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| - Growing up, whenever my grandparents or parents took me out to dim sun or lunch they knew that the best way to keep me happy was to order a big tureen of wonton noodle soup (to be shared with everyone, but inevitably I would eat about half of it!). In my life I've had a lot of bad wonton noodle soup, and a precious handful of excellent bowls.
I can always expect a great bowl of wonton noodle soup at Wonton Time. It's a bit out of the way for me to go up to Market Village, but once every few months when I get a craving I'll either come up here myself or ask someone to grab some take-out for me.
Their portions are generous - 4 golf-ball sized shrimp wontons (no pork, green onions or other fillers here - it's pure shrimp!) in a bowl of noodles for $4. If you want an extra potion of noodles it's $1 extra. The broth is delicious - and not too heavy with the MSG (i.e your throat is not parched dry 20 mins after you've left the restaurant). You can order a plate of Chinese Broccoli (Gai Lan) for $1.50.
They also have other dumplngs (sui gau), beef tendons, beef balls and whatnot - but as their name states, their wonton are their best menu item. They are made fresh in-house - in fact sometimes you'll see the staff wrapping them if you come on a quiet afternoon on a weekday. Their wrapping speed and technique is quite mesmerizing!
The service is speedy and to the point: they direct you to any free table, bring you tea, take your order and when you want to leave you just bring your bill to the cashier and someone will cash you out. The seating and tables are not the cleanest, but at least there's a washroom for customers (that's decently clean by Chinese restaurant standards) and I'm never here for longer than 30 minutes anyhow so I can turn a blind eye.
Over the past few years, relatives convince me to go out and try wonton noodle soup at this or that restaurant... and inevitably I come back here because I know that I will not be disappointed and always leave satisfied.
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