Always on the lookout for a good xiao loong bao, we heard that this restaurant was rated highly for this particular item. We werent disappointed. Each xiao loong bao sits in its own little dish in the bamboo steamer , keeping the dumpling skin and its tasty soup intact. 6 dumplings for $4 is deal, definitely. We also tried a three kinds of meat soup hotpot (fish, pork hock and chicken) with cabbage - not bad, but not great. However, LittleMao really enjoyed the soup. Based on the name, we had to try it: Bang bang chicken. It turned out to be a cold noodle dish with sliced chicken and cucumbers in peanut sauce, which we enjoyed. We also tried the spicy sliced pork with chinese cabbage, which turned out to a tasty choice (but was very spicy and necessitated a long drink of tea) The only downpoint was the service. The restaurant is a Mom-Pop operation and the evening we went, the restaurant was 80% full.. so the food, while very tasty, came very, very slowly. LittleMao had had enough after 1 hour and 45 minutes, so we had to get our Spicy Pork wrapped to go. But we'll be back to try some other dishes.

We live close by and have seen other restaurants in this location, open and then close. So we were pleasantly surprised to see that this restaurant stayed open longer than three months. The decor is a bit kitschy with its tropical bamboo but its very clean and furniture is new.

The night we went, there was a steady stream of people arriving for dinner. We ordered a combo 63 - spring roll, shrimp salad roll, shrimp 'ball" and vietnamese ham on vermicelli (DadaMao and LittleMao scarfed down the vietnamese ham) and a large pho tai nam. Broth was tasty without being too salty. Portions were average sized. It was definitely a family oriented restaurant - I counted 8 toddler at various tables and assorted older siblings..

The only complaints I have: not enough wait staff.. restauarant was very busy and it took a while to get our order taken, the bean sprouts should have been precooked and the bathroom could have been cleaner when I took LittleMao to wash her hands (but I guess that's typical in Oriental restaurants..)

Anyway, we will definitely make another visit here in the future.

Craving BBQ, so headed out with DadaMao and LittleMao in tow. Restaurant was about half full, but it was really warm inside, even with three fans going. Promptly seated but with no menus. Hmm. That should have been a hint. Asked a passing waitress for a menu but to no avail. Ended up getting one from a cook, as the grill - cooking area is right behind the serving area. Prices were higher than we expected but we decided on the 2 combo (I chose beef brisket and ribs with fries / corn as a side.. gotta feed LittleMao) and DadaMao had a pulled pork sandwich and a ginger ale. When the waitress came back with the ginger ale - it was a unopened can that looked as if it had been in a dusty stock room for a long long time.. lucky she brought a straw. Food arrived - again portions were smaller than we expected, for the price, but the BBQ was good. Defintely good. But the service was beyond belief and not in a good way. We asked for our bill, three times. Not sure why it took so long, since restaurant wasnt busy. We paid with a large bill, much larger than the dinner cost.. anyway, we got the wrong change back.. and when we told the waitress, she told us that she had to count her till to ensure that we werent scamming her. My reply was "what did you think we gave you?" She replied, a 20, which wouldnt have made sense as our meal was more than amount. I guess she realized that it made her look a little dim.. she mumbled something about giving our change to the table beside us (who had already left by then) and came back, eventually, with the correct change. I mentioned this to the manager and she just commented that everyone makes a mistake once in a while and to cut her some slack. The poor customer service made me shake my head, so consider take out instead!

Craving xiao loong bao, so we decided to try this restaurant. First thing we noticed was how neat and clean it was. (A good start..) However, there werent many other people dining.. besides ourselves, there was one other table and this is Saturday night at 6 pm. DadaMao said that this place was usually very busy at lunch during the week. Anyway, we ordered the usual - xiao loong bao, beef rolls, green beans with chili, chili shredded pork and a new dish, "cat's ears" fried noodles with vegetable and beef for LittleMao. (This dish is like handrolled noodles, sort of Chinese gnocchi) You can watch your food being cooked, as the kitchen is in plain view of the diners, with the exception of our table since our view was blocked by the cash till. The food was tasty, but the portions were very small, considering the pricing. And the xiao loong bao was only okay, as 3 of the 6 dumplings had no "juice" :( The servers were attentive, coming back several times to check on our meal/refill our teapot. Overall we enjoyed the dinner, but if we were to go back, we'd probably go for lunch instead, and order the specials where the price matches the portion size!

We've read some of great reviews about this restaurant - so on our mini vacation, we made a point of driving out from Victoria to Langford to try it out. It's a bit hard to find, and access to the street is limited. Anyway, after a couple of detours we found it. Parking lot was busy, so we took that to be a good sign. The restaurant was about 2/3 full but we were seated immediately, which was great since LittleMao was hungry and making noise. The waitress came within a couple of minutes and mentioned that the kitchen was running behind. I asked how behind and she replied 10 - 15 minutes. We ordered the sampler plate (pulled pork, pork ribs, beef ribs and three sides: home cut fries, mac and cheese and cornbread) and an ice tea. The waitress came back with some crayons to keep LittleMao amused. That was the last we saw of her. Tables beside us, were complaining on how long their food was taking. I tried to get the waitresses attention, but to no avail. We contemplated leaving, but since it took 20 minutes to drive out.. I was lucky I had some baby cookies to keep LittleMao somewhat placated for a while. Our food finally arrived 45 MINUTES later. When I asked, why the excessive wait, I didnt get a sincere explanation but more of a rant - "someone didnt show up in the kitchen, we've got new staff on the floor, so anyway, here's your food", which kind of surprised us. But on to the food, the beef ribs were really good, probably one of the best we've had. The pulled pork was a bit dry and the pork ribs were meaty but overdone. The sides were okay, but LittleMao really didnt care - she was really hungry. The waitress never came back to ask how our meal was, and at the end, I finally had to ask another waitress to get our bill.. it arrived so fast, that I thought we were in a time warp. For $55, I dont think it our meal was worth it. But again the service lagged, we ended up going to the till and paying our own bill. Did I bother complaining or asking to speak to the manager? No, because I most likely will never go to this restaurant again but I knew I'd take the time to comment on this website. Buyer beware!

Our lunch group used to be here weekly on Wednesday for the 1lb of Wings for $3.99 but for some reason we stopped going. We recently had a maternity leave party for one of the girls and needed a location for 30+ people. Legends certainly has the room. We preordered and requested separate bills. When we arrived, we were seated promptly as the tables were already set. It went downhill from there. Food didnt arrive for almost 35 minutes.. many of the orders were not totally correct (ie fries instead of salad) but most people had good things to say about their food. It took about 20 minutes to sort the bills out, as some of them were incorrect as well. I've been here several times with a small group of 4 or 5 people and the service/food has been great with no problems.. so I guess small is better than big in this case!

I echo the last review - why bother? Lots of people tell me that they love this restaurant, that it's packed on the weekends and that the food is wonderful. Maybe they were talking about the whole chain and not this location.

Five of us went for lunch - 3 had the short rib sandwich, one had jambalaya and the other the teri rice bowl. While the food was beautifully presented (very Food Network style) - the portions were miniscule. I had 15 fries on my plate with my rib sandwich, my other companions were luckier - 19 and 22 respectively. The bread was odd - it was rock hard and tasted like raisin bread. Comments from the others - looked good but not a lot to satisfy. The waitress who took our order had the personality of a cabbage patch doll, cute but inanimate. It was if we were interrupting her day, to take our order. The only time she perked up, was when we asked for the bill, which still took 15 minutes (For the 5 of us - the bill was $130 and that's without liquor). On the way out, the hostess in the front gave us a cheery goodbye - but she was outside in the sun, chatting to two very good looking hunks. So in our opinion, unless we absolutely have to go back, we won't. Sorry to be a party pooper!

My co-workers and I have lunch here at least once a week. The bento boxes are a pretty good price for lunch for a full meal (teri chix or beef, salad, fruit, miso soup, rice, 2 pieces shrimp tempura, 3 pieces veggie tempura), the sushi is good - try the dragon roll - and the service is fast. However, that's on the good days when the restaurant is busy but not packed. If its packed, food quality goes down. Today it was packed at lunch: three of us had beef teri, which was rare to raw. It took a long time to get a waitress to notice us, and then to get the order recooked; the manager came by and profusely apologized and we got larger orders but the overall wait time was about 25 minutes. So go when busy but not too busy!

After some good word of mouth from friends and reading other reviews, we thought we'd try this restaurant out. I'm always on the lookout for restaurants that are kid-friendly, food and tolerance wise. It's a very small restaurant, very spartan in decor/ambiance but to be expected as it looks to be a simple mom/pop operation. The waitress, who I think might have been the owner, was very polite, friendly and made some dinner suggestions. We asked for the Shanghai Fried Rice Cakes (which you dont find in a lot of Shanghai Restaurants but were told that they didnt have any more today) So we ended up with the following: steamed dumplings (xiao loong bao) which were juicy but smaller in size than expected but DadaMao said were pretty tasty; spicy deep fried beans, which were actually not so spicy and MiniMao, who's 2, ate happily; shanghai pan fried thick noodles, which wasnt too greasy but a bit bland (but again, worked for MiniMao); deep fried pancake with beef roll, of which the pancake was tough and IMHO a bit overpriced for what we received; and pork with chilli and garlic sauce, which we both thought was the best dish. Overall it was $40 for the 2.5 of us, not really cheap for the food that we ordered but about average. Would we go back again - yes - to try the dan dan noodles and shanghai pan fried cakes (if available)