@movernie
First time dining here at Emerald Chinese Restaurant 康翠酒樓 with a group of 10 people consisting of 3 kids for lunch time at 11:30 AM. Surprisingly, not sure if it’s due to the long weekend, there aren’t many lineups or jam packed of people. It was decent but there was no 2nd round of people after 12:30 PM which is quite odd.
This place looks modern outside and it has a big space inside.
I was excited when I saw aunties pushing dim sum carts (which is pretty much a lost art nowadays when most restaurants do made-to-order).
I seen many unique items on pushing carts such as steam scallops, fried crab claws, BBQ duck, green onion lobsters and roasted pork. Although it’s cool to see these big dish items being pushed around on the cart, I really don’t understand why the restaurant management do that, these dishes should be served when the customers specifically order them coz they are high price items and patrons prefer them to be served hot instantly and not leaving it out cold for long periods of time if no one claims them off the cart.
The service isn’t the greatest but again, you don’t expect service in any Chinese restaurants anyways, LOL
The usual steam dim sum items, in my opinion are not as good as other Chinese restaurants. For example, the Har Gow (shrimp dumplings) and Siu Mai (pork dumplings), they are both relatively small and the meat aren’t as fresh or chewy like other places. And they aren’t steamy hot either.
I do really like the fried crab claws. They were big and tasty with a good bite and dip with a little bit of red vinegar, it’s just icing on the cake.
And the fried octopus was my fav as it’s gigantic and super crispy yet not too oily.
Beware that they automatically charged you 12% tip which I am ok with since most Non-Asian restaurants expect you to pay 18%-20% anyways, but just to look at your receipt before paying the terminal coz you don’t want to pay an extra 15% not knowing the tip is already included (coz the staff don’t tell you which legally they should).
There aren’t many Chinese restaurants in Mississauga that offers dim sum so Emerald Chinese Restaurant does the job, nothing fancy, nothing spectacular but it provides a spacious space for some authentic Chinese Dim Sum.
There are plenty of free parking space at the front, side and back of the restaurant.
Emerald Chinese Restaurant 康翠酒樓 – Mississauga, Ontario, Canada
Located in: Eglinton West Commercial Centre
Address: 30 Eglinton Ave W, Mississauga, ON L5R 3E7
Phone: (905) 890-9338
Google Maps: https://maps.app.goo.gl/CqY8uoxFDFntmmMR9
