Has finally opened. I dont expect crowd to last long. Very very limited menu of dim sum. No soups, no hot pots, no greens (except lettuce), no sesame rolls, no custard tarts-everyones favorite. 20 items only. I dont get the allure. No carts, all freshly made. No fried rice. No regular menu of Chinese, only dim sum which could be ok if there were a large selection.
I dont think Ping Pang Pong has any real competion. Most items $5, a few $8 and 10.
I had the spring rolls with egg and shrimp, very good. But no sweet and sour sauce available. Brisket/beef with noodles good, sort of my main course for lunch, decent portion for $8. Desert sweet pumpkin rolls with custard— disappointing. No flavor of custard or pumpkin. Were sprinkled with coconut which was not mentioned, giving a very mild coconut flavor.
Cost for my lunch with soda and tax—$25. I had a $10 off coupon.
Lots of cocktails and sake. Seems like it is open all day and quite late-perhaps more intended for snacks and a cocktail rather than a real all day restaurant.
Service was good. Did not take long to get food. Take home boxes were flimsy.
Side note...the Noodles place at Palms is now closed at lunch. I dont know why. I wanted to go there. I dont know if it still open at all.
AYCE buffet totally crowded with all the free buffets they are giving out. Expect 39-45 minute wait in vip line, longer for regular.
Word has it Palms not doing well with all the money spent on arty art (millions), DJ Marshmello's 60 million contract (he's out), etc.
They continue to not know how to market this as both a locals casino and nightcluber venue. They should have put in a good Chinese and dim sum restaurant to compete with Chinatown and Gold Coast From the get go. That place has too many expensive restaurants and a couple of them are very odd, like Bobby Flay's combination of sushi and Mexican food that is not good at either. And Green Street which I find very uninviting (maybe because I'm not under 30 years old). Since the buffet is so crowded they need a secondary, moderately priced restaurant, but unfortunately Tim Ho Wan does not fit the bill, since the selection is just not going to keep people coming back in my opinion.
I continue to not understand why stations does not market the palms with the rest of the stations casinos. It should just treat them all the same and use that one platform for advertising the locals market part of the Palms. It wastes money by having two separate promotional departments, mailings, and newspaper ads. And confuses patrons who want to use their offers at any stations casino. I have been confused several times by seeing ads in the paper for promotions that are not available at the Palms. If you're going to brand as a Stations, then promote as a Stations, and get the benefit. Perhaps run a bus Between red rock and the Palms to get some business at the Palms from Summerlin and outlying areas, And get some Strip visitors out to red rock.
Suffice it to say, I think this new restaurant is another marketing error. And on a personal level, Since I love dim sum and Chinese food, I am extremely disappointed. (Tonight I am going out to "Yummy" a restaurant at Rainbow and Tropicana and thankfully will get some delicious Chinese food and the won ton soup I am craving. I recommend it highly.)
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