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| - So this place really deserves 2.5 stars, but since it is fairly new, I will give them the benefit of the doubt and round up to 3.
I'm very critical of dumpling places as I eat quite a bit of them. I ordered the 3 kind dumpling and had 5 of the lamb, beef and pork with chive and the pork wonton noodle soup. The noodle soup was okay, nothing special.
As for the dumplings, they were hand made, however all they do is either pan-fry or boil them. I wasn't in the mood for pan fried as it is more greasy and was really in the mood for steamed. So I ask for boiled instead. As any Chinese food expert will tell you, the problem with boiled dumplings is that all the flavour escapes into the water whereas steam accentuates/locks in the flavour. So it was quite disappointing that they couldn't steam them and the boiled dumplings tasted like they were frozen (of the T&T variety) even though they weren't. I really don't understand how they can't steam it because all you need is a steam basket and it is fairly cheap. So essentially, all that handmade dumpling effort goes to waste. I know this is being harsh but their name is Dumpling house so I expected them to be amazing, which they weren't. So for food I give them 2/5.
As for service, it was very pleasant and they spoke English, which is pleasant (you'd be surprised how many don't speak English for these type of establishments). I'd give them 3.5/5. The only reason I wouldn't give them 5/5 is because when they serve you the platter, they don't tell you what is what.
All in all, its not a bad place if you are looking for something to eat, but if you want top notch dumplings, I suggest going to Chinatown or Markam/Richmond Hill. The lack of steamed dumplings really annoys me.
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