Lee’s Dumpling House — Restaurant in Toronto

This is a review for delivery:

The doughy wrapper on the pan-fried mini pork soup filled dumplings ($9.95 for 7 pieces) are a little thick, but it makes for a hearty bite and there is actually broth captured within each one. Perhaps what I most appreciated, was the time these spent in the pan as we could actually see and taste the golden crust stamped on the bottom of each xiaolongbao.

An equally beautiful yellow hue could be founded on the chicken potstickers ($9.95 for 6 pieces), the wrapper on these thinner so the gingery filling could shine through. We added an extra $1 to have them finished in a chili sesame sauce, which gives it a different nutty quality.

Lee's steamed pork and cabbage dumpling ($8.95 for 8 pieces) are pricy compared to the traditional Scarborough dumpling houses I frequent like New Northern Dumplings. Still, the flavours were on point, the filling well seasoned so each bite was salty enough even without the soy or chili dipping sauce that comes with the order.

We'd skip the pork wonton soup ($8.95 for 12 pieces), which was a lot of soggy wrapper and not much else. Considering all the other dishes were so flavourful, the seaweed broth that arrives with the soup seemed so tepid and forgettable. Who needs soup when you already have soup...

My mom and I were really looking forward to trying this place out. Unfortunately, when we had ordered our food, it did take quite a while. I am not too sure if this is a takeaway spot as the images in the reviews had shown a proper bowl and the interior and exterior had tables and chairs. The woman had given us our food in deli cups and plastic container, both separating the noodles and the soup. She then asked us if we would like a spare deli cup to split everything and eat out of. We tried and it just ended up as a disaster. The noodles were terribly chewy and the beef brisket was severely dry. Almost like it was boiled after being in a dehydrator. On top of that, I ordered pan fried dumplings to give them a chance. The skin was thick and doughy, so you are mostly just tasting that. As for the filling inside lacked flavours by a mile. Overall, I would never come back or recommend this place to...

Stick to the dumplings and dim sum and you'll have an awesome experience.

(C42) Assorted DIM SUM Box (8) - note: 2 of them are sweet (which I didn't really care for) but this allows you to really sample their exceptional quality and selection.

(Q7) Dan Dan Noodle - I wasn't a fan, personally, because the peanut sauce was overly salty and just not to my liking; the pickled carrots were amazing. Be aware that this dish is on the saltier side.

Dumplings were outstanding both in quality ingredients and freshness, highly recommended it. Very different from other places. The sesame sauce has a nice spicy undertone.

The service was really nice. I wanted to give them a 3 star rating because of the lack of seating, limited street parking, and the price point but their dumplings were a home run.

Give them a try and stick to my recommendations and...