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| - This establishment is extremely over-hyped by Toronto yelpers; I'm tempted to give it a 1* just to bring down the ratings a little bit, but alas, I'll try to be impartial.
I was debating between Mother's and Dumpling House (which I like), but eventually decided with Mother's. A part of me knew that I would be disappointed when I stepped inside, the place is too clean, a sign that it attempts to cater to 'foreigners' (non-Chinese).
Ordered:
- boiled: shrimp, pork, egg & chives
- pan fried: pork and bok choi
- steamed: pork and pickled cabbage (whole wheat)
Problems:
1. All of the fillings were lacking flavours, everything was extremely bland (either poor quality ingredients, incorrect ratios, or an attempt to cater to foreigners).
2. The skin was extremely thick. The restaurant probably doesn't pay the rollers enough for them to do a good job.
3. The whole-wheat dumplings suffer from both 1 and 2, there was not a hint of picked cabbage inside, and the dough was extra thick because whole wheat typically requires more rolling.
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