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| - For those of you who frequent Chinatown or Markham for dim sum, don't look at this place as another shitty, half-assed hotel restaurant. It is a true gem in Toronto.
This place is so good, I came here for dinner AND dim sum the next morning.
Dinner:
For soup, we had shark fin soup, which was made with some melons and cucumbers. Out of the ordinary, but fresh regardless.
Deep-friend jumbo prawns were actual huge, fried balls (no pun intended) and they were delicious with mayonnaise. We also had the lobster which, if you have a sensitive tongue for spices, you shouldn't get this because my mouth was on fire after one bite!
I recommend the egg white with shredded conpoy fried rice for a change because it's actually more flavorful than you'd think, especially with the dried conpoy on top.
We also had the lobster which was delicious but I couldn't go on after 2 pieces because the red chili pepper was really strong.
Dim Sum:
The dim sum was pretty standard. It was more about the presentation with the nice, old-style dishes rather than the food.
The turnip cake was cut into pieces and wrapped with seaweed like sushi but could have been better if it was pan fried a little longer.
Har gau and shrimp rice noodles were both great. Might need to add some extra soy sauce since it's not as salty.
The lotus leaf wrap had the cutest presentation because they were wrapped like coin bags but the inside was pretty dry and I didn't enjoy it overall.
Wish I had the chance to try their dessert but I was long stuffed. The place is really high-end for Chinese but worth the splurge if you'd like to experience a new take on Chinese food.
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