Hands down the best Peking Duck outside of Beijing, and we lived in Beijing! It came in two courses, with hand made wraps, home made hoisin sauce and perfectly roasted duck. The chopped duck with lettuce wraps were yummy too. We ordered for take out but the ambiance in restaurant itself felt authentic and the service was professional, though they were very busy. Definitely coming here again and will have Dim Sum next time! read more

Food gave my family food poisoning. One lady was yelling. The ambiance wasn't that good either. Fried shrimp was good tho

I went in a group of 3. Yet they included an automatic 12% tip AFTER taxes. This is absolutely aa no no in my books. Wont be returning any time soon. The foods good. read more

We were looking for an Asian restaurant near the condo late in the evening and found one down the street from our air bnb. When I parked the car, I had noticed people dressed very nice standing outside of the restaurant. I assumed there was a wedding going on inside and decided to call first. The guy said yes we can order for pick up and will be ready in 10 minutes. They also offer 10% discount if we pay cash. We ordered the general Tao chicken, beef with ginger and scallion, and cod with chives and mushrooms. Everything was tasty however I noticed there's no rice. I called the restaurant and asked if we were supposed to get rice with the entree? The guy said no, we must request and pay $3. This was new to me. Luckily we had some rice from the other day. read more

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Came here with my family and we really enjoyed! The food was tasty, and our servers were quick and friendly. The restaurant is very spacious and adorned with traditional Chinese decor. A little bit pricy, but delicious food. I'd come back again. read more

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What a disappointment. I frequented Emerald 3-2 decades ago. After many dim sum places stopped their cart-services, this place has been one of the few restaurants that still keep offering dim sum on cart. We have missed that excitement and lively atmosphere, so drove all the way to Mississauga. When arrived, we were a bit taken a back because the parking spaces were not full, like they used to be. We almost thought they were closed? But they were open. There were a lot of empty seats with only 1-2 carts moving between the tables. Very quiet, compared to the past. We were seated, but no tea was served for 5 mins. I looked around to flag servers, but I felt that I kept being ignored for extra 5 mins. Finally, I asked for tea, and an additional 5 mins after my asking, the tea was brought to the table. I noticed many customers were waiting for their tea, while being pushed to take food from the cart. They were visibly expressing their frustration. We soon realized that the varieties of the food items were quite limited on the cart. So we started looking at the dim sum menu on the table. The menu sheet was wavy, just as if the previous customers spilled liquid and left it on the table. We had the following items, most of which we used to enjoy 2 decades ago: - Deep-Fried Crab Claw - Har gow - Xiao Long Bao - Steamed rice noodle with shrimps - Steamed clear dumpling with spinach and shrimp - Deep fried wonton with shrimps - Deep fried wonton with scallop - Beef short ribs with pepper sauce - Steamed squid - Sticky rice with pork in lotus leaves Ok, I liked steamed dumplings, especially the one with spinach and shrimps. They were juicy. Har Gow and sticky rice with pork in lotus leaves were average, OK. Beef short ribs were tender and well seasoned, although they were soaked in oil. Other items were disappointing. The crab claw (2pcs) were pasty with no texture/flavor of crab left in the ball. And the center of the ball was dry and white, which I assume to be freezer burn. The plate with 2pcs costed $15? The steamed rice noodle with shrimps which I picked from cart was cold. How long was it waiting for being picked up? Deep fried wonton with shrimps were oily with mushy shrimps in it. The deep fried wonton with scallops were the worst. They were soggy with the oil. The scallops inside were, tiny, dry and hard. I could not continue eating after the one bite. Xiao Long Bao was apparently steamed from frozen - the frozen one from grocery store level. Some of the items that we ordered as additional orders - one of them was steamed squids - came 30 min to arrive at the table after our order. Arrived cold and dry. One piece was fallen out of the dish. We were also waiting for Ham Sui Gok, which never came after 40 mins of our order. We asked the server who had took the order, and she said, "do you still want it?" Of course not. We cancelled it. Now the time for payment - we had to wait 10 mins for the machine to arrive at the table. Surprisingly, they pre-charged service fee (Tips) of 12%. I should have received the minimum expected "services" but we did not receive them. Just frustrating. I saw other customers leaving very angrily. I sympathized them. I appreciate their still offering cart service, but the experiences were just terrible and disappointing. . read more

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Great tasting food. Yes it's a bit pricey but worth it. Came here with family and ordered the shrimp rice noodle roll, shrimp fried wontons, har-gao, pork siu mai, and crispy sesame ball (made fresh). I loved the service we received even though we didn't come in the morning where they pushed the carts but we arrived in time to catch one cart which then we ordered the wontons and shrimp rolls. The rest we had to mark down what item we wanted. The servers were nice and attentive, and they do a great job upselling even though we didn't do add-ons. I liked how all workers had masks on and were Covid conscious. I was full after, perfect amount we ordered. I will be back here for sure! read more

Emerald Chinese Restaurant - Siu Mai, har-gao, and tea - Dim Sum Near Me - Mississauga, Ontario

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Had dim sum for lunch. They get 2.5 stars. The quality was generally decent, though the shrimp in the har gau (steamed shrimp dumplings) was of below average freshness, and the bean curd sheet in shrimp & pork with crispy bean curd sheet was too tough. They're on the pricey side & a bit pushy (if we'd gotten the lobster they tried to get us to order we'd have been ruined). They also charge a 12% service charge, with an Asian service level. The dim sum comes on carts though, which is fun. read more

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3.5 stars .Services was pretty good . For Peking duck they prepared the first wrap for us. The beef dishes were good. The steamed chicken was no good , very dry and tasted slightly weird. Fried rice was bland and noodles were just regular.Veggie dishes were tasty . No complimentary soup or dessert . They give fortune cookies though. Washrooms were run done and the place was ok clean - specks of dirt on my plate and cups and crumbs on chairs . The 60 percent of the food was good and from afar the restaurant does look fancy inside . Default service charge of 12% read more

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Living in Mississuaga for last 30 years, we used to dining here but it's been years since I came back for dim sum since we had better places to go and lately, ive been hearing lots of bad rumour about this place being expensive. So, we finally decided to give it one shot, we there dim sum with family (10 of us, 6 adults, 2 teens, 2 babies) for Father's Day. We did made reservation ahead but when we got there, they didn't had our name recorded. We ended up had to wait another hour for table... The service was slow and where we sat by the window didn't had much food service done. We probably had some none typical dim sum items.. cause there were no Ha Gow or Siu Mai.. later realize we had to order with server. Food were over cooked, salty and sloppy presentation. When bill came, we were shocked it was $495!!!! We clearly didn't had much to eat and were still hungry. I decided to look closely to the bill and we found few items were charged at ridiculous price!! WARNING!!! We got charged for tea. Not by the "Pot" but "by person!!!!". $1.80ea x 10 person, $18 for a freaking pot of tea?!!!!!!!! Guys had beers and only me and mom had tea. Baby didn't drink tea obviously and rest had nested yet we got charged!!!!!!!! Crab craw were $10 ea, oyster $12 ea piece?!!! Most of dim sum were charged for $8ea. We complained at waiter and he had to make some adjustments cause many on lists were unknown. We still left there paying $425 for dim sum.... Will never go back and don't recommend it either. Bad service, we felt we got robbed and I am sure many of customer aren't aware of those hidden charges so please please please check your bill before u pay!!! We could've gone to BUFFET with that price we paid. read more

Emerald Chinese Restaurant - $495??? - Dim Sum Near Me - Mississauga, Ontario

An old standby place for dimsum. This restaurant has been around forever. May not be the best around but definitely not the worse. read more

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Emerald Chinese Restaurant continues to serve dim sum the traditional way--with carts! This charming experience has become rare, as many places now require you to order from a checklist. But what if you can't read Chinese? The carts let you see and choose your favorites or discover something new. Emerald used to be bustling before COVID, but now they need our support to keep going. Having enjoyed dim sum across Europe, Hong Kong, the USA, and Canada, I can confidently say Emerald's dim sum ranks among the best. Let's not let this gem disappear. Visit Emerald and enjoy a truly authentic dim sum experience. Your support makes a difference! read more

First visit years ago with friends was specifically for dim sum. Recently went again with family. One member frequents the restaurant when he's craving dim sum and as such, was the reason for our visit. Me and another family member chose all kinds of plates, consisting mostly of shrimp or fried foods. A couple of times without asking, servers would plop plates down on the table. We recieved a massive plate of chow mein noodles that were heavily coated in oil and didn't taste very good. A few bites and no one touched it thereafter. We had a similar issue with squid. While I wasn't very fond of that particular dish, we all did sample it but there were some leftovers. The shrimp wontons and torpedoes were so good, we devoured them! Bok Choy was good but needed more garlic. The green beans were a hit! We enjoyed how well they were seasoned and their crunchiness. The crab balls were properly stuffed and had a claw attached to hold them since they were piping hot! They were very tasty and filling. We tried a lot of different dishes, few of which I know the names of. There was this flat noodle roll with stuffing, with a similar texture to dim sum that I did not like at all! Besides that and the two other plates mentioned above, everything else was great. Ate a lot and drank a ton of tea! The consensus on the food is it remains consistent. Went at 11:30am to avoid missing out and because of the pandemic thought to reserve a table in advance. Upon arrival, discovered that a reservation wasn't really required. I recall the restaurant constantly brimming with patrons before covid. It was a bit busy when we arrived but began filling up during the lunch rush. Every table was spaced 2m apart and provided ample room to move the carts around with ease. Servers wore masks and gloves when serving diners. The arrangement was on point. Masks are to be worn when entering and exiting and using the washroom. Service was quick and friendly. read more

Emerald Chinese Restaurant - Hit the spot - Dim Sum Near Me - Mississauga, Ontario

A really nice mix of dishes here for dinner. The pork belly bits with the mixed greens was spectacular. Some of the dishes are a tad salty, so rice is a must. read more

Best place for authentic Chinese food in Mississauga, has dim sum during the day hours

I decided to have a dim sum redo since I was disappointed last week going to Bliss. Since they charge for tea, we opted for water instead. Service was very fast. The carts came by often and the staff were always trying to upsell us more food. Food was hot, fresh, and tasty. We were in and out within 45 minutes. Be sure to check your bill because they add a 12% service charge to your total. So don't need to tip extra. read more

This place has been dependable for Canatonese style dishes for years. Dim Sum is pretty standard as well and available every day at lunch. Yang Zhou fried rice, Peking duck, sizzling meat plates..definitely some go to dishes for this place. Not fancy but just tasty. read more

This place is trash bro I went there ate the duck and I had a stomach ache the scenery was tacky I don't recommend this place to anyone service so rude read more

True rating imho: 3.75 out of 5 First time here today and got to enjoy some dim sum with my bf. We ordered about 12 items including: shrimp dumplings, dumpling in soup, sesame seed balls, mini sticky rice tamales, rice rolls with shrimp or fried dough stick and others. The jasmine tea was very good and some of the items we ate. Some weren't as good either because the dumpling wrapper was too thick or it lacked filling, or the food temperature was not hot or the food didn't taste fresh. Overall though, it was pretty good dim sum. The restaurant was not busy even at 12 p.m on a Saturday but it was steady i only saw the shrimp dumpling come by once in the food carts. There were plenty of overpriced bbq meat plates though. There was even 3 types of congee in pots and many other offerings. The food carts staff were mostly friendly and approachable. The wait staff was a batch of mixed personalities. Did not like that the food bill included a pre determined 12% service charge added to your total. Overall, it was pretty good place for dim sum if you're in the area and want to have some. read more

Pretty good place to go with family for dim sum. This is one of those restaurants where they walk around with carts of food and you point at what you want, they give it to you and stamp your card. We came here just for some lunch with four people on Victoria day. Got seated quickly, but the restaurant was pretty packed. Some of the woman serving food didn't know much English and if you pointed by accident while talking to your table, they thought you wanted it and proceeded to try to place it on your table. Weird... The most disappointing thing was that we wanted the most popular dim sum (shumai) but they didn't have any in the two hours we were there! They had other things except for shumai and when you asked for it, they tried to give you a mushroom dim sum instead... read more

Emerald Chinese Restaurant - Duck, veggies and tea - Dim Sum Near Me - Mississauga, Ontario

The food was absolutely horrendous, shrimp rolls skins was to floury and the shrimp had a funky smell, the sauce dead taste like expired soy sauce and I could not say there was not one good food item out of the 8 plates that my friends ordered, the service was horrendous absolutely worse customer service I've ever experienced read more

This place is lucky I can't give 0 stars. To begin the ingredients are mid. Matter of fact mid is too generous the bar is down in hell. Soy sauce doesn't even taste like soy sauce, the food is falling apart, like honestly I thought my life was falling apart but this place brings a whole new meaning of falling apart. I'm disappointed to call this a restaurant please do yourself a favor and walk down to the nearest McDonalds. Even the tea tastes weird like how can u mess up tea all u gotta do is add water dude. I wouldn't even consider feeding this to my dog. Worst restaurant ever. Did I mention the staff is extremely rude? read more

Love that Uber does deliveries from this restaurant. Great authentic chinese dishes. When we got our order.. packaging could have been better. Dishes with sauce pretty much spilled out. Containers were not closed properly. With that said, portions were great. Taste was spot on. Here in Brampton, we are limited with chinese food. Our order was Green Ginger & Onion Lobster Snow Pea leaves & King Mushrooms Yeung Chow Fried Rice Steamed Fish No pics cause of the sauce spill mess... sorry read more

Last Friday, my team from work went to Emerald for dim sum for lunch. I drove three of my colleagues over to the restaurant. My other colleague took two others. I decided to go against Google Maps. Sometimes, I wonder how useful it is to do a u-turn instead of turning left at the intersection. This plaza gets busy. We got there just before noon, so we were fine. We got a round table. There were seven of us. We got tea while we waited for the dim sum carts to cycle. We ordered a whack load of dishes during our first five minutes of being there! So much for pacing how much we eat. The dim sum was delicious. Some of my favourites are the following: - Crab claw balls (so good, especially the meat in the claw) - Har gow - Sticky rice in fragrant leaves - Rice rolls (shrimp and barbeque pork) I had so much protein that I enjoyed the gai lan with fish. I ate more greens than the one sliver of fish. We split the bill. Each person ended up paying $22, which included the tip. I was good with it. My boss said that it was expensive. This restaurant accepts credit, debit, and cash. The dim sum quality was amazing. This restaurant houses a ton of people. At one point, a tour bus full of tourists came in. I would guess that it easily seats 200 people. I'd come back here again. It's fully licensed, which is another reason why I need to come back. (215) read more

Emerald Chinese Restaurant - Our dim sum haul within five minutes! - Dim Sum Near Me - Mississauga, Ontario

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There aren't many dim sum places left in the GTA that still have staff push around carts loaded with dim sum treats. Emerald Chinese Restaurant is still one of these places. Located in a plaza at the southwest corner of Hurontario St & Eglinton Ave W, you'll find a large but very busy parking lot. We were seated immediately. We watched as meal carts rolled by all the while staff announced what they had. Our whole dim sum meal consisted of small ($2.99. per), medium ($3.99 per), large ($4.99 per), special ($6.69 per), and deluxe ($7.69 per) treats totalling 44 items for $285.45 tax & tip included. Emerald charges $1.99 per person for tea; we have 16 in our party. The service and food was good. The decor was nice. Restrooms were clean. read more

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Average food - ordered a Chicken Noodles. Good portion size. Overpriced compared to other restaurants offering the same dish. We were just 2 ppl and the server added a 13% tip to the bill. read more

Ordered off the menu on a not very crowded Canadian Thanksgiving evening. Excellent seafood Hot n Sour soup and Won Ton Dumpling soup. Best was the Shrimp dish. Wok seared and perfectly cooked plump and juicy shrimp, with mushrooms in a light but flavorful sauce, on a bed of bok choy. Generous serving but the upcharge of 2.50 for a tiny bowl of steamed rice was not nice. Service was informed and pleasant. read more

Came here for dim sum on Family Day around 12:45PM and it was packed! Huge crowds standing at the front and no one to really take down numbers. After standing there for 5 ish minutes with the crowd, someone came and gave us a slip of paper with a number on it. They were calling out lots of numbers at the same time so if you leave you might miss your number. We eventually got seated and was given a menu to tick off the dishes we want but no pen. We flagged down a few people to get a pen, but none came back and then one waiter told us that it is a la carte only and you don't need to mark off the dishes you want. I haven't been to this style of dim sum in a long time and thought they were all phased out. My partner and I got a variety of dishes and most of them were decent, nothing notable really. There was a point where we just sat there with no food because no carts were being pushed around on our side, it was all on the other side. When they did come to our side, the carts only had a few dishes and was taken by the tables up front leaving us with nothing at the back. It took a lot of effort to flag down a cart or fight for the food - this is something to keep in mind when eating at a place like this, you have to be assertive for your food!! Things are moving at a very fast pace and you need to be okay with flagging people down. The dishes that stood out included the chicken feet (yum) and the bean curd rolls. The crab claws were a huge disappointment and didn't taste like crab at all and the outer part tasted soggy - save your 7 bucks and don't get this. The ha gau was also very disappointing as the skin was sooo thick, you couldn't even see the filling inside. Usually, you want a thin and translucent skin so that you can see the orange filling peak out - but this place was so thick that it made it super chewy. Overall, a decent dim sum place, but I'd rather go to Markham or Richmond Hill for more variety. read more

Emerald Chinese Restaurant - Char siu bao, bean curd rolls, chicken feet (must get) - Dim Sum Near Me - Mississauga, Ontario

The first time I came here was with my sisters and we didn't get to eat much as the push cart was pretty slow and we were soo annoyed that we got what seen and left. The bill came up to about $100. It didn't mind it as my sister paid for the bill. Yesterday I had brought my family there for their first time and let me tell you....the bbq short rib was cold and hard, we ordered 3 plates (3x2) of the oysters and was charged for 8. I have complained and the waiter suited me that it was correct and proceed to walk away. NEVER COMING TO THIS PLACE AGAIN. PEOPLE ASK FOR THE PRICE BECAUSE THEY DON't HAVE IT posted and MAKE SURE TO DOUBLE CHECK YOUR BILL. SCAMMED read more

I hover between a zero and a 1 star for this restaurant. It's a huge restaurant. And always crowded. The associates are always running around like chickens with their heads chopped off. Perhaps this is their version of being efficient. My family came here for dinner last night to celebrate a birthday. We ordered from a special menu written only in chinese. The server asked us if we could read chinese and then said "good luck." Food came. A lady carved the Peking duck skin, but she was in such a hurry that she butchered the duck into chunks. Same for the steamed fish. The server deboned the fish, and totally butchered the fish into a messy pile of chop suey. The jellyfish is seasoned differently from jellyfish at other restaurants. It's personally not to my taste, but others may like it. The salt pepper shrimps were a challenge. Couldn't detach the meat easily from the shells. At the end we asked for red bean soup for dessert. They said they run out but would give us fortune cookies instead. Ten minutes after, the table next to us got their red bean soup. I called them out on it, and they said there's left over bowls from the wedding at the other side of the room, so they gave us a bowl. Wow. While we were digging into our desserts, a server was struggling to push a cart jammed with dirty dishes. The cart actually tipped and everything shattered onto the ground. The liquid from the dirty dishes splashed into my dad's jacket. We mentioned that to our server, and she said she couldn't do anything about it, and pointed at the manager. She said to talk to him. I told her to speak to the manager as I already tried to tell him, but he just walked away. Our server said she just worked there and didn't want to get into trouble by bring this issue up with management. This is disturbing to have this kind of attitude of fear from employees in a service industry. More upsetting is that the manager totally ignored us. No apology. Nothing. At least our server felt bad and told us not to leave a tip as her way of saying sorry. My family and friends said this is the typical behaviour in chinese restaurants. But seriously, it's unacceptable in my book. read more

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Best dim sum in town This is the very few dim sum place will push a cart around to let u order. We enjoy the food every time we are here Weekend around 11 is normally really busy but they do have a large open dining area for different seating needs. Highly recommend. read more

Emerald Chinese Restaurant - Dim Sum Near Me - Mississauga, Ontario

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if i could give zero stars i would, never have i been to such a racist restaurant in Mississauga in all my 50 years of living in this city, just pathetic ! and here is the worst part i speak Chinese and im a white guy !! The food was terriible, sticky rice was like a blob of starch, all dishes were cold and seemed reheated. If you like being insulted or ignored entirely and pay for over priced cold dim sum then this place is for you !! good luck ! read more

Emerald Chinese Restaurant - Dim Sum Near Me - Mississauga, Ontario

Hits the spot when you're looking for dim sum in Mississauga. Everything was so fresh and delicious! read more

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This place has hands down the worst food and service that I have experienced in a while. The decor was super tacky. The carpet, chairs and the stage were all covered in a gold colour. To top it off the cloth on the chairs was very dirty. The servers could not care less about cracking a smile. When asked for the dumping menu I was given a photo album with just pictures. I then had to ask for another menu that had the description of dumplings. Upon this the server got irritated. The food was super gross. The crab and corn soup had a bad fishy taste. The chicken balls were 90% batter and 10% chicken. They were also fried in an old oil. The only thing that was decent was the scallop dumplings. Please avoid this place at all costs. I will not be returning! read more

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Went in for a client meeting. The serving of food were hot for part of 6, there at 12:30 on a Saturday. Just a comment it generally is packed around noon hour get in earlier when they just open for the best quality of service, because they only have about 6 to 8 people running point to serve and one guy receiving payment. What I do like about this location is that it takes credit card. I've been to some of most elegant Chinese restaurants, like a northern one in Markham-beautiful interior, beautiful presentation, continuous crown molding restaurant to washroom :O BUT they take cash only. So very happy with this location taking plastic. One pot of tea was provided and a pot of water. We found the pot of tea cold. With the place crowded we didnt make a fuss. We even ordered dishes from the kitchen to supplement our dim sum experience. They did try to usher us to a smaller table when we were waiting for guest to arrive, just advise them when you're waiting for people. There is extended parking at the back and underground. The back parking is okay and you can walk up on the sidewalk. I also like the location next to Mastermind, great for the kids. read more

Bad service and the food is over price and it's terrible the meat they use is not fresh you can tell by the taste. It's not recommended and definitely not coming back on this restaurant. It's a garbage place. read more

Wasn't that great. Taste of the food was blend. Not authentic chinese food. Ambiance very loud. Servers were screaming among themselves and they forget they have customers who are close to them. Been hurting our ears the whole time. Was weird seeing the lady server removing a fish from the tank to show a customer and kept talking with the fish still alive in her net. Since the customer didn't want it she kept pushing it. Then finally drop the fish back in the tank read more

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My family of three went to Emerald on Thursday night at 7pm and what I noticed first was that the restaurant was empty (unusual for a Thursday evening in Mississauga) expect for two other tables. All in all there were only three tables being used and one table had only one person sitting. Then I realized why the restaurant was practically empty...the food we order took exceptionally long to order and arrive on our table (at least 20min), not sure why when the restaurant was not busy. Second the food was extremely salty, to the point that we had to constantly drink water. All we order was chicken fired rice, almond soo guy, beef and broccoli and shrimp mushroom with beef and all was salty. Third the two waiters would hover around and would drop our food then walk away quickly, and then hover around the restaurant. They would ignore us and we had to ask them several times for a glass of water or to refill our tea. The restaurant looks clean and big but the food and the service was lacking. I would not recommend this restaurant and will not return. Emerald you could have been a great gem but instead was a big disappointment. read more

Where do i even begin? Let's start with the fact the deep fried taro dumpling puffs was cold and it was deep fried in like a week's old oil. You know the oil is old when everything is brown and not golden yellow. The deep octopus legs had so much batter i had to drink the tea but then i scrapped and pulled the batter with my chopsticks. Beef wrapped rice noodle was not fresh it felt like the beef had a sour taste. When you goto a dim sum place you have to order the har gow and sui mai bit there none of it being push out by the trolley. Worst was the ladies pushing the trolleys didn't go in a "snake pattern" to all the tables. Last but not least the mandatory 12% gratuity fee. I would tip if there was good service but it was so disappointing. I know times are tough during covid but if you want good reviews at least make an effort to make edible food. I'll stick to the dim sum restaurants in Toronto. read more

The service was terrible, the food was undercooked. The kid chairs were extremely dirty !!