Dumpling King

Looking at the reviews I’m not sure we’re talking about the same place here! I come here all the time and it’s the best. Hand made dumplings always served steaming fresh and quickly. It’s CHEAP! I get full on $ 6 worth of dumplings but I always order extras to take home. It’s always quite empty when I come here to eat, and the staff is average. They serve super authentic northern chinese food, so it’s understandable that they lack some of the sweet-​ass dipping sauces you southerners like. Honestly I’m sick of the Chinese food =sweet and sour chicken bs.
Tldr: hefty ass juicy dumplings for cheap, average service, average atmosphere. Very authentic chinese experience.

Wow. This place really wow me.
There MUST be something wrong with this place during our visit.
We went in this tiny restaurant and stood for 5 minutes waiting to be seated. The staff clearly saw us (yes we even looked into each others eyes) but without actually (i.e. effectually) seeing us. They even walked by a few times right in front of us.
There was one empty table with a glass of water left by previous customers. Ok so we took it. Again the staff saw us walking in and the sitting down but no one acknowledged us.
So we waved down one server to take the glass and he did, politely.
Then no one ever came back with menu or tea or water or anything. A few minutes later we waved down the guy again to ask for menu. Then we waved him down to place our order.
We ordered dumplings and some other simple items. Waited for over 30 minutes and nothing came. Then we finally managed to wave down another server and he said something none of us understood (seemed not English or Mandarin or Cantonese). Then 15 minutes. Waved down again to ask for food and the server never got back to us. Then 10 minutes. We stood up and left.
Most surprisingly, on our way out, the staff again saw us without actually seeing us. No one ever stopped us. Wow.

Best dumplings in town
Have tried a few all around Toronto and they have the best dumplings for the best price

Had the lamb/​carrot and pork/​chive dumplings.
Very little meat in the dumpling, not much flavour and very thick nonchewy skin. The tea is also flavourless and disappointing. For some reason they don’t have red vinegar either.

It’s nothing special. I need more than this. The dumplings are big though. I especially miss my nonna’s homemade ones. Ohhhh

If you are looking for succulent dumplings with service to boot then sadly this is not the place to go. Whilst in Chinatown, my girlfriend and I stopped in at Dumpling King on a whim to order some chicken and vegetable pan fried dumplings. We were forced to wait about 30 – 45 minutes for one order of dumplings and the fact that there were only two other groups of patrons made us wonder what exactly was going on in the kitchen. But perhaps, we thought, the food would be worth the wait. Oh how wrong we were. One could have thrown dumpling ingredients at a damp wall and perhaps produced better dumplings than the dumping «so called «king. The dumplings were completely devoid of any vegetables so right off the bat it seemed like the kitchen cooks were inept. The dumpling was an oily, soggy mess. The batter was thick and tasteless. Even their soy sauce could not escape their special brand of ineptitude as it tasted like soy flavoured lemon juice. I would recommend that nobody try this place unless they truly hate their taste buds. The dumpling king has long left this place. They should change their name to the dumpling peasants.

The food was delicious, we had veggie chicken and pork sauerkraut dumplings. We had rice and noodles and beef soup for under $ 25, huge portions and friendly service.

Sad to report that in the last 2 years things have gone downhill for my fave regal hole-​in-​the-​wall. I suspect that the palace is pinching pennies because not only is the tea no longer a strong, hot jasmine (it’s now usually vaguely tea-​flavoured water), but the dumpling skins have gotten so thick that I’m pretty sure I had a wonton that was 100% wrapper yesterday.
I’ll probably commit treason and scope out a new regular dumpling place in the neighbourhood next time.

Service was decent but the food was very mediocre. We got the pork chives steamed, and seafood fried. The skin was a tad too thick and the filling had very little flavor — recommend the dumpling house nearby much more.

Review based on delivery from just-​eat. 3.5 stars
Ordered the beef radish, sauerkraut pork, and seafood. Order came on time as promised and were given condiment packages (vinegar, soy, and chili oil — key to proper dumpling eating). The sauerkraut pork one had the best filling. Don’t worry, it is not actually sauerkraut, but actually is just chinese fermented napa cabbage, kind of like white kimchi. The dough they use for boiled/​steamed dumpling was not the best as it got mushy and stuck together during the delivery process. This was never a issue when I got delivery from yummy yummy.
The seafood one which I ordered pan fried was not excecuted very well. The frying was not on point leaving a less than satisfactory crust. There was also not a lot of filling.
Not the best but decent dumpling — no MSG and tasted fresh. Good for when yummy yummy is closed.

We ordered 1 style of each dumpling which are: boiled, steamed and pan fried. Only 4 of the dumpling flavours are available as pan fried. All of the flavours can be ordered boiled or steamed.
The boiled seafood dumpling had 1 – 2 tiny shrimps in each dumpling and the filling was 90% ground napa or cabbage. Steamed egg and chive was quite salty. The balance of egg and chive was off… with an overemphasis of very large and fibrous pieces of chives. (Aside: the ideal egg and chive dumpling should be 40% egg, 55% tender finely chopped chive, 5% ‘shrimp skin’). Of the bunch, the pan fried chicken and vegetable dumplings probably came out best. However, pan fried costs $ 1 more and the dumpling size was smaller as well.

We ordered a various selection of steamed dumplings, along with a fried chicken dumpling order and a bowl of noodles to go with it all. Beef and radish, Pork and green onion, and as well a bowl of wonton seafood dumplings in soup broth. While all the food was good, nothing stood out until I tried the tofu noodles. Wow! There’s a dish that I haven’t tried before and thoroughly enjoyed. Thin strands of tofu noodles made with a serrated edge giving it a unique look and texture. Slightly tougher than other noodles, it was served at room temperature and with a blessing of hot chilli granules. Wonderful flavour and texture! I would pass on the plain noodles again as the broth was more like hot water with a few veggies thrown in. Best was probably the beef/​radish steamed dumplings if you savour a rich meaty dumpling to help warm you up. Service was cheerful and pleasant and I will visit again!

You can come to try the fish stuff dumpling.
But the wrapper is too thick! Won’t go there again~

Soooooo… I’ve been there twice. The first time was great– even though you cannot order a simple glass of water. They insist on tea and tea only. The food was great (loved the beef and potatoes, wonton soup and cucumber with flavor– my friends loved the dumplings).
Now, the first time was so great, we thought that we must go back again a week later.
Big mistake.
Horrible service. The cucumber literally had zero ‘flavor’ on it. I ordered beef and potatoes again and they actually waited 30 minutes to come out and tell me that they were out and to order something else. I ordered the ‘beef with flavor’ instead. They waited another 10 minutes and told me they were out of that, too.
I sat there for 40 minutes and only had wonton soup and a couple of pieces of cucumber. I ordered rice at the beginning and it never even showed up.
Who lets people order and then tells them 30 – 40 minutes later that they can’t make it? Get it together.
Not to mention that they just had like a million infractions on blogTO’s restaurant safety violation list.
Don’t go back. It’s not worth it. Go to Phở Pasteur instead!!!

Delicious quaint little location, fresh ingredients and friendly staff. Dumplings good and noodle bowl well done.
Good quick bite!

I came here for lunch today and left disappointed. The dumplings here are priced pretty competitively with their competitors in the Chinatown area, but I’ve found that they offered the worst overall experience.
My party and I got a table right away when we arrived, as there were only 3 other parties there. Once we got seated, we were given menus, but not any tea or utensils. Even after placing our orders on the order sheet provided, we were left waiting for several minutes before the waitress even came to take our order.
Service was really slow, as there was only one waitress working the Friday lunch shift. With the amount of time it took for our food to get to our table, it felt like there was only one chef in the back making AND cooking the dumplings.
As for the taste of the dumplings, I felt that they were all pretty bland. My party and I shared the ‘pork and napa’, ‘pork and chive’, ‘seafood’, and ‘beef and onion’. All of them of the steamed or boiled variety. Of all the dumplings that had vegetables in them, I didn’t taste much of the vegetable, which usually adds flavour and texture to the dumpling filling. I felt that this was a miss on their part. Also, the dumpling skin was too thick on all the dumplings. At times, I felt that I was eating more dough than the meat inside the dumplings.
In summary, I would not recommend this place to anyone I know. The dumplings did not cut it. Instead, I’d recommend either Dumpling House Restaurant or Mother’s Dumpling, if you’re in the Chinatown area. For those with cars, the small dumpling restaurant in Metro Square (Warden and Steeles) is a better choice than the previously mentioned.

Great dumplings! I went by this place after it was newly opened and I have to say that I was very ahppy with their product. The restaurant is sparsely filled with furniture and décor but as I was getting take out that didn’t matter. I took their vegetarian selection of dumplings and was happy with their size, price and taste. I have gone back and will continue to!

On our way to a midweek IMAX movie, the love of my life and I decided it would be ideal to stop in Chinatown for Dumplings. We had plans to try out Yummy Yummy. However, upon realizing it was closed, and being caught in the rain, we opted for the next closest dumpling option: Dumpling King.
We were met immediately upon sitting with menus and hot tea. We decided to focus strictly on dumplings, ignoring all other menu options, and picked Veggie — Boiled (light and fluffy), Egg and Chive — Steamed (slightly crunchy and flavourful) and Seafood — Deep Fried (Bursting with flavour and not-​at-​all oily).
The dumplings were served within minutes, and we got right down to business. The sweetish chilli oil was the perfect accompaniment for all three.
The Dumpling King delivered exactly as advertised. Other reviews mention a lacking in presentation, but for those of us who can separate flavour from appearance, it makes no difference. It’s a big plate of dumplings for 5 – 7 dollars, the service is quick and the dumplings are hot. Will absolutely stop in again.

From all the choices in this area, I had heard things about this place.
Unfortunately, my experience wasn’t the best.
From the positive sides, price was good (iirc, $ 6.99 for a plate of 12 – 15 dumplings, great deal), the side sauces were good, the place seemed clean, and as most places in this area, they promptly offered courtesy green tea.
The presentation of the plate wasn’t great (just a plain white plate full of plain looking boiled –white– dumplings) but the flavor was nice and greatly enhanced by the sauces.
From the negatives: I got stomach sick after (very unusual for me), and despite all the positives mentioned above, this is why I give it a one star.
Maybe (hopefully) i just had an unusual bad batch.

What you see on the big poster outside the store is exactly what you’ll get on your plate. One order is fifteen of the same pieces of white, unattractive dumplings; served on a white plate. What is called deep fried dumpling is like a doughnut/​samosa (not like a fried gyoza). That being said, they taste pretty good!
Although I wont likely go back, this was for me better than Rol San or Dumpling House!
Service was okay but not on the fast side.