"I really, really love this place. I've been eating here since I was a kid and it's barely changed. The food is comforting and delicious.. if a little greasy. Best for the dumplings and hot and sour soup.. other things on the menu are much, much better ordered from other places nearby.\n\nHere's a breakdown of my thoughts and experiences:\n\nDumplings: Heck yea! The lamb dumplings are really fantastic and so are the pork and fennel and pork and chive. I can also vouch for the mixed vegetable and spinach and mushroom ones as yummy vegetarian options! \n\nBoiled or fried.. is a really matter of preference I think. The dumpling filling is pretty flavourful and I love the vinegar, chilli and soy dipping combo offered.. so I actually often prefer the dumplings boiled because I like the soft and chewy texture and larger order (15 as opposed to 12 when you order fried). Having 'em fried is a nice treat, however, because of the beautiful battered presentation and deep-fried texture. Very heavy feeling after eating them though..\n\nThe hot and sour soup is seriously incredible.. nicely thick, actually spicy, and spiked with fresh cilantro. The order is HUGE. Good to split between 4 for a nice sized bowl each. \n\nOther stuff on the menu.. noodles, salads, pancakes.. is lacklustre. The noodles are super greasy and very mildly flavoured. The beef and chicken in the noodle and nice dishes is poor quality, gnarly stuff. The marinated tofu tastes like generic 5spice tofu that you buy in Chinese supermarkets. The seaweed salad is very under-seasoned and tough. I avoid most things now, but try other stuff from the menu from time to time just to see if anything's changed. It hasn't. You get big, hot heaping plates with the rice/noodle dishes but its so bland you'll tire of it quickly.\n\nbut GREAT FOR DUMPLINGS!!!\n\nThere's a big of a hustle at busy times but I like the busy atmosphere. \n\nAs a warning: this place is cash only (good for them!) so plan accordingly or else you can run to one of the nearby banks at Dundas and Spadina."^^ . "0"^^ . . "2012-04-21T00:00:00"^^ . . . "1"^^ . "4"^^ . "1"^^ .