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| - Been dying to try this place as I've heard nothing but good things. Mississauga doesn't have many good asian places, so my family (and friends) will trek up to Richmond Hill/Markham for food. I'm glad they decided to open a decent place here.
We got here a bit before 2 and had about 5-10 min wait for a party of 3. I was surprised it was quite full for a Tuesday afternoon, but I guess all the asians in sauga were waiting for this? The interior is beautiful, high ceilings and lots of light. The space looked very spacious, and there's a little private area, which I imagine is perfect for larger groups or if you want a semi private setting (although service might be slower).
The tables were all either marble (potentially faux, but I didn't get seated at one to check it out) or wood. Since it's still a new place, the seats were new and nicely cushioned, more modern than typical chinese restaurants here.
They had BBQ pork and hanging ducks, which I hope to come back and give a try.
We ordered the pork and preserved egg congee, Empress fried rice and the Ha Moon Vermicelli (sweet and sour). All the food had lots of flavor, and saucier than I had expected. My group had lots of water and tea with our food. The portions were good and we even left with leftover vermicelli and rice. They add the dried fish skins (the stuff they add on top of takoyaki) on the Empress fried rice, so if you're not a fan of that (like me) -- just be aware of that. The Ha Moon vermicelli had bell peppers and some other veggies that I am not accustomed seeing in this dish, but it added nice colors and textures to the noodles. The congee was really nice. It wasn't runny or watery, or lacking flavor like at other places. It was just the right amount of thickness and quite comforting.
Service was slow. It is a huge place, and all the servers were running around so I feel for them. But we had asked about 4 different servers for water and didn't get it until we were almost done our meal. Our tea refill also took a while to come, but I appreciate how they keep the tea boiling hot in the thermos vs the conventional tea pots (you can't choose tea though).
I'm definitely going to come back and give other dishes a try, I would imagine weekends and evenings will be packed as it seems all the asians (and non asians alike) are hearing the hype about this place and flocking to give it a try since it's closer to home. This place is slightly more expensive than other places in sauga, but given the ambiance and i guess the branding, it's worth it imo.
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