It would be nice to have a Chevy option downtown, halfway in terms of price and quality between Rol San and Mott 32. 
How has Moon Palace been lately?
1 Like
Pretty good! Former chef of Richmond Hill’s ’ The Emperor ’ is still at the helm!
2 Likes
Good to know. Thanks, @THECHARLES 
Just for discussion purposes and randomly picking an example…Looking at the irregular and unevenly burnt skin of LWH’s posted $88, 8 pieces Roasted Pork Belly compared to Hong Kong’s Lei Garden signature version. It seemed this TOP chef skill isn’t really that TOP after all? 
…Considering Lei Garden is no longer top tier anymore with quite a few ‘up and comer’ offering even better looking and tasty products!!
BTW, the plate of ’ Siu Yuk ’ costs the equivalent of only CAD$25!..and Man! they were goooood!!
2 Likes
See @THECHARLES even Toronto life referred to Mimi Chinese as high end 
oh boy what a reliable source wink wink
1 Like
To be fair, I didn’t say TOP chef, I said top hotel. 
According to the Toronto Life article (already linked here by msrleny), they named the chefs as: “Heyden Sin and Huang Zhenqing both [of whom] worked in extremely high-end dining back home.”
And re comparing to Lei Garden in Hong Kong, I’d argue that’s not really pertinent since we live in Toronto. I get the exorbitant pricing issue which has been discussed at length here and @Reddit but I guess the expression “the proof is in the pudding” applies and will post a review after we visit there to see for ourselves. Would appreciate if others do same.
In the meantime, with Mott 32 and now LWH, it’s good to see attempts to do ultra-high-end Chinese cuisine here in Toronto. It’s a far cry from the days here when the ‘better’ Chinese restaurants served chop suey and chicken balls.
2 Likes
…She also used the words ‘in town’ in her write up but ignored mentioning the QJD, LUNA and ZUNYAN further uptown! Establishments that offer a $4000 set menu for 10 in a gorgeous private room setting should be more than qualified to be called ’ fine dining '?!!
Maybe the writer is spending too much time looking after her two children at home rather than spending more time on research and homework before publishing?!
I place more faith in recommendations by Toronto Life’s former contributor - Renee Suen!
2 Likes
