Shanghai Dimsum House

8 Reviews on “Shanghai Dimsum House”

• Yes. We're Eating Again.

  A lot of reviews seem to grumble a bit about the service here. I think maybe one should imagine what it would be like to be so busy all day everyday. The young woman who took my order anticipated my questions (they were painfully obvious) and then kept track of me as I waited for my order (some guy lost and out of place in a bustling Asian food court), so thank you. This is the first place that I had ever tried Xi Long Boa (a long time ago) and after having them a few other places and getting an idea of what they should be, these are still very good. Tasty broth (which I still get all over myself), flavorful little meatball and decent thin wrapping. The green onion pancake that I also tried was a little less exciting, maybe a little thiner than I expected but still tasty. Two women working hard at the front counter making dumplings, leave no doubt that you are getting a hand crafted product. And a smoking deal at less than $10 for 5 dumplings and the pancake! yeswereeatingagain.com

  October 17, 2017, 8:17 pm

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• 604fOOdie

  Have heard great reviews of this place and decided to check it out for myself.The girl at the till wasn’t uber friendly but when I asked for a noodle recommendation she did suggest a great tasting one. I did not want spicy that day so the chicken and vegetable noodle soup was a great suggestion. The Xiao Long bao (steamed juicy buns) came with 5 and seemed larger compared to what I am used to. By the time I brought it to my table (after waiting for one) the buns seemed to have deflated into flat buns. They still had great juice in them with good flavours but felt the skin was a little dry and got a little hard to the point it stuck onto the side of the bamboo tier. Overall great flavours and will be back to try other dishes.

  August 9, 2017, 11:24 am

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• Dining With A Dragon And The Phoneix

  Service at the counter was fine.The Xiao Long Bao as my cousin likes to call them little dragon buns, juicy but way too big. I like one bite dumplings. Like Dinesty or Shanghai River or Peaceful. Guess as you get older you want more quality over quantity. But for a quick filling lunch, this will fit the bill.

  July 18, 2017, 9:09 pm

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• Jurn

  One of my favourite spots for Shanghai Dumplings in Burnaby. The xiao long baos are delicious and consistently good! I really love the dumplings. They’re relatively bigger dumplings compared to other places, but are just big enough to fit perfectly into my mouth. When that broth explodes on the first chew.. mini foodgasm!

  September 11, 2016, 10:07 pm

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• Kit Yee Y.

  I bought Xiao long bao (5 pieces) for a late lunch. The Xiao long bao was packed in a foam plastic box. Obviously the presentation was not very nice because I ordered takeout. However it tasted ok or above average. The soup inside the Xiao long bao had a bigger portion. It was great that the skin of the Xiao long bao was thin (not too thick). The meat inside was very soft that it melted in my mouth immediately. The service was okay. A customer in front of me had complained that her order took quite long that she almost wanted to cancel the order. This food stall was quite busy and popular. I ordered the Xiao long bao with a number. The server told me that it would take about 10 mins., so I walked away and shopped around the mall and then walked back to the stall to pick up my food.

  August 23, 2016, 5:58 am

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• Andy Chü

  Previously known as Xu’s Dimsum, but changed name after renovations!I’ve always heard great reviews about their handmade soup dumpling (Xiao Long Baos) and Shanghainese pastries. My friend and I decided to check out this place after a long day studying at the library right across the street!For less than $5, you get a steamer with 5 freshly made and steamed soup dumplings! The wait was roughly five minutes. Definitely considered long for a food court vendor, but I can say it was definitely worth it! The skin of the dumpling is a bit thicker than machine made wrappers, but you definitely need it to keep in all the juice of the dumpling! Be careful it’s very hot! I would suggest getting extra napkins and carefully suck out the soup first by making a small hole from the top. Don’t wait for it to cool down because once it cools, it will start sticking to the bottom of the steamer, ripping the dumpling and you lose all the amazing soup!We also ordered the Shanghai-style fried pork buns. The bun had a similar filling to the previous dish, but because it was pan fried, the soup was extra hot! Be careful with this one because the soup squirts out when you make that first bite! I definitely preferred the steam one as this was slightly greaser for my taste.Would come back again because we were full and spent only $10 between the two of us! 🙂

  June 28, 2016, 1:06 pm

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• Vinita Trieu

  I came here a little while ago and ordered my first batch of XLB and was very excited to try it however after eating my first three XLB, I flipped over my fourth and found a cockroach underneath. I was absolutely disgusted and mortified because in the year that I’ve moved here, I have never found any bugs in any of my food. I brought the tray back to xu’s and they kept telling me to just place my tray on the side even though I was trying to tell them about my little incident when I finally just spoke out and told them to look at the XLB. They offered to make me another batch but my appetite was long gone before then. What made me even more curious was how the cockroach got there? Did they place it on top of the cockroach while it was in the wooden basket before steaming? How did they not notice it? Because there’s no way a cockroach would be able to crawl underneath a XLB once it’s been placed on the steamer. It made me question the cleanliness of the kitchen and whether or not there was a cockroach infestation in the back but I will not be returning, nor will I recommend this place

  June 9, 2016, 3:32 am

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