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Recent expansion added private dining rooms, but reservations remain mandatory at this well-run Richmond favourite. Shanghai dumplings-bite-sized, thin-skinned, oozing with hot broth-excellent pot stickers, and goose liver sticky rice sui mai are made-to-order in the glassed-in dim sum kitchen. Our favourites from the main kitchen include a double-boiled duck soup with ham and bamboo shoots and... more
We loved this restaurant in the past, but our last visit (May 2014) was a real disappointment.
Food was not hot (even the steamed dumplings, which should be piping hot!), Peking Duck was randomly hacked off the bird (not in thin slices and bite size portions), and one of the many dishes did not show up until we waited for...
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A clean and nice place with mostly Asian customers. As soon we sat down, a pot of fragrant tea was delivered. Freshly made dishes, delicately seasoned, and beautifully presented. Hong Kong owner, Chefs from Shanghai, knowledgeable and helpful servers fluent in Chinese. Two of us ordered 7 dishes at $45. What a great meal!
Been here on numerous occasions, we really like the dumplings and the pecking duck dish in particular. Personally we prefer the lunch menu better, but they do offer quite an extensive menu for dinner. This place is always quite busy, would highly recommend reservation if coming during regular meal time.