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| - This is a pretty interesting place, hidden in a little plaza at the intersection of Brimley Rd. and Sheppard Ave. Menu items include congee (obviously) as well as handmade buns, noodles, fried rice, etc.
One of the highlights of this place is definitely the price. A decently sized bowl of congee (more than enough for one person, but maybe not enough for two) is only $0.99!! Buns, which are pretty big, are also $0.99! I had a bowl of the purple rice porridge and a chives and egg bun and was super full afterwards. My mom also got a bowl of the same congee and a preserved vegetable & pork bun, and our total bill ended up being less than $5 - can't find that kind of price anywhere else!
I thought the purple rice porridge was quite delicious, it had just a hint of sweetness. Would recommend trying it if you come here. I was initially afraid that my bun would be bland, but it was actually quite flavourful, if not just the tiiiniest bit too salty for my taste. Preserved vegetable & pork bun was also quite strong in flavour, my mom thought it was too sour, but I'm sure plenty of other people would enjoy it (my family just tends to prefer lighter flavours.)
While you are eating, you can watch a lady make buns. She goes through the entire process of preparing the dough and stuffing the buns, which I thought was pretty cool!
I wanted to give this 4 stars initially, but chose to take one star off because unfortunately my mom found what appeared to be a bug (mosquito?) squished on the bottom of her bun. D: I'm hoping it was just a one time thing, since my bun was fine, but still, can't pretend we didn't see it.
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