August 17th 2024: Lunch and Dessert in Brookline

 Today, we started out with lunch at Bess's Cafe, a small Chinese place in Brookline,

getting the Pork and Chive Dumplings, Crispy Chicken Noodles Soup

the Chicken Dumplings with Sichuan Sauce (spicy)

and the Beef Scallion Pancake Wrap.

The wrap was ok, but everything else was really underwhelming, with everything being really bland and the chicken not being crispy at all.

For dessert, we went to Japonaise Bakery and Cafe in town, the old Boston location of which I visited a long time ago. Brighter here than in Boston.

We got the Azuki Cream and the Totoro Pan (chocolate custard).

The former I did not get to try since my other half gobbled it up, while the custard bread was just so-so. Count on my little one for picking the cute dessert. Overall, not very good picks today for restaurants in Brookline.