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| - Their food is out-of-this-world good, full stop, and plentiful too. I can't think of anywhere else in Toronto I've eaten this fabulously at this price point, other than the doubles at Caribbean Roti Palace. We feasted on the chicken adobo, which was four pieces of pure heaven. I could have eaten fourteen. The Shanghai lumpia (6) were delicious, came with a great vinegary dipping sauce, and were very generously portioned for a $6 appetizer. The pancit came with a precious little yellow-green calamansi lime sliced in half to squeeze on top. We got more chicken on top, which melted in my mouth a lot like the adobo had. The noodles and toppings were a bit fancier than what I've made at home, tossed with artful sprigs of greens and long strips of lightly charred cabbage. It had all the crunch, rich oiliness, and tang that you hope for in great pancit. With tax and tip we paid $20 each for a lot of food.
Even the little things were great - a bowl of garlic rice we tacked on as a side dish was so, so garlicky in the best way, and quite large.
I am already strategizing excuses to come up to St. Clair to eat here repeatedly. Oh, and their space is super cute, spacious, airy, bright and soothing. They do orders at a counter and deliver to the table. Seating for 16 at four tables and for 8 more at counters.
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