I’ve ever seen. Why are no two of the windows the same size? Why so much blank wall? Why is the faux-Chinese roof over the door set lower than the roof?
It’s just…awful. Oh, well. One good thing about it — from inside you can’t see the building.
It may be ugly, but if the dim sum is good I’d call it even. And I bet it will be since they imported the chef from a fancy Las Vegas hotel. Plus tackiness can add a certain charm at Chinese restaurants