Yes this is a hole-in-the-wall restaurant. That is the first thing that came to my mind when I stood in front of this place. Then when I walked a little closer I can see a few workers working away at making dumplings for the restaurant. I must admit, it's nice to watch them make all the dumplings. Most Asian restos do this to bring people in and it certainly caught my attention. Hmmmm.... Not wearing gloves so are their hands clean? Well they passed their last inspection so that's a good start. Looking in, the entire seating area is full. I guess their food is good here so we decided to go in. So yeah, walking in it's still a hole-in-the-wall. On the right they prep and cook all the dumplings. Straight ahead down a small narrow walkway is the seating area. Crammed and packed - well it's the weekend right? We had to sit beside strangers because all the tables in the middle of the restaurant are side-by-side. Behind the seating area is the full kitchen area and another walkway towards the washroom. Do not use the washroom unless you absolutely have to! Getting on with the food - It takes a while for the food to arrive on a busy day maybe at least 20 - 30 minutes if eating there on the weekend. When the food arrives it completely changes your impression about the place. We ordered: House Special Noodle ($7.99) - Stir-fried noodle with all the proteins in brown sauce. What's the brown sauce? Don't ask, don't tell, but it was pretty good. Taste like it may have hoisin sauce in there. Beef With Broccoli ($9.99) - Cooked very well, not swimming in the "brown sauce". Broccoli was crispy. Pork & Chinese Cabbage Dumpling ($7.99) - 15 pieces for $7.99 is a really good deal. Add a little chili oil for extra flavouring and it just makes the dish right. Fried Shrimp & Pork Dumpling ($8.59) - When it's pan fried in oil, it completely changes the taste of the dumpling. For 12 pieces it is still a great deal. So it might look like a hole-in-the-wall from the outside looking-in and inside looking-in but the food is why everyone waits in line to eat here. Just so you know, if you're leaving a tip it will not go to the servers. It goes straight to the owner who operates the cashier. After all, it is cash payment only. For more food reviews and blogging, check out my blog at https://spicychopsticks.blog read more

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Love that they wrap the dumplings at the window. Made me super excited to try, but the food didn't meet my expectations. Onion pancake didn't come with any type of sauce; pancake itself was below average. For both steamed & fried dumplings, you can order each flavor by 12 pc. There was also an option where you can choose 3 flavors (so 4 dumplings of each flavor = total of 12). I'm glad they had that because I did want to try different kinds w/o having to order 12 of each. Only thing is when it comes out, you can't really tell which is which unless you bite into it. Veggie dumplings were average. My parents didn't like it but I thought they were okay. Pork & shrimp isn't just shrimp paste, so there's actually pieces of shrimp! Chicken dumplings were also average for both fried and steamed. I think the experience overall would be better if they had a sauce bar of some sort where customers had a variety of sauces to dip their dumplings in. They only had soy sauce, vinegar, and a chili sauce. Overall rating: 3/5 read more

Dumpling House Restaurant - Pan fried dumplings: Veggie, Pork & Shrimp, Chicken - Chinese Near Me - Toronto, Ontario

One of the best places for Chinese dumplings in Chinatown. This place is a small, simple restaurant with a variety of handmade dumplings to choose from. It tends to get very busy during lunch and dinner times, so it's best to come early or outside of typical dining hours to get a table. A lot of people order for take-out, and the restaurant also sells frozen dumplings to take home. The dumplings are delicious, freshly made (you see the people making the dumplings from scratch by hand at the front), and better than some of the other ones in downtown. read more

Visited on a quiet Monday evening, service was incredibly fast and our server was very friendly. This place does not take credit/debit! Cash only! We ordered the pork and chives pan fried dumplings and they were pretty good! Nothing special, just your average pan fried dumpling. Fair price - $10 for 12. read more

Dumpling House Restaurant - Pork and chive pan fried dumplings - Chinese Near Me - Toronto, Ontario

Very rude. Middle of eating they requested us to move to another table so they can seat a bigger party. Then, yelled and screamed at the customer next to us because she was trying to give us exchange US dollar for Canadian money. They wanted to charge one to one for everything. I wouldn't mind paying in US cash but customer was being very thoughtful to a traveler. Employees should not be so rude. Looks really bad on the Chinese. It seems they only care about money. Shame Shame On You. read more

This was our go to spot for dumplings but the last experience left a bad taste in our mouth. It was Friday night and we had an especially long day so eating out was our reward for our hard work. We both enjoyed dumplings a lot and decided to come here and it was pretty packed. We came when there were a ton of tables leaving, it was just me and my partner. Instead of offering us a nice side seat where two tables were already empty, they gave us a middle island seat in front of the door where it was packed with 3 or 4 more parties. Honesty, the service was much worse after that. They brought us the utensils and plates, my partner pointed out it was dirty and the waitress had the balls to say a backhanded comment and took the plate away, didn't even return with new plates. After all the food arrived because of the space being cramped, they didn't have enough space to fit all the dishes. As well as, they overcharged the poor guy beside us, they corrected it, but you should always check the bull. He only ordered $10 item and they charged him $12.50. Oh and when we paid, we didn't leave them a tip for the poor service, the waitress decided to tell me, tip is standard 10%. I let her know I wasn't happy with their service and left promptly. Once again, she started muffling under her breathe. This horrible service has caused me to write off this restaurant, I don't care how good your dumplings are. You don't deserve my hard earned money. read more

Reliable, quick and tasty. It's not fancy, not much seating, but those line ups should tell you something. The depth of the menu and simplicity lends itself to repeat visits. read more

We got an order of boiled dumpling and the crispy one. We also ordered Di SAN Xian, Chinese Sautéed Potato Eggplant and Bell Pepper. It looks oily. But it tasted good. The place is very popular. So better to come in early for lunch. By the time around 12:30 that day we dined in, there were at least 6 people in line waiting to be seated. And please bring cash!! They only accept cash!!! read more

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Doesn't look like much from the outside, but seeing the dumplings being made in the window sold it for me. Definition of hole-in-the-wall establishment, but the food did not disappoint. We ordered pan fried dumplings (variety of 3 kinds), two soups, and an entree. We left full and extremely happy. Please note that this place is a cash-only establishment...but it is well worth the investment. read more

A typical restaurant in Chinatown (i.e. substandard service), grungy looking especially the restrooms, decor stereotypical and a dragon lady owner to boot. This is a home style cooking establishment with questionable food handling practices and high probability of contracting e.coli. The dumplings are nothing awe inspiring, cathartic or earth shattering enough to keep me coming back for more. For my personal health and peace of mind I would go somewhere else. As a side note, the owners are less than ideal employers is an understatement. I've seen them being belligerent & demeaning to their employees and sometimes to patrons when not enough of a tip is left. Just something to consider if you wish to support a business with these kind of restaurateurs. read more

Food was mediocre but the owner is an absolutely lunative. She screams at her staff, and she screams at customers!!! She ordered her waitress to chase unhappy customers for tips on Spadina avenue. read more

This is my first negative review on Yelp. The owners are actually terrible ppl. Don't support this business. Being Chinese, I've been to countless no service Chinese restaurants but this is the first time where I actually felt insulted. Apparently they also regularly yell at their workers and keep the tips based on other reviews. Owner Yelled at my party to take our bags off an extra chair we had and quickly pushed it off so she could move it to another table. Rushed us to leave even though all we did was get the food and eat. Asking for anything like a napkin, was met with attitude. To top it all off, the crazy lady owner yelled at us for more tip after she counted the bill in front of us. Wtf!? read more

The place was really busy when we got there but we were seated almost immediately (although we shared the round table with two other people). Walking in, you can see where they are making the dumplings fresh! The steamed dumplings come 15/order and pan fried 12/order. Everything is pretty much $7.99 but they have a 3-flavour option for both types of dumplings for $8.99 so of course we opted for that. Out of what we ordered, everything with pork was great! The lamb and seafood ones were also very good. We also got a shrimp with veggie but compared to the other ones, it was very bland, so I wouldn't pick that one again. The spinach and mushroom was also a bit more bland but it was good anyway. The only thing I didn't quite like about the food was that the pan-fried ones were still super oily when the order came to us. I wish they let them drain a bit more before throwing them on a plate (although all the food came very quickly and it was great that way). The other thing is, our bill came out to $20.35, and we were just going to leave $25 total, but when we gave $25 to the server, she didn't ask if we wanted change (we didn't say keep the change either) and then she never brought us change back! It's not a big deal since we were planning on leaving it anyway, but why they would just assume it was all tip is beyond me.. Overall, great place, cheap, fast, and delicious! Would definitely return. Oh and cash only! read more

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Craving dumplings we made our way to Chinatown to try out the Dumpling House. Located on the west side of Spadina Avenue just north of Dundas Street the place features a small kitchen in the front of the restaurant that can be seen from the street. Once you enter, you walk past the dumpling cooking area to where there is seating. The area features sets of tables lining each wall & a few tables running down the centre of the restaurant. The colour scheme is Chinese inspired with red lacquer & black accents. Another kitchen is located in the back for the other dishes they offer. The dumplings which are handmade in the front window can be ordered either steamed (15 per order) or fried (12 per order). We opted for a green onion pancake & a selection of their 3 different kinds of fried dumplings. We had 4 lamb, 4 shrimp & vegetables & 4 spinach & black mushroom. The service was quick & polite & the price reasonable for the food. While everything was a little more oily than the dumplings I have had in China (I lived in Beijing for a couple of years) they were deliciously flavoured, especially the spinach & black mushrooms. A good place to satisfy a dumpling craving. read more

I came here about 5 ago and all I can say is that I've thought about this food everyday since.

This is a really great spot! The restaurant is organized in three long rows of tables, many of them communal so that as many people as possible can be packed in. When you walk in you walk right past the kitchen where they are doing some sort of magic. They have a huge menu and a ton of vegetarian options, ranging from the spicy bean curd noodles, which were delicious, to a quite a few dumpling options filled with vegetables. The dumplings come either steamed or fried. I'm personally quite partial to the fried dumplings, but both are delicious. The fried ones are made in one pan that is flipped over right onto your plate, so all of your dumplings are kind of stuck together and you break them off as you eat them. (Attaching a photo in case I've done a horrid job of describing this.) What I'm trying to say is that they're wonderful! We ordered far too much food and even the leftovers the next day were great. I plan on going back and gorging myself on vegetarian dumplings, probably more than once in my lifetime. :) read more

Dumpling House Restaurant - Fried dumplings and the spicy bean curd noodles - Chinese Near Me - Toronto, Ontario

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Dumpling was good and price reasonable but would not recommend to any friends. They cheat. Meaning, asked about exchange rate to US$ and agreed it was $1.21 to CN$1. But when we paid with $40, they gave us equal amount back. Not honoring exchange rate. Basically cheated me out of US$5. Vendors should not cheat tourist as this is a major tourist attraction. read more

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They are very rude here And price is high they try and scam you out of money! Dumplings are ok but nothing worth the bad service and then scamming you out if more money. Trust me stay away from this place! Go somewhere else! They really will try and extra money onto your bill if you don't look at it. read more

This place is decent for dumplings! I prefer the pan fried over the steamed mainly because it looked more appetizing. The steamed dumplings' skin wasn't as smooth as I am used to but my friend said they tasted good. I like that they large amounts of dumplings (12-15 - I cannot remember) for roughly $9. There's also an option to choose up to 3 kinds in one dish in case you're indecisive like me or what to try out different stuffing. I ordered lamb, pork & shrimp, and pork dumplings. I liked the pork & shrimp the best. read more

Dumpling House Restaurant - Pan fried dumplings assorted - Chinese Near Me - Toronto, Ontario

Freshly made dumpings in front of the restaurant. Water boiled or pan fried. Both are excellent. Freshly rolled skin dough is the key to their consistency. Shrimp and pork is a favorite. Watch out for JUICE in the pan fried dumpling. read more

The food, while good, is not worth the indignity and treatment you receive while here. While I'm used to Chinese service being sub par, this place takes the cake. I'm literally standing in front of the restaurant after they've accused us of being 10$ short on the bill. 5 people here to verify that we've paid the bill and these sub par humans are yelling at us and chasing after us and not letting us leave the restaurant. This is garbage of the lowest degree. I will never come here again and I will make sure I tell every single person I know to never ever frequent this 'establishment' again. read more

First time having Chinese dumplings that weren't from my roommate's freezer and I must say, it was an amazing burst of flavours in my mouth! Went with some Chinese friends and they also approved as well, mentioned it tasted almost as good as homemade. Steamed vs pan-fried, you can't go wrong with any of them. PRICE is really good too. Our group ordered Shanghai noodles, pan-fried beef dumplings, and steamed pork and chives dumplings. Shanghai noodles were poor, way too sweet for our liking and really oily too. The texture of the pan-fried dumplings was great, really crispy. Meanwhile, the steamed dumplings were really plump and juicy! read more

We stumbled upon this place walking around and I have no idea why it has 3 1/2 stars. There is somebody hand rolling each dumpling and they are absolutely delicious! Some of the best dumplings that we have had! They only take cash so make sure you bring enough to indulge yourself! read more

Dumpling House Restaurant - Pork and chive steamed dumplings and fried chicken dumplings! - Chinese Near Me - Toronto, Ontario

It was not bad per definition of the word 'bad,' but it was not good. It was mostly tasteless. It was mostly blase. It was indifferent. I am talking about the food. Everything was below average. To top it off it was not cheap either. In other words send in BlogTo, Bentobox or, in case I am dated and those businesses are not around any longer, any other of these commercial entities looking for advertisers and they will give it 5/5, 10/10, 4/4 and call it magnificent and splendid and an outpost, and praise the heck out of it. lol. OK, let me tell you why Dumpling House is unimpressive, but nonetheless is endorsed by Asianinterracialdating.ca .. lol OK I am going to get serious now. Here goes. It is a dumpling restaurant, but the menu also offers other main Chinese dishes mainly involving noodles. My friend and I ordered two dumpling dishes and the House Noodles. The last item was suggested by the waitress as we were reviewing the menu looking for something to add to our dumpling order. The $13 fried noodle dish had an assortment of 3 types of dumplings from the menu for a total of 12 dumplings. This is $2 more expensive than ordering one type of dumplings. They come attached to one another as they are pan fried together. These were generally lifeless and tasteless. The shrimp one was specially unspectacular. The lamb one was better. The steamed dumplings were too damp and also had no taste. I suppose I am not a fan of chive dumplings to begin with, but these were not tasty. The spring rolls were a bad choice. Should not have ordered them. Sadly, I resorted to adding too much soya sauce, hot sauce and mustard to my dumplings to give them some taste and zest, which is always a bad sign. The House Noodles were thick noodles with a modicum of meat and a few small shrimps. They really had no life either. Thankfully, chili sauce somewhat works on noodles so I got some taste out of them. There are two types of soya sauce, chili sauce, mustard, ketchup (what??) vinegar and salt and pepper on the tables. The tray for these had a good layer of soya sauce floating on it. The bottles were therefore sitting in sauce and every time I picked one it would drip from the bottom of the glass onto the table. The bottom feeding soya sauce on the tray that had touched the bottom of the bottles could also drip into my food were I not careful. That is unsanitary obviously. The food came fast and the waitress often refilled our glasses with water. That was good. What was not is how she splashed the water around the glass and on the table as she worked her way through the two aisles of the small restaurant. She splashed water on the table next to ours and also poured some on the lady's arm, didn't miss a beat and kept walking. The lady was drying her clothes and arms with the few napkins she could find. She muttered something to her male companion about complaining, but never did. We ordered too much food, but still our fried and steamed dumplings, noodle dish and two spring rolls came to $46. The restaurant is quite cramped and busy, but has a modern interior that the ownership has adorned with Chinese theatre masks and lanterns. The tables and walls are also traditional Chinese red. The restaurant's clientele for lunch was roughly 70% Caucasian and not Chinese or East Asian. I also counted three tables no less occupied by East Asian woman/white man couples. Hmmm... There has to be a place around where Chinese themselves eat. This is not that place. Walking out around 12:30 I passed around ten people standing in line as well. I believe it is not the food they were lining up for. I would guess it is either the business' name or the sight of the Chinese ladies making dumplings by the window that does it. read more

It's cash only place. So crowed but it's super fast to get the food. The seafood fried dumpling was the best, soft juicy inside and crispy on the outside. It's so yummy. I didn't like the steam pork chives dumping. Its more like boils!!... it's so weird with all this watery on the plate. It didn't not taste good at all, the pork was smelly and supper soft. I like the beef stew but the noodle was 1-2 cooked!!. Food 3/5, fast service 4/5, cleanliness 1/5.. read more

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The restaurant owner is a really big jerk. I only ate here once but I won't come here again. You can find similar sentiments on the owner and reasons on why if you sort by lowest rating. First of all, the food is okay (It's hard to mess up dumplings, it's just filling plus dough) and explains all the positive reviews. You can see a couple of Chinese ladies in white aprons folding and stuffing the dumplings from the front window when you pass by the restaurant. The restaurant is well-cleaned and modern. I say all this at the beginning to not take away from the chefs and the people that work there. However, the owner is a big jerk that only cares about money. The day I visited this restaurant, while I was eating the owner started yelling loudly at a girl that worked there and she ended up crying and going to the washroom. I didn't know what it was about but no one deserves that type of treatment, especially in front of customers. Then he started ranting to me very aggressively about how in order to make money, you have to work hard. He said that if a worker gets upset, they should go to the washroom, wipe their face, and get back out here and keep working. I think it is because I'm a young person and he thought he was teaching me a life lesson. Mind you, this was all in loud Chinese and worse than how I am describing. This experience left me with a bad memory and impression. In fact, I feel uncomfortable every time I pass the restaurant and see the owner through the windows. He tends to stand there right in the front ominously. I did try to come back one time because I was hungry for dumplings. I was actually turned away because they didn't accept credit and I didn't have any cash. One star because it's the lowest rating and one star for the food. Go eat there if you want if you don't mind the owner but I personally won't, even if the food is good. read more

Used to be a regular here...the food is still ok but I don't want to eat dinner in a place where A) everyone yells at you repeatedly that they take cash only B) just because you're not speaking English doesn't mean it's ok to be yelling orders etc all over the place and I mean exactly that...shouting!!! C) customer service is non-existant I don't care how good your food is...and it's truly just ok...I'm never going back...there are way too many places in the area to have to subject myself to that. read more

Did the President Obama came to this place? Yes he did. This place has damn good dumplings. Sorry mom, this place makes better than you. I still love you though! We ordered hot and sour soup, pork and shrimp dumplings and celery and pork dumplings. The food came lightning fast! Man oh man, the dumplings are so good here! Why can't they have another location near where I live?! My and I really enjoy this place. Warms us up since it was chilly today. With all of my restaurant review, I always ask will I come back with my wife? The answer is quite simply yes!!! Food: 5/5 Ambience: 3/5 Service: 4/5 Cleanliness: 4/5 read more

Dumpling House Restaurant - Dumplings - Chinese Near Me - Toronto, Ontario

Best dumplings in Toronto by far. Normally I wouldn't order dumplings at a restaurant since I find the frozen ones from the supermarket to be decent enough. After dining here I'll never get frozen dumplings again. The steamed dumplings are my go to since you have the soup pour out when you bite into it and they're perfectly plump. The dumpling wrapper is perfect! I've found that the other dumpling restaurants I've been to in chinatown always have wrappers that are too thick. Personally I did not find a plate of dumplings and an order of the egg drop soup to be enough for two people but I'm sure the fried dumplings are more filling with the grease. Highly recommend trying the steamed dumplings here! read more

Dumpling House Restaurant - Perfect pork & shrimp dumplings - Chinese Near Me - Toronto, Ontario

We almost left when we arrived at Dumpling House on Saturday night and saw that every table was occupied, but I'm glad we stayed! Another couple soon finished their meal, and we were soon seated. My husband was a good sport about ordering all vegetarian dishes so we could share everything (he eats meat, but I don't). We had the steamed spinach and black mushroom dumplings, the fried mixed vegetable dumplings, and spicy bean curd noodles. The spicy bean curd noodles were good, but not spicy. This was easy to fix with some chili paste, which was among the various condiments on our table. While not assertive in flavor, I liked the steamed spinach and black mushroom dumplings a lot. The fried mixed vegetable dumplings looked impressive, but were bland--unlike the spinach and mushroom dumplings, where I could really taste both the spinach and mushroom, I couldn't taste much. I'd skip the mixed vegetable dumplings if I visited again. We couldn't finish all our dumplings, so we got a box to take the leftovers with us. The servers are very efficient about clearing tables, giving you your check and any change, so don't expect to linger here (as is true in many Chinese restaurants). Fast, tasty and affordable-Dumpling House and I are good. read more

Dumpling House Restaurant - Fried vegetable dumplings and stir-fried bean curd noodles. - Chinese Near Me - Toronto, Ontario

This bustling and busy dumpling house gets straight to the point with fast service and a great variety of fresh, handmade dumplings and other chinese staples. I loved that from the outside you can see them prepping the dough and stuffing - so inviting and truly adds that street eats vibe kensington market is known for. It is a little on the small side so seating can be an issue, I'd recommend coming here in groups of 4 or less and off-peak hours (Google em'!). While the wall decor is an attractive red and black theme, some of the chairs are pretty worn down and could use replacing. Will be back for their yummy pan fried pork dumplings read more

I felt like I was on set of a Chinatown scene in a Hollywood movie where we were puffing and huffing from the hot dumplings, and sitting in a crammed space decorated tacky red Chinese trinkets. The tables must have been forgotten to be wiped in a 1000 years because the layers of grease and dirt has piled up in a crease around the edge of the table, and I felt like I sat in someone's sweat and when I left my derrière for the washroom I felt this nice peeling feeling with the sticky chair. Shouldn't have left the Lysol at home. Journey to and back from the washroom didn't stir up my appetite as I descended and ascended from the dirty and stinky stairs, gosh this place reminds me of the hole in wall ones in China. Nonetheless the food did lift up my spirit. We ordered cabbage and pork steamed dumpling, chive and pork steamed dumpling, and panfried cabbage and pork dumpling. The pan fired ones had a thin layer of crunch that connects all the dumplings, see photo. And the dumplings were served "face-down". We loved the juiciness and the portion of the filling, and the skin was not too doughy nor thick. The steamed ones were especially juice and man I'd love to order some to take home. The garlic cucumber salad with a hint of spiciness and a sprinkle of cilantro was very refreshing. I like how it lighten up the meaty or greasy feeling in between the bites. At around five dollars per serving it was not bad. Seeing the sanitary condition of this place, I think I rather just buy takeout or buy pre-frozen ones and make them at home. Cheerio! read more

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This restaurant rightly has more rating than mothers dumplings down the street. So here it goes, we got 3 kind of steamed dumplings pork and chive, pork and Chinese cabbage and minced chicken. The fried choices were lamb, pork and shrimp and beef. The texture was just something I can't explain, it gooey and chewy buy the filling made it all. The fried dumplings were a tad bit oily but hey come on, they are fried. Lol it was juice flavorful amazingly gorgeous and tasty. We also got house noodles, house fried rice and wonton soup. For me the show stealer was the soup. It had the most amazing chicken flavor I've had until now. With veggies and cilantro. The noodles were cooked perfectly in a black sauce, with lots of chicken shrimp egg etc etc. Although the place is a lot smaller than mothers dumplings but the flavor and taste is better than mothers dumplings. My wife isn't a big lover of dumplings but she enjoyed it. Even my 4 year old son said it's amazing food. A must visit if you love dumplings. read more

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Not sure what the big hype is all about....I thought Toronto was known for its delicious Chinese food but oh boy was I wrong. Perhaps we didn't eat at the right chinese establishment as this place was certainly below standard. We ordered the pan fried pork and chive dumpling. Yes the portion was huge for the price, but what does it matter if the product was substandard? The dough was way too thick and it lacked flavor at the same time. Only one side of the dumpling was crispy while the other side wasn't...um okay?! We also ordered the famous cucumber and garlic as appetizer. It started out well until we spotted a raw shrimp in between the cucumbers. When we questioned the waitstaff, he instinctively wanted to remove it by using his fingers (he stopped short of course and returned with chopsticks to remove it), but that was it, no real explanation. I guess I shouldn't expect anything more since it was Chinatown. Decor was relatively nice for the shop but the bathroom smelled terrible. We did enjoy the chef special (shredded pork) with rice although it was quite greasy. If you can make it out of downtown Toronto, stop by "Ding Tai Fung" in Markham instead. The soup dumplings there were absolutely delicious and represent the true culture of dumplings! read more

3.5 stars This is my go to place for dumplings whenever I'm in the Chinatown area. Dumplings are freshly made, and cheap. Whenever I come here, I always get am order of boiled and fried dumplings - but beware, fried dumplings are super oily so sometimes I like to take a napkin and dab the excess oil off lol. Today, we ordered boiled dumplings (pork and chive), hot and sour soup - perfect for a cold day like today, and finally a bowl of pickled cabbage pork noodle soup. I seriously need to remind myself that I should never order because I always end up ordering more than I can eat. Anyway, all the food came out pretty quickly, the hot and sour soup was great had a nice kick to it, noodles were tasty as well, finally the boiled dumplings was okay but I found that the dumpling skin was a bit too thick for my liking. Overall, cheap place and you know you should visit when you see other Chinese people eat here. Another thing is - don't forget to take your cellphone with you lol. The owner reminded me to take my cellphone when I was putting on my coat. He told us that he once collected seven cellphones on the table because people tend to forget them, and they didn't even come back to get it lol. read more

Dumpling House Restaurant - Hot and sour soup - Chinese Near Me - Toronto, Ontario

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Pan fried dumplings, Pan fried dumplings, Pan fried dumplings, Pan fried dumplings, can't say this enough. NOT the Boiled dumplings Order the pan fried dumplings and you'll have a better food experience here. It was the best pan fried dumplings I've ever had in the city. Shrimp and pork. There's no messing around with these, they are made fresh by the ladies at the front and then fried. They are served on a plate piping hot and each dumpling is connected like a lattice. See my pics. I also ordered the Chicken Soup too. Something like $7 dollars for this oddity, nothing like mom used to make. Features fresh wheat noodles (ganmien), large pieces of chicken, and carrots. The bowl has enough contents to feed 3 hungry people. I was at it for 10 minutes and didn't make a dent. It's a good choice to go along with something dry like the dumplings. Inside - it's a tight space, but the red interior is well appointed and much nicer than you think from the outside. GOT DUMPLING? as the neon sign outside say. They sure do. read more

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Had the chicken corn and squash this evening. Be prepared to wait 10 minutes for your food. They are so beautifully hand made and delicious! Peaceful atmosphere that Somehow made me nostalgic to my grandmothers cooking: Yum yum yum read more

I love this place and have been coming here for many years. It's my go to place for dumpling when I need a fix.. They're always busy when I go there like jammed packed and always have to wait but it's worth it.. I love the fact you can mix and match your dumplings if you wanted to.. We got 15 of the steamed dumplings pork & chives, pork & shrimp and spinach and black mushrooms.. An order of the pork & chive pan fried dumpling and a side of seaweed salad and garlic cucumber.. Everything came out in a fair timely manner and everything was great as always, it's always consistent and never changes.. Highly recommend if you like the taste of home style dumpling and are looking for a bang for your buck.. read more

Started out with bok choy in a wine sauce, which I've never had it that way, and I thought it was a nice, light flavor. We got the pork & sour cabbage dumplings which were yummy, juicy and done so well. You get a lot for the price. And then the spicy seaweed salad, which I pretty much consumed on my own. So freaking good the spicy vingar flavor, with the crunch of the veggies. Wonderful. Service was so so, but who thats why I like these kinds of places. It about the food. I will definielty be coming back. read more

I'm a big fan of Chinese food. Any Asian food, actually. My 17 year old daughter and I were in town from Minneapolis and looked forward to getting some really great Chinese food. We were not disappointed. We hopped on Yelp, found a great place two blocks away, walked in, and immediately walked out. Thank goodness I saw the "only cash" sign. After a trip to the nearby ATM, we were back. Ordered hot and sour soup. Waitress recommended a large bowl for the two of us. It was enough for four but we finished it. So good. So hungry. We the ordered a plate of assorted steamed dumplings: lamb, pork, and pork/shrimp. The dumplings were literally made while we waited. You can't get fresher than that. So good. Total bill: $18. And total satisfaction. read more

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