Chinese Dumpling House

Okay, I love this place. Actually, ever since I came to eat here, I’ve been dreaming about coming back. so good. I came here with two friends and we ordered a bunch of dishes to share. We started with hot & sour soup. it comes in two sizes, regular and large. I thought the regular would be a single-​person serving so that’s why I ordered it. It actually is a huge bowl of soup, so I can’t imagine how big the large is! We ended up having enough to split between three people, two servings each. The hot & sour here is also really good, broth has nice tartness and is not too spicy (my friend that doesn’t like spicy food was able to eat it and enjoy it) and has all the standard ingredients plus tomato slices, which I thought was interesting.
Next, we ordered the sweet & sour crispy pork and the pan fried green onion cake. The sweet & sour crispy pork is SO GOOD. Just order it, okay? The onion cake is nice too, but pretty plain. It doesn’t need to be more complex though; tasty just the way it is!
We then got four different kinds of dumpling, since that’s what we came here for: steamed pork and leek, steamed pork and fennel, steamed vegetable and mushroom, and pan fried pork and chive. They were all amazing. My favourites were the fennel and veggie dumplings. The pan fried ones were great but I could have done without them because they tasted so heavy and oily after eating the steamed ones. We couldn’t even finish everything, so I took the leftovers home with me and had them for lunch at work the next day and they were still amazing!
Can’t wait to come back here, seriously. yum.

This is my favourite place to eat. Pork and leek dumplings are the best! The fact that they are hand made gives it that homemade type of feel. They’re Asian– service is fast but they’re rude. «You want the dumpling? Okay bye» I also get the beef noodle soup, which you can feel the MSG run through your veins.
It’s a 3 star+1 more for nostalgia.

Rating 3.5 stars. A no-​frills cheap restaurant for Chinese dumplings. No red vinegar (only regular white vinegar) served here which is weird for a Chinese dumpling restaurant. They don’t serve soup dumplings which also surprised me. Their steamed pork and leek dumplings and pan fried pork dumplings were very good. I prefer Northern Dumplings Restaurant just down the street because they serve soup dumplings. Will return if I want only steamed and pan fried dumplings as I like them better here compared to Northern Dumplings Restaurant.

Chinese Dumpling house is located in one of the oldest Asian plazas Commerce Gate in Markham among many other restaurants. I personally love Chinese dumplings so we come here quite often. Let’s take a look at a few of our favourite dishes!
Sliced Pork Belly With Garlic Soy Sauce
For starters, we ordered the pork belly cold dish. This is a classic Sichuan dish that is very well known. The pork has a good distribution of fat and meat but it was not the smoothest and softest pork belly we had. The garlic and soy sauce was very flavorful but I wish the garlic was less chunky. A finer grind would give the dish a better distribution of flavour.
Meat Balls in Hot Pot (AKA Lion’s head)
This hot pot consists of giant ground pork meat balls known as lion’s head, nappa cabbage, vermicelli glass noodles, red dates and green onions in a special broth. Lion Head is another classic Eastern Chinese dish that I’ve always loved since I was a kid. This meat ball cooked in a savory broth was one of our favorite dish from this meal. The meatball had a perfect texture that wasn’t too stiff or too mushy. We had it as if it were a soup and it was delicious!
Spicy Grilled Fish
I am not a big fan of fish but this dish was an exception. It was fried to a crunchy coat and soft meat and everything down to the bones were edible.
Shredded Cucumber and Pork with Starch Sheets
This appetizer is a popular classic North Eastern Chinese cold dish. It consists of a translucent starch noodle mixed with some pork, cucumber, carrot, eggs, parsley and black fungus topped with sesame/​peanut sauce and soy sauce to taste. This is one of my favourite dishes as it is very refreshing for a hot summer day. The portion was larger than I expected too, very good for sharing.
Steamed Pork and Chives Dumplings
There are many different varieties of handmade dumplings to choose from at the Dumpling House but the pork and chives dumpling is our all time favorite! They come out fresh from the steamer and hot soup oozes out once you take the first bite. I can never get enough of dumplings.

This is my favorite place to go for a cheap dinner that isn’t too heavy. Located in Commerce Gate, parking outside can be quite difficult to find during lunch and dinner hours any day of the week; park underground to save time (and so that your car doesn’t smell like Korean bbq).
This restaurant offers a lot of staple northern Chinese dishes, including tons of steamed/​pan fried dumpling varieties. The steamed dumplings are priced at about $ 6 for 15 and are freshly made, along with a mix of the vinegar and chili paste; its delicious!
Other dishes I regularly get is the deep fried green onion pancake, braised beef noodles in soup, and red bean pancake (sweet). The menu is in both Chinese and English and you mark everything yourself; there is also a menu book which has pictures of all the menu items!
My only complaint would be the cleanliness of this restaurant as I often have to wipe down the tables, bowls and chopsticks. but it’s no big deal for the price you pay and the quick turnover of tables.

I went here with a group of friends 2 weekends ago and I can say that it is a really busy restaurant. To be honest, every restaurant at commerce gate is busy on the weekend… Parking took me probably 25 – 30 minutes to find. We also had to wait for a seat, which probably took another 10 – 15 minutes. The restaurant was full so it was understandable. They rushed to give us a table which was appreciated.
We were put in a corner (technically is like a hole because there’s 3 walls around us, well for half the table anyway) to fit 6 people and all I could smell when I first sat down was vinegar. It wasn’t something I would want to smell throughout the dinner. Since we were in a corner, it was hard to find a server but since we were a big group and were chatting most of the time, it didn’t bother us too much.
They had a large variety of dumplings and dishes on their menu for a fair price. Everything that we order tasted great. The only downside to what we ordered was the Mo Shu pork. It was $ 8.99 so I expected it to come with the thin pancakes (like all the other restaurants) but it didn’t. The dish was also very small so it is definitely not worth the price. We had to add pancakes for an additional cost, which to be honest, we didn’t want to pay, but we did anyway.
Overall experience was decent, as it was my first time going there, but it wouldn’t be my first choice in Dumpling restaurants.

Popular for their dumplings and Northern Chinese dishes if you are around the area but probably not worth a detour.
You can expect several things here: relatively consistent quality, authentic northern Chinese flavours and a reasonably priced menu. So this is a good option if you are ever out of ideas of what you want to eat that day and want a no frills go to place with a ton of choices.
The dumpling skins are made in house and therefore understandably thicker than other dumplings that you may be used to. Some people like it and some don’t (myself included!) so I think it just depends on your preference.
If you are going for the dumplings I recommend trying the pork with fennel (ie. dill). I have grandparents with northern background so I’ve been eating dumplings since I was 2 and have never tried having dill in dumplings before. And it was surprisingly good! Interesting flavours that is unlike the combo with chives or cabbage.
3 stars overall may mean I am too spoiled by all the scrumptious Chinese food around Richmond Hill. So I think it’s definitely worth checking out if you manage your expectations and you may end up finding yourself a new go to resto.

There was a line up and was very busy when we got here for dinner, but we got seated fairly quickly and food came pretty fast as well.
Dumplings were pretty good and was served really hot.
Price was really cheap! Great place to have a quick and cheap dinner!

We love getting dumplings here. Fresh delicious dumplings at a great price. You can see the ladies wrapping dumplings non-​stop in the kitchen.
We love the steamed pork and leek dumplings ($ 5.99 for 15), giant pan fried pork & chive dumplings ($ 4.99 for 6), braised beef noodle soup ($ 6.99)
Dumplings were great.
Noodle soup was a bit on the salty side, broth wasn’t flavourful enough, however the beef was very soft and delish.
Their chili oil is not spicy at all. They need to make better chilli oil which will definitely enhance the experience. I love the chili oil at Jim Chai Kee wonton house across the street, that will go amazingly well with these dumplings.
Overall we had a pleasant visit and will definitely come back again and again for more dumplings

I never thought I’d be ordering dumplings at a restaurant (too used to frozen dumplings as my student-​budget meals), but this place has the BEST dumplings, and it’s at an incredible value! Apparently they increased the price, but whatever… I’m already an addict.
So here it is. $ 5.99 for 15 dumplings (some variants may cost you a little more). Dumplings are all handmade and steamed to order. My favourites are Pork & Fennel (it’s actually dill), Pork & Leek and the Lamb ($ 7.99).
All the dumplings are SO juicy and flavourful. I find myself craving these multiple times in a week. And at this value… Why not?!
Yes, all I order here are dumplings (why waste precious stomach space for anything else?), but if you want to try something else, their Deep Fried Green Onion Fritter/​Pancake (might be called something else on the menu) is super yum too.

I normally don’t eat chineese food, but those dumplings were good! That’s the only reason to come back. Other dishes were not as good, unfortunately, and as its with other Chinese restaurants, it was hard to get our waiter to notice us.
We paid less than 10 bucks each for a huge portion of dumplings that we didn’t even finish.

3.5
My boyfriend is from northern China and he likes this restaurant. The price is really really good.
I love the pork and leek dumplings. They also have Chinese beef tacos. It’s like pecking duck but with beef and homemade dough.
You can see the workers making dumplings through the glass window. Sometimes my friends look at them, as if they are animals in a zoo. But only cause they are fascinated with how quickly they make the dumplings.
Cash or debit only. No credit card so go prepared.

Same menu as the Metro Square location. The mushroom/​veg and egg/​leek dumplings were just as divine. the perfect thickness of skin, good amount of filling and most importantly, they did not fall apart. We also tried the green onion pancake for the first time. It was very good … crispy crust, and soft and onion-​y goodness on the inside … not greasy at all. We had to doggy bag it since we also ordered both pan-​fried and steamed pork/​leek dumplings.
I did find it interesting that there was white vinegar alongside the black vinegar at each table. I have not seen that before and did not think it was traditional. I am used to black and red vinegar for dipping.
Service was efficient and most staff seemed to understand English. Like all Asian malls/​plazas, parking can be a nightmare but we were lucky to get a spot just as someone was leaving. The restaurant itself seemed to be the slightly larger than their other location. Seating included 3 booths by the window as well as a small private room in the back. Washrooms were surprisingly clean.
So glad to have found this location as it is much closer to home. Looking forward to trying other veg options on their menu.

$ 6 for 15 steamed dumplings and $ 5 for 6 pan fried dumplings… the dumplings are good… ive definitely had better but they are certainly very decent for the price … the chive and egg pancake is nice and crispy… our group of 6 shared 5 orders of various steamed dumplings, 2 orders of pan fried dumplings, a noodle dish, the chive & egg pancake and scallion & leek cake roll. we all left satisfied … final bill came to $ 81.00 which is good value per person… this place is worth a try if ur with a bunch of friends, super hungry and want good bang for ur buck!
final rating: 3.5÷5 stars

Came here on a Sunday for lunch with my friends. Super packed but was lucky to get a table pretty quick. We ordered 3 trays of steamed dumplings with different fillings, potstickers, stir fried pea shooters, and pan fried red bean pancake. Dumplings were nice and juicy, the wrapping skin wasn’t too thick. Potstickers were nice and crispy and pretty big. The pea shooter veggies which was cooked with garlic was nice to balance out all the oily dishes. Red bean pancake was perfect to finish off.
Can’t really go wrong with $ 5 for 15 dumplings! They are quite filling and fun to eat with friends!

I came here with my parents for an early dinner and it was surprisingly busy.
There was a variety to choose from the menu and we definitely had some issues narrowing down our dishes. In the end, we ordered a fish dish, dumplings, beef with noodles and chive pancakes.
I thought the fish dish was ok, my mom’s complaint was that the fish separated too easily so it was hard to pick up. The beef with noodles tasted like it’s from any other dumpling restaurant so I didn’t have any complaints. The chive pancakes were on par with my favourite restaurant, New Northern Dumplings. However, it’s the actual dumpling dish where I was slightly disappointed. I found the skin to be a bit thicker than my favourite restaurant. They’re not made fresh to order (I saw them getting the dumplings out of the fridge) but it’s probably because it can get really busy so it’ll be difficult to handle the order volume.
Overall, I think I’m going to stick to my Scarborough restaurant with its slightly cheaper price.

Any kind of dumplings and their cong you bing (circular shaped) are DELICIOUS. I’d stick to their specialties ^ and not anythjng from the big menu they have. Just have those is more than enough

$ 5 for 15 dumplings? You really can’t go wrong here!
Whenever I’m craving dumplings, I always come here! The green onion pancake is delicious here but only if you like the crispy kind! My boyfriend is more partial towards the flat, chewy green onion pancake so he was not a fan.
Note: Their lamb dumplings are wonderful!
Will be back for more :)

The food is average here but it is close to my home. Thus, I come here occasionally. But the food is good enough for me to come back. And the service is fast.
However, I don’t like the service. I still don’t know if they take credit card, since when I asked the waitress, she said «you do what ever you like… Cash is better».
Furthermore, I still don’t know the operating hours, there is no sign indication for that.

Food only, 3 stars. Overall value, 3.5 stars.
We visited for lunch today. We shared an order of pork and leek dumpling ($ 6 for 15 — as of Sept 2014), a soup noodle ($ 5) and a bean pancake dessert ($ 3). Everything tasted decent. Nothing was particularly bad. If I must be picky, it would be that the dumplings had no soup inside. The services was friendly and quick. The pricing was exceptionally good. The seating was simple
Chinese Dumpling Houes reminds me of a neighbourhood restaurant that courts its customers by food, value and friendliness instead of nice ambiance.