Location: 3290 Midland Ave #2 (just north of Finch), Scarborough
Website: http://www.dumplingking.ca/
Cuisine: Chinese
Meal: dinner
My thoughts:
My coworker and I were commuting home together today and we happened to come to the topic of dumplings, which we are both big fans of. She said she loves this place and that it is better than Chinese Dumpling House (at nearby Midland and Finch) but slightly more expensive. After she got off at her stop, our conversation left me with dumplings on my mind, and curious that there was a place in existence that someone dared claim to be better than my beloved CDH.
And so I called up my dad and invited him to join me to see just how this place fared against CDH. We ordered the cabbage and pork dumplings (12 for $5.79), which were very good and a steal. I do, however, based on the filling, prefer CDH's vegetarian dumplings over this. I generally don't like meat in my dumplings/samosas/spring rolls/etc., but my dad chose this one.
We also ordered the braised beef noodle soup ($6.99). The flavour took a bit of getting used to. At first taste, I thought it had a pungent smell, but I quickly got used to it. I enjoyed the noodles itself, which tasted very fresh and were chewy in texture.
Altogether, the bill came to less than $20. Despite the dingy decor, you really get a lot of bang for your buck here! I'll be back to try more of their dumplings, in particular their vegetarian and bok choy dumplings, so that I can see how they compare with CDH's.
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