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Grand Chinese Cuisine

  • Currently 2.43/5

Rating: 2.4/5 (21 votes)

Posted by Staff / Reviewed on January 2, 2009 / review policy

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Grand Chinese CuisineIf you happen to be by the airport and are hankering some fine dining dim sum, then Grand Chinese is the place. What better way to see someone off than with a round of fancy chicken shitake dumplings? Or if you want to pretend you're going on holiday, just drive to the airport and treat yourself to lunch as a compromise. Located inside the Doubletree by the Hilton.

Writing by Amy Wong. Photo by Sifu Renka

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DS / March 5, 2010 at 11:30 am
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"dim sum restaurants often are a bit grimy from years of bits and pieces of dim sum being trampled into their carpets"

Only the shitty restaurants, I'm afraid.
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Kingmo / March 5, 2010 at 11:41 am
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Been here - phenomenal. Ignore the post by DS who apparently only goes to sh!tty restaurants. This one is like Lai Wah Heen, except more affordable. Think: deep-fried fois gras rolled in taro, grouper/spinach rice flower rolls, lobster spring rolls... definitely worth the drive. Make sure you bring your parking stub for validation by your server.
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kat / March 5, 2010 at 03:08 pm
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I completely agree with how this restaurant is worth the drive to Etobicoke.

Here's my own review of the place:
http://katcanrawr.blogspot.com/2009/10/grand-chinese-cuisine-fine-chinese.html

However, I hear their dinner chefs aren't as good as their dim sum ones.
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momo / March 5, 2010 at 03:47 pm
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I love this place. The other great thing about it is that you can actually make reservations.
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Amanda / March 5, 2010 at 06:57 pm
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@DS--I suppose, while there are some like Lai Wah Heen and the Dynasty which aren't like that, the (good) ones that I've been to in North York, Pac Mall, Mississauga, etc. all do, even if the food is good--ESPECIALLY if they have carts.

@Kingmo--I don't believe DS meant that Grand Chinese is shitty, but thanks for the support anyway. ;)

@Kat--That's SO cute! I didn't read a word I have to admit: I took the photojourney instead. Very enjoyable.

@momo--yes, though I've never actually *needed* reservations. (I asked my parents, who go every weekend, and they said the few times they had to wait, it wasn't for more than a few minutes. I've never had to wait, but I've only been 4-6 times.)
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jack / March 6, 2010 at 03:48 pm
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if you don't eat deep fried squid, you shouldn't be qualified to write a review on dim sum restaurants
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jack / March 6, 2010 at 03:49 pm
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and if you don't know how big a deal it is about fresh Chinese tea, then you shouldn't write any review of any chinese restaurants period
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apetimberlake / March 6, 2010 at 08:57 pm
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Glad you made it out to Etobicoke.
Great Review!
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jack / March 6, 2010 at 09:11 pm
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they continue to bring you new tea intead of refilling.. most likely because they are using low grade tea leaves or no tea leaves at all!.. It's tea power mixed with water.. which they HAVE to refill the tea pot with...if Chinese restaurants are using high quality tea leaves... they would offer you a choice of different blend..bring out a small packet.. let you fill the tea pot with real tea leaves
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kamman / March 7, 2010 at 06:53 pm
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Three bitter comments from one Jack. Make you wonder.

The Grand Chinese does offer your choice of different blend of tea and they never mixed tea powder with water. Each pot come with new tea leave in it and they are of good quality.
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jack / March 8, 2010 at 04:54 pm
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not bitter... just not sure why someone would write a dim sum review if he didn't eat squid.. i wouldn't write a sushi review if I didn't eat raw fish
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amanda / March 9, 2010 at 08:00 pm
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Jack--well luckily its a non-issue since I eat squid, it's just not usually my favorite. I think you might have misread my statement about the tea, since by saying "i cant say I see the attraction" is merely a coy way of saying I agree. Perhaps I was unclear, or that was superfluous of me. In any case; you're free to your opinion. That in mind, please do make sure you don't cross the line into "trolling". Thanks! (Oh and I'm a she. :))
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Lynne / December 11, 2011 at 04:25 pm
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Just returned from Grand Chinese had Dim Sum.. was a regular at Bright Pearl on Spadina for years until the health board shut them down!! eeekk...But the deep fried squid is really good, you don't even need the sweet BB-Q sauce they are so good alone, the tea wasn't bitter at all, they had unique items I had never seen before like the deep fried eggplant with eel inside it..very good. you can tell all the items are hand made, I've been to some places that used packaged dim sum and that's just gross.. the place is a bit more pricey but if you don't go crazy and order 9 items like we did you should be ok around $35 to $45 for 2 people. all over we really enjoyed the place and I would for sure return for dim sum..
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