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| - Walking into Qing Hua, straight ahead of you as you go down the front landing, there's a big sign above the service station that explains, on faux scroll-like paper, the history and tradition of dumplings.
I wish I'd read that sign the first time I ate here. Then I'd have known that boiling broth erupting from bitten dumplings is a total normal thing. And that you aren't really supposed take bites of dumplings. If anything I've become a gracious dumpling eater over time.
Dumplings are trendy in Montreal recently, despite having been around probably forever. I know this because out of nowhere during summer '15 every "Where are we going to eat?" discussion was settled by "Let's get dumplings!". Soon I was the one telling anyone who'd risk eating with me that probably we should have dumplings. Unless we'd already eaten dumplings say...two days in a row. 3 would be overdoing it. So you can't go wrong in early 2016 suggesting dumplings if you're responsible for lunch decisions at your office.
Oh yeah.. Qing Hua. It's hard to identify what's unique or different about this place compared the the multiple other dumpling spots in the area: The selection and flavours are the same everywhere. Menu prices are identical or within a dollar of each other. Every decor is the same shoddy thrown together pastiche of kitsch Asian emblems I suspect the owners would prefer not having at all but do it out of some expected obligation. The service in all these places is unpredictable and a toss up on any given day.
There's a chance dumplings in the 514 are a big cartel. A big yummy cartel.
I forgot to talk about Qing Hua again and we're many many words into this and you want to know whether to go or not. I can say that Qing Ha is named most frequently in those aforementioned lunch discussions, and it's packed and busy at most times, which I can't say for the other spots I've tried. Take that as you will. There's is however a chaotic feel particular to Qing Ha that I suspect is due to inefficiencies or overwhelmingness. On this last visit our super nice waiter came and introduced himself twice, like he'd forgotten we'd been there over 20 minutes. I empathize.
...eating suggestions! Share different flavours, mix fried and steamed dumplings, vegetable and meat varieties. Otherwise it gets bland to work through, i.e., it's hard to tell any of the meat varieties apart, and 15 steamed dumplings in a row gets pasty in the mouth quickly.
And don't bite into the dumpling.
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