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| - Located a little bit off my usual beaten path, this restaurant on the north east side sits in a nook and cranny strip plaza in Scarborough. It's Chinese owned and run, doesn't have the usual flashy or modern signs that most people are accustomed to. Seeing it from the road may be a problem but if you're patient and drive slow, you surely will be able to find it.
Not able to read a word of Chinese, I let my friends order on my visit here over the holidays.
As you can imagine from the name, this place specializes in Chinese dumplings of the steamed variety.
I do not recall the specifics of what was ordered but I do recall it was the tastiest dumplings I ever had. It arrived to our table in a bamboo steamer, filled with dumplings (I think a dozen or so each tray). Upon opening it, the dumplings were steaming hot and looked very fresh. Waiting for it to cool down for our first bite, we were not disappointed.
The dumplings here are great, comes in various varieties like chicken, pork, vegetables, fish. Ample sauces like soy sauce, hot sauce, vinegar with ginger was provided. We also ordered a spicy squid salad drenched in a red spicy sauce that was delicious! I have never ever had something like this everywhere but man oh man was it good!
Definitely come here for the best steamed dumplings in town!
What about the decor or ambiance you ask? Who the hell cares? As Anthony Bourdain once said, "Forget the decor, it's all about the food."
And this place definitely is all about the food. It's a little off the beaten path especially if you do not live in the area, but I would definitely come back again!
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