A family-run dumpling spot that's been part of the Toronto food scene for over 12 years. Everything is handmade in-house and they don't use MSG. They have a few locations now, but it still feels like a small, family operation in a good way. What we ordered: -Mini pan-fried soup-filled pork dumplings - Pork wontons in hot chili sesame sauce - Minced pork noodles in Peking sauce - Mixed peach buns and milk custard buns The soup dumplings were easily the highlight. Being both pan-fried and soup-filled gives you the best of both textures, crispy on the bottom and juicy inside. I would've happily ordered a second round just of these. The peach and custard buns were really cute and made for a nice sweet finish. They leaned a bit on the drier side, but still enjoyable overall. read more

Loved the lady who worked there. Loved that it was clean inside. Loved all the customers were even friendly. I ordered two take out this time. #9. Dill & pork $11.95 for 12 pcs. Never had Chinese style "dill" dumpling before. It was fantastic! #70 Spicy Szechuan style fish in soup. $18.95 Asked for extra spicy but it was not that spicy. They gave me two 1L container fulll of fish! read more

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Ten years later - glad it is the same ownership though menu has changed long with a few favorite dishes gone. Ordered three favorites from the menu: - minced pork with noodles in Peking sauce (not pictured) - chicken mushroom pan fried buns - boiled chive, pork and shrimp dumplings If your group is large enough, grab the biggest table near the front and those closest to the counter get a seat at watching their dumplings being made. Otherwise not too nosy if you wanted to walk up for a peek. Total was $41.23 with GST before tip! read more

Lee's Dumpling House - Steamed chive, pork, shrimp dumplings - Dim Sum Near Me - Toronto, Ontario

I am frequently in Toronto and make it a must do by dining at Lee's. The dumplings are made fresh to order and tender always. I have never had a solid round meatball fall out of the dumpling as has been my experience at way too many dumpling houses. The other dishes are always tasty and seemingly made with great care . If fancy is what you want you won't find it here but what you will find is genuinely warm service and great tasting authentic Chinese food. Again just because it not fancy doesn't mean it's not great! read more

Type of place where you walk in and you KNOW the food is going to be amazing. Nice server. Very small and cozy place. One old guy working his ass off in the kitchen. Got 12 steamed pork and chive dumplings and they were perfect. Even the size was perfect. 11/10 recommend. Also crazy cheap! read more

Lee's Dumpling House - Steamed pork and chive dumplings - Dim Sum Near Me - Toronto, Ontario

Happy to come back here - the XLBs' flavor was impressively improved. I remember that about 4 years ago I came here for their XLB (take out). At that time, I was not impressed. The skin was thin but torn, and the flavor was just mediocre. BUT recently, I came here for their well reputed frozen dumplings. Dumpling House Gerrard is one of the few places that have reputed frozen dumplings in the downtown East Toronto. And they have XLBs. Why not trying again!!! I got - XLB (ground pork, take out): the skin were thicker than before. It was a bit disappointing, but it has good chewy texture. Most importantly, the soup was plenty with complexity and delicacy, and the meat was super tender and flavorful. Tasted natural and tasty even with the minimum condiment flavor. Bold but I liked the totality of it. - Frozen dumpling : # Cabbage and Pork(1F) : I boil-cooked them at home. Oh my the skin was perfectly chewy, sealing the contents perfectly. The moment I bit, the juice popped out on the table. Super juicy. Subtle seasonings, but not lacking. It can go with any condiments of your choice! # Veggie dumpling (14F) : Boil-cooked. It has roughly chopped nappa and fried tofu etc. It tasted good, but my personal preference is the use of finely chopped, heartier, and grassy flavor like spinach or pea leaves. But they came out juicy and tasty. I will come back for sure to try other frozen dumplings, and the XLB. Glad I came back, and they survived the difficult pandemic time. Cheers! read more

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Came here for dinner yesterday and was so disappointed. This place used to be good. The seats and tables are very tightly packed, and in need of some updating. The food is so far from what it used to be. It lacked flavour, freshness, and care. The soup filled dumplings' wraps were too thick for what it should be. The filling lacked its usual complexity of flavours. Not sure if the chef has changed, but they're definitely not as good as they once were. I can see why there were no other Asian people eating here at the time. The only saving grace was the service as our servicer was quite attentive and very friendly. I will NOT be coming back here again. read more

The food is taste very fresh The service is fast and kind I will come again So good .sooo fullll mmmm Peach buns were sooooo gooddd read more

Lee's Dumpling House - NICE PEACH BUN STUFFED FULL OF RED BEANIS - Dim Sum Near Me - Toronto, Ontario

We really wanted to like Dumpling House as it's local to us and we love dumplings. First time we tried it, we dined in house and not one but two of our dishes had a long black hair sitting under the food. Gross. Time went by and we decided to try it again for takeout - figured second time's the charm. Wrong - both got food poisoning from the raw dumplings. Not to mention the hair that came with our green onion pancakes. Will not be dining here again. read more

Large restaurant with all types of dumplings. I'm not sure of what I ate specifically- steamed dumplings for sure but everything was very good. read more

Just moved to the East end and had a massive craving for dumplings. After reading a bunch of reviews and stalking their Instagram account, I picked Dumpling House and I'm so glad I did... except for what will surely become a horrible addiction. Can't wait to eat in the restaurant (as I ordered from Uber Eats) but everything arrived piping hot and delicious. Dumpling House does not disappoint. Pictured are Pork Wonton in Hot Chili Sesame Sauce and Minced Pork w/Noodles in Peking Sauce. Will definitely go back in case it wasn't abundantly clear. read more

Lee's Dumpling House - a bowl of dumplings with chopsticks - Dim Sum Near Me - Toronto, Ontario

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My cousin has been here many times but wanted to come here for their rainbow dumplings. Well, we got one colour (green) ones. It's located in the original part of Chinatown. We dropped in on a Wednesday afternoon (around 12:45pm). There's plenty of booth seating inside and you can even see them making fresh dumplings in the back. There's a TV in the middle of the restaurant that was playing some type of Asian music show. I was surprised to see that they give you water Korean style. Nice. The menu is massive with dumplings, noodles, rice & all day special combos, cold platter & salads, Northern Chinese cuisine, soup, pork, greens, Szechuan cuisine, chicken, beef/lamb, seafood and dessert. They also have a most popular menu (with pictures) if you need help choosing. - Boiled chive & pork dumplings (#2) ($6.99 for 12) - can never go wrong with this classic combo. The filling was tasty. - Boiled dill & pork dumplings (#9A) ($6.99 for 12) - lots of dill flavour (which I love) but the pork was dry. Meat was way too chewy compared to the other dumplings. - Wonton in hot chili sesame sauce (#21) ($5.59) - my cousin really liked these. The meat inside was very tender and had an interesting mix of peanut sauce and chili oil on top. - Green soup filled dumpling with ground pork (#24A) ($8.99 for 7) - these are green, spinach infused "XLB's". I say that in quotations because it's Chinese style. Wrapping was much thicker than normal. Still good but not quite the same. Random that they give you an odd number of dumplings. - Spring onion pancake (#25) ($3.99) - haven't had a green onion pancake in ages. Nicely fried and went well with the side of hot sauce we asked for. - Minced pork with noodles in Peking sauce (#36) ($8.49) - we asked them to sub in fresh green noodles for this dish. Noodles were fantastic! Great toothsome bite. Minced pork wasn't too salty and it came with thinly sliced cucumbers. This was my favourite dish. It's no frills, cheap and filling. Cash or debit only (minimum $10.00). read more

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Pretty good, no frills Chinese food in the area. To be honest there are quite a few just-ok Asian places in old Chinatown. You have to try them to see what the quality is like. I was surprised by how good this place was. BF had the beef noodle soup (I assume it's meant to be Taiwanese style) and we got a serving of pork and cabbage fried dumplings and fried string beans. The fried dumplings were juicy as hell and not too crispy- I would say they're pretty perfect. Flavours were nice too. As for service- it's not great but that's not what you come to a mom/pop Chinese place for. You come here for good cheap food and this place delivers. We're definitely coming back here. read more

Great, simple and delicious. Despite the name, this really is a pan-Chinese restaurant, with a lot of Uyghur influences on the menu. Makes for a unique and welcome addition to the strip. read more

Cute little Chinese restaurant with a huge choice of things to order. Their multicoloured dumplings are great for an Instagram pic but also yummy. They also have some other great dishes like the braised eggplant worth potato and my mom loved their beef salad with tripe even though it was a little spicy for her. Great place for cheap eats. read more

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Small obviously family run place where parents and uncles sit around reading newspapers and kids are taking orders and bringing food out. We ordered two dishes of dumplings and a soup, they give you complmentary hot green tea in a pot. We had to write the order numbers down on the back of a piece of paper and hand it to the waitress haha. Didn't mind at all because the food was cheap-ish and we were hungry and craving dumplings. Pay attention to the numbers you're ordering, some of them are out of order BUT YOU HAVE TO PUT THE NUMBER THAT'S ON THE MENU. For example 18,19,20,210, 22, 23,24 is listed on the menu? Don't tell her 21 if you want dish labelled 210. Tell the waiter 210. Idk why they have this like this, but I don't make the rules so..... Probably would return for cheap dim sum IF I lived in Toronto, but if not find somewhere else read more

Lee's Dumpling House - hot and sour soup tasted great, huge portion and plenty of tofu, noodles, and vegetables - Dim Sum Near Me - Toronto, Ontario

Ordered on Uber eats and got raw dumplings! All twelve were raw. Very disappointed as the outside looked cooked.

This spot is maybe just a hair too grimey for my liking maybe it's the narrow space or the tacky red seating. The food was a bit salty and compared to other dumpling houses also lacking flavour. I found that the overall quality subpar. Would I return? Maybe after a long a drunken night but in my sober self..probably not. read more

This place should be called Noodle House instead of Dumpling House. I've had both the noodles and dumplings here and the noodles were by far the stand out item! My mom - who grew up in Shanghai even raved about the noodles and how authentic they were! She loved the white oval noodles (I cannot remember what this dish was called unfortunately but it is pictured below). For me, my favourite dish was the braised beef noodles in soup. I don't feel like this dish could get any better! It is simple and the homemade noodles really stand out. The dumplings on the other hand I feel like they were good but not a standout. The wrapping was a bit too thick for my liking. I still find The Dumpling House on Spadina to be superior in terms of dumplings. Also they don't have pork & shrimp dumplings which are my favourite! That being said, I wish Dumpling House was closer to me. I would love to get the braised beef noodles more often - they make such a comforting meal! read more

Lee's Dumpling House - Braised beef noodle soup - Dim Sum Near Me - Toronto, Ontario

I'm not sure why I gave this restaurant another try. Nasty pan fried dumplings that come out COLD and soggy. their so called Shanghai noodles are not Shanghai noodles you'd typically get at other Shanghai restaurants. Anyways even that tasted horrible. Nothing came out hot or even warm. Don't recommend. If u want a good dumpling fix go to dumpling house on spadina read more

The price point here is good and the food is also tasty. The service was okay, the server didn't really check up on us but tbh I didn't really mind. My friend and I got some soup dumplings, pan fried cabbage and pork dumplings, sweet corn and egg drop soup with surimi (imitation crab), and a Sichuan chicken with white rice. The soup dumplings weren't very soupy but they were still tasty, great flavour. The pan fried cabbage and pork dumplings were great as well. I think it came up to about $16/person which was great. I'll definitely be coming back here id I'm in the area. read more

Lee's Dumpling House - Sichuan chicken, soup dumplings, pan fried cabbage and poork dumplings - Dim Sum Near Me - Toronto, Ontario

Second time here. Friendly staff. Good place to go if I miss Chinese food. Ordered dumpling and rice cake? The dumpling is 3stars. It is had a taste I don't really enjoy. The rice cake is really nice. read more

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Food is 4/5 Service is 4.5/5 Price: $5-$10 (cheap) Accept credit Street parking Cleanliness: clean and spacious washroom BUT the cloth they use to wipe tables is just disgusting...wet and grey....and the worst part is they just serve food and tea without washing their hands (expected). The lady who was making dumplings right next to the cashier was barehanded. Containers for the condiments on the table were dirty and sticky (didn't even bother to use them) Because of this reason, my third visit will be the last visit. We came back to this area to have pho...both of the pho places we wanted to go were closed (Thursday at 7pm). So we just dropped by here because there really aren't many options to choose from in this area. Ordered steamed chive&pork dumplings ($6.49 for 12 pcs) and Shanghai style fried noodles with pork and shrimp ($6.99). Noodles came out very quickly (5min). They make all the noodles in house except for vermicelli. I would give 3/5 for fried noodles: lack of flavour, too oily, and lack of proteins. Dumplings, however, deserve 4.5/5. Juicy and very flavourful. I could eat all 12 of them if I didn't eat noodles. read more

I've been here about a dozen times, and I've never reviewed this hidden gem, and I hope I dont regret the reveal. It's in old China town, next to some really good chinese markets. A lot of spicy Sichuan style dishes I love. Their best dishes all come on a secondary menu so it's easy to decide what to eat. The glass noodle salad is smothered is savoury peanut butter sauce, the fish soup is super spicy with meaty chunks of fish that just melt in your mouth. The spicy beef tongue, and tripe is super tender and flavorful. The soup dumplings, fried dumplings are a must try. They have about a dozen more items on the favorites menu that you must try. read more

Lee's Dumpling House - A hidden gem revealed. - Dim Sum Near Me - Toronto, Ontario

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Delicious! A little pricey. We had the beef brocolli, cabbage pork dumplings, stir fry broccoli and egg & shrimp fried rice take out. Total was @$30. Paid w debit to avoid $0.50 credit card fee. I'd go again. This can now be our neighbourhood Chinese food resto. Was pleasantly full for a Saturday evening. read more

We go here almost 2-3 times a month. Our favourite is the steamed pork and chive dumplings. The Gong bao chicken is another must have. General Tao's chicken is yummy as well however it's sometimes too sweet and soggy. This place is shut on Tuesdays and is a cash only place. The waiting time is around 5-7 mins on busy nights. read more

Lee's Dumpling House - Dim Sum Near Me - Toronto, Ontario

Quiet and decent place for some Chinese food and dumplings. When you're at a dumpling house how can you not order soup-filled dumplings?! As I bit into the dumpling, anticipating a gush of soup spilling out onto my spoon, but to my disappointment - nothing. They might've oversteamed it? Not sure what happened to these soup-filled dumplings here. All in all, the dumplings here are good in taste and price point. The spring onion pancake isn't too bad either - not as greasy compared to other places I've tried. I also had the sweet and sour fish and it's what it is hence it's name. I would come back here when I crave for dumplings and hopefully, my next order of soup-filled dumplings will have actual soup in them. read more

Excellent dumpling restaurant. Casual, made fresh except I am guessing the boiled ones are not but steamed ones are fresh. I love the wontons in sesame peanut and chili oil. I order 3 or 4 orders so that I can have them for lunch and dinner the next day. I overheard a guy asking the waiter for har gow (dim sum) and I started laughing. This is not a dim sum restaurant you idiot is what I wanted to say. read more

Service was good, food not so much. Shanghai dumplings - the skin/wrap was too thick, the meat too dense Pan fried lamb dumplings - lamb had ok flavour, but the dough was undercooked. Steamed pork dumplings - meat too dense. Beef onion pancake roll - was served cold, tasted too much like hoisin/oyster sauce, not much beef filling. Brocolli shrimp egg white - ingredients didn't taste too fresh, a bit too salty. read more

Cozy little place in East Chinatown. The inside is a little run down, so it's a good thing the dumplings are on par with some of the better dumpling places in TO. Worth a visit if you're in the area. read more

Lee's Dumpling House - Steamed chive shrimp and egg dumplings - Dim Sum Near Me - Toronto, Ontario

Definitely my go-to spot for dumplings in the city. I've always had a thing for mom and pop shops and this definitely lives up to that and then some. All the dumplings here are handmade, the noodles are handmade, the desserts are handmade; you name it, it's handmade. That's the way it should be. No there's no over-the-top flavours and out of this world creativity. There's no 5 star service and you're not going to rave to your friends about how clean and inviting this space is. But in the end it's just a great comforting and delicious meal that won't cost you an arm and a leg. You can really taste the difference of freshly made dumplings and noodles. There are no freezer burns and that freshly thawed taste to their stuff. There are no cold spots and dried dumplings here. You can literally see the freshness as the old folks are always hard at work by the cash counter kneading away at fresh dough and patiently folding and pinching each and every little dumpling. I can't tell you which dish is the best and which one is a must because they all are great. It's a testament to their craft and prove that with fresh ingredients and great care you can't really make a bad dish out of anything. Definitely a must try if you are still considering. read more

Went for lunch today with 2 others looking for some nice dumplings and noodles to hit the spot. Not today and certainly not in the future. This place is a frickin dump hat qserves dumplings available in most supermarkets (KJ Brand) and then goes on to steam them to create a soggy gelatinous lump. Even though they are cheap (12 for $ 6.95 ) gas station cuisine is way better than this crap. Hot and sour soup was dominated by cheap rice noodles and very little or no meat at all. AVOID. Shanghai noodles. Worst I've ever tried . used Chow mein noodles .NO flavour AVOID. Kung Pao chicken. Not bad . Like any other. Service was not to bad. All you so called dumpling aficionados that think this place serves good dumplings and post about them just go to demonstrate how basic and unsophisticated your taste buds really are. Peasants. read more

I love dumplings! This place makes great ones. Reminds me of home before i got kicked out for not getting goods enough grades.

I found this place last year and it's been a nice, causal little spot on Gerrard to go for some yummy dumplings. However, on this particular day, never having any issues before, I came in and grabbed a middle booth. There were no customers seated at this time (5:30pm). When I sat down, there were menus already placed on the table and I started to write down on the piece of paper provided, a list of the dish order that I would like to have. I wrote down the order number for a particular steamed bun dish listed. Once the waitress (long black hair that was tied into a low long ponytail, wearing glasses that has reddish-brownish hinges that sat on the either side of her face, petite, about 5'5-5'6 and looked to be around 50) picked up my order and the menus, she placed the menus in the pile at the front counter. Then, she came back and started to yell at me for writing a "non existing" order number. I said to her that in the menu that I was looking through, it had that order number listed. She started to grab a nearby menu (beside us) and showed me that it was not there. I was not trying to fight with her whatsoever, I really do like this little dumpling spot and I was merely trying to show her that the previous menu that I was looking at, did have it listed and I was willing to show her. She wasn't having it and started to yell at me more, raising her voice even louder, saying how this is the only menu and she is not willing to grab the other menus and she didn't believe anything I was telling her! Then, she went back to the front counter and started to bad mouth me, not very subtly, to her co workers in front of me in the empty restaurant saying how I was the one who was being unreasonable, ignorant and childish. As well as that, all the menus were the same! There is no such thing as this order number! How dare I challenge her! Hearing that right in my face Is super unprofessional and very disrespectful! I'm pretty laid back, I would have understood if she told me calmly that their menus had changed and as a result, some of their beloved dishes are not available anymore. However, the amount of yelling and bad mouthing that had happened within the ten minutes that I have sat down and placed my order. I'm super disappointed and very hurt that this happened and that the other workers/waitresses did not try to de-fuel the situation that was occurring in front of them except their old man boss, who could only nervously laugh and say a quick sorry since he does not speak any English. I really appreciate it and I do wish them all the best but I will not be returning as a loyal customer after the amount of verbal abuse that took place. read more

Clean setting, great Chinese dishes, and fast services! Our favourite are Shanghai small dumpling, Shichun Spicy Fish slides,and North-East China Fresh Three Vegs (please see the photos). read more

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I really enjoyed the dumplings whether it be take out or dine in. The place is clean and the atmosphere is like any other regular dumpling place ... But the true highlight is the dumplings all are good but the fried being my favs then the steamed read more

Alrighty, the restaurant is small and cramped and makes you feel like being in a crowded railway dining car. The dim sum menu skews towards dumplings. And the lingua franca skews heavily towards Mandarin. But you know what? This is your best bet for a quality Chinese sit-down meal in little East Chinatown, since practically every other Chinese restaurant options in the area are shit. The menu is extensive, but the noodles are hot and delicious, the xiao long bao and other dumplings big and juicy. It's clean, it's no-nonsense, and it's the real deal. Dumplings House delivers a simple and satisfying experience that doesn't fail to shine a glimmer of hope in East Chinatown's declining dining scene. read more

Incredibly cramped entree way you have to wait in to get a table and its really unpleasant. Space is wide enough for one person, but you constantly have waiters coming through to give an order to the dumpling ladies at the front and people coming past to the cash to put in a takeout order. Once you get a table, its ok. Pretty dressed-down place, with good steamed dumplings. Their fried dumplings look ridiculously oily so I haven't tried them. They only serve steamed dumplings in portions of 15, which is ridiculously too much for one person, I really wish they would let you do a half order. They have 2 vegetarian options, which are both ok. Service was good enough, they constantly come around to fill you water glass and bring the food quick - BUT they rush you out. They brought the check before we were finished the dumplings and before we asked for it, and immediately took the dishes away when you finished it. I guess they like a quick turnover, but its definitely not appreciated. Note there is no dessert available. TL;DR: decent dumplings, huge portions, ok service, entry-way unpleasantly tight. Can't decide whether I'd recommend here or Mother's Dumpling (where the service has sadly been awful this year) read more

Another great Asian restaurant in the east end. Cheap prices, fast service, tasty food, extensive menu! Decent ambiance and decoration - clean and modern. Not just for dim sum - all sorts of Chinese dishes are available. read more

Not bad for a DT location since most great dumpling places are uptown now. Looks like it was recently renovated and service was decent. I still prefer Dumpling King uptown. read more