ping pong redux

We visited Ping Pong for lunch after my commencement but the food came out so fast and furious that I didn’t get many pictures – I think I have like 4 total.  We decided to go back and take advantage of the “instructions” on their menu about ordering and then if you’re still hungry, order some more.  That’s exactly what we did before we went to see Edward Sharpe.  We purposefully ordered some dishes and then set about ordering more.

you order much like you would order sushi in most typical sushi restaurants by ticking off what you want on a sheet of paper.  The menu explains the various dishes available.

 
Will pouring his fancy Reserve Sapporo and me very badly lit.

 
Extra sauces – no recollection what they are (it’s been awhile!); Vietnamese Spring Rolls (one is off the plate) – extremely tasty

 
These are the Pork Puffs and they might just be my absolute favorite – superbly tasty, oh so crispy on the outside and moist on the inside.

 
Steamed bok choy.  Very good.  Somehow they stay very hot.

 
Shrimp shitake dumplings – they’re good but I think the seafood dumplings are better; now the Crispy Prawn Balls – they’re amazing and this raspberry-y sauce they come with *drool*.  We were literally dipping the random fried bits that fell off the balls in the rest of the sauce.

I wasn’t terribly impressed with the Crispy asparagus – the asparagus was kind of soggy.  The Char Sui Buns are tasty.  Basically the honey bbq filling from the Pork Puffs in my next favorite packaging, the sticky bun.

Will had the Satay Squid – he liked it.  I’m not a fan of squid.  We really enjoy the sticky rice parcels and stuck with the traditional rice – chicken, pork, and king prawns wrapped in a lotus leaf.

 
These are the Chicken and King Prawn Shu Mai.  I don’t recall being terribly impressed by them.

The aftermath of all the tastiness.

All in all it was great.  The service this time was merely a little flighty rather than a bit rude.  We sat in the bar area and got some of the dishes at happy hour prices which was nice.  It can get a bit pricey like sushi or tapas.