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| - Yes, this is not the real Din Tai Fung, since it is a knock off with the extra "g" in the name, but it is a decent place to eat. It is not nearly as good as the original I went to in Los Angeles, but it does satisfy my cravings while I visit Toronto.
The English menu is quite confusing, since they probably used a translator who had minimal English training. If you want to know what to order, it is just the first 3 items on the dumplings section. Yes, they did state them as "steamed buns", but they are not steamed buns at all. The real steamed buns are at the end of the list. These three are actually the restaurant's version of the famous Juicy Dumplings of the authentic Din Tai Fung. While not quite as good as the original, they are the best this restaurant has to offer.
We tried a variety of dishes, from the fried rice, to the wonton noodles, to different types of dumplings (the second of the pork and shrimp dumplings is actually the Siu Mai, while the first is similar sealed dumpling), everything was very average tasting. Only the juicy dumplings were good.
The service was ok. By Chinese restaurant standards, I guess they would be nice, although a bit inattentive. The lines are always long. I guess if I had a craving, I would return to this place. Otherwise, I would wait to return to California for some more authentic and better tasting dumplings.
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