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New City Restaurant has been around for ages and still continues to be one of the main HK cafes in Markham area. They've renovated within the last year and gives a more sophisticated cafe vibe now (as opposed to a somewhat dim and grimy interior from before).
There is still limited seating space in the restaurant but the turnover rate is fairly quick.
I came in today to eat lunch with one of my friends and the tables were all half-filled around 2PM.
There's a lot of good deals for whatever time you decide to pop in. For example, for breakfast there's your vermicelli, porridge, toast, eggs etc. For lunch - dinner there's rice, baked dishes, or noodles combo that includes a drink. I'd say most of their dishes are reasonable in terms of quality and comparison for price.
The steak and rice combo was $9.99 with a drink (I got the milk tea). The steak was decent but I didn't enjoy the sauce it came with, it was just a little too bland.
The baked combos (especially chicken and ham) are superb.
I also come for the sizzling platter which I can get for lunch, eat for dinner, and then have a small breakfast from it the next morning.
The waitresses aren't there to be friendly but they are efficient. When you start coming more often they'll recognize you by name but until then you're "handsome" or "pretty girl", which I think is pretty cute.
Getting their attention can be tricky because they're so efficient at taking orders and clearing up they do forget to look up sometimes and see who needs extra service.
If you're craving HK style food, this is the place to go.
Once again, treat the parking as a hostile environment and watch out for your car.
Also, if it gets busy and you sit by the window, there is a 78% chance another family is watching you eat it from the other side of the glass as they wait for their table.
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