Asian Legend

Asian Legend on Dundas in Chinatown delivers Northern Chinese flavors with precision and consistency. Their steamed soup-filled dumplings (crab & pork) are a standout — delicate wrappers encasing a burst of savory broth and finely seasoned filling that speaks to time-honored technique . The pan-fried chicken potstickers add a pleasant crunch and juicy interior, striking a balance that’s tough to master . I also enjoyed the Kung Pao Shrimp, where shrimp are fresh and stir-fried to a perfect sheen, coated in a sweet-spicy sauce . The extensive menu reflects their commitment to health — less oil, less salt — but the flavors stay bold . The space blends modern style with nostalgic Chinese motifs, creating a comfortable setting for both casual meals and family gatherings . Service is cheerful and prompt, and portion sizes offer real value — a full experience without breaking the bank. If you appreciate well-executed Northern Chinese cuisine — from dumplings to stir-fry — Asian Legend is a reliable and satisfying go-to in Toronto’s Chinatown.

I went there on Sat, May 31st, 2025, around 2pm. It's not crowded. The service was great. The jelly fish salad was a little too salty for me.

spot felt very mid still. on the expensive end for less quantity compared to other competitors in the china town area and quality isn't exceptional

Soup dumplings are good and hot but are not as souped up compared to the one in Leslie + Finch location (closes permanently Sept 30). You can see in the picture that it is a bit shriveled up The smoked bbq duck was great. Definitely recommend rice or noodles to go with it as it's salty. The price of these items are too expensive nowadays sadly. $13.99 for 6 crab meat soup dumplings is not it. The waiter is super nice and merged and additional table to give us more eating space

A good Northern Chinese food experience. Dim Sum is quite limited in options but has quite unexpected good selections of land and duck.

Follow @bredgyeats for more food photos! Round 2 of Dong Po Pork had, the same delicious taste but with a side of broccoli which soaked up the addicting juices much better, and the soup dumplings were filled with a savoury porky soup with a subtle fragrance of cooking wine.

The fried egg desserts with red bean paste are absolutely a must-try here! Overall, good Shanghainese food in downtown Toronto. *Amex accepted here*

A great spot with an impressive menu of Chinese dishes in downtown. Always a popular place as well! Here, we got the Steamed Soup-filled Dumplings with Crab Meat and Pork. The broth could be a bit stronger and more aromatic in flavour, but still a decent choice. The Noodles with Minced Pork in Peking Sauce were delicious, the noodles had an incredible bite and texture to them. And finally, the Camphor Smoked Duck, amazing if you like duck. Some pieces were a tad dry, but that is just being picky. Overall, you cannot go wrong with the dishes here!

I was visiting for work and wanted some dim sum. A friend told me to try it out. I wanted to try everything on the menu, but obviously couldn't, so narrowed it down to my two favorites: crab/pork soup dumplings and beef noodles. Dumplings were solid. Beef noodles: the beef was tender; noodles were not exactly my style (too thick) but still good. It was only me and another couple, so the service was great as well. The ambiance inside was much nicer than I expected! I'm excited to again and try other dishes.

Very disappointed. Asian Legend varies by location. I don't recommend this one - the dishes don't come close to what I remember.

The Taiwanese beef fatal soup is top notch, fresh chewing noodles and lots and lots of beef. The flavor is unmatched Asian legend has so many locations.

We've here only two times, the menu has lots of dishes, looking great, and the inside decor is quite nice. We tried 6 dishes, so far they ranged ok to great. We plan to go back and try more. The only pretty disappointing thing is I found a sharp broken hard plastic piece in a dish (Gua Bao), the waitress didn't offer a refund, which is a common good practice in restaurants. The waitress did offer an exchange, but I already ate half, wouldn't have room for more.

* I am a Xiao Long Bao (XLB) enthusiast, so I ordered XLB (Crab & Pork, takeout) only. Thus my review is quite limited. I mentioned in another Asian Legend (North York) location's review, this chain restaurant tastes different by location. This Dundas x Spadina is the closest one to my workplace. I have been here for XLB a few times before. But, my experiences were negative - inconsistent - sometimes, over-steamed, too salty, lack of crab flavor, and soup leaking. After a few disappointing experiences, I stopped coming here, and visited other places for XLBs as this area (Dundas x Spadina) is a mecca of XLBs. In spite of these experiences, I came back here today to respond to my urgent need - my crab XLB craving :). Also, I appreciate the places that are still serving crab XLBs more these days, as many places stopped making it due to the high food/labor cost. So, I should revisit this place again. Today's Crab XLB was the best in my experience of this location. The wrappers were thin, NO leak of soup, and good meat & soup ratio. The pleats were beautiful. Elegant. Satisfied. Thank you!

White guy walks Into random Asian restaurant with good results. Some language issues and the workers should get rid of their masks. Best item was the green onion pancake. Chicken fried rice could have been great, but some pieces of white chicken were sketchy. The veggie potsickers had some promise too.

The service is pretty good, and the food came fast. The beef rolling pie is just OK, not bad, but we definitely had better ones elsewhere. The spicy shredded beef is great, and we enjoyed the flavor a lot. Rice is overpriced. $3.25 for a small bowl of rice was surprising.

Beware this place! Non-existent service and demanding a higher tip?! (so many reviews about this) This place has gone down the toilet. Service was non-existent and food was just terrible. Our tea was never re-filled and the waitress never checked on our table. There was only 2 other tables so they were not busy at all but the second dish took forever to arrive. The fried dumpling special was not even crispy and very soft. The steamed buns were very dry and flavourless. I still provided a 10% tip but the waiter SHOVED the payment back in my face and demanded I tip more. I was feeling pressured and he embarrassed me in front of my guest. I reached for my wallet and topped it up. But even after doing that he just took the payments back and didn't acknowledge it or say thanks!! I regret topping up the tip or giving any at all. At this point I was pretty angry that he had the audacity to demand a HIGHER TIP when I didn't receive any service. All they did was set the food on the table and made us feel very uncomfortable. Restaurant not only left me with a bad taste but many negative emotions. Needless to say after going here for many years with friends and family, I will not be recommending this place to anyone.

If you're in the area and overwhelmed by food options, worries about flavour, quality, service, seating comfort...come to Asian Legend. Specialized in Northern Chinese dim sum they have a variety of dumplings, steamed buns, potstickers, deep-fried pancakes for a simpler meal, or you can order a full dinner with stir-fry, soups and stews, noodles and rice. There's something for everyone, though vegetarian options are limited. The last time I was here was years ago but this time did not disappoint at all! The dumpling skin was not too thick, the meat filling was plentiful and flavourful, and food came out quickly piping hot. You can't go wrong with an order of xiaolongbao--steamed pork and shrimp soup bun, and some scallion/green onion pancakes. Notable items included their "Silver" steamed bun, which you can get deep fried (highly recommend) - it is a simple steamed bun from the outside but inside you will see little sections. Splitting up the bun with the "grain" reveals that the pieces inside actually tear away like string cheese - a sign of excellent handiwork by the kitchen to achieve this quality. Accompanied with sweet condensed milk, this is both an appetizer and a dessert item loved by many for its simplicity and enjoyable eating experience. Service was attentive and kept our teapot filled throughout the meal, and ordering is made easy with the many pictures in the menu and clear numbering system for menu items. Consistently one of the cleanest and most reliable chains in town, so always an easy go-to when in doubt on what to eat. Prices have gone up with the times but are still worth it and relatively affordable - we walked away at $20 a person before tips. Their front entrance and their washroom is one downside - it is not accessible because of a steep set of stairs even to their main dining area, and another set downwards (two in total) to the washroom. The washroom is also small and narrow stalls which feel quite tight because of the heavy stall doors (which depending on the weather may not close properly either). Tough to renovate for such things, so do keep in mind if those are of concern - consider takeout instead!

I was always a bit skeptical when it came to chain Chinese restaurants, but Asian Legend proved me wrong. Unlike many other North American Chinese restaurants that serve greasy, oily, and overly salty food, Asian Legend's dishes are lighter, less oily, and yet they still pack in flavours. The ambience inside is clean, nice, and I like how they give you paper to write down your orders yourself (like in some dim sum places). Portion sizes are just right, and customer service is quite good. Asian Legend specializes in northern-style Chinese cuisine, with all-day dim sum that includes xiao long bao and other steamed dumplings. The dim sum menu isn't as large as those in other dim sum places, but their dishes are of high quality. Review of some of the items that I've tried: - Steamed Vegetarian Dumplings: Come in 6 large pieces in a bamboo basket; filled with minced greens and mushrooms - very flavourful. - Assorted Seafood with Sizzling (Crispy) Rice: They ask if you want the seafood & vegs with sauce to be poured over the crispy rice or not (some people prefer the crispy rice to stay crispy). Delicious dish - the assorted seafood includes shrimps, scallops, calamari, with assorted vegetables (broccoli, carrot, snap peas, shiitake mushrooms). - Snow Pea Shoots with Garlic: Standard but awesome accompaniment to the other dishes. - Fried Rice with Diced Fish, Ginger, and Egg White: This caught me by surprise (in a good way) because it's not as oily or greasy as the fried rice in many other Chinese restaurants. It's light, tastes "healthy", with a good amount of diced fish, egg whites, small ginger slices, and some vegs.

Soup dumplings were amazing. Servers were helpful. Restaurant was clean. Overall great time!

YUM! Ordered takeout from here on a particularly stormy, freezing night & could not have been happier. Being from Miami, we don't have great Asian food so super delighted that even a delivery spot around the corner from our hotel was fantastic! General Tso's Chicken, Vegetable Lo Mein & Shrimp Fried Rice hit the spot. Everything was so delish!

We had a team member who was leaving work to pursue his dream job and we took him out for lunch. This place was suggested and quickly liked by a few. The restaurant managers/owners generally I think underestimate the power of mentioning a bit more details on the menu or at least a server who is knowledgeable about ingredients. In the absence of information I went the safest route of ordering a plain congee and a steamed bun. My order would easily have been more than double if the right information was provided. So on the limited items that I could have, my review is not a review per se. One cannot mess up a Congee and a bun. However the food did not arrive all together and out of respect for others, all of us had to wait. Which resulted in food going cold. The congee and bun were as good as they can be

This is a really great place for authentic Chinese food! I've ordered a variety of their foods, from xiao long bao to hot and sour soup to Peking duck. All of it is delicious, it's not the best Chinese food I've ever had but it's pretty darn good and hits the spot. The atmosphere is great, clean and modern. It looks like a high-end restaurant, but the prices are very reasonable! Service is generally good, but it kind of depends on the day. That's the only reason I'm holding back from 5 stars.

What a serious gem. Came here on a David Chang recommendation and was definitely not disappointed. Being met with the same apathy and authenticity as any of the best Chinese restaurants in nyc along with only Asian people eating in the dinning room I knew it was legit. We got some dim sum, pork dumplings, xio long bao soup dumplings, Baby bok choy, shrimp things (pictured) and a seafood fried rice. So full. So cheap. They have beer and teas. Everything we had we spent like $60? Maybe less. Including beer and tip. Highly reccomend.

Not bad but quality control should be supervised. We order probably once a month and food quality is a hit or miss. Like today, broccoli was old. Some time the beef noodles, the beef is tough.

Pros: Great soup dumplings! Stand out crispy squid and cold middle dishes. A real stand out from the Cantonese places on the strip and a very different style being North Eastern Chinese Cuisine. This spot may unseat my old standard "House of Gourmet" Cons: Service was a little scattered and we had wrong dishes delivered to us and had to ask for sauces. Recommended. Go for soup dumplings and die happy!

I've been to the restaurant a few times now and I can say that the food is solid. Not the best Chinese food I've had but nonetheless the food is good here. I'm a fan of dumplings so I tend to order different types each time I'm here. So far I've enjoyed each type that I've tried (steam soup filled and vegetarian). Hope to try them all some day. We also had the mapo tofu which is our favourite dish here and we've also had fried rice and meat dishes which were good as well. The food arrived quickly and the servers were fairly friendly and checked in on us often so I am pleased with the service. In terms of the restaurant space itself, they have tables on two floors. They usually do not open up the tables downstairs unless it is packed upstairs so there is quite a bit of space in the restaurant. If you're in the Chinatown area Asian Legend is a fairly good option if you're craving Chinese food.

Been to other locations and this one was good for service and being in the heart of Chinatown..we see seeking solace in a familiar menu. food was tasty but a little heavy with the white pepper with the beef and egg white soup dish. dishes came out quickly and were large and shareable as always. snowpea leaves were very tender and young..not woody at all. pricey for Chinese food in Chinatown but well worth it. not stroller friendly but thankfully good Samaritans came to the rescue!

Without question the worst cashew nut chicken I ever unfortunately ordered... Smaller than most restaurants portions, to top it off; $18.01 for garbage food. There are many WRONGS in this world; a bad meal is pretty low in the grand scheme of things/life. BUT; a garbage meal is still a garbage meal. Staff looked miserable, absolutely unpleasant. I don't need an ass-kissing or TLC at a fast food Chinese restaurant, this was depressing. Waste of money, waste of time.

Tucked away into the many food places of China town in Toronto is this place, asian legend. Bruh lemme tell you, this restaurant is legendary, primarily because of the soup dumplings. I've never had them before but was told to go here by a friend. It can be difficult to spot walking down the street so I'm not sure how people would know to go here without being told beforehand. Come here for the xiaolongbao(soup dumplings) trust me. Are you stupid? Are you duuumb? They're best fresh and with a little bit of the vinegar they provide. Really good flavour, overall A+.

I had recalled that Asian cuisine in Toronto was top notch from a trip during school over 10 years ago. On this return trip, I was happy to see it was still the case. Asian Legend, located in the Chinatown area of Toronto is a perfect example of this top notch cuisine. Having eaten in Hong Kong, China, Vancouver, San Francisco, and LA, I have certain expectations when it comes to Chinese food and flavor. Asian Legend met them and in some cases exceeded those expectations. The decor is modern and really belies it's Chinatown location. But the diverse menu, friendly prices, and casual service remind you that this gem really is in Chinatown next to many 1 star locales. Our choices: Crab meat and pork soup dumplings - excellent. The crab meat and pork were both very distinct and very fresh. The dumpling skins were a tad thicker than many places, but there was plenty of soup in each one. Crab meat and fish maw soup - a large bowl of soup came out piping hot. Not as much crab meat as I expected, but reasonable given the low price. Lobster e fu mein - a huge lobster accompanied the e-fu noodles. At least three large claws were present and the flavor was wonderful. The noodles were a bit dry though and could have used more lobster sauce. Overall, a huge portion for the price. Asian Legend accepts credit cards, but not American Express.

Better than din tai fung xlb. Very flavorful, you won't even need the vinegar dipping sauce.

Frequent client for take out and sit in. This is a favorite go to for Asian food and I've been coming since they were just a small stand in dragon Cotu. Favorites are the noodles with Peking minced meat sauce, the seafood and tofu casserole and the beef with green onion pancake.

It's definitely one of the cleanest restaurants in Chinatown. If this is what you're after read no more. We order just two simple noodles, and both disappointed. The spicy noodle was by far the worse. First of all, it wasn't spicy. In fact I can't remember the last time it was spicy. The soup base lack life. Never again will I order this at this location. The dai lo mein was missing sea cucumber and a host of other stuff. Felt ripped. Oh well. At least the place looked clean .

We ordered takeout. It was exceptional. If you're into Sichuan cuisine, this iteration of Mapo Tofu will not let you down. It's spicy, oily, meaty, and absolutely delicious. One thing that surprised us was the soup dumplings. As Xiao long bao connoisseurs, we were expecting a mess of exploded dumplings. However, they came all perfectly intact, still warm and full of soup. While it wasn't as good as fresh (obviously), they were pretty damn good, and were well worth the cost. The baos were less exciting. They were not juicy, and the bun itself tasted off - the texture was strange and not crispy enough. All in all, a great choice for authentic Chinese takeout. Will be ordering here for the rest of our lives.

Everything was delicious and on point. Great prices, and quality of food. We ordered the peking duck (two courses), beef and green onion pancakes, eggplant casserole, fried tofu cubes, green beans, and Xiao Long bao with crab meat. Servers also refilled our team and water constantly. Would recommend 100%!

Given the variance of the reviews, I think we fell on the lucky end of the spectrum. We had friendly servers and generally great food. We got the duck, fried dumplings, meat roll, egg white with crab meat and broccoli, and dan dan noodles. Apart from the noodles (which had no peanut flavor) and the fried dumplings (they weren't potstickers and had a flimsy texture), everything else was good. The duck came with thin chinese style pancake/tortillas and crunchy cucumbers, and along with the sweet sauce, tastes rich and refreshing at the same time. If you like diy, then good news, you get to wrap it however you want. The egg white with crab meat and broccoli had a perfect savory taste and the egg was done just right where it slides down to your stomach and warms you up as you swallow it. Meat roll is also worth a try! Tons of beef wrapped in a chewy thick pancake. That's it for the food description - now for the more personal side - two of us couldn't speak mandarin well but tried to, and the server was cool. Corrected us whenever we fumbled into something awkward. At some point, though, she was like, so... tell me what's the number? lol

Dropped by the Asian Legend on Dundas for a quick dinner. There's both an upstairs section and a downstairs section. The upstairs section contains the bulk of the seating, but there's a large room for private, larger parties, and a smaller seating area downstairs. We got seated upstairs - the dining room has a nice view of Dundas because the facade is basically all one window, which was important for us because we needed to figure out if it was raining or not. The menu is pretty extensive but also pretty typical of a Chinese restaurant - I didn't find anything particularly exciting that you wouldn't be able to find anywhere else down Spadina. Service was a little strange - it seems like they aren't quite in sync. We were approached by two waiters within about five minutes asking if we were ready to order. We got the shredded pork in chili sauce and an order of the beef wrapped in chive pancake. Both were pretty blah - nothing bad, but I've definitely had better. The portions for the plate dishes are huge though - for the two of us, we ate until we were full, and were able to pack a good amount back home. Overall, a very solid but unmemorable dining experience, especially considering the fact that we were in the middle of Chinatown and could have probably gone anywhere else. Considering the portions, it was priced very reasonably.

After reading other reviews I thought I would take the chance and try it out. I ordered a shredded chicken noodle soup bowl and some steamed pork buns. The portion size was generous for the soup. It was perfect for the damp and chilly weather. Soup and buns were delicious and reasonably priced. Very busy place. Staff were polite and attentive. I would highly recommend.

Food at Asian Legend today was such a disappointment. 1. Their staple soup-filled pork dumplings (Xiao Long Bao) had broken skin on every single one of them. 2. Their fried pork buns tasted sour... 3. The worst part is! They advertised their "hand-made noodles" for an extra $1. When the dish came, it's like one of those flat store-bought noodles. (I will post the photo for proof.) Overall experience is subpar.

Since living in LA and having a chance to go to Din Tai Fung whenever I wanted, it makes it really hard to think anywhere else could be better. This place was authentic and tastes like bistro dim sum. We got the soup dumplings, shrimp steamed dumplings, and scallion beef rolls.

They do not honour their prices on their own website. For a duck dish priced $24.95 on their site, they said it was $30 when I called in an order...

This was our first Chinatown experience and it left much to be desired. I'll start by saying that the menu is extensive, with over 160 items to choose from. Perhaps we didn't order the best dishes. We ordered the soup dumplings with crab meat and pork, which were the highlight of the night. Both the Sui Mai and the chicken and cabbage potsticker, which were on special, did not hit home. They were both bland and could have used some salt. The last dish, stir fried Ho Fun with beef was good but the beef had an interesting texture, it had no chew and fell apart in your mouth. I'd say the noodles had good flavour but could have been better. To sum up, the food was good. It wasn't great, it wasn't bad... it was good. The service was great. Food came quickly and servers were always nearby. If I do come back to this location, the soup dumplings are the only thing that I will be ordering again.

For some reason you expect good Chinese food to only be served at ugly restaurants. But not this place. It's modern, clean and still serves rather incredible food. Dim sum, seafood, large dishes etc. The only down side to this place is that they have a limited dim sum menu and there are no old ladies to push the food around in carts. Everything on the menu is super delicious. They have large party rooms and can easily seat groups of 8-10 in their main area as well. Highly recommend.

Over the years I've eaten at every Asian Legend location and this one is still my go-to. This is my place when I'm craving carbs, need to bring a non-Asian friend to eat Chinese food, or am feeling a bit homesick. It's not the best Chinese food in Toronto, but the taste is consistent and the menu is extensive enough so there's something for everyone. They even have combo dishes in case you don't feel like going 'family style'. My go-to dishes: -Beijing duck 3 ways (wrapped with pancakes, diced and stir fried with lettuce wrap, and bones cooked in soup) -any of their soup dumplings -beef wrapped in green onion pancake -snow pea shoots with mushroom New discovery: -savoury soybean soup (only $3.50!)

Food was ok nothing special. The taste was more blend i don't know i thought after reading the reviews it will be a good place but I didn't like the food flavors. We ordered a lot of food. After waiting so long that someone's gonna pick up our order. To this counts noodle with beef, crispy fried noodles, veggies and dumplings and beef pancake. Actually I liked the beef pancake and the dumplings. When we were finished we ordered the bill. A lady came with the takeout boxes and then the drama starts I don't know the lady was packing the food and she throws angry the empty plate on the table. She got so upset first I thought I gave here to less tip and then I was like no it can't be. So she was so angry she went to the other waiters and keep on pointing to our table and she was like angry like no tomorrow. I was literally shocked what happen to her. Trying to ask but well she didn't speak English. So I ignored them all of them. I don't know maybe she got mad that I couldn't finish my food. So my advice for this place is nothing special. If you want some waiter getting angry at you for no reason sure go ahead. This place is not recommended from my side.

Good stable quality Chinese food. Ordered a variety of items: duck, dumplings, fried rice, beef noodle. All were good. The duck was a bit dry but still decent. The beef noodle was the best. Dumplings were also good with a thin wrapping like it should be. Service was good, came to change dishes and replenish tea frequently. However, the free dessert was way too sweet. It was the red bean dessert soup (with coconut).

Great variety of Chinese and Taiwanese dishes, pretty good portions. No need to worry about ordering here if you're not comfortable with Mandarin/Cantonese/English- you're given a paper to write down the corresponding numbers of the items you want from the menu. Waitresses were polite and efficient. FOOD: I recommend the cold jellyfish salad and any of their vegetables. Hot and sour fish was decent but over-seasoned for our taste. Shrimp dumplings were nicely flavored but skin was too thick and chewy. DRINKS: Tea is some of the best we've had at Chinatown restaurants! I also loved their homemade plum juice (秘製烏梅湯).

I did take out form here and it was jsut ok. I had the chilli chicken at eh Don mills location and it was awesome. But this one wasn't hot and wasn't tasty. So I sad that it wasn't as good as the Don mills one as it is closer to my home but I guess I will be forced to go to Don mills.

Visiting Toronto for the first time and just wanted some decent asian food, walked into this place and was pleasantly surprised. Price was ok and food was pretty good. We tried some new things like the beef pancakes, fried bread (dip in sweet condensed milk), shanghai dumplings, half peking duck and fried rice. Only thing that I have had the in the past was the shanghai dumplings of course, these were pretty good since it was juicy and flavorful. Since it was the first time trying the beef pancake and fried bread, i don't have a comparison but they were pretty decent. I probably wouldn't order it again since I tried it once before - its too much carbs honestly, i prefer more meat. Half peking duck was over cooked - not great Fried Rice - was okay It was a pretty long wait for this place but it was probably the best of all the other options at the peak dinner time.

Went there with my husband on a Saturday night, and noticed that they don't have many tables for 2-4 people. So you basically have to wait until a table is available. They do have seats on 2 levels. The Chinese food was average, nothing special. It's a little bit over priced compared to the other Chinese restaurants that's in the area.

Snap Judgement: We love this place! When the question of where to host an informal celebratory dinner with friends and family came up, the answer was easy, Asian Legend. Good food. Nice, clean space. Lovely private rooms. From my experience, Asian Legend has been consistently good. I knew I could count on them to deliver a great dinning experience and set the tones of the rest of the evening. They were right on. The entire dinner has been pre-ordered ahead of time [Thank you, you know who you are]. So when the entourage arrived and was seated, the staff brought out each course without a hitch. One dish that stood out was the Peking Duck. It was Peking-Delicious! The crispy skin and tender meat were so good. It looked so tasty that one of our vegetarian guests ALMOST jumped off the wagon to join in! Thumbs up from all around the table. The lobster dishes with Szechuan and Ginger & Green Onion sauce were also a hit. They were freshly and properly prepared. Our dad didn't say a word after the lobster dishes arrived. You wonder why? Both dishes stayed right in front of him most of the time. We love and appreciate that the meals came out fresh and hot from the kitchen like they should. And in terms of tastiness, you know that everything must be mouthwatering good, when there are no photos attached to this review. No time for snapping photos when you are dinning with my group of people. You snooze, you lose! Overall, I could not ask for a more fun and delightful evening at Asian Legend. Even the staff, who usually look stern, cracked smiles...or was it the promise of the automatic gratuity that brought out those bright smiles?

Let me first tell you the determination it took for me to eat here. The night before my boyfriend told me he wanted to leave early the next morning to drive home so I tried looking up the restaurant hours online and it could not be found so I figured most restaurants open after 10am. We got there exactly at 10am the next morning and it was still closed as were most of the other restaurants in Chinatown. I wasn't giving up without eating dim sum in Toronto before driving back so I walked up and down the street asking random chinese people what time most restaurants open on sundays using my elementary level chinese skills :) No one seemed to know so I went to the internet cafe across the street to speak to the employee on duty and he also did not know what time it opened and was extremely puzzled why someone would have to eat specifically at Asian Legend when he could recommend other restaurants down the street that were opened. I wanted to call Asian Legend hoping the hours would be recorded on the answering machine but my phone internet doesn't work in Canada so asked if I could buy like 5 min internet time at the internet cafe. The guy was really nice and let me use his own computer and when I called Asian Legend they picked up and told me they were opened?! I was like umm I was just outside and he told me he was on the way to open the door as we speak. So now that I've wasted a half hour and my boyfriend is irritated waiting in the car we go inside and my boyfriend is expecting this place better be no less than amazing. I ordered soup dumplings, jelly fish, deep fried tofu, red bean pancake and the waiter recommended this onion/beef fried pancake which was very good. The fried tofu and pancakes were my favorite picks and we had some pancakes leftover for our long drive back. My boyfriend and I were both very happy we got to eat here.

People really love this place. And who am I to disagree, other than one among the throng of Yelpers. There's nothing really wrong with Asian Legend. This is but one outpost of a chain that spans Toronto and it's suburbs' Chinatowns. The menu is expansive, capturing more and less authentic dishes, so if you're going with a mix of adventurous and less-adventurous diners you can get your abalone and pigs intestines fix right next to your moo shu pork and chicken show mein. About that moo shu; it's actually very good, and for a dish that seems to be dying out in downtown Toronto I'm happy to see it on the menu. Lunch is a great excuse for a noodle soup, and Asian Legend's satisfies; plump wontons or ample slices of barbecue pork; springy noodles and crisp veg in a broth that has some character. There are three things that preclude a more enthusiastic review: 1) Asian Legend tries to cover off all the Chinese Food bases. There's nothing wrong with that, but I imagine it's an approach that works better where you're the only game in town. BBQ, Dim Sum, Noodles...unless you're in a crowd with varied cravings, there's any number of restaurants in the hood that you can visit that do any one dish better-the trick is finding a place that does them all capably. 2) For being in the heart of Chinatown, Asian legend is a little hard to get to. It's weird-I can walk by it a million times on my way somewhere else, but the second it's a destination unto itself, it goes stealth on me. 3) Ties in to the first issue-Asian Legend is surrounded by small, independent businesses operating on razor thin margins...many of whom still offer similar food for a few bucks less. Again, unless you're trying to meet a wide variety of tastes in one sitting, why pay more?

This place was AMAZING. We ordered a ton of items on the menu and everything is delicious. We all highly recommend this Chinese restaurant. Yum!

For this review, I used my Android phone to write and continuously updated it. When we arrived, we were quickly seated. Food was very fast to arrive to our table. Atmosphere is friendly and welcoming. The first dish was dumpling pork with chive and it was very tasty.The shanghai style fried noodles were tasty but very oily. The soup-filled steamed bun was average. Hot and sour soup was tasty and was not too spicy. Chunky beef noodle arrived at the table and tasted amazing. The house special fried noodle was very oily. The last dish was the pan fried green onion cake and it was average Overall the food was oily but still tasted delicious. Portion sizes size is just right. The decor is nice and modern. The service is impeccable and very friendly. I would recommend this restaurant to everyone who enjoys authentic chinese food. Although it was a disappointment from my last review, Asian Legend continues to impress.

We ordered three items: number 1, 15 and 18. The soy bean milk is so bland, but the other two are pretty good. I like the environment. Serving time is ok. However, no WiFi available. Cash only for 10 dollars or below. Lots of items on the menu.

Gosh, ya know, I love dim sum. So when I had an opportunity to go, I sure as heck jumped at the chance. Sadly, very disappointed by everything except the restaurant design. Each dish just had no zest, no flavour. Whether it was the shu mai, steam filled dumplings, the tofu and the overly dry rolled onion pancake with beef. I did not try anything from the menu that wasn't dim sum but to be honest I was full and very disheartened at what I had already eaten. Rather than order more, I ended up just eating the rice with the tofu sauce.