On a Sunday before a holiday Monday, it can be difficult to find a restaurant you want that is open.
So tonight we ended up at Cha Lau for dim sum and I felt they deserved another star.
The Hargow (shrimp in opaque wrapper) and the Siumai (pork dumpling in wrapper) which they top with a thin slice of scallops were both top notch.
The steamed spareribs with black beans were addictive, the black pepper beef pot stickers are a specialty we have not had elsewhere and are so good.
The chasiu (Chinese BBQ pork) Bao is smaller than usual but the filling is just as big so a much better filling to bun ratio!
The steamed greens are perfectly tender, and I prefer them plain so they served the garlic sauce (or oyster sauce) on the side.
The sticky rice in lotus leaf again, was smaller than average, but again you end up with a greater chicken to rice ratio.
Excellent service too.
Hands down the tastiest dim sum downtown, and considering it takes at least 45 minutes to get to Markham these days the slightly higher prices for the quality are worth it.