"2016-03-27T00:00:00"^^ . "0"^^ . . "3"^^ . "1"^^ . "0"^^ . . "I believe this restaurant has a great value, but ultimately it's a mostly average dim sum restaurant. We got seven items, and found five of the seven to be very fresh tasting and made well. However, two of the items were not as good as we expected them to be. \n\nThe first item not up to standard was the doughnut wrapped in rice rolls. The doughnut was stale, and when I informed a server, she stated that they deep fry the doughnut a second time before wrapping in the rice wrapper so that it doesn't get too soft. As a Kitchen Manager who's cooked for over 10 years professionally, I can tell you that twice deep frying batter makes the product even crispier, and usually heavily soaked in oil. The doughnut that she claimed they twice fried was dry and hard. If I had to guess, it was at least hours old, but since they only opened the doors 2 hours previously, I then deduced that it was probably from the previous day. Regardless, the explanation didn't satisfy me, and the dish didn't either. We didn't eat anymore of that dish.\n\nThe second item was the steamed black sesame buns. The bun appeared to be freshly steamed, but after the first bite, it tasted a bit dry and crumbly. Same explanation from before. When bread sits out for a few hours, it tends to get dry and crumbly. I would bet that this item was prepped the day before and left out for too long. Either that, or it was steamed and not served previously, and then steamed again for us. Unlike the previous dish, this was still tasty enough to finish.\n\nAll the other items we ordered were good (Har Gow, Shrimp Wontons, Squid Tenticles, Preserved Sausage on Rice, Deep Fried Eggplant). It appears that they have some sort of a Dim Sum factory in the back (perhaps it was a factory before adding the store front?), so the quality and freshness are there. It's just unfortunate that the emphasis on food waste is so great that they possibly re-heat food a second time instead.\n\nOverall, the food is average to good, but the prices are excellent. The prices ranged from $2.29-$3. Very competitive to downtown Chinatown and uptown Markham/Richmond Hill prices."^^ . .