My family and I have eaten at Dim Sum King numerous times in the past. This review is for our most recent visit at dinner time. The restaurant is located on the third floor of a commercial building in Chinatown. Parking is available either on the street, or at the Green P parking lot on the SE corner of Dundas and Spadina, two blocks from the restaurant. The first impression when entering the building is not positive, as it looks dirty and dingy. The elevator has a piece of paper taped on the door informing patrons - in Chinese only - that it can carry only up to 4 or 5 people safely. Once inside the restaurant, it looks a little bit better. The food quality is average. Peking duck is not as good as some other Chinese restaurants in the area, but still passable. Filet Mignon with onion was tender. Service was slow and extremely poor. We had to ask for water five times, until we finally got it, and I'm not exaggerating. We ordered lobster, but it was never served. When we finished eating all the dishes that were served, the waitress tried to clear the table and we informed her that we were still waiting for our lobster dish; she blamed the delay on us saying that we put the order in separately from the initial order, which was untrue. When we approached management to ask about the missing lobster dish, he said that they were too busy; the restaurant was only half full. It was clear that they forgot our lobster order, but were unwilling to admit their mistake. The situation could have been handled easily; however, their attitude and actions demonstrated that customer service is not in their vocabulary. read more

Made a reservation for 14 people at this restaurant for a get together with colleagues. Some of them weren't able to make it because they caught the cold or they completely forgot, so as soon as i arrived I asked one of the employees who's wearing glasses and a more formal wear if we could be seated to a smaller table because some people couldn't make it. He must've not gotten a lot of sleep because he immediately started raising his voice at me and shouted, "WHY DID YOU BOOK A TABLE FOR 13 PEOPLE IF ONLY 8 PEOPLE ARE SHOWING UP?" I was shocked by his immediate rudeness instead of being understanding that sometimes this happens... mind you, the restaurant wasn't very busy at the time and there were several empty tables around. I asked him why he was so angry and (i hope) he calmed down after that. Yikes, don't need to be coming here for dimsum if we're going to be treated in a manner like that. Definitely left a sour taste in my mouth after that interaction. I didn't even enjoy the dimsum that much due to that. Some of the food were really cold as if they've been left there for a while in the back. read more

Was craving for dim sum on a recent trip to all mighty Canada, and made a stop at dim sum king. There are plenty of other dim sum joints on the same street, but with a title like king, I had to try it. This place is a order style dim sum joint, which I have no problem with. Ordered your usual selection of shumai, hargow, and a select assortments of tarts, chicken feet, spareribs (which are bomb), and rice noodle wrapped dishes. Everything was very good, and the place was clean and quiet. Very solid dim sum, with decent service. If I ever find myself in toronto again, will definitely hit up this spot if I'm craving for dim sum :) read more

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This place has never ever disappointed me. Every time we have visitors from out of town, it's dimsum time! The place is clean, the staff are nice, the atmosphere is great, and the food is consistently delicious. When my friends and I eat here, we usually spend $15 each and we leave stuffed. Highly recommended dimsum experience! And make sure you check out the wall of fame in the lobby. Lots of important folks have eaten here. And honestly, I found out about this place from Olivia Chow's autobiography, so thank you Olivia! read more

TL;DR: Understated, delicious dim sum for good value Came here for lunch Saturday. 5 minute wait at 1:30 pm. ------------ Detailed review: Turnip cake: mushy, too dense, not crispy. Pork ribs: delicious, beautifully seasoned with garlic and fermented black beans and chilli. Juicy and tender. Curried cuttlefish: rich in flavour, a little on the sweet side but still solid dish. Fried tentacles: more oily, not crispy enough. But still lives up to expectations Sticky rice wrapped in leafs: simple, authentic, delicious Siu mai (pork dumpling): juicy, tender, nothing special just satisfying. Ha gao (shrimp dumpling): average, nothing special but very satisfying. ------------ Highlights: pork ribs, sticky rice Lowlights: turnip cake Length of meal: 45 minutes Final thoughts: for the price point, this is delicious food, restaurant is always packed. Would we return? Yes, second time here read more

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Came here on a weekday for breakfast. They're located on the 3rd floor of a small building, that does have an elevator in case of wheelchair/stroller access. They still do the old school cart service here, with caveats (see below).. The Good: Food here is amazing, very fresh and hot. We tried the standards (steamed dumplings, shumai, chicken feet, tripe) and everything was some of the best I've had. Prices extremely fair, $3.50 for just about anything from the cars between 9am-4pm on a weekday. Large dining room so we had absolutely no trouble finding seating. The Bad: It is VERY difficult to get food off the carts here. Cart operators appear to be in a rush all the time. They will either pass you by if you're not practically waiving your hands and in their face, or just not come around for a repeat round. We actually had to observe other diners and noticed strange behavior, like walking up to a cart on the other side of the dining room and asking them to bring food over, or just ordering from a waitress without using a menu. It appears the regulars here know how to deal with this restaurant and it isn't newcomer-friendly. I'm sure the regulars here have their way and come back for a reason - the food is top notch. Maybe we'll have to ask for a menu next time we're back here, or just do what the aggressive Chinese customers do, but either way I'm looking forward to going back if I can. I always say that good food is essential to make up for any bad service, and boy does the food here make up for the strange cart system. read more

This dimsum place is located in Chinatown and honestly it's not that bad. It has many varieties and they are pretty good. It wasn't busy when I went at 10 am whcih was nice. Would come back if I was in the area again!! read more

Dim Sum King - Dim Sum Near Me - Toronto, Ontario

Very spacious. Dim sum plates are made fresh and ordered directly from kitchen. Average portion sizes, reasonable pricing.

Lovely. Food was great and service was prompt. We had the bbq pork buns, custard buns, turnip cakes, mango custard, congee and Shanghai dumplings. Turnip cakes, Shanghai dumplings and pork and egg congee were especially good. Tea was very nice as well. read more

It's not the best... it has good decoration- 3rd floor- definitely felt like a dim sum place! I just didn't really like any of the food..the shrimp wrapped in rice noodle was falling apart before i even can get it to my plate...the ha gaos weren't that great but the shiu mais were yummy. I liked the spareribs...and chicken feet. Tables are very low... This is one of the few that actually has ladies wheeling the carts around. read more

Food was slightly above average quality for dim sum. Did have a bad experience with the costumer service provided though. There was a piece of hair in my dim sum. The waitress took it back and told us they would omit it from the tab. They ended up still charging us for the dish and the manager told me that I didn't include sales tax and tea in my calculation for the bill.... Bruhh what tea costs 5 dollars.... read more

Very good dim sum restaurant with carts in Chinatown. It wasn't that busy for a Saturday morning. I couldn't try much since I was there by myself. Compared to Boston I have to say service was very friendly and the staff would tell me what things were since I'm used to having others do the dim sum ordering for me. The carts had all the dishes I was looking for and they frequently passed by so there was no waiting for certain dishes. Prices were good and overall a good option if looking for dim sum in Toronto. read more

The pumpkin corn congee was very good! Unfortunately the flat rice noodle with shrimp (har cheung fun) rice skin was too thick so the proportions between shrimp and rice noodle was not good. Also, I requested the marinated chicken feet and they said the kitchen was making it but 30 mins passed and it never came out....overall, worth a try for other dishes. read more

I came here with high expectations, but I was not satisfied in the end. Service- dim sum are all served with dim sum carts, you need to wait and wait until what you want come. Waitresses speak cantonese, so if you can't understand Cantonese like me, I did not get all dim sum I want before I walked out from this restaurant. Dim sum- just average, since everything finally come to your table has already been put on those carts for a long time, I think they are not hot enough. read more

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Old-school dim sum house, delighted to see the tea cart service and large variety of dim sum. (We went on a Sunday morning for brunch -- I noted that some reviewers did not experience the cart service, so it may be only on weekends when the crowds are bigger.) In general, their dim sum had very good flavors, bright and distinct. Some notable ones in our opinion: the roast duck (nice crisp skin, and happily, not fatty or greasy at all); steamed beef spare ribs (very good, redolent with black bean sauce, succulent and tender); fried whole shrimp (very crispy, willingly able to eat shell, tail and all); and the shrimp-stuffed eggplant with black bean sauce. Items worthy of a shout-out: DSKSR's pan-fried shrimp-chive dumplings (excellent flavor -- had several rounds of those!); steamed pork buns (one of the best I've had in a while, soft and pillowy, with a pork filling that was not too sweet or cloying); and another repeat rounder in their shrimp-stuffed jalapeno peppers (quite tasty and nice heat). On the downside, their salt&pepper squid was not as good as I would have expected; and we seemed to keep seeing the same carts over and over again. We had to be patient to wait for the right cart with the dim sum that we wanted. read more

Dim Sum King - Big banquet room with lots of Asians - a good sign! - Dim Sum Near Me - Toronto, Ontario

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I love dim sum, so if a city has a china town this is my first stop. So, this was a first meal in Toronto. Although it seems very busy, they are very good about seating you quickly. However, the seat we got was somewhat out of the way from most of the carts. Therefore, the service was not very good. While I normally like to sample many plates and have some variety, we could only get a small plate at a time and wait 15 or 20 minutes for the next small plate to pass. Everything we got was good, but I wish there was more variety. All our plates had no meat or shrimp, which I guess I should have predicted based on the name of the restaurant. I was missing some por dumplings though. My boyfriend was happy with this place because of its authentic vibe. This is not for people who have never tried dim sum before, it might be overwhelming. You definitely have dim sum for more of an interactive dining environment less so than a relaxing one, and this was true for dim sum king. The restaurant was good, but I would try somewhere else before coming back here again. read more

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I'm not used to eating dimsum downtown. I always end up feeling disappointed. The good thing here is the ladies pushing the carts seem pretty nice. The restaurant itself looks pretty decent when you get up to the third floor. The food was very average. If you can come for the special early bird prices (9-11:30am) it's much more worth it. At regular prices, not so much. read more

Came here on a Sunday at 10am for dim sum. If you order before 11am all dishes are $2.80. We ordered the main staples: haw gow, sui mai, shrimp/meat rice noodles, chicken feet, meat balls, shrimp balls, radish cake, sticky rice, spare ribs, black bean chicken & mango pudding. I had better at other places but the price here was cheap. May come back. Pretty spacious restaurant with lots of tables. read more

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Just got back from a somewhat spontaneous dim sum outing at the Dim Sum King and our bellies are still content. We were drawn to Chinatown by a wonky iPhone: after a disappointing first attempt at getting it fixed locally on Parliament Street, we went where we should have gone in the first place: Spadina Avenue. So we elected to wile away the while-you-wait time over dim sum and made an excellent choice. I really only like dim sum with cart service, but fortunately there remain a few such options. Thankfully there is an elevator to the third-floor Dim Sum King so we packed our little Bubba and his stroller in and headed up to join the queue. The place was packed, with probably a dozen to 20 people waiting for tables. The room is huge though, and turns over quickly, so we did not have to wait long. And once we sat down the food trundled past fast and furious. We got a number of items I have never had before, along with some classic staples. We started out with spare ribs which were candied and bbqed char siu-style which were a tasty variation on a classic which I had never seen either at dim sum or at a Cantonese BBQ joint. The Bubba (12 months) could not get enough of them and the slightly bitter and perfectly steamed greens which came on the side. Next came some very plump and meaty har gow dumplings, whereupon we rolled the dice and fed him his first taste of shrimp - he has now tried pretty much all of the major allergenic bugbears with no adverse effects. The hits kept on coming, with three massive pan-fried pork dumplings unlike any I recall having before another standout. A set of four piping hot, massive chivy-shrimpy, disc-shaped dumplings did not linger long on the table and the Bubba tucked in to another prawny delight. Another delicious variation of a familiar dish came next - the turtleshell-looking stuffed pepper slices arrived in the guise of hollowed-out jalapeños instead of the customary green bell peppers - home run. The portions were all generous, and we were running out of stomach real estate when the cheung fun lady arrived. Am I ever glad we splurged and got the beef cheung fun. If we were worried about getting it all down, the Bubba stepped up with a second wind and honestly outpaced both me and my girlfriend on those meaty marvels, packed with more of that tangy beef than I am accustomed to. Four Stars because I am saving five for a dim sum adventure which leaves me in a coma, including a few items which sadly did not come our way, such as the steamed curried cuttlefish, those squishy steamed black pepper ribs, and the breaded deep fried squid tentacles. read more

Dim Sum King - Bubba tucks in to the delicious char siu spare ribs - Dim Sum Near Me - Toronto, Ontario

This is the place you want to go for a real Dim Sum experience. One of the last Dim Sum places in the city where they still wheel the food around on carts and you pick the dishes that you want. It's on the second floor, its busy, loud and you eat off of plastic covered tables. The food tastes like most Dim Sum restaurants around the city, at least the good ones. read more

Good price good dimsum five stars for the price and the eggtarts will definitely come again : ) read more

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Best dim sum I've had since NYC. We went around 1 so I wasn't sure if they would still have the traditional carts. They did, which was good and bad. We tried some fantastic things but you run the risk of not getting your favorites. We weren't too hungry, so we shared just 4 plates. We were seated right away and served jasmine tea. The carts came quickly and the servers were nice about telling you what everything is (as long as you can understand their accents, which I am not so good at!) There wasn't much variety and the same things kept coming around, but we liked everything they had. Overall we got almost everything I wanted (har how, shiu mai, potstickers), but I noticed the seasoned lady next to me had an orange menu that she ordered off of. Wish we had done that! Overall it was delicious, clean, easy to find (on the 3rd floor), and cheap (only $20). read more

It doesn't look like much when you walk past it but the food is a 100/10 would highly recommend

I walked by on a Sunday morning and saw their poster about $2.3 for each dish regardless of L M S size before 11:30 am so I went in to give it a try. The food was ok, but the service was not that great: the cart appeared very infrequently with very limited options - I stayed from 10 to 11 and only saw about 10 different things presented to me, ordered 4, and spent most of my time waiting for the next cart to arrive. I would much prefer what I experienced in other places, where you can place an order and pick things up from the cart too, that way you can save a lot of time and I am sure they sell a lot more food too. There is a sign for 'free wifi', but I never found the password for it, and since I already had a hard time trying to understand the servers - they just assumed I could speak Cantonese and their attempt of other languages sounded equally challenging to me ... So I decided not to let them suffer from another question of mine, and all I did was point, nod, or shake my head during the whole ordering process And there is tip from my experience: stick to the $2.3 deal for LMS, avoid the $5 'special-sized dish', while they are pretty good too, they are not really worth more than twice the cost. read more

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*BE CAREFUL, THEY WILL RIP YOU OFF* When my boyfriend and I got a table, they gave us a tea pot but since we don't drink hot teas, we asked ice water instead of the tea. Food was good and we enjoyed the meal. But when we got a check, I found out that there is extra 2 dollars on our check and asked the cashier about the money. She said they charged us for tea in a very rude way.. I asked her back 'We didn't even get the tea but we still gotta pay for it? We drank just water.' And she said 'Same thing for water.' HOW CAN THEY CHARGE US FOR TAP WATER??? I was upset and asked her I can't pay for just water and she gave me a really dirty look. SO RUDE. I also remember even when I went there for the first time, they charged us extra and added tip so we ended up paying $5 more. At that time, I asked the cashier about the extra money but she just left with the money and never came back while speaking Chinese. Apparently, we double tipped because they added tip on our check. I WILL NEVER GO BACK TO THIS RESTAURANT BE AWARE OF THE BAD SERVICE!! read more

I think this is the closest to Markham level dim sum you'll find downtown. Seems small from the outside but once you walk up the 3 flights of stairs, you'll find a large restaurant filled with round tables and dim sum carts. The service was slow but the food was really good! read more

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The food is good, however I ordered to pick up twice and once for delivery, and in each case items were missing.

Just ordered delivery from this place and found a cigarette butt in our order of dumplings. I can only imagine what their kitchen looks like if this is what's getting in our meal. Most of the rest of the food was cold and underdone. Squid tasted more like it was microwaved than showed any signs of being in the fryer at all! Disgusting! Seriously, too many good dim sum places in Chinatown to ever bother with this place! read more

Dim Sum King - Cigarette butt in our delivery of dumplings. Some quality kitchen cleanliness you guys have over there... - Dim Sum Near Me - Toronto, Ontario

The review is for their Dim Sum. On a Sunday afternoon you don't have to wait long for a table. That is a sign to stay away! The food comes a la carte for Dim Sum which is super fun because you get to see the dishes and not try to figure out the translation. However, the problem with their a la carte is they rotate the same dishes over and over again. Rarely will you see new dishes coming out. It is also cold! If you want a specific dish you may have to flag a server and special order it. I was not impress with the taste of the dishes. Unfortunately if you are limited to downtown Spadina, Rol San is your best bet for descent dim sum. However, if you can....make a trip to Markham! So far all the restaurants I have been to up there are better than downtown Toronto. Don't waste your time at Dim Sum King. read more

Definitely never coming back. We made the mistake of coming here on Mother's Day and it was a total disaster. We actually got seated pretty quick but it went downhill from there. There were just a couple of dim sum carts going around, which wasn't enough to service all the hungry people. Literally, people had to get up to chase after the carts to get food. It would have been comical if we weren't so hungry! We tried to order off the menu but were told that they weren't accepting any menu orders because of how busy it was (!!!). This was made worse by the fact that the carts only went around the main outer areas so we had to join the crowd of dim sum chasers. We expected service to be slow because of the holiday but didn't think it would be an outright battle. The food was okay but not worth the trouble. It wasn't super cheap for us two girls it was 46 dollars total. The only reason I'm not giving this place a one or two star is halfway through the meal a manager did finally help us order food, though she wouldn't help us in the beginning. Maybe she sensed the hangry vibes emanating from our table. read more

It's on the upper floor (3rd) of a small mall in Chinatown. The elevator takes a while, so if possible, I would suggest just taking the stairs. The place itself is quite large, but very often different groups hold lunches/dinners here, so parts of the space is sectioned off. For dimsum, they have carts that push things around and some staff carry different items around, but the variety and frequency can be quite limited Monday through Friday unfortunately. The food itself is very hot, but can be quite oily. Service is okay but staff are quite inattentive with things like refilling water. read more

Found this place walking down the street. A local said it was good and had dim sum which we liked. We sat down and they brought a bunch of dishes to review which we took most of. Then mysteriously the carts stopped. We waited and waited and I finally asked if more food was coming out. They said we had to order off the menu. We ordered a few more items and they questioned why so few. Had to explain we already ate a bunch. I have no idea how much each item was. Our bill came to $41.70 which included 4 cans of pop. Seems to be reasonable for what we ate. The food was decent. Not the best dim sum that we have ever had but it was enjoyable. We saw locals eating non-Dim Sum and their portions looked large. read more

An interesting Dim Sum place. I'll admit my knowledge of the cuisine is limited (shamefully I've only been to Dim Sum places a handful of times) but I found most things here very good. Some of the seafood dumplings were quite good. My gf really loved the curried cuttlefish complete with little tentacles. I wasn't a huge fan of the texture of those... Service was very brisk and there seemed to be a good selection when we went. Only downside was the price (according to the gf) is a little high compared to some of the other options in Chinatown. read more

Went here for lunch on a Saturday and we thought it was great. We don't eat chicken, beef or pork, but had NO problem getting veggies or shrimp only. The food carts were by right away and frequent. Loved the large variety of shrimp options, the noodles and the tea. Service was quick, friendly with no problem understanding what each dish was in English. We had 5 shrimp dishes, noodles, red bean buns and tea for less than $35. read more

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Its good and its al you need to know the meat is pretty good and the service is a 10/10 the only bad thing is you need to wait for them to come So the whole place is a 8/10 read more

Came here on a whim and this place reminded me of an old school chinese restaurant from a movie. Located in Chinatown so you already know its going to be good! You can be lazy and take the elevator or walk up the stairs to the 3rd floor to grab your table. This place is huge so tables are plenty but it does get busy and full so make sure you get here early if you need a dim sum hangover cure. The food is delicious and everything you expect for a good ol fashioned dim sum joint. They come around in carts and you pick what you want to enjoy. Classics like Har Gow and Siu Mai and duck feet and tripe are a MUST HAVE at dim sum. Definitely will be coming back here after a heavy night drinking after karoke of course. read more

All day dim sum is available here, which is what our party came for. They didn't have carts pushing (we came at dinner time, so no surprise there). Food was decent, tasted some MSG in there but that's not new for asian restaurants. The deep fried stuff was good though, no weird lingering oily taste afterwards. Service was really fast considering the place was quite busy when we got there. They also accommodated all of us splitting the bill and using the debit/credit machine (not all asian places are happy about this). read more

I love this place. They are consistent, delicious and amazing overall. Service is ok during busy times. Large space with a small army of girls serving dim sum off the cart. Food is awesome. Ordered many dishes and they were all delivered to an acceptable standard. This place is expensive and can add up real quick if you're not careful. Average about $4-5 a dish and depending on how hungry you are 6-8 dishes will do the trick. The food though is great quality and so it's definitely worth it! read more

I can not believe what I found in my curry octopus. I am absolutely DISGUSTED! And will NEVER RETURN! I told the server and all he did was say "Oh..." and then he took it away. He came back apologized and told me he would take it off my bill. I can't believe they had the audacity to make me pay the bill after such a disgustingly dirty meal. I could get sick and food poisoning from this! You have been warned! STAY AWAY! Unless you want to eat bugs/maggots/larvae etc read more

Dim Sum King - Found a NASTY BUG in my curry octopus. DISGUSTING - Dim Sum Near Me - Toronto, Ontario

My family and I go for dim sum pretty often and decided to go here for dinner yesterday. Worst experience we have ever had! They forgot six dishes that we ordered. We waited for 30 minutes before we realized that the people working had completely forgotten about our table. Being the only vegetarian at the table, it was really disheartening when my food didn't come out and took almost THREE HOURS to finally come. We had to cancel some items because it was just getting ridiculous how long we had to wait for it. I don't understand how they messed up our order so terribly when we literally write it out on a piece of paper for them. They told us they would give us 10% off because of how terrible our experience was, but when we got the bill, it was ridiculously expensive for what we got. We'll never go back to this place. read more