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| - After living just down the street, I had been eternally devoted to Crown Princess as my dimsum location of choice. Now, though, I can say that I have a close second for when I'm further up town.
While I normally hate glamour and fancy-for-the-sake-of-fancy, one thing I love about these higher end dimsum restaurants is that they serve a quality pot of tea. Like at Kwan, the selection doesn't need to be vast, but the quality of the leaves shows their attention to detail and your overall experience.
The dimsum offerings include standards like har gao, siu mai, rice flour rolls, and various dumplings - each delicately made and well flavoured. Not necessarily adventurous, but more surprising to find on the menu was clam and chive crepes, which were a definite hit; reminisent of Hong Kong street food, savoury and perfectly fried. The only dish I didn't like was the fried "lava buns". After being fried, the fillings had solidified all the way through, and didn't have the runny texture you normally find in a baked or steamed "lou sa bao".
Kwan at York Mills has classically modern (Chinese) decor, and looks shiny and new. Made up of mostly two - tops put together for larger parties, the space isn't great for large groups. But for today's modern dim-sum-er, it could be just right.
All in all, a good place to go for dimsum in the area, and a solid four hedgehogs out of five.
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