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Walking into Taste of Shanghai can be a little tricky, particularly if you're wearing heels. This is not the place to go when you're hammered.
But if you're sober and downtown, do it up! They have a decent variety of meats and veggies, not quite as good as you might get in Markham, but the fact that you don't need to hire a team of mules for your journey makes up for it. The place itself is a dark and a little grungy. Better lighting would probably make it look way cleaner.
Everyone has their own pot, which is great if you tend to undercook everything and need to cook it twice. Double dip! There is also a fantastic assortment of sauces in a self-serve area. The only thing missing was a raw egg, but maybe you could order it? I was too famished to ask.
Lauren and I got the Korean pork bone soup broth, which came with two big hunks of meaty pork bone goodness. It was pretty good, but I was very jealous of Tony's soup, which had big red chilis floating in it and was apparently very tasty. Next time. The quality of the food was pretty standard, and it came out quick. They forgot a couple of things, but they weren't missed as the servings are all pretty huge. Truly, I had all that I could eat.
A delicious meal, I'll definitely be back.
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