Came here recently and it's one of those places that feels very reliable when you're craving classic Chinese comfort food. The menu is pretty extensive, with everything from dim sum to full-on family-style dishes, so it's easy to come with a group and share a bit of everything. We ordered soup dumplings, a beef noodle dish, and a few stir-fries. The xiao long bao were definitely the highlight--thin skin, flavorful broth, and exactly what you'd expect from a place known for them. Other dishes were solid and well-prepared, though not necessarily mind-blowing. It's more about consistency and comfort than trying to be overly creative. The space is clean and modern but still has that traditional Chinese restaurant feel, which makes it good for both casual meals and group dinners. Service was efficient and pretty straightforward. Nothing overly warm, but everything came out in a timely manner. Overall, it's a dependable spot if you're looking for a variety of Chinese dishes in one place. Not the most exciting meal in the city, but definitely somewhere you can count on. read more

Dreadful, been here 4 times hoping it would get better, it just doesn't. Last time my partner received her meal while I waited 20 minutes and they forgot my order. Waiters don't make eye contact or check in, as I had to track down someone to find my order. Don't do it, don't go. read more

I can't believe all the Asian legends locations closed down in the GTA. I haven't been to this location, but you used to enjoy coronation legend in Richmond Hill. We had the XLB, potstickers, beef noodle, beef rolls and the spicy wonton. I thought everything was great and so did my buddy. The restaurant manager and staff were great and very attentive. I hope this location sticks around because I found the food and the experience to be excellent overall. read more

Each time I tell myself, the last time was an anomaly. Each time I leave disappointed. Today was no different. The quality of their food has deteriorated significantly. From the ingredients they had from before to now, it's a massive cutting or corners at the expense of saving a few bucks. The flavour of the soup noodles is by far the lowest point of all time times I've visited. Sad to say, the best they have going for them is the decor. Sad to say, I go for the food and not the decor. Quick example, the gravy soup noodles at one point had sea cucumber, mushrooms and bamboo shoots. Today, the bare minimum, until more is removed. I fear I won't be a return customer after many years of attendance since the dad started the restaurant at 416 Dundas St. W. and now with the kids running it as a franchise, quality has gone to bucks into the kid's pockets and not to the belly of patrons. Just see my food photos from 7 years ago. Pictures don't lie. Too bad I can't share how the food was when they only had the one location and a food court set up decades ago. To bad, so sad. It was a good relationship until now. Sorry that we must part ways. read more

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* I am a XLB enthusiast, so I ordered XLB (crabmeat & pork) to go only. So my review is quite limited. At the end of my busy day, I craved my super comfort food, XLB. Asian Legend has several locations throughout GTA, and food tastes quite different by location. This location is not the best but I came here because it was the closest place that had XLB to where I was. This time as well, the wrappers were fragile, thicker than in the other locations. Transfer to the container was not carefully done, so the soup was leaking as a result. Almost no crab flavor, so I had to open them to search for crabmeat pieces. Also, they use too much white pepper in the soup and meat, which overpowers other flavors. Overall, the taste was a little too salty. :( read more

Asian Legend - Chinese Near Me - Toronto, Ontario

Good service, clean washroom but food not so good. Radish pancake too greasy and not much taste. Sesame biscuit soso. Beef noodles a big disappointment, not much taste at all. Soup tastes like salt water, definitely not from beefstock! Deep fried bean curd also not much taste. Would i go back? No! read more

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This has been the worst experience we had in a restaurant. We ordered food after our arrival. 1 soup arrived after 25 minutes and we had to return it because it was just warm. . The second soup only arrived 10 minutes later. The service was very mediocre we had to keep looking for waiters to come to our table to help us. Had it not been such a cold night we would have left the restaurant before having the main course. We were very loyal customers of the Finch and Leslie location - this facility does not compare. We will definitely not be a return customer. read more

Perfect spot for family style sharing & tasty nostalgic authentic Chinese food! As a kid I mostly frequented their OG location on Finch & Leslie but this new-ish location at Don Mills is gorgeous and now my new fav! It has such a high end interior. The ceilings are so tall and decor is artsy and pretty. My fam have already brought a few of our visiting Toronto guests here because it's a place to show-off lol & our guests were def impressed! Food wise I can't complain. Everything just hits the spot! Some of my go to must orders are their fried tofu appetizer, xiao long baos, glutinous rice rolls, cantonese crispy noodles & stir fried eggplant! When I'm feeling fancy their smoked duck & peking duck are a must order! Their prices are super reasonable too. I always get massive portions & everything is made to order! Living in Boston all these years away from authentic Chinese food really made me crave Asian Legend & so now that I'm back in Toronto I've been frequenting them like crazy. I've never had a bad experience yet & I do have to say Don Mills has some of the nicest & competent staff! They're always on point with the best customer service & take care of our table with professionalism (its esp nice to have when taking visiting friends and guests here)! I also like that most of the staff can speak Canto, Mandarin & English! Overall an excellent place to bring guests for a impressive dine-in experience. It's also perf to visit if you're craving those nostalgic Chinese dishes you grew up eating- they really make everything well & prob have anything you're craving! Their menu is extensive!! read more

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This is based on takeout experience. I called to just order a hot and sour soup and they gave me size and price options via the phone, very informative. The order was ready in 10-15 minutes and we went to pick it up. In the end I ordered the medium size and it came in two medium cylinder take out plastic containers. Portion size was good. The soup was very flavourful, quite spicy and had A LOT of white pepper. If you are not a fan of pepper, do avoid this item. There are a lot of shredded carrot, black fungus, tofu, and bamboo strips inside along with a few chunks of chicken. I would get this again. read more

We were in the Don Mills area and really hungry. Across from the C&C supermarket, we saw this Asian legend. I have never tried any of the Asian legends in the city before so decided to go for it. We asked for hot water and got tea. We ordered the spinach xiaolongbao, which came as the normal white one. When I asked about it, they said they didn't have the other. I would have preferred they let me know before deciding for me to do the switch. The pan fried dumpling was decent - crispy on the outside. Would have liked the inside to have more flavour. The pork belly was surprisingly bland. Overall not a great experience and probably won't be back. read more

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We went as a big group. For private room it's a minimum spend of $250 per table. This isn't bad because it's much quieter and allow group discussion. Extra chairs and utensils took some time to be brought into the room. It's definitely a tight squeeze. Food wise, some of them were quite oily. One of the dish was very spicy and I couldn't handle it. The half a chicken dish had a lot of bones in it. read more

A friend gave my sweetie two gift cards so we dropped into this Asian Legend location for the first time while in the area shopping. We decided to go with takeout and dine-in another time. Staff directed us to the bar area to review the menu. Our order was a Ma Po Tofu, Braised Pork & Preserved Vegetables, plus a Cantonese Chow Mein. First, the meal was good but the noticeable thing with the chow mein was the sauce being too runny; it should have be thickened with more corn starch. Second, my wife is sensitive to MSG and her senses were indicating too much MSG after consuming our meal. We will still give this place another visit in the future. read more

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Really had a delicious meal here tonight. The szechaun chilli chicken and the thin shredded beef is a killer combo ... Really spectacular! The pork soup dumplings are also very good. read more

Service was terrible. There did not seem to be enough weight staff in the dining room. Overall, the atmosphere is very very different from a traditional Chinese restaurant that I've been to. They give you a piece of paper so you were expected to write down your own numbers off the menu. Then they forgot to put in our orders. I had to check with three separate wait staff to ask about the status of the order before they realize they forgot to put in our orders. Si we were waiting 45 watching the people next to our table eating even though they put in their order 20 minutes after we did. The food quality was so so. We ordered the Taiwanese spicy chicken and it was dry and overcooked. They did not have the correct batter. The fried dumplings had no flavor and the wrap was clearly not hand made from scratch. The XLB was standard. Disappointed and would not return to this place. read more

Another Chinese restaurant to explore. Not your typical setting from Chinatown; this restaurant is pretty and elegant. We got there at the peak of dinner time. Had to line up. Quoted wait time was 20 minutes or so but we got seated soon after. I think there were only 2 to 3 waitresses working. One was literally jogging from table to table. We ordered our food. Normally soup would come first but other dishes came first. The soup was served in the middle of the meal. We didn't have bowls so we had to ask for it. We had to scoop the soup ourselves. At the end when we were leaving, I noticed another table got their soup first, and the waitress also scooped the soup into bowls for them. Still on the topic of soup, we ordered fish maw soup. We found lots of slivers of ginger in it. The rest of the dishes were ok. Was it legendary? Was it a good, memorable experience? Nah. read more

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We waited 2 hours because they messed up our order. Finally food came and wasn't what we ordered. We are 30 year customers and really disappointed in the service on Chinese New Year's Eve. read more

Really can't go wrong with Asian Legend. The service was pretty slow and it was nearly impossible to flag someone down.. it's like only 4 people work here and they all don't come into the dining area. The food though is pretty much the same as every other asian legend. We come for the siu long bao :D Soup dumplings!!! Best things ever. My cousins and I grew up going to eat shanghai food so we have our staple dishes. They also have a really delicious menu of soups. We got the pork belly with tofu knots. It was definitely comfort style food. My favourite dish is the cold white pork dish with the chili vinegar and garlic. It's always my go to dish and first thing I order when I go to any shanghai place. It's never as good as it is at Asian Legend though. I really should just learn how to make this dish for myself! All in all it's a solid location. You know what you're getting if you've been to any other ones. read more

Jan 2020: Ok fine. I'm back here again for dinner. You just can't avoid it since there aren't many Chinese restaurants when passing through this area. Came here for dinner on a weeknight over the holidays. The restaurant was already semi full at around 5:30 pm. It does get full really quickly here. We had the Peking duck two course with lettuce wrap, black fungus mix appetizer, mushrooms and broccoli and Shanghai noodle in soup. Peking duck and lettuce wrap was decent. I didn't like the Shanghai noodle in soup. It's not an overly authentic Shanghai or northern Chinese restaurant but they do some items like steamed Shanghai dumplings well. Parking is convenient and the restaurant is cleanish. The service has improved. It depends on the day. Overall room for improvement but you get your fix for Chinese food here. read more

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The food was decent, but it was the service that was the biggest issue. Only the tall young guy was running around getting stuff for tables, all the other servers had tunnel vision or just kept their heads down. Everybody who walked in, had to physically go find a server to be seated. It took me getting up and walking to the cash counter to place our order because not a single staff member looked up or even looked in our direction. Seriously, there were only 3 tables in the entire place and 4 servers on duty! Had to ask twice for the bill because the first girl turned around and completely forgot about it. I had been to this location a few times before, thought it was a one time thing. Unfortunately after these few times, it seem like it's the norm. read more

I went with my son to have soup dumplings and of course we ordered too much food! They we're delicious and the Taiwanese popcorn chicken was a hit. The service was very quick and friendly. We had a great time and will go again soon. read more

We tried Singaporean noodle and also the spicy chicken. We liked both of them. The service was good and nothing to complain about.

This place sucks. All the dishes are disappointing. Just turn around. It's an embarrassment to the franchise.

AVOID THIS LOCATION. This is probably the slowest service I've ever has had any Asian legend franchise. We were notified that they were going to charge 15% service fee upon making reservations - note to the manager, if you're going to charge this ensure your service is at least minimally adequate and last I checked the service fee should be representative of SERVICE PERFORMED - not just an amount tacked on there as added revenue. We waited 1 hour for our soup to be served in a half full restaurant. Waitresses seemed confused which table the food belongs in. The "service button" on the menu card does not serve any purpose, as no waitresses came after we finished our tea. Food was mediocre and had gone cold because the food came SO SLOW between dishes. Had reservations for 6PM was served soup at 7:15PM, and it only was worse from there. I would highly recommend to NOT come here, I can see why now that this location is half empty. Will not be dining here ever again and really has me questioning the Asian Legend franchise all together. read more

Asian Legend - This is the amount of food we've received as at 7:58PM for 6:00PM reservations. What an embarrassment. - Chinese Near Me - Toronto, Ontario

I love Shanghai food and Asian Legend is usually one of the better restaurants. We came here for lunch and ordered the pan fried dumplings, rice cakes and spicy beef noodles. The pan fried rice cakes were average...kind of tasted like their frozen ones. The rice cakes were fresh and very light tasting. I kinda like this one better than the Shanghai one that's made with soy sauce. I wish they served this piping hot. It was only warm when it came out. The beef noodles were my favorite. The broth was spicy and bold, definitely tons of MSG. But the beef was so tender . The noodles were chewy and delicious. I'd come back and try other things. I think this place might be a hit or miss depending on the time of day you go. When the kitchen is overwhelmed, the food isn't the best. read more

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I wanted to check out this Asian Legend because I've heard good things about their other locations from friends. The sign says 'northern Chinese cuisine,' but this restaurant is owned by Taiwanese. In a strip mall, there is a lot of parking on site. The decor is modern with black and red as the theme. Anyway, my father and I ordered a few dishes - we probably ordered 5 dishes, which was way too much food for the two of us. The portions here are quite large so Asian Legend is perfect when going out with a group of people. The price point is quite reasonable and the menu is extensive (there's something for everyone). Good for: Chinese read more

Asian Legend - Portions are quite large . - Chinese Near Me - Toronto, Ontario

I've tried out a few of the other Asian Legend locations uptown GTA and decided I should give this one a try. It was my sisters birthday so we decided to go out as a family to a new Chinese restaurant and Asian Legend came up. My parents are very picky with Chinese food, so naturally my sister and I were a bit nervous taking them here for dinner. First off, the parking lot is awesome! It's so easy to find a spot unlike the uptown locations and restaurants in Richmond Hill and Markam in general. There are tons of spots even on a weekend, and the spots were nice and huge (I'm a bit picky when it comes to parking my car). Inside the restaurant was pretty fancy, the interior was very detailed and you can tell a lot of money and time was spent on the decor getting this place just right. It looks much better than the other locations and was nice and dimly lit inside. Not too dark though, I still want to see my food! The service was pretty good as well, I had a lot of custom orders to make since some of my family is particular with food, and they catered to our every need. We ordered lobster, chow mein, stir fried cucumber leaves with musroom, fried tofu and the full peking duck courses. The food was good, but nothing out of the ordinary in terms of presentation or flavours. The highlight was definitely the peking duck though, it was juicy and they served us the duck when it was nice and hot. We ran out of the wraps and lettuce leaf, but the server got us more (on the house) in a flash. Overall the place looks great and there is plenty of tables and parking if you're concerned about those things. It's not the best Chinese food I've had in the GTA and probably not even top 5, but definitely worth the money I paid. I would come back here again in the future to try out the other dishes and bring a group of hungry patrons. Oh yeah and my parents, well they really enjoyed the meal, so that's why I'm giving the review 4 stars instead of 3! read more

Asian Legend - Lobster, Peking duck, Fried Tofu, Cucumber Leaf and Mushrooms yummy! - Chinese Near Me - Toronto, Ontario

We have been eating at Asian legend (another location at Finch) for years but this one is closer to home so we decided to come to this location on a Friday evening (6:30). We called ahead to make reservations but the person on phone said it's not busy "just come in", so we did and we ended up waiting for several mins before we could flag down someone as no one was at the front to seat us. Then we were seated closer to the door on the left side (avoid if you can as it gets too cold every time door opens) in spite of asking for a different table!!! Service is worse at this location- my husband had to get up twice to get someone to service our table (it wasn't crazy busy like their other locations). Food- we placed an order for our usual- some vegetarian and meat dishes and we said no mushrooms in one of dishes and it came with it. First thing we got was bok choy and nothing else came for another 5-7 mins, so I guess for starters we had to have bok choy! Food was cooler than expected- I am assuming delayed service was the problem. Overall, our experience at this location was not a good one and we rather take our business (money) elsewhere!! I hope the manager/ owner of this location focuses a little more on customer service and staffing! read more

Came here with a group of ten for dim sum on Mother's Day. We ordered several plates/baskets each of: - soup filled dumplings with pork - Peking Duck - shrimp dumplings - pork potstickers - rolled onion pancake with beef - deep fried dough sticks - deep fried chicken wings It's a bit of a hike from downtown but their soup dumplings and shrimp dumplings are solid, combined with good Peking Duck for 42 bucks and I'd say it's worth the trip. read more

The place is beautiful. The price is too much for the serving size. Its on the small side. Tasted good but didnt leave satisfied. I wanted to eat something else after eating here. Maybe I ordered the wrong thing. I'm sure they have star dishes in the menu but I don't think I will be back to find out. Also, our server didn't speak English and was gruff when we tried to talk to her. Just overall an off putting experience. Tio bad. read more

I love Asian Legend, however this location is just terrible. Every single dish we ordered wasn't close to what they would be at the other locations (I've been to the Highway 7 and the Dundas locations). The dumplings didn't seem fresh, the fried rice had shrimp that tasted undercooked, the peanut dumplings had too much salt and fish sauce overpowering the dish, and the general tso chicken barely had chicken - it was just fried dough with popcorn sized chicken bits without the usual sauce (See picture). The service was just awful. Server barely came to our table and she insisted that I fill in the order form for her with the numbers. To make things worse, they also had a table near us that had kitchen staff coming and going to eat with their full chef uniforms on (apron and all) - I don't think I've ever seen that and somehow I don't think it's code. Fair to say that I'll be going back to the other locations and will avoid this particular location. read more

Quite possibly the worst Chinese restaurant experience I've ever had. No organization. And virtually no service. Servers seem like they are scared to approach the floor. I came here today this evening at 6:35pm as a walkin table of 2. No one in front of me. The host says there's no numbers to provide and the wait is 5 to 10 minutes. Minutes pass and the front door starts getting busy. A table of 4 and 2 enter after me. It is when that table of 2, a caucasian man asks for a table for 2, do I say "UM I was here first for 2 people". The new host there apologizes. I get my table first. We sit at 6:50pm and finish ordering at 6:52pm: pan fried dumplings, ho fen with beef, and dry noodles. 10 minutes later, I see a large party sit in front of me and the table of 2 behind me at the front of the restaurant sit beside us. 7:02pm rolls around and I am getting more ansty as a waitress comes to our table to confirm our order, indicating it has not been sent to the kitchen yet. It gets to 7:25pm and I finally get my dumplings. The table of 2 beside us also get their food even though we ordered ahead. I finish the dumplings within 5 minutes. It then turns 7:32pm and I see the table of 2 beside us, the same caucasian man who was behind me in the front, and who ordered after me, get his noodles first. I wait for 5 minutes and watch the huge table in front of us get served too. At this point I am livid. We waited for 40 minutes only to be disrespected by this establishment. I went to the cashier, said I am only paying for the dumplings, said it was terrible that the table beside us sat down after us but got all their food first, paid, and left. I urge anyone to avoid this establishment at all costs. Never again. read more

We like it. Lots of variety, cleaner and nicer than most Chinese places. We like the soup filled dumplings the beef wrapped in onion pancake, the "lion heads", and the green beans. Don't usually get the spicy stuff but there's lots on offer for those who want to kick it up a few notches. read more

We, party of 4, cam here for lunch on April 3, 2016. We ordered, Hot plain soya bean Milk, Steamed soup-filled pork dumplings with ground pork, Steamed vegetarian dumplings, Sautéed pig stomach, Braided beef with noodle in soup, Sautéed Chinese Broccoli Plain, and House special twice-cooked pork & dried tofu with spicy sauce. We asked for no msg to one of the servers. He took our preferences to the chefs. Awesome service so far. Hot plain soya bean milk arrived quickly which isn't hard to make. The rest of the order took quite awhile to arrive on our table. There was a table who arrived later than us and also ordered later than us got their steamed soup filled pork dumplings ahead of us. That left sour tastes in our mouth. We brought his attention to one the servers and he apologized. We accepted his apologies on behalf of their incompetent kitchen. The food tasted not bad. The servers constantly filled our empty tea pot. I was very happy with that. Overall, we enjoyed our meal at this restaurant. Will we come back again? Yes. read more

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I went for Peking Duck and there was nine at 6:45 PM so decided to order a beef and fried fish dish instead. We were party of 3. The tofu, jelly fish and beef wrap came out within 15 Mins and we waited over and hour for snow pea leaves. They forgot about the beef and fish so waiting another 15m. For 3 pple, it was almost two hours. I am not going back to that location again. read more

Had a really poor experience although I've been here many times. Made reservations for 10 but they stuck us at a table for 8. When I asked for a larger table they said they were all reserved so I asked them how many people had reserved the larger table and they stated more than us. Anyhow, 1 hour into dinner, there were 7 people that came to the reserved table. Not impressed. On top of this, one of the servers knocked over my Coke and just apologized. In the least I would have thought they would replace my drink as I had only had a few sips. However, no drink came and sure enough when the bill came, I was charged for it. Was going to raise the issue but my friends had asked me to let it go. Besides the poor service, the food is subpar. The duck is always dry, but the dumplings are ok. read more

So first off -- we love "the Legend", have been to many locations and love their crab+pork soup dumplings, beef roll ups and noodle dishes. For the most part -- this place was spot on -- the food was the same wonderful dumplings that we are used to. So folks, this is Shanghai dim sum - not like a lot of the other trad Cantonese style. No - you won't find carts --YES, the dumplings will come hot and fresh to the table. Quite a large space and lots of different rooms including a number that would allow for private parties (up to 14 people). We had some crab/pork soup dumplings, pan fried pork dumplings, cantonese chow mein and Moo Shu Pork as well. Everything hit the spot for me except for the Moo Shu Pork and the service. I found the pancakes a bit hard and there didn't seem to be much pork in the dish. Also, it was not exactly busy, but we had a real challenge (twice) trying to get a waitress to help us, and candidly, well she was not too friendly. We are used to the friendly, bustle of the other "Legends", so we hope this was a one off. We were so excited to see one open up close to us -- so we will give them another chance -- and we still love those dumplings! read more

It's a confused place really. They don't know if they are delivery Chinese with 183 items on the menu! Or a sit down place with HUGE seating with a decently upmarket decor. They have cheap kettles and paper napkins in a huge place with high ceilings which would mean you have a better place. Now to the food, I had 6A, 7 and 2..well that's what you write on a piece of paper with pencil and you get your order. Well let me tell you-stay away from the soup filled dried scallops and pork dumplings (2). Thought since it's so heavily advertised it would be special..it's not! Then the beef filled onion pancakes are tooo heavy, so stay away. Then the pan fried chicken hotstrips, Tasted ok but too oily. I won't ever come here again. Toronto has disappointed me yet again in food, Atlanta rules! read more

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I have been waiting for this place to open. Ample parking. Nicely decorated and lots of room for larger groups (a couple of private rooms in the back). Food was good...my wife says there were a few dishes that were not the same as the other locations and she was happy with that. They were good about my kids peanut allergies but we just ordered the same as we always do to keep it safe (well as safe as it can be). Overall a nice meal, good service and great location. read more

Asian Legend - Chinese Near Me - Toronto, Ontario

I went there late, just before they closed. The service was fine (nothing to rave about, but proper and prompt). I ordered the pan egg/onion appetizer (forgot actual name of dish ) and the rice combo (shrimp and tofu). My two friends ordered a ride combo and noodles respectively. The delivery of the dishes to our table was strange. After drinks, or combo plates arrived first, then the soups, then our friend's noodles, and then finally the appetizer. I mean sure, adventure is great, but I was slightly concerned about letting items become cold. But the food was nice and warm; the rice was ok; soup was good (veggie clear soup) ; shrimp was well cooked and mixture with tofu was not too greasy; the appetizer was missing some salt (but that could be a personal preference). I may need to try more items before I make my mind up about this place. As of right now, it was alright. read more

Asian Legend - Shrimp and tofu, rice combo (comes with soup and iced tea) - Chinese Near Me - Toronto, Ontario

Authentic Chinese food. Great prices and a great place to go with the large family. Try to make a reservation if you are a large family. Big portions of food. read more

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