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Cuisine: Chinese
Location: Downtown
Address: 150 Dundas St W
Price Range: ~$10
1: Poor 2: OK 3: Good 4: Very Good 5: Excellent
Food: 2
Service: 4
Ambiance: 2
Overall: 3
Extra information:
*Closed on Sundays
*Located underground
*Specialize in DimSum
New Treasure seemed to be the Dim Sum spot to go if you were craving it but didn't want to travel all the way to Chinatown according to some online reviews. It was rainy and I was too lazy to drag myself to my usual spot for DimSum (Rol San) in Chinatown so I decided to check this place out. The restaurant is underground and they don't have elevators so keep that in mind. I arrived around 12o'clock and it was already busy at the restaurant. When we walked in, we were quickly seated at this table covered with white plastic bag.
First thing I noticed here is that the cart ladies are very aggressive here...and I love it! The moment we sat down and as I was taking my jacket off, the cart lady charged at us and asked if I wanted anything from her cart. By the time I sat down, took off my jacket and checked in on Yelp, there were already 4 dishes on our table. If you are not Chinese, I am sure you had moment where you find the system quite intimidating (I did 10years ago, now I am pro!) because the food is covered with silver lid and sometimes you can't really understand what the cart ladies are saying. But not at New Treasure, they open the lid for you even without you asking them to and actually explained each dimsum (not that I needed the info) PLUS they smiled at me which I don't expect from most busy Chinese restaurants.
Ordered: SPRING ROLL 1/5
*2 large pieces
*they pour soy sauce for you on top so make sure to ask it on the side if you don't want it
*Crispy outside but can't really tell what's inside
*It wasn't very hot and the inside was kind of mushy
Ordered: SHU MAI 2/5
*4 pieces
*Pork Shu Mai (no shrimp or seafood inside)
*It came luke warm
*Nothing Special
*It was very bouncy for some reason..
Ordered: HAR GOW 2.5/5
*Small in size
*Shrimps inside and it was decent
*Thin dumpling skin
Ordered: DEEP FRIED SHRIMP DUMPLINGS 3/5
*4 pieces in total
*Luke warm again
*Served with mayo under the dumplings
*This was my fav dish out of everything
Ordered: CHICKEN FEET 4/5
*Sweet Red sauce
*Very juicy and plump
*Was actually one of the best chicken feet I've had so far
*Would have been better if it was served hot
*Everytime I eat this I am freaked out by the feet...but it's so good
Ordered: STICKY RICE 3/5
*Unlike other places, this was not wrapped in Bamboo leaf
*There were 2 pieces of sausage on top and some meat inside
New Treasure didn't impress me with their food, mostly because it was served luke warm. Which is unfortunate because their food was decent with good flavor but it just didn't feel very fresh or right out of the kitchen. It would have been awesome if there food was served steaming hot cause they are so conveniently located!
However, the service at New Treasure impressed me very much even for a Chinese restaurant where they are usually known to have quick efficient service. There were 2 older managers, 1 younger manager, 2 young busser and 3-4 cart ladies. They were all about quick service and the moment you look up, they were there to notice you and approach you. They even checked our teapot even before we asked and refilled our ice water as well. I was actually looking around the restaurant to count how many people were working there in total and the one of the managers noticed me and asked me if i needed anything.
Summary: New Treasure is the spot for quick, cheap dimsum if you don't have time to go all the way to Chinatown.
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