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| - Being a Scarborough resident since the 70's, Federick was the first Indian Chinese place to open in Toronto! Needless to say, this new location is far from overdue, as the other location is getting somewhat outdated and crowded.
We went to this brand new Federicks for Mother's Day, and let me tell you it was busy. My initial impression of this place was it was quite unorganized right from the beginning, nobody was around to find out how many people were in our party, when can we expect a table etc. However, granted that it was Mother's day i will let this slide.
The new location in terms of decor is very modern. The red lights remind me of a Moroccan oasis, not " indian-chinese" at all. But the decor was impressive, well done on that. The only TV that was on, was showing a formula one race! Not what i was expecting in these types of restaurants, where bollywood music videos are the norm. To me, that is what also makes an indian chinese restaurant " indian!..know what I mean
On to the food...
We ordered the chicken and fish pakoras for appetizers and let me tell you I was quite impressed. Given the fact that this place was busy, the pakoras were very fresh. 5/5 on this!
We then ordered the chilli chicken ( white meat), szechuan beef, veggie Manchurian noodles, and Manchurian pakora balls ( veggie).
Chili Chicken was good 4/5..szechuan beef was horrible, like really that was not szechuan beef..its wasn't spicy at all, in fact I thought they brought the wrong dish!..1/5..Veggie Manchurian Noodle's bit salty..but okay 3/5..manchurian pakora balls..kinda sweet..not what i expected 3/5.
Overall, the food was just okay. The decor is what i remembered. I have eaten at many Indian Chinese places across the city, and for me Federicks has lost its charm. I can now say that I have tried both locations.
The GTA now contains many Indian Chinese restaurants throughout. Do yourself a favour, and try those..( Tangerine, Chopsticks, Guddi's, China Cottage) you will get better food.
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