After bypassing the craziness on the Danforth - the street festival blocked the path to our Greek fix @ the Pantheon - we decided that it was late and we would just drop in somewhere closeby.
Arriving at the East Chinatown district I pulled out my trusty Yelp GPS and we shuttled into Ka Ka! My sister was stuck her nose up at the hanging bbq animals in the window display but we noticed the dining area past the takeout counter. It aint fancy but it certainly did the trick as far as our empty stomachs were concerned.
We ordered: (prices are estimates!!)
Mixed Seafood Congee ~$5
Stir Fried Chicken in Black Bean sauce $9
Black Pepper Beef flank $10
Beancurd Crabmeat broccoli and mushrooms $8
...obligatory Cantonese Chowmein $8
The congee came out piping hot and was thick with a flavorful rice-textured broth and a good amount of squid and fishcake. The main dishes came out within minutes and the service was quite good. They even brought out the hot plate with onions and poured the black pepper overtop which made a satisfying and sizzling spectacle.
There were only a couple things to improve here. The mushrooms in the beancurd were a little funky, and squirted a (fishy?) juice when bitten. The Cantonese chowmein was well balanced but I missed the crunchy textures of the usually birds-nest-like outer part b/c it was more or less the sauggy noodles throughout.
Next time I'd definitely try out their delicious looking lobster and some of their specialty bbq meats (despite my sisters objections) :P