With a restaurant name like, Made in China what can one expect from such a place? My guess would be cheap prices, Canadian Chinese food and a place whose decor will be a mixture of loud and contemporary. If you guessed all this as well, then you will know exactly what to expect from this restaurant.
Made in China is conveniently located along Yonge close to Gerrard. It has a large space amongst many other food options and the decor is kinda interesting. You will see murals of random Chinese icons and symbols. There will be a plethora of Chinese cartoony drawings with a panda or rooster smack right in the middle of all the action. But don't be fooled, this is no run down restaurant. Most of the furniture and decor in fact look well maintained and still give off that new feel. Made in china has a very competitive daily specials from $5.99 to about $7.99. And the food portions aren't bad at all. With each dinner special comes a free pop beverage.
I've been to Made in China a number of times and decided to drop by after work with Angela. There was a ton of seating around 6pm so we were seated quickly. The place can even seem a little quiet at times, so reservations usually aren't required. We ordered off the daily special menu and each item was only $5.99. I got the General Tao Chicken and Angela got the Oyster Sauce Spare Ribs & Mixed Vegs. The wait wasn't bad at around 10 minutes or so and we were given tea during the wait.
Once the food arrived, we did noticed the portion sizes have dropped a little since the last time we dropped by. A little less in all aspects except for rice. A little less vegs, a little less meat and even a little less sauce it seems. But still I consider Made in China a good deal to in downtown Toronto. The General Tao was cooked well with the typical taste and sauce. The spare rib on the other hand was a disappointment. The flavour was alright but the choice of ribs used appeared to be weak. It was tough and a little chewy. I believe if they cooked it a little longer, the meat would have tasted much better and have a better "fall of the bone" effect. Lower grade ribs used?
Overall, I still like Made in China. The service is the usual standard attentive "Chinese" style dinner service. They use to have many more options for the $5.99 daily specials but I'm sure pricing across the board has gone up. So this may really be a reflection of the cost of doing business. Wish they had more options like in the past but at this price and at this location downtown, I can't really complain too much.