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| - Guys, guys. I usually associate the east Chinatown with restaurants that are empty and a little rundown. However, this one definitely wasn't! Even the bathrooms were new and spotless. Renovations were good to this place!
Meanwhile, the food: the menu is a little unfriendly (no pictures, no descriptions, just lists upon lists in a tiny font) but after you get through that, the food comes to the table super fast. They definitely don't oversalt things; we ordered the crispy half-chicken, and it came with its own little bowl of salt and pepper. It was a little strange, but it's definitely good for people who like to have control over their salt intake.
We also ordered the rice with chicken and vegetables-- this honestly didn't look appetizing, but it tasted like congee.
The highlight was the chowmein noodles. The noodles weren't soaking in sauce, so they were still crunchy, which gave the dish great texture.
And at the end, there were free slices of watermelon.
All in all, we ate a meal for four people and it cost $28.00. In tapas-crazed Toronto where "sharing plates" mean two dehydrated chicken wings for $18, I think this is a bargain worth having again. And again. And again.
Added bonus: it's close to Wong's if you want some great ice-cream for dessert!
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