Fish tanks filled with about-to-be-entrées line the wall near the open kitchen at T.C. Choy's Asian Bistro, which draws crowds for fresh seafood and some of the best dim sum in the Tampa-St. Pete area. Founders Tak and Chan Choy also own the large Oceanic Asian Supermarket and know the value of variety and exotic ingredients. Dim sum is only available during lunch, when the restaurant can get particularly crowded while the selections are wheeled around the dining room on carts. The Asian Fusion cuisine is served with heavy Cantonese influence here with entrées such as Peking duck, buffalo sushi, tofu medallions and Japanese buckwheat pasta with crab, cucumber, seaweed, scallions and tomato. Fresh seafood includes eel, snapper, octopus, lobster and prawns. The fried, whole perch, which arrives upright on your plate, is a treat. Reservations suggested for parties of eight or more. Full bar. Serving lunch and dinner daily. Closed between meals. Sat–Sun brunch 11 am–3 pm.