# Dim sum steamer menu board · Portrait

> A free vertical dim sum menu board for any TV. Har gow, siu mai, xiao long bao and char siu bao, priced by the piece count. Your first screen is free.

Source: https://channelos.tv/t/dim-sum-steamer-menu-board-portrait-ba81cc61-5d88-4a19-acb8-9ddc3d2e900f
Category: Restaurant & menu
Shape: 9:16 (portrait, a TV stood on its end)
Slides: 4
Author: ChannelOS (community)
Price: free

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## What is a vertical dim sum menu board?

A dim sum menu board is the screen listing steamers and what each costs. On a TV it loops the house name, the list with piece counts and prices, one set for two, and the hours, so what is steaming today is what the board says.

A dim sum house runs this on a TV stood on its end: the venue, the priced list, one offer and the hours.

## What is on this board

The slides below are the template's real content, flattened to text. Remixing copies the
whole deck into your own workspace, where every line is editable.

### Slide 1 of 4

![Dim sum steamer menu board · Portrait, slide 1: the venue and what it is known for](https://channelos.tv/templates/16-chinese-dimsum/p-1-hero.webp)

- Folded by hand
- Bamboo & Jade
- Steamed to order, carried straight from the kitchen.
- @bambooandjade · dim sum house

### Slide 2 of 4

![Dim sum steamer menu board · Portrait, slide 2: the priced menu of dishes](https://channelos.tv/templates/16-chinese-dimsum/p-2-menu.webp)

- The steamers
- Har gow, 4 pc
- $7
- Siu mai, 4 pc
- $6.50
- Xiao long bao, 6 pc
- $9
- Char siu bao, 3 pc
- $6
- @bambooandjade · dim sum house

### Slide 3 of 4

![Dim sum steamer menu board · Portrait, slide 3: the offer of the day with its price](https://channelos.tv/templates/16-chinese-dimsum/p-3-offer.webp)

- Weekends, 10 to 2
- Yum cha for two
- $29
- Six steamers of our choosing, plus a pot of jasmine tea.
- @bambooandjade · dim sum house

### Slide 4 of 4

![Dim sum steamer menu board · Portrait, slide 4: the sign-off with opening hours](https://channelos.tv/templates/16-chinese-dimsum/p-4-hours.webp)

- Tea is always on.
- Open 10am - 9pm, closed Tuesdays
- @bambooandjade · dim sum house

## Frequently asked questions

### Why stand a TV on its end for a dim sum house?

Because the wall usually decides. A dim sum house tends to sit against a pillar, a narrow strip beside a doorway or a window that is taller than it is wide, and a landscape panel there either overhangs or shrinks to fit. A portrait board reads as one column top to bottom, which suits a list. What it is not is a rotated landscape design: turning a wide layout on its side re-wraps every line, so the board is authored in the shape the screen is mounted in.

### How do I mount a screen in portrait safely?

Three checks before drilling. The bracket has to allow rotation, which most VESA plates do but some fixed ones do not. The panel itself has to be rated for portrait: many consumer TVs are not, because heat rises differently through a rotated panel and the warranty often says so in a line people skip. And the cables have to leave the set without a tight bend at the new bottom edge. A commercial signage panel is usually rated for both orientations, which is one of the real things the premium buys.

### Should a dim sum board show the piece count?

Always, and beside the name rather than in a note. Har gow four pieces and har gow three pieces are different prices, and a board that hides the count moves the question to the counter, which is the slowest place to answer it during yum cha. It is also what makes two dishes at different prices look consistent rather than arbitrary.

### Is a light board a mistake for a restaurant?

Not indoors. A pale board with dark type reads as calm and is easier to hold a lot of small type on, which suits a list where every line carries a count and a price. The two conditions are real contrast, meaning near black on cream rather than grey, and no direct daylight on the panel. In a window, go dark.

## How to use it

1. Open https://channelos.tv/t/dim-sum-steamer-menu-board-portrait-ba81cc61-5d88-4a19-acb8-9ddc3d2e900f and press "Use this template".
2. It is copied into your own workspace, where you edit the words, prices and colours.
3. Open the player link on the TV, pair it once with the code on screen, and the board airs.

It runs in the television's own web browser. There is no media player box to buy and
nothing to install. The first screen is free.