Chinese Dumpling House

I was utterly disappointed. Trusting my fellow Unilocaler friends the concrete 4 star reviews along with raving fans… As a Markham Chinese foodie, my expectations for dumplings may be a tad higher than the downtown Caucasians who reviewed this place.
We ordered some pretty standard Northern Chinese dishes
1) Green onion pancake — it was a thick chewy dough which resembles a naan bread. and where’s that green onion?
2) Dumpings — skin of the dumping was thick and the juice still managed to leak all over.
3) Shredded potatoes — basically just potatoes and carrots in watered down vinegar.
Will i come back? Heck no.

Impressive experience at the Chinese Dumpling House. We got take out and for the most part, only had good things to say.
Started with the pork and chive fried dumplings, which were really great. I mean the name of the place made me have high expectations in the dumpling department, but they were easily met if not exceeded by these tasty things.
Dumplings aside: The general tso chicken was good and had sliced jalapenos in it which added a nice kick. Singapore noodles pretty standard but satisfying, and while I normally steer clear of sweet and sour chicken — in this case it wasn’t sweetness overkill like most places so I did admittedly snack on my dining companions choice. Pork fried rice was the only thing that didn’t really impress, but wasn’t bad either.
In short: worth trying, and probably the best dumplings in Koreatown!

Came in here for lunch the other day with my sister. We decided to share 12 fried dumplings and got the variety plate. We ordered mixed vegetables, mixed vegetables and shrimp, and spinach and black mushroom. They were fried perfectly and were generously stuffed with ingredients. There are two reasons why they didn’t get a perfect rating was:
1. I am vegetarian and they did not tell us which dumplings had the shrimp in them, so we had to do process of elimination, hoping I wouldn’t bite into a shrimp.
2. The washrooms were gross.
Other then that they prices were very good and the dumplings were delicious. I will be back again.

Steamed vegetable dumplings, shrimp and veg pan fried dumplings, Singapore style noodle, bomb bud

Friendly & welcoming staff.
Amazing General Tao chicken, not too sweet not too spicy. Great dumplings– variety of fillings. Green onion pancake disappointed– heavy, not flaky.
Fast take out service
Likely roomy enough for strollers — something I will be considering more and more in the coming months!
Atmosphere is simple, but the place is clean with a big front window where you can watch dumpling construction.

I love this place. Price is reasonable and portions are great. I always order beef and broccoli on rice (daily special) and it was big enough to fill me and my boyfriend. Their dumplings are not too doughy and one plate is enough to fill you too. I always drop by whenever I’m in koreatown ! It is clean inside and service is good enough for my liking. No complaints here.

Nice cosy place to come. Have never been to Toronto before and there are many Asian restaurants on Bloor st to eat. However I don’t imagine them tasting much better than this place. Highly recommend the General Tao’s chicken!

My husband and I were drawn in from the outside by the homemade dumpling-​making station that is positioned in the main window. We are very glad that we stopped! We had the pork and chive dumplings (fried) and vegetable fried rice. Both the dumplings and fried rice were super tasty. They were also a good value. The décor is a little sparse, but the food is legit. Note! They have a $ 10.00 minimum for credit cards, but they do not actually accept credit cards, they only accept debit cards from Canadian banks. This threw us for a loop and we had to go to an ATM, so I wish their advertised policy was more accurate.

I’ve bought take out and frozen dumpling here a few times. Their dumpling is ok, not as good as a few places Chinatown. The highlight is pan fried dumpling. Fried noodles and vermicelli tends to be toward sweet flavour, which I don’t really like but I can take it once in a while. Wouldn’t recommend their noodle soup because I tried their stewed beef brisket noodle soup once and it was so bad. The broth is bland and I basically taste no flavour in it. It also has too much noodle but very little meat, what a shame. Service overall is quick and efficient as it is not a big dinning area. Price is reasonable. Next time if I’ll just stick with pan fried dumpling.

Good neighborhood Chinese place. Good service, good quality, fast. All the dumplings are made in house up front.

$ 6 for 15 dumplings that is probably enough for 2 people, or 1 hungry person. And it’s open late.

I came to Chineae Dumpling House because it fit my criteria: a Chinese restaurant near my house with a four star review average. I’m sitting in front of my take out right now and here’s how it is:
The Food: we ordered veggie fried rice, Kung pao chicken and pork and chive dumplings. The dumplings were meaty, the wrapper not too thick not too thin, a little soupy and really flavourful. Kung pao was perfect and yummy, and the veggie fried rice had a nice amount of veg.
Service: ordered take out and both phone and walk in was very friendly and welcoming.
I’ve had a lot of problems finding good Chinese in the past. I have enjoyed both Mothers and yummy yummy dumplings but both are a little inconvenient for take out (and mothers doesn’t deliver).
All in all I’m very happy and I think Chinese Dumplings house is my new go-​to. Finally!

Best Dumplings I have had since moving from Australia. Don’t be put off by the look of the restaurants look. These are made to order and they are fresh. The restaurant may not be busy but do not misinterpret this as poor food

I ordered the Pan-​Fried Pork and Chive dumplings and the General Tao Chicken for take out. The food was ready in 10 minutes and I was greeted the minute I walked in the door. The best part was that even after my walk home the dumplings were still crispy and hadn’t gotten soggy.
Overall the meal was delicious and a great option if you live in the neighbourhood.

Awesome place. Not sure how it compares to the Chinatown location but omg, the dumplings were so damn good. The meat filling was very good, like the filling was meaty and also soupy which keeps the meat filling moist, you don’t want dumpling filling that’s dry (big no no). The dumpling skin itself is relatively thin but not too thin and not too thick where you feel like you’re just eating dumpling skin. We also got a plate of General Tao’s Chicken, that was also extremely good. Their version was made with jalapeño peppers… I was deceived and thought it was regular green bell pepper but whatever it was delicious! Definitely will come back for more dumplings ^^

Went there as part of a group of six for my birthday dinner. Fantastic food, affordable, good for both vegetarians and carnivores alike… what’s not to love? And this location, unlike the original one on Spadina, serves beer! (They will get in wine for you special if you ask ahead nicely. That’s what they did for me. Thanks!)
Particular standouts for me were the pork and fennel dumplings (panfried), and of COURSE the semi cooked potato threads. If you don’t know what they are, just get them already. You’re welcome.
Another plus is that this location delivers. Also, you can buy frozen dumplings to take home. Three bags for ten bucks, with a dozen in each bag. Yes please! I have some sitting in my freezer already
I think I have died and gone to heaven :)

Just discovered this sweet hole in the wall in my neighbourhood.
Delicious dumplings. The steamed pork and celery were awesome and full of soupy flavour. Pan friend shrimp and veg were also really tasty — try the hot mustard in the yellow tube — kind of tastes like Japanese karashi, yum :)
Service was quick and friendly, bill came to just under 30 $ for 2 plates of dumplings, egg drop soup and wood ear salad.
Will be back.

Is exactly what is says, a dumpling house, though there were other things on the menu…
We ordered from meat, seafood and limited veggie options; both steamed and fried and shared a huge bowl of hot and sour soup and an onion pancake.
We liked that we could mix and match the types of fillings per order so we didn’t have to get 12 or 15 of the same kind.
Everything was delicious and cheap.
3 adults; 2 orders of dumplings, 1 soup, 1 pancake and the bill was just shy of $ 30.00 all in.
Ambience wasn’t great and there is hardly any room. I would guess it seats about 20 people at any given time but it was clean enough and they were busy making the dumplings right out in the open for us to watch.
Another patron ordered some noodle dish and it looked great.
I’ll be back again.

Freshly made to order dumpling, even the wraps were made after we placed our orders. They made everything in the front of the dinning room so you can judge/​learn.
Dumplings are amazingly fresh and flavorful. The pan fried dumplings were only fried on one side. I like the pan fried shrimp and vegetable dumpling the most. It came has nice seasoning and whole shrimp in it. The green onion pancake is more crisp and hard than the doughy version I love. Overall, the food was great and very well priced.

So I first saw the sign for this place (interestingly enough, in Koreatown) and was grateful that it’s not yet another Japanese restaurant in this area.
Then I saw an eager girl giving out take-​out menus that advertised Opening Special 20% off. I walked past this location and saw a young girl making Chinese dumplings in the front window.
I figured I’d give it a shot. I’ve been there 4 times now since they opened in the past month. The first time, I was greeted by a sweaty, frazzled waitress (there were only 4 occupied tables), one girl was making dumplings in the window, one cook was in the kitchen, a woman was coming upstairs (from where other rooms, prep, probably) and the bathrooms are situated) with bowls of rice. Every time I’m here, there’s a frantic server yelling downstairs to someone to bring something up. I’d really like it if there were napkin dispensers on the tables. I’m a messy eater and get tired of asking for more each time.
The bathroom is located down a long set of stairs, round a corner, past a prep room. the bathroom is sorely in need of an update/​upgrade. The stall on the left (when you come in) doesn’t close properly, it flew open twice after I had tried securing it both times, there is no garbage bin for paper towels outside of the two stalls — the paint is a horrible, leftover, 90s peach. It makes me question the cleanliness of the kitchen when I see a bathroom in this kind of condition.
So back upstairs, my pan fried (get these if you want crispy!) shrimp dumplings arrived. They arrive in one connected circle (12 dumplings for pan fried) and you break the crispy dough to eat each dumpling separately. Hot and tasty! I always convince myself that I’ll only eat half and get the rest to go. Hasn’t happened yet.
Second visit I ordered the pan fried seafood dumplings, they were good. As well the pork and chive. Also, every table was full and there was only ONE waitress for the entire restaurant. I waitressed for years and that’s not cool. Staff get overworked and frazzled and customers get frustrated and don’t come back.
Yesterday’s order of pork and chive were a bit more greasy than other times, but that’s my only complaint about the food. Maybe next time I’ll try the steamed dumplings. But only half an order.
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