Elite Restaurant

Yes, the dim sum at Elite Restaurant is as good as they say. We even saw Jonathan Gold himself there today, photographer and kids in tow. (Will he follow S.Irene's lead on this one and write it up in next week's LA Weekly? Stay tuned.) We were also lucky enough to end up sitting next to a friendly fellow who insisted that we order the savory pancakes. Excellent choice as it turns out, and as the bustling new restaurant's owner, he should know. In fact, everything (minus the hour and a half wait for a table) was excellent--the shrimp har gow, the Macau roasted pork, the buttery and delicate baked scallop dumplings, even the sea cucumber and bamboo pith dim sum. By the time we were seated close to 2:30, the kitchen was out of the famouse shark fin and red clam dumplings which greatly disappointed some at our table. But on a positive note, it's all the more reason to return for dim sum at Elite another day.

Elite Restaurant
700 S. Atlantic Blvd
Monterey Park
(626) 282-9998