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Mee Sum Pastry () is a
Chinese restaurant A Chinese restaurant is a restaurant that serves Chinese cuisine. Most of them are in the Cantonese cuisine, Cantonese style, due to the history of the Overseas Chinese, Chinese diaspora, though other Chinese regional cuisine, regional cuisin ...
with two locations in
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in the
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of
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. The business operates at
Pike Place Market Pike Place Market is a Marketplaces#Types, public market in Seattle, Washington, United States. It opened on August 17, 1907, and is one of the oldest continuously operated public farmers' markets in the United States. Overlooking the Elliott B ...
and has a cafe in the University District.


Description

Mee Sum Pastry operates in
Pike Place Market Pike Place Market is a Marketplaces#Types, public market in Seattle, Washington, United States. It opened on August 17, 1907, and is one of the oldest continuously operated public farmers' markets in the United States. Overlooking the Elliott B ...
's
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. The business serves
buns A bun is a type of bread that is round and small enough that it can generally be eaten hand-held. Whether a bun is considered sweetened or unsweetened differs between countries: it is considered sweetened in the United Kingdom, a savory bread in ...
and
pastries Pastry refers to a variety of doughs (often enriched with fat or eggs), as well as the sweet and savoury baked goods made from them. The dough may be accordingly called pastry dough for clarity. Sweetened pastries are often described as '' bak ...
, including pineapple buns and hom bow (filled with barbecue pork), as well as
shumai ''Shumai'' ( zh, s=烧卖, t=燒賣, p=shāomài, cy=sīu-máai, poj=sio-māi) is a type of traditional Chinese dumpling made of ground pork. In Cantonese cuisine, it is usually served as a dim sum snack. In addition to accompanying the Chin ...
.
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says, "This little storefront window is famed for its giant hum bao – eminently portable meat- or vegetable-filled steamed buns that make a great snack or small meal. The steamed pork bao is tops."
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says, "With BBQ pork and supersize potstickers, Mee Sum Pastry is a tried and true institution in the market. It's a no frills, fast moving grab 'n go joint."


Reception

Leonardo David Raymundo and Ryan Lee included Mee Sum Pastry in ''
Eater Seattle ''Eater'' is a food website by Vox Media. It was co-founded by Lockhart Steele and Ben Leventhal in 2005, and originally focused on dining and nightlife in New York City. Eater launched a national site in 2009, and covered nearly 20 cities by ...
'' 2021 list of "14 Delightful Dim Sum Restaurants in the Seattle Area".


See also

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History of Chinese Americans in Seattle Greater Seattle has had a Chinese American community almost since its founding in 1851. Chinese workers arriving in the 1860s were welcomed, because the Seattle area was sparsely settled and workers were needed; within a few decades, however, ne ...
*
List of Chinese restaurants This is a list of notable Chinese restaurants. A Chinese restaurant is an establishment that serves Chinese cuisine outside China. Some have distinctive styles, as with American Chinese cuisine and Canadian Chinese cuisine. Most of them are in the ...
*
List of restaurant chains in the United States The following is a list of notable restaurant chains in the United States. Asian/Pacific Baked goods Beverages Chicken Chili Frozen desserts Hamburgers Hot dogs Mediterranean Mexican/Tex-Mex Pizza/Italian ...
*
List of restaurants in Pike Place Market Following is a list of notable restaurants that have operated in Pike Place Market, in Seattle, Washington: See also * List of restaurants in Seattle {{Restaurants in Seattle Pike Place Market Pike Place Market is a Marketplaces#Types, ...


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External links

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Chinese restaurants in Seattle Restaurants in Pike Place Market Restaurants in University District, Seattle Restaurants in Central Waterfront, Seattle Restaurant chains in the United States {{US-restaurant-stub