Liyin Rice Roll

Liyin Rice Roll on Beacon Street specializes in cheong fun, the thin steamed rice rolls associated with Cantonese cooking. Rice batter is steamed into delicate sheets with fillings, then rolled, cut and finished with seasoned soy sauce. Shrimp is one of the choices at the Brookline location, giving you a small meal built around the texture of the rice sheets rather than a heavy sauce.

The menu also extends to dishes such as beef chow fun and lo mein, with fried dough sticks among the smaller additions. Find it at 1004 Beacon Street, not Harvard Street. The ordering menu specifically notes peanut oil in the rice rolls, so discuss any peanut allergy with the restaurant before ordering. For a first visit, the rice rolls are the clearest introduction to what the shop does.