July 18, 2010 10:30 AM - 18 attended

Dim sum brunch

Please note comments below!

Do you love dim sum? Do you not know what it is and want to give it a try?

Come enjoy a tasty dim sum brunch Sunday, July 18th at Oriental East in Silver Spring.

This place is notorious for long lines on weekends before it opens at 11am and they do not take reservations on weekends. Usually a group won't get seated until all of the party has arrived, which can result in a really, really long wait if many people are late. So please plan to arrive by 10:30am so we can get in line, get inside and eat promptly! I will hopefully have already nabbed a good spot in line by then. I'll bring a red paper Meetup sign with me.

Please bring cash if you can. It tends to make paying less of a headache.

See you there!
--V.C.

*PS: MSG-free dimsum dishes are not available.

  • Victor
    Victor

    You have an extra slash:
    http://www.orientaleast.com/dimsum/index.html/

    It will give you a 404 error: File Not Found.

    It should be:http://www.orientaleast.com/dimsum/index.html

    Posted July 5, 2010 at 11:16 PM
  • V.C.
    V.C.

    Link fixed.

    Posted July 6, 2010 at 12:12 AM
  • A former member

    Also from Fairfax anyone want to call pool from either dunloring or vienna metro? Let me know

    Posted July 6, 2010 at 11:31 PM
  • Amy
    Amy

    V.C., I noticed that the menu says they can accommodate "no MSG" requests - so can we make sure to do that? I'm highly allergic to MSG. If there are objections, I don't mind giving someone else my spot. Thanks.

    Posted July 7, 2010 at 5:47 PM
  • Amy
    Amy

    H, I don't mind picking you up from the Vienna Metro. My car is old, but it runs.

    Posted July 7, 2010 at 5:48 PM
  • A former member

    Amy, sounds good I am cool with take a ride from you or driving

    Posted July 7, 2010 at 7:14 PM
  • V.C.
    V.C.

    Amy, I don't know if they have MSG-free dimsum dishes (their regular menu ), but I can ask.

    Posted July 7, 2010 at 8:31 PM
  • A former member

    Please do, as I would be interested in knowing if they are MSG-free too.

    Posted July 7, 2010 at 8:33 PM
  • Amy
    Amy

    H - I replied directly to your e-mail address.

    VC - Thanks, I appreciate it. It's fine if they can't do it. I know Jason and I are probably in the minority here. I laughed to see two people show up on the waiting list today. I'll wait to hear from you.

    Posted July 8, 2010 at 7:40 AM
  • Amy
    Amy

    I'm going to opt out of this. I'm the one with a problem, no one else, and there's a Waiting List... Enjoy yourselves! I'll see you all at another Meetup.

    Posted July 8, 2010 at 5:32 PM
  • V.C.
    V.C.

    I called and the official word is that no, they DO NOT have MSG-free dimsum dishes. Anyone else who is sensitive to MSG may want to take note of this...

    Posted July 8, 2010 at 8:12 PM
  • A former member

    I guess one time will not hurt. I think I have been to this restaurant before and they have a variety of different things. Is dimsum required? I may still get it just because I don't think I've had that before.

    Posted July 8, 2010 at 8:51 PM
  • Amy
    Amy

    Jason, dim sum is actually not a single dish that you order. It's a variety of small dishes (see picture posted by V.C. in her announcement - that's what it looks like). Depending on the restaurant they may push a cart through and have you choose what you want off the cart. You can wiki: "dim sum" for more info on it.

    Posted July 10, 2010 at 10:50 AM
  • A former member

    Thanks for the explanation Amy. I think I'll be giving it a try.

    Posted July 10, 2010 at 10:25 PM
  • Victor
    Victor

    What is dimsum?
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z1p0ylVms8w

    Posted July 11, 2010 at 4:02 PM
  • V.C.
    V.C.

    Since there is more interest in this than I had anticipated, I've increased the group number. I will emphasize again that I cannot reserve any tables due to the place's popularity, so we'll probably just head inside with the number of people who've arrived at that point. We'll also probably be split at more than one table. Should be fun and tasty regardless :)

    Posted July 14, 2010 at 12:25 PM
  • Belle
    Belle

    I really want to go, but still in the waiting list. can I still go on Sunday? Thx!

    Posted July 16, 2010 at 7:29 PM
  • V.C.
    V.C.

    I've increased the number one FINAL time. Be warned that attempting to coordinate seating for 30 here is pretty much courting disaster, but here goes... Please, ARRIVE EARLY, between 10am and 10:30am. Any later and I cannot guarantee you a seat with the group if we get inside by then!

    It's awesome there's so much interest, but no one will get seated for a long time if we wait for everyone. If you do find yourself 'left behind', hopefully you can get seated with others who may arrive later.

    Posted July 16, 2010 at 10:34 PM
  • Freedom
    Freedom

    The option of YES for status is up but you cant click it :( Waiting is not up anymore.

    Posted July 17, 2010 at 2:07 PM
  • Ivan
    Ivan

    Nice Meeting you all. Good Group of Folks.

    Posted July 18, 2010 at 1:43 PM
  • Wayne
    Wayne

    That was fun, thanks for setting that up and I'm looking forward to the next event.

    Posted July 18, 2010 at 1:49 PM
  • Joanne
    Joanne

    Great job organizing this event, V.C. I had a great time meeting everyone. Looking forward for the next!

    Posted July 18, 2010 at 7:36 PM
  • yoshi
    yoshi

    Sorry guys been really busy this past 3 day watching naruto, didn't get the chance to post some pictures. I'll post it right now. But anyways i had blast on sunday, and it was nice meeting everyone. V.c u did a really good job setting up this meet, keep up the good job. To anyone on this forum that drive a toyota and need some work on the car or any b or c service, or power steering flush,brake flush, tranmission fluid done just let me know, i can do for free.

    Posted July 21, 2010 at 6:19 AM
  • Victor
    Victor

    You know a lot Asians drive Toyota cars. That is probably a lot of work.

    Posted July 21, 2010 at 12:47 PM
  • Ivan
    Ivan

    Dang Yoshi, no love for Acuras ?? LOL! just kidding.

    Posted July 21, 2010 at 5:03 PM
  • yoshi
    yoshi

    Sorry ivan, i work on toyota only. But if u need some bg moa or bg 44k just let me know. And victor can fix my computer for me.LOL

    Posted July 21, 2010 at 11:29 PM
  • Victor
    Victor

    LOL.. No, I will not fix your computer.. If you need to, take it to geek squad.

    - Peace out Asian

    Posted July 22, 2010 at 5:43 PM
  • A former member

    Geek Squad = very bad idea. =)

    Posted July 22, 2010 at 8:33 PM
  • Peter Wang
    Peter Wang

    Any deals on BG44K for? I use it regularly.

    Posted July 23, 2010 at 8:19 AM
  • yoshi
    yoshi

    I got 2 bg44k and 2 bg moa u can have.

    Posted July 23, 2010 at 9:50 PM
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    V.C.
    20s & 30s Asian Assistant Organizer, Assistant Organizer
    Thanks everyone for coming! It was great meeting you all and hope to see you guys again at another event soon! If you have meetup ideas, shoot them my way if you haven't already :)
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    MSG Rules!
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