XO Taste Restaurant

Pan fried dumplings

I went to lunch with my client and she recommended this restaurant as a different take on the traditional Chinese dim sum.  The pan fried dumplings above are amazing.  It's a mix of seafood and pork in simple soy based sauce.  There were originally six of them but I stopped myself before they were gone so that I can take a picture.  We also shared a large won ton soup and the won tons also had seafood in it.  For a drink, I ordered a pineapple crush which is a smoothie made from a mix of coconut milk and crushed pineapple.  Unfortunately I didn't take a picture because I was hungry and thirsty and everything was just so delicious.  We also ordered the spare ribs dim sum and mango pudding.  The spare rib was just like the normal dish but they added taro to it to take out the greasiness from the ribs. The mango pudding tasted like real mangos.   No pictures of either, they were all gone.

 I did take an interior shot of the restaurant and you can tell that they strive for something a little different.   The decor is a mixture of industrial and rustic.  The pergola gives it a nice homey feel and the chinese lantern style lamps keep a touch of tradition.  The prices were very kind.  I don't think anything I ordered was over $5.  I plan on coming here again.

The restaurant seems to also try to cater to non-locals because there are many pictures on the walls of various dishes and their prices in English.  The menu was a mix of Chinese and English.  The restaurant is located in Chinatown, 41 Elizabeth St and the cross street is Canal St..