I was recommended this restaurant by a friend to try while in Vancouver. I am so glad we tried it out, because it was delicious! Truly authentic and very different from anything I have tried in Jacksonville. The dumplings were fresh and plump, with plenty of meat and broth on the inside. They even explain how to open the dumplings and release the broth from the inside. We ordered way more food than we should've, but at least we were able to split the noodles, spring rolls, and beef and broccoli between two people. I also liked that they offer hot tea instead of water to drink. I'm a big fan of hot tea, so that made me happy. I highly recommend this restaurant, and make sure you come after 4 pm for the dumplings. read more

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Mongolian beef is rank. Uber Eats delivery left out requested cutlery, so we're eating with our fingers . . . price vs portion is out of whack, too. Very disappointing read more

This place is located off of Robson St. in downtown so parking could be difficult. Once seated, service is prompt and the food comes out quickly. However, the portion sizes are half that of other places so one would have to order %50 more food. In terms of taste, the food is 4 stars. It's on par with other similar places such as Ding Tai Fung, but not worth going out of one's way for. read more

Not very impressive when viewed on the outside, but it opens up into a clean space with a good number of tables. From where you sit, about half the diners can watch the cooks preparing dumplings and other delicious items. Pretty impressive. While I would say the specialty may be any one of several types of soup dumplings, they also offer a number of other options. Because it was just me, I only got to try the fried potstickers and the thick noodles, both were delicious. I would love to come in with a friend or two and be able to sample a greater variety of dishes, including the soup dumplings, rice dishes, and even some of the traditional Chinese entrees. This is a popular restaurant, and it is easy to understand why. read more

My partner and I arrived here 5 minutes before it opened and there was a line behind us, which is always a good sign. The place is a lot bigger than it looks from the outside. As soon as you walk in, you see the chefs laughing and having a good time creating dumplings. We were seated as soon as the restaurant opened and I was so excited to finally have good dim sum. (My partner and I chose this place due to the high rating and reviews on Yelp - you Yelpers come through!) We ordered 6 dishes thinking that it wasn't enough; however, we started slowing down after the fourth dish. Each dish had 6 pieces. This restaurant offers so much more than dim sum, but we didn't get to try it. I'm sure all of it is delicious. Their soup dumplings were so good! They even had instructions on how to eat them properly. They do print out your order and as soon as it arrives, they mark it off. The restaurant offers hot tea instead of water, so just a heads up (which is very Chinese and that's how it is in China!). The fried dumplings take a little longer to come out, but it's just as delicious. read more

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Pretty solid and delicious Chinese food. We came right when it opened for dinner so it wasn't too busy. They offered a deal on beef noodle soup and it was so darn good. We ordered the food to go and the packaging was amazing. They put the noodles in a separate container above the soup so the noodles wouldn't get soggy. We also ordered beef wrap, which was so good. The xlb was okay but I wouldn't say it was the best. In the past, we ordered shrimp and chive dumplings, which was pretty good. It gets pretty expensive if you just order their dumplings. Glad we snagged the deal on the beef noodle soup. We would come here again. read more

Yes, it's not Din Tai Fung, but its pretty darn close. Even with takeout, we could tell the wrapper and filling were executed extremely well. read more

Dinesty Dumpling House - Pork and shrimp siu mai, cucumbers with garlic, xiao long bao (pork and pork/shrimp/scallop), pan-fried pork bun. - Chinese Near Me - Vancouver, British Columbia

3.5 stars decent food, but not amazing. Maybe if we had more time it would have been better? Seems quite popular as there was always a line but the tables turn over fairly quickly so you aren't waiting for too long. read more

Good was very good. I'd come here again the next time I come to Vancouver! Came highly recommended and we are very glad we tried it! read more

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Soup dumplings all day long?! Yes, please!! Still trying to comprehend the fact that you can get dim sum all day ... the wait is very lengthy, but worth it because these are the best xiao long bao (XLB) I've ever had! You can put your name down on the waitlist and head to the bubble tea shop two stores over. They have 6 different varieties. We ordered the regular xlb, the one with xo sauce (definitely recommend), and the fried xlb. The xo sauce was everyone's favorite (although it wasn't spicy). The fried xlb, although delicious, was difficult to eat because it was so fragile and broke pretty easily. We also got an order of the vegetarian noodles, which was also delicious. Overall, I'd say this place is a must try! Thanks for reading my reviews! Let me know what I should try next! read more

Dinesty Dumpling House - Best xiao long bao ever! Try the XO sauce! - Chinese Near Me - Vancouver, British Columbia

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Decent freshly prepared Dim Sum. Not the biggest selection but most of what we tried was tasty. Service fast and friendly.

Our first meal in Vancouver for the weekend and we saw Dinesty show up with some pretty decent ratings. We were lucky enough to also snag a spot on the street right outside and got in line for a table quickly. Their menu is pretty extensive and slightly overwhelming, but I am at a dumpling house. Gotta order me some XLB. My boyfriend and I shared the XLB, a fried rice, and the fried bean curd. The XLB was very underwhelming as there was minimal soup and the filling was minimal and very rough. The fried rice was a basic Chinese fried rice, not much to rave about. The fried bean curd was probably our winner of the night. It was served piping hot and the fried bean curd was covered in enoki mushrooms and sauce. Yummm, probably could've just had that and a bowl of white rice. Dinesty hit the spot with their other dishes, but I wish I loved their dumplings a little more. read more

The food was good. The decor was great. The service was good as well. I'm wanting to give it 5 stars but I hesitate because I think the food could be one level higher. read more

I love and hate this place. I hate the fact that Dinesty is on the other side of the continent and I'm stuck in Suffolk county - where the Chinese food pales in comparison to Dinesty in Vancouver. This restaurant has a nice glass-encased open kitchen where you see the staff making soup dumplings. This was the first test. There soup dumplings lacked some soup but was quite flavorful. Not the best. Def above average. Second test - the steam vegetable dumplings. These were exquisite. Just delicious. Everything chopped so finely and the doughy outside just so chewy. So many places fail at steamed vege dumplings. Dinesty nails it The most important test. The beef noodle soup. Oh wow. They absolutely kill it. The beef is tender and flavorful. The tendon breaks apart like juicy fat. The soup is light but flavorful. And the noodles are chewy and not overcooked. A+. Ah me. So great... I find these winners in accessible regions of the world. read more

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Fun place with excellent food. Get there early to avoid a long line. We were visiting Vancouver and were very happy with the hotel's recommendation. read more

We ordered pork xiao long bao, shu mai, spicy wonton soup, chicken rice cake stir fry. The xiao long bao and shu mai were wonderful and flavorful. The not thing was the xiao long bao skin was too thin. Half of the ones we had the skin break while we picked up the dumplings. The spicy wontons were our least favorite because it wasn't spicy and the inside had too much vegetables to pork ratio. The rice cake stir fry was great: the rice cakes were the perfect soft but good chewy bite combo. The flavor on the rice cake dish was good. Would come back to try the other dishes. read more

Great place for dumplings! Arrived here around 11:30am on a Saturday with a group of 4 and although there was no wait, they limited us to being there for only 1.5 hrs. The soup dumplings were great, broth was flavorful and the dumplings came out hot. We also really enjoyed the pan fried pork pot stickers and the shrimp scallops and pork XLBS. I thought the chive dumplings were a little bland but they were pan fried to perfection. The wontons in hot and sour soup were also pretty tasty. Docked it down a star because they didn't have two items we wanted (shrimp shumai and kimchi XLBS) which I thought was annoying because it was still pretty early I the day. Service was quick and the waitresses were friendly. read more

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This spot definitely lives up to it's reputation! My boyfriend and I are visiting from NY for the long weekend and heard from both the tour bus guide and from online that this place was a must go-to. Definitely didn't disappoint. From the soup dumplings to the Shanghai noodles, shrimp shumai and protein entrees, everything was well seasoned, juicy and delicious! read more

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Probably our worst XLB experience in five days in Vancouver, and one of the worse restaurant experiences over all on our vacation. This location is touristy, cramped, and when we were here, everything was out for the entire day. They were out of almost all the dumpling options, no noodles, no appetizer dishes, soups, just basically fried rice, some entrees, and like 3 xiao long bao options. Dumpling house, no dumplings. What. All three dumplings they had, we tried: it was regular, scallop pork, and XO sauce pork I believe. They were all underseasoned and greasy... I mean, yes, the broth is supposed to be rich and decadent. But this was grease. Without flavor. It was the third dumpling house we went to on vacation that day, and I was really sad to have replaced a perfectly pleasant memory at Shanghai River with this iteration. The bright sides: the service, while minimal, was at least swift because they want you in and out; food comes in a jiffy too for the same reason, and the fried rice we ordered (lol) was delicious. But with so many options within a 2-minute walk radius, this is pretty low on my list to choose your few vacation meals in the area. Wish I tried almost anything else. read more

So good and I'm comparing this to my hometown dumpling place Ding Tai Fung. It's comparable to DTF but why I would come here instead is because 1. The wait is not as bad 2. The service is great 3. And the price is so much better!!!! Ordered Two different types of XLB, the traditional pork and one with shrimp and scallop. An order comes with 6. Pork cutlet fried rice is amazing! Pork cutlet is fried to perfection with the perfect amount of flavor to pair with the simple fried rice. read more

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Quite busy on a Saturday lunch, we were seated promptly and our order was taken quickly. Soup dumplings were delicious and authentic, but I feel like some of their menu caters to western concepts of Asian/Chinese cuisine. We ordered the sweet and sour chicken per our waitress' suggestion, and it wasn't not a great representation of authenticity- very sweet, lots of orange sauce. The egg rolls were great, either- oily and lacking in flavor. We tried the Shanghai fried noodles which was pretty good, and the pan fried beef with gai-lan, also a better representation of authentic cuisine. I guess don't go with anything that looks like it belongs in a Chinese-American place, because it probably won't be good. read more

Wow wow wow. Loved this place. It was amazing. Great place to go to. Super busy but super fast.

I love the dumplings from this place. Though this location is always busy and there are times when we are sat so close to other people that it's hard to talk without eavesdropping on others conversations but the food definitely make up for it. There Xiaolongbao are the best I've had so far. Servers are friendly and attentive. This restaurant has become one of my favourite and will definitely come back again. I forgot to take pictures and took mostly boomerang shots of the food so I can only post the picture of our red bean bun. read more

Dinesty Dumpling House - Chinese Near Me - Vancouver, British Columbia

This place is worth the wait. Everything I had here was so good! Not sure if I was just hungry, or if I haven't had good dumplings in awhile since Seattle's dumpling game is weak but... wow I left there one happy lady. I ordered a variety of things - from the soup dumplings, to the pan fried dumplings, to the noodles, to the green beans and pork, to the pot stickers, to the marinated beef wrap - we enjoyed all of it. I will say, we got there at about 45 minutes before closing.. and they said whoever is in line but doesn't get seated by last call will not be let in, so something to consider if you want a meal close to their closing time. All in all - 10/10 would recommend to a friend. read more

Ridiculous service. Waited 10min standing at the front and not hosted. Multiple waiter/waitress looked at me and ignored.

This is your typical chinese dumpling house with a variety of other chinese dishes. Our large party did family style and ordered a bunch of food and just shared. Some of the dishes that stood out to me were the fried tofu in a sweet and spicy soy sauce, the fried chicken fried rice, sauteed green beans, Sui mai, and green onion pancakes. The other dishes that we got that wasn't that great was the dumplings, pan fried noodles, salt and pepper spare ribs, cubed beef, veggie dumplings, and beef in pancakes. Some of their dishes were really plain and some had really good flavors. Their famous soup dumplings were mehh, it was plain and didn't taste like much. Their service was not that great. We were always trying to flag down the waiter for something. And the place wasn't even packed but they were always too busy for our table which was secluded off in the corner. We had to constantly ask them to refill our tea kettles. I've had way better service and food elsewhere. read more

Wow! The food here is amazing! I have been craving dumplings for days, and this place did not disappoint one bit! It opened at 5 pm, and we showed up a little past 5 pm. We were seated right away and ordered pork dumplings, beef with gai lan, spicy and sour wontons, Shanghai sir fried noodles with chicken, and string beans with minced pork. For drinks we got an iced passion fruit green tea and iced pearl black tea latte. The food tasted perfect and the quality ingredients were fresh. The restaurant is very clean. The decor is nice, and not too dark. It's cool that you get to watch them make the dumplings fresh. The restaurant reminds me of Din Tai Fung, except everything about this is place is 10 x better! read more

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I went to Vancouver for a conference at the end of March and I very much wanted to eat some good Chinese food while I was in town. I spend a good fifteen minutes sitting on the floor of the airport when I got in, looking up eateries in Richmond before realizing there was no Lyft or Uber available and it would cost like $40 to hire a cab for this detour. Thankfully, I got one excellent Chinese meal during this trip, at the Dinesty Dumpling House on Robson. I went for lunch with three of my friends, who I convinced to make the longish walk here from the conference hotel. I was expecting a wait at 11:30 on a Saturday morning, but we were seated immediately. The restaurant was busy, though, and I think it got busier while we ate. I enjoyed the brisk, polite service and the bustling atmosphere. The interior was modern and trendy, especially for a reasonably priced dumpling place, with sleek decor and a wide window view of the kitchen. The food was delicious. Dinesty specializes in soup dumplings, making the Din Tai Fung comparison inevitable, but whereas DTF's non-XLB offerings are not especially good, I thought everything we ate at Dinesty was fantastic. The steamed fish dumplings were excellent, as were the pan-fried pork buns and the pan-fried marinated beef wraps. And we did of course eat many orders of the steamed pork soup dumplings, and these were superb, with thin, supple skins, flavorful pork, and plenty of melty hot pork juice. I was extremely pleased with this lunch. The dumplings were top notch and we didn't have to drive to Richmond or even wait in line to eat them. I'd highly recommend Dinesty Dumpling House if you're looking for quality Chinese food near downtown Vancouver. If I lived in the area, I'd come here all the time. read more

I was seated very quickly but it took forever before my order was taken. Not sure why everyone law was helped before me. Anyways... the food came out fast and it was all very tasty. Loved the Shanghai noodles, and the XLB was good. The garlic beef was good but not exceptional. Kids loved the fruit tea and the duck read more

O.M.G. The steamed pork soup dumplings were out of this world... We were visiting from the Bay Area and stopped in here while we were eating our way through Vancouver. Now we don't want to leave because of these dumplings!! We waited about 20 min to be seated but once seated service was prompt and efficient. We ordered some other things but the soup dumplings were by far the best - we ordered another order because we thought they were so good... read more

Dinesty Dumpling House - Steamed pork soup dumplings were SO GOOD!! - Chinese Near Me - Vancouver, British Columbia

OMG!! This place is fantastic!! We were visiting Vancouver and wanted to have some good soup dumplings. Across the street from this establishment was a Safeway grocery store and we had gone there to buy candy that you could only find in Canada. As we headed to our car, I notice a long line to this restaurant. The place looked really small, (a hole in the wall kind of place), but I knew there is a reason why there is a line and people patiently waiting to be seated. It's not a fancy place and in fact the round tables that seats 10 people are very close to each other and you have to really walk around the tables. When we got seated, we ordered chicken fried rice and the soup dumplings. This was so delicious. The fried rice was not oily, it was cooked perfectly and the soup dumplings are to die for. I wished we had a place like this in Southern California. This will definitely be a place that we will always go to when visiting Vancouver. I cannot stress how much I recommend this place if you visit Vancouver and if you live in Vancouver and have never eaten here, you are missing out! read more

Sooo delicious! We ordered the soup dumplings and the pork dumpling as well as the fried dumplings. All were delicious. We also ordered the pork soup and liked it but then ordered the sweet and sour soup and weren't big fans of it. Tasted a bit different from what I'm used to. The cucumber salad was amazing! read more

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AWSOME food and service would definitely go there again if I stop by in Vancouver. Location was very convenient too. read more

Who doesn't love Xiao long baos?!! You must be insane!! Found this place on yelp before heading to Vancouver. It was one of the options for dinner from a few others we found on yelp. We decided on this location because it was next door to the dessert place we wanted to try, so we killed 2 birds with 1 stone. There's street parking, but it doesn't come cheap. There's a lot of parking restrictions in the area that requires you to have a permit to park, so beware. Such a nice modern restaurant. I really like the interior color, design, and decor. Simple, yet elegant. The workers are really nice and cheerful. They always made sure we had water and tea filled. Our waitress was really informative and helpful in narrowing down our choices. We were disappointed that they did not have half of the items we wanted to order like the shrimp Shao mai, wontons in chili sauce, or spicy noodle soup with beef. Those are regular items we order at this type of restaurant. We ended up ordering: *Cucumber w/ garlic WHICH CAME NEVER CAME. Then WHEN WE WERE DONE EATING, a lady comes to tell us we were still waiting on 1 item, but we said we no longer wanted it and tried cancelling it. Then conveniently it was ready! We were all ready for out bill, no thanks. *Pork XLB- good! I'd say it's up there with Din Tai Fung *Pan fried pork XLB- skin was too think for my liking *Fried pork buns- all dough, little meat... don't do it! *String beans w/ minced meat- good, but a little salty *Fried ribs w/ salt and pepper- over fried & no flavor *Chicken chow mein- good *Pork chop over fried rice- more like fried cabbage Overall food wasn't that great. I know I had high expectations, but I'm a foodie, and I just like good food. The only thing here that would be worth getting again from my experience is stick to the regular XLB and chicken chow mein. Who knows, maybe next time they will have the other items, and I would be able to try it. Perhaps they didn't have anymore because it's so good, and they were sold out! read more

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Soup dumplings were absolutely delicious. As was their cold cucumber dish. Great service, good food, what more can you ask for.

Dynasty is Vancouver's equivalent to DTF. Street meter parking. Popular lunch spot, even on weekdays. We had to wait on a random Thursday. Good amount of tables but it felt super cramped. Service was decent, food came out pretty fast. Hot Tea - Complementary - Always appreciate free tea! Steamed Crab & Pork Soup Dumplings - 11.95 CAD - Decent soup, but meat was typical of most dumpling spots. Good XLB but nothing mind blowing. Shrimp & Pork Shaomai - 8.95 CAD - Same as above but in Shaomai form. I enjoyed these more then the XLB. Noodle Soup w/ Beef & Tendon - 11.95 CAD - Broth lacked that beefiness. Very mild in the heat. Noodles were not handmade. Meat was tender though. For the price, not worth it. Comparing this to DTF, it did not level up. read more

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The dumplings were all delicious. We tried a couple of items on the menu and everything was a hit. It's hard to compete with some of the places in L.A., but this place is definitely a worthy contender. A must visit to anyone visiting Vancouver. read more

Dinesty is a must if you are visiting Vancouver. They do the soup dumplings like no other restaurant. Be prepared to wait in a long queue. It's a small place with about 20 tables if not less. Crab and pork dumpling are amazing. read more

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My family and I were told a wait time of about 20 minutes which was accurate and a fair wait time for a restaurant of this caliber. We were pretty excited as we could see cooks hand-making the soup dumplings, which were definitely the stars of the show. They were well-made and delicious, but I learned you better eat them fast, or the other people at your table are going to gobble them up first! I ordered a beef noodle soup, which was good and hearty, but rather one-dimensional in terms of flavor. My mom noted that one of the dishes we ordered was especially salty and that overall, this restaurant is not completely authentic and caters to a non-Asian palate. One annoying aspect was that a fair amount of dishes shown in the menu were actually unavailable, so make sure to have some back-up options in mind. One convenient option offered by this restaurant is that you can order bubble tea to have delivered to your table (however, this does factor into the total charge which you will ultimately derive the tip amount from whereas you could simply go to a separate bubble tea place and not have to pay tip). I really enjoyed the bubble tea from Yi Fang; it had a lot of tiny bubbles, which was fun. Overall, it was a bit pricey, but it's a solid restaurant to visit once as a tourist craving Chinese food. read more

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Talk about a replica of Din Tai Fung! I'm not sure if this is DTF's Canadian branch but the owners of Dinesty certainly got their inspiration from DTF. Everything from the menu to the plates to the presentation of the dishes scream DTF and the quality is comparable! I was surprised to be seated as soon as we walked through the door (noon on a weekend). I thought we were pretty lucky with the timing because as soon as we walked out, the line was pretty long. I wanted to try as many items as possible to see if the items were as good as DTFs. We started off with hot and sour soup and it was pretty good. Lots of spices inside which made the soup flavorful. The shanghai fried noodles were good, but not as good as DTFs. The noodles are less al dente here but it's still serviceable. The stir fried shredded pork bean curd and chili pepper was pretty good! There was a ton of pork which I thought was delicious! I thought the wontons in the sour chili sauce was decent. The amount of wontons were plentiful but the sauce was sub par. All other entrees and appetizers aside, what I really came here for was for the dumplings. I was really impressed with the xiao long bao here (steamed pork soup dumplings). The amount of soup inside each dumpling was crazy (so much soup inside the dumpling)!! This is the definition of a "soup" dumpling if you ask me. Although they serve you less XLB in one order here than DTF, I really enjoyed the smaller quantity and plentiful soup inside the dumplings. However, I don't recommend the shrimp and pork shao mai though. The presentation was lackluster with shaomais falling all over the place and the shrimp seemed under cooked. If I'm in Vancouver and I'm in the mood for some XLB, I wouldn't hesitate to go to Dinesty. The prices are affordable and not nearly as expensive as DTF in the states. But perhaps that's because of the favorable exchange rate. read more

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