Fancy Chinese Cuisine

This is my favourite dim sum restaurant in Toronto and Markham! The food is always fresh! The service is impeccable for dim sum or dinner. They are always very busy and the staff are extremely friendly and happy all the time. My favourite dish is the seafood rice dish and the hot and sour soup! The tofu dessert comes in a traditional bucket and very popular. Sometimes they run out because of high demand! Great portion for the price. Yes there is a long line for dim sum but that’s part of the culture. If you can find a dim sum restaurant without a line, I would question how good it is. Book your table for dinner or go early for dim sum! :)

Toronto people, you are all so lucky w/​a place like this. When I read some of the reviews, it just goes to show how «petty» some Unilocalers can be. C’mon, complaining about long wait, efficient but less than polite service when the place is packed/​turned over 8 – 10 times a day? I almost bet these Unilocalers have never worked a real job that requires some sweat and wits to get thru the day (try standing on your feet 10 hrs straight serving over 2000 people during the entire time). Fancy is many notches above the typical good tasting restaurants in this ultra competitive city. If Fancy migrated to NYC Flushing, FORGET about getting a seat unless you slip an envelope of cash to the manager (Andrew Jackson or above), that’s how good this place is in my opinion.
Food quality: 10 Stars.
Price: 5 Stars plus (10 Stars if outside of Toronto due to competition/​comparison locally)
Service: Good enough for the pace. Truthfully, anyone who lounges around and not eating quickly and go home should get bad service so the next person can have seating to enjoy.
Ambiance: Simple décor but aesthetically pleasing. Look at the geometry and spacing, some Feng Shui in action here boys n girls…
Details: Yes, all about details in the whole shebang. Dim Sum, snacks, main dishes, fancy food, street like food, dessert, nothing disappoints. No waste at all, this place is like an elegant machine that just keeps on churning out high quality eats.
Any newbies who hasn’t tried this place, ignore the negative reviews. Take it from someone who has eaten 000’s of roast ducks, 000’s of lobsters/​scallops/​, 000’s of live fish/​Geoduck/​fresh Abalone, giant scallops, live prawns. This place is too awesome to pass up if your #1 priority is good tasting Cantonese food.
Only thing you will not find here are those odd ball dishes made w/​funny parts of animals or insects, which can be delicious too, but not main stream enough to warrant them as menu items. You know, inner parts mixed into the Dim Sum dish, funny herbal body parts soup, fried insects or worms, etc. And yes, I tried them a few times too, just proves I don’t pass up any potential culinary experience for my taste buds.

Dinner tonight definitely proved that they completely deserve 5 stars. Everything was impeccable — service, atmosphere, portions, food quality, price.
We ordered a 4-​piece dinner knowing that it would be too much for the 3 of us, but we wanted a set with a steamed sea bass. In addition, we also ordered their fried pork chops. Obviously, this was too much food, and we ended up with about 3 pieces of the pork chop, some of the mushroom+bok choy, and about a quarter of the chicken left to take away. Our set came with 4 dishes — the steamed sea bass, 2 types of mushroom + bok choy, half a chicken, and a flavourful tofu dish.
The tofu dish was the greatest surprise since we expected a rather bland and simple tofu dish, but what came out were about 10 pieces of deep fried tofu drizzled in a rich soy sauce, topped with tiny shrimp and surrounded by some broccoli. The fish was steamed perfectly so that it was cooked, but the meat was still very tender. A delectable and delicious surprise. Overall, their food quality was excellent and food portions were large. The set came with a starter soup and a final sweet soup dessert (with a choice of red or green bean) and 2 butter cookies (with dried cranberries and almonds) per person. Including tip, a 4-​piece meal + an extra dish came out to be around $ 75, which was very reasonable considering the high quality and quantity of food.
Would definitely return for dinner and dimsum in the future!

The quality of the dim sum and specials is good here. Everything comes piping hot which I really appreciate. The dim sum is ordered from a paper form with English translation, which makes it convenient for the non-​fluent Chinese readers. The specials are good value, with large dishes of rice to fill hungry stomachs fast. I would recommend the seafood rice or the chicken rice which comes wrapped in a large leaf that gets cut open in front of you.
The only minus is the really bad parking outside. It’s a nightmare to park especially during the meal rush hours. It drives me crazy just to park my car here. Definitely not enough spaces.

The fried eel in salt and pepper was actually really good! The eel meat was quite tender and moist. It wasn’t very heavily seasoned in salt and pepper so you didn’t have to worry about it being too salty. This was the best dish of the night.

One of the best places ever! The value is substituted for their quality of their food. Here is a list of what we got.
Peking duck– They will bring out a cart with the whole duck and they will then carve it in front of you on a plate. It has very crispy skin not fatty. It felt like I was eating at a banquet. Delicious!
Stir fry beef– Awesome! It melts in your mouth and you can taste the vibrant flavors.
Maggie sauce shrimp– tasty! had no complaints.
Sweet and sour fish– It had the right ratio of sweet and sour mixed together with deep fried fish. Great.
lettuce cup with duck-​when the flavors mixed together, the taste was balanced and delicious.
Tofu dessert– Sweet but not too sweet. I could tell there is a little hint of ginger. It was a pleasant dessert.
Overall, I think this is a great restaurant with lots of potential. I hope to come again soon!

Went for dim sum on a Saturday morning. Got there around 10:45 and waited about 20 minutes for a table. They have a special before 11:30 where s, m and l are all for $ 2.88. Decent food for a good price. Will definitely be back. Parking can be a bit tough though so best to go early.

A good quality dimsum place with no overall complaints. Come here before 11:30 or after 1:30 to take advantage of the special pricing. You order on a paper menu that also has English on it and this is not a traditional cart based dim sum experience (although they did have some extra items on the carts).
We ordered 14 plates and here were my notes:
— Food was hot and fresh
— The bean curd roll was amazing
— Sesame glutinous rice balls were really good. The custard inside was melted like an sunny side egg yolk
— Felt there could have been more fried doughnut rice roll, there was only a stick or two
— Steamed rice was better than average
— Har gow/​siu mai/​chicken feet/​beef balls etc were standard
— Total price out the door was $ 50 for four people, pretty decent (we were all full and took some home too)
Service was prompt, our tea was refilled without any problems. We didn’t need to wait at all as we arrived at 11am. Although I have to say we were seated in the private section where there were around 10+ tables and you’re enclosed by four boards/​walls. I’m not claustrophobic by any means but it felt really weird not having any windows.

Not bad for dim sum (go early) and not bad for dinner (go early). Why go early? The parking lot for the restaurant is not that large and is shared with other smaller restaurants or offices. The hosts/​servers are fairly nice and the food is fairly decent. One word of advice though… Don’t order the Yang Chow fried rice. The dish was kind of bland and the shrimp didn’t taste fresh. I think they use frozen shrimp. Otherwise, the fried tofu dishes or the crispy fried skin chicken is kind of divine.

This place is pretty good though I would recommend going to different places on the area. It is very clean and the selection is plenty but what I really don’t like is their special pricing from 8 am to 11:30. The advertisement states that everything is $ 2.88 but we were charged one dish at $ 4. As well as the sheet of paper wrote free tea but we were charged for tea too! Everything that should have been $ 25 ish became $ 35 which js expensive for a dim sum place. The service was amazing though, they would come by and walk around, offer us more tea and very politely add items when requested!
There definitely places in the area for a lot cheaper! That said, they do make really good dim sum! I do miss the mango fried rolls though which is not on the menu this time.
If I’m really craving for the same taste and service, I would definitely come back but being wearily of what I will order.

At 2PM today, I had a good dim sum where I had ordered 11 items for about $ 35.00. I still had to wait for about 25 mins even though they said the wait would be 15 mins. When I sat down, they gave me a piece of paper, so I can check off the food items I want. I had ordered chicken feet, fried dough, congee, egg tart, etc. After we received our 11 items, we couldn’t finish half of the things that were on the table, so we packed it to go. Gratuity is 10% usually, but give more if their service is awesome and staff there are friendly.

Impressive. I seldom enjoy yumcha experiences but I must say, the food here is pretty good. Thinking back to the many similar restaurants I’ve been to, this place definitely surpasses them all.
All of the dishes were served steaming hot, the flavours, textures, and colours of the food were appetizing and delicious, and service was quick. The deep fried tofu rice noodle roll in particular, was a unique and very yummy dish. I would highly recommend you order it.
The only complaint I have for this restaurant is their egg yolk buns. It’s one of my favorite dishes so you could see why I’d be a little disappointed. The yolk wasn’t runny and the bun wasn’t hot enough.
I would definitely come back again the next time my parents force me into eating this type of cuisine (yum cha).

Dropped by for the first time and was extremely satisfied. I read the reviews prior to going and waa sure my husband and i wouldn’t get a table as we did not make a reservation. Howevern we were lucky to get a table right away even though it was really busy!
The menu had a huge variety of items. My husband and i got fried shrimp dumplings which was really good. For the main course we had the thai fried rice which was scrumptious as well. However, the stir fried oyster is to die for! It was a little on the pricey side, but it makes sense as oysters are pretty expensive. We were really please with the food and the quantity was decent as well. We devoured the oysters but had to pack the rice as we couldn’t finish it all.
The service was pretty good. We didn’t have to wait too long for the food.
I would definitely go back!

Pretty typical Chinese restaurant. Dim sum time is always busy but it’s delicious food :) the quality is a bit inconsistent but I’ve never had a bad experience so I’m going to go ahead and give it the four stars :)
The service is quick and everyone is pretty friendly. It’s noisy for the most part but aren’t most dim sum places? And it’s clean, which I really appreciate. Ha-​ha
My recommendation: I love the tofu dessert here!

They do serve fancy food here at reasonable price. It is way better than the Magic Wok just down the road. The servers are friendly, but the place is so popular, it would be better to reserve and eat at the 5:30 sitting. If you want «normal» sitting during the weekend, you will need to book at least two weeks ahead. If you want you eat there during any special weekend, then you should reserve at least a month ahead. I’m not kidding you.

Here’s the thing. If you do not make a reservation, be prepared to wait an hour (like I did, on a Sunday morning), being surrounded by a crowd of hungry, angry, & usually fobby older asian parents/​grandparents.
The hostess has the worst system of seating people — first she will give you a number and call you when a table opens up that seats your specific amount of people. For example, even if I came in before table #65, they might get a seat first because a table of 8 has opened up and I only have 4 people in my party. Therefore, don’t get upset if you think they’re randomly calling numbers.
The dim sum here is yummy. They have these little time discounts, so for example: eating before 11:30AM is cheaper than eating from 11:30AM-1PM, and it becomes cheaper again from 1−4PM (check the pictures). There are small, medium, large, and special; all different prices. This is completely worth it for a lot of the dishes, especially the steamed pot rice — it is literally $ 3 for a pot of rice with beef ribs and a chicken claw. Yuuuuuuum.
Everything else is very average with 0 complaints. They serve you within the first 10 minutes of you ordering. but there is a very slow trickle of your food at the end. I waited and extra 10 minutes for the curry squid. You have to double check what you order because they do tend to forget items sometimes.
Overall, make your reservations and come enjoy a nice Chinese dim sum meal with your fam :)

Tucked away in a rather outdated corner plaza, I was surprised to find a paper sign outside the glass door that said «fully booked» on a Sunday night. Really! Who goes here? I wondered.
Luckily, we had reservations for the night so we were good to go. It looks better and cleaner on the inside than it does on the exterior, and the food was better than I thought it would be.
The good: I didn’t find the food overly salty, the fried shrimp was served hot and crispy (deveined as well, thank goodness, I think it’s lazy when restaurants leave them in). Not amazing, but OK. I say it’s OK because they really seem to try but sometimes miss the mark.
For example, the black bean stir-​fried clams were fresh and full to the shell brim with plump clam meat and not a single closed or bad clam was served. On the other hand, the sauce was a little too goopy, as if too much cornstarch had been added. The crab was nicely put together with ingredients but was also a bit overcooked so that the crab meat itself was a little dry.
On that very busy night, I’m sure the kitchen had more than their share of work to do that night. Plus the prices are on the low-​mid end and I would say that what you get for it is more than fair.

This place has a fantastic deal, they don’t expect tips. Or at least that’s the impression we got from their horrible service.
I am a paying customer and you are not a volunteer. Never again.
The nail in the coffin:
— when the waitress waved me off for asking her to check on our dessert after the table behind us got theirs and we had ordered before them.
Yep, ever get a hand wave and an eye roll from someone you’re expecting to tip? Mind blown.
Needless to say, my meal this evening was such a disappointment. The Peking duck was all skin, the wrap was floury, the server spilled our sweet and sour sauce for the fish and didn’t replace it, the chicken and vegetable dish tasted the same as the beef and mushroom dish, and the lettuce wrap came an hour after the rest of our dishes arrived still wrapped in seran wrap.
Don’t waste your money here. With plenty of Chinese restaurants in Markham, go somewhere else. You work hard for your money, so hard for your money, so go somewhere where they’ll treat you right.

I’ve only been to Fancy for dim sum so the review will be based on my dim sum consumption experiences.
FOOD
The food is authentic and well seasoned. The fried dishes are made well and doesn’t taste bitter (which is one indicator that they use fairly fresh frying oil). The rice in a pot is on the drier side so I tend to avoid getting that unless my party asks for it.
SERVICE
The wait times can be pretty outrageous, I’ve waited for over an hour before on a weekend and it seemed pretty normal. You get a free issue of that days newspaper (in chinese of course). The serving time for the food varies, if they have a lot of people waiting for tables, it seems like the food comes out from the kitchen much faster. The servers are really attentive and will refill your tea and water when it is empty! You just need to lift the lid of the pot to the side and that signals to them that it needs a refill.
Will visit again? — ya :) got to take advantage of the $ 2.88 dim sum deal before 11:30AM.

Dim sum!!! Four of us came and we ordered: sui mai, har gow, black bean ribs, beef tripe, congee with minced pork and egg, meat in rice noodle, deep fried taro dumplings, bok choi with goji, stir fried ho fun noodle with beef, and eggplant/​tofu with shrimp.
Yumsville. Would recommend pretty much everything we ate, except maybe the har gow, meat in rice noodle, and eggplant/​tofu with shrimp. I found that the har gow wrapping was a bit mushy. Meat in rice noodle didn’t have enough filling, but taste was still good. The eggplant was quite oily and didn’t have much flavour even with the shrimp on top and the sauce it comes with.
Top choices: the deep fried taro dumplings, sui mai, and the black bean ribs. The ribs are fall-​off-​the-​bone! Congee was also great. The bok choi goji was a really nice combo — the gojis were so sweet. Ho fun with beef wasn’t overly oily, and the beef pieces were tender. Loved mixing it w the hot sauce that comes w the sui mai. Beef tripe here doesn’t stand out compared to other dim sum places that I’ve had it, so I enjoyed it ad usual. Would’ve been nice with a bit more garlic flavour in the sauce.
Overall, great place for dim sum. You get your value for the money. Tip: come in the non-​busy times (before 11:30am or after 1:30pm) to get a deal on the dim sum dishes, and to avoid the crowds! Next time I gotta save room for the tofu dessert… have heard so much good stuff about it.