656451 Thu Oct 01 18:13:56 -0700 2009 6 23 Ontario (including Toronto) 0 5073478 I'm thinking of going to dinner there on Sat with the family and can't really find a recent review on this place (also most reviews are for dim sum), help please! Thanks a bunch! Thu Oct 01 18:13:56 -0700 2009 202703 excel 1 5075558 AVOID Pearl Harbour(front). It is Overpriced. Westernized. And there is much much much better Chinese to be found elsewhere in Toronto such as: New Sky, Rol San, Lai Wah Heen, Szechuan Legend, Omei, the list goes on and on... so please skip Pearl Harbour(front). Fri Oct 02 17:34:18 -0700 2009 5073478 70173 JonasBrand 2 5075622 I would be interested in more details of your first hand review of a dinner at the Pearl too (ie: was anything worthwhile...what did you order) as I've only been there for dim sum. And how long ago were you there? How is it "westernized" and is that a "bad" thing? Agree it's pricey, but can't beat the view. Fri Oct 02 18:32:24 -0700 2009 5075558 109924 T Long 3 5078026 Ordered an assortment of dishes at Pearl Harbour(front); all were unmemorable or worse. The hot and sour was neither hot nor sour, just an awful gummy pink glaze on the canned veg and frozen shrimp. The fried rice had no wok hay, instead was mushy and worse than flavorless, it was served in an obviously rotten pineapple half, atrocious. Peking duck, so underwhelming. Potato nest with stirfry, similarly off. Avoid. Sun Oct 04 08:56:07 -0700 2009 5075622 70173 JonasBrand 4 5078078 Too bad... My dim sum experience there this Spring was relatively good in contrast. We all have different perspectives, and they probably have different chefs on shift, but such a variance is unfortunate. Wonder if the OP went there afterall? Was your experience current? Sun Oct 04 09:27:05 -0700 2009 5078026 109924 T Long 5 5081675 Yes. Just a few weeks back. Mon Oct 05 21:13:42 -0700 2009 5078078 70173 JonasBrand 1 5082558 I have never been for dinner, but I like the weekend dim sum. I would put the food on par with Rol San and most other downtown joints. The green beans with black beans are particularly great. The room is nice,they have a great view over the lake, service is pleasant. And they take reservations (very big plus for big groups looking to avoid long waits during weekend dim sum rush hour). But it is on the expensive side for dim sum. Tue Oct 06 08:28:21 -0700 2009 5073478 1110242 KJeats