Found out about this place through social media and thought I would give it a shot since I was around that area. They definitely hyped it up too much because I was extremely disappointed. To get there, you had to walk down a set of stairs. The restaurant was quite small and was only half packed when I went at dinner time on a Saturday. Even though it was half empty, they placed me on the table right in front of the restaurant and sat beside a table where they placed really riped bananas and vases of flowers along with a cluster of papers. When I ordered, they handed me a bunch of old receipts to write my order. I was hoping the food would at least make up the fact that the atmosphere was terrible but I was wrong. I ordered the fried pork and cabbage dumplings. I definitely expected the dumpling skin to be super crispy but only the bottom was crispy. While I was eating, I heard a loud crunch and found a small bone. However, I will say that when the dumplings arrived, they were served hot and were full of juice. They also have a very unique shape. But overall, I would definitely not come again.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 2
Service: 1
Zeddy Chevron
Brings "comfort food" to a whole other level. Each bite of what I had here warmed up my entire body and made me feel at home. Atmosphere is casual, friendly, and gets the job done. No ritz - just great quality food, good service, all at a decent price. I felt healed eating here.Wheelchair accessibility: Small quarter flight of stairs to get inside (it's below ground). Not wheelchair accessible unless you have someone to carry the chair/patron down the few steps.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
oriana weeks
This place is my fav in the city! The food is incredible and the staff are so lovely and welcoming. It does get busy in the evenings, so you may have to wait in a line but it's very worth it. Highly reccomend
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
V
Found my new to go dumpling place! saw this place on tik tok and just had to try them out and honestly, it is so much better than Juicy Dumplings. Dont get me wrong! Juicy Dumpling is still good but OH MY GOD. They are pretty decently price, there chili oil is actually pretty fire. Best part is on the other side of the road, is the Mechlin star bubble tea. cant wait to come back.1 down fall is, seating here is very tight. Waiting outside isnt a problem during the summer but I can imagine winter is horrible.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Jioh Kim
I highly highly recommend C4-Garlic Stir fry vegetables or smth, it’s Choy Sum, kinda like Chinese broccoli - it was perfectly salty, super garlicky and soft. Also tried the Pork, shrimp and chives steamed dumplings. It was so chewy, juicy and flavourful. You can choose between boiled, pan fried and steamed. I found the green onion pancakes to be a less flavourful and bit much oily than other ones I’ve tried but it was still pretty good! *** EDIT: Tried other menus too, personal favourite was pan fried pork and leek so far. Xiao long baos could be juicier & meatier but still good.
Naz
My workplace ordered lunch for the whole team on Friday. I got the shrimp noodles and the rest of my team got a variety of pork dumplings, veggie noodles, pancakes and soup. On Saturday, I started feeling very nauseous and could not sleep all night long. Sunday morning, I kept vomiting non-stop and could not keep down any foods, not even a smoothie. I had body aches, diarrhea, a headache, stomach cramps and felt very weak. I thought maybe something I ate on Saturday made me sick or I contracted a virus. As I was not feeling well on Monday either, I called in sick and I was notified that most of my coworkers had gotten sick as well with the same symptoms. We had all gotten food poisoning. The only common denominator between all of us was the food from this restaurant. The food tasted good but there must have been some type of cross-contamination or maybe the meat was rotten since it gave us all food poisoning. Maybe this is a one-off moment but please ensure to order fresh meat and vegetables and to maintain a clean environment to prevent other customers from getting sick.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 1
Service: 3
Buyan Jargal
The food was good. However, the old lady who was serving was insisting on getting the tip. We left some tips but she wanted more and was pointing to the bill and saying a MINIMUM of 18% of the tip. She did not speak English but was just saying TIP TIP TIP. It was really rude and inappropriate and ruined the whole experience. I understand that some servers really need that 15%-18% tip but I did not know that was a REQUIREMENT for this place.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 4
Service: 1
Erin Delaney
Yummy yummy indeedVegetarian options: Good flavour
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 2
Recommended dishes: Mushroom Dumpling, Pan Fried Dumplings, Steamed Pork Dumplings
Saleena
Food was good, prices were affordable and portions were alright for sharing! Seating was ok but just a bit squishy as this place gets busy. We enjoyed the chicken dumplings and Chinese broccoli most, I found the fried rice and other dumplings ok. Note that they use only disposable cutlery and dishes and water is served cold. Also the chilli oil was amazing!
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: Steamed Buns
Mike Le
I went for the Xiao Long Bao and the beef pancake. One of the nicest chinese foods I had in Toronto. The price is alright, or strictly fair-valued.Tip: There is a 10% discount for cash.
I love there green onion pancakes and their food is very affordable and delicious.
Food: 4
Service: 4
Khoa Nguyen
Food was ok. Soup dumplings were juicy, however they very light on the filings, and not hot enough. Pan fried dumplings were good. Dumplings took a while to come out.The service was lacking overall. The servers asked us to write down the order on an old receipt instead of taking it directly which took much longer. It was a while to flag them down every time - for the order and for the check. Unless there were people waiting to be seated, then they would come and ask if you were done to bring the check to rush you out.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 3
Service: 2
Recommended dishes: Pan Fried Dumplings
Vincent Liu
Dumplings were indeed yummy. The xlb were some of the best I've ever had, I will definitely be back.There are other comments discussing the service but we didn't have any issues. Just remember that it's cash and debit only!
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Stefan Wahe
One of the best dumpling houses that I have been to.
Found out about this place through social media and thought I would give it a shot since I was around that area. They definitely hyped it up too much because I was extremely disappointed. To get there, you had to walk down a set of stairs. The restaurant was quite small and was only half packed when I went at dinner time on a Saturday. Even though it was half empty, they placed me on the table right in front of the restaurant and sat beside a table where they placed really riped bananas and vases of flowers along with a cluster of papers. When I ordered, they handed me a bunch of old receipts to write my order. I was hoping the food would at least make up the fact that the atmosphere was terrible but I was wrong. I ordered the fried pork and cabbage dumplings. I definitely expected the dumpling skin to be super crispy but only the bottom was crispy. While I was eating, I heard a loud crunch and found a small bone. However, I will say that when the dumplings arrived, they were served hot and were full of juice. They also have a very unique shape. But overall, I would definitely not come again.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 2
Service: 1
Brings "comfort food" to a whole other level. Each bite of what I had here warmed up my entire body and made me feel at home. Atmosphere is casual, friendly, and gets the job done. No ritz - just great quality food, good service, all at a decent price. I felt healed eating here.Wheelchair accessibility: Small quarter flight of stairs to get inside (it's below ground). Not wheelchair accessible unless you have someone to carry the chair/patron down the few steps.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
This place is my fav in the city! The food is incredible and the staff are so lovely and welcoming. It does get busy in the evenings, so you may have to wait in a line but it's very worth it. Highly reccomend
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Found my new to go dumpling place! saw this place on tik tok and just had to try them out and honestly, it is so much better than Juicy Dumplings. Dont get me wrong! Juicy Dumpling is still good but OH MY GOD. They are pretty decently price, there chili oil is actually pretty fire. Best part is on the other side of the road, is the Mechlin star bubble tea. cant wait to come back.1 down fall is, seating here is very tight. Waiting outside isnt a problem during the summer but I can imagine winter is horrible.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
I highly highly recommend C4-Garlic Stir fry vegetables or smth, it’s Choy Sum, kinda like Chinese broccoli - it was perfectly salty, super garlicky and soft. Also tried the Pork, shrimp and chives steamed dumplings. It was so chewy, juicy and flavourful. You can choose between boiled, pan fried and steamed. I found the green onion pancakes to be a less flavourful and bit much oily than other ones I’ve tried but it was still pretty good! *** EDIT: Tried other menus too, personal favourite was pan fried pork and leek so far. Xiao long baos could be juicier & meatier but still good.
My workplace ordered lunch for the whole team on Friday. I got the shrimp noodles and the rest of my team got a variety of pork dumplings, veggie noodles, pancakes and soup. On Saturday, I started feeling very nauseous and could not sleep all night long. Sunday morning, I kept vomiting non-stop and could not keep down any foods, not even a smoothie. I had body aches, diarrhea, a headache, stomach cramps and felt very weak. I thought maybe something I ate on Saturday made me sick or I contracted a virus. As I was not feeling well on Monday either, I called in sick and I was notified that most of my coworkers had gotten sick as well with the same symptoms. We had all gotten food poisoning. The only common denominator between all of us was the food from this restaurant. The food tasted good but there must have been some type of cross-contamination or maybe the meat was rotten since it gave us all food poisoning. Maybe this is a one-off moment but please ensure to order fresh meat and vegetables and to maintain a clean environment to prevent other customers from getting sick.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 1
Service: 3
The food was good. However, the old lady who was serving was insisting on getting the tip. We left some tips but she wanted more and was pointing to the bill and saying a MINIMUM of 18% of the tip. She did not speak English but was just saying TIP TIP TIP. It was really rude and inappropriate and ruined the whole experience. I understand that some servers really need that 15%-18% tip but I did not know that was a REQUIREMENT for this place.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 4
Service: 1
Yummy yummy indeedVegetarian options: Good flavour
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 2
Recommended dishes: Mushroom Dumpling, Pan Fried Dumplings, Steamed Pork Dumplings
Food was good, prices were affordable and portions were alright for sharing! Seating was ok but just a bit squishy as this place gets busy. We enjoyed the chicken dumplings and Chinese broccoli most, I found the fried rice and other dumplings ok. Note that they use only disposable cutlery and dishes and water is served cold. Also the chilli oil was amazing!
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: Steamed Buns
I went for the Xiao Long Bao and the beef pancake. One of the nicest chinese foods I had in Toronto. The price is alright, or strictly fair-valued.Tip: There is a 10% discount for cash.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
Restaurantji Recommends
I love there green onion pancakes and their food is very affordable and delicious.
Food: 4
Service: 4
Food was ok. Soup dumplings were juicy, however they very light on the filings, and not hot enough. Pan fried dumplings were good. Dumplings took a while to come out.The service was lacking overall. The servers asked us to write down the order on an old receipt instead of taking it directly which took much longer. It was a while to flag them down every time - for the order and for the check. Unless there were people waiting to be seated, then they would come and ask if you were done to bring the check to rush you out.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 3
Service: 2
Recommended dishes: Pan Fried Dumplings
Dumplings were indeed yummy. The xlb were some of the best I've ever had, I will definitely be back.There are other comments discussing the service but we didn't have any issues. Just remember that it's cash and debit only!
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
One of the best dumpling houses that I have been to.
Green onion pancake was
Food: 5