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"oh sheeeeit dawg, a DTF 20+ mins away from Richmond Hill? Naaa-aaaaaah, dat's hella fresh doh!" **
** - disclaimer: that is probably how some Nor Cal AZN would speak. Not sure how the CDN A$Ns/AZNs would speak, maybe with a slight Terrence and Philip slant, like the ones living in Markham might say "DING Tai Fung is aroond aboot my hoose". Oh yeah the average A$N is arguably more filthy rich up there than we care to know.
May I remind you the proper spelling of the OG shiznit pimp mofo global chain is DIN Tai Fung.
Sorry to disappoint but DING Tai Fung in Markham Ontario is NOT an official branch of Din Tia Fung
The proof is in da puddin' (or XLB)
http://www.dintaifung.com.tw/en/area_a_list.asp?AreaCountryNO=1
My guess is Ding Tai Fung is taken from the Cantonese phonetic pronounciation. Hopefully you can order in Mandarin here and it won't get fallen on deaf ears. They may have copied a similar menu to the legendary Din Tai Fung from Taiwan, have an identical Chinese name (down to the characters) and similar phonetically, but don't be fooled again yet for a minute.
North Americans will have to travel to Arcadia, CA (Southern California USA) to find the only branch on the continent (two locations in fact) of the real deal.
But other than this tidbit, Ding Tai Fung is arguably one of the more decent Shanghainese style restaurants in the area, and is located in a giant mondo strip mall complex that houses many other Asian restaurants and shops. It has been around circa 2002/2003.
Get your XLBs here, along with the other classics like green onion pancakes, and Shanghai style fried noodles.
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