{"id":753,"date":"2010-10-11T12:10:04","date_gmt":"2010-10-11T17:10:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/foodiecuisine.com\/wordpress\/?p=753"},"modified":"2010-11-22T17:23:43","modified_gmt":"2010-11-22T23:23:43","slug":"lillys-dimsum-thensome-thai-and-more-in-little-rock","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/foodiecuisine.com\/wordpress\/general\/lillys-dimsum-thensome-thai-and-more-in-little-rock\/","title":{"rendered":"Lilly’s Dim Sum Then Some – Thai and More in Little Rock"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Image Copyright Lilly's DimSum ThenSome<\/p><\/div>\n

By Todd Barron @ FoodieCuisine.com<\/h3>\n

Lilly\u2019s Dim Sum Then Some<\/a>\u00a0is an Asian Cuisine restaurant located in Little Rock off of Rodney Parham Road and has been around for several years.\u00a0 Their website offers the following description of their approach:<\/p>\n

\u201cIndependently owned, Lilly\u2019s is named after a beloved pet dog named Lilly, and operated by a Swede and a Southerner! Nancy Tesmer (the Swede) brings a wealth of hospitality service and experience to Arkansas. She is a nationally recognized wine expert, studying under the only non-French person to be awarded the Certificate Chevalier du Taste Vin, and honing her skills as a wine consultant to many of Chicago\u2019s finest restaurants. Tesmer hosts wine tastings, wine classes and dinners, and consults with individuals on topics ranging from setting up a wine cellar to learning how to read a restaurant\u2019s wine list.\u00a0 Tesmer is also a spirits consultant, and works with a number of the country\u2019s top chefs and restaurateurs\u201d<\/em> \u2013 (Source: Lilly\u2019s Dum Sum Then Some Website, October 2010).<\/p>\n

My wife and I decided to go there for dinner this last Saturday night and arrived at around 8pm.\u00a0 We were seated immediately as there were many empty tables.\u00a0 From my past experience lunch is a busy time at Lilly\u2019s and they serve a brunch that may garner more patrons than we experienced on a weekend night.\u00a0 This could explain why we didn\u2019t see many people there.<\/p>\n

The first thing I noticed is that the menu is much larger than I remembered it from years prior.\u00a0 Either they increased the number of dishes offered or my memory fails me.\u00a0 There are several items to choose from including Korean, Thai, and Chinese cuisine.\u00a0 Their specials for the night included General Tso\u2019s chicken and a\u00a0coconut creme brulee.\u00a0 Our waiter arrived quickly and took our drink orders.\u00a0 He went to obtain our drinks while we figured out what we wanted.<\/p>\n

We settled on the Spicy\u00a0Peanut Kung Pao\u00a0Wraps<\/strong> ($6.99) for an\u00a0appetizer.\u00a0 My wife ordered the Award Winning Thai Coconut Soup with Grilled Shrimp<\/strong> ($10.99 for the large bowl) and I ordered the\u00a0Korean BibimBap with Grilled Steak<\/strong>($11.99).\u00a0 The appetizer came out with 6 large pieces of lettuce to create the wraps with and a bowl of diced chicken and vegetables in a peanut sauce.\u00a0 The mixture had a nice flavor to it and reminds me a lot of a dish I make at home called Yu Shan Chicken.\u00a0 The recipe I have for the dish comes from a good Chinese friend of mine\u2019s wife and is something I make a few times a year.\u00a0 In fact, I had bought the ingredients to make the dish before going out to eat!\u00a0 Given the similarity to what I make at home, I expect that the chicken mixture has ginger, garlic, chili-sauce, peanuts, bell pepper, chicken, soy sauce, sugar, corn starch, and oil in it.\u00a0 The chicken was a bit on the dry side but overall we liked the appetizer.<\/p>\n

Our dinner arrived promptly after the appetizer was finished and came out quite hot.\u00a0 This is a nice change from some recent restaurant trips where our food appeared to have\u00a0lived under heat lamps for a while.\u00a0 My wife\u2019s soup had a nice flavor to it and while high in calories from the coconut milk, did not taste heavy.\u00a0 The soup came out in a huge bowl filled with coconut milk, vegetables, and had rice on the bottom.\u00a0 It had several grilled shrimp in the soup that my wife claimed \u201cmade the dish\u201d.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The egg on my bibimbap was cooked perfectly with a nice formed white and runny center when cut into.\u00a0 The dish had grilled steak in it, sprouts, cabbage, rice, other vegetables, and a nice broth at the bottom.\u00a0 Our waiter suggested I mix the entire dish together, which I did, and it made a nice difference (thank you for the tip!)\u00a0 Overall it tasted good and with the addition of some sriracha sauce<\/a>it had a good kick.\u00a0 It was not quite as flavorful as the bimbim bop I used to have in a Korean restaurant in New\u00a0Jersey but it\u00a0is the closest thing I have had since then.\u00a0 I would order it again.<\/p>\n

I\u00a0already have in\u00a0mind a few dishes I want to try on my\u00a0next trip and was pleased with the whole\u00a0experience.\u00a0 The total tab was around $40 (before tip) and our waiter was one of the best ones we have had in a while.\u00a0 The food was light tasting but had good flavor and little to complain about.\u00a0 It didn\u2019t blow me away but for the style was good.\u00a0 On leaving a customer made us aware of a brunch they have every Wednesday through Sunday that we may try in a couple of weeks.\u00a0 It\u2019s held next door in their BSide restaurant.<\/p>\n

Lilly\u2019s DimSum ThenSome
\n<\/strong>11121 N. Rodney Parham Rd.
\nLittle Rock, AR 72212
\n501.716.2700
\n501.716.2701 fax<\/p>\n

Hours
\nMonday-Thursday, 11am-9 pm
\nFriday-Saturday, 11am-10pm
\nSunday 11:30-9 pm<\/p>\n

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