A group of us went to Legend Chinese Restaurant Saturday afternoon and the experience turned out to be a pleasant surprise.
This restaurant is located just north of Steeles Avenue along the Yonge street corridor where it is situated next to an Italian eatery (Nino D'aversa), a Red Lobster, and a Korean supermarket along with some other restaurants and stores.
The restaurant is a good size and would be adequate for groups. The decor was also decent for a dim sum restaurant with real tablecloths etc. Also, it was a very pleasant surprise to not have to wait for a table (we were a group of 4 and at 1;30pm on Saturday afternoon, there was a 5 minute wait to get a table).
Now, as far as the food goes (which is perhaps the most important part), it was quite good. Having 4 members in our group allowed us to try a large variety of dishes and everything we had was consistently good and of decent quality. It may not have been the best dim sum that we have had, but it was easily on par with most of the good dim sum places across the city. The Har Gow was quite good, and in my humble opinion, the quality of a good dim sum restaurant can largely be judged by the quality of their Har Gow. The food was served promptly and you could tell it was prepared fresh and served hot. The flavours were quite good and the ingredients used were of a higher quality.
The service was also good in that it was prompt and friendly.
In terms of value, it's hard for me to comment as one member of our group was feeling very generous and decided to pick up the tab, however he seemed to feel the meal was well worth the cost - but perhaps that was because of the great company!
So, is this restaurant a legend in the making? Not quite, but it is quite good and definitely worth trying if you are looking for above average dim sum in the Yonge and Steeles area.