So it isn't unheard of for someone to bash the Halifax, Chinese food scene. With hopes that Chinatown in Toronto would offer some good Chinese eats, the boyfriend and I ventured out after a long day of shopping.
Not familiar with the city, we used our phones as our compass and arrived at Asian Legend a lot of hours after we left. We actually walked right by it as it was neatly tucked away into the rest of the colorful Dundas st.
Needles to say we were tired and hungry. Never a good combo; especially for the boyfriend.
I was more or less expecting a hole in the wall but Asian Legend rather surprised me with a pristine decor and fancy wait staff. My favourite part upon entering was that we must've arrived during all of the cook staff's lunch break. They were all sitting around a table in the seating area, conversing and chowing down on what I can only surmise as their own creations. While I thought it was cool I quickly realized we were left waiting for our food. We had to wait for them to finish their break to serve us. Odd? I kind of thought so. It kind of made up for it though as once we did order, it came out super fast.
Little teapots filled with hot tea were at every table and helped you sift through an extensive menu. I was overwhelmed by the menu and my boyfriend, well he didn't even try and attempt to look at it. Chicken or beef? Sweet or sour? Those were the questions I asked haha.
I've never tried dumplings before so we settled on steamed chicken dumplings, fried cantonese noodles with mixed veggies, and kung pao. We were weirded out by the dumplings and didn't care for them. I have friends who disagree and say they are the best in town. Its the first time I had them so I don't really have anything to compare them to. The fried cantonese noodles though? OH EM GEE. Get them, get them, get them. They were ammmmmmmmazing!! They came in a big serving dish with crunchy noodles underneath and the mixed veggies on top. So the edges of the noodles were crispy and the insides were chewy.
I'm drooling just thinking about them. Do it.
Not your average cheap chinese take out. You're looking at spending a few more dollars but in my mind it's worth it.