Pictured is Kim Son, a Vietnamese restaurant on Jefferson Street in Houston. After more than 40 years in the heart of downtown and 32 years at its current Jefferson Street location, the flagship ...

Kim Son has been in business in the area bordered by I-45 long before any of those restaurants, bars and cafes. When Kim Son opened in 1982, "EaDo" was referred to as Houston’s Chinatown.

But wait, you say, dim sum is Chinese, so how could the best dim sum in Houston be served at a Vietnamese restaurant? "I was born here in the States, but like the owners of Kim Son, my family is ...