Canton House - Rochester

Came here twice. In the summer of 2016 my friend and I got food poisoning from the dim sum (we think the pig dumplings). My new visit was better. The dim sum was good, we enjoyed the roasted squids, shrimps, trite and sesame rolls. The restaurant is a Chinese supermarket.

Speak from a Chinese myself, if you want to try authentic Chinese food, come here! Food here unlike most Chinese food I have tried in the states which are Americanized and very salty. A Chinese grocery shop is next to the restaurant. Also the decoration of the place is kind of outdated, and dimly lit, the waitress was friendly.

Sad that the restaurant is now closed and only used for grocery storage. Now you can only call for take out on the weekends. The food is still good, but it's sad to see the end of an era with bustling push carts, piled high with steaming baskets of dumplings.

Canton House has been my go to place for dim sum and authentic Chinese dishes. However, we went there this Sunday for dim sum and it was horrible. Don’t get me wrong, the food is still great. However, the service and the way they serve it is horrible. I had dim sum pretty much around the world and really appreciates the way they serve the food on the hot push carts. It was nice to sit down and chat and enjoy the food as they move around on these push carts. Never know what is available but always anticipate for the next dish. Also if I want something special I could order it with the waitress. This Sunday was when they changed everything. Now we have to get the food ourselves like high school cafeteria. Also they are using plastic plates. Seriously what are we, high school students? I am giving this review not to bash the restaurant, but in hope that the owner will read this and bring back the real plates and push carts. We are there for the food, but also for the traditional way of serving dim sum. If you are going to treat your customers like high school students, then there is no reason for me to go there anymore. This really sucks since I go there for dinner and also shop there almost every week. Update..... Finally went back for dinner 2/15/2019. Food was awesome as usual. So glad the owner brought back the real plates. I was also told that the push carts are back for dim sum. Can’t wait to get some dim sum. Thanks for bring back the real plates and the push cart.

Massive variety of products, lots of fresh meat available as well.