Wonton in Chili Oil (菜肉紅油抄手) - King's Dumpling 金牌小籠 (Tsim Sha Tsui / 尖沙咀)

Wonton in Chili Oil (菜肉紅油抄手) - HK$35

The Hungry Nobody score - 3/10
Unless you can be sure they cook this right, I'd avoid...

King's Dumpling
Shop 404-5, 4/F, The One, 100 Nathan Road, Tsim Sha Tsui
金牌小籠
九龍彌敦道尖沙咀100號 The ONE L404-5號
(+852) 2489 8066
www.kingsdumpling.com

What I did like was that the sauce was very fresh tasting.  It had a moderate spicy kick which didn’t overpower the flavor of the sauce.  There was a prominent sesame edge, probably from sesame oil, that gave it a nuttiness and made the flavor somewhat unique.

What I didn’t like was pretty much everything else about it.  When you can only say good things about the sauce and nothing else, you know that it’s not going to be on my dishes to order again list.  The wontons were tremendously overcooked, that without even touching the dish, you could see that they were falling apart.  Once you were able to scoop one into your bowl, the skin (which was a touch thick as well) would disintegrate and you wound up with a mouthful of mushiness.  The filling was likewise overcooked and overall the dish lacked any texture.  Yuck, I doubt I’d give this another chance.