This restaurant tried really hard to be high end northern chinese cooking. We tried several dishes, but most were average at best for a higher price point. You mainly pay for the fancy decor.... and the NSYNC music in the background.
We tried several dishes, and ma-la numbing spice poached fish was very well done. I normally dont eat numbing spice, but it wasnt too spicy and the fish was perfectly cooked with lots of flavor. Peking duck was average. The crab/egg yolk soup was almost inedible, because it was too rich in egg yolk and one spoonful was much too rich. The food also comes out at all different times, making it hard to have a complete meal.
Although in Markham, staff is mostly Mandarin speaking (not canto) and does not understand any english.
Oddly enough, they dont take credit card for a "higher end" restaurant. They have a weird membership they try to sell to you (NOT free) so that you get slight discount on their menu prices.
Overall, a 2.5/5