Dumpling King - North York

I lived in Northern China for 2.5 years and this restaurant is the real deal. Authentic Jiao zi (dumplings) bao zi (steamed buns) that are well priced and delicious. The Xiao long bao (soup dumplings) were the highlight. The service was attentative and prompt, much like back in China. If this restaurant was down the street from me, it would become a weekly visit. If you're newish to Chinese food, you will find this restaurant's offerings approachable and comforting.

Ok I don’t know where to start this review. The constant loud coughing coming from the kitchen during the pandemic, or the worst taste of the food I’ve had for a really long time, or the 30-min wait time for the food despite being the ONLY customer in the restaurant. It’s really hard to decide what I want to complain the most about this place. It’s to a point that I feel bad for not only the customers but also for the owner of this restaurant.Just…mind blowing — in a bad way.

Walking in to this restaurant, I wasn 't expecting stellar service, but at least was hoping that my order would come out correctly. Their ordering system is to write out your order on a piece of paper, which is how I want to order my food at any restaurant tbh. But as always, there 's always room for error. I ordered: G03 soup dumplings A06 beef onion dumplings (fried) D01 green onion pancake Nestea Sprite to drink I ordered 2 orders of the soup dumplings, they only came out with one. I brought it to the waitress 's attention, all I told her was that on the paper we had ordered '2 ' ... and then they came out with 2 more orders which I was charged for. I wasn 't completely mad about this, the dumplings were good. For A06, they came out with egg and chive dumplings instead, the waitress said she thought I wrote a 4 instead of a 6, I mean, I wouldn 't exactly say this is a common misconception ... And they gave me a Canada Dry instead of a Sprite, like, whatever. Ultimately the best of anything I ordered was the green onion pancake. The only unfortunate part is that when finishing out the food ... we found bits of chicken at the bottom of the basket [pictured]. I am only hoping that they accidentally put chicken in this basket and took it out ... and that 's it. Honestly, I will rather take the extra hike and go to the The Dumpling King at Midland Finch.

It was a bit hard to find but well worth the effort. We ordered a mix of dishes based on the recommendation of one of the folks working there. And we weren't disappointed. Everything she suggested was great. No complaints. The bao and soup dumplings were probably our favorites. Portions are generous too so we have enough for leftovers. Staff were friendly and super helpful. Will go back for sure.

The quality of food is very high and very delicious. Their pan fried dumplings are a god send. Crispy, chewy, tender, and filled with flavour. Their beef noodle dish is saucy, flavourful, and very balanced. The texture of the dish was perfect. The service was on point and very attentive. Highly recommend if you want your fix for some amazing high quality Chinese food.