A 2.5/5 experience for me. The quick service and the presentation and atmosphere of the restaurant was what saved the rating. I came with a friend to try out the new Spadina location and was disappointed.
The dim sum was below average. I ordered the siu mai, har gow and the deep fried shrimp dumplingd. The siu mai wasn't chewy and the meat felt like it wasn't grounded properly. The har gow was worse with its hard and dry outer shell but the shrimp filling was alright. The deep fried shrimp dumpling was more shell than filling so all I tasted was the crunchiness of the shell.
I ordered the spicy salmon, manga crab roll and salmon and butterfish sushi. The sushi was good but not the best as I've had fresher sushi elsewhere.
Then we ordered the yam and crab stick tempera. The yam tempera was too oily to actually enjoy it. It was so oily that the tempera kept slipping from my chopsticks...
For dessert, we had ice cream and my friend ordered the mango pudding. The ice cream was good but my friend didn't like her mango pudding. She said the top of the pudding tasted good with the manga flavor but as she go to the bottom of her cup then it was just jelly so she was fairly disappointed.
We each paid ~$23-4 with tip for lunch and for the price I paid, I could find better food elsewhere. I really had high expectations for this price considering the great things I heard about the other location but I can't justify coming back here with the price + better AYCE choices out there in Toronto.