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Restaurant Review (Video): Choke Dee Dim Sum

1/20/2013

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Choke Dee Dim Sum is a franchise with locations in Bangkok, Chonburi, Prajuapkirikan, Khon Kaen, and Udonthani. I went to their restaurant located on Nawamin Road, Nawamin 66 .  I was excited to check out a restaurant specializing in dim sum, however, my excitement quickly changed to disappointment. 

If you want dim sum that makes you want to keep ordering, go to Shangri-la Restaurant on Yaowarat Road in Chinatown. If you want quick dim sum in a more convenient location, save your taxi fare and go to 7'11. Their dim sum is every bit as good as what is served at Choke Dee Dim Sum, if not better.  
Perhaps if I went to another branch, my opinion would be different. But I've eaten much better dim sum in Singapore, Macau, and in Thailand, and to walk away feeling like I've been served frozen dim sum is inexcusable. There was no burst of flavors, no melting in my mouth, no desire to eat until my gut burst, and most importantly, no mmmm....this is sooooo good! The steamed pork with bamboo shoots in a noodle sheet roll was probably the best of all the dishes I ate, but it was a soppy mess and was simply okay. 

Here's what I had for lunch:

Steamed Crab Wonton
Green Egg Noodle with Steamed Pork
Ha Gow (Shrimp Dumpling)
Steamed Pork with Bamboo Shoots in a Noodle Sheet Roll
Baby Corn on Steamed Pork
Bottled Water

Total - 171 baht ($5.70)

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Steamed Pork with Bamboo Shoots
in a Noodle Sheet Roll
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Green Egg Noodle with Steamed Pork, Steamed Crab Wonton, and Shrimp Dumpling
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Baby Corn on Steamed Pork

Joyce Chen 26-0013, 10-Inch Bamboo Steamer Set
Restaurant Name: Choke Dee Dim Sum (Nawamin)
Website: www.chokedeedimsum.com
Hours:
24 Hours
Address: Nawamin Road, Nawamin 66
Phone: 02 944 9105 (Not the same as on their website)
Restaurant Type:
Franchise Restaurant
Reservations Necessary: No
Rating: 2.75 - I was unimpressed and would not go to a Choke Dee Dim Sum again. Between their outdated website, incorrect phone number, apathetic staff, and flavorless, cardboard-like dim sum, there's no way I would take anyone here for a meal when there are far better places to spend my money.

Quality / Taste / Flavor: 2.0 
Something in their dim sum was lacking...that something was the all-important ingredient known as flavor. My dim sum tasted like it was frozen,then microwaved, and when I think I can cook the meal better than the restaurant I'm in, that speaks volumes since I'm a lousy cook.

Serving Time: 3.5
Serving time was approximately 10 minutes

Price: 3.5 
171 baht, which is inexpensive, but I would prefer to pay a little bit more and get a better meal.

Value: 2.5
These dim sum were a tad smaller than the Shangri-La Restaurant in Bangkok's Chinatown. 

Friendliness of Staff: 2.0
The staff looked like they were going through the motions and would rather be elsewhere. By Thai standards, 

Decor: 2.5
Restaurant that could look much better.

Cleanliness: 3
Although the restaurant wasn't particularly clean, it wasn't particularly dirty either.

Location: 3.0
There are numerous Choke Dim Dim Sum restaurant's in Bangkok. This particular restaurant was approximately 15 minutes from my house.

To view how restaurants are rated by An American in Bangkok, click here.

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8 Comments
Jewie
1/20/2013 04:06:08 pm

I went Choke Dee about 8 years ago. Until today, I have still not stepped back in, and I never will. Best dim sum I had so far was the Chinese restaurant in Sofitel Latprao, now renamed Centara Grand at Central Plaza Ladprao.

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Scott link
1/21/2013 05:14:40 am

The food was pretty bad. Add in the hassle of finding the place and the waitresses that didn't want to be there and that's enough to put me off from going again.

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pchelpplanet.com link
7/19/2013 12:09:49 pm

Choke Dee Dim Sum is one of the best restaurants in the country and many of my friends had given me rave reviews about it. However, I did never have an opportunity to visit there. I will visit there for sure and will get back to you with my reviews. Thanks for sharing this with us.

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Scott Mallon link
7/20/2013 04:17:32 am

Choke Dee Dim Sum is hardly one of the best restaurants in the country. It's actually one of the worst...

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Lawyer link
8/5/2013 12:37:22 pm

Anything wrong with the video which you have shared above? Because it is asking for some plugins to load the video.

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Scott Mallon link
8/5/2013 02:14:39 pm

Usually when your computer is asking for some plugins it's because you're missing a flash player or something like this. I checked it out and it works on several different computers of mine.

You can try using the video direct on YouTube:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Nlgt9qk48g

Let me know how this works. Thanks.

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