Ton Kiang, 5821 Geary Blvd., (22nd Avenue);387-8273;www.tonkiang.net. It's located at the end of the earth and it's not worth the effort to get to this Outer Richmond Hakkan Chinese restaurant that's always mobbed with crazy long lines because the so-called reward is dim sum at its best. Or so the Marketing wiz kids would have us believe. The choices go beyond the ubiquitous dumplings. Is that a good thing? A good friend, Richard, and I celebrated my birthday early evening before the hordes arrived. I interrogated the English-speaking waiters about the ubiquitous MSG. I wondered if we were just a couple of dumb, stupid Caucasians seduced by white tablecloths, fine wine, etc. Yep, they were very proud of their "flavoring" salt it seems. If you don't go for the dim sum or fresh sea bass (recommended), DON"T try the following:
Sole fillets sauteed with snap peas in house chili sauce made with ginger, cottonseed oil, salt, msg. Second rate fish, tasted like it was warmed over and the listless waiter did not serve it at the same time as the chicken.(14.50)...
Ton Kiang steamed salt baked chicken (1/2). (10.50). Is this a joke? What is it? Steamed? Salt? Baked? This was a real disappointment. Not recommended.
White Rice. (2)
Beringer Wine (merlot) (8)
Humor of the Old Curmudgeon Bill Maher:
Sending someone a birthday e-card doesn't count. If you can't get your shit together enough to go to Sav-On and pick out an actual physical birthday card, don't bother. I'm not expecting Hallmark. I know you don't care enough to send the "very best," but just don't send the very worst, or else, when you die, I'll be forced to deliver an e-eulogy.
Kids, they're not easy. But there has to be some penalty for sex.
I don't dislike children. I just don't particularly want to hang around them a lot. Problem is, neither do their parents.
Oh, and did I mention we owe China a trillion dollars. We're not on a bridge to the 22nd century, we're on a bus to Atlantic City with a roll of quarters.
Ice dancing is not a sport. Take away the skates and sequins, it's just a public wife-beating. If you saw this happening in a trailer park, you'd call the cops.
New Rule: When Pres. George W. Bush meets an autistic teenager, they must wear name tags so we can tell them apart.
Dick Cheney said he felt terrible about shooting a 78-year-old man, but on the bright side, it did give him a bright idea about how to fix Social Security.
New Rule: Stop saying you're resigning because you want to spend more time with the family or return to the private sector, or because of your health. That's all code for "I'm about to be indicted.".
The more complicated the Starbucks order, the bigger the asshole.
If churches don't have to pay taxes, they also can't call the fire department when they catch fire. Sorry, Reverend, that's one of the services along with paying in. I'll use the fire department I pay for. You can pray for rain.
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