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Chinese Dumpling House
- Price Range:
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$
- Accepts Credit Cards:
- No
- Parking:
- Private Lot
- Attire:
- Casual
- Good for Groups:
- Yes
- Good for Kids:
- Yes
- Takes Reservations:
- No
- Delivery:
- No
- Take Away:
- Yes
- Waiter Service:
- Yes
- Outdoor Seating:
- No
- Wi-Fi:
- No
- Good For:
- Lunch, Dinner
- Noise Level:
- Average
- Ambience:
- Casual
- Has TV:
- No
- Caters:
- No
10 reviews for Chinese Dumpling House
10 reviews in English
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Review from Jarita L.
Markham, ON
4/21/2012
Love this place! Food is so cheap. For $6 you get like 15 dumplings or something ridiculous like that. And the food is good. The skin of the dumplings is very well made, not too thick. The filling is great too.
The appetizer dishes are good too (jelly fish, cold meats, etc.)
Not a huge fan of their noodles, but I come here for the dumplings anyways.
There are a bunch of dumpling type places in the burbs, but I would count this, and the place at Steeles and Warden as my favourites. Please skip Asian Legend if you`re going to eat dumplings. -
Review from Kat K.
4/8/2012 1 Check-in Here
This is my favourite place for northern Chinese-style dumplings. It is well-priced and we always end for with more than we can actually finish
We usually always order - one order of their onion coil, their stir-fried snow pea shoots with garlic, and one of the potsticker dumplings.
Service is more or less hit or miss and advanced English speaking skills are hard to come by as well. Should mention if you grab one of the younger looking guys - they do understand english. - otherwise pointing and miming what you need will get the job done. -
Review from Vivian W.
10/31/2011
This is the same restaurant as the one at Steels and Warden (Metro Square). Amazing food! It has lots of different varieties of dumplings! They use order sheet, so it makes it easier to order for everyone. The service isn't the greatest, but okay for the price.
If you're not sure what to order, here is my recommendation for newbies:
- pork dumplings (pick one that has veggie in it)
- fried dumplings
- fried potatoes -
Review from Jeanan A.
Toronto, ON
12/8/2011
I came here with my brother who was visiting from out of town. He wanted some dumplings and noodles. Unfortunately the only noodles close to vegetarian were the pork and vegetable noodles. I have to say it was flavorless. We were using salt on our food which I've never had to do with Chinese food. The dumplings were ok. I'm used to soy sauce on the table and this place doesn't have any. They say vinegar tastes better with the dumplings however I didn't like it. To each his own I guess. The Kung Pao Chicken was pretty good, but again, needed salt.
Prices were good though and the waitress started chatting with us and was very friendly. -
Review from Bob Y.
Toronto, ON
3/3/2012
This is one of the worst Chinese restaurant I have visited. Click the following link to see the details:
http://18boot.blogspot... -
Review from Edwin A.
3/6/2011
Ordered the pork and leek dumplings 5.99, vegetable dumplings (filling was leek and mushroom) 4.99, and a leek fried pancake.
Prices were very reasonable for the quantity of the food, 15 dumplings per order, all the food was fresh and made on site.
Only gripes,
They just have to tone down on the salt/msg, as this can give you a head rush.
Their schlack hardwood floor is like ice.. at winter time it's dangerous. I almost wiped out but fortunately have cat reflexes and regained my balance. :)
Bathrooms - I advise not using them. -
Review from Rafi N.
Toronto, ON
8/22/2011
A great place for lunch. The food was good and plentiful. Service was quick but we had a translator. The restaurant looks nice and has a cute tackiness. Pricing is great too.
*** FOOD ***
We ordered a "smörgåsbord" of dishes and had the standard green tea.
* Lamb Dumplings *
This is a great appetizer. You get 15 steamed dumplings. The dumplings contain well cooked and seasoned lamb. You can taste the sweetness of the lamb and the dough. The sauce is savory but will leak out if you break the dough.
* Onion Pancake *
Another great appetizer. The pancake is soft inside with a nice crunch on the very outside of the dough. The onion inside is well fried but not overcooked and has a richness as if it was fried in butter.
* Diced Chicken Spicy *
This is a good dish. It isn't spicy, so you have to eat the chilis to get heat. The chicken is well cooked in bite-size pieces. The sauce is tasty and seasoned with herbs and a few spices. It comes with some vegetables (green pepper, onion) too which are well cooked.
* Chicken Fried Rice *
We ordered this without the pork. It's an ordinary fried rice with a bit of chicken and egg throughout. It has a few small vegetables in it. It goes well with the Diced Chicken.
*** SERVICE ***
Service was good. We were immediately greeted and seated upon entering. I came with coworkers, one of whom spoke Chinese and was able to order for us. Service was quick and no-nonsense which is typical of Asian restaurants.
*** ATMOSPHERE ***
The restaurant is clean with some tacky decor. There are some traditional red Asian lanterns hanging from the ceiling although there are already lights. The windows have colorful Christmas lights on them. The restaurant has nice furniture and architecture. The restaurant is very casual.
*** PRICE ***
We split the bill but the price for lunch for 3 people after tax and tip was great.
** Total (AT&T) | $30 **
*** EXPERIENCE ***
Chinese Dumpling House is a great place for lunch. The food is really good and the service is quick. The decor may not be to everyone's liking but it's not a showstopper. The price is great because you get a lot for what you spend. I would recommend trying this place.Listed in: I got Yellow Fever
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Review from Jennifer K.
Markham, ON
The menu here is identical to the other Chinese Dumpling House at Metro Square.
Since I am with a vegetarian friend, I ended up ordering the mushroom/cabbage dumplings ($4.99) and the Green Onion Pancake ($1.99).
I am surprise how good that mushroom/cabbage dumplings taste! Though may not as juicy as a meat variety but think about it, I feel a lot healthier and I did not feel I am missing something. You can see how the dumplings are made freshly for you from scratch through the see through divider.
I found the dumplings smaller in size than the one at Metro Square. I don't know because I ordered the vegetarian version here VS the meat version, it might affect the size though...
However, the Green Onion Pancake.. is way too oily! There are oil dripping down each piece and another puddle on the dish! I know it is call "Green Onion oil cake" but it is the most oily thing I ever ate!
We were so full even with 2 items.. $5 each with tips and taxes.
It does get busy during lunch hour, even without any lunch specials.
They accepts Mastercard. -
Review from Joe H.
I can tell you now that one of my favourite foods is dumplings. Everything should be in a dumpling form. I had to go to this restaurant, how could into wrong?
I took the liberty to order a giant amount of food. Leek and pork dumplings, lamb dumplings hot and sour soup and more.
First off, beware of giant portions. You could probably get by with 2 dumpling orders and an app for two people. We had a lot left over.
The soup was actually quite interesting. The best way I can describe it is that they have their "house" version of a lot of stuff here. For example, the hot and sour soup had tomatoes in it. I guess it isn't really supposed to be in the soup, but I found that it made the "sour" or vinegar taste a little bit less artificial. Good choice in my opinion. Just... different.
The chive pancakes... OMG... ARE AMAZING! By far, the best chive pancakes I've ever had. Must Must Must get them here. The reason they're so good is that they roll them out in a tube, and then fry it out into a pancake. This keeps the middle of the "pancake" moist and soft. In my experience, all the other places just flatten it out and fry it, making it really flaky and crispy.
The leek and pork dumplings were amazing. Each one coming with mouth bursting goodness. The cool thing is that they have a dumpling maker right beside the cash making fresh dumplings all day long. It's neat how they emphasize the making of the dumplings. I think it really adds to the experience. The lamb dumplings were not so good. I think they were a bit on the plain side. My uncle's mother, (I have no idea how that's related) always said that you need 3 things in dumpings. Leeks, meat and ginger. Well... it had two out of the three; lamb and ginger.
One thing we ordered was the pickled cabbage and spare rib stew. Personally I hate the dish, so I can't really comment on how good or not good it was.
We also ordered the fried cabbage which was actually really good. My parents actually said it reminded them of street vendors in china. I've personally never been but I thought it was pretty good.
I'd say the best thing at this place is the chive dumplings. If anything, go there for chive dumplings. And maybe dumplings. And maybe hot and sour soup. Yes do that. And tell me when you're going cause I'll come too. -
Review from Joanne W.
5/5/2010
After heading to the Chinese Dumpling House at Metro Square, I decided to try the other location out, because I heard the place is much better.
The decor was much nicer than the other one, and much larger as well. However, the air conditioning seemed to be turned on like crazy there. I was not impressed.
Anyhow, my parents and I decided to order the following: jellyfish, bokchoy + pork dumplings (15), and this dish of noodles (I forgot what they were called in English). The jellyfish dish was much less than the one in Metro Square, the dumplings weren't as good (however, I think I liked the leek kind better), and the noodles were really oily.
I would recommend the Chinese Dumpling House at Metro Square a lot more!
