"Dim sums used to be bigger, heartier dishes that people ate to keep them full for a hard day of work, " explained Amy Ma, a local food writer and former Wall Street Journal staffer, when she introduced me to the restaurant.

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"A week or two ago, I went to a steakhouse and ordered a steak and ate about a third of it and I was full, " he told the Post.

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"A week or two ago, I went to a steakhouse and ordered a steak and ate about a third of it, and I was full, " he said.

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