Red Maple Chinese Cuisine - dim sum

It's not my style to complain, but... Bro and I had a bummer dim sum lunch experience at Red Maple on Redwood Road near the State Liquor Store. We had high expectations after reading the reviews online. We were optimistic when we walked in past the live tanks of lobsters and crabs. No rolling steel carts today :'( The service was great and the staff was super friendly and smiley :) We ordered from a limited weekday lunch menu and metal steamer trays came out quickly. 

Chili oil is always a must.

Chive Mushroom Dumpling.  These dumplings came out first. They were twice the size of normal dumplings. Way too big, too starchy, not enough flavor. Soy sauce and chili fix.

蝦餃 ha gaau.  These shrimp dumplings are a dim sum standard and usually a sure shot. I've never had a bad ha gau until now...too thick, too big (again, the size...), stale and clumpy :'(  Big apologies for the extreme close-ups.

燒賣 siu maai.  Steamed pork inside wheat flour wrapper. Again, the mutant size is unappetizing. (Ugh, that macro lens is making it bigger than life...)

Mushroom and Pork in Bean Curd.  Something about this one was terribly off. (I hate this picture, so big!)

潮州粉果 chiu-chau fan guo.  This was pretty bad—chunky cashews, dried shrimp, chive, pork Chinese mushroom. How can such great ingredients clash so badly? It was gritty and left a bad aftertaste. These are supposed to be big, but they were the size of oranges.

Spare Ribs.  What is spare ribs if they have NO FLAVOR?!  ;'(

糯米雞 lo mai gai.  This is lotus leaf wrapped and over-stuffed with glutinous rice, egg, mushroom, scallop, water chesnut, pork. The flavors here were acceptable, but not great.

Chive and Shrimp.  This was actually delicious! WOW! Generous amounts of shrimp and chives were stuffed inside a thin wrap with an extra crispy top. I will order a few of these if I come back ;'/ We are still talking about how good these little buns were. I think I'm craving some NOW.

Red Maple Chinese Cuisine

(801) 747-2888

3361 South Redwood Road

West Valley City, 84119