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| - Compounding specials is fun. I like how they have 3 different types of soup dumplings (xiao long bao) on special right now, and one can order all three at the special prices. This is a promotion for their silky skin xiao long baos, if I recall correctly. Basically, for the first order of each (4 xlb's per order), there's a special price. $0.99 for pork, $1.99 for pork and crab, and $1.99 for pan fried. For those prices, I'd say those xlb's were a steal. I would not, however, intentionally come for them at regular price. The wrappers were a tad thicker than I'd like them. Eat them while they're piping hot though. That's when they're the best.
Also had a number of other things:
Drunken chicken ($6.99) - not drunk enough. Not enough rice wine flavor. Chicken wasn't particularly tender. Also not cut cleanly. Pieces still stuck together.
Snow pea shoots ($12.99) - sauteed with garlic. Good portion for price.
Braised pork belly noodle in soup ($6.99) - single large slice of pork belly. Fat was tender. Meat was not really. Noodle base was amazing though.
Chinese burgers/minced meat with cilantro and green onions in sesame pancake ($6.99/2) - Not among the better ones I've had in Toronto. Lots of sesame though.
Spicy battered fried fish ($12.99) - promotion going on. Buy an order, get a coupon that gets you a buy one get one free on this item the next time you order it. Portion was alright. Fish was creamy. Not spicy. Slightly cumin-y. Batter was a tad thick.
Salty soy milk ($3.99) - I love salty soy milk. This had soy flavor in a good way. Almost floral. Chili oil, dough fritter slices, preserved veggies and possibly some seaweed, dried shrimp, and green onions make this almost like a soup. So comforting. Mmmm.
Red bean pancake ($4.99) - a tad oily, but not bad. 6 decent sized pieces. Red bean filling wasn't too sweet, which makes it a plus in my books.
Mostly positive stuff. Would order everything but the drunken chicken, fish, and the burgers again.
And a random thought. Why put 'guest' in your WiFi network if you don't intend on letting your guests use the WiFi?
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