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| - Restaurant: Chinese Halal Restaurant
Cuisine: Chinese
Location: Scarborough
Address: 668 Silver Star Blvd
Price Range: $10~15
1: Poor 2: OK 3: Good 4: Very Good 5: Excellent
Food: 5
Service: 4
Ambiance: 4
Overall: 4.5
Extra information:
* Halal (no pork served)
* Debit & Cash only
* Open 7 days a week for lunch and dinner
* Lunch Special 11AM~5PM, Mon-Fri
It was couple years ago when I started hanging out this friend in particular, I started developing likings for lamb. A lot of people who don't like lamb, says that they can't get past the gamey taste in the meat but that's what I like about lamb! If cooked right, I find it to be better than beef or pork sometimes.
Anyways, now that I've explored enough of Chinese restaurants in Chinatown- I've been looking more up at North York. Yes, it is quite far from where I live- but for good Chinese food, I am willing to travel the distance.
Chinese Halal Restaurant is bright and spacious with high ceiling- location seems new or renovated (tables and chairs were shiny!) Waitress that was working there seemed to be doing everything by herself, which was fine cause the restaurant wasn't that busy. However, given that there were 4-5 tables, she was doing a pretty good job keeping up with our table.
Their menu is long and extensive varying from cold dishes, noodles, meat dishes as well as vegetable dishes. Every item has picture on top showing how they look so no surprise there when you want to try something new!
Ordered: Steamed Chicken with Chili Sauce (J11) 3/5
* Cold drumstick of chicken covered in chili sauce for $5.99
* My sister really likes this dish and wanted to order it
* Am not really a fan of this dish initially, unless it's done right with lots of spices, peanuts and cilantro
* I did not really enjoy this dish but my sister really liked it
Ordered: BBQ Lamb Skewer (A05) 5/5
* 1 skewer for $1.99
* Compared to some other places, $1.99 is one of the pricier ones but these are very much worth it
* Lamb pieces are covered in cumin and cooked perfectly
* With just the right amount of fat in each pieces, they were really juicy and tender
* It was easy to get them off of the skewers (thank goodness)
* One of the best lamb skewers I ever had!!
* Must Order when you visit
Ordered: Black Garlic Beef Tablets (B13) 5/5
* Plate of beef pieces covered in sweet garlic sauce for $9.99
* I wasn't sure what to expect when ordering this but it just sounded interesting
* Kind of reminded me of Ginger-Beef I had from food courts, but better
* Beef pieces are deep fried and then covered with the sticky garlic sauce
* Comes with pieces of garlic that is cooked thoroughly
* Garlic was cooked perfectly, they almost reminded me of chestnuts (and you know garlic is good for you)
* This was another solid dish I really enjoyed
Ordered: MaPo ToFu (G07) 4/5
* Sharing portion of MaPo tofu for $6.99
* For it's price, it's very big portion
* I don't really like tofu, but this was done really well
* It was just spicy enough and seasoned right
* Went really well with the plain rice we ordered
* Made with semi-soft tofu pieces and lots of sauce to be eaten with rice
Ordered: Hand-made Beef Noodle Soup (H02) 3/5
* Bowl of hand made beef noodle soup for $6.99
* Broth is more on the clear side which is rare for beef noodle soup (usually they are darker and thicker)
* I actually enjoyed the soup cause it was light and helped me wash down all the spices from other dishes
* Noodles are hand made and fresh, which makes them really long and chewy
* 6~7 beef pieces and they are all very good quality
* Good with some hot sauce (it lacks some flavor on it's own)
* This is actually a very big bowl of noodle soup so you might want to share
Summary: Chinese Halal Restaurant is a must visit for everyone who loves lamb! Even if you don't like lamb, there are other dishes there I am sure you will enjoy.
Chinese Halal Restaurant is clean, has good service and has amazing food. Make sure to drop by if you are in the area, cause I am going back for sure :)
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