There's not a lot of restaurants in Hamilton that serve dimsum, so I was looking forward to trying…read morethis place out. What i like - the items in the dishes were big, which is good as the price was not cheap. Some dishes actually taste good. The chicken feet was a hit as we all thought the sauce was yummy. The fried squid tentacles were tasty with the spices rubbed on. Beef tripe was super chewy and tough. I mentioned this to the waiter, and he said he will mention it to the chef. And that's it. No replacement, and there was no discount on the bill. The issue of the poor quality was never addressed. Not even an apology. Such poor service. Such a disappointment.

One of best authentic Chinese food I've been to. A true Gem in the center of Hamilton kind and…read morelovely waitress. Cool and nice vibes definite Rec!!

Loved all the food we ordered. Everything taste so great and texture was wonderful esp for the…read moregeneral tsao chicken. Would definitely come back here again. Great service too. Went here before our show at FirstOntarioCentre in Hamilton. Walking distance.

Compared to other dim sum restaurants in the GTA, Crystal Dynasty offers fair dim sum in terms of…read moretaste, quality, quantity and price. It's probably the best dim sum in the Hamilton region. There are several items that we usually order - shrimp steamed dumplings, steamed chives dumpling with shrimp, steamed rice noodle with shrimp, deep fried dumpling with assorted meat, pan fried bean curd, pan fried eggplant, salt and pepper deep fried eggplant, Singapore Fried Rice Noodles and Fried Noodle with Beef and Soya Sauce. The one disappointment was the steamed pork dumpling. The last time I ate there, there was a lot of gristle and parts of the dumpling were inedible. Previously, it was fine. I've had dinner there as well, but the flavours and 'wok hei' are fair and not quite up to expectations. The restaurant could use a fresh look and new carpet. Service is fair. It may be the most authentic Chinese food you'll find in Hamilton.

When I did a staycation in Hamilton in February 2020, I remember passing by an August 8 restaurant…read more It has a handful of locations that offer all-you-can-eat sushi. Last month, I was back in Hamilton for a mini staycation. I needed dinner. I looked on my Uber Eats app and saw that this August 8 had a number of BOGO items. I had to get in on the deals. I ordered the following items: - Avocado salad - California roll - BOGO - Sticky rice (3) - Salmon sashimi (3) - Steamed sponge cake (4) - BOGO I drove over to the eatery to pick up my order. It's located in a tiny plaza with limited parking. I managed to snag the only parking spot available. I had to careful back in, as there was a car parked illegally in the parking lane. It's the downside to fetching or heading over here to dine. The parking situation is atrocious and downright dangerous. More on that in a bit. I headed to the counter and got the nicest young man. I let him know that I had an Uber Eats order and stated my name. He found my order and handed a bag over to me. I thanked him and left the eatery. There were a handful of students hanging around outside. One of the guys was sweet to open and hold the door for me. Kindness isn't completely dead. It was a nice touch. The downside was that the woman who parked illegally parked in the fire lane didn't bother doing a check behind her and decided to back up. I don't get why she needed to back up, but she nearly backed into me. I was not impressed. I actually managed to get out of the way and had a good look at her from the passenger side of her car. I let her know through some arm gestures that she needed to be careful and that she nearly ran over me. My gestures did have words accompanying them. I can't state them here. They weren't pleasant words that I use regularly. I got to my car and safely placed my food in it. I then drove back to the hotel room to chow down. The food was yummy on the whole. I will break things down: Avocado salad The miso dressing was flavourful. The avocado slices were delicate and were starting to turn brown. The veggies were fresh, but I didn't love the iceberg lettuce. I'd skip getting this salad. California rolls Excellent! The filling was warm, which was different. I loved them. The fake crab, avocado, and julienned cucumbers were so good. They did have black sesame seeds around them. Sticky rice (3) It was a bit weird seeing white paper wrapped around each bundle of sticky rice with its own leaf wrapping. I felt that it was a waste of paper. The bundles had more white pepper than necessary. The filling was generous, with small chunks of pork. I ate one each day. They heat up nicely. Salmon sashimi (3) The best! Each piece melted in my mouth. You don't need to chew much. The sashimi was super fresh. Steamed sponge cake (4) I am a huge fan of traditional steamed sponge cake. There was a twist with the version here. You get dainty triangles with layers of sponge cake. I'm not sure what separated each layer, but this cake was subtly sweet and still warm. I loved it so much. I want to return and get some more food. I'd avoid the avocado salad. The parking situation makes me want to fetch food from a different August 8, though. Maybe I should try coming during lunchtime when I'm in the area and see if parking is better. (442)

I haven't been in years but I always loved this place amazing sushi and other things.read more

The service was phenomenal for what you can get at a buffet anyway. Workers sat us in a timely…read moremanner, and everything was simply on an up! The food was also quite good for the price we have to pay. I'd highly suggest picking the days you go here wisely if you don't want to be crammed near a ton of people though lol! Lots of people, how you know it's good.

lol the food was honestly so mediocre. My childhood nostalgia for Mandarin was ruined!! The only…read morequality items were at the teppenyaki grill, otherwise everything was just such poor quality food, even the ice cream was freezer burnt. Great place to protein max tho.

This mom and pop Chinese restaurant in Niagara Falls, Canada is just what Yelp should promote. It…read moreis not in the heart of the touristy areas but just a short drive away and well worth it. The place looks like a home that was converted into a restaurant with parking in the back but once you enter, you feel like you are going into one of your Auntie's places for an actual home cooked meal. And they did not disappoint! Each dish was made to order and took a short time but you could tell it was prepared by a chef with a lot of experience and care--just looking at how the veggies were chopped/diced you can see they put their energy into each dish. The flavors were really superb and not at all overpowering and one major bonus--nothing was over salted or over oily as you might think typical Chinese food can get. Our party of 4 loved every bite and finished all our dishes, no leftovers. As you can see in the photos, they make an excellent meal. Prices are also very affordable and competitive with anything near the touristy areas. So if you want a solid, great meal prepared by a true mom & pop kitchen that feels like a home cooked meal, you really gotta try them out. I asked them how business was in summer vs winter and they said it's tough when it's winter (less tourists) but they make it work. It's also nice and quiet/intimate so you can have an actual conversation with your group rather than try to talk over some loud music at a chain restaurant! ----TL;DR---- Pros: excellent Chinese cuisine at very affordable prices and great portions. Not too salty or oily. And super nice, friendly owners who provide great service and great food. Cons: not easy to walk to from the main strip but if you have a car it's an easy drive. Skip the touristy places and come here! Bottom Line: it was the best meal we had in Niagara Falls and everyone was full and satisfied. I'd definitely go back again.

We ordered the 2 pound lobster dinner with three dim sum items. Ginger Lobster was great. Dim sum…read morewas ok. Also wanted some veggies so I also ordered a Stir fried broccoli was very good. Service was slow and there was really only person trying to handle everybody. We were told to simply write down the numbers associated with the meals listed in the menu because the waiter was too busy and seemed to have limited English. Although the waiter vacuumed the floor by a previously used table he was able to get to bus or clear that table left with dishes from a previous diner. So the ambiance was marred by the lack of staff to clear the tables. We were treated with an extra dish of four hot and spicy fried shrimp and took it home because we were too full to eat any more because we still had some lobster left over.

Great food and excellent service! We got in just about 20 minutes before closing and they were…read moreabsolutely amazing.

Really impressed with this restaurant that, despite its humble strip mall location, goes beyond…read moreexpectations in terms of flavor and menu creativity. There are a lot of Canadian/American-Chinese dishes on the menu but it goes beyond that and has things that I'm guessing are more authentic to China and a few fusion dishes also. I was particular impressed by the soft pepper noodle with beef or chicken. I had it with beef and it has a fantastic black pepper flavor and luscious thick noodles with just enough vegetables to give some texture. I'm including a photograph from mid-meal. It might not be beautiful but it's a stand out dish in flavor. One item to skip... The fried wontons. While ours were very crispy (and hot), the predominant flavor was fryer oil and the tiny (truly tiny) bits of ground pork in the wontons didn't help. Also, check out the combination plates if you want some of this and some of that instead a lot of one thing. They are near the back of the menu and are NEAR the lunch only plates but the combination plates are in fact available at night.

For an AYCE sushi restaurant, this was definitely solid. The ambiance was nice. The food came out…read morequickly and the service was good. The shrimp dumplings, tempura, scallops, and butterfish were all favourites. The calamari deep fried squid was very tough and not enjoyable. I would consider going back for sure.

We loved the food. The service was good even thought it was extremely busy. Busy because it finally…read morereopened. We were glad we had made a reservation when we walked in and got seated immediately.

Food was delicious... But the service was very poor. Poor server did not speak or understand…read moreEnglish and didn't know how to actually serve.we had to ask for water utensils,plates, napkins. Dishes cames separately far apart.server said they didn't have egg rolls. Soup came half way through the meal. No sauces with the dishes. It was good but the girl should have had some training. Kind of put a damper on our family dinner. We will order take out again though.

Was visiting family in Kitchener and everyone was craving dim sum for dinner. My family took me…read morehere, the food was amazing and so fresh, no complaints other than being stingy on the hot sauce and chilli oil. We're an Asian family that loves their spicy food. Top fave foods were the fat noodles with the shrimp pieces inside, shrimp spring rolls, hargow and the seafood congee. Happy eating fellow yelpers!