I am not quite sure foodie north gets such a bad rep in some reviews. My family and I come here often and we for the most part have not had a bad experience. The important thing is knowing what to order. The Peking duck is phenomenal probably one of the best in taste and quantity (the duck bone soup it comes with is very mediocre and hopefully that can improve). We love the lobster in ?? (golden sand) style- so good! The Kung pao chicken and the savoury chicken cold dish are both great too. They do encourage you to get the combo at times, which are okay, I prefer a la carte to get the items I like.
In terms of the service, I do agree that they are understaffed because it is such a busy restaurant, but individually as I got to know them better, most of the servers are humble and make their best effort for your experience to be enjoyable, though again because they are understaffed it may not be readily apparent.