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I was missing dim sum from home so we drove to Neo-China this morning. Overall, the food was decent. But I have to say that the service was pretty good. The restaurant was clean and so were the restrooms. There was sufficient parking. The best dish was the beef chow fun, followed by the Chive dumplings. I have to say that I was not impressed with the egg tarts. The crust was horrible. Everything else was mediocre. I would like to add that the worst dim sum dishes in NYC tastes better than the best dishes in Neo China. The dim sum costs $3.25 per dish which is pretty pricey for NC standards. The classical music was pretty distracting and the restaurant lacked the hustle and bustle of dim sum places. I'd probably go back if I was craving dim sum. more

Please note that there are actually THREE Neo China's- one in Durham, Raleigh, and Cary. I am offering a review of the one in Cary. I was first introduced to this restaurant when I went with friends for dim sum. The interior is clean and interestingly furnished. There are orignial sculptures that are made by the restaurant owners themselves. There is plenty of room for the staff to push their carts through. Also neat was to see the walkie talkie headphones worn by the friendly staff, most useful when they run out of a particular dish and you want it ASAP. I also would like to give personal "thumbs up" to the owners, who once gave me a free drink (peach smoothie with jello) when I brought my parents!) The dim sum is pretty good. They have more of a variety than the run of the mill shrimp and pork dumplings or shao mai. Some examples are turnip cake (lo bo gao), stuffed eggplant, cabbage wraps, and shrimp long rolls. In addition, you can order dishes from the menu, including the Taiwanese style rice noodle dishes. In direct contrast, the Durham Neo China does NOT serve dim sum (to the best of my knowledge). It has more of the Americanized Chinese dishes. I'm sure it is decent food but I won't go back there. The service and cleansiness at Cary Neo China is excellent and worth returning to! more