Furama Dim Sum & Bakery

2.5 stars, I’m not a fan of Chinese fast food. But my bf seems to love it. We shared a combo last time, pretty cheap if I remember. Nothing special or amazing. I’ve never tried their bakery items though, so not sure if they’re good. I also saw vitasoy drinks!

They have great deals as far as prices and portion sizes are concerned, but they served the outright worst Chinese food I’ve ever had (and I eat it several times a week). The sauce on my General Tao chicken was an overtly sour mix of what seemed like a mild chili sauce and vinegar (lots of it), with absolutely none of the sweetness or spice usually associated with the dish (perhaps the chef forgot to add sugar?). The egg noodles and veggies with the meal were also entirely bland and without much flavour. It’s not good when an entirely pedestrian spring roll is the best part of your meal.

If you are looking for crispy jean-​dway (sesame seed balls filled with red bean paste), this is the place. These are the best I have had in Toronto. Crispy, not that oily considering they are deep fried with a perfect ratio of red bean to the rice dough.

I find their bakery section quite limited as I would love to purchase more had they other varieties. I also wish their Jamaican patties weren’t so dough-​y! I like them better from Kennedy Station as it’s more thinner with less dough and more meat! I remember someone telling me that their boss had gotten take out from their lunch menu and found a sharp silver coil in their food! Which almost resembled those scrubbers used for heavy duty pots and pans cleaning! Yikes!
However, I’ve been to this location several times to try their food and have never had a problem. Plus one time one of the servers there gave me a free spring roll and even talked to me about random stuff so their staff is pretty friendly. I’m sure that one time with the scrubber they didn’t mean it but I’m sure that would’ve been rather uncomfortable no matter who it was.
I also love the fact that they sell Vitasoy drinks here as I can’t seem to find any other place within the mall who sells them!

This place is excellent value of the money. With taxes, the lunch combos are $ 5.25 and there are generous portions of a vegetable, a protein, and a carb. They do not skimp. Service is quick and efficient and the owner’s daughter often gives freebie spring role for regulars and if you spend over a certain amount of money.

This place gets super busy on the weekdays at lunch time. I got dim sum combo b which was perfect as a light snack before my haircut appointment. The food was good, though I think it was a little pricey. $ 5.07 for 5 pieces of dim sum with a drink.

I have trouble finding good dim sum let alone any dim sum in the Bathurst/​Sheppard area.
So I was delighted when I stepped out of the Sheppard/​Yonge subway station to find this little diamond in the rough.
They have all the basic dumplings ready to go at a decent price. It isn’t mind-​blowing dim sum, but definitely great when on the go to order.
They’ve got vegetarian options and a great flavor to the dumplings as well.
Worth a look at if you are in the area. Check them out.