The 2.5 rating on Yelp is pretty accurate and I can attest to the service or lack thereof.
Came here for lunch and tried the braised beef noodle soup.
Couple of items I'd like to point out first. The environment and menu.
Firstly, you are seated on benches which is not only uncomfortable but gives you nowhere to put your jacket. Perhaps they have a coat hanger (not sure didn't check), but it is not exactly something I feel comfortable doing given the environment and theft. Secondly the menus do not stay open when laid down on a table which makes it difficult to read the menu, let alone find the item that you want. I'd describe it as trying to read a new novel for the first time except triple the size.
To me the taste of a restaurant's braised beef noodle soup when it comes to Northern Chinese food is a true indicator of how the rest of the food will taste. It is a staple like xialong bao. This is the reason I came here. Needless to say, I was not impressed.
I understand that braised beef noodle soup can have a lot of tendons but when it makes up 90% of the content it is a little too much. The soup base was salty. If I were to describe it I would say that it tastes like hotpot soup with salt poured in for good measure. Nothing spicy nor flavorful as the salt overwhelms the pallet. I had asked for water, which never came, and ended up drinking a lot of the tea to save myself from dehydration.
I won't be back to try the other dishes which is unfortunate given the scarcity of Northern Chinese cuisine in Mississauga.