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| - Every weekend I pick a new dumpling restaurant to satisfy my discerning, and demanding, desire for dumplings. Chinese Dumpling House won this past weekend's lottery. Being an entirely new restaurant to me, I was sufficiently excited to trek out to north Scarborough and see what the deal is.
While their name may suggest they exclusively serve dumplings, like most of the Chinese dumpling houses in Scarborough and Markham, they have a full menu of food with the dumplings tucked into their own little category at the bottom. The name is either a marketing ploy or an indicator of their speciality - only the food itself can decide.
The restaurant was near capacity when we arrived, but we were still seated immediately. Only the hostess spoke English so she served us as well.
The dumplings were priced between $3.99 - $5.99 for plates of 15. My friend and I settled with (read as: indecisively ordered everything): chive, shrimp, and egg, beef and radish, leek and pork, and chicken and mushroom dumplings. Our order was taken promptly and we were provided all the pleasantries of efficient, but indifferent service.
While awaiting the dumplings we engaged in a conversation over the utilitarian minimalism of the restaurant. As to be expected, the space is filled with clean plastic furniture and tables, with gifted lucky-cats and red lanterns over the counter. Little other decoration adorns the restaurant. We both agreed that it's better for the restaurant's interior to have no memorable presence.
The food arrived after fifteen minutes, a leaning tower of gourmet served in steamers. The dumplings were delicious - despite being steamed, they were filled with juicy goodness. The shrimp dumplings were salty with a nice bite of chive to them. The chicken and mushroom dumplings leaned towards mushroom taste, with a salty burst of flavour that quickly resided to earthy. Moving to the beef, we found it to be well spiced with starchy flavours - the radish providing a good vessel for the spicy oil and soy dipping sauce. We were already feeling full when we pulled out the last steamer, loaded with the leek and pork, but that fullness did little to dissuade us from rapidly popping back the last 15 with smiles on our faces.
It is safe to say my dumpling experience at Chinese Dumpling House was satisfactory. While there were no 'specialty' dumplings, or anything unexpected, what we did eat was fresh, tasty and most certainly up to par. Plus, with a price tag of under $25 for pure gluttony (under $15 otherwise), there leaves little to complain about.
NOTE: The restaurant is a little inconspicuous. It is not inside the mall - it is at the north end of the southern complex and is easy to miss. If you take the northern driveway into the complex, look to the left as you drive towards the central parking lot.
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