SANG JI BAO. That's the only reason I came. I've been trying to find good ones here in Toronto. Most of them are thick and doughy and don't have much soup in them, if any at all. I've been stalking Sang Ji Bao on Instagram since basically they started up their account. I've been hoping they'll open up a standalone restaurant. Not yet, unfortunately. When I heard they were collaborating with Big Beef Bowl, I knew I had to go. So we went. The sang ji bao are the best I've had in Toronto by far. The exterior is rather thin. The interior has almost an entire spoonful of soup in it. My only gripe other than the price ($5.99? $6.99? for 4) is that they're on the large side. I'm used the them being one-biters so that I can have them burst in my mouth. This is at least two bites, which means I'll probably either have to drink the soup first or risk it spilling everywhere. And I'm only complaining about the price because they're very cheap in Shanghai. Cheap and delicious.
That being said, I also had skewers. The lamb skewers were not worth it. Small and dry. The pork belly skewers were a little more worth it, but still nothing spectacular.
And I had noodles. The meat sauce was nothing to write home about. Their lamb noodles, however, were rather good. I like their flat noodles. They hold sauce better. Wish I had the flat noodles with my meat sauce. Oh. One other thing about the noodles. We ordered a large noodle with meat sauce. The bowl was large, but it was like half to two thirds filled. The portion was incredibly underwhelming.
I might be back because their noodles are rather good, but there are so many other places to try!