My husband, daughter and I decided to try a different dim sum place other than the usual Orchids Garden Chinese Restaurant on Sahara so when headed over to Chang's Hong Kong Cuisine on Decatur, after all, it's been much talked about by so many of our friends. It was hard to say whether this place was much better or much worse than our usual. Some of the dim sum items tasted similar to Orchid's and some of them tasted different with a little change in one or two ingredients in the mix. For instance, I prefer their shrimp har gau over Orchid's, but I rather enjoy Orchid's wrapped rice over Chang's. What wasn't so good at Chang's was their dim sum items on the carts that didn't carry the steam baskets of goodness. The eggplant, fried shrimp, all the items on plates that weren't steamed were served to us COLD! Now if that isn't a kill to the palate, then I don't know what is! Ugh! Very displeasing, for sure! No one expects food to be served cold like that.\n\nWe had lunch during the peak business lunch hour, but were seated immediately. The ambiance is quite different from that of Orchids, possibly due to the popularity of the place. I'm sure Chang's is very well received in the neighborhood, by how busy the place was; busy, meaning \"noisy.\" But, of course, I expect no less at any Chinese restaurant. (Although, once again, I have to compare this to Orchid's lack of noisiness, thus, the lack of popularity, per se?) Do not hesitate to wave down a server pushing their carts around. This, by no means, means you are rude and disrespectful to them. It's just the way of the land at many Chinese restaurants. They have no notion of this as being rude in any way, so wave away! It was the only way we could dine at the pace we wanted anyway...=o)\n\nI gave them a 3-star rating because their food was good, albeit, some not served at the right temperature. The service was to be expected. The ambiance was nice to experience, and it was good to know people enjoy frequenting the place. But, I have to say that I'm partial to Orchid's and probably won't go back to Chang's again. We can get our dim sum closer to where we live at the similar price and taste that Chang's has to offer us. Happy Eats to All!
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