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| - I wish they allowed half stars! Though I'm giving it a 4 star, it's really a 3.5 stars for me ***1/2. It's not my favourite Chinese restaurant but it does stand out above most GTA West Chinese Restaurants.
Seeing how The Grand died nearly a year ago, GTA West doesn't have a lot of options for higher end Chinese Dim Sum. There is the good My Perfect Kitchen but it's more 'homey' compared to the large, sunny, and nicely decorated Bliss. We were able to make a 11 am reservations on Saturday for dim sum for a large table of 8. I would say it definitely rates higher than other GTA West place but it also costs more too. I dont mind paying the premium ... easy parking and quick routing to 401, fast service, tasty foods and lots of options of dishes. Definitely one of the better spot for dim sum.
On a Saturday @ noon, the restaurant was about 60% full and it was a comfortable atmosphere. Plenty of service attending the area and though you do have to flag them down, they were always helpful when asked. The menu was vast with the typical staples (har gao, siu mai, steam buns filled with pork, rice rolls filled with beef or shrimp...) with some more interesting options (scallops and pumpkin dumpling, snow pea leaf rice roll, steam tofu skin filled with vegetables, tendon in a sweet savoury sauce...). We ordered over 15 dishes for our group and they were delivered with a good pacing and all were super hot. As with most busy Chinese restaurants, service could appear to be indifferent but it's more that they're being VERY quick and efficient. They do smile here and appreciate a thank you :)
Without going into the details of over 15 dishes, simply said... a lot of it is good and would order again. The best things would be their rice roll and anything shrimp. The shrimp dumpling (har gao) was excellent as it had a soft thin skin that held up being steamed and picked up with larger than average and 'bouncy' texture (this is a good thing!! not mushy) shrimp. The Rice roll with Shrimp had the same treatment... the shrimp was perfectly cooked and was definitely larger than average. The steam buns were well done too. I LOVE the steam bun filled with egg custard. It is a sugary hit but ... what can I say, its like a creme brulee with the sugary crust blended up, then piped into a sweet fluffy white bun and then steamed till completely molten. Be warned... sugar high inducing.
The good...
Steam Bun with Pork
Shrimp Dumpling, Har Gao
Rice roll filled with Shrimp
Rice roll filled with Snow Pea Leaf
Steam Tofu Skin with vegetables
Mochi balls filled with Black Sesame
Steam Bun with Egg Custard
The decent...
Pork & Shrimp dumpling, Siu Mai
You Choi sum, greens
Braised Tendon
Deep Fried Mochi Ball filled with Pork, Ham Siu Gok
Steamed lotus leaf wrapped rice
Rice roll filled with Beef
Rice roll filled with Deep Fried Fritter
Egg Tart
Probably won't order again...
Pan fried white radish cake ... a bit too salty but if you like it that way
Pan Fried Green Tea Mochi Cake ... interesting flavour but I felt it was a bit too greasy
It looks like a lot of dishes ... okok it is a lot BUT I would say we only covered about a quarter of the options. A lot more offered on the menu still to be discovered. To bring my picky family... I'll definitely return here.
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