This is our third Din Tai Fung dumpling restaurant. Our first was in Taipei Taiwan, the second was in Seattle Washington and the third is here in Sydney Australia. They are generally known to serve the world's tastiest dumplings. We love dumplings, so that is why we love to go to this restaurant whenever we can. Our selections today were superb. The scallop and shrimp dumplings were densely packed with big pieces of shrimp and scallops, no filler and no loose chopped up by product. We could take the freshness. The soup dumplings, mala pork dumplings, were delightful. Soup dumplings are loaded with a filling that includes the gelatin from a cooled stock. When they are cooked the stock melts and becomes a tasty broth that the cooks the fillings. Its so tasty and fun to eat as well. The spicy seafood dumplings were as good as the shrimp and scallop dumplings and similar in density. I do like my spicy stuff. Lastly, Leslie ordered the chicken mushroom wonton soup which was more than she could finish. I wonder if she would notice if I had an unauthorized midnight snack. It was a easy 7 minute walk to the restaurant and we sat down right away. There were robots delivering food to the tables around us. The robot would say "Table three five, your order has arrived. Please be careful as it is hot." and after you take your food it says "Thank you, bye bye" an a smiling cat face would show up on the robot's "face" screen. A waitress took our dumplings off of the robot and brought them to us. That was a bit of a disappointment. Since our table was at the end of the row we figured that the robot did not want to block the walkway and come directly to our table. Great fun a d tasty food too. We did some shopping and walked around a new area of Sydney. We shopped for more food just in case New Year's Day is a holiday.
The Masons have a fine new building
Some of the smallest buildings have survived the development that towers around them
I don't know is the Masons own this building or if it is the worlds biggest masonic lodge
The décor at the world's square shopping center
I thought it might be a roller coaster but is art
Lanterns announce our arrival to Din Tai Fung
It looked deserted but in fact it was hopping inside
Is there some sort of puppet show?
Steam rises from the dumplings cooking
Full house inside
The robotic food delivery system
The size of my original order until cooler heads prevailed
Spicy seafood dumplings, you can see hot tightly packed they are with goodness
A couple of cute nascots
A big smile and a big bowl of soup
See the soup seeping from the left side of the dumpling?
The shrimp is visible in these shrimp and scallop dumplings
Warning!
Steamer trays
Downtown Sydney awaits
A goofy logo for the Sydney Cidery
Just a couple of dudes hanging out
AKA don't get run over!
Many of the elegant buildings of the turn of the century are sill here
Wow how did it get to be W to F o'clock?
Decked out in deco
Right next to ultra modern
The pedestrian mall outside is by the Sydney Tower and it is packed
Post boxing day shopping
Peace mural
Not the Edinburgh Castle I remember
The other side to the Wyndham club
