Restaurant Scene: Where to get some dim sum in Chattanooga

No, Chattanooga, you’re still not getting your legit New York-style bagel shop or German food cooked by a German or the “Chickenjoy” that is a Jollibee franchise.

Instead, you’re getting something that’s been in much higher demand: dim sum.

That demand has been so intense that in 2012 somebody created a community page on Facebook called “Dim sum in Chattanooga,” describing itself as “fans of dim sum hoping to recruit a restaurant to Chattanooga.”

I never thought I’d be quoting myself, but even in an article of mine from back in September while questioning Chattanooga’s readiness for authentic Chinese food, I wrote, “I think a legit dim sum parlor with mugs runneth over with Yanjing and bamboo steam baskets full of shumai would drastically increase Chattanooga’s overall quality of living.”