Restaurant review: Dinesty Dumpling House

By Sylvi
Special to the Post

I was ecstatic to hear that a new location opened up near Metrotown.
Service was very slow but our food arrived almost instantaneously once we were able to put our order in with the waitress.
Chinese fried donuts wrapped in egg pancake: the Chinese fried donuts were soft and doughy. The egg pancake is more like an egg crepe with some pork floss. This dish lacked seasoning and needed a sauce.
Bean curd mushroom roll: The bean curd roll was crispy and wasn’t greasy, but again, lacked seasoning. The sweet and sour sauce wasn’t brought to our table until we had already eaten half of it.
Stewed duck leg in brown sauce: The duck meat was a little dry and tough, the  sauce was a little too sweet and the flavour of the sauce did not seep into the duck.
Steamed pork soup dumplings: They were bite sized pockets of soupy goodness. The skin wasn’t too thick and the pork was juicy.
Noodle soup with beef: The noodle soup had a clear broth that lacked the concentrated braised flavour that it should have. The noodles were a little overcooked and soft, but the beef was tender and flavourful.
Pan-fried radish slice cake: They were more like pastries. The warm flaky pastry was filled with daikon and a bit of bacon and dried shrimp.
Overall, we were disappointed with Dinesty. Shanghainese food should be very flavourful, however, the dishes we tried were bland. Other than the pork soup dumplings and the pan-fried radish slice cake, everything lacked seasoning. We probably won’t be back any time soon as there are better Shanghainese restaurants in the area.

Sylvie is an opinionated Vancouverite foodie on the lookout for good eats. Read more of his reviews at alpacalunchfortwo.wordpress.com.

DINESTY DUMPLING HOUSE
4501 Kingsway, Suite 104, Burnaby, BC

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