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| - By far one of our most favourite restaurants in the city. The food is always consistently great and while the prices have gone up a little over the years, it is not enough to slow down our frequency of visits.
This time was simple takeout. The order consisted of two delicious congee dishes, one plain (conpoy) and the other with mushroom and bean curd, spring rolls, dough fritters, salt and pepper squid, and XO noodles with beef.
In terms of taste, the congee dishes were both excellent, seriously likely the best congee in the city. Usually we get the preserved egg and pork one which is my favourite but we went a little lighter in flavour this time. Pairing the congee with the crispy "Chinese donuts", as has been done for thousands of years, is just phenomenal.
The spring rolls were good, and they tied me over until I got home. Well I did save one as I am not a monster.
The beef noodles with XO sauce were exactly the same as the last time I had them and cooked just perfectly. Broad noodles, tender beef and a few other tasty bits makes it a very satisfying dish on its own with bold flavour coming through each bite.
And the spice and pepper squid nicely accompanied the noodles much like the fritters with the congee. Basically think calamari with a spicy twist.
Usually we go to the location by the don mills shops but the whole chain is great. So visit as often as you can and we might even see you there! Hint: we'll be the happy ones with the cleaned plates.
The salt and pepper squid are a nice crispy
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