I hadn't been to TC Choy's in a while and decided to go back since my mother and I were passing through Tampa. Having read the reviews posted on City Search, I was a bit concerned with the ""reported"" decline of TC Choy's. Mother and I eat in New York a lot, and we have spent a lot of time in Chinatown. We know what good dim sum tastes like. TC Choy's didn't disappoint us! We did notice that the restaurant did not have the business that it used to have, but that may be because we were there on a Tuesday slightly before noon. One reviewer complained that the food was cold, ours was not. However, dim sum can get cold if the restaurant is not busy. Rather than be upset about the food's temperature, order off the menu. Today, we ordered dim sum from the menu that was NOT on the cart. It came quickly and was marvelous. I read another review that complained about the pot of tea's cost of two dollars. Where else in Tampa can a tea drinker get loose leaf tea (not a generic tea bag) for such a cheap price? I don't know why many of the reviews are so negative. It seems rather odd since I could detect no change in quality since my last visit of more than a year ago. TC Choy's isn't cheap; we spent forty dollars with tip, which by the way, is NOT added to the bill as one reviewer alleges. For me, to have good dim sum without flying to NY is worth any price. \r
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TC doesn't deserve the negative reviews: Watch your Back, Choy's! Perhaps your competition has learned how to write reviews.\r
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Pros: Good food, good service, good atmosphere
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