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Dumpling House
Picking out a restaurant in Chinatown can be a little daunting sometimes. There's always an overload of options and you want to make sure you leave satisfied without a large abyss in your wallet. Thankfully I came across a nice little place called the Dumpling House Restaurant.
Being Korean I've eaten my fair share of dumplings, but I must say I've never come across dumplings like these. $5.99 got me a plate of Pan-Fried Pork & Chive Dumplings, which come in a group of 12 and are loosely bound together by a golden fried net that crumples apart at the touch of a chopstick. Simply put, they were absolutely delicious. The texture was just right, not too cripsy and not too flimsy. Dip it in the hot sauce provided and thats some serious flava. Judging from the framed pictures of former PM Paul Martin on the wall across from me, I think he'd agree.
In addition to the dumplings my company and I ordered the Stir-Fried Noodle Shanghai Style ($5.99) and a bowl of Hot & Sour Soup ($2.59) The soup was quite good but I must say the noodles stood out to my taste buds even more. They were thinner than your average Shanghai noodle filled with bits of cabbage and pork. The next time I'm craving dumplings, I'l know where to go.
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The shanghai noodles *are* pretty good, but I gotta say, quite a bit greasier than I'm used to. I'm stickin' to dumplings.
So while I'd still eat there (I have faith in my healthy immune system), I don't know if it's everyone's cup of tea.
As for the Dumpling House, yeah, I won't say I haven't seen an unpleasant creature or two crawling up their photos of paul martin. They gotta stay active in trying to keep that place clean. Thank goodness its so good. Sit in the front.
Although the spadina place has better pan-fried! as pictured, Mother's use better quality homemade fillings... it's literally just a house kitchen in a basement with an old chinese mother :)
heck, even gave my American buddy, first time in Toronto a lecture on the best Indian\Greek\Latino place in town. "You wanna know the best burrito place? Even LA doesnt have a burrito place like this, best of anything food is from Toronto"...A true Toronto foodie.
Judging by the sanitation of Chinatown in general, its extremely difficult to prevent rats from getting into his place, exterminator or not.