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| - I was told to have dim sum here, but I never thought I'd make the trip. I happen to run an errand in Richmond Hill one day and I happen to be in the same plaza as Golden Court Abalone Restaurant. It was fate.
This is one of those places that doesn't have carts. You simply order from the sheet. So you'd better know your stuff.
I was given full control of ordering, which was a bad idea. I ordered my favourites: shrimp dumplings (har gow), stuffed peppers, banana leaf glutinous rice, spare ribs, steamed bbq pork buns, dumplings with peanuts, Chinese canneloni*
And then also ordered the infamous tofu, eggplant, shrimp dish. Apparently, this dish isn't common. I can attest to never seeing this offered at another restaurant before.
I wanted sesame balls for dessert. We got the soft, gooey ones rather than the fried ones. I should have just ordered verbally. I can't handle these order sheets!
So I ordered a total of 9 dishes, of which many of them were considered "large" dishes. Oh, did I mention there were only two of us? So, you could say I over-ordered. I would recommend approximately 3 dishes per person. Although, we only had about 1 dish left over (combined leftovers of several dishes), we were both stuffed past the brim.
This appears to be a classier joint than what I'm used to. They give you the communal chopsticks and all. Décor is a tad on the fancy side.
The only issue I had was the price. I guess you get what you paid for, but I've had dim sum just as good for half the price. It's definitely excellent quality, but I will need to save up if I'm going to come here again.
*I think there's another word for this - rice noodle wrap or something.
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