By Jenna Armstrong | Special to The Herald

When one goes out to eat, there are multiple ways in which one judges the quality of the restaurant. These are the service, the atmosphere and most importantly, the food. 

When I went to City Wok Dim Sum, I was slightly apprehensive about what my experience would be like because I had never been and had not eaten a lot of Chinese food before. However, I had quite a pleasant time at City Wok Dim Sum.

Firstly, the atmosphere of the restaurant is quite nice. The inside is small enough to seat only around twenty people but it is cozy. The walls had Chinese paintings on them and the seats were quite comfortable. Loads of small touches made the restaurant feel cozy. 

For example, City Wok Dim Sum has special holders for its two sauces. These are both shaped like whales and you get the sauce by opening the top of the whale for one and pouring the sauce out of the mouth for the other. These sauce holders were very charming and just one of the many details that made City Wok Dim Sum pleasant to eat in.

The service of City Wok Dim Sum is also quite good. When I entered, I went to the counter and was quickly greeted by the server. He was very nice and answered my questions in a way that I easily understood. 

When he learned I hadn’t eaten much Chinese food, he explained a bit about every meal once I served them to him. The service was also quick and my order took about ten minutes to be served to me. Overall, the server was very polite and helpful plus the food was served quickly.

Finally, and most importantly, the food. My order at City Wok Dim Sum was a pork rib wrap, beef dumplings and bubble milk tea. All of this was quite cheap at $12. The bubble milk tea came in one flavor, consisting of only milk, sweet tea and bubbles. 

Unfortunately, I found the taste of it to be too sweet and the bubbles did not help to balance out the sweetness. I also found the dumplings to be quite lackluster, mostly being just salty and soggy. 

However, the pork rib wrap was a delight to eat. The meat had a nice flavor which was complemented well by the onions cooked inside the wrap. The bread was also toasted nicely and had a nice crunch when eaten. The pork rib wrap filled me up for lunch and was well worth the price, despite the rest of the meal being mediocre. 

Overall, City Wok Dim Sum is a nice place to eat. It has good service, a cozy atmosphere and decent food if one wants a quick lunch. I would recommend it for its wraps, which come in other flavors besides just the pork rib. 

Official Score: 7/10

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