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| - Just because they moved from Bloor St to Yorkville, doesn't make it any better.
I remember not really liking it before, but though we would try it again for lunch.
On a cold winters day, they said they did not have any small tables left for me and my mom - only big tables left, at least 4 of them (8-10 seaters, not reserved).
Instead they put is in the left corner, by the windows, and it was freezing. I couldn't take off my jacket. They had a heater there that wasn't working. We had asked them to move us when there was a seat, and saw that a guy (party of 1) who came in after us got seated inside.
My mom made a bit of a scene, until they finally allowed us to sit at the large table. I mean, they didn't have to clear it - we could have easily shared that table with others, but maybe in Yorkville they do not do that. And it wasn't like a huge group was coming in trying to sit there either, these 4 tables remained empty the entire time as I watched them turn away customers.
The service in general I felt was terrible. Yes, there were people around, but I personally felt like they were rude to us, especially during this seating debacle. We were ready to leave, maybe we should have. Rude to only their own kind (Chinese) but seems so damn polite to Westerners. I couldn't imagine people who continue coming here they way we were treated. Since we moved tables, we asked for our tea - and the waiter just brushed us off, and walked away.
The dim sum wasn't especially tastey either and very over priced. Small was $4, M was $5 and L was $6. XL was $8 and most of the food was XL. We also got a Beef Stir Fry Rice Noodle (Dry StirFried Beef Ocean) - $18 ?!?!
The food was either oversalty or bland. The XO Turnip Cake was way too floury and was not cooked long enough, with no taste at all. The only saving grace was the congee, which was tastey. Something you can't really screw up.
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