小楼门钉 Hu Tong Sizzling Meat Bun — Restaurant in Richmond Hill

We went there for lunch on a Thursday. There were 5 dine in customers at the time. This is our second attempt to eat at this diner, the first time was not successful since they were packed. There are very limited seatings and the strong northern wind adds chaotic on a windy day to this restaurant. Although they only have 20 seats/chairs, I still appreciate the arrangement, otherwise I will have to take out and eat it in my car.

We placed our order by using the QR code on the table. We ordered the doornail beef meat pie, multilayers meat pancake and the traditional fried pork soya bean sauce noodles.

Food came very quickly so I was skeptical that it will not be temperature hot enough. I was pleasantly surprised.

The dough of the Doornail Beef Meat Pie is of perfect thickness. After the first bite, I found a substantial amount of grounded meat and a good amount of soup/juice filling.

The Multilayers Beef Pancake was also a delight to eat. The meat was not dry or rough. I especially like the fact that it was not greasy.

The noodle from the Traditional Fried Pork and Soya Bean Sauce has a slight chewy texture which I like. The fried pork was delicious. In my opinion, I wouldn't mind seeing a few more pieces.

We helped ourselves to chili oil, fresh garlic, hot water, and utensils on the table in front of the cashier.

The cashier was smiley, polite and soft spoken. Food was delivered to our table. Tipping is not required so in comparing their service with many restaurants out there, I give them a 5 star review.

I can understand they will get overwhelmed when everybody flocked to this small restaurant at once during rush hour. We just have to learn to be kind, patience and understanding.

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Today I'm going to share with you a little doornail that you can try in Richmond hill and even though I got a taste of their food on the go I wanted to share this experience with you The doornail Patty is really a sight to behold! It's a little pricey, but it's huge, and every bite is full of gravy, super juicy! Although I am not from Beijing, I do not know what the taste of authentic doornail Patty should be, but this bite down, feeling the taste is very good, the skin is crispy, the filling is rich, and every bite is a feeling of happiness I am the point to take out, specially only ordered the doornail Patty to taste the fresh, feel the taste is also fine. The portion of each Patty is very sufficient, eat one already feel very full, especially for meat lovers. But the patties seem to be freshly made, so it's been a long wait. Next time, I plan to go to the store to try more dishes and experience other tastes of their home Although the store looks small, there are a lot of seats inside, and the decoration is also very distinctive, giving people a warm and comfortable feeling. The waiter was also warm, which was really sweet The small house door nail is really a place to share. Whether it is the delicious doornail Patty, or the atmosphere and service in the store, it feels OK. Next time, be sure to go to the store in person to punch in, try more food, and look forward to...

I’ve been always looking around for this dessert, Lüdagun (驢打滾), coz it’s quite hard to find in GTA and so this place caught my eye when I was searching restaurants on google map.

I was planning to buy a take out on my first visit but the staff told me that it’s alrdy sold out, coz they only make enough for a day to keep them fresh.

So I came again a few days later just to buy the Lüdagun, they were very soft and gooey, I like it!!

So I came again with my friend to try some other things from their menu. We had the Pickled Fish with Flatbread, Pork and Cabbage Sizzling Bun, Multilayers Meat Pancake, and Lüdagun for dessert.

The QR code on the table has more items than the menu on the board, and there are pictures, it is much easier and convenient for customers who are not so familiar with Beijing cuisine, and placing order is very easy too.

There is a self-serve station, where you can get all your sauce, cutlery, napkins, water…

The only thing I want to suggest is: if they can server 1 pot hot water 1 pot cold water, that would be great; coz the 2 water containers was both cold water, I asked for hot water, and the girl took back the kettle and waited a few min and brought it out again, so I thought it’s hot, but it’s still only like room temperature… don’t know if it’s the boiling machine is broke down and she didn’t know or what happened, the water is...