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| - Decided to check this place after hearing about the hype and walking past the location in Toronto. Similar to their sister restaurant Patois, Eat Jackpot is a modern take on Hainanese chicken rice and similar southeast Asian dishes.
The restaurant is smaller, hip, modern and fairly casual, with hip hop music playing in the background and colorful decor.
Coming from Singapore, I was excited by the menu - a wide selection of South Asian dishes, like chicken rice (obviously), shrimp toast with laksa sauce, oyster omelette, cereal prawns and foie grad and duck confit dumplings. They also had Tiger beer and a selection of cocktails. However, the dishes were expensive (chicken was $16 and you had to order the rice separately for $6) and the dishes were smaller portions better for sharing.
However, I came away impressed with the flavor of the chicken rice. It was delicious and tasted authentic and fresh, with delicious ginger and chili sauces. The high rolla ramen is also a must try. The service was also excellent and the server was full of tips on what to order.
Highly recommend trying - more for a casual bite to eat with a group of friends.
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