The Feng Shui of Dim Sum

Laura Chiles

The dim sum carts at Kim Son's Stafford location: They'll get your ch'i moving in the right direction.

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Kim Son Restaurant

2001 Jefferson
Houston, TX 77003

Category: Restaurant > Vietnamese

Region: East End

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Kim Son

12750 SW Freeway
Stafford, TX 77477

Category: Restaurant > Vietnamese

Region: Outside Houston

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Kim Son

10603 Bellaire Blvd.
Houston, TX 77072

Category: Restaurant > Chinese

Region: Outer Loop - SW

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Dim sum is served on carts from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday, and from the menu between 11 a.m. and 3 p.m. Monday through Friday

(281)242-3500

Small plates $1.95
Medium plates $3.25
Large plates $3.85
Special plates $4.95
Bottomless pot of tea $1.25
(50 cents for each extra cup)

12750 Southwest Freeway (in Stafford)

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Dim sum means "to touch the heart" or "a little bit of heart." The other name for this morning meal is yum cha, which means "to drink tea." According to Maeve O'Meara, an Australian food writer who wrote the cookbook's foreword, the dim sum tradition began in the Guangzhou (Canton) region of China when teahouses began offering small snacks to attract customers. This Chinese happy-hour buffet evolved into a culinary art form with elaborately stylized creations. Restaurants in Hong Kong sometimes serve a couple of hundred different dishes with hot tea at breakfast and lunch.