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| - I had a late dinner here with my mom recently. We chose it primarily because it was across the street from our hotel (Monte Carlo Inn Toronto-Markham) but we were not disappointed. We weren't super hungry, so we ordered 2 dishes to share. We actually ended up with some leftovers to bring back to the hotel.
We got the Fried Garlic Rice with Shrimp ($11.95) and the Sweet and Sour Pork with Pineapple ($10.95). I saw all the pictures on Yelp that the pork dish had blueberries in it and I was so excited to try it, but when it arrived it didn't have any blueberries and when I asked about it, the server said they're not in season. In all fairness, the menu does not list the blueberries as being in the dish, so I guess it's just a bonus ingredient that they add when blueberries are in season. Nonetheless, the Sweet and Sour Pork was delicious. The pork wasn't too fatty, which is my main complaint with this dish usually. The sauce was good; a nice balance of sweet and sour, not overpowering one way or the other. The pineapple were fresh and not canned. The bell peppers were tasty too. The dish is served atop a crispy sheet, like a giant fried wonton wrapper or something like that. My mom loved this.
The rice was excellent. The shrimp were a little on the small side, but there were 10 of them. They leave the shell on though, so it was a bit of a pain to peel them. There was lots of garlic, some masago and also lots of fried egg white. The rice was perfectly seasoned, not too salty. They fry the rice and then steam it briefly on a lotus leaf. Presentation was lovely.
They did give us some complimentary soup to start. It was totally bland and one of the worst soups I've had in my life, but it was free, so I won't count it against the rating. I had a spoonful and that was enough for me.
Our server was super nice. His English was somewhat limited so communication was difficult, but he put forth a good effort.
The place is new and clean.
The restaurant is on the ground level of an office building and there aren't other restaurants around it. I guess it caters more to the office people and maybe hotel guests (?). There's some free parking in the office building parking lot.
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