Lin & Lin - Chinese Dumplings on Beaubien

[kpzoo]

Someone I just met (who does a lot of work with the Chinese community) raved to me about a place called Lin & Lin that specializes in Chinese dumplings. I'm curious - has anyone been? Hope to check it out soon, but am not often in that neighbourhood.

Lin & Lin
1123 Rue Beaubien E
514-270-9939

[SnackHappy]

I used to live close to Lin & Lin and have mentioned it here a few times. The dumplings are really good. The place is tiny and they only have a couple of tables, but they do a lot of take-away. AFAIK they only do boiled dumplings and a few Chinese stir-fry dishes. The dishes aren't that great, though. The style of dumpling is comparable to the ones from Maison du Nord. I would definitely recommend the place to anyone in that area looking for seriously cheap and delicious food. I don't know how the dumplings measure up to what you can get in Chinatown2, though. Ever since I've found Qing Hua, Maison du Nord and Golden Stone, I haven't gone back to Lin & Lin.

Also, if you're in the mood for dumplings, I think I've mentioned in another thread the dumplings from Supermarché Bonjour. They're made on site and you boil them at home. I've only had the pork and chrysanthemum, but they were so good that I've become a huge fan of this place. http://www.nihaomontreal.com/

[kpzoo]

Cool - thanks for the heads-up about the non-dumpling dishes at Lin & Lin. I've never been to Maison du Nord - what style of dumplings are they? (say, compared to Qing Hua.)

[SnackHappy]

Where did my reply go?

The dumplings are more rustic with a thicker skin and, of course, no soup inside. The ones at Lotus Bleu are pretty much the same as well.

[blond_america]

I tried the dumplings at Marche Bonjour recently. I tried the cabbage and pork ones and they were really good. I think a package costed around $6 and i made two decent sized snacks out of one package.

[blond_america]

Supermarche Bonjour will make custom frozen dumplings on request. The friendly man behind the counter mentioned that they will make dumplings using custom ingredients if a combination that one wants is not already available.

Also they had a slow cooker full of chinese tea eggs sitting out last night and they were 50 cents each. I tried one and it was okay but basically it tasted like a boiled egg with a very subtle tea flavor and some saltiness.