Went to China Island after battling 10 hours of cravings. I chose this particular Chinese food restaurant because some of the Yelp reviews made it seem like I'd be in for a treat. Twas a cold and slushy night so my eyes were glued to the ground. Also glued to the ground was a HHHHUGE dead pigeon. Ew! It could easily have passed for a dark skinned pelican. Gross! The pigeon was in perfect tact, no visible signs of trauma, beak down in a pile of what I've convinced myself was strawberry jam. I should have considered that a bad omen and just went home but I didn't. Also, THAT corpse is exactly why I don't mess around with them Dundas West pigeons; they're cold blooded killers!
So I ordered the general tao and beef fried rice. As I waited for my order, I went to the market next door and bought a bag of tangerines. The guy was like, $4.99 and I was like that's crazy, these tangerines have the same liver spots as those pears I bought from No Frills. Ew! The General Tao sauce and chicken were good but the breaded batter ruined it; it was too thick! I was horrified. The bread/meat ratio was just out of control!! For every centimeter of meat, there were 161 centimeters of batter. It was so upsetting because this could have been a great meal. The General tao gets all slimy and gross by the time you get it home. I'm conflicted because it didn't taste bad, but you shouldn't need a spoon and straw to eat General Tao chicken China Island! I've been so psychologically destroyed after the general tao, I know I can't go back there. I don't care if the rice is good, there are other places that sell decent rice without gooey General Tao.
3 Stars cuz you ruined me for General Tao for at least a year.