Ten ten Seafood Restaurant

To summarize in a few words, Dim Sum really means “touch of the heart” and honestly, it does touches your heart because it’s just really, really good. Dim Sum is a type of Chinese style of cuisine that offers a wide range of small dishes and is mostly eaten as breakfast until noon time. 

Dim Sum can include seafood, chicken, beef, pork, vegetables, sweets and in some cases fruits. Most of these small dishes are steamed in a bamboo steamer basket or small cooking pots.  There are so many different choices to pick from, that it is better to go in a group to enjoy all of the many, abundant, small, dishes that will be coming at you from left to right.

Today, I went grocery shopping in the hopes to find something good to cook at home and have lunch. As I arrived home, my friend Thomas called me to invite to eat at Ten Ten Seafood restaurant in the city of Artesia.  I have been to this place before and I was not about to pass on the opportunity of going back to this particular restaurant , and feast on all the wonderful dishes they have to offer.

They brought up so many different dishes and I was not able to catch up with all the names, and even if I did, I would not be able to remember how to pronounce them or even write their names.  We had everything but veggies, they were not offered this time, but they are really good; Chinese broccoli being my favorite.

Among many of the dishes that were brought out, the chicken feet stand out the most. It’s a real delight to eat those chicken feet, and savor the sauce in which they are served.  The feet are prepared in a combination of spices, and steamed for so long that they almost melt as the flavor explodes in your mouth. Be careful when eating chicken feet because of the small bones which can easily be swallowed.

I would have to write about ten pages just to cover the many different dim sum dishes that we had, but I will limit myself to name just of few, that as I read the menu, I’m able to indentify; BBQ pork buns, ha gau (shrimp dumplings), sesame balls, rice noodles rolls with bbq pork, siu mai (pork dumplings), egg custard buns, among many other.

Ten Ten Seafood Restaurant is conveniently located in the city of Artesia, CA, less than a mile off the 91 fwy. They are open seven days a week from 11: 00 am – 11: 00 pm Monday through Friday and from 10 am - 11pm on Saturdays and Sundays. Prices are really, really cheap, so don’t be afraid to order as much as you can eat. For a group of ten people we paid less than one hundred dollars, and for all the food we order, this was a real bargain.

 

It is typical to serve dim sum with green tea, but if you do decide to visit his place, I strongly encourage you to try their daisy tea. Daisy tea has a very fragrant smell and it’s somewhat refreshing when drinking it, if you prefer it cold, just ask for a glass of ice and pour it into the glass, the fragrance and taste it’s even better.

 

I would definitely go back as many times as possible to feast on all those wonderful dishes that this place has to offer. I’m not an expert on Dim Sum, but my taste buds really enjoy this place and they are hungry for more.

17901 K Pioneer Blvd

Artesia, Ca 90701

562.860.9888