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I enjoy the Mandarin Dim Sum as do many of my co-workers. the BBQ pork is a staple.

They used to offer good dim sum. But not any more. My friend once told one of the servers (I think he is the owner's relative/brother) that the dim sum at Beijing Tianrun is getting better and better. He just told my friend "Then you can go to Beijing Tianrun to eat instead of coming to their place". Another thing to watch out: check your bill when you go there for dim-sum. We always detect mistake on the bill.

Took my sister and brother-in-law from Toronto here for Dim Sum. We also ordered the Fried Rice Noodle with Beef in Soya Sauce. The dim-sum and the rice noodle were very tasty. Both my sister and brother-in-law gave good rating to the food.

My sister is a good cook at home (she used to host many parties for 60+ guests at home and every one likes her food). Now that she gets older and doesn't feel like cooking too much at home any more (especially when all their kids have grown up and moved out). So, when they give a good rating of the food, this is a good sign.

Shrimp Shiu Mai.

Here is my favorite dessert - sweet sasame ball.

Sticky rice chicken wrapped by lotus leave. Not recommended. How come no Chinese restaurants in Ottawa will go the extra mile to spend some extra time to prepare the sticy rice by steaming the rice instead of using rice cooker to cook the rice. Sticky rice will taste better by steaming.

Steamed rice noodle roll with shrimp inside. If the dim-sum place does not offer this dish, then it is not dim-sum.

Here is the stuffed egg plant. I don't like egg plant. So, I can't tell the taste. But I am told that they were good.

How can you go to dim-sum without eating the Har Gow (shrimp dumpling)? The tray should have 4 har gows. My husband must have taken one out before I took the picture.

The picture shown is deep fried pork dumpling. Very good. If you like sticky rice, try this one.

Here is the steamed squid. Taste was not bad.

Fortune Express serves dim sum from 11:00 AM to 2:00 PM on the weekend only. I tried their dim-sum today and it was good. They have dim-sum carts as well as order from the menu (i.e., you put the check mark on their menu and they will bring the food to your table). I like their baked BBQ pork puff (see picture), sesame ball, deep-fried to-fu. These are my recommended dishes. The Har Gow and steamed rice noodle roll are okay. Not recommended one was the "sticky rice".

Yes I've tried Beijing and it's great.

Stay tuned folks...I have something in the works that you will all find interesting :0

Have you tried "Beijing Tian Run" on Bank Street? If you think Great Wall is good, then the Dim Sum at Beijing Tian Run will far exceed your expectation! Try it out. Their egg tarts are the best in Ottawa. But for dinner, I would avoid this place. Too greasy food and I am told this is the way it should be for traditional Beijing dishes. Maybe it is just me not used to greasy food. But anyway, their DimSum is the best in Ottawa! NO Kidding.

I'd heard good things about them on a thread at egullet: forums.egullet.org

The quality overall was a step up from many of the familiar chinatown dim sum restos. Better quality, and more interesting options to be had. My only thought was that the service was slow at times with only two carts circulating in a packed house on Sunday afternoon.

Mark, I heard that this restaurant has changed ownership. Their dim-sum are no longer the same as before.

This proves that management is very important to a restaurant! Oh well. Another restaurant has been deleted from my list.

I was here for dim sum at lunch today and the quality has gone even more down hill. Unfortunately, that means it was pretty empty and the cart circled for a long time, allowing food to get cold and crusty. The ginger squid wasn't even as good as it used to be... :(

This food is not in the same league as Mandarin, Fortune Express, Yangtze, or even Chu Shing.

Best ginger squid at any dim sum in Ottawa! But the shrimp siu mai was substandard and other dishes were good but not first class. They have a big bowl of (not very hot) chili sauce at each table so you never run out.