I have been to this place since it's Initial opening and I have to say the decline is immense. From…read moreits first opening. It used to be a place with average service but good quality food and fair pricing. Now it is a complete and Uther failure. The food is no longer good. The prices have increased dramatically and the service has gotten next level bad. The latest time I took takeout will be my last. Theyve gotten so cheap that they cannot even use a proper lid for a takeout box for a baked rice as seen in the picture. This place is no longer redeemable and I would avoid it at all cost I've been burned one to many times on the food.

We ordered takeout from here a couple of days ago and it was pretty good!…read more I called in my order and there was a bit of miscommunication with the menu and some language barriers but we managed. Unfortunately one item was misunderstood and we received something different but it was still good. We ordered the beef with flat rice noodles and the baked pork chop on rice but requested it with chicken. We ended up getting the half/half cream sauce/tomato sauce with chicken and pork. I think I confused her when I asked for chicken however it is on the menu as baked pork chop OR chicken. Maybe it's just not a common request. Anyways, it was still pretty good, the pork chop and chicken were both tender, the rice was slightly golden in colour, I do wish it was a bit more fried rice-like. There was lots of sauce and cheese. The cream sauce had a distinct coconut flavour which was a bit odd but not entirely unpleasant. The beef noodles were great, gigantic portion, steaming hot and plenty of wok hei. We ordered cold lemon tea for our drinks, cold drinks were $1 extra, but it was worthwhile. The tea was made to order and it was perfectly sweet, lemony and not at all bitter. Prices were really affordable which is part of the HK cafe appeal. I think for the two dishes plus the drinks it came out to less than $35 and we both had plenty of leftovers. Value is definitely there. Overall it's a good option for HK cafe food in Aurora. Most of these restaurants are opening in Newmarket so this is a good option closer to home. Personally I feel that there are better choices in Newmarket but for proximity/value/taste I will definitely order from here again. I'd like to try some other dishes as well, I see they have some Cantonese style dishes that look good!

After reading the reviews, we wanted to give this place a try…read more When we got in here, we didn't realize that this place was more like Canadian/American Chinese food. LOL. We were watching on YouTube and saw that the bloggers were reviewing the location in Richmond Hill. We assumed that the Vaughan location was the same one. So, that was our fault. But, we decided to stay and didn't feel like traveling all the way to the other one. We were immediately seated after we arrived. The place is pretty big, with a very elegant interior. Tables seating up to 4 people line the leftmost wall, which has framed paintings adorning it. Circular tables for groups of 8 sit in the center of the restaurant and on all of the tables are crisp white tablecloths with beautifully folded green cloth napkins. The specials are also written on a framed green chalkboard on the back wall and the place is illuminated by built-in spotlights. We ordered the following: Braised Tofu with vegetables - Daughter liked it a lot. She said that it tasted like Chinese takeout but in a good way. Basa Fish Chili Bean Sauce- This was ok, but I thought the sauce was the same as the other orders. Spicy eggplant with shrimp- Hubs said that this tasted similar to the braised tofu with vegetables and it was ok. Overall, we felt that these 3 entrees and sauce all tasted the same. It was ok but no big deal. This place is located next to a mall, so there was plenty of parking. Service was quick and friendly. We told our server about daughter's peanut allergy and it was noted on our bill. There were quite a few other tables occupied. I'm glad we got a chance to try this place. Always wanted to try Canadian Chinese food!

great food. excellent service . very clean. Have been going there for years. Highly recommendread more

Tips: - Diet Coke refills are free…read more - All-day dim sum is on the menu. The soup dumplings are excellent. - Get the wonton noodle soup. I have been meaning to drop by Lee Chen Asian Bistro for the longest time. I often have been sidetracked by the eateries around it. In this plaza, I have now eaten at every restaurant, except for The Keg and Popeyes. It's nice to say that I've been to Lee Chen and I have no hesitation returning. Last Saturday, I dropped by for a late lunch. Lee Chen is next door to Ramen Yutaka. I found a parking spot and backed into it. I then walked over to this eatery. It's a spacious, pretty restaurant. I saw the sign that said to wait to be seated. I got Amy, who was delightful. She led me to a table. It was comfortable being here for a casual late lunch. She asked if I wanted something to drink. It's Coke products. I got a Diet Coke. She was attentive getting me refills. Running errands got me thirsty. I ended up with three drinks during my stay here. You use a tablet to place your order. What makes this eatery attractive is that it has dim sum. I probably changed my order three times. I wanted dim sum. I also saw the noodle soups, so I had to compromise. Here's what I ordered food-wise: - Soup-filled pork dumplings (6) - Wonton pork noodle soup Another female server came over. She started talking to me in Mandarin. I had to stop her. I don't speak Mandarin. She switched things up and spoke to me in English and asked if I had placed my order. I said that I had placed an order for a Diet Coke. Amy came over and picked up the tablet. All was great. She sent my order to the kitchen. I got my soup-filled dumplings first. They were perfectly steamed. The wrappers were thin. There was lots of soup. The pork filling was tasty. They were perfection. They didn't need the vinegar dipping sauce. I loved my bowl of wonton noodle soup. The wontons were tasty. The filling and number of wontons I got were generous. The broth was clear and perfect. I loved the fried omelette that was shredded and placed on top of the soup. The seaweed and green onions made this dish yummy. Oh, the noodles. They were perfect, too. I got a lot of them. I got a warm sesame ball with red bean paste in it. It was delicious and a great way to end my meal. The only downside was getting my server to get me the bill. I actually walked up to the counter to get it. I paid with a credit card. I tipped and tapped. Done! I visited the women's washroom before I left. The hardware on the door of a woman was so elegant. The stall that I used was clean. It was clean. No complaints. I grabbed a candy and fortune cookie as I headed out the door. I loved dining here. I'd return for more good eats. (105)

My wife was there with her bestie. They were there at 7 and ordered food at 7:15. The servers gave…read morethem the bill at 8:10 saying that they were closing even though the restaurant was supposed to close at 9:00 as posted at the front. They ushered them out into the cold at 8:20 and would not let my wife wait for me to pick her up. Very rude. Very disappointing. Very bad attitude. Definitely not going back, ever.

Parking lot smelled of good food, so decided go try this spot, and glad we did!…read more Friendly service. Fast. Free parking. Small seating area which fits, perfect to grab takeout and go. Pad Thai is SPICY! Their menu denotes spicy food with an asterisk instead of the easier to spot chilli peppers, but surprisingly it is really good! I've been back twice for the Pad Thai already. Not necessarily the taste at a Thai restaurant, but I like it. Also love that they add large pieces of fried tofu. 5/5 Fried rice was mediocre. Onion rings was not very good, soggy, and breading instead of batter which is more typical for onion rings, my 7yo did not really like it. 3/5 Chicken and broccoli on rice was also good. 4.5/5

Tip: This restaurant is on Skip the Dishes…read more Yesterday, I was in Pickering. I wanted to grab some takeout for dinner before heading home. Skip the Dishes had a discount code. If I spent $30 on an order, I'd get 50% off. Sweet! I found Dragon Gem. I looked at the menu. Whenever I see ho fun on the menu, I have to get it. My order consisted of these items: - Beef ho fun - Large wonton soup I got an estimated time of ten minutes for my order to be ready. I thought that it was a mistake. It made sense when I got to the restaurant. I needed ten minutes to drive over here. It's in a plaza that I have frequented before. It has a Rexall that I shopped at in the past. I had no problem finding a parking spot near this restaurant. I backed into an available spot and walked in. I have never seen so many folks in a kitchen! I'd guess that there were eight folks making food and packing up orders. Wow! I got the nicest woman. I rattled off the last four numbers of my Skip the Dishes order. She found it and my name on the order. Yay! She handed me my food in a paper bag with a plastic bag around it. I thanked her and left. Everything was packed well. No leakage. My food and soup were still hot when I got home with it. I looked forward to chowing down. I started with the wonton soup. The broth was perfect. It was clear and had a touch of salt that I liked. There were many wontons that had flavourful pork filling. Each wonton was softer than expected, but it was nice not to exert much effort chewing it. It had sliced barbeque pork in it. So good! I got crunchy sticks. I've never been a fan of them, so I didn't put them in my soup. I loved the beef ho fun. It was perfect. It had lots of tender beef slices. The rice noodles (ho fun) were so good. They were stir-fried and tasted amazing. My dish had sliced onions and bean sprouts in every bite. The portion size was generous. Excellent food! I'd return for more when I'm in the area. (54)

Their food combos are delicious and their quality is consistent having been there was few times!…read morePrice is very reasonable and it's another Chinese comfort food place to keep on the lookout!

The wok hei here is pretty good. I mirror a lot of the other reviews for this restaurant in that…read morethis was not an expected find in Aurora. For the price, it's pretty reasonable and the portions are generous. Their lunches are a good deal as it comes with a soup and thus, i order, generally the egg rice noodle with beef, but they have a fair variety of hk/canto dishes you can choose from. In terms of speed, they're extremely quick with the orders and you get it within 10 minutes. Just be aware, some of the dishes may be too salty or oily, so if you don't want that, i would probably not recommend here. Food: 4/5 Service: 4.5/5 Price Point: 5/5 Overall: 4.5/5

The wait was quite short but make sure you let the waitress know how many are in your party and…read moreyou'll be handed a number they'll call out! The food didn't come with the soup and drink included but I think that may just be for a selection of the dishes. The meats were all so tender and deliciously seasoned. The squid too! Which is hard to nail at a lot of places. The only caveat is that the prices are a bit higher than other Hong Kong cafes. But even the teas are hand pulled and visible by its own separate window. Huge portions and yummy food. I would definitely recommend.

We came here for the Friday night dinner. And picked a corner booth, because we have a baby…read more Customer can scan the QR code to order online. They have so many options that I was so hard to pick and Choose. My husband got Spanish sauce with Cheese Fish baked rice, and I got the seafood creamy cheese baked rice. They both come with a soup and a drink. We chose the Chinese soup and milk tea. I like their Chinese soup, which was very tasty. The milk tea was so HK style and strong. Both dishes of baked rice were $20, but I like the seafood one more than the fish one. The Spanish sauce was a bit spicy. My seafood rice has more variety seafood eat, and it was so creamy and cheesy. Both dishes came with soup as well, but I forgot to take pictures. Customer can choose either Chinese soup or HK style Borscht soup. My husband doesn't like Borscht soup, so we both had Chinese soup. We couldn't finish all of them, so we packed the rest up. Definitely will come back.

We've been here a few times but I didn't manage to write reviews before. The restaurant is clean,…read morebright and spacious, the tables are not packed too close together . This is a nice place for morning yum cha as they offer special price $5.30 before 11am for small, medium and large dim sums and also 2 types of claypot rice. The dim sums are of good quality, in decent size, freshly made and not too salty & oily. There's a built-in 12% service charge, 2 of us ended up paying $13.25 each (tax & service charge inclusive) with 4 dim sums, it's good value. As many customers visit before 11am, it appeared a bit understaffed but overall was still good. I won't hesitate to visit this restaurant again.

Lovely dim sum spot and revisited for dinner this time. A ton of of parking space in this plaza…read more They have a Peking duck 2 course limited time special promotion currently between 3:30pm-9:30pm for $30 if you order over $50 before tax, cash payment. We ordered the Peking duck and the meat was tender and juicy. The Peking duck marinate is just slightly on the blend side but decent overall. The standard comes with 12 Peking wraps only but they give 16 wraps here. Plus they offer vinegar carrots & turnips on the side added to your peking wrap which makes it very refreshing. Normally this is not offered in other places. Bonus points and good job to chef's creativity on the careful thoughts. Ordered the RARE snake and chicken soup "Dragon Phoenix Soup". Snake soup is a traditional Cantonese delicacy popular in the winter to provide warmth and improve circulation. The soup comes with crispy crunches, lemon left and cilantro on the side to go with the soup. The soup was loaded with fillings of snake, chicken, fish maw, wood ear mushroom, mushroom, ginger and orange peel. Soup flavour was great and delicious. I haven't had snake soup in years ever since living in Toronto. What a nostalgic item! We pre-ordered the GIANT seabass tail and the fish fillet was fresh and bouncy. The fish is deep fried drizzled over umami sauce cooked in tofu, shitaki mushrooms, chinese bbq and veggies to bring depth to the sauce. A great dish to share with family and goes well with rice along with the sauce. Ended off the meal with free mango pudding desserts. It was smooth, creamy and had a strong mango flavour. Light, simple and fruity. I enjoyed the dinner very much and all the dishes were delighted. Please do try my recommended dishes, 5 stars!!

This restaurant has been around for quite a long time, and my friend lives nearby and goes there…read moreall the time Today, we decided to give it a try and ordered a few dishes she recommended. The fried squid, fried green beans, chicken feet, and beef rice rolls were all quite tasty The fried dumplings, however, were not as good as the ones I can buy at the grocery store The fried meatballs were below average too--the skin was just too thick. The service was actually pretty good The interior was spacious, clean, and pretty standard. Overall, we had a nice meal, but I wouldn't say it's a must-try

Service was good and food was decent. They seemed to have all-day dim sum, as we were presented…read morewith 3 different menus upon being seated on the table: main menu (large dishes), dim sum menu on paper, and a small card containing 3 items on special that day. The restaurant was packed and it was a bit hard to get a hold of a server at times, but their service was pretty good overall given the speed, ability to customize some menu items, and attentiveness. We ordered the Scallops with Vegetables, and we got to choose what type of vegetables we wanted (usually we don't get to choose in other Chinese restaurants). We opted for choy sum, but we also could've chosen from a selection of mixed vegetables, bok choy, snow peas, mushrooms, etc. Surprisingly, the scallops came as jumbo scallops. I was expecting smaller-sized scallops like in other Chinese restaurants. The dish was tasty and I could taste the ginger. Seafood and Garlic Fried Rice was alright - no different than those in other similar restaurants. The rice was quite dry and there were small pieces of shrimps and scallops in the mix.