{"id":18949,"date":"2023-05-08T06:44:34","date_gmt":"2023-05-08T10:44:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ethnojunkie.com\/?p=18949"},"modified":"2023-05-08T06:44:34","modified_gmt":"2023-05-08T10:44:34","slug":"royal-queen-dim-sum-on-main-street","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ethnojunkie.com\/?p=18949","title":{"rendered":"Royal Queen Dim Sum on Main Street"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>As I was hungrily exiting Jmart in Flushing\u2019s New World Mall via the down escalator to the Main Street side, I spotted an array of dim sum on my right and a selection of Chinese roast meats near the window that overlooks the sidewalk. (My version of serendipity.)<\/p>\n<p><em>(Click on any image to view it in high resolution.)<\/em><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/ethnojunkie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/IMG_2810-use-edited-1440.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ethnojunkie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/IMG_2810-use-edited-1440.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1440\" height=\"1080\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-18948\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ethnojunkie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/IMG_2810-use-edited-1440.jpg 1440w, https:\/\/ethnojunkie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/IMG_2810-use-edited-1440-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ethnojunkie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/IMG_2810-use-edited-1440-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ethnojunkie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/IMG_2810-use-edited-1440-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ethnojunkie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/IMG_2810-use-edited-1440-400x300.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1440px) 100vw, 1440px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nPeering a bit further in, I noticed a steam table array (the typical 4 dishes + soup + rice) and a small sign that read \u201cRoyal Queen\u201d. Now, Royal Queen restaurant on the third floor of the complex has been around for a while, but this crowded niche was new to me. I pointed to a trio of crispy fried shrimp dumplings and brought my booty downstairs to the food court.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ethnojunkie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/IMG_2812-use-edited-1440.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ethnojunkie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/IMG_2812-use-edited-1440.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1440\" height=\"1080\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-18946\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ethnojunkie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/IMG_2812-use-edited-1440.jpg 1440w, https:\/\/ethnojunkie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/IMG_2812-use-edited-1440-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ethnojunkie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/IMG_2812-use-edited-1440-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ethnojunkie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/IMG_2812-use-edited-1440-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ethnojunkie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/IMG_2812-use-edited-1440-400x300.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1440px) 100vw, 1440px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nEach dumpling contained at least one whole shrimp and then some; no ground paste to be found \u2013 just deliciousness beyond my expectations.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ethnojunkie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/IMG_2731-use-edited-1440.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ethnojunkie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/IMG_2731-use-edited-1440.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1440\" height=\"1080\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-18947\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ethnojunkie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/IMG_2731-use-edited-1440.jpg 1440w, https:\/\/ethnojunkie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/IMG_2731-use-edited-1440-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ethnojunkie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/IMG_2731-use-edited-1440-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ethnojunkie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/IMG_2731-use-edited-1440-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ethnojunkie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/IMG_2731-use-edited-1440-400x300.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1440px) 100vw, 1440px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nHere\u2019s how the window looked from the sidewalk on Main Street; it\u2019s directly across from Mickey D\u2019s as you can probably tell. \ud83d\ude09<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>My definition of serendipity. 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