Ginger Beef - Country Hills - Calgary

The dim sum was excellent. It was slightly more affordable than Forbidden City. The service was very fast with minimal wait, even though the restaurant was busy during lunch time. They offer all the classic dim sum dishes and more. I would give it a perfect rating of 5 out of 5.

I just had dinner at this restaurant for the first time and it was packed! The portion sizes are generous so you don't need to order a lot. The food coming out of the kitchen all looked delicious. We ordered steamed rice, ginger chicken, pineapple sweet and sour shrimp, and Peking duck (one course). Everything was tasty and flavorful. The only thing we would have liked is shredded duck instead of sliced Peking duck, as it would have been easier to roll in the wrap. I will definitely come back as there are still many items on the menu I want to try!

We had a fantastic dim sum experience at this restaurant! On a Saturday, my girlfriend and I went for brunch and were impressed. We arrived at 1:00, just as the busy morning crowd was thinning out. The food was delicious, hot, and fresh, and the service was quick and friendly. I will definitely return to try more dishes.

Ginger Beef – the local takeout franchise actually has a location dedicated to dim sum in Harvest Hills….and it’s good. So good that despite residing in the burbs, it was packed on a Tuesday at lunch. I love the fact that the restaurant is exceptionally clean and open – so open in fact, that you can see right into the kitchen…with it’s stacks of giant bamboo steamer baskets (I didn’t know these existed prior to this visit)! I was excited to order! We stuck with safe items like steamed dumplings, green onion cake, Chinese broccoli in oyster sauce, sticky rice in lotus leaf and shrimp in rice crepe. Next time I will try congee. The wide round tables are also great for visiting with large groups, and the larger the group, the more dishes you can share. Cost was $20/pp, but again it depends on your size of group. This meal really hit the spot and may have induced my labour later that night. ha!

Probably some of the best dim sum you'll find outside of Chinatown! The interior is very inviting, and it's fun to be able to watch the kitchen through a glass wall during your meal. Service isn't overly friendly, but it's not rude either, and it's definitely very efficient. The Steamed BBQ Pork Buns $5.25) were really good, but I do prefer a slightly sweeter pastry. The filling in both these and the Baked BBQ Pork Buns $5.25) was generous and nicely seasoned: a good ratio of sweet, salty, and umami. The Steamed Creamy Custard Buns $5.25) and the Baked Sweeten Egg Tart $5.25) were also very good: an eggy, perfectly sweetened custard inside a fluffy bun or lovely flaky pastry. The Coconut Sponge Cake $5.25) was definitely a highlight: a four tiered, golden, moist sponge cake with a faint coconut y taste. The Steamed Shrimp Rice Crepes $5.95) were pretty good, however the crepes were not quite as nice as some I've had at other dim sum places. The Deep Fried Shrimp Balls $5.95) had a nice bouncy texture and came with a tasty sweet sauce. The Deep Fried Chinese Donut $2.00) wasn't terribly exciting I might have preferred if it came with a sauce or topping of some kind. The Golden Balls stuffed with Red Bean Paste $5.25) were really, really good: a perfectly fried glutinous rice ball filled with a generous amount of silky, subtly sweet red bean paste. We also tried the Ginger Beef $5.95) nice pieces of beef and crispy batter. While not my absolute favourite dim sum in Calgary, it's still a pretty solid option definitely worth checking out!