![]() ![]() Deep-Fried Bean Curd with Avocado, Shrimp and Chives Tim Ho Wan’s BBQ pork buns are all about the interplay between the crunch of that glaze and the flakiness of the baked dough, giving you a texture you won’t find in BBQ pork buns anywhere else. (Don’t worry, the BBQ sauce is made onsite, thick with honey and spice.) Once they stuff the buns, they glaze the top with a butter-and-sugar icing, which is what gives the item an outer crust that gives way to the soft, meaty filling beneath. Char siu bao are almost synonymous with dim sum, a savory dough that’s usually steamed or baked, and full of roast pork in a salty, tangy sweet sauce, but Tim Ho Wan’s pork buns are unlike any other.Įvery location makes and proofs the dough in house, though the BBQ pork itself might get sourced from nearby specialists. The buns that launched a thousand visits, Tim Ho Wan’s signature item is beloved by Michelin and dim-sum enthusiasts the world over-and with good reason. Here’s our guide to the five dishes you need to order at your first (and probably every) visit to California’s first Tim Ho Wan. The menu isn’t lengthy by dim-sum–house standards, but with around 30 items to pick from-and, if Irvine is a trek for you, repeat visits a rarity-you should plan your order carefully. Tim Ho Wan to feature a takeout window (a lifesaver when you don’t want to hang out for three hours), and features three California-only items: shrimp toast an avocado-and-shrimp roll and a sweet tapioca sago that’s made with California-grown grapes, when in season. ![]() Ours, tucked into the Diamond Jamboree Shopping Center in Irvine, might feel a little late to the party, but it’s got a few unique traits that made it all feel worth the wait. is already home to some of the best dim sum in the country, but you want to see what all the fuss is about, don’t you?)Ĭalifornia’s location is the fifth in the country, joining outposts in Waikiki, Las Vegas and two in New York City. With roughly 50 locations dotting the globe, Tim Ho Wan is one of the world’s most famous dim-sum chains, esteemed for its pork buns and infamous for its hours-long waits to get seated. (Sure, L.A. The high-quality dim sum was already a hit with overseas locals, and it’s a hit with ours, too, now that California’s just landed its first outpost-just on the other side of the Orange County border. is full of phenomenal dim sum, and as of this week, it’s also full of Michelin-starred restaurants-but for those two worlds to collide, you’ll have to drive to Irvine.įor a time, Tim Ho Wan was Michelin’s cheapest starred restaurant in the world, which in and of itself was enough to draw thousands of diners to its Hong Kong locations throughout the last decade. ![]()
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