Shanghai Dimsum in Richmond Hill

Not the same one as before. They changed everything to a self serve restaurant with limited food options.

Food is trash compare to before the pandemic. Anything they offer now you can buy it frozen at T&T and put it in your microwave and it’ll taste exactly the same thing.
What a shame. It used to be THE place to get the most authentic Shanghai soup dumplings and now it’s just a place to scam those who’s never eaten the real deal.

Extremely high value Xiaolongbao [$5/ 6pc as of Dec '23]. Restaurant is definitely a take out only kind of place and has the claw machines which is kinda strange but $5/ 6pc Xiaolongbao simply cannot be beat. Not the best Xiaolongbao I've ever had but well worth the price! Will be back. Wasn't a fan of the pan fried Xiaolongbao or the shengjianbao. Stick to the Xiaolongbao.

There is usually no service at all. Self served. The decor isn’t like a restaurant, but a place filled with claw machines. The only item I enjoy having on their menu is the xiao long bao, it’s economical and yummy. I suggest them to remove the $3.99 sign on the exterior window, as the price had increased.

My friend who grew up in the area introduced me to this place. It’s the first time I’ve tried the soup dumplings and I’m definitely coming back for more! I also love the jellyfish and the savoury wrapped rice.

Restaurant focused on takeout, only limited selection. Thick dumpling skin noodle too salty.

The steamed buns are juicy and fresh. I like thin skins of the dough and flavour of the meat with soup. Good price, self serve atmosphere.

I ordered Yangchun noodles, as shown in the picture, it belongs to the level that the monks in the temple shed tears after eating.

We use to come to this location very often, however the food quality has gone down. Since covid, the menu has changed a bit. The weirdest thing is that they have claw machines located inside their restaurant. I understand it's a way to attract the children, but at the same time, it doesn't match the environment.

We always order their steamed dumplings with soup, Shanghai stir fried noodles and ma lan tou.

It's located inside Golden Court Plaza. It's difficult to find parking spaces, as there are many restaurants, tea shops and offices inside the plaza as well.

Food is great and prices are resonable there are arcade machines for children/ GF to use for stuffies and its a cosy environment

It was such a delight to revisit the xiao long bao restaurant after such a long time since the pandemic. Their updated system and focused menu on juicy dumplings truly impressed me. The dumplings were incredibly juicy, and I loved that they weren't overly salty. The best part was the unbeatable price; I couldn't believe I had such a delicious meal for around $10! For two orders. Even fast-food chains can't match this value. I highly recommend this place to anyone seeking an affordable, quick, and utterly delicious meal. Go check it out!

XLB $3.99 for 6 pieces is cheap and tastes very good. I wish the owner makes it clearer that it's really a takeout place. The menu is very limited. I had to buy bottle water (felt lucky that I bought the last two).

They closed during covid and have since reopened. There are some similarities to the restaurant it was before closing, but there are major differences. It is now focused on take-out. There are tables to eat there, but it's almost awkward to do so because you have to take your food from the counter and then sit at a table. The menu is very limited compared to what it was before. The food is still decent though. It was one of my favorite places before they closed.

Update: I was there recently and the atmosphere has improved considerably. There are now multiple carnival type games and you can get coins from them to play. They also now have a party room and package.

Been here twice and the soup dumplings were excellent both times. Quick and affordable as well.

6 XLB for 3.99, really cheap and really good. They give you everything in one time use containers though.

The atmosphere leaves much to be desired but for a cheap Chinese food place this was exactly what we expected.

We recommend the:
1. Regular XLB (not fried, it is much more expensive)
2. Shengjianbao

Many claw machines while we wait for our takeout! We got a teddy bear. The cashier is nice.

Wish they will reopen the seating area and serve customer, instead of giving takeout boxes even if dining in.

Food is good. Great value for the silk soup dumplings. Take out fomat with seating. They have coin machines with stuffed animals inside.

Avoid if possible. Worse than food court food, instant noodle type noodle, the steam dumpling is from frozen.

Quality hit rock bottom ever since COVID. Glad I don’t have to pay gratuities anymore. Food quality is meh. It was so much better before when they had proper dine in setup. They now have these claw games that absolutely does not suit the space. What a shame.