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Pearl
Category: Restaurants Chinese Dim Sum Dim Sum [Edit]
Bayview Village2901 Bayview Ave
Unit A20
North York, ON M2N 5Z7
Neighbourhoods: Bayview Village, Willowdale
(416) 226-1233
- Hours:
Mon-Sun 11 am - 9:30 pm
- Accepts Credit Cards:
- Yes
- Price Range:
-
$$
- Attire:
- Casual
- Good for Groups:
- Yes
- Good for Kids:
- Yes
- Waiter Service:
- Yes
- Outdoor Seating:
- No
- Noise Level:
- Average
4 reviews for Pearl
4 reviews in English
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Review from Mariko M.
3/5/2012 1 photo
We often go to their location by the water; I definitely recommend that location if you have out of town visitors as it shows how beautiful Toronto is.
Anyway, back to the Bayview Village Pearl ...
Staff are very friendly.
Decor of the place is very modern and chic.
On weekends, it's packed so anticipate a wait.
They have lunch specials, very reasonable pricing here -
On Saturday, my mum and I ordered a mix of dim sum items and lunch specials - Lunch A w Lemon Chicken ($10) + Pan fried pork dumplings + Peanut dumplings. The latter was interesting ... not something I'll order again, but worth a try if you like peanuts.
As it's in a mall, there's a ton of parking. Proximity to the subway station is a plus.
Overall a good place to dine after shopping in the mall.
A solid four stars. -
Review from Laura C.
Toronto, ON
2/20/2012
The old Chinese restaurant, Yee Ching, is gone and replaced by a modern, brand spanking new Pearl Restaurant (same chain as the one by Harbourfront).
They renovated the small space, and it's shiny, white and sparkly. Maybe it's a bit too modern for it's own good. The tables are small, and it's a bit crowded. The best seats are near the entrance (so that you can people watch and it's more open). The place is designed more for pairs than larger groups.
The chairs are also hard and hurts my bum after 2 hours of sitting.
There's something about the lighting in here. Although bright because of the white walls, its dark in the middle. Sitting in the middle of the room, the food in the centre was really dim
We came for Dim Sum on Sunday afternoon. I'm impressed that my parents want to try a new place (we usually go to Paradise), so this was a nice change.
They have the basic dim sum options like har gow, siu mai, beef short ribs, tripe, curry cuttlefish, rice noodle rolls, (no chicken feet) :( etc. , no fancy twists or changes. The foods some of them came in huge portions (like the Leaf wrapped Rice), and some smaller. It tasted great, and more refined than than some other places.
But I was told, it was more expensive ($5 each dish, as opposed to avg $3 - but see how you can get a VIP discount card!)
There's lots of staff around, but I find that they need more experience and trained. They all kind of look the same too, and in usual asian fashion, you need to wave them down.
They seemed really busy, and no time for chit chat (nor is there room)
The bathrooms are downstairs, and kind of stinks (although the actual washroom is quite nice, and small). Better bet to go to the one in the mall.
It's a great location, but I hope it can live up to the standards of the clientele in the area. Not sure if they are trying to cater to the Western crowd at all. Some Chinese folks may like it, but already my uncle complains it's too small! -
Review from Jiao S.
12/16/2011
I always like Pearl at Harbor Front Center, so that I was very happy to see they are opening a new restaurant in Bayview village~ which also means I can have dim sum at door step~.
The menu looks shorter than the Harbor front location but they are good enough to include everything I like~ Owner reads my mind
I love the pan fried chicken dumplings. Usually pan fried dumplings should made with pork and I am not a big big fan of Chicken.
But have to say Pearl did a good job in this dish, the chicken was very tender and juicy, not as strong as port but definitely very tasty. If I have to name one thing I don't like is I don't see any congee on the menu... I might be over looked since I haven't had anything for 10 hours before I stepped in :P
The restaurant is a little bit small since they have no window, but service was remarkable. You don't have to ask for anything, they just offered it to you.
It is like a 3 star to me but since it is at door step, I will give it a four ~ =)
Happy Holidays everyone~ eating is not the spirit of the season~ eating a lot is~~ -
Review from B E.
Toronto, ON
2/12/2012
After becoming tired of eating at the overrated resto across the way, we decided to try Pearl. What a delight, our family thoroughly enjoyed the dimsum menu. I enjoyed the fact that it was well prepared and items like the foon and the dumplings were not overdone. also had set lunch menus which were tasty. Very reasonably priced for a family of 4 adults plus one child.
Great for group meals and sharing.
Specialties
Dim Sum & Cantonese Food
History
Established in 1983
In 1983, we have our very first restaurant opened in downtown Toronto.
