The Dumpling King Dōng Běi Jiǎo Zi Wáng

A few weeks ago, I was saddened to know that their Midland location was closed. I have been a big big fan of their Xiao Long Bao (esp. Crabmeat since pre pandemic time. Even during the pandemic restriction time, I went there every month to purchase their frozen Crab XLBs, driving from Durham region until it closed. I have visited over 80 places that serve XLB and concluded that their Crab XLB was the best in GTA. Can you imagine how shocked I was? Thank goodness I learned that this HWY7 location is still running. I visited here today, hoping to meet with my favorite Crab XLBs. I wanted to purchase some frozen as well. But... When I sat down at the table and opened the menu I saw Crab XLB crossed out from the menu. The server explained that they had discontinued Crab XLB. I almost stood up and leave, but I found the Rainbow XLBs which included a piece of Crab XLB. This Rainbow XLBs consists of Crab, Shrimp, Egg York, Scallop, Chilli Pork, and regular Pork. I decided to try this. To be honest, the quality was not the same. The wrappers were thicker, which made me assume that they are steamed from frozen. Some of the wrappers arrived torn and we could not enjoy the soup. I questioned Yellow XLB (egg yolk which has salted hard boiled egg yolk inside. The egg yolk 's texture was so crumbly/dry that I had a hard time swallowing it. I wished there was more of the savory broth. Other XLBs were just OK, some of the XLBs came with the wrappers ' top open, which was disappointing to see. Yet, there are so many other dumplings to try. I had #A25, pan fried pork cabbage dumplings. When I bit into it, the juice exploded and the hot soup almost flew into my partner 's (sitting on the opposite side of the table face. LOL. Very tasty : . I do not know why they gave up making the Crab XLB and stopped putting more effort into XLBs. I felt that this place is no longer my XLB place anymore. But other dumplings are worth exploring if I happen to be in the area . It is so sad that the original quality of XLBs is gone.

Came here multiple times for their beef and green onion pancake and cold sesame noodles, along with some boiled chive dumplings. Very good tasting. Easy and convenient. Location is new and lots of seating.

This was a favorite takeout spot that we used during the height of the pandemic and once we felt comfortable enough for in person dining, it became part of our regular rotation.Dumpling King is well spaced out. The tables aren't crowded like you'd find at some Chinese restaurants. The wait staff are friendly and polite.The food here is good. Let's not kid ourselves dumplings are easy to make, so I'm not splitting hairs here. There is a great number of variety of fillings you can choose, and you can also choose between boiled, steamed, or pan fried. (If it doesn't specify, it's boiled. Although this is a dumpling place, their other cooked foods are also quite good. We've seen people ordering hot plates or hot pot plates. We saw several guests have an entire meal without any dumplings. I'll just list things that we basically order every time: A16 Steamed Lamb Dumplings A23 Pan Fried Leek Pork Pot Stickers B6 Pan Fried Pancake w/ Green Onions G2 Lamb w/ Cumin Spices L6 Green Beans Sauteed w/ Dried Shrimp Minced PorkOverall this is a place I can recommend and the portions are pretty good for today's restaurant prices. We will be coming back here again and again.

Loved the food! Lamb dumplings and beef w/ radish dumplings were excellent! They didn’t have chicken noodles on the menu, so asked them to replace pork with chicken in the stir fried noodles fantastic taste, had a smoky smell from the wok loved it! Spicy beef was nice as well, had a good balance of salty and spices. Friendly service people, who accommodated our preferences on request. Will definitely go back again.

Home style dumplings available here, very traditional and well made. Delicious but a little on the pricier end. Service was quick and friendly!